The creative economy is broken.

But we're still here, barely.

I'm Anna Marie Cox.

And I'm Open Mike Eagle.

And this is past due, a podcast about what it really takes to make a living, when one job isn't enough, and three still won't pay for your therapy.

We're talking with artists, writers, comedians, people who have figured out how to survive, or at least they fake it really well.

We talk with all types of people and get into the wins, the losses, the scams, the things they've done that were smart and the things they've done that were not so smart.

Start on May 7th, you can listen to our podcast wherever you find your podcast.

Because someone has to say it.

This economy sucks.

Coming up, we've got guests like Paul F. Tompkins, Liz Lins, Adam Conover, Taylorins, Maggie May Fish, Rhett Miller, Trayvon Free, and Ted Leo, just to name a few.

This is past due.

So, Mike, I asked you to do this podcast, And I'm curious why you wanted to.

Why did you say yes?

Well, I enjoy talking to you.

That's the number one reason I said yes.

But the subject matter in particular has been pretty important to me lately.

I can solidly say my money has been funny for about a year now. And it's been

difficult to try to figure out how to survive as a musician, as a podcaster, content creator.

When all of the structure that I've been dependent on is sort of falling apart. I've been struggling to deal with

it. And oftentimes I find that struggle has been made more difficult by the fact that I feel like

I'm doing it alone. Having a space to discuss these things and talk about them with our guests,

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