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The first season features a diverse group of young professionals with humanities backgrounds reflecting on how they’ve applied the knowledge and skills they gained in college. The second season features eight stories about diverse professionals with humanities backgrounds who not only do well for themselves but do good in the world. All of their stories debunk widespread misconceptions about humanities majors’ career prospects by highlighting some of the limitless possibilities for applying humanities knowledge and skills in today’s workforce.
What are You Going to Do with That? is co-produced by Jon Churchill. Music by Brooks Frederickson.
Season 2: Advance Equality
Posted on April 17, 2023
Debo Adegbile shares how studying the humanities prepared him for a successful legal career through which he has fought for justice and equal opportunity for all citizens. He describes how following his interests in the humanities imparted the skills, values, and a breadth of perspective that empowered him to...Listen here: 
Season 2: Build a Social Enterprise
Posted on April 17, 2023
Lauren McCraney shares how returning to school to pursue her passion for the humanities catapulted her to an inspiring second career. Through her studies, Lauren discovered a calling to support vulnerable migrant communities in her home state of Florida, including farmworkers and women and children...Listen here:
Season 2: Share Powerful Stories
Posted on April 17, 2023
Filmmaker Colin Rosemont explains how studying the humanities has prepared him to tell deeper, richer stories. Colin shares the passions and interests cultivated through his humanities education through films that connect with important social and cultural issues, including multiple...Listen here:
Season 2: Elevate Cultural Institutions
Posted on April 17, 2023
Meet Hannah Hethmon, founder of Better Lemon Creative Audio and creator of more than a dozen podcasts that make the crucial work of cultural organizations come alive. Hannah describes how pursuing her love of literature and history cultivated the passion, skills, and drive necessary to build a...Listen here:
Season 2: Combat Structural Racism
Posted on April 17, 2023
In this episode, Brandon Williams describes how his African American studies major and English minor opened up new possibilities for his life and career. His story shows how deep reflection on the legacy of racism in the United States in humanities classrooms can prepare you to play a role in...Listen here:
Season 2: Cultivate Community Amidst Disaster
Posted on April 17, 2023
Meet Emma Haberman, Director of Special Projects at World Central Kitchen, a non-profit that mobilizes a vast network of chefs and volunteers to provide quality meals to communities in the wake of various disasters. Emma shares how studying art history and French in college honed her curiosity and ethical...Listen here:
Season 2: Provide Culturally Competent Care
Posted on April 17, 2023
In this episode, emergency medicine physician Tom Grosheider describes how he draws on his humanities background every day as he provides culturally competent care to members of the Navajo and Hopi tribes at Tuba City Regional Hospital. Tom’s story shows how a strong background in the humanities...Listen here:
Season 2: Make a Life and a Living
Posted on April 17, 2023
In this episode, Walter Cabal shares how studying philosophy helped him to forge his own path and build a career that integrates passions for writing, design, and craft. After college, Walter built his own craft leather goods business while continuing to hone his writing skills through a variety of...Listen here:
Season 1: Take On Complex Problems
Posted on March 13, 2022
Like many students, Betselot Wondimu found himself unexpectedly pulled toward a humanities major (in this case, anthropology) when he found it to be the best platform for pursuing his burning questions and advocating for the change he wanted to see in the world. Hear Betselot reflect on why...Listen here:
Season 1: Turn a Passion into a Career
Posted on March 13, 2022
Meet Kate Barney, who turns the stereotype of the humanities major working in the service industry on its head. Kate’s American Studies major enabled her to nurture her passion for fine food while developing highly valued transferable skills that propelled her forward to increasingly exciting opportunities...Listen here:
Season 1: Forge Your Own Path
Posted on March 13, 2022
While students may feel pressured to determine a precise plan for their college education and career from the outset, the reality is that their understanding of both their academic and professional opportunities is very limited. For the vast majority of folks, finding the right fit requires exploration. Catherine...Listen here:
Season 1: Prepare for a Successful Legal Career
Posted on March 13, 2022
Andrew Bagley shares how studying the humanities (in this case, history) can help you make partner by 35… and actually enjoy it! Andrew’s story shows, more broadly, how the self-directed nature of humanistic study enables you to design a curriculum that provides a direct on-ramp for your chosen...Listen here:
Season 1: Leverage Humanities Skills in the Tech…
Posted on March 13, 2022
Think you need to pursue a STEM major to succeed in the tech world? Think again! In this episode, we meet Annie Hallman, one of countless humanities majors who have built a successful tech career by combining skills gained through the humanities with technical capacities acquired on the job. Annie reflects...Listen here:
Season 1: Climb the Non-Corporate Ladder
Posted on March 13, 2022
Brendalee Brown reflects on how she found her stride through her slow-emerging love of history, which she then leveraged to advance a career in museums. Like countless other humanities majors who have pursued careers in education, libraries, and cultural organizations, Brendalee finds fulfillment...Listen here:
Season 1: Take a "Big Picture" Approach to…
Posted on March 13, 2022
Jason Morales shares how his liberal arts background and English major helped him develop the critical thinking and communication skills that have proven crucial to his success in business, earning him a reputation as a creative problem-solver. Nurturing his intellectual curiosity has led Jason to...Listen here: