Welcome back to Professional Anomalies! I talk to Jaron whom I met because I volunteer at Sammamish Animal Sanctuary in Renton, WA, and a beloved cow named Amelia needed a new prosthetic/orthotic hybrid for her short leg. Jaron and his team cre...

I was hungry when I thought to reach out to Hot Cakes and I was hungry when I recorded this episode, and I'm hungry now as I type these show notes as I'm about to list all of Brittany's recommendations.

I had a chance to sit down with Lisa, a woman I knew when we were littles in Citrus Heights, California, where it was freakin' HOT! (I just returned from there; I'm still hot.) She's a forensic toxicologist.Lisa became inspired b...

If there's one episode I think everyone should listen to, it's this one.We all die, but have we really thought of everything? Tacye is a celebrant. What she does is write and officiate memorial ceremonies for...

Brandon is my high school friend! We just both happen to live in Seattle now and now I'm a regular at his holiday functions and I hang out with his dad when Brando goes out of town (and his cat)!  He also just got married. 

Roza is a geoscientist, a field I hadn't heard of until I met her working in politics many years ago.She shares the many ways in which geoscience applies to so many other fields of work, and I'm just so excited to introduce one...

Hi, friends! This week, I'm sharing an interview I did with Kathy who hosts the podcast Another Empty Kitchen. (Kathy has been a pilot for 40 years, and I interviewed her for my show a few weeks back! You can find he...

I interviewed longtime friend, April! We met touring with Cirque du Soleil 20 years(!) ago and then parted ways, working in box offices on different tours. April was recruited to become a backstage manager for Cirque then took those skills to V...

I got to speak to BEN RICE! I've known Ben for years, and he was the first person I reached out to when I thought about starting this podcast a few years ago. He also hosts an acclaimed podcast called Barley and Me.Ben shares how he got...

This week, you get ME! I decided to take you through a timeline of the eight different state jobs I've worked so you can one, get a sense of why I turned into a professional anomaly, and two, because you might learn there is a gove...

I had a blast interviewing Maya. Notice how great the sound on her end is! She's a professional! (I'll work on mine.)Here is a link to her website: Maya MurphyShe's curren...

Dr. Robin agreed to let my bird brain interview her about planets and helium and whether or not it's ethical to colonize Mars! I say "interesting" a lot this episode.Dr. Robin h...

I met San on Instagram well before I began producing this podcast-- she'd responded to someone's question about interesting jobs, and now, here we are!She's a dog clothing designer for Chewy, and she g...

Kathy became a pilot 40 years ago when women just weren't pilots. Men she flew with would make snide comments about how there was "another empty kitchen" because a woman dared to pursue a career dominated by men.We cover a lot in this e...

Friends! This is Erica, and welcome to Professional Anomalies, my new show that explores the world of unique and fascinating jobs. I will be your host and in each episode, I will dive into the stories behind some of th...