29 episodes
Jobsolete iHeartPodcasts
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4.1 • 144 Ratings
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Ever wonder what kind of job you would have if you were born in a different time? Jobsolete is a new podcast that asks that very question every week. Helen Hong and Matt Beat take a spin through the workplaces of the past, looking at a different obsolete job in every episode. From the forgotten jobs of history to obscure occupations that still survive, you'll discover some of the most interesting and unusual ways that people have made a living. Go listen to Jobsolete, find out what it was like to be a switchboard operator, a town crier, a food taster, or an MTV VJ. Listen to Jobsolete to learn about History’s Most Fascinating Jobs.
Customer Reviews
I really enjoy this podcast, but sound is an issue.
I have enjoyed Matt Beat’s YouTube videos for a few years now, and I love Helen Hong, especially in Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. So I was pleasantly surprised when I found out they where doing a podcast together.
The subjects are great. It’s nice to learn something new every week. The only issue I have is with the sound quality. More specific, how the volume can be lower than the advertisements. This can be a problem when I’m driving my commercial motor vehicle.
Other than that, I recommend this podcast to anyone interested in past employment ideas, you can put on your resume.
Excellent but…
Love this show. I am about 7 episodes in and it’s very insightful fun and interesting. The only criticism I have is that I wish the interviews were “live” meaning the hosts would interview the experts in person, even just partially. I always feel like there would be more nuanced information if the guest speaker was to have a more traditional back and forth with the hosts. Other than that a great show! Keep up the good work.
Love this podcast!
Interesting and fun twists on history. Hosts are pleasant, intelligent, and entertaining. Most of all there is no agenda, politics, controversy; just entertainment! I’m kinda tired of all the podcasts continually forcing their agendas, politics, and especially the plethora of self help podcast out there. Sometimes I just want to be entertained; I don’t always need a life lesson!
Show idea: the old grocery store employee who had to put all the stickers with correct prices on every single item in the store. Before we had UPC! As a child I remember going to the store and always seeing “ the man with the sticker gun”. He would always laugh and put a $100 sticker on my forehead. But think of the implications of this job: if merchandise was marked incorrectly either the grocery store would lose money or the consumer would. The show could also touch on who invented UPC and how these codes changed shopping globally.
Thanks for considering! Love the show!