Jamie Feldman

It's really, really nice to hear from people. Making an independently produced podcast about debt, money, shame, and the struggle to survive in late-stage capitalism has been full of high highs and low lows. So to celebrate how far we've come, we thought we'd recap our journey in what is known as a bonus episode.

It's really, really nice to hear from people. Making an independently produced podcast about debt, money, shame, and the struggle to survive in late-stage capitalism has been full of high highs and low lows. So to celebrate how far we've come, we thought we'd recap our journey in what is known as a bonus episode.

But in the meantime, please enjoy listening to me cry. Bye. Okay, so in the summer of 2023, prompted by the success of Jamie's TikTok fame, we decided to launch a podcast that investigated the American economy from the perspective of people who were not quite making ends meet.

But in the meantime, please enjoy listening to me cry. Bye. Okay, so in the summer of 2023, prompted by the success of Jamie's TikTok fame, we decided to launch a podcast that investigated the American economy from the perspective of people who were not quite making ends meet.

We garnered a very small circle of listeners, mostly our friends and family. And to them, we said, hey, we have this idea.

We garnered a very small circle of listeners, mostly our friends and family. And to them, we said, hey, we have this idea.

The grant money came in with just enough time for us to pick an auspicious goal for our pilot, the Tribeca Film Festival.

The grant money came in with just enough time for us to pick an auspicious goal for our pilot, the Tribeca Film Festival.

I know, it sounds really nice. It's a professional microphone as opposed to this phone that I carry around in my pocket all the time. It is full of crud. We stopped ripping music off the internet and asked our favorite composer to write us an original soundtrack. We found a theme song. We even got a fact checker named Serena. Yeah, thanks Serena.

I know, it sounds really nice. It's a professional microphone as opposed to this phone that I carry around in my pocket all the time. It is full of crud. We stopped ripping music off the internet and asked our favorite composer to write us an original soundtrack. We found a theme song. We even got a fact checker named Serena. Yeah, thanks Serena.

We worked from morning to night, from the beginning of January to the day after Jamie's birthday.

We worked from morning to night, from the beginning of January to the day after Jamie's birthday.

And then we finished.

And then we finished.

You know, it's like the saying goes, it's not the journey that counts, it's the destination. Just kidding. But that's suddenly how we acted.

You know, it's like the saying goes, it's not the journey that counts, it's the destination. Just kidding. But that's suddenly how we acted.

And then finally, we did hear back. And we did not get in.

And then finally, we did hear back. And we did not get in.

Dear Rachel, thank you for submitting your project for consideration for the 2024 Tribeca Festival. Unfortunately, Deadheads was not selected for this year's program.

Dear Rachel, thank you for submitting your project for consideration for the 2024 Tribeca Festival. Unfortunately, Deadheads was not selected for this year's program.