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How To Get Paid For What You Love In The New 'Passion Economy'

The cover of "The Passion Economy" is pictured in this undated image.
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The cover of "The Passion Economy" is pictured in this undated image.

Author and founder of NPR's Planet Money podcast Adam Davidson talks about his new book, The Passion Economy. It's all about doing what you love and getting paid for it.

The economy of the 20th century is on its way out and we're now moving into a whole new economic model. That's according to Adam Davidson, author of the new book "The Passion Economy."

In the book, Davidson, founder of the NPR podcast "Planet Money" shares stories of people who have followed their passion and figured out a way to make money doing it. Davidson delves into how the change from one economy to another happened and explains how workers can use the new economy to their advantage.

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