Hey, Upgrade listeners. We want to bring you a recast this week that we think will be particularly

useful in this pandemic afflicted economy. It's called How to Pursue a Side Hustle with New York

Times bestselling author Chris Gillibault. Chris is the author of numerous books, including the art

of nonconformity, side hustle from idea to income in 27 days, and the money tree, finding the fortune in your own

backyard. I know, I know the gig economy sucks and shouldn't be necessary to survive, but for those who

want it or rely on it, here's some great advice on making that extra income on the side. We hope you

enjoy the episode and Alice and I will be back next week with a brand new one.

Have a great one.

Hello, and welcome to The Upgrade, the podcast from the team at Lifehacker.com, where we help you improve your life one week at a time.

I'm Melissa Kirsch, editor-in-chief of Lifehacker.

And I'm Alice Bradley, deputy editor of Lifehacker.

And today we're talking about side hustles.

Side hustles are those projects you pursue after work, at night or on weekends.

Those extra jobs you do to supplement your income are just because you're fulfilling a passion.

First, LifeHacker Managing Editor Virginia Smith and staff writer Patrick Austin talk with Chris

Gilibow, author of Side Hustle, from Idea to Income in 27 days.

I believe that doing this can be really empowering for people.

Then our own producer, Levi Sharp, hits the streets to ask New Yorkers what they're working on after they finish their day jobs.

My side hustle is pestering people with a microphone in the park.

No, I'm just kidding. That's my full time. That's my full hustle.

And finally, Virginia and Patrick talked to journalist Catherine Bab Meggira, who wrote this very

revealing story in Quartz entitled, Millennials are obsessed with side hustles because they're all

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