Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle

Do You Have to Lose Money to Do the Work You Love?

Ana and Mike Leave the House

Dan Harmon from "Secret Skin"

Can You Make a Career Out of a Patchwork Quilt? with Ron Funches

What If You Have to Leave to Stay in Love With It?

Is the Garage Is Better Than the Studio? with Chris Gethard

What If Control Isn’t Freedom?

What If the “Recession-Proof” Job Isn’t? with Siri Dahl

Do I Keep Going?

What If 30 Years Is Just The Beginning? with Rhett Miller

What We Lost Going Direct-to-Audience

Ana and Mike Face the Music

What If You Leave the Dream Job… and Everything Gets Better?

What Comes After the Big Job? with Jody Avirgan

What If Thoughtful Work Can’t Pay the Bills?

One of My Cats Wouldn’t Make It Through College

What If Making Good Work Still Isn’t Enough? with Ian Danskin

What If You Write 39 Scripts… and It's Still Not Enough?

How Do You Keep Going? with Bob DeRosa

What If the Goal Isn’t to Go Big, It’s to Keep Going?

What If You Outgrow the Dream Job? with Sam Sanders

What If Making It Still Feels Fragile?

What Does It Take to Stay Kind in a Brutal Industry? with Josh Gondelman and Maris Kreizman

What Happens When Class Never Stops Following You?

What If Fear Is What Keeps You Working? with Xochitl Gonzalez

What Do You Do When Your Values and Your Rent Are in a Fight?

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Ana and Mike Sell Out

What If the Work Never Lets Go?

What If Scarcity Never Really Leaves You? with Jamie Loftus

What happens when your entire career depends on being visible, and valuable... while also being completely on your own?

What Do You Do When the Work Doesn’t Feel Like Enough? with Parker Molloy

NEW MUSIC ALERT from Mike!

Money Won’t Save You (But Therapy Might)

What If Rest Is the Work? with Maggie Mae Fish

Spoilers: Sinners (Bonus)

What Do You Lose When You Follow Instead of Subscribe?

Are Follows Replacing Real Support? with Taylor Lorenz

What Do We Lose When We Work Alone?

Who Wins When Everyone’s a Freelancer? with Adam Conover

What If Success Doesn’t Save You?

Is Stability Just a Story We Tell Ourselves? with Lyz Lenz

What If “Making It” Isn’t Enough?

What Even Is a Viable Career Anymore? with Paul F. Tompkins

What happens after you “make it,” but still can’t make it work?

Why Are We Making Past Due?

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Always Be Podcasting (Farewell to Another Day)

Paul F. Tompkins Teaser (Video)