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Episode 421
Fictional Jobs
In this episode, we do the very real job of discussing fictional jobs. We share which make-believe jobs we want, discuss the occupations that are overplayed, and wonder why there aren’t more podcasters in pop culture.
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In this episode, we do the very real job of discussing fictional jobs. We share which make-believe jobs we want, discuss the occupations that are overplayed, and wonder why there aren’t more podcasters in pop culture.
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- Shoutout to @alex_not_alice who is our fictional executive producer today for giving us this show idea!
- Rabbit trail: Why the Clichéd Architects of Popular Culture Must Be Destroyed
- SMK: arms dealer vs. assassin vs. serial killer
- Movies and tv shows mentioned: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Memory Deleter), Big Head of Silicon Valley (Co-head Dreamer), Charlie’s Angels (Charlie), Jurassic World (Raptor Wrangler), Hunger Games (Game Maker), Ghostbusters, Only Murders in the Building (Podcaster).
- Dead or Alive: Dustin Diamond
- “Ogling”
- Source material: The More You Know
- Slow Burn: The Clinton Impeachment > American Crime Story: Impeachment
- Not Hannah Montanaing: Gloria Estafan and. Gwen Stefani (starts at 1:29)
- Consider a side hustle: Ghostbuster pay rate
- Read: Why Women Are Obsessed with True Crime (via Vogue)
- Watch: Michaela Coel’s Emmy acceptance speech
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- Books Hero of Two Worlds by Mike Duncan
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- Books Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
- Books My Reading Life: A Book Journal by Anne Bogel
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