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Poetry, Teaching, and the Internet! A Conversation with Gregory Crosby
Gregory Crosby is the author of Said No One Ever (2021, Brooklyn Arts Press) and Walking Away From Explosions in Slow Motion (2018, The Operating System). He’s an incredible poet, gifted educator, and super fun to have a conversation with. I took his Brooklyn Poets class on the sonnet back in 2022 which was truly one […]
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Freelancing, Mentoring, and Passion Projects with Amy Ragland
Amy Ragland has been writing for financial firms for 20 years, creating a career that has allowed her the flexibility to raise two teenagers with her husband, care for aging family members, volunteer in her community, and mentor new freelancers . At the core of this conversation is the belief that our work holds meaning […]
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What writer rob mclennan aims to do
Sometimes, I really love Twitter. A few months ago, I tweeted about my idea to start a podcast, to which writer rob mclennan replied, “its my understanding that everyone will, at some point in their lives; this might just be your time.” And he was right! That tweet spurred an email exchange and then a […]
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What Poet Trivarna Hariharan Aims To Do
What We Aim To Do is all about navigating meaningful work and Trivarna Hariharan demonstrates that so beautifully with her workshops, literary Instagram page, and online writing community, Wildflowers and Prayers. In this conversation, we discuss how Trivarna grew her “commonplace book” Instagram page to over 200,000 followers, how she approaches workshopping her students’ poetry, […]
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What Musician Colleen Welsch Aims To Do
Sobriety, Improv, Music, and Pivoting in Business – An interview with Youtuber Colleen Welsch. Colleen Welsch is a singer-songwriter, music producer, comedian, YouTuber, copywriter, and business owner.
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A Conversation with Kevin Johar
This isn’t the first episode I recorded for WWATD, but it’s the first I’m publishing. Perhaps what Kevin is best at is helping people feel comfortable enough to let their authentic self rise to the surface. Despite my best efforts, I am very much myself during this conversation.
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What I Aim To Do: About this Podcast
What We Aim To Do is a podcast about vocation. What are you making, why do you feel you must? How do you design your life so you can make it? I have a lot of big ideas about what I want this project to look like, but I’ve started enough things to know the […]
What We Aim To Do is a podcast
about vocation. Featuring conversations
with, artists, writers, and founders, host
Megan Nichols asks questions about
the challenges and joys of pursuing
meaningful work, balancing ambition
with well-being, and finding purpose
in the work we share with the world.
What We Aim To Do 