Best After School Program Podcasts (2024)

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Developing Range and Overcoming Your Own Mistakes | Ep. 31 - John Brzozowski 52:19

3y ago52:19

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John Brzozowski is a 25-year-old accountant at Ernst and Young. John also co-hosts the @quadbunk podcast with @esmitty88, where they try to elicit value from their guests' experiences and banter on a wide range of topics for some easy listening. John graduated from Penn State University with a Master's in Accounting. In this episode: John’s advice …

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Commercial Production, Women in Advertising, & Hellboys | Ep. 30 - Shelby Guller 46:49

3+ y ago46:49

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Shelby Guller is a copywriter currently based in LA. She's written for some of the world's biggest brands, including Starbucks, Uber, MasterClass, Coke, General Mills, and more... but she's kinda bad at writing her own bios. You can see her work on the side of many major highways. Or wherever you're watching an enjoyable piece of content. It'll be …

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Increasing International Voter Turnout and Attending Law School at 19-Years-Old | Ep. 29 - Howard Cohen 39:16

3+ y ago39:16

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Howard is an award-winning entrepreneur who helped scale a technology company that increased voter turnout in democracies around the world. He’s worked at the UN and as a litigation attorney at an international law firm. He also has experience working in journalism at CNN and Global News and in Public Policy for the former Under Secretary of State …

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Writing a Book at 25-Years-Old and the Flaws of Perfectionism with Chloe Cullen | Ep. 28 1:23:20

3+ y ago1:23:20

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Chloe Cullen is a writer, scripted television comedy assistant at CAA, and a recovering perfectionist. At 25-years-old, Chloe is set to release her first book, PERF, later this fall. The novel explores the ignored side of perfectionism. Chloe’s work has also been published in TINGE Magazine, Please See Me, and other publications. She has worked at …

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Investing in Companies, Learning Through Informationals, and Managing Your Peers | Ep. 27 1:07:38

3+ y ago1:07:38

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“If you reach out to people asking for a job, they're gonna give you advice. And if you reach out to people asking for advice, you'll probably get a job.” Andrew is a 33-year-old head of business development at a private equity fund. In this episode we talk about: Becoming numb to rejection When to pass a prospect on to an expert The difficulties i…

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Matchmaking, Dating Advice, & Birthday Clowns with Olivia Atwood | Ep. 26 1:01:38

3+ y ago1:01:38

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Olivia Atwood is a writer, actress, fitness instructor and matchmaker who loves Pret A Manger brownies and hates when Pret A Manger is out of brownies. A SAG-eligible and EMC actress, Olivia has been called “riotous” by Time Out New York and her comedic duo has been hailed as a “modern-day Lucy and Ethel” by StageBuddy. Her favorite pastime is goss…

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Virtual Events and Scaling From 4 to 50 Employees with Arianna Rehak | Ep. 25 58:57

3+ y ago58:57

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Arianna Rehak is Co-Founder and CEO of Matchbox Virtual Media. The company co-produces virtual events for associations. Matchbox Virtual was founded in 2019, starting with four employees. Once the pandemic began, more companies were forced to work remotely and demand for virtual events soared. The company had to scale from 4 to 50 employees in just…

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Building a 7-Figure Business in College with Entrepreneur Connor Gross | Ep. 24 1:02:31

3+ y ago1:02:31

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Connor Gross (@c_gro) is a 24-year-old entrepreneur who sold his 7-figure business Cardly, while he was still attending college at Northeastern University. After graduation, Connor joined the e-commerce marketing company Privy. He left after less than a year to focus on buying and building businesses. He currently owns a car illustration company, a…

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Spreading Joy, Finding Your Style, and Learning to Say No with Digital Artist Lauren (Lo) Harris | Ep. 23 1:05:18

3+ y ago1:05:18

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“I feel like a lot of people have definitely started to question how they relate to work, how they're treated at work, and how they balance their lives.” Lauren (Lo) Harris (@loharris_art) is a NYC-based digital artist who specializes in illustration and motion design. After graduating from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 2…

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Sales, Hiking, and Making Work From Home Work For You with Sales Development Representative Jack Divney | Ep. 22 52:55

