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Wondery
This Job is History
Where the oddest jobs from the past meet a comedian from the present… and it’s awkward! On this weekly show, Chris Parnell (SNL, Rick and Morty) welcomes guests who have held some of human history’s most unexpected and downright bizarre jobs: funeral clowns, garden hermits, VHS clerks, and everything in between. With the help of his tireless producer, Chris hears from the essential workers from decades and centuries past. Because before there were actual medical doctors, there were barber surgeons. And before there was Instacart, there were milkmen. Wondery’s This Job Is...
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3.7 stars from 279 ratings
“This show is silly and cute, I’m really just here for Chris Parnell.”
Jgfeqfhjufchyfghjhg via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/31/23
Hokey but fun!
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“Yes, this isn’t serious history but informative & entertaining.”
Accesette via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/04/23
Intellectual insult
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“Too much time screwing around trying to hard to be funny. The premise is interesting, I dig history and novelty but this was, frankly, insulting.”
Frau Emmie Schaber via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/09/23
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