Education
American University
B.A., Justice & Public Affairs
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
M.A., Journalism
Podcasts
39:24146: Taking a ‘Big Listen’ Inside the Podcasting World w/ Lauren Ober, American Public Media [Main T4C episode]
Lauren Ober is an award-winning journalist, podcast consultant and host of American Public Media's new podcast "Spectacular Failures" and previously host of NPR’s “The Big Listen.” Before becoming a kick-ass podcaster and journalist, Lauren studied Justice and Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C. It wasn’t until after graduating..
Career Path
Interview Highlights
“You are not your job. You are a person in the world who happens to have a job. And if it’s an important thing to you and if you feel a sense of purpose and identity in it, great, but it is not the sole measure of who you are as a person.”
Best Career Advice
“Understand what you are uniquely good at or what makes you feel good in your job and move in that direction.”
Career Challenge
“I worked at a newspaper in Vermont and I had a situation where I wrote something and some people didn’t like it. And I had editors who had edited it and said it was fine. Then when push came to shove said, no, we don’t stand by this. And when you have people who you’re working with, who don’t stick up for you, it wasn’t great. So I left and I was wandering in the wilderness.”
Skills
Radio broadcasting, Podcasting, Public Speaking, Consulting, Audio Editing, Voice Overs
Professional Interests
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Winchester Thurston School, American Public Media Group,
WAMU 88.5, American University
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