Epis.#40: Allen makes very good money in corporate IT, AND is unemployed in the same year as an Airstream trailer nomad

by michaelshaw_sar@yahoo.com | Mar 17, 2020 | Uncategorized

Allen (not his real name) works in corporate IT. He makes very good money, but only works about half of the year—the rest of the time he is “unemployed” (at least that’s how he essentially presents himself to people he’s dating). When he’s not traveling abroad, he’s...

Epis.#39: How DO rich people feel about being rich? Sociologist Rachel Sherman, author of “Uneasy Street: the Anxieties of Affluence,” explains.

by michaelshaw_sar@yahoo.com | Feb 3, 2020 | 2020, Uncategorized

I speak with sociologist Rachel Sherman about her book, ‘Uneasy Street: the Anxieties of Affluence,’ which explores very wealthy (rich) New Yorkers’ wealth, and how they feel about it. I also spoke with my collaborator Maia Laperle about my experience talking with...

Epis. #38: Zane Helberg, Los Angeles comedian and former restaurant worker, on getting off the treadmill of an all-consuming job and striking out on his own

by michaelshaw_sar@yahoo.com | Jan 11, 2020 | Uncategorized

Just a few years ago, L.A. comedian Zane Helberg was being swallowed by his job: he was working upwards of 80 hours a week as a restaurant manager for a small chain called Fat Sal’s, where he was on call 24-7 for any issues that came up among the various...

Epis. #37: Colin Beavan, Brooklyn-based writer and ‘No Impact Man,’ on how to navigate what we really need as opposed to what we think we want

by michaelshaw_sar@yahoo.com | Nov 30, 2019 | Uncategorized

Colin Beavan is a Brooklyn-based writer and life coach. In the mid-2000s, he launched his “No Impact Man” experiment in which he and his wife and daughter led a carbon-zero lifestyle, in New York City, for 6 months. The project went viral, but Colin wrote books before...

Epis. #36: Berlin-based filmmaker Spencer McDonald wonders if he’s getting paid TOO much money

by michaelshaw_sar@yahoo.com | Nov 14, 2019 | 2019, Uncategorized

Berlin-based American Spencer McDonald describes his path to becoming a professional filmmaker, from driving Lyft in San Francisco to interning for a filmmaker in Portland — while doing odd jobs from wild-berry harvesting to carpentry – and barely getting...