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THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

YouTuber Markiplier Got Passes From Everyone in Hollywood — So, He Made a Hit His Way

Podcast adaptation 'The Edge of Sleep' from New Regency spent the weekend on Amazon Prime Video's most watched TV chart, but, as the YouTuber and team reveals, it didn't get there through traditional channels.

In 2019, 'The Edge of Sleep', the latest offering from Mark Fischbach, known to his 37 million YouTube subscribers as Markiplier, was pitched to every major platform in Hollywood.

By then, 'The Edge of Sleep' was already a popular podcast. In fact, it quickly became the biggest genre narrative podcast of all time, with some 6 million downloads and counting. And for the television adaptation, Markiplier would be reprising his role as a night watchman, who attempts to survive a mysterious global crisis where anyone who goes to sleep dies. The podcast’s creators, Jake Emanuel and Willie Block, were on board to write and run the TV version, and Longlegs producer Brian Kavanaugh Jones was attached to produce. There would be six episodes, made on a relative shoestring budget, served up to a rapt audience that Markiplier has cultivated for more than a decade with a channel primarily focused on Let’s Play videos.

Curtis, who’s represented Markiplier for eight years, wasn’t particularly surprised by the deluge of nos. As he tells it, Hollywood has never been willing to take his client seriously. The feedback? “Oh, the YouTuber? No, thanks.’ Just totally dismissive,” he says via Zoom, insisting the entire reason that they did 'The Edge of Sleep' as a QCODE-produced podcast first was because they wanted something to be able to show skittish buyers when they ultimately shopped the TV adaptation. It was also the reason that Curtis, whose client roster over the years has included Rami Malek and Veep‘s Timothy Simons, urged Markiplier to do his second podcast, Distractible, an unscripted offering featuring him and a few buddies.

“I went to Mark three years ago and I said, ‘Hey, look, I’m not getting a lot of love and respect for you in the market, you should do a podcast because I know you can build one of the biggest podcasts in the world. And at that point, I think traditional Hollywood will say, “Oh wow, you just knocked out Joe Rogan from No. 1 on Spotify. Let’s pay attention,”’” says Curtis. “And then he did that, and people still didn’t care. It’s been seven years now of trying to get traditional Hollywood to pay attention.” (For the record, Spotify did, allegedly inking an eight-figure dealfor him to host video episodes of Distractible and other podcasts.)

Markiplier is considerably more diplomatic. “I’m trying to show people [in Hollywood] that there is a different way, but at the same time, I do understand the mistrust of some creators,” he tells THR, acknowledging it was daunting to leap from his own videos to large-scale productions, with crews in the hundreds, even for him, who had scaled up gradually. “A YouTuber going into that is used to doing everything themself, so to learn to both collaborate with others and to let go a little and trust those who are experts in their department, it’s tough — especially when you have a distributor or some production company overseeing it or paying for it who wants to have input. It’s hard, and YouTubers can be very egotistical.” (Though he was simply an actor-for-hire and not a creative engine on Edge of Sleep, Markiplier still managed to butt heads with his producers, including the time he insisted upon licensing and editing in a different opening theme song, which he ultimately did with his own money.)

Most in Markiplier’s situation would have cut their losses and moved on. He hardly needs Hollywood, after all. But he didn’t generate nearly 17 billion video views by doing what others would do. “And I have a desire to prove myself and prove that I can play at other people’s games just as well as they can,” he says. So, he and the team, which also includes Oddfellows’ Chris Ferguson and director Corey Adams, among others, decided to forgo the traditional route. Markiplier agreed to put up a portion of the financing, and figure out a distribution strategy later. On Kavanaugh Jones’ recommendation, New Regency was recruited to come aboard as the studio and foot the remainder of the bill.

