I am so excited to share TWO major announcements with you as part of Cut Off the Spigot’s anniversary month!
New Patreon for Cut Off the Spigot is now LIVE!
The first episode of The Learning Curve, my new podcast, is out now for paid members!
You can watch a 10 minute preview of the first episode right in this email 😁
Or, if you’re a paid member, you have access to the entire episode below!
Why Patreon? The platform enables me to create multiple tiers, including free, so people can join at the level that works for them.
Free: See my latest videos & browse popular video series
Slice the Spigot: $5/month with access to The Learning Curve, my new monthly podcast!
Cut Off the Spigot: $8/month with access to The Learning Curve and LIVE monthly Q&As!
Destroy the Spigot: $25/month with access to everything and get a personalized note from me 😊
You can even get a 7-day free trial for the Cut Off the Spigot level, with access to the first episode of The Learning Curve.
Cut Off the Spigot is completely community-funded – no advertisers or sponsored posts. My vision is that Cut Off the Spigot can function like PBS or Maximum Fun, where my articles and videos are available for free, but a portion of followers/fans pay for subscriptions for bonus content (like The Learning Curve podcast!).
My goal is to get to a sustainable level of 1,000 paid subscribers by May 31st.
At this level, I can afford to invest more in Cut Off the Spigot, like audio and video equipment upgrades, and make enough to pay my own personal bills. I do Cut Off the Spigot full-time – I don’t have a day job! And as we all know, things are only getting more expensive.
But that’s where you come in! Get a paid membership today and support community-funded resistance and journalism work. Community-funded media was a huge part of how Hungarians defeated Orbán!
Substack: Nothing changes for you! I will be sharing The Learning Curve episodes on Substack and Patreon, so you don’t have to join or pay for Patreon to get access. Live Q&A events will be live on Patreon, but I will share video recaps on Substack as well.
How to Get Patreon Access for Substack Members
First, join Patreon as a free member.
Annual membership: I will send you a link to get a free upgraded membership at the Cut Off the Spigot level.
Monthly membership: I will send you a link to get a free upgraded membership at the Cut Off the Spigot level. You can also switch your membership to Patreon from Substack if you’d like!
Buy Me A Coffee: If you are a paid subscriber on BuyMeACoffee, you now have the same paid access on Substack. You will have access to The Learning Curve and Live Q&A recaps through Substack, depending on your membership level.
How to Get Patreon Access for Buy Me a Coffee Members
Monthly membership: You can switch your monthly membership to Patreon vs. BuyMeACoffee if you prefer, or if you’d like to get an upgraded Patreon membership based on your BuyMeACoffee level, please reach out to me at support@cutoffthespigot.com.
Please reach out to me at support@cutoffthespigot.com or DM me. I’m here to help!
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I am so excited to share the first episode of The Learning Curve, my new monthly podcast series where I talk to experts and real people about how we can live, shop, & do business differently. I am incredibly proud of this episode – I produced and edited it myself, and even created the theme song!
I spoke with Matthew Epperson, a solidarity economy practitioner, educator, and community organizer by passion and by training, on shared ownership structures.
We discuss shared-ownership models like Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOP), worker and consumer co-ops, different company examples, how employee ownership works with unions, and what is giving us hope in the shared ownership space.
Here’s a 10 minute preview for free subscribers:
Need the full episode? Get a membership today!
