Dream Job

Marc Istook

No matter what your dream job may be, hopefully you’ll find something to enjoy on each episode of the Dream Job Podcast. Host Marc Istook shares conversations with a diverse group of guests who are living their dreams in their careers, their work and their daily lives. Hear what motivates them, how they’ve accomplished their goals, what challenges they’ve faced and what they've learned chasing their dream jobs.

  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Bob Morano | Chef & Content Creator

    Episode 2.05
    2 million followers on Facebook. More than 700k on Instagram. Bob Morano a great chef who just wants to teach you how to cook. Known for his fast-growing account (@everydayisfeastday), Bob's built a growing fandom of people who love him and the food he cooks. He shares his journey from the Culinary Institute of America to some of the best kitchens in the country to working as a full-time chef at a monastery kitchen to full-time creator... why your 8-year-old self holds the key to your dream job, and a secret to baking cookies trick that might change your life. Gracious, grateful, gourmet, hearing from Bob will leave you hungry. Oh - and don't forget to buy a meat thermometer.


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    26 March 2026, 10:43 pm
  • 52 minutes 58 seconds
    Sara Wiles | Founder & Digital Creator

    Episode 2.04:
    Sara Wiles knows what it's like to go viral. The Florida-based business owner and content creator activist has racked of millions of views with videos sharing her perspectives and journey from corporate event planner to virtual assistant trainer to progressive activist. Sara and explains why she believes her sales and marketing brain is her secret weapon for driving real political change, the motherhood penalty, the fatherhood bonus, and the costs of being an outspoken progressive in conservative Florida. It's an insightful, genuine and honest conversation about finding your voice, using your platform, and doing the work you were put here to do - especially when it isn't easy.


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    12 March 2026, 1:53 am
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Sonny Dykes | College Football Coach

    Episode 2.03:

    TCU's Sonny Dykes grew up the son of a coaching legend, but forged his own path through high school classrooms, scraping by in a dorm room at Navarro Junior College and the ups and downs that would make anyone question their path. In this episode, Coach Dykes opens up about the circuitous route that led him to one of college football's most coveted jobs - including what Mike Leach taught him about forging your own path, why he and his wife made a decision at Louisiana Tech that transcended football, and how leading the Horned Frogs to the College Football Playoff's National Championship Game only made him hungry for more. Honest, self-aware, and filled with lessons beyond the gridiron - this one is for anyone who's ever wondered if the long way around was worth it.


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    6 March 2026, 10:48 am
  • 46 minutes 53 seconds
    Kevin Frazier | TV Host & Entrepreneur

    Episode 2.02:

    It feels like Kevin Frazier has done it all — ESPN SportsCenter, Entertainment Tonight host, and much, much more. He's easily one of the smoothest broadcasters around - and one of the most versatile. But behind the Emmy-winner's polished delivery is a guy who grew up charting offenses on his dad's basketball bench, raced out of TV shoots to catch his son's playoff games, and still credits the grind for helping him work his way up a very tall TV ladder.

    In our conversation, Kevin talks about what separates broadcasters and storytellers, how grateful he is for the many pinch-me moments in his career, and why family is the foundation of it all.


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    26 February 2026, 4:58 am
  • 27 minutes 6 seconds
    Rep. Jasmine Crockett | U.S. Congresswoman

    Episode 2.01:

    Rep. Jasmine Crockett isn't one to back down from a fight.

    She called out a witness in a congressional hearing for not understanding how witnesses work. She's running for U.S. Senate in a state where no Democrat has won statewide since the 1990s. And she wakes up some mornings and asks herself, "Girl, what were you thinking?"

    That's Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett - Texas representative, civil rights attorney, and one of the most unfiltered voices in American politics right now. In this conversation, we skip the policy talking points and go deeper: how a math-and-science kid from Dallas ended up in Congress, what her preacher-teacher dad and federal government mom built in her, why she describes running for office as a necessary evil — emphasis on both words — and what she actually believes it'll take to flip a Senate seat in Texas. Win or lose, one thing came through clearly in this conversation: Jasmine Crockett is on the move.


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    24 February 2026, 3:53 am
  • 1 minute 29 seconds
    Re-Introduction

    Episode 2.00:

    Allow me to re-introduce myself! It's a new season of Dream Job, though it's been a while. If you listened to Season 1, welcome back. If you're new here, great timing. Dream Job started as a podcast about fascinating people and the careers they built - the kind of conversations that make you rethink what's possible. Season 2 expands that idea. Same foundation: real people, real stories. But now we're going deeper - bringing in newsmakers, journalists, advocates, and people with unique insight into the moments shaping our world right now. Hosted by veteran journalist Marc Istook - 30 years in the business, with credits at CNN, the BBC, NFL Network, ABC, and more, and 7 regional Emmy Awards to his credit. Dream Job Season 2 is independent journalism meets human storytelling. Here's Episode 00: a reintroduction, a reset, and an invitation. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


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    24 February 2026, 3:34 am
  • 42 minutes 50 seconds
    Charles Woods BONUS | Behind the scenes at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

    Episode 1.12:

    In the preceding Episode 11, we met Charles Woods, a civil rights educator at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. This is his behind-the-scenes tour of the Institute, where he shares some of the amazing lessons found inside and stories from the 50s and 60s that are still relevant today.


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    3 August 2018, 8:35 pm
  • 53 minutes 35 seconds
    Charles Woods | Civil Rights Educator

    Episode 1.11:

    Charles Woods is a civil rights educator at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. His job is to share the lessons of the past with the people of today, and his work might be just as important now as ever.


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    3 August 2018, 8:23 pm
  • 38 minutes 27 seconds
    Austin Perine | Superhero

    Episode 1.10: 4-year-old Austin Perine might be the world's youngest superhero. His mission? Fighting hunger, one meal at a time. The Birmingham, Alabama native and his dad, Terance, have served tens of thousands of meals to the homeless all across America. Today, a superhero… tomorrow, President? He's got my vote.


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    24 July 2018, 9:18 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Megan Collins | Founding Editor, Style Girlfriend

    Episode 1.09

    Megan Collins is the Style Girlfriend. She's built a career out of giving men style advice - from a woman's point of view. But her website and social channels don't stop at tips on how to dress. Megan's carved out a niche in the men's lifestyle space, sharing female perspectives on everything from clothing to grooming to travel to fitness to dating etiquette, and more. In this episode she shares how her unpredictable career path led Megan to create her very own Dream Job.


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    11 April 2018, 8:26 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    Shauna Sever | Baker & Cookbook Author

    Episode 1.08

    Shauna Sever's job is delicious. As a baker and cookbook author, it's easy to be envious of the time she spends with tarts, brownies, cakes and confections. She talks about the joy of baking, her favorite ingredient, and debates the merits of choosing Styx vs. REO Speedwagon when it comes to her classic rock baking soundtrack. From beginnings as a journalism student in college to a regular on the Today Show, Shauna's journey couldn't have been sweeter.


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    20 March 2018, 10:46 pm
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