Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchLike Going Back to High School
Episode 45
David's home workspace gets invaded by teenagers, Jason reprises his old commute and learns to appreciate the ability to work from anyplace, and a li…
8 years, 5 months ago
Maybe You'll Get a Real Job, with David Wain
Episode 44
You might not realize it, but creative professionals in the entertainment industry are also free agents. In this episode we talk to writer/actor/dire…
8 years, 5 months ago
Don’t Ask Us Permission
Episode 43
David attended a conference and was asked for advice (or was it permission?) from many potential free agents. When he got home, his professional life…
8 years, 6 months ago
Learning Your Creative Rhythms, with Shawn Blanc
Episode 42
David and Jason go through the Free Agents Mailbag with observations about the legend of the man who outsourced his own job, taking a hobby to the ne…
8 years, 6 months ago
A Walk on the Beach
Episode 41
David has a big birthday and joins Jason in discovering the value of embracing a lull; David's wife gets a new job, leading to changes in working at …
8 years, 7 months ago
Like Being in a Boat, with Kourosh Dini
Episode 40
Psychiatrist, writer and musician Kourosh Dini joins us to discuss his long journey to being an independent worker, mixing his various jobs, dealing …
8 years, 7 months ago
Quality Time with a Sledgehammer
Episode 39
David tries to not work too hard on his European vacation, while Jason tries to do the same in his own house; David's experiments with hyper-scheduli…
8 years, 8 months ago
Knit Your Parachute on the Way Down, with Thom Zahler
Episode 38
David and Jason talk to artist and writer Thom Zahler, an independent creator for 15 years in indie comics (Love and Capes, Warning Label), licensed …
8 years, 8 months ago
The Twelve-Week Year
Episode 37
We wrap up the year with a discussion of navigating holidays and vacations, David's thoughts about getting projects to completion in the new year, Ja…
8 years, 8 months ago
My App Story, with John Voorhees
Episode 36
John Voorhees of MacStories is a brand-new free agent, a lawyer who left his job in Chicago to set out on his own as a writer and app developer. He t…
8 years, 9 months ago