Day Job.
Day Job was a regular column in the Seattle Weekly when I offered to take it over in 2007 and treat it as a series of audio features for the online edition of the paper.
Day Job was a regular column in the Seattle Weekly when I offered to take it over in 2007 and treat it as a series of audio features for the online edition of the paper.
The experiment ran 11 episodes from 2007 to 2008, 9 of which ran in the paper and online. Back then, we didn't know how to string a podcast together, so although the pieces won plenty of fans, we didn't know how to build on that momentum. Since then, I've learned a lot about podcasting and radio.
Thinking back on the nearly 100 stories for public radio that I've filed since ending this project, these 11 Day Job episodes remain among my favorite pieces. And so, Day Job has risen again. The 2014 version features all new episodes, 1 to 2 a month. My dream is to expand it in season 2 to weekly episodes, featuring work from many contributors in many cities across the country - and eventually, around the world.
You can still hear the 2007-2008 Day Job episodes below.
11. Jen Gay, seamstress and songstress.
10. Karyn Kupferman, teacher and singer.
9. Dawud Raamah, dentist and soul singer
8. Steve Smith, Driving a bus and driving the band.
7. Kym Tuvim. Your piano teacher has a secret talent.
6. Jesse Fortino. Indie songstress and burrito maker.
5. Michael Moore. Cellist and scene builder.
4. RA Scion. Hip hopper, leaf blower.
3. Kinoko. YMCA staff member and musical chip bender.
2. Whiting Tennis. Artist and folk-rock guitarist.
Bitter Lake Compound. Whiting Tennis, 2007. Used by Permission.
1. Colin Wolberg. Rock star and... panel manufacturer?