So, with COVID-19 still raging, the cast and crew decamped to Vancouver in the summer of 2021. The shoot lasted 25 days across 35 different locations, a triumph given the protocols in place at the time. According to New Regency’s chairman and CEO Yariv Milchan, it was a bet worth taking. “New Regency has a history of recognizing potential where others haven’t. Projects like The Revenant and Bohemian Rhapsody had been overlooked for years, yet we saw their value and brought them to life,” he says via email, adding: “With The Edge of Sleep, we saw a different potential in the unique combination of the largely untapped creativity from Markiplier and his dedicated fanbase, along with the success of the original QCODE podcast. We were inspired by the challenge to create, together with Markiplier and QCODE, a series at the right budget while embracing innovative marketing approaches.” (Though everybody’s staying mum on said budget, it’s said to be a small fraction of a typical prestige drama.)

In 2023, with a nearly completed series, they took it out once more. This time, they did so with the first episode available for potential buyers to preview. Again, they were greeted with a succession of passes. Curtis, who’s also an executive producer on the project, isn’t even sure they bothered to open the link and sample it. “It was the same thing, ‘No.’ ‘No.’ ‘No.’ And that’s the point at which 99.9 percent of Hollywood quits, it’s over,” he says. “But we knew, with Mark, you have this special ingredient that people truly undervalue — and he’s a complete genius in marketing to his fans.” 

He was confident that Markiplier could and would activate his audience. After all, he’d seen him do it many times before. A few years back, for instance, Markiplier had a YouTube channel called Unus Annus (“One Year” in Latin), where he posted a new video every day for a year, culminating in a 12-hour live stream on day 365 that ended with him deleting the entire channel. At one point, Curtis says there were 1.3 million concurrent viewers watching; and, in 24 hours, he says Markiplier managed to sell $19 million of merchandise. “And that was something that we couldn’t pay people to write about or talk about. No one cared,” says Curtis, who acknowledges he has a chip on his shoulder on his client’s behalf. “I mean, there’s less than 50 people in the entire world who could do that. We’re talking, like, Taylor Swift, Kardashian type stuff.”

Last month, Hollywood finally got its taste for Markiplier’s power. Over on YouTube, his platform of choice, he released a video announcing that Edge of Sleep would be coming out in a matter of weeks. That video, which didn’t even tell people where they could watch the series, racked up 3.5 million views. Then, on Oct. 18, the full season dropped on Amazon Prime Video via the Prime Video Direct content submission portal — or, technically, it was uploaded a few days before, for quality control. Almost instantly, and without any real promotion, it had broken into the Prime Video’s Top 10, where it remained, hovering around No. 6 or 7 through the weekend.

By Friday, a trailer dropped on both QCODE and New Regency’s social media, and Prime Video posted a clip on its social channels. A paid media buy launched that day, too. Later that evening, Markiplier called an “Emergency Meeting” of his fans, which turned into him hosting a three-hour livestream, during which he urged everyone to tune in and rate the series, as his goal now is to stay on the Top 10 TV chart for 30 days. In success, there will be a second season, and ideally distribution outside the U.S. According to the Amazon site, Content providers to Prime Video Direct receive 50 percent of net revenue for titles that are available to buy or rent. By Sunday, 1.2 million had checked out the livestream video just to hear him field questions about the making of the series, his first foray into scripted and dramatic TV. (He talked, too, about Iron Lung, a bloody film that he acts in and directs, for which he’s currently seeking a theatrical distributor.)

The irony of its success over on Prime Video, one of many platforms that passed on Edge of Sleep when it came through the traditional channels, is not lost on Markiplier or his rep. “We definitely want to break glass,” Curtis says. “We want people to pay attention to the fact that this guy who was told no over and over again is so powerful that he can launch a TV show to great success on his own.”

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Old-Time Radio/streaming radio drama recslist, with especial reference to horror

Somebody asked for recs for places to stream radio shows and otherwise listen to radio drama, but I can't find where they replied to me, so I'm just gonna do this here. This is far from an exhaustive list of sources or even a recs guide for specific episodes. but I find OTR (and less-old-timey radio drama) a great accompaniment to crafty tasks like sewing or doing art.

I would also be remiss not to mention Nitrate Diva, whose seasonal horror radio round-ups got me into that particular corner of the listening world. If you're looking for ideas of what to listen to, her guides are great -- not all mystery or thriller podcasts ran primarily-horror or supernatural content for most or even much of their programming time but she's cherry picked some amazing starting places.

