This week, Jordan talks to Molly Baz, Senior Associate Food Editor at Bon Appétit. Molly is part of the team of chefs who create and test recipes for the magazine--which you may already know if you're one of the millions of people who watch Bon Appétit's videos on Youtube. Molly talks life in the BA Test Kitchen, how a recipe makes it to the pages of the magazine, and her secret for a perfect bowl of cereal. Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes of shows like Dear Prudence and Slow Burn. Sign up now to listen and support our work. You can email us at working@slate.com. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Working Classics: How Does a Bon Appétit Test Kitchen Chef Do Her Job?

This week, Jordan kept his feet on the ground but talked with Daniel Darby about intentionally falling through the air. Daniel is a professional wingsuit pilot who competes on the international level. He also teaches adventure-seekers how to skydive and wingsuit. Daniel tells Jordan how he learned to fly, what hurdles he faces when trying to communicate mid-flight, and how he accidently interrupted a stranger’s pool party.  Slate Plus members get ad-free podcasts and bonus episodes of shows like Dear Prudence and Slow Burn. Sign up now to listen and support our work. Send feedback to working@slate.com. Podcast production by Rosemary Belson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How Does a Skydiving and Wingsuit Instructor Do His Job?

For her first season hosting Working, Slate’s Shannon Palus is delving into the world of running, from professional athletes to coaches to people who do all manner of things to help other people run. In the final episode of the season, Shannon speaks to Monica Devreese, co-owner of Santa Barbara Running, co-founder of the running apparel brand Rabbit and self-described "gear head". Monica tells Shannon what lead her to opening her running store, everything that goes into designing running apparel and why the community is the best part of both of those worlds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working for the Run: How Does a Running Brand Owner Do Her Job?

For her first season hosting Working, Slate’s Shannon Palus is delving into the world of running, from professional athletes to coaches to people who do all manner of things to help other people run. This week, Shannon talks to Amy Begley, an Olympic runner and the Head Coach of the Atlanta Track Club. Amy tells Shannon about her experiences as an elite runner, why she spoke out about Alberto Salazar’s treatment of women in the Nike Oregon Project and what her life is like now that she’s moved over to the coaching side of things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working for the Run: How Does an Olympic Running Coach Do Her Job?

For her first season hosting Working, Slate’s Shannon Palus is delving into the world of running, from professional athletes to coaches to people who do all manner of things to help other people run. This week, Shannon talks to Jim Heim, the Race Director of the TCS New York City Marathon. The now 50 year old marathon is the largest and most popular in the world and it’s Jim’s job to make sure the whole thing goes smoothly for everyone--racers and city dwellers alike. Luckily, Jim’s passion for his job and love of creating community through sports, make him a natural fit for the job. Jim tells Shannon about the complex logistics of the city-wide event, how he ended up in this role despite never really being a runner himself, and the overwhelming magic of being part of such a huge New York tradition.   Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working for the Run: How Does the Race Director of the New York City Marathon Do His Job?

For her first season hosting Working, Slate’s Shannon Palus is delving into the world of running, from professional athletes to coaches to people who do all manner of things to help other people run. This week, Shannon talks to Dr. Amy Sanchez, a biomechanics researcher at the University of Portsmouth’s School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science. Amy and her team have been working on the eternal question of all runners with breasts -- what is the best sports bra? She tells Shannon how exactly she tests the needs of sports bra wearers, why having a good sports bra is so important and how the results of her research has actually made its way into stores. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working for the Run: How Does a Sports Bra Scientist Do Her Job?

