Sharing an episode of “What It’s Like to Be…” from author Dan Heath. On the podcast, Dan explores the world of work, one profession at a time, and interviews people who love what they do. He finds out: What does a couples therapist think when a friend asks for relationship advice? How does a stand-up comedian come up with new material? What are the clues that suggest fraud to a forensic accountant? If you’ve ever met someone whose work you were curious about, and you had 100 nosy questions but were too polite to ask… this is the show for you. In this preview, Dan talks to an ocean lifeguard about performing CPR on a dolphin, learning to read the ocean, and leading daring (and sometimes foolish) rescues. You can find more episodes of What It’s Like to Be at https://link.chtbl.com/danheathsummer?sid=goodlifeproject Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hey, good life project listeners, I'm sharing something special this week.
It's an episode of the podcast what it's like to be from New York Times bestselling book author Dan Heath.
So in every episode, Dan interviews someone from a different profession, a cattle rancher, an FBI special agent, a professional Santa Claus.
And he asks, what does a couples therapist think when a friend asks for relationship advice?
What does a hairstylist do when a client asks for a celebrity hairstyle that will never work for them?
If youve ever met someone whose work you were curious about and you had 100 nosy questions but were too polite to ask, this is the show for you.
In this preview youre about to hear Dan talks to an ocean lifeguard about performing CPR on a dolphin, learning to read the ocean, and leading daring and sometimes foolish rescues.
Okay, so here comes the preview.
You can find more episodes of what its like to be wherever you get podcasts.
Ed Vadrazka has been an ocean lifeguard for 47 years.
He's semi retired now and has spent his career lifeguarding and training other lifeguards in southern California, where he spent most of his career.
Being a lifeguard comes with high stakes.
Maybe at least once a summer, you make a rescue where you absolutely, positively know that person was going to drown.
And you're facing them and you see the fear of God in their eyes in the water, and you strap him in that buoy and you try to calm him and say, hey, listen, I'm here.
You're gonna be okay.
I'm gonna get you to shore.
I want you to kick for me.
Ed says once they make it to shore, the person will usually thank him, but often he'll never see them again.
But he told me a story about a rescue that went differently afterward.
Another lifeguard named John Santos saved a young girl who was visiting from France.