Roadtrip Nation is a show on PBS that has college students traveling across the country in a bright green RV interviewing successful people about their careers and how they got where they are today. The tagline for the show is “define your own road in life.” I showed this to my students on Wednesday with some success. I like how it depicts young people like them who are unsure of what lies ahead after graduation.
One of my favorite parts of the website is the Interviews section. Here you can find the episodes cut down into just the interview portion. A few examples are:
Jehmu Greene, Executive Director, Rock the Vote
Joe Quesada, Editor in Chief, Marvel Comics
There are 147 interviews on the site in fields ranging from art/design to entrepreneurship, medicine and sports. I watched one with Kate White, Editor in Chief of Cosmopolitan magazine which reminded me of interviewing to be assistant to the editor in chief of that magazine in my early twenties. She provides some gems of wisdom including the idea of taking small risks on a regular basis so that when the big risks come along, they don’t seem so big.
Though this show and website is designed for college students, I think there is wisdom to be gained from these interviews for someone at any stage of their careerpath.
Hi!!
Thanks for writing about roadtrip nation! We are always stoked to see that others identify with our content. Hope you continue to enjoy the interviews and see you on the open road!!
~chrystal, roadtrip nation
I just had a long conversation with my sister about your post and the link to the Quesada interview. She was really inspired.
That’s so great! He’s one of my favorite interviews. Such an amazing story of going after your passion and reaching your our success. Thanks for passing that along and for the support!
Cheers!
Chrystal