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The Freelancer Crazies

From: Jamie Courville
Length: 00:05:00

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Freelancing has its benefits, but what happens when the phone doesn’t ring? These are a handful of interviews with New York City freelancers talking about anxieties of the downside. Read the full description.

Woman_in_jail_super8_small Freelancing has its benefits, but what happens when the phone doesn’t ring? These are a handful of interviews with New York City freelancers talking about anxieties of the downside.

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Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
Sleep Around the Clock Belle & Sebastian The Boy With the Arab Strap. Matador 1998 00:37
The Good Times are Killing Me Modest Mouse Baron von Bullshit Rides Again. 2004 00:11
As We Go Up We Go Down Guided By Voices Alien Lanes. Matador 1995 00:21
Sleep Around the Clock Belle & Sebastian The Boy With the Arab Strap. Matador 1998 00:38