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Jul 22
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What If Working Harder Was Never Actuall...

Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle
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Writer and author Rainesford Stauffer joins us to talk about what happens when you've spent your whole life working your way into worthiness and it still doesn't feel like enough. We get into the real economics of freelancing plus nonprofit work plus mentoring student journalists in Kentucky, what OCD has to do with financial anxiety, and what she actually t ... Show More
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