Careers Mare

In our second Christmas special we are joined by professional gift-wrapper, Louise Lewis, who runs her own teaching and consulting business and has come to the attention of ITV's This Morning for her gift-wrapping skills. Listen to find out how Louise's career led to her current business, as always, her dream job, and, of course, her gift-wrapping top tips. Have a look on our social media for some video clips!Visit Louise's website here: louiselewis.co.ukWatch her appearance on This Morning here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPTWzY7dZQEMusic by Robbie GeorgeOur Linktree: linktr.ee/careersmarepodcastSubscribe to us on Youtube!Follow us on:‣ Instagram‣ Twitter/X‣ TikTok‣ Facebook‣ LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alighting at Platform 26 is broadcaster, voiceover artist, event host and writer David Sheppard, and you had better be sure that he is minding the gap. Listen to hear all about his working life, from buying and restoring a bus, On the Buses, and his bus podcast, to his radio career and starting his own business. Any odd jobs going?Visit David's website here: https://www.davidsheppard.info/Listen to David's podcast The Bus Inspectors here: https://www.thebusinspectors.com/Music by Robbie GeorgeOur Linktree: linktr.ee/careersmarepodcastSubscribe to us on Youtube!Follow us on:‣ Instagram‣ Twitter/X‣ TikTok‣ Facebook‣ LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Earwax removal technician, comedian and Boy from F.U.D.G.E. Jasper Marshall used to be a shy boy. A lot of working face-to-face with customers sorted that out, and now he's our latest guest. Find out all about cleaning ears, bartending and playing Prince Andrew in a one-man play.Find the Boys from F.U.D.G.E. here: linktr.ee/boysfromfudgeMusic by Robbie GeorgeOur Linktree: linktr.ee/careersmarepodcastSubscribe to us on Youtube!Follow us on:‣ Instagram‣ Twitter/X‣ TikTok‣ Facebook‣ LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this bumper episode we talk to historian, teacher, author and YouTuber Sean Munger about his time as a real estate lawyer during the financial crisis, his work in climate change consulting, and his journey to becoming a long-form history YouTuber with over 100,000 subscribers. Featuring barcodes, Beanie Babies and the reason why Sean didn't become a knife salesman.Subscribe to Sean on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SeanMungerMusic by Robbie GeorgeOur Linktree: linktr.ee/careersmarepodcastSubscribe to us on Youtube!Follow us on:‣ Instagram‣ Twitter/X‣ TikTok‣ Facebook‣ LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OooooOOOOooo!!! It's our first Hallowe'en special and our guest is the spooktacular actress Rosalind Blessed. Dare ye enter the podcast episode of mysteries? How does Roz keep so positive in such an unforgiving craft? Why did Nick Frost need to come to her aid while she was a waitress? Who or what snuck into Jacob's house? Abandon hope, all ye that listen here.Follow Roz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosalindblessed/Music by Robbie GeorgeOur Linktree: linktr.ee/careersmarepodcastSubscribe to us on Youtube!Follow us on:‣ Instagram‣ Twitter/X‣ TikTok‣ Facebook‣ LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the series one finale, and our very special guest is BBC war correspondent, UNICEF Ambassador and former independent MP for Tatton, Martin Bell OBE. Martin takes Jacob and Jordan through his time spent in warzones in Vietnam, Bosnia and the Middle East, his historic election campaign against Neil Hamilton in 1997, and his time in Parliament as the first MP elected as an independent in almost 50 years. Martin is also one of very few people to have written to an insurer about damage caused by a falling cow or to have been protested against in the form of a calypso.Music: Robbie GeorgeRecording Producer: Alex MatthewsOur Linktree: linktr.ee/careersmarepodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's it like performing with your comedy heroes? What does an agent do? Would Sharon's dream job involve wearing a fake beard? All these questions and many more are answered in this episode with stand-up comedian and comedy writer Sharon Wanjohi, who takes Jacob and Jordan through her exciting career in comedy and, of course, her dream job. She has performed comedy on Comedy Central, Channel 4 and ITV, and her writing credits include Never Mind the Buzzcocks, The Jonathan Ross Show, and Late Night Lycett.Follow Sharon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonwanjohi_/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oak. Mahogany. Sycamore. Wood you guess what all of these have in common? If you can't then that's pine, because our guest Jamie Radford is here to help! Better known as @thegreatnorfolkcarpenter, the carpenter and social media star tells us all about life on building sites, his growing TikTok presence, and as always, his dream job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's Hexagon Hughes, I mean Hudson Hexagons, I mean Hudson Hughes! Today's guest is filmmaker, comedian and editor Hudson Hughes! Listen to find out about the feature film he made in his garage, his unfortunate lifeguarding encounter with Mr Brown, and which animator he plans to take captive as part of his dream job... and what about the hexagons?Hudson's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/hudsonhughesWatch 'Wednesday in Space' on Amazon Prime! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hallå där! Kom in! Leadership expert and self-leadership trainer Patrick Stahl joins us for this episode, in which we discuss the impact of psychological safety, how artifical intelligence is changing business, and how to deal with complexity. But can we also help Patrick to find his dream job? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robin Harris is an actor who has cycled across Great Britain performing Shakespeare, exploded into a shower of goo in a Lynx advert, and played a young version of his ancestor C. S. Lewis. In this episode, he joins Jacob and Jordan to explore his career and discover his extremely fun dream job. Will they be able to work together to solve that ancient puzzle: How did Robin manage to smash a wooden vase? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Strewth, we're going global with our first-ever international chinwag, and we're yarning with the Aussie legend herself, graphic designer Tessa Stirling! Tessa's giving us the lowdown on juggling her own graphic design biz, Lasola, plus her cheeky side gigs (and cheeky Nando's). We're also sussing out her dream gig and giving a big ol' salute to General Pants! Have a squiz at Tessa's beaut work on her website here: https://www.lasolastudio.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What sort of working life involves caring for the mentally ill, lecturing in economics, and inspecting the neatly piled-up bones of a hermit monk? It could only be Robert Van de Weyer, an economist, award-winning author and Anglican priest, who joins Jordan and Jacob in this episode to discuss his fascinating vocation, from its origins in India, via the Ethiopian Empire and the Little Gidding community, to the heart of Cambridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's back to school for Jacob and Jordan this episode, as comedian Abbie Edwards takes them through her day job as a teaching assistant. Listen to find out all about teaching young 'uns to spell, do maths and sing John Mulaney, as well organising comedy nights, pre-show nerves, Abbie's dream job, and the rule of three. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jordan, Jacob and this episode's guest Alex Matthews explore the technical challenges behind broadcast news, covering royal events, party conferences and public hostility. There are other pressing concerns, however, such as buying and selling classic cars, turning hatred of herons into the world's highest-budget comedy sketch, and attempting to solve one of the world's great puzzles: Who is Jimmy Mattress? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Toumaranke Kunda (the House of Outsiders)! Chris Sylla, a community musician specialising in West African drumming and dance, takes Jacob and Jordan through her journey from childhood dreams of trawlers, to teaching sociology and deconstructing the male gaze, to becoming a qualified massage therapist, to where she is now, as well as time for caring for her parents full-time. As well as all this, we help her to find a dream job which may involve subterranean railways and musical frogs... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will a 900-year-old building collapse on rakish raconteur Sean Gilbody before he can dox Paul McCartney? For this episode it is Jacob and Jordan's mission to find out, and, possibly, to pull him from the rubble. Learn all about bouncing, stewarding, project-managing, and influencing, as well as Sean's dream job(s?) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest in our first episode of 2024 is journalist Anil Dawar, whose career has featured vans crashing into flower stalls, knives being thrown in anger, and a dressing-down from a celebrity chef's husband. Have a listen to Anil's fascinating career and his unexpected dream job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever wondered how a person ends up being Father Christmas? In this very special Christmas special, Paddy Hanrahan takes Jacob and Jordan through his fascinating journey from South Africa to the North Pole. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Junior doctor and former lagoon custodian Dr George Cooke takes Jacob and Jordan on a journey through his career from dairy farming to clinical radiology. If you can guess his dream job, you are a witch. Content warning: contains some discussion of surgery and death. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the story of how William the Worm met his end. Rob Morgan takes Jacob and Jordan through his career in DJ'ing, telecoms and financial crime prevention, and along the way discovers his new dream job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Has Eva Wallis ever torn a deer's head off? Would she help a honey badger whose skin was back-to-front? Does Noel Edmonds have orbs on his shoulders? These questions and many more, answered! Join Jacob, Jordan and Eva as she takes us all through her spectacular career and her beastly dream job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gong! Fran Lister has worked for foreign diplomats, made burgers for a near-forgotten railway-theme burger chain, and sold encyclopaedias door-to-door. Find out more as she reminisces about her strange travels and picks out her dream career. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The very funny Anand Sankar takes us on a tour through his career steps in digital marketing, lifeguarding, Menkinding, improvising, acting, latté arting, and much much moring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Intimacy coordinator to the stars Lucy Fennell joins Jacob and Jordan to discuss her eclectic career and her fantasy vocation. Featuring butter curls, Ben Whishaw and a delivery of bees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Jacob and Jordan's dream job factory this episode is nuclear mechanical engineer Harry Stevenson, discussing his career and his dream job. May contain uranium, vegetables and formaldehyde. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this first episode of careers-themed comedy podcast Careers Mare, Jacob and Jordan sit down with actor Charlie Randall, the original Norfolk-bound moth-hater, to discuss his working life and his dream job. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.