The How This Works show

What do people actually do all day?

About the show

Talking shop with 100 people about their work and associated craft — exploring what they actually do, why they do it that way, and what changed along the way. Host Skipper Chong Warson sits down with folks to understand what's going on in their world right now. Season two explored product, design, and facilitation. The third season follows people actively building things right now.

New episodes every few weeks. Part of How This Works co.

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Episodes

  • Nicolai Lipscomb

    12 January 2021  |  Season 1  |  51 mins 35 secs
    boston, chef, cooking, learning, paella, people, sacramento, spain, waffles

    In this episode, Skipper talks to Nicolai about being a chef, what the future holds for the art and science of cooking, as well as what he's doing during the pandemic

  • Selena Rosanbalm

    5 January 2021  |  Season 1  |  52 mins 54 secs
    album release, musician, songwriter

    In this episode, Skipper chats with Selena Rosanbalm about making a solo album this year, releasing it, and promoting it without the typical methods to support it (read: touring)

  • Brad Bogus

    29 December 2020  |  Season 1  |  58 mins 4 secs
    cannabinoids, cannabis, cbd, effects, hemp, marijuana, thc

    In this episode, Skipper chats with Brad Bogus about the cannabis industry and the effects of cannabinoids on the human body

  • Jackie Velasquez-Ross

    22 December 2020  |  Season 1  |  50 mins 32 secs
    hiring, job search, recruiter, recruiting, remote work

    In this episode, Skipper chats with Jackie Velasquez-Ross about being a recruiter in creative/technology and what to do if you're looking for a new job — or an upgrade one you already have

  • Dr. Peter Chin-Hong

    15 December 2020  |  Season 1  |  32 mins 56 secs
    covid-19, holiday travel, novel coronavirus, stay-at-home orders, travel, ucsf, vaccine

    In this episode, Skipper chats with Dr. Peter Chin-Hong from UCSF about the novel coronavirus and COVID-19

  • Amy Kim Waschke

    8 December 2020  |  Season 1  |  47 mins 12 secs
    arts impact, mirror neurons, stage acting

    In this episode, Skipper chats with Amy Kim Waschke about being a theatre actor as well as the larger impact of the arts on our society

  • Jake Kahana

    1 December 2020  |  Season 1  |  41 mins 30 secs
    creative director, design, designer, distraction, focus, jake kahana, work

    In this episode, Skipper chats with Jake Kahana about focus work and distraction

  • Series trailer

    17 November 2020  |  Season 1  |  2 mins 4 secs
    teaser

    Introducing How This Works