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Season 4 · Episode 142

Honest conversations with people writing their second draft.

Long-form interviews with people who quit, pivoted or started from zero. Watch the full episodes on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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Hosted by two people who started over.

Maya left law at 34 to make documentaries. Daniel closed his first startup and drove a cab for a year before building his second. Every week they sit down with someone in the middle of their own rewrite.

Since 2022 · Recorded in Brooklyn

Maya Cohen

Filmmaker, former lawyer

Daniel Osei

Two-time founder

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The new episode, three things the guest recommended, and nothing else. Read by 31,000 people.

A weekly show about quitting, pivoting and starting from zero.

Second Draft

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