Reasons to be Cheerful with Ed Miliband & Geoff Lloyd
News:Politics
Hello! Geoff’s off this week and friend of the pod and writer Melissa Benn is practicing what we preach in this episode by trialing a new vocation as podcast co-host. This week, sparked by the news of the resignation of Jacinda Ardern and Nicola Sturgeon - we’re talking all about what happens when you take a step back from a high-pressure job. What comes next? And why is the way we think about careers all wrong? We talk to four guests about navigating new career paths, having a mid-career gap year, and whether the dream job really exists.
Plus: Ed’s gone down a new internet rabbit hole. What is it this time?
Guests
Dr Ali Budjanovcanin, Senior Lecturer in Work Psychology and Public Sector Management at King’s College London, and Career Coach (@AliBudj)
Lucy Kellaway, Economics Teacher and Co-Founder of NowTeach (@lucykellaway / @NowTeachOrg)
Katie White, taking a career break from her role at WWF (@KatieJWhite)
Jaega Wise, Co-Founder and Head Brewer at Wild Card Brewery, London (@jaegawise)
More info
Follow Melissa on Twitter (@Melissa_Benn)
Interested in a career in teaching? Learn more about NowTeach
Check out Wild Card Brewery
Ready to quit your job? Here are 17 things to ask yourself first. (Opinion, Guardian, August 2021)
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