Marty and guests discuss job & work issues and phone-in workovers.
Work with Marty Nemko, 10/3/19: My last show on KALW
Today's show, Oct 3, will be my final one on KALW. Starting next Thursday, the station manager is replacing me with shows produced by KALW's Audio Academy.
10/3/2019 • 59 minutes, 17 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 9/26/19: Is work-life balance always worth striving for? A debate.
On the Sep. 26, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, a debate between my wife Dr. Barbara Nemko and me: Is work-life balance always worth striving for?In the program's 2nd segment, call in for a Workover. We'll do our best to help you identify at least a baby step, maybe a larger one, in solving your work problem.
9/26/2019 • 59 minutes, 10 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 9/19/19: Careers for Procrastinators
On the Sep. 19, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko:
9/19/2019 • 59 minutes, 1 second
Work with Marty Nemko, 9/12/19: Big-impact careers and future-ready careers
On the Sep. 12, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I describe a curated list of big-impact careers, future-ready careers, and careers for people who hate math.In the program's 2nd segment, call in for a Workover. Whatever your work problem, I can usually help.
9/12/2019 • 58 minutes, 54 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 9/5/19: Career change for counselors, creatives, and teachers
On the Sep. 5, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I offer options for counselors, creatives, and teachers who'd like to change career.In the program's second segment, call in for a Workover: I'll do my best to help with your career conundrum.
9/5/2019 • 58 minutes, 44 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 8/29/19: Careers in Finance
There are myriad job titles in the fast-growing and lucrative field of finance, some surprisingly, pro-social. Finance career expert Todd Massedge and I will disentangle the mess and offer some under-the-radar cool careers.
8/29/2019 • 58 minutes, 26 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 8/22/19: The Case for Aiming Higher, Lower, and Staying Put
On the Aug. 22, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I make the case for striving upward, opting to move down the ladder, and for staying put.In the program's second segment, call in for a Workover. I'll do my best to help address your work or career problem.
8/22/2019 • 59 minutes, 12 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko: 8/15/19: Reinventing Education
On the Aug 15, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, my wife, Dr. Barbara Nemko, the Napa County Superintendent of Schools and I debate how to reinvent education--no reforms here, reinvention, both K-12 and higher education, with some focus on the career-related issues. We'll also report new American Psychological Association research that should surprise no one who has been on vacation---The restorative benefit may be outweighed by the stresses before, during, and after the vacation.
8/15/2019 • 59 minutes, 32 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 8/8/19: What's it really like to be a detective?
On the Aug 8, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I talk with retired detective Vic Ferrari, author of NYPD: Through the Looking Glass at America's Largest Police Department.In the program's 2nd segment, call in for a Workover. I'll do my best to help solve your work problem.
8/8/2019 • 58 minutes, 26 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 8/1/19: The case for cranking, slowing, and for throwing in the towel
On the Aug 1, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I make the case for cranking, slowing, and throwing in the towel.In the program's second segment, call in for a Workover: I'll d my best to help with your worklife problem.
8/1/2019 • 58 minutes, 30 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 7/25/19: Starting a Business...Legally
On the July 25, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I talk with the author of Small Time Operator, Bernard Kamoroff about the nuts and bolts of starting a business...without getting in trouble.In the program's second segment, roughly at 7:30, call in for a Workover: 415-841-4134. I'll do my best to help address your work or career problem.
7/25/2019 • 58 minutes, 38 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 7/18/19: Working Together With Your Romantic Partner
On the July 18, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, my wife Barbara Nemko and I, who have worked together often, discuss what works and doesn't. In the program's 2nd segment, call in for a Workover. I'll do my best to help address the work or career problem that's besetting you or someone you care about.
7/18/2019 • 59 minutes, 19 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 7/11/19: What's it really like to be an editorial cartoonist
On the July 11, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I talk with two-time Pulitzer-Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, Michael Ramirez.
7/11/2019 • 58 minutes, 11 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 6/27/19: 10 Self-Improvement Musts
On the June 27, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I offer what I believe are the 10 most potent self-improvement tips.In the program's 2nd segment, listeners call in for a Workover. Whatever career problem is besetting you or someone you care about, I can usually help.
6/27/2019 • 58 minutes, 56 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 6/20/19: What it's really like to be a caregiver
On the June 20, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I talk with Siobhan O'Brien about what it's really like to be an elder caregiver.In the program's second segment you can call in for a Workover--I'll do my best to help with your work problem or that of someone you care about.
6/20/2019 • 58 minutes, 9 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 6/13/19: What leaders are like behind the veneer
Leaders of companies, nonprofits, and government generally have a polished demeanor but much lurks behind. That is revealed in Doris Kearns Goodwin's new book, Leadership, which looks behind the image of Presidents Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, and Lyndon Johnson. I'll discuss it with my wife, Dr. Barbara Nemko, the 7-national award winning Napa County Superintendent of Schools who has been in the role for two decades and knows many other leaders. In the program's 2nd segment, listeners can call in for a Workover. We'll do our best to help solve your work problem or that of someone you care about.
6/13/2019 • 59 minutes, 26 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 6/6/19: 15 Contrarian Career Ideas
On the June 6, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I offer 15 contrarian career ideas on how to choose a career, land a good job, and succeed. In the program's second segment, listeners call in for a Workover: Whatever the career, on-the-job-, or self-employment problem, I can usually help.
6/6/2019 • 58 minutes, 54 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 5/30/19: Nine Ticklish Situations
On the May 30, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I describe how I'd address nine ticklish situations in the workplace: from asking for more money to telling a coworker s/he has B.O.In the program's second segment, you can call in for a Workover. I'll do my best to help you address your career, job, or self-employment issue.
5/30/2019 • 59 minutes, 12 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko, 5/23/19: On Warren Buffett
Next to Bill Gates, Warren Buffett may be the person who's made and given away the most money. His definitive biography is Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life. I'll speak with the author, Alice Schroeder, who spent ten years with Buffett. In the program's 2nd segment, listeners can call in for a Workover: I do my best to help with their work problem.
5/23/2019 • 59 minutes, 54 seconds
Work with Marty Nemko 5/16/19
On the May 16, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, my wife Barbara Nemko and I debate what should go into a 50+ career kit. We'll talk about under-the-radar good jobs especially well-suited for people 50+, best ways to avoid age discrimination, avoiding appearing like deadwood, plus cool, contributory ideas for retirement.