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Life and Career Trajectory of a Female Firefighter.
16:18 - 23:30 (07:12)
The speaker never thought about firefighting in her childhood, as there were no female firefighters back then. Graduated from Stanford and wanted to lead a life different from her male counterparts.
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The author reflects on how her mother encouraged her to be adventurous due to her own upbringing by a timid mother, and how her parents mainly relied on a free-range style of parenting.
16:18 - 19:53 (03:35)
Summary
The author reflects on how her mother encouraged her to be adventurous due to her own upbringing by a timid mother, and how her parents mainly relied on a free-range style of parenting.
ChapterLife and Career Trajectory of a Female Firefighter.
Episode#151: How to Overcome Fear - Lessons from Firefighter and Luger, Caroline Paul
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker explains how becoming a firefighter was not a childhood dream, as there were no female firefighters at that time.
19:53 - 22:15 (02:22)
Summary
The speaker explains how becoming a firefighter was not a childhood dream, as there were no female firefighters at that time. She fell into firefighting and shares her childhood growing up in a rural setting.
ChapterLife and Career Trajectory of a Female Firefighter.
Episode#151: How to Overcome Fear - Lessons from Firefighter and Luger, Caroline Paul
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker, a Stanford graduate, decided to pursue a career in documentary filmmaking or journalism instead of a traditional "briefcase carrying life."
22:16 - 23:30 (01:14)
Summary
The speaker, a Stanford graduate, decided to pursue a career in documentary filmmaking or journalism instead of a traditional "briefcase carrying life." They began their career as a volunteer news reporter at KPFA in Berkeley, where they uncovered stories about the San Francisco Fire Department's racism and sexism in the 80s.