Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle
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Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle
Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle explore what it takes to survive as a creative today. From juggling side gigs to redefining success, we dive into the real stories behind making a living when one job just isn’t enough
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312 episoade
What Do You Really Get Paid In? with Will Hines
Comedian and actor Will Hines joins Ana and Mike to talk about trading a salary for freedom, and why time might be the only currency that really matte...
Is the Climb Its Own Kind of Arrival? with Jacquis Neal
Actor and comedian Jacquis Neal joins us to talk about the strange space between doing good work and still feeling like you haven’t arrived. From voic...
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 s...
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 servi...
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 tou...
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...
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 s...
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-fr...
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 chi...
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,...
What Comes After the Big Job? with Jody Avirgan
Podcast host and producer Jody Avirgan joins us to talk about walking away from big platforms like ESPN and NPR, and what it takes to build something...
Introducing Curiosity Weekly
Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle briefly introduce Curiosity Weekly, a podcast from Discovery that helps makes sense of the world we live in. The sho...
What If Making Good Work Still Isn’t Enough? with Ian Danskin
Video essayist Ian Danskin joins us to talk about the exhausting economics of doing thoughtful work online—and what it means when your most meaningful...
How Do You Keep Going? with Bob DeRosa
Screenwriter Bob DeRosa joins us to talk about what it really takes to build a long-haul creative career—one that doesn’t go viral, but keeps going. W...
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 in...
What Does It Take to Stay Kind in a Brutal Industry? with Josh Gondelman and Maris Kreizman
Comedian Josh Gondelman and writer Maris Kreizman join us to talk about surviving the creative economy as individuals and as a couple. We dig into the...
What If Fear Is What Keeps You Working? with Xochitl Gonzalez
Despite writing bestsellers and landing a Reese’s Book Club pick, Xochitl Gonzalez opens up about the lingering shame of precarity, the invisibility o...
Ana and Mike Sell Out
Ana and Mike talk about what it means to sell out... financially, creatively, and emotionally. From brand deals to burnout, they ask whether survival...
What If Scarcity Never Really Leaves You? with Jamie Loftus
Writer and podcaster Jamie Loftus joins us to talk about financial anxiety, inherited frugality, and the emotional cost of choosing creative freedom....
What Do You Do When the Work Doesn’t Feel Like Enough? with Parker Molloy
Writer Parker Molloy joins us to talk about the invisible costs of creative independence, from burnout to the search for meaning in an industry built...
What If Rest Is the Work? with Maggie Mae Fish
Writer, performer, and YouTuber Maggie Mae Fish joins us to talk about financial survival, burnout, and the hard-earned lessons of giving up hustle cu...
Are Follows Replacing Real Support? with Taylor Lorenz
Journalist Taylor Lorenz joins us to talk about the hidden costs of writing online today, from the terrifying reality of working without health protec...
Who Wins When Everyone’s a Freelancer? with Adam Conover
Comedian Adam Conover joins us to unpack the real costs of the so-called "creator economy" from algorithmic gatekeeping to the crumbling of stable cre...
Is Stability Just a Story We Tell Ourselves? with Lyz Lenz
Writer Lyz Lenz joins us for a brutally honest conversation about what it really takes to survive the creative economy. From maxed-out credit cards to...
What Even Is a Viable Career Anymore? with Paul F. Tompkins
Comedian and actor Paul F. Tompkins opens up about career insecurity, creative joy, and why the secret to survival in a crumbling industry might just...
Introducing "Past Due" (Trailer)
Overworked, underpaid, & somehow still optimistic? Join us on "Past Due" as we navigate surviving an economy that doesn’t play fair. Starting May 7th,...
Why Are We Making Past Due? (Teaser)
The creative economy is broken, and yet, we’re still here. Past Due is a new podcast from Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle about what it really takes...
Another Day Archives: Always Be Podcasting (Farewell to Another Day)
In the final episode of Another Day, Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle unpack the quiet panic of not-quite-enough, from spreadsheets and therapy bills...
Another Day Archives: Living the Dream (and the Struggle) with Open Mike Eagle
What happens when living your dream doesn’t pay the bills? Ana and Open Mike Eagle talk about how unexpected gigs can save the day, but needing work s...
Another Day Archives: Politics Isn’t Optional, But Optimism Might Be with Open Mike Eagle
Ana and Open Mike Eagle break down the weird, absurd, and infuriating ways politics and pop culture collide—from a TikTok song about a hostile governm...
Another Day Archives: The Government Should Be a Trampoline, Not a Net with Open Mike Eagle
Ana and Open Mike Eagle explore the fine line between resilience and overextension—digging into rock climbing injuries, political burnout, and why rea...
Another Day Archives: The Act of Showing Up with Josh Gondelman
Ana and Josh Gondelman explore the power of presence, reflecting on how connecting with others, embracing creativity, and asking for what you need tra...
Another Day Archives: Andy Richter
Andy Richter joins Ana to reflect on life in the public eye, navigating politics in a fractured America, and what mental health looks like, all while...
Another Day Archives: Josh Gondelman
The Day After: Comedian Josh Gondelman joins Ana to unpack the reality of Trump’s victory, process what it means, explore paths forward, and tackle an...
Day 3: Peggy Flanagan
Welcome to Day 3 of 90 Days with Ana Marie Cox. Today Minnesota Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan joined Ana to discuss resiliency, playing to win, feeding...
Day 5: Emily Hauser
Welcome to Day 5 of 90 Days with Ana Marie Cox. Today Ana talked with community organizer Emily Hauser about her atomic GOTV Google Doc, how to have h...
Day 6: Parker Malloy
Welcome to Day 6 of 90 Days with Ana Marie Cox and the triumphant return of our friend Parker Malloy who joined Ana to talk about the Washington Post...
Day 10: Beau Friedlander
Welcome to Day 10 of 90 Days with Ana Marie Cox. Today, Ana talked to executive producer Beau Friedlander about fascism, mutual support groups, 12-foo...
Day 12: Greg Pak
Welcome to Day 12 of 90 Days with Ana Marie Cox. Today Ana was joined by comic book writer, filmmaker and avowed lefty booster Greg Pak to talk about...
Day 13: Philip Bump
Welcome to Day 13 of 90 Days with Ana Marie Cox. Today, Washington Post national columnist Philip Bump joined Ana to gut check polls, high stakes, the...