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Chicago's Joe Vitacco is a freelance embalmer. He works out of his trunk, driving from funeral home to funeral home, plying his trade. He's lasted longer than most in the business, and over a 40-year career, he's worked on 40,000 bodies. Vitacco tells his story to Matt Ozug.

For a growing population of independent workers, the flexibility of contract work comes with the headache of dealing with taxes and other issues that employers would normally handle.

When the world was first introduced to the Web comic Sluggy Freelance in 1997, a character named Riff had summoned the devil online. Since then, Sluggy and his peculiar friends have had many adventures. Creator and illustrator Pete Abrams celebrates a decade of his Internet comic this weekend.

Throughout Yemen's uprising, few Western journalists were able to get into the country2011. Those who did had to remain under the radar. In their absence, a young team of freelancers became the world's witnesses to mass protests and brutal crackdowns.

The Freelancers Hub in New York City opened in October, offering classes as well as tax and legal assistance for independent workers. It's free, and the first of its kind in the country.

Before the coronavirus hit, many workers chose freelance or contract jobs because they preferred the flexibility and variety it offered. But now millions are turning to freelancing out of necessity.

Peter Berkowitz wanted to share an apartment with a friend but the rent was too high. Instead, inspired by Japan's "capsule" hotels, he set up a bedroom pod in the living room of some friends.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sara Kassim, a freelance reporter in Aleppo about the situation on the ground after opposition forces have captured large swaths of land in the area.

Kiana Fitzgerald is a freelance music journalist, cultural critic, and DJ. She writes for the world from deep in the heart of Texas.

Before joining NHPR in August 2014, Jack was a freelance writer and radio reporter. His work aired on NPR, BBC, Marketplace and 99% Invisible, and he wrote for the Christian Science Monitor and Northern Woodlands.