3+ y ago52:55

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"While you're young and don't have a mortgage to pay or kids to feed, you might as well go find what you like. And then do your best to incorporate that throughout your life and hopefully, that crosses over into your career as well." Jack Divney (@jdivsauce22) is a 26-year-old sales development representative at Segment, a customer data software co…

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Running 200-Mile Races and Breaking Mental Barriers with Ryan Lange | Ep. 21 54:32

3+ y ago54:32

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"There's something that you could push yourself in physically or mentally that makes you a tougher individual." Ryan Lange is a 24-year-old ultramarathon runner and business owner. He became the youngest person to ever run a 200-mile race at just 20-years-old. Ryan's objective is to show others the value created by pushing your body and brain to th…

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eCommerce, Fear-Setting, & Running a Sports and Apparel Franchise with Sales Development Manager Max Busca | Ep. 20 1:17:55

3+ y ago1:17:55

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"If you're ever trying to build confidence in whatever you're doing, go to dinner by yourself." Max Busca is a Sales Development Manager at the eCommerce startup MikMak. MikMak helps brands connect their digital investments to online retailer insights. After an internship heading into his senior year, Max realized that finance wasn't the career pat…

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Venture Capital, SpaceX, & Climate Solutions with Sam Levac-Levey | Ep. 19 1:39:25

3+ y ago1:39:25

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"You can always perfect anything infinitely, but at a certain point, it's time to let it go." Sam is a mechanical engineer from Montreal, Canada. He has pursued a wide range of engineering experiences in over five different industries, including rockets at SpaceX, energy storage at Tesla, and electric flying cars at Lilium Aviation. His current foc…

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Dancing, Coding, and Designing Your Life with Software Engineer Julia de Lorimier | Ep. 18 1:35:58

3+ y ago1:35:58

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“I came to the realization that I didn't need to have an income that depended on the thing I loved in order to keep doing it and loving it. “ Julia de Lorimier (@jldelorimier) is a software engineer for Betterment, a savings and investing FinTech company. While studying abroad in Brazil, Julia decided to switch her major from philosophy to psychobi…

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EDM Shows, Producing Music, and Reinvesting in Yourself with DJ and Music Producer Erich Hoffman aka "Sweet Teeth" | Ep. 17 1:27:47

3+ y ago1:27:47

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"Be content with doing both. You don't have to go all-in on one thing." Erich Hoffman (@sweetteethmusic) is a Music Producer and DJ who goes by the name of "Sweet Teeth". His journey as an artist started in a high school elective class called 'Technology in Music' with learning the basics of audio engineering in GarageBand. He now has played his so…

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Sports, Befriending Your Idols, and Work-Life Balance with Account Executive Rob Breck | Ep. 16 54:34

3+ y ago54:34

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"There's only so much you can learn about a profession from reading about it or hearing about it. You just got to go out and do it." Rob Breck is an account executive at Audacy, formerly known as CBS Radio and Entercom. He represents some of the biggest brands in sports, music, and news by executing sponsorship and marketing agreements through digi…

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Performing in France and Discovering Your Passion in College with Musician Kyle Sparkman | Ep. 15 50:39

3+ y ago50:39

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Kyle Sparkman (@kylesparkman) is a guitarist and singer-songwriter based in Philadelphia. His music has been described as indie-funk or a combination of “Mac DeMarco, John Frusciante, Tom Misch, and some disco rolled into one.” Kyle recently released his live sessions EP “Alive and Well”. His music and videos have been streamed over 400,000 times. …

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Working in Publishing and Why You Can Major in English with Katherine Churchill | Ep. 14 33:24

3+ y ago33:24

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"Sometimes, I think the path of least resistance is actually leading you somewhere good." Katherine Churchill is pursuing her Ph.D. in English at the University of Virginia. She's previously held positions at Resolution Media, Prestel Publishing, and W. W. Norton & Company. Katherine finished her undergraduate at Bowdoin College in 2016. In this ep…

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Producing for Peacock, Interning at Saturday Night Live, and Navigating a Career in Entertainment with Associate Producer Lauren Seely | Ep. 13 1:06:23

3+ y ago1:06:23

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"It's not going to be an easy path to become what you want to be. But if you're passionate about it, and you said yes, then do it. Do what it takes to get there." Lauren Seely (@laurenakseely) was an Associate Producer at NBC News’s The Overview, which streamed on Peacock. She was previously a Production Coordinator at NBC News and A&E. During coll…

