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In this special episode made by one of our student podcast fellows, NYU Undergrad Adja Thiam speaks with Bill Arnone,  CEO of the National Academy of Social Insurance. They speak about Arnone’s impressive career, planning for retirement, and what’s needed from future economists.

William J. (Bill) Arnone is Chief Executive Officer of the National Academy of Social Insurance, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to the development of sound social insurance policy, including Social Security, Medicare, Workers' Compensation, Unemployment insurance, and related issues. As a Partner with Ernst & Young LLP for 15 years up to 2009, he was responsible for the strategic positioning, design, management, marketing, and thought leadership of retirement and financial education and counseling in employer-sponsored programs. He is a Founding Board Member of the Academy. 



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Hear about what’s coming in the new season of All in a Day’s Work!

On this week’s episode of All in a Day’s Work, Sarah Rosenthal sits down with Callie Hitchcock, a freelance writer and Associate Producer for Campside Media. Together, they discuss the ups and downs of a freelance career, how she went about building her network, and the ways in which working in podcasting has made her a better journalist.

Callie Hitchcock is a writer and graduate of the NYU journalism Master’s degree for Cultural Reporting and Criticism. She has published writing in The Believer, The New Republic, Los Angeles Review of Books, Slate, Real Life Magazine, and elsewhere. She is an associate producer at the investigative journalism podcast company called Campside Media.

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On this week’s episode of All in a Day’s Work, Emily Anderson chats with Robert Lee, founder of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine. Together, they discuss why he began his fight against food waste and hunger, how he juggled starting a new company with a full-time job at JP Morgan, and what steps he took to leverage his business degree into a career that was meaningful to him.

With a Bachelor's degree in Finance & Accounting from New York University, Robert left a career in finance at various Wall Street firms to fight food waste and hunger. In 2013, Robert created a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting food waste and hunger called Rescuing Leftover Cuisine, Inc (henceforth "RLC"). In 2015, RLC was incubated by the Robin Hood Foundation's Blue Ridge Labs program which grew the proprietary technology and business model. Since then, RLC has expanded nationally to 9 cities across the nation, rescuing over 9 million pounds of excess food that would have otherwise gone to waste, feeding 8 million meals for the hungry, and preventing nearly 1,700 tons in carbon emissions.

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On this week’s episode of All in  Day’s Work, Danielle Cristal chats with Loredana Andargachew, a Drama Development Assistant for Hulu. Together, they discuss topics such as freelancing, diversity in media, and how to make your voice heard in a large company.

Loredana Andargachew (she/her) is a Hulu Originals Drama Development Assistant and New York University Steinhardt 2020 graduate with a BS in Media, Culture, and Communication. A Washington DC native now in Los Angeles, she aspires to create platforms and pathways that amplify creative voices and uplift original but still representative storytelling.

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On this week’s episode of All in a Day’s Work, Haley Garofalo speaks with Logan Jacobs, Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at UNC Chapel Hill. Together, they discuss her experience as Native American Recruitment Coordinator at NYU, the issues facing Native American undergraduates today, and how all of this has impacted her varied and successful career.

Logan Jacobs is a Haliwa-Saponi & Coharie scholar and advocate. She received her BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, completed a MA in Politics at New York University, and is currently pursuing a MA at NYU Gallatin focusing on the intersection of Indigenous identity, representation, and politics. Logan has advocated for Indigenous peoples within higher education, including serving as Coordinator for Native American Recruitment at NYU's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. She has created and facilitated trainings around Indigenous identity and experiences in higher education through NYU's Center for Multicultural Education and Programs, as well as with organizations committed to working with Indigenous communities. She has recently returned to North Carolina to serve as an Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at UNC Chapel Hill.

For a full transcript of this episode, please email career.communications@nyu.edu.