Old Time Radio Downloads - does what it says on the tin, and should be streamable in your browser as well as downloadable. Hosts a wide spread of genres and some international programming, with episode information and more details than a lot of places. No search function that I can see, however, wtf.

Old Time Radio Researchers - volunteer org with an immense catalog of OTR programs available for free streaming, hosted by the Jim Beshires Memorial Episode Library,with 90,000+ episodes. Beyond their killer streaming archive they host OTTRPedia (with a great list of books their info is sourced from) and some episode scripts.

OTRCat - show catalogue and purchasing library for old-time radio shows on physical media like CD

Archive.org's Old Time Radio showcase

M.R. James On TV, Radio, and Film - not hosting but just a guide to various radio adaptations of M.R. James' stories between 1951 and 2010.

For specific program recs beyond NitrateDiva's above/"everything with Vincent Price in it, especially Fugue In C Minor",:

The Black Museum -- Orson Welles telling you weird stories about murder weapons from the Scotland Yard Black Museum. Sort of proto-true crime podcasting.

CBS Radio Mystery Theater - my parents, both big mystery and SF enjoyers, remember this from the 1970s and from later reruns! (And it tickled them both intensely that it appears in the Spielberg film Super 8.) Includes episode guide and ratings for all 1300+ episodes, and a great index of which programs are adaptations of other existing fiction, whether an ostensible adaptation of "Casting The Runes" as "These Will Kill You" or Plutarch's account of the murder of Julius Caesar.

CBC Radio Mystery Theater was apparently a thing out of Canada -- Leslie McMurtry has an amazing paper, "Sounds Like Murder: Early 1980s Gothic on North American Radio", about the history of gothic and/or horror programming in radio drama and the way CBC's program Nightfall reflected contemporary anxieties and committed to nihilistic uniquely-Canadian Gothic.

Many of these shows, including Nightfall and The Black Museum, are also streamable via Apple Podcasts. Not my preferred way to listen but also one of the ways I was introduced!

I enjoy modern narrative horror fiction podcasts and I'd love any resources anyone has about how to learn more about, or where to browse, other radio drama with horror themes. The BBC has done a number of great horror programs, as has Big Finish's kickass collection of shows, but I'm not sure the best way to go about digging into those.

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Revisions and Shameless Promotion

Shameless promotion first:

Hello! It would be a waste not to try to ride what remains of the armored core hype train to say you should check out our radio drama / actual play podcast All That You Know!

It's a sci-fi / cyberpunk story about a war on a distant world, where an Oppressive Utilitarian Government fights against spiritual freedom fighters, and the players are on the Oppressive Government's side! Of course, most of the fighting is done by giant robots.

If that high concept overview sounds even remotely interesting, you should give it a shot! You can find more information here.

Or just look for Calamity Cascade on spotify or any other podcast app.

(Also, if you want to play your own Armored Core adjacent story, I would highly recommend the game we're playing: the award winning Beam Saber, by Austin Ramsay)

REVISIONS:

With that out of the way, I just wanted to say I made some changes to the introduction + episode 0. Mainly cleaning up some audio, and removing the narrative introduction from ep. 0 because it was a bit confusing having it repeated.

In my mind, this will make it a bit more approachable. (But I still regret calling the real first episode, episode .5. bad call on my part, but not an easy fix without shuffling the entire series).

We're well past 600 downloads now, and we are all so happy that you folks are liking the show. I've been pretty bad with promoting this anywhere but tumblr, and I am so glad I've been able to reach people on this platform.

Maybe one day we'll branch out once the dust settles in the social-media sphere. But until then, we're a tumblr show baypy.

[aliciaphen]

☆ ALICIA’S MONTHLY MEDIA MENTIONS: JANUARY `23

Hi. School projects have eaten up all my time and I haven't posted on this account. Also, the beautiful women who have recently followed me have been blowing up my notifications and it's been quite annoying. On the bright side, I have a lot of art to post! Here is all the media I consumed in January!

Visual:

Frances Ha (2012) dir. Noah Baumbach. It tells a beautiful narrative of coming of age in your twenties.

