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Day Jobs: Unannounced Standardized Patient

September 03, 2019

Lots of actors moonlight as waiters or baristas to pay the bills. Alex Kramer moonlights as a spy.

Day Jobs: Fourth grade elementary school teacher

June 20, 2019

An acclaimed post-metal musician supports his art by teaching elementary school.

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April 25, 2019

A Baltimore police officer turns to poetry to understand his experiences on the job.

Day Job: Mastering quality control technician

January 03, 2019

Casey Trela watches movies for a living.

Day Jobs: Respiratory therapist

December 06, 2018

Stacey Rose is a playwright, screenwriter, director, producer and ... a respiratory therapist.

Making a life — and living — after Buffalo Tom’s heyday

November 15, 2018

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Day Job: Mastering Quality Control Technician

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