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Carl Landau · 113 episodes with transcripts

I Used to Be Somebody inspires 50+ year olds to build their (Un)Retired good life. Each month we interview cool, inspiring people about their retirement challenges and why and how they figured it out—turning this phase of life into an incredible, rewarding reality.

Spoken has transcripts of 113 I Used to be Somebody episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 13, 2026.

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  | while IFS=' ' read -r id title; do
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      sleep 0.34
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Andrea Sodergren: Engineer Pivots to Stand-Up Comedian and Creator Moms Unhinged

October 13, 2026

Andrea Sodergren (0:04)

Pickleball Media presents the I Used to Be Somebody Show, produced live at the Landout Tiki Bar in Sacramento.

Gary Sirak (0:11)

Here's our host, Karl Landout.

Carl Landau (0:17)

Welcome to Landout Tiki Bar and the I Used to Be Somebody Show. Who starts out their career as a system engineer, and ends up as a very successful stand-up comedian, and now produces their own show. Just one person I know, today's guest, I'll explain in a minute. First, I want to thank this month's sponsors. Please…

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