Billie and Jean. Another chill, kinda dumb podcast but it's something fun to play in the background. Gives some good laughs.

Titanic (1997) dir. James Cameron. Needed something after watching Avatar TWoW.

Mileage (2022) created by Jennifer Wu (PM) Kym Santiana (PM) Ruyee Lu (PM) Christopher Hsueh Joy Zhou Miranda Li Nicole Taylor-Topacio Ruby Saysanasy Saul Benavides. My friend made a really awesome short film for her 3rd year! Please check it out. The music suits it so well and the story is very exciting!

Cruella (2021) dir. Craig Gillespie. I wasn't going to watch this but Josiah mentioned the same person directed I, Tonya (2017) which I thought was great. I watched with a dog that I was dogsitting.

Goodfellas (1990) dir. Martin Scorsese. A pretty good story. I think the acting in it was great as well. The slurs threw me SO off guard.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) dir. Joel Crawford. I'm so excited for Shrek 5. This was great. Love how Spiderverse is bringing about a new age of animation.

The White Lotus, Season 1 (2021). I'm only watching this for Jennifer Coolidge.

Emergency Intercom - Enya Umanzor, Drew Phillips, Ky Newman. It's an every-month thing.

TXT Live at Lollapalooza 2022 (Full Performance) - Tomorrow x Together. Just very upset that they announced tour dates and Toronto wasn't on there.

Fall (2022) dir. Scott Mann. Why would they do that?

The Menu (2022) dir. Mark Mylod. Nice.

Audio: January 2023 Spotify Playlist

Space 1.8 - Nana Sinephro. Love this album SO MUCH.

Animation Happy Hour - Garrett Lewis, Katie Low, Ben Girmann. I'm excited to have found this podcast! I feel like it'll be a good resource in helping me with my future endeavours.

The Whole of the Moon (Fiona Apple cover) - Fiona Apple. Mother. Inspiration.

ATTENTION: MILEY LIVE - I'm so happy for Miley's success and I'm very sorry I was part of the crowd that shunned her post-Disney era. She's an amazing artist and I could listen to her sing rock songs all day.

Time is Way Weirder Than You Think - The Ezra Klein Show. A podcast episode we listened to for class. Confusing and it raised more questions.

Ditto - New Jeans. The girls have done it again.

Don’t Forget My Love - Acoustic - Diplo, Miguel. Fuck the original. This is it.

VIBE (feat. Jimin of BTS) - TAEYANG. Taeyang is so funny. Whenever I think of him I think of that video where he sings thank you and I love you for 2 mins.

Reading:

Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones. After watching the Ghibli film, I wanted MORE.

Sketching for Animation - Peter Parr. A book I have downloaded and have seen the first few pages of. I have yet to really get into it but it also seems like a great resource to improve my art.

Gesture Drawing for Animation - Walt Stanchfield 

What They Don't Teach You at Film School: 161 Strategies For Making Your Own Movies No Matter What - Camille Landau, Tiara White

[ear-worthy]

Silvertongues: Audio Sci-Fi Fiction That Crackles With Magic

Several podcast networks such as Spotify have crafted expensive sci-fi audio dramas with uneven results. No huge hits, but solid download numbers. Therefore, a highly successful and quality independently produced sci-fi audio drama seems unlikely, given the financial constraints.

Leave it to an independent podcaster like Acorn Arts And Entertainment to innovate a way to produce a high-quality sci-fi audio drama that has the sonic palette of a million-dollar production.

What they've produced is a sci-fi audio opera that crackles with action, conflict, questioning reality, time shifting, and doing ferocious battle with linear thinking.

What is the narrative of Silvertongues? On the tranquil shores of the Kalalani Island Chain, two lost souls discover they have no past. But paradise turns deadly when Roscoe Talbott and Tavi Jones uncover a conspiracy that blurs the lines ...sci-fi / tropical thriller about a young man who discovers he has no past. What follows is an increasingly twisted investigation as he discovers a brainwashed island. 

