To a large extent, the economy of your household and your community is a do-it-yourself project. This show explores many ways people are working to change the way wealth works for them and their neighbors. Below are some links to some of the creative economic approaches you'll hear about on the show. 

Episode #33: August, 2010: DIY Economy
produced by Julie Sabatier with help from Jaymee Cuti, Beth Hyams and engineer Clark Salisbury 

DIY Economy

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In this episode recorded in early April 2020, Dan Frommer (Twitter) of The New Consumer joins host Glenn Fleishman. Dan is a long-time journalist. He’s been the editor in chief of Recode at Vox Media, an editor and writer at Quartz, and helped create Business Insider. 

The New Consumer is a subscription newsletter and site that charges a fee for access to keen insights by Dan about the shape and changes in the retail economy. Dan started the site a year ago, long before a pandemic was even suspected, and he’s well poised to document the massive upheaval happening now.

While paid newsletters aren’t new, Dan is part of a small but growing number of people who have built expertise and audiences who then turn to direct support as a way to create their work solely for subscribers. This keeps them independent of advertising and the vagaries of employers’ changing priorities.

Consumption in the Age of Pandemic with Dan Frommer

Aperiodical produces The New Disruptors, which tells stories that provide practical inspiration about the way that creative people and producers connect with audiences to perform, cajole, convince, sell, and interact using new methods. 

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Consumption in the Age of Pandemic with Dan Frommer

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