Job Description with Rick Koster
Music Podcasts
Do you ever find yourself wondering about an intriguingly obscure or maybe intricate job? Or “I didn’t even know people did that.” My name is Rick Koster, and I don’t do many things with fluency, so when i meet someone who has a really interesting gig or does something really well, it’s a privilege to talk to them. Job Description is a new podcast from The Day where we do exactly that, talk to folks who do things the rest of us could only screw up.
Location:
United States
Description:
Do you ever find yourself wondering about an intriguingly obscure or maybe intricate job? Or “I didn’t even know people did that.” My name is Rick Koster, and I don’t do many things with fluency, so when i meet someone who has a really interesting gig or does something really well, it’s a privilege to talk to them. Job Description is a new podcast from The Day where we do exactly that, talk to folks who do things the rest of us could only screw up.
Twitter:
@rickkoster
Language:
English
Contact:
860-701-4297
Website:
http://www.theday.com/
Email:
webtech@theday.com
Episodes
Funeral director Angela Moreira
7/27/2023
Angela Moreira gives us an inside look - sometimes funny, sometimes dark - into mortuary sciences. She also worked as a nurse and an EMT before retiring, and has an incredibly honest perspective about working people during their most difficult times.
Duration:00:27:31
Bee rescuer Patrick Gaudin
7/13/2023
Florida-based beekeeper Patrick Gaudin has removed thousands of bees from people's homes, and now has 15-20 bee colonies living in his own back yard. Check out his website and his videos of bee removals.
Duration:00:26:36
Dictionary researcher Joshua Pendragon
6/29/2023
We talk with Joshua Pendragon, an independent researcher for the Oxford English Dictionary, about how new words are added to the dictionary, the challenges of researching obscure words, and the evolving nature of language. ***This episode was originally released in August 2020***
Duration:00:39:01
Classical pianist Artem Belogurov
6/15/2023
Artem Belogurov is an internationally-known professional musician who specializes in historical keyboard instruments. He talks with Rick about how a young person makes a connection to the music and instruments of the past, and what kind of merch a classical artist could be selling. Learn more about his music at https://www.artembelogurovmusic.com/ Check out his ensemble Postscript (and his yellow pants) at https://www.postscriptensemble.com/ Theme music by Wind Up: https://firebrainrecords.com/wind-up
Duration:00:38:08
Mapping the ocean floor with Bob Wallace
6/1/2023
What's on the bottom of the sea and why do we need to map it? Bob Wallace of Ocean Surveys, Inc. takes Rick on a tour of the ocean's depths.
Duration:00:18:42
Neurosurgeon Patrick Doherty
5/18/2023
We commonly describe something easy to do by saying "it's not brain surgery." This week, we talk to neurosurgeon Patrick Doherty about what it's like to operate on someone's brain.
Duration:00:35:09
Styx guitarist James Young
5/4/2023
Guitarist James Young reflects on more than 50 years with the band Styx in advance of their May 13 concert at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
Duration:00:28:52
Fluid dynamics with mechanical engineer Jaime Duquette
4/20/2023
Okay, maybe it's not rocket science, but fluid dynamics seems like an equally incomprehensible field, so we enlisted mechanical engineer Jaime Duquette to try to explain the discipline, including how you really can put the toothpaste back in the tube. Jaime, who studied fluid dynamics in college, did his best to dumb it down enough so Rick could understand the difference between the Froude number and Euler angles.
Duration:00:21:19
Tropical fruit expert Myles Karp
4/6/2023
Myles Karp once ate a mango so good it made him cry. An American journalist and consultant now based in Costa Rica, Karp talks about roaming the Central American jungles in search of a superior banana, and the many other exotic fruits that one is unlikely to find in your local supermarket. https://www.myleskarp.com/
Duration:00:34:43
Introducing Job Description with Rick Koster
3/28/2023
Do you ever find yourself wondering about an intriguingly obscure or maybe intricate job? Or “I didn’t even know people did that.” My name is Rick Koster, and I don’t do many things with fluency, so when i meet someone who has a really interesting gig or does something really well, it’s a privilege to talk to them. Job Description is a new podcast from The Day where we do exactly that, talk to folks who do things the rest of us could only screw up. Look for new episodes in your podcast feed in the coming weeks.