Because the show is non-linear, a plot summary would sound more like quantum physics than a literary analysis. Yet Silvertongues is audio fiction magic. From the lush soundscape created to the award-winning level acting, the show ranks as one of the best fiction shows of 2024-2025. 

The show features an original soundtrack from Jesse Haugen (the composer of The Sheridan Tapes, and Tales of the Echowood). Just the incessant chirping of birds infuses your ears with the universe inhabited by Silvertongues. Add that soundscape to the fictional Sunset With Seth DJ on 93.5 The Coast, where the radio show acts as a time portal and time stamp for the narrative.

Silvertongues has seven, short full-episodes and six mini-episodes. I recommend listening to the 40-minute Q&A with the producers. It's a fascinating look into the creative process.

Who are the mad scientists mixing beakers of plot, character, action, suspense, conflict, eerie agitation, and space-time disorientation?

We have Michael Alan Herman, who is an award-winning writer and actor from St. Joseph, Michigan.  He was the co-writer of James Franco’s film The Mad Whale in collaboration with Elysium Bandini Studios and has an MFA in screenwriting from University of Southern California.

  Josie Eli Herman is the founder of Acorn Arts and Entertainment. She is a multi-avenue artist with a background in theater and fine art. Some of her greatest passions are directing for theater and film, acting, photography, and portrait painting.

 Acorn Arts And Entertainment also has other audio fiction podcasts, including The Call of the Void, a fully immersive, three-season, science-fiction/mystery podcast that takes place on the bustling streets of New Orleans.

There, a tour guide and a palm-reading outcast team up to unravel the mystery behind cases of sudden insanity besetting the city.

Acorn's latest project is from T. Luna Alexander, who is a Michigan-based writer, director, teacher and performing artist.

The Inn At The End Of Things  is a Sleep Theatre podcast designed to help the listener find rest, guiding audiences gently to their dreamspaces through folklore and kitchen table wisdom. 

 Hosted by the Inn’s Keeper, each listener is guided through simple meditations, adventures, and soundscapes. You'll meet the other residents and guests of the Inn, who share tales gathered from around the world. These tales are equipped with empowering archetypes and timeless themes, allowing the listener to reach full relaxation before falling asleep.

I listened to the trailer and was immediately drawn to the sonic landscape of the show.

I highly recommend Silvertongues. It's a show that showcases all that podcasting can do at its best using the audioverse. Thinking about watching a cheesy, low-budget sci-fi film on Netflix? Save your eyes the trouble and cater to your ears and spend two hours listening to Silvertongues.

[raspodcast]

RAS #671 - War Of The Worlds

This time on Ron's Amazing Stories we have something special - one of my favorite stories, H.G. Wells' 1898 novel, War of The Worlds. As a kid, I was both terrified and excited by the thought of life on Mars.

We've had War Of The Worlds on the show before, but it was only 30 minutes long and failed to capture the story. So, we have the Lux Radio Theater version, which does a great job telling this fantastic tale. The sound effects alone rival those in the movie, and the acting is even a tad bit better! It was created by Lux Radio Theater and stars Dana Andrews in the role of Professor Clayton Forrester. I think that you are going to enjoy it!

The Martians have ruined their planet and have decided to take ours for themselves, removing all humans in the process. I won't give away the ending, but I will say that things don't go as they planned.

Featured Story - War Of The Worlds

War of the Worlds is a science fiction novel by H.G. Wells, first published in 1898. It tells the story of an alien invasion from Mars, where Martians with advanced technology and disregard for human life invade Earth. The narrative is notable for its realistic portrayal of panic and societal breakdown in the face of a superior force. What you will hear is Lux Radio Theater’s adaptation of the story. It first aired in August of 1955.

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Music Used In This Podcast: Most of the music you hear on Ron’s Amazing Stories has been composed by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Other pieces are in the public domain. You can find great free music at FreePd.com which is a site owned by Kevin.

Program Info: Ron’s Amazing Stories is published each Thursday. You can download it from Apple Podcasts, stream it on Stitcher Radio or on the mobile version of Spotify. Do you prefer the radio? We are heard every Thursday at 10:00 pm and Sunday Night at 11:00 PM (EST) on AMFM247.COM. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.

