Why I Quit My Job to Travel the World

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Alex Barron
The New Yorker Radio Hour | Jul 14, 2017

“All those bleary-eyed suckers packed into a subway car like sardines, going to their lousy jobs to afford useless things like rent, and health insurance, and student loan payments—see, that life style isn’t for me.” Joe Veix’s story for The New Yorker’s Daily Shouts is performed for the Radio Hour by Ben Schwartz.  

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