In-depth conversations about the world’s most pressing problems and what you can do to solve them.
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About the show
What can I expect?
The 80,000 Hours Podcast features unusually in-depth conversations about the world's most pressing problems and how you can use your career to solve them. We invite guests pursuing a wide range of career paths – from academics and activists to entrepreneurs and policymakers — to analyse the case for and against working on different issues and figure out which approaches are best for solving them.
What is 80,000 Hours?
80,000 Hours is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people have a larger positive influence on the world with their careers. If you're new here, read our career guide to get our current take on how to think about careers that have a positive impact and where the best opportunities may lie.
What can I expect?
The 80,000 Hours Podcast features unusually in-depth conversations about the world's most pressing problems and how you can use your career to solve them. We invite guests pursuing a wide range of career paths – from academics and activists to entrepreneurs and policymakers — to analyse the case for and against working on different issues and figure out which approaches are best for solving them.
What is 80,000 Hours?
80,000 Hours is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people have a larger positive influence on the world with their careers. If you're new here, read our career guide to get our current take on how to think about careers that have a positive impact and where the best opportunities may lie.
What can I expect?
The 80,000 Hours Podcast features unusually in-depth conversations about the world's most pressing problems and how you can use your career to solve them. We invite guests pursuing a wide range of career paths – from academics and activists to entrepreneurs and policymakers — to analyse the case for and against working on different issues and figure out which approaches are best for solving them.
What is 80,000 Hours?
80,000 Hours is a nonprofit dedicated to helping people have a larger positive influence on the world with their careers. If you're new here, read our career guide to get our current take on how to think about careers that have a positive impact and where the best opportunities may lie.
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Our hosts
Rob Wiblin
Luisa Rodriguez
Luisa studied Sociology at Carleton College, and International Development at Brandeis University.
Before joining us as our second podcast host, Luisa was Will MacAskill’s Chief of Staff at the Forethought Foundation, where she helped do the research for MacAskill’s 2022 book, What We Owe the Future. She also spent time at Rethink Priorities and the Future of Humanity Institute (conducting cause prioritisation research); and ImpactMatters, Innovations for Poverty Action, and GiveWell doing cost-effectiveness analysis for nonprofit and government programmes.
Luisa Rodriguez
Luisa studied Sociology at Carleton College, and International Development at Brandeis University.
Before joining us as our second podcast host, Luisa was Will MacAskill’s Chief of Staff at the Forethought Foundation, where she helped do the research for MacAskill’s 2022 book, What We Owe the Future. She also spent time at Rethink Priorities and the Future of Humanity Institute (conducting cause prioritisation research); and ImpactMatters, Innovations for Poverty Action, and GiveWell doing cost-effectiveness analysis for nonprofit and government programmes.
