How Do You Survive With Integrity? with Jesse Thorn
An episode of the Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle podcast, hosted by Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle, titled "How Do You Survive With Integrity? with Jesse Thorn" was published on November 5, 2025 and runs 74 minutes.
November 5, 2025 ·74m · Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle
Summary
Broadcaster and podcast pioneer Jesse Thorn joins us to talk about building something sustainable without selling out. From his early days of mailing CD-Rs to NPR stations to running Maximum Fun as a listener-supported network, Jesse shares the emotional and economic math behind 20 years of independent success. We get into what it means to build trust with an audience, how community gets harder in a platform-driven world, and why “working for the people” still feels like the best job he’s ever had. Support the show at patreon.com/pastdue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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