Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle

Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle

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Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle explore what it takes to survive as a creative today. From juggling side gigs to redefining success, we dive into the real stories behind making a living when one job just isn’t enough

3D AGO

What If You’re Still Becoming the Person You Want to Be? with Baron Vaughn

Comedian, actor, and writer Baron Vaughn joins us for a deeply personal conversation about what it means to rewrite your story while you’re still living inside it. We talk about growing up with scarcity, the trauma of survival-mode success, the work behind the work, and why healing is harder when the industry expects your pain to be punchlines. Get more a patreon.com/pastdue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 18m
3D AGO

Introducing Who Killed Misty Copsey?

Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle introduce Who Took Misty Copsey, a true crime podcast from ID. The season is now released in full so you can binge listen if you like it as much as we do!

1 min
12/31/2025

What Even Is a Viable Career Anymore? with Paul F. Tompkins

Comedian and actor Paul F. Tompkins opens up about career insecurity, creative joy, and why the secret to survival in a crumbling industry might just be doing it yourself. If you want to hear more from today’s conversation with Paul F. Tompkins, including his dumbest money decision ever and the surprisingly smart investment he made that paid off big, join us at ⁠patreon.com/pastdue⁠. You’ll get exclusive extras, extended interviews, and first dibs on upcoming surprises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

51 min
12/23/2025

2025 Receipts

To wrap up the year, Ana, Mike, and Andrew take a look at what it really costs to make Past Due. From programmatic ads and Patreon, to personal finances and more, this is a full accounting of both the numbers and the “why.” Get bonus content and help support the show at ⁠patreon.com/pastdue⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 5m
12/17/2025

What If Momentum Doesn’t Mean Security? with Eliot Glazer

TV writer and performer Eliot Glazer joins us to talk about what happens when you’ve done everything right—and still find yourself scrambling. We unpack how the writers’ and actors’ strikes cracked open long-buried conversations about financial anxiety, class disparity, the invisible middle class of Hollywood, and the emotional cost of staying relevant in an industry that keeps changing the rules. Get more at patreon.com/pastdue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

52 min
12/10/2025

How Do You Build the Thing You’ve Been Waiting Your Whole Life to See? with Joey Clift

Writer, comedian, and director Joey Clift joins us to talk about making the work that matters, especially when the world doesn’t make it easy. From Paw Patrol to Peabody nominations to his new animated short POW, Joey opens up about the long road to representation, what it means to build a career without a “big break,” and why doing it the right way isn’t always the fastest—or easiest—path. Watch POW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOTuVqdwu8Y Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

51 min
12/03/2025

How Many Jobs Make a Creative Life? with Mary Robinette Kowal

Award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal joins us to talk about building a creative ecosystem that actually fits your brain. From viral cat videos to Patreon-powered writing sessions, she shares exactly how she budgets, hires, monetizes, and prioritizes joy across multiple income streams, and how being honest about what you don’t want might be the key to building the career you do want. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

55 min
11/26/2025

What Do We Need to Know About the ACA? with Charles Gaba

Healthcare analyst and ACA expert Charles Gaba joins us to explain what freelancers, artists, and anyone with unpredictable income really need to know about this year’s open enrollment. We cover rising premiums, the danger of auto-renewals, and how to avoid surprise tax bills or lost subsidies. Whether you're switching plans or signing up for the first time, this episode breaks down what the ACA does—and doesn’t—offer the creative class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 1m

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Introducing "Past Due" (Trailer)

Overworked, underpaid, & somehow still optimistic? Join us on "Past Due" as we navigate surviving an economy that doesn’t play fair. Starting May 7th, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

04/30/2025

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Ana Marie Cox

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6,276 Ratings

Figuring it out

06/25/2025

majkPPS

Really good at digging into how to do your stuff, be true to yourself, and support yourself and others all at the same time. No easy answers but plenty of great information!
Brilliant + reassuring candor

06/24/2025

factsheet7

New favorite podcast— great guests, incredibly timely takes on evergreen factors of choosing a creative life/ career. Hard to describe how much insight, humor, and non-corny vulnerability these two + their guests bring to every episode. Deep dives punctuated by levity and breakthroughs that feel earned rather than performed. Loved the Tompkins and Loftus episodes most. Glad every episode ends on a note of sane uplift.
Always a fun and interesting listen

10/28/2024

stonedown

I like the subjects which Ana Marie Cox talks about and the way she drills down into them. She’s a political junkie and apparently a movie nerd, who cares deeply about the direction our society is heading. She talks about difficult topics without catastrophizing or adding to the overall negative energy.
Podcast is behind a paywall now?

01/15/2025

Truly66

Love your show, used to never miss it, but that’s when I could listen to the whole thing. You asked us to go vote for your podcast and I did. Now I can’t listen unless I pay for it? Unsubscribing 😕

Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle explore what it takes to survive as a creative today. From juggling side gigs to redefining success, we dive into the real stories behind making a living when one job just isn’t enough