Whether we realize it or not, negotiation comes up a lot in everyday life. From buying a house to negotiating your salary or even compromising with your partner, it can trigger a rollercoaster of emotions. To get a holistic sense of negotiation, host Julie Gurner talks to someone with experience on both sides of the table: Andrew Brandt. Over the course of his career in professional sports, Andrew has worked as an agent representing individual athletes as well as an executive for pro-football teams. He knows first-hand that successful deal-making is about more than who gets more money or better terms, it’s about getting creative and finding unique solutions that feel like a win for everyone involved. Download and subscribe to The Relentless: Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify TuneIn Overcast This paid podcast is produced by Slate Studios and Century 21 Real Estate. © 2019 Century 21 Real Estate LLC. All rights reserved. CENTURY 21®, the CENTURY 21 Logo and C21® are registered marks owned by Century 21 Real Estate LLC. Century 21 Real Estate LLC fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. Each office is independently owned and operated. This material may contain suggestions and best practices that you may use at your discretion. The opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the individuals featured and not necessarily of Century 21 Real Estate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working for the Run: How is the CEO of Guiding Eyes for the Blind Changing Racing?

For her first season hosting Working, Slate’s own Shannon Palus is delving into the world of running, talking to professional athletes and people who do all manner of things to help people run. This week, Shannon talks to Mirna Valerio, professional ultra runner, speaker and author of the book A Beautiful Work in Progress. Mirna started her journey toward becoming a professional athlete with her blog Fatgirlrunning, documenting her progress from casual runner to ultra marathoner. Mirna talks about how she champions inclusivity in the sport through her speaking engagements, partnerships with brands like REI and Skirt Sports and her Slow As F*ck Running Retreats. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working for the Run: How Does an Ultra Runner Do Her Job?

This week, Working revisits its special five-episode mini-season with people who have had “second acts,” that is people who made a dramatic career pivot at some point in their working lives. Nicole Auerbach worked as an attorney for 10 years, first as a federal public defender in the Southern District of New York and then as a media lawyer specializing in First Amendment issues. Realizing she was unhappy in that career, she was drawn to become a rabbi and is now director of congregational engagement at New York’s Central Synagogue. Auerbach talks about how she decided to attend rabbinical school, the challenges that making a career switch presented, and what she likes best about her new line of work. You can email us at working@slate.com. Podcast production by Jessamine Molli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Second Acts: How Does a Lawyer Become a Rabbi?

This week, Working is bringing you unaired episode from October 2019’s Working With Code mini-series, where Slate’s own Greg Lavallee talked to people who write the software that makes your digital life possible.  In this episode, Greg sits down with Laura Beaufort, a backend engineer for the Federal Elections Commission. Laura talks about her experiences working as a coder for a government agency, the collaborative nature of open-source coding, and how she achieves “flow.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working With Code: How Does a Backend Engineer for the FEC Do Her Job?

In the finale episode of the season, Jordan speaks to Steven Banks, the Commissioner of the New York City Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services. Commissioner Banks' long title means that he's the man in charge of all of the services that the city provides its most vulnerable citizens. Before he was appointed to his position by Mayor de Blasio, Commissioner Banks was actually the one suing the city on behalf of those citizens as part of the Legal Aid Society. Now, as he tells Jordan, he is working from within the government to accomplish the same goals he had for his former clients on a much larger scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working With the Homeless: How Does the Commissioner of NYC's Department of Social Services Do His Job?

Jordan talks to Kevin Nadjmabadi a Community Coordinator for Students in Temporary Housing for New York City’s Department of Education. It’s Kevin’s job to provide assistance and support for students with unstable housing conditions at his school, giving them as much consistency as possible. He discusses what that assistance looks like and how he makes sure he can keep tabs on the students in his charge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working With the Homeless: How Does a Students in Temporary Housing Coordinator Do His Job?

This week, Working is taking a break from its season about Homelessness Services to get into the holiday spirit. Jordan talks to James Bonavita, the owner of B&R Christmas Decorators -- one of the companies responsible for the famously all out lights displays in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn. James tells Jordan how he got into this business and what it's like design holiday decorations in a neighborhood that has become world famous for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working for the Holidays: How Does a Christmas Decorator Do His Job?

This week, Jordan talks to Tamara Ortiz who has been working at Women in Need (WIN) for 23 years. WIN is the largest network of family supportive housing in New York City. Tamara’s job is all about making sure families who are homeless find a safe, helpful environment within WIN’s shelters. And that can mean a lot of things -- from providing daycare to helping students apply to college to giving job training to mothers.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Working With the Homeless: What’s it Like to Help Run a Shelter?

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