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[soundorp]

How to get podcast sponsors in 2024

In podcasting, monetization is crucial aspect and many content creators should aim to master it. One of the most sought-after avenues is securing sponsorships. In this blog post, we’ll dive into some valuable hacks on how to get sponsors for your podcast.

Research and Reach Out Strategically

The initial step in monetizing your podcast through sponsorships is to identify potential sponsors that resonate with your audience. Here are two effective approaches:

Market Research: Explore other podcasts within your niche to identify brands sponsoring similar shows. This provides insights into companies willing to invest in podcast advertising.

Leverage Existing Connections: Utilize your network and reach out to contacts who either own businesses or have marketing budgets. Establishing personal connections can significantly enhance sponsorship opportunities.

Exploring Sponsorship Models

Understanding your worth is significant when negotiating sponsorship deals. While the industry standard often revolves around CPM (Cost Per Mille) models, exploring alternative payment structures based on the value you bring can be advantageous. There are various sponsorship models to consider. Each offers unique advantages and revenue potential:

CPA (Cost Per Acquisition): Podcasters earn a commission for every sale generated through affiliate links included in their episodes, offering a performance-based revenue model.

Flat-Rate Sponsorships: Negotiate a fixed fee with advertisers for promoting their brand or service in your episodes, providing stability and control over your earnings.

CPM Model: Typically, companies negotiate based on a CPM model, offering a set amount per 1000 downloads per episode. That is, Advertisers pay based on every 1000 listens the ad receives, making it a straightforward metric for gauging ad performance.

Value-Based Negotiation: Consider your podcast’s influence and audience engagement. Negotiate based on the value you provide to sponsors, such as lead generation or customer acquisition.

Optimize Sponsorship Contracts

Clear and concise contracts are essential to formalize sponsorship agreements. Even if you are working with established brands or emerging companies, ensuring clarity in contractual terms is necessary.

Contract Essentials: Contracts should outline payment terms, deliverables, and sponsorship duration.

Short-Term Agreements: Initial contracts often span three to four episodes to allow sponsors to evaluate the effectiveness of the partnership.

Long-Term Relationships: Successful partnerships can evolve into longer-term agreements, typically lasting six to twelve months, based on mutual satisfaction and performance.

Effective Promotion Strategies

Maximizing the impact of sponsorships involves strategic integration within your podcast episodes. Explore various promotional methods to effectively endorse products or services to your audience.

Pre-roll Ads: Introduce sponsors at the beginning of episodes to capture listeners’ attention from the outset.

Mid-roll Ads: Integrate sponsor mentions seamlessly within the episode, enhancing brand visibility without disrupting the listener experience.

Integrated Content: Incorporate sponsors organically into podcast topics, making them an integral part of the narrative rather than standalone advertisements.

Leveraging Platforms like Podcorn

Platforms like Podcorn helps podcasters streamline the sponsorship process. Leveraging these platforms can expand your reach and give a diverse range of sponsorship opportunities.

Direct Pitching: Podcorn allows direct pitching to brands and podcasters to showcase their shows to decision-makers.

Podbean

Integration: Integration with hosting platforms like Podbean simplifies the verification of statistics and facilitates sponsor management.

Authentic Endorsements Matter

Above all, authenticity is everything when endorsing products or services to your audience. Genuine enthusiasm and belief in the sponsor’s offerings resonate far more effectively than scripted promotions.

Authenticity Sells: Ensure that sponsorships align with your podcast’s ethos and genuinely add value to your audience.

Enhanced Listener Experience: Integrating sponsorships enhances the overall listener experience and fosters trust between podcasters and their audience.

In conclusion, I’d say securing podcast sponsorships requires some blend of strategic outreach, value-driven negotiation, and authentic promotion. So, embrace these strategies, and maximize the full potential of monetizing your podcast through sponsorships.

Scaling Up: Increasing Revenue Through Sponsorships

As your podcast gains traction and surpasses the 5000 downloads per episode mark, you’ll find yourself attracting more sponsors and generating more substantial revenue streams. At 10,000 downloads per episode, consistent income from sponsorships becomes a realistic possibility, opening the door to a more financially rewarding podcast.