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Reflections on Ep. 1-12 | Pt. 2 44:18

3+ y ago44:18

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In this special episode of After School Program, we reflect on our experience with the podcast so far, including what we've learned throughout the process, our favorite moments, and the best insight from guests in Episodes 7-12. This is Part 2 of the two-part series. We'll return to normal interview episodes again on Tuesday. In this episode: (0:25…

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Reflections on Ep. 1-12 | Pt. 1 25:25

3+ y ago25:25

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In this special episode of After School Program, we reflect on our experience with the podcast so far, including what we've learned throughout the process, our favorite moments, and the best insight from guests in Episodes 1-6. This is Part 1 of the two-part series. We reflect on Episodes 7-12 in Part 2, which will be released Tuesday morning. In t…

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Fighting Fires and Studying Nature with Environmental Scientist Elise Rodriguez | Ep. 12 37:26

3+ y ago37:26

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"Take a writing course or an English course, anything that's going to be heavy in writing, because I've seen that be valued very heavily in a variety of positions." Elise Rodriguez is an Environmental Scientist with Churchill Consulting Engineers. She’s worked as a research assistant, firefighter, farmworker, park ranger, and wildlife technician. E…

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Emulating Leadership Styles and Innovation Consulting with Pamela Duncan | Ep. 11 48:08

3+ y ago48:08

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“If you're presenting to a room, and you want to recapture all of their attention, stop talking.” Pamela Duncan is an Innovation Consultant at Fahrenheit 212 in New York, where she helps Fortune 500 companies to invent new products, brands, and services. She previously held a position as a Strategy Consultant at Capgemini. Pam was also a Special Ev…

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Making Music, Producing for Peloton and Podcasting with Nic Earley | Ep. 10 1:37:41

3+ y ago1:37:41

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“Your friends are not your audience.” Nic Earley (@nicearley_) is a recording artist/producer and co-host/executive producer of Stay Busy with Armon Sadler. Earley has worked in the media industry for various companies and TV productions such as NBCUniversal, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, as well as Peloton Interactive. Nic graduated fro…

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Overcoming Obstacles | Theme: #4 9:46

3+ y ago9:46

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A social media marketer, two supply chain managers and a news producer share stories about how they overcame various obstacles. (0:26) Brett Yoncak is the owner and operator of BCT Studio, where he and his partner/girlfriend create and manage advertising campaigns for businesses and provide daily marketing consultations to business owners around th…

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Social Media Marketing and Working in Colombia with Brett Yoncak | Ep. 9 1:33:29

3+ y ago1:33:29

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“It always seems like people stress about a lot of stuff that could potentially just not happen, and then it ends up not happening. And then you just wasted all of that energy and caused yourself all of this trauma for no reason.” Brett Yoncak is the owner and operator of BCT Studio, where he and his partner/girlfriend create and manage advertising…

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Discovering Your Passion | Theme: #3 20:53

3+ y ago20:53

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In this themed episode, we compiled answers from a TV comedy writer, news producer and professional musician about how they discovered their passion while growing up. (0:32) At 24 years old, Ella Robinson Brooks (@ellarobbro) is the youngest staff writer for TBS’s “The Last O.G.” starring Tracy Morgan. In addition to pitching ideas and helping with…

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Interviewing Obama and Reflecting on the Past Year in News with Dan Corey | Ep. 8 2:05:18

4y ago2:05:18

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"You're working hard so that when you hit that point where the opportunity comes, you're ready to take it." Dan Corey (@danielhcorey) is an Associate Segment Producer at MSNBC where he writes and produces segments for use on-air. While he was a student at Rutgers University, fighting to keep the school’s newspaper alive, Dan landed an interview wit…

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Cut for Time: Just Joshing with Josh Harmon 12:16

4y ago12:16

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Here's a short clip that we left out of our interview with Josh Harmon. The three of us went off on a tangent in a million different directions and felt that it didn't serve the purpose of the interview, but we had a lot of fun doing it. Josh Harmon (@joshplaysdrums) is a musician and comedian who recently found success on TikTok through his Rhythm…

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Instant TikTok Success and Finding Your Voice with Josh Harmon | Ep. 7 2:05:50

