Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle

Musician Philip Labes breaks down the economics of touring, the trade-offs between making money and putting on a great show, and the tension between authenticity and commercial success. Plus, turning painful personal experiences into art, and knowing when you're ready. get more at http://patreon.com/pastdue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle recommend Conversations From The Frontlines, a podcast from from Liberty Hill Foundation. If you are interested in how real social change actually happens, we suggest you check it out.

Comedian, writer, and actor Jay Jurden explains why everyone is touring when TV writing jobs are disappearing, how personal training prepared him for the creative economy, and why live comedy needs to offer more than a meet-and-greet.  Get more at patreon.com/pastdue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Journalist Taylor Lorenz joins us to talk about the hidden costs of writing online today, from the terrifying reality of working without health protections, to the pressure of being a one-person brand, and why real survival might mean building community from the ground up. Get more at http://patreon.com/pastdue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ana and Mike dig into the new Spider-Man as a movie about depression disguised as a blockbuster and what it says about a summer full of angry, lonely men on screen. Plus: Tom Holland praise, mourning the Facebook video scam that gutted journalism, and a genuine question about whether any view count anywhere is real. Get more at http://patreon.com/pastdue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices