Can You Survive on Diversification Alone? with Ophira Eisenberg
Stand-up comedian and former NPR host Ophira Eisenberg joins us to talk about what happens after the salary ends. We get into public radio money, Sirius XM royalties, and the Gen X guilt of making con...
9 Sep 58min
Is the Industry the Worst It's Ever Been? with Malcolm Barrett
Malcolm Barrett joins us to break down exactly how streaming, with it's shorter seasons, invisible metrics, and evaporating residuals, might be breaking the working actor. Get mote at http://patre...
2 Sep 49min
What Do Comedy and Union Organizing Have in Common? with Nato Green
Comedian, writer, and union organizer Nato Green joins us to talk about 30 years of building worker power by day and doing stand-up by night, and why he's made peace with the fact that comedy will nev...
26 Aug 1h 2min
What If the Backup Plan Was Never a Backup Plan? with Ambar Martinez
Actor, writer, and registered ER nurse Ambar Martinez joins us to talk about building a life out of two careers that are both all-consuming... and refusing to pick just one. We get into the economics ...
19 Aug 1h
What If You Outgrow the Dream Job? with Sam Sanders
Journalist and podcast host Sam Sanders joins us to talk about what happens when the thing you thought you wanted turns out to be too small. We get into the emotional and financial cost of walking awa...
12 Aug 51min
How do You Get Into (and Out of) Debt? with Jamie Feldman and Rachel Webster
Jamie Feldman and Rachel Webster, the duo behind the award-winning podcast Debt Heads, join us to talk about the 1978 Supreme Court decision that quietly eliminated interest rate caps and created the ...
5 Aug 1h 5min
Ana and Mike Show Up
Mike's running at full speed with no room to breathe, Ana's navigating the gap between making art and making rent, and together they unpack why showing up, week after week, broke or not, might be the ...
29 Juli 39min
What If Working Harder Was Never Actually the Answer? with Rainesford Stauffer
Writer and author Rainesford Stauffer joins us to talk about what happens when you've spent your whole life working your way into worthiness and it still doesn't feel like enough. We get into the real...
22 Juli 54min
