A show about what we can learn from anyone’s job
A show about what we can learn from anyone’s job
In episode 4 of Everyday Experts, you'll meet Gary Ferrar, a New Yorker who runs his own business as a magician and mentalist for corporate, social, and theatre settings. You'll learn how Gary pivoted from his degree in theatre to a career as a self-taught magician, and why repetition and failure is so important in learning new tricks. In a job that's all about audience reactions, you'll learn how he picks up on subtle cues in human behavior to make every effect a success.
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In this episode, learn how a New York City based magician and mentalist loves to fail when learning new tricks and how, in a post-COVID world, he figured out how to read minds over the Internet.
In Episode 3 of Everyday Experts, you'll meet Chiniqua Levine, a New York City bus operator who drives on Manhattan's busy streets. You'll hear how Chiniqua was trained to be a bus operator, how she de-escalates situations, and how she uses her birds-eye view perspective of the street to look ahead and see the big picture. You'll also hear how she practices her own version of mindfulness to keep her cool and stay focused on the job.
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In this episode of Everyday Experts, learn how Chiniqua Levine, a New York City bus operator, practices mindfulness on the job daily to keep her cool while navigating the busy city streets of Manhattan.
In Episode 2, you'll hear from DJ Big Will, a Chicago-based DJ and Resident DJ of Thee Debauchery Ball. In our initial conversation, held in the fall of 2019, you'll hear about the work that goes into planning for a 500-person dance party -- and how his job as a DJ is to keep his cool, "read the room," and stay as organized as possible. While the 2020 pandemic temporarily made it impossible to DJ in front of large crowds, DJ Big Will picked up a couple of side projects and even dipped his toe in the waters of virtual dance parties. You'll hear about that, and what he's learned along the way, in our follow-up conversation from the winter of 2020.
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Jam out with DJ Big Will on YouTube, on SoundCloud, and on Instagram, or IRL at Thee Debauchery Ball.
In our second episode of Everyday Experts, you'll hear how DJ Big Will, resident DJ of Thee Debauchery Ball in Chicago, is an expert in reading the room and keeping his cool under pressure.
In Episode 1, you'll hear from Paul Finnegan, a New York City bar owner of St. James Gate on the Upper West Side. Paul is a true "everyday expert" and has learned a lot about people, community, and operations in his work. In a post-pandemic world, he's also learned a lot about flexibility and adaptability. For the first 30 minutes, you'll hear what Paul's life was like in the "before-times" -- that's, before the pandemic that shut down his bar for five months in 2020. Then, following that original interview, you'll hear an update on how things are today, in early 2021.
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Visit Paul's bar, St. James Gate, on the corner of 81st Street and Amsterdam Avenue in New York City.
In our first episode of Everyday Experts, you'll hear from a New York City bar owner, Paul Finnegan, on what it takes to manage the crowds and the backstage operations at St. James Gate.
Welcome to Everyday Experts, a show about what we can learn from anyone's job. Each season, I’ll explore a different aspect of work by talking with people from a variety of backgrounds about the people and the systems behind the work they do. In every episode, you’ll hear from someone new, and at the end of each interview, I’ll share a few of my own observations: What makes them an expert in the work they do, and what techniques could we apply in other contexts and settings? All together, these stories, and so many more, offer a unique take at the work we do and the people we meet along the way.
Everyday Experts: A show about what we can learn from anyone's job.