We Think You'll Love: "What It's Like To Be" Podcast

11/19/24 • 34 min

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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms

We’re excited to share an episode of the podcast “What It’s Like to Be...” from New York Times bestselling business book author Dan Heath.

In every episode, Dan interviews someone from a different profession: a cattle rancher, a FBI special agent, a professional Santa Claus. He asks what it’s like to do what they do. It’s the perfect show to listen to with your kids – it’s family safe but also gives them a preview of different careers, and the kinds of personalities that fit with the work.

Is a Secret Service Agent supposed to pretend like they’re not there when they’re around the president?

What does a hair stylist do when a client asks for a celebrity hairstyle that will never work for them?

In the preview you’re about to hear, you’ll meet a marine biologist who studies manta rays. You’ll hear how drones have changed her work, what it’s like to get to know individual rays, and why people have such a romantic image of being a “Marine Biologist.”

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We’re excited to share an episode of the podcast “What It’s Like to Be...” from New York Times bestselling business book author Dan Heath.

Is a Secret Service Agent supposed to pretend like they’re not there when they’re around the president?

What does a hair stylist do when a client asks for a celebrity hairstyle that will never work for them?

You can find more episodes of “What It’s Like to Be...” wherever you get your podcasts.

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Previous Episode

DEEP DIVE: Introverts vs. Extroverts (and Making Room for Both in Your Family)

This month's Deep Dive series is all about family dynamics. Listen to the whole playlist on Spotify.

What makes us introverts or extroverts– and why do so many of us choose our total opposites for our parenting partners? In this episode we talk about the myths of introverts and extroverts, why opposites attract, and how to parent kids who are also your total opposites.

In this episode, Amy and Margaret discuss:

The ways that introverts and extroverts solve problems
How they navigate being the opposite of their partners
How to advocate for your kids depending on their social orientation

Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

Natalie Arroyo Camacho for Well & Good: "3 Obstacles To Expect From an Introvert-Extrovert Relationship—Plus Whether It Can Work at All"
Rodney B. Lawn et al: "Quiet Flourishing: The Authenticity and Well-Being of Trait Introverts Living in the West Depends on Extraversion-Deficit Beliefs"
Healthline: "Are You an Extrovert? Here’s How to Tell"
R. L. LaFevers for Wired: Tips For Introverted Parents Raising Extroverted Kids
R. L. LaFevers for Wired: Are You Raising An Introvert?
Are You an Introvert? Take this assessment

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Next Episode

Why Women Have Less Free Time

A recent report found that the division of home responsibilities is still grossly unequal. Mothers—whether they are married or single—do significantly more than fathers. In fact, the “The Free-Time Gender Gap” report found that “simply being a woman is linked to spending more time on unpaid childcare and household work, and having less free time, even when controlling for age, income, race/ ethnicity, parental status, and marital status."

What does it mean for women to have less free time, and how can we keep working to close the gender gap?

Amy and Margaret discuss:

The differences in socialization between men and women when it comes to our living spaces
How time inequality serves to further reinforce and perpetuate gender inequality
How "secondary childcare" factors into the free-time gender gap

Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:

Natalia Vega Varela, and Leyly Moridi “The Free-Time Gender Gap: How Unpaid Care and Household Labor Reinforces Women’s Inequality,” Gender Equity Policy Institute, October 2024.
Allison Daminger for the American Sociological Review: De-gendered Processes, Gendered Outcomes: How Egalitarian Couples Make Sense of Non-egalitarian Household Practices
Anne Helen Petersen on Substack: What Makes Women Clean

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