Update: Its Hard Going Back to School, Work, and Saving Journalism

Published: Sept. 6, 2018, 4:30 a.m.

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Never heard ZigZag? Start with Season One, Chapter One.
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\\nThis is an update episode between Seasons 1 and 2 of ZigZag.\\xa0
\\nOn Sept 20, we\'ll have a special report on\\xa0the Civil token sale.
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\\ufeffSeason Two officially starts on Oct 11, 2018.

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This week, Manoush and Jen discuss Civil\\u2019s biggest partnership to date, why boredom is more relevant than ever, and address listeners who wish they would stop cursing on their show.

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GO DEEPER:
\\nWhat the Associated Press hopes Civil\\u2019s tech will help them achieve. Not only is Manoush\\u2019s book Bored and Brilliant out in paperback: a 3-year study about boredom is underway. The Basic Attention Token is a blockchain experiment worth watching. Tech testifies about how you get your information. Women curse too and that\\u2019s a good thing. The badass song in the episode comes from listener Tine Schenck, a Norwegian feminist and musician. The button to donate to Manoush and Jen is still working.

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Who you\\u2019ll hear: Manoush (@manoushZ) Jen (@jpoyant)

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Support our work at https://zigzagpod.com/donate/

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**CREDITS:
\\n**David Herman, Audio Engineer and Composer

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ZigZag comes from Stable Genius Productions, in partnership with Civil. We are proud members of Radiotopia, from PRX.

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ZigZag is the business show about being human.

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Join a community of listeners riding the twists and turns of late-capitalism, searching for a kinder, more sustainable way. Manoush Zomorodi and Jen Poyant investigate how work and business impact our wellbeing and the planet we live on. On Seasons 4 and 5, hear from rebels and visionaries with radical ideas on how we can build stable lives, careers, and companies.

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\\n**If you\\u2019re also interested in Jen and Manoush\\u2019s personal story and their adventures in starting their own business with a little help from blockchain technology, listen to the first three seasons, starting with Season 1, Chapter 1.

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