4y ago2:05:50

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"When you really give all of yourself to something, you come out on the other side a better person." Josh Harmon (@joshplaysdrums) is a musician and comedian who recently found success on TikTok through his Rhythms of Comedy series. He has amassed over one million followers and his videos have been viewed tens of millions of times, receiving encour…

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Making Your 1st Big Career Decision | Theme: #2 9:50

4y ago9:50

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Past guests reflect on the first big decision that they made in their careers. Their choices include changing careers entirely, taking your passion more seriously and discovering what it is you truly want to pursue. Here are the bios for each guest: (0:23) Matt Duncan (@matthewduncs) has been a leader and planner at Overland Summers for the past 4 …

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Living Out of a Van While Working for Apple with Lauren Poillon and Katie Humphrey | Ep. 6 1:39:13

4y ago1:39:13

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"You don't have to plan every single minute of your life." Lauren Poillon (@laurenpoillon) and Katie Humphrey (@kt_humphrey) took working remotely to a whole new level when they decided to rent a van and travel the U.S. for over 5 months, all while managing global supply chains for Apple. A journey that was supposed to last only a month, extended i…

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Life Advice From a Musician, Sports Journalist, Skydiver and an Outdoor Leader | Theme: #1 10:26

4y ago10:26

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"What advice would you give to a younger version of yourself or somebody interested in pursuing your career?" We asked this question to a musician, sports journalist, skydiver and an outdoor leader. New short-form episodes will be out every Thursday morning! Here are each of their bios: Matt Duncan - Outdoor Leader (0:40) Matt Duncan (@matthewduncs…

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Becoming a Comedy Writer with Ella Robinson Brooks | Ep. 5 1:41:12

4y ago1:41:12

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"What's meant for you will come to you when it's your time." At 24 years old, Ella Robinson Brooks (@ellarobbro) is the youngest staff writer for TBS’s “The Last O.G.” starring Tracy Morgan. In addition to pitching ideas and helping with story development, part of Ella’s role is to be the young voice who writers can consult to make sure their langu…

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Finding Your Band and Rebuilding Yourself with Jonathan Colman | Ep. 4 1:40:19

4y ago1:40:19

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"If you're not the worst guy in your band, then find a new band." Jonathan Colman (@friendshipwizard) is the bass guitarist for the futuristic funk band Muscle Tough (@muscletough). They've opened for Lotus at Capital Theatre, played at The Fillmore in their hometown of Philadelphia and performed alongside Jon Fishman, co-founder of the band Phish.…

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Jumping Out of an Airplane for a Living and Taking Things Slowly with Brian Lane | Ep. 3 1:37:34

4y ago1:37:34

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"This kind of saved me in a time of need. Maybe I can pass that on to other people." Brian Lane (@brian.lane) is one of the youngest professional skydiving instructors at Skydive Spaceland Dallas where he lives on-site in an airplane hangar. He's completed nearly 2,000 jumps and is currently undergoing training to fly in a wingsuit. After being lea…

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Covering One of the Greatest Teams of All-Time, Storytelling in Sports and Knowing When You're Burned Out With Brody Miller | Ep. 2 2:34:45

4y ago2:34:45

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"The reasons people start doing something are always very, very different from why they keep doing them." As the LSU beat reporter for The Athletic, Brody Miller (@BrodyAMiller) covered LSU during their 2019 national championship season, writing numerous features on one of the greatest college football teams of all-time, and was selected to cast a …

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Hitching a Ride on Craigslist and Changing Career Paths with Matt Duncan | Ep. 1 2:17:02

4y ago2:17:02

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“Stop worrying, make a decision and learn from it.” Matt Duncan (@matthewduncs) has been a leader and planner at Overland Summers for the past 4 years, guiding domestic and international adventure trips for 4th-12th graders. He’s a member of the U.S. National Guard and an avid bikepacker, having biked over 200 miles in a single day. In this episode…

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Welcome to After School Program 1:55

4y ago1:55

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How do successful young professionals navigate their careers and life after school? That's the question that Zach McHale, a former production associate at NBC News' "Stay Tuned" and Connor Heine, a Philadelphia sound engineer, are trying to find out as they dive into conversations with other young adults about how they approach life. You'll hear fr…

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