Shit You Don't Learn in School

Shit You Don't Learn in School

Calvin Rosser & Steph Smith

Episodes 96
Avg. Duration 43m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (102)
Since Apr 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
54%
Hosting
rss.buzzsprout.com

About This Podcast

Formal schooling does a terrible job of preparing you to thrive as an adult. The Shit You Don't Learn in School podcast exists to make up for this societal failure. In this show, Calvin Rosser and Steph Smith share stories, insights, and resources designed to help you improve the quality of your personal and professional life. If all works out, you'll be at least 1% better at navigating the waters.

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Recent Episodes

S7E7 89. An Unplanned Month in Basque Country, Portugal, and Morocco

Jun 14, 2026 1h 21m

After an invite to walk the Camino from Kevin Kelly, Steph and Cal ended up on an unplanned month in Portugal, Morocco, France, and Spain. In this episode, we cover cruising the Portuguese coast in…

S7E6 88. How to Plan a Trip to East Africa

May 31, 2026 1h 11m

In Part 3 of our East Africa series, Steph and Cal walk through how they'd plan a trip to East Africa after spending 26 days across Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda. We cover when to go, how to think…

S7E5 87. Rwanda: Gorillas, Genocide, and a Country Reborn

May 17, 2026 55m

After two weeks on safari in Kenya and Tanzania, Steph and Cal spent a week in Rwanda — a last-minute addition that ended up being their favorite leg of the trip. In Part 2 of our East Africa series,…

S7E4 86. Life on Safari in East Africa

May 03, 2026 1h 14m

Last summer, Steph and Cal spent 26 days traveling through East Africa, including a safari through the Maasai Mara, Serengeti, and Rubondo Island. In Part 1 of this three-part series on Africa, we…

S7E3 85. 8 Days On a Boat (In the Galapagos Islands)

Mar 15, 2026 1h 3m

Steph and Cal spent 8 days on a boat in the Galapagos Islands with 14 strangers, a local guide, and exotic animals that barely noticed their presence. In this episode, we cover what boat life is…

S7E2 84. Mastering the Marathon

Mar 01, 2026 48m

A year ago, Steph ran her first half marathon and crushed it. Five months later, she ran her first full marathon and spent seven miles puking her way to the finish line. In this episode, we cover…

S7E1 83. We're Back! 2025 Recap & What Comes Next

Feb 08, 2026 1h 19m

Steph and Cal are back to take stock of a wild 2025 — the wins, the bad experiments, the money mistakes, the obsessions that stuck, and the questions that refused to go away. From health and work to…

S6 82. Creating 6-Figure Projects Online (With a FT Job!)

Dec 29, 2024 1h 21m

Technology has enabled more people than ever to support their lives via online side projects. Steph is one of the people who understands this world well, having created multiple six-figure projects…

S6 81. Sprucing Up Your Space (Without Busting Your Budget)

Dec 15, 2024 1h 3m

You probably spend more time at home than anywhere else. And how you feel about that time is heavily influenced by the design and functionality of your space.But how do you create a space that you…

S6 80. 80/20 Experiments in Health

Dec 01, 2024 1h 17m

You’ll be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t say their health is paramount, yet you'll be just as hard-pressed to find someone who knows what to do to "get there". While every person’s health…

S6 79. Running Toward a Healthier Life

Nov 17, 2024 56m

Everybody warns you that your body slows down with age, but that deterioration so sneaky, we continue to convince ourselves that we’re doing just fine.At least, that’s what happened to Steph over the…

S6 78. Navigating the Best Country in the World

Nov 03, 2024 1h 23m

In part 2 of our series in Japan, we dive into the how behind planning a trip there, from what is worth seeing, how to navigate the epic train system, their unintuitive review system, and more.After…

S6 77. The Good, Bad, and Weird of Japan

Oct 27, 2024 1h 17m

We’re back with a whole new season. In our first episode back, we discuss everything from the wonderful to the wacky of Japan.You'll hear about an epic art island, specialty coffee and konbini (AKA…

S5 76. The Half-Baked Business Idea Roast: Sensory Museums, Zyn Tins, Unrecordable Spaces, and Much More

Nov 05, 2023 50m

This is the 10th episode back for SYDLIS, so if you want us to continue creating new episodes for the podcast, let us know by leaving a review at ratethispodcast.com/learn. In this episode, Steph and…

S5 75. Identity: The Strongest Force in the World

Oct 15, 2023 37m

There is something out there that can make one person more productive and kind, while another inharmonious -- even resentful. That thing is identity.And while we passively adopt parts of identity, we…

74. Opportunity is Everywhere: Using Twitter, Wikipedia, Patents, & Niche Databases to Discover Trends

Oct 07, 2023 54m

The internet has a treasure trove of information that you can use to generate business ideas, spot trends, and understand what the future will look like before everyone else. But to benefit from the…

S5 73. Writing to Save Your Life

Sep 30, 2023 1h 2m

Writing is one of the most powerful tools on Earth. But few have mastered the craft.Perhaps because success in writing often actually veers you off course, leading you to a life of talking instead of…

S5 72. Inside the Early Days of Digital Nomadism

Sep 24, 2023 57m

Few waves have hit the world quite like remote work; a wave impacting billions of people overnight due to a worldwide pandemic.But in reality, this wave was brewing for decades and thousands of…

S5 71. The Most Influential Artist You've Never Heard Of

Sep 18, 2023 40m

Few people inspire us more than Yayoi Kusama.Cal recently discovered this 94-year old's work while at the Guggenheim in Bilbao. Like many others, he was immediately gripped by her art – enough to be…

S5 70. What Do You Want?!

Sep 09, 2023 33m

Many people waddle through life without asking themselves a simple, but important question: What do I want? In this episode, Steph and Cal discuss how to figure out what you want and avoid some…

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Shit You Don't Learn in School has published 96 episodes since April 2020, covering topics in Business, Careers.

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Shit You Don't Learn in School is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 43m.

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