A Life Worth Working A 20-minute podcast about the soul of work & dwelling in the messy middle

about reinvention and that career pivots that we don’t talk about enough. In each punchy episode, we explore the missteps, gaps, and heartbreaks that often spark new purpose. 

You'll hear from guests who have navigated winding, real-life paths: a comedy writer who became an ER doctor, a hedge fund manager who became a death doula, a K-pop star who became a lawyer—and many others.

The show is hosted by Michelle Weise, a TED speaker and author of Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs That Don’t Even Exist Yet, and Dana Allen Walsh, a professional coach and senior pastor at a progressive church who helps people find meaning and direction in moments of transition. This isn’t a podcast about faith, but about finding meaning in the work we do.

We hope you’ll join us to radically rethink what it means to live a life worth working.

Hosts Michelle Weise and Dana Allen Walsh smiling at each other under podcast title "A Life Worth Working"

A 20 minute podcast about the soul of work & dwelling in the messy middle.

Season One

  • Simone Stolzoff

    Simone Stolzoff

  • Jacob Lentz

    Jacob Lentz

  • Meredith Parfet

    Meredith Parfet

  • Jeffrey Rosen

    Jeffrey Rosen

  • Scarlett Lewis

    Scarlett Lewis

  • Kwaku Aning

    Kwaku Aning

  • Damon Davis

    Damon Davis

  • Kristin Olson

    Kristin Olson

  • Christopher Leech

    Christopher Leech

  • Soeun Lee

    Soeun Lee

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Co-Host Dana Allen Walsh smiling
Co-host Michelle Weise smiling

Meet the Hosts

Michelle, an education and workforce strategist and author of Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs that Don't Even Exist Yet, and Dana, a writer, coach, and senior pastor at a progressive church, get curious about the soul of work.