I have discussed more about some Hacks for landing High level Guests, creating a Perfect Pitch and some strategies on optimizing podcast ads and sponsorships in My Full guide on how to get podcast sponsors in 2024 - soundorp

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[art-of-manliness]

Podcast #967: Busting the Myths of Marriage — Why Getting Hitched Still Matters

The marriage rate has come down 65% since 1970. There are multiple factors behind this decrease, but one of them is what we might call the poor branding that surrounds marriage in the modern day. From all corners of our culture and from both ends of the ideological spectrum come messages that marriage is an outdated institution, that it hinders financial success and personal fulfillment, and that it’s even unimportant when it comes to raising kids. My guest would say that these ideas about marriage are very wrong, and he doesn’t come at it from an emotionally-driven perspective, but from what’s born out by the data. Dr. Brad Wilcox is a sociologist who heads the nonpartisan National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, which studies marriage and family life. He’s also the author of Get Married. Today on the show, Brad discusses the latest research on marriage and how it belies the common narratives around the institution. We dig into the popular myths around marriage, and how it not only boosts your finances, but predicts happiness in life better than any other factor. Brad also shares the five pillars of marriage that happy couples embrace. Resources Related to the Podcast * Brad’s previous appearance on the AoM Podcast: Episode #278 — The Surprising Benefits of Marriage for Men * The National Marriage Project at UVA * AoM Article: The Case for Marriage * Piece in the NYT by Brad: “To Be Happy, Marriage Matters More Than Career” * Piece in the Atlantic by Brad: “The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage” * Piece in the Atlantic co-authored by Brad: “Now Political Polarization Comes for Marriage Prospects” * Brad’s articles at the Institute for Family Studies  * AoM Podcast #946: Counterintuitive Ideas About Marriage, Family, and Kids Connect With Brad Wilcox * Brad’s faculty page * Brad on X * Brad on LinkedIn Listen to the Podcast! (And don’t forget to leave us a review!) Listen to the episode on a separate page. Download this episode. Subscribe to the podcast in the media player of your choice. Transcript Coming Soon The post Podcast #967: Busting the Myths of Marriage — Why Getting Hitched Still Matters appeared first on The Art of Manliness. http://dlvr.it/T2lFqT

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Raygun Carver is a singer-songwriter from the Pacific Northwest, known for his distinctive compositional approach and ingenuity in experimenting with pastiche musical blends. Carver first entered the music scene in 2020 with his debut album, Moon Fields Yawning, and has since continued to captivate audiences with his distinct sound and storytelling prowess across an EP and string of singles. Carver’s music career has been marked by a dedication to crafting intricate soundscapes that effortlessly blend diverse genres while maintaining an unbreakable focus on engaging narratives and evocative instrumentation. His upcoming album, Devil in the Details, promises to further demonstrate this boundless creativity and versatility, expanding these sensibilities into a sophomore release.

Raygun Carver’s “Everywhere You Go is Where You’ll Be” is a profound musical journey, layering blues, jazz, and Americana into a tapestry of sound that is as rich as it is compelling. His Pacific Northwest roots shine through in this hauntingly beautiful piece, which conjures images of smoky speakeasies and old-time cinema, while his lyrical ingenuity offers a fresh perspective on a timeless philosophical theme

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"Atmospheric rivers can cause catastrophic flooding and landslides but are crucial for water supply. In an era of increasing weather whiplash between flood and drought, can we learn to embrace the rains?

by Serena Renner July 18, 2023 | 5,500 words, about 30 minutes

This article is also available in audio format. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through your favorite podcast app.

