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    The Specialist

    The Specialist

    The Specialist

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    Length:
    23 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    A podcast about work we don't think about and the people who do it. Hosted by Casey Miner, project of KALW public radio in San Francisco. Tips? specialistpodcast@gmail.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 23 episodes

    Title

    14 — Story Sherpa

    For our Season 2 finale, we're pulling back the curtain to reveal the specialist behind...

    19 minutes
    		Dec 29, 2016

    SPECIALETTE — Fired

    Glynn Washington, host and creator of WNYC's Snap Judgment, on a job that was doomed fr...

    8 minutes
    		Dec 08, 2016

    Specialette — Culture Ambassador

    Listener Samantha Goldstein on being an observant Jew whose job is to preserve and upho...

    6 minutes
    		Nov 23, 2016

    BONUS EPISODE — Poll Locators

    On the eve of the 2016 election, forget candidates, issues, and vitriol! Instead, spend...

    15 minutes
    		Nov 08, 2016

    13 — Blood Girls

    Meet the specialists who craft fake injuries for real first-responder training in a wor...

    15 minutes
    		Oct 28, 2016

    Specialette — Cheetahs, Fleas, and Bird's-Eye Berets

    You probably know Mary Roach as the author of such Specialist-filled science books as G...

    6 minutes
    		Oct 14, 2016

    12 — Notary Superman

    A lot of the people who've met Sunny Jaswal have only spent five minutes with him — but...

    17 minutes
    		Sep 29, 2016

    Specialette — Digital Missioner

    Listener Kyle Oliver on coaching monks who use YouTube. "The joke is that you should ne...

    6 minutes
    		Sep 19, 2016

    Special Feature: The Committee No One Wants to Be On

    The Specialist is on summer vacation! We'll be back soon. In the meantime, please enjoy...

    10 minutes
    		Aug 31, 2016

    Specialette — Undercover in the Bread Factory

    You may know Al Letson as host of the podcasts Reveal, State of the Re:Union, and Errth...

    9 minutes
    		Aug 18, 2016