Ana and Mike Write Ghost Stories

Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle

Ana Marie Cox, Open Mike Eagle, and Andrew Steven

Arts, Society & Culture, Business, Performing Arts

4.6 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Ana and Mike try to untangle the pure joy of making art from the exhausting pressure of creating for survival. Mike admits he's pushing all his chips into survival mode and can't afford a break, while Ana discusses the elusive practice of emotional sobriety and letting go of the outcome. Get more at ⁠patreon.com/pastdue⁠ and help support the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Birthday coming up?
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0:07.0	Celebrate Stylish Julia with a cute vintage jewelry box.
0:11.0	Or Photography Mab Pull with a customized leather camera strap.
0:15.0	Or your caffeine-loving dad with a handmade pour-over coffee maker.
0:19.0	Don't just celebrate birthdays.
0:21.9	Celebrate one of a kind people with gifts that say I get you on Etsy.
0:27.1	Click or tap the banner to shop now.
0:35.6	Oh, I have like a craft question.
0:39.2	Oh, good.
0:40.0	I love craft questions.
0:42.0	So you did this album.
0:44.0	Uh-huh.
0:45.3	It has done well critically.
0:48.7	It did do well critically.
0:50.3	It's supporting you financially, is.
0:54.1	I think we're a little beyond the window of that. Yeah. It's supporting you financially, is.
0:57.4	I think we're a little beyond the window of that.
1:01.6	But yes, for a span of time, it did.
1:04.0	You needed it to do for a while. Absolutely.
1:04.9	Absolutely.
1:06.7	So is now the time you have to start planning the next one?
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