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Day Jobs

Most artists have to hold down a job during the day so that they can do what they love in their free time. We hear from artists about the other part of their life, and how it influences the thing they make.

Day Jobs

Day Jobs: Unannounced Standardized Patient

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September 03, 2019

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

Day Jobs

Day Jobs: Fourth grade elementary school teacher

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June 20, 2019

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

Day Jobs

Day Jobs: Arresting poetry

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April 25, 2019

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

Day Jobs

Day Job: Mastering quality control technician

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January 03, 2019

Casey Trela watches movies for a living.

Day Jobs

Day Jobs: Respiratory therapist

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December 06, 2018

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

Day Jobs

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

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November 15, 2018

How does a ‘90s rocker make a decade of recording and touring look presentable on a resume?

Day Jobs

Day Job: Mastering Quality Control Technician

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July 19, 2018

Casey Trela watches movies for a living.

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