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★★★★☆

4.1

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142 reviews

Description

Ever wonder what kind of job you would have if you were born in a different time? Jobsolete is a new podcast that asks that very question every week. Helen Hong and Matt Beat take a spin through the workplaces of the past, looking at a different obsolete job in every episode. From the forgotten jobs of history to obscure occupations that still survive, you'll discover some of the most interesting and unusual ways that people have made a living. Go listen to Jobsolete, find out what it was like to be a switchboard operator, a town crier, a food taster, or an MTV VJ. Listen to Jobsolete to learn about History’s Most Fascinating Jobs.

Podcast episodes

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Executioner

2022/01/06

Executioner

Scribe

2021/12/30

Scribe

Vaudevillian

2021/12/23

Vaudevillian

Rum Runner

2021/12/16

Rum Runner

Big Band Orchestra Leader

2021/12/09

Big Band Orchestra Leader

Moon Astronaut

2021/12/02

Moon Astronaut

Animated Cel Inker

2021/11/25

Animated Cel Inker

Sin Eater

2021/11/18

Sin Eaters

Pony Express

2021/11/11

Pony Express Riders

Introducing Season 2

2021/11/04

Season 2 of Jobsolete premieres November 11. Tune in to learn more about history's most fascinating jobs. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gandy Dancers

2021/04/29

Railroad workers who laid the tracks that first crossed America were often called gandy dancers. Find out what it was like to work on the rails in those frontier days!

Tall Ship Sailor

2021/04/22

Let's return to the Age of Sail with our guest K.C. Crowell, who tells us what it was like to be a sailor on a tall ship.

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4.1 out of 5

142 reviews

★★★★☆

semipenguin 2022/01/07

I really enjoy this podcast, but sound is an issue.

I have enjoyed Matt Beat’s YouTube videos for a few years now, and I love Helen Hong, especially in Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me. So I was pleasantly sur...

★★★★★

Diana&Sean 2022/01/16

Love this podcast!

Interesting and fun twists on history. Hosts are pleasant, intelligent, and entertaining. Most of all there is no agenda, politics, controversy; just...

★★★★☆

Lindseylc719 2021/03/25

Interesting

Fun/easy to listen to and I’m always learning new things. Love the banter between the two hosts.

★★☆☆☆

Boomshadow 2021/11/18

iHeart ruins it

The hosts are barely audible compared to the deafening ads, which is a shame for me, because I really like Helen Hong in particular. If iHeart reall...

★★★☆☆

RichieMcFly 2021/08/10

Interesting content

Full disclosure, I’m only 5 episodes in as I wrote this review: Overall a good podcast for history nerds or people who like to learn things. They coul...

★★★★★

GenYKitKat 2021/08/04

Fun!

Ooo, now do saxophone engraver or Heckelphone maker! Or jester!

★★★★★

{KIT-E} 2021/04/09

Fun Podcast to listen to!

A great podcast to listen to! I listen to it every Thursday. Mr. Beat is my favorite and I enjoy watching his Mr. Beat YouTube channel too!

★★★★★

KLB1981 2021/04/09

A fun listen each episode

I’ve really enjoyed listening to Helen and Matt discuss these jobs. It’s a fun listen about something you didn’t realize you wanted to know more about...

★☆☆☆☆

Not happy with update. 2021/03/29

Lose Helen Hong

I don’t mind her as a guest on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, as they keep her in check, but she’s awful on this podcast. I think she may be intelligent, bu...

★★☆☆☆

VeggieEars 2021/03/27

I want to like it

Helen Hong’s voice is deeply annoying.

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