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

Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle

Ana Marie Cox, Open Mike Eagle, and Andrew Steven

Business, Performing Arts, Arts, Society & Culture

4.6 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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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 still standing. We get into the grief of giving up the big dream, the joy of making weird stuff for the people who get it, and the radical act of building a career that actually fits your life. Get more at patreon.com/pastdue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What happens when you make a TV show that gets canceled?
0:03.8	A podcast that takes off in a comedy career that never quite follows the rules.
0:08.1	I once had an agent tell me if we could get all of your fan bases to just team up and be one fan base.
0:13.5	You'd be a very large act.
0:15.1	Chris Getherd is a comedian, writer, podcaster, and DIY legend.
0:18.8	He's built a career outside the mainstream, not always by choice.
0:22.0	From public access to HBO, he's seen every version of success and still wonders what it all means.
0:28.0	The corporate dollar chases on in podcasting now. It's no longer the playground for creatives.
0:33.4	If you've ever wondered if you're chasing your big break or bracing for your life to break you,
0:39.2	listen up. This is the difference between an artist being able to bet on themselves on a special
0:44.2	or maybe purchase a home. The creative economy is broken, but some people are still making it work.
0:52.9	We're here to find out how.
0:54.6	I'm Anna Marie Cox.
0:55.9	And I'm open Mike Eagle.
0:57.7	This is past due.
1:03.9	No, I'm just psych to be here.
1:05.9	I'm a fan of the show, and I support the mission statement in a really big one, which I'm sure we'll talk about.
1:13.3	Yeah, there we go. And Mike, get on it. Okay, Chris, we have, and since you're a self-profess fan of
1:23.8	the show, actually, you're going to be quite prepared for this. But the question,
1:27.9	the introductory question we like to ask all of our guests to start our conversation is,
1:33.0	when is the last time you were worried about covering your monthly expenses?
1:41.7	It's a big inhale. Yeah.'s um i have not i have not had to worry about the monthly
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