Not everyone is fit for the 9 to 5. Weird Work celebrates all the folks who've pursued their passion and made a living -- no matter how weird it might sound. Hosted by Sam Balter & produced by Matthew Brown.
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Sam Balter & Matthew Brown
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society & culture · society & culture · society & culture
Who’s the psychological mastermind behind the restaurant menu boxes and columns? The one who’s taken the glory of Gutenburg and turned the typeface menu into a madcap marketing tool?
Today's guest Michelle Benesch is the third-generation owner of Menu Men Inc. -- a menu design company that’s worked with every type of restaurant you can imagine over the last 53 years.
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And remember – Weird Work loves you.
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20 Aug 2023
"I'm a monster truck driver."
Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAY! Time to fuel those carbureted dreams of crushing cars and breaking hearts because today we have Monster Jam's Entertainer of the Year, the driver for team Megalodon, Bernard Lyght.
Bernard tells us how he became the man behind the machine. The cowboy to these mechanical stallions (and how you can too, honestly). And he answers the biggest question of all: How real are these races?
Support the show by grabbing some merch at: weird.work (https://www.weird.work/)
And remember – Weird Work loves you.
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16 Mar 2023
"I'm the trivia master for Learned League."
You may know him as Thorsten A. Integrity. Around here, we know his true identity, Shayne Bushfield. And after leaving behind his secure life at Microsoft, Shayne pursued his passion to create one of the biggest invite-only trivia competitions -- Learned League.
Learn what it takes to not only be a trivia master but the league's commissioner. And if you take a page out of Shayne's methodical approach to transitioning from corporate world to trivia mastermind, you may just find a path towards pursuing your own passion.
Learn more about Learned League (https://www.learnedleague.com/).
Support the show: Buy Weird Work merch (https://www.weird.work/)!
Know a weird job we should cover? Email us: weirdworkpod@gmail.com (mailto:weirdworkpod@gmail.com)
And as always, remember -- We love you, weirdo. Stay you.
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YouTube views
4,166
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.5 / 5
179 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100
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36
Social presence
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YouTube
68
Engagement
67
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