Duration:00:00:59
Leave Work Now! Episode 101: Thoughts while ironing a suit for a funeral
11/1/2021
In this edition of Leave Work NOW, Koster does just that and ruminates whilst ironing a suit to wear to the funeral of Dave Schulz - as fine a chum as a fella could hope for.
Duration:00:13:13
Leave Work Now! Episode 100: Pocket Vinyl celebrate their album release (one year late)
10/7/2021
The piano/painting duo Pocket Vinyl released their latest album "Winter Person" in 2020, but but are just now getting to celebrate with an album release party. We talk with Eric Stevenson about songwriting, recording, and the companion book and ambient album that accompany "Winter Person." https://pocketvinyl.com/ Pocket Vinyl on Bandcamp The Touring Test web comic Lucifer and the Predetermined Timeline
Duration:00:34:58
Leave Work Now! Episode 99: How hard is it to hit a 95 mph fastball?
9/20/2021
Rick and Peter talk with local radio host Lee Elci, a former minor league baseball player, about what it takes to face professional pitchers. Rick, Peter and Lee took some swings in the cages against mid-90s fastballs from a pitching machine, and Rick was about as successful as you would imagine he was. Video of Rick trying to hit in the cage
Duration:00:21:54
Leave Work Now! Episode 98: James R. Benn on his new novel ”Road of Bones”
9/3/2021
"Road of Bones" is the 16th book in James R. Benn's series of Billy Boyle World War II mystery novels. Benn talks with Rick Koster about the historical backdrop for the novel, writing during the solitude of the pandemic, and the dark history of Russia's real life Road of Bones. "Road of Bones" will be released on September 7, 2021 with a book signing at Bank Square Books in Mystic, CT.
Duration:00:45:16
Leave Work Now! Episode 97: Remembering Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts
8/26/2021
An appreciation of an all-time great rock and roll drummer.
Duration:00:27:13
Leave Work Now! Episode 96: Blue Öyster Cult’s Joe Bouchard
7/29/2021
Joe Bouchard talks about his years with Blue Öyster Cult, getting royalty checks from Metallica, and meeting Rick Koster at an Imagine Dragons show. Bouchard and his brother Albert, founding members of Blue Öyster Cult, perform as The Bouchard Brothers at The Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center on Saturday, July 31.
Duration:00:37:03
Leave Work Now! Episode 95: Conversation about food with a Rhode Islander living and working in New Orleans
7/9/2021
Ian McNulty, who grew up in South County, Rhode Island and is the food writer for The Times-Picayune/The Advocate, talked to Rick Koster about being a food critic in what some would call the greatest food city in America.
Duration:00:35:23
Leave Work Now! Episode 94: Unexpected discoveries on Make Music Day
6/25/2021
Live music exploded out onto street corners and open-air performance spaces in New London on international Make Music Day. We explored the wide variety of melodies and rhythms, meeting the energetic rapper Byrd StayLow, the Nickelodeon Barbershop Quartet covering pop classics, and improvisational pianist Jermaine Edwards.
Duration:00:22:04
Leave Work Now! Episode 93: John ‘Papa’ Gros show at Hygienic spins Koster back into the past
6/11/2021
As the world reopens, the Hygienic Art Park hosted New Orleans pianist John ‘Papa’ Gros. Inspired by the experience, Rick Koster indulges in a bit of wistful but goofy nostalgia for the Crescent City.
Duration:00:32:07
Leave Work Now! Episode 92: Four chicken sandwiches to cure you of your fast food cravings
5/4/2021
Thanks to your suggestions, we tried the crispy chicken sandwiches from Mr. G's, Olio, Engine Room, and Hot Rod Cafe. Subscribe to Rick's newsletter, The Fun Never Stops Support our show with a digital subscription to The Day
Duration:00:14:53