How Do You Let Go And Still Stay In It? with River Butcher
Comedian River Butcher joins us for a conversation about what happens when the gigs stop coming—and the world doesn’t end. We talk about the fear of slowing down, and how gratitude, perspective, and a...
1 Loka 202555min
Is Doing It Yourself the Only Honest Way Left? with Michael Burns
Writer and video essayist Michael Burns joins us to talk about what happens when the platform you helped build stops serving the work and starts serving itself. After Wisecrack, he set out to make som...
24 Syys 20251h 2min
Ana and Mike Leave the House
Ana and Mike compare notes from the road: Ana’s on assignment in small-town Maine chasing a political story she believes in, and Mike’s in between tour legs, chasing rent. They get into the economics ...
17 Syys 202555min
Can You Make a Career Out of a Patchwork Quilt? with Ron Funches
Comedian and actor Ron Funches joins us for a deeply funny and unexpectedly honest conversation about the strange economics of creative work. We talk about surviving on joy, staying positive when noth...
10 Syys 202540min
Is the Garage Is Better Than the Studio? with Chris Gethard
Comedian Chris Gethard joins us to talk about walking away from the version of success he spent years chasing, and why that might be the reason he's still standing. We get into the grief of giving up ...
3 Syys 20251h 8min
What If the “Recession-Proof” Job Isn’t? with Siri Dahl
Adult performer and podcaster Siri Dahl joins us to talk about the emotional and economic realities of sex work in an era that calls itself creator-friendly, but still censors, exploits, and erases. W...
27 Elo 202554min
What If 30 Years Is Just The Beginning? with Rhett Miller
Musician and writer Rhett Miller joins us to talk about staying creative in an industry that keeps changing. From fronting the Old 97’s to writing children’s books, Rhett opens up about the financial ...
20 Elo 202556min
Ana and Mike Face the Music
Ana and Mike get real about what creative work actually looks like behind the scenes, breaking down the economics of touring, Substack’s Nazi problem, how platforms trap creators, audiences, and the p...
13 Elo 20251h 10min