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The author's piece in this week's email newsletter,

"Atmospheric river rainstorms have become synonymous with terrible floods, like the ones that inundated California all winter and spring. But I first learned about them during a summer drought, not unlike the one currently parching Western Canada.   It was July 2021, a few weeks after a heat dome killed hundreds of people and millions of marine creatures and then set British Columbia on fire. I was researching a drought episode for CBC’s What On Earth and decided to dig straight to the source—the global water cycle. That’s when I stumbled upon a major source of West Coast water: atmospheric rivers. These “rivers in the sky,” I read, deliver more water than the Amazon River and can trigger devastating landslides, floods, and avalanches. But they also supply one-third to one-half of the annual precipitation along the West Coast.   The rainstorms felt too far off for our CBC drought episode. I filed my notes away. Then, less than four months later, a strong atmospheric river unleashed the costliest natural disaster in BC history. The region experienced what meteorologists are now calling weather whiplash. (For a harrowing tale about the most extreme flood that occurred during that mid-November 2021 disaster, don’t miss J. B. MacKinnon’s award-winning feature “The Demon River.”)    But amid the devastation in British Columbia, the Fraser Valley witnessed a surprise restoration: the Sumas Lake basin—drained 100 years ago for agriculture—refilled with water, reawakening the understanding that this lake once brimmed with sturgeon, trout, and five species of salmon and was the lifeblood of the Semá:th people. I, meanwhile, remembered the link to drought and water supply and wondered whether there was another story to be told about these storms, one about communities embracing rain and harnessing floodwaters to help humans and wildlife get through the dry spells. I pitched it to Hakai Magazine for the Tula Foundation Fellowship.   Fast-forward a year to this week when that story was published. “A River Runs above Us” is a narrative journey from British Columbia to California that breaks down the science of atmospheric rivers and explores water solutions from floodplain restoration to groundwater recharge. As often happens with long-form journalism, this story took on new relevance this past winter and spring, when more than 30 atmospheric rivers pummeled California but also brought a soaking end to the driest three-year period since 1895. The connection between deluge and drought, and the need to capture floodwaters, has become a dinner table conversation in California, but these links are only beginning to surface in the historically wet northwest.   So settle in for a story about West Coasters starting to connect the waters. I hope it sparks some wonder about our planet and the species living between extremes. Thank you to all the readers who donated to my Tula Foundation Fellowship. This kind of complex climate reporting would not have been possible without your support.   Serena Renner West Coast rain dancer

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Seeking Honest Feedback for Omega Star 7

Hey Audio Drama Community! We need your help to make Omega Star 7 even better! We're an audio drama/podcast that's been on an amazing three-year journey, constantly improving our storytelling, acting, and more. As we crest 60,000 downloads, our 60th episode and new era of the show, we're seeking your critical feedback. We want to know where we're falling short, whether it's in storytelling, acting, discovery, or even the layout of our feed. We appreciate kindness, but we also want your honest opinions. So, let us have it!

What is Omega Star 7?

Omega Star 7 is an audio drama/podcast that has grown and evolved thanks to our dedicated listeners. We've worked hard to create an immersive sci-fi experience, with compelling characters, intricate plots, and thrilling adventures. Now, we're counting on you to tell us where we're missing the mark.

Why Your Feedback Matters

We value your feedback more than anything. You're the reason we do what we do, and your insights will help us deliver a better experience for everyone. Whether you've listened to Omega Star 7 or not, we want to hear from you. If you've been hesitant to give us a chance, please let us know what's holding you back. We're here to address any concerns and make improvements that might pique your interest.

How You Can Help

If you've listened to Omega Star 7, we'd be grateful if you could take a moment to share your feedback in the comments below. Here are some areas to consider:

Storytelling: Does the narrative engage you? Are there parts that confuse or could be improved?

Acting: How do you rate the voice performances? Any standout (positive or negative) characters?

Discovery: Is it easy to navigate our podcast and find new episodes? Any suggestions for a better listener experience?

Feed Layouts: Can we improve our podcast feed? Better episode descriptions, organization, or artwork?

If you haven't listened to Omega Star 7, we'd love to hear from you too! What has kept you from giving us a chance? What would make you interested in checking out our show? Your thoughts are invaluable in helping us make Omega Star 7 more appealing to a wider audience.

Be Kind but Be Honest

While we appreciate kindness, we also value your honesty. Constructive criticism helps us grow, so don't hold back. Share your thoughts respectfully, knowing that we appreciate all opinions.

Thank You!

(Note: Please avoid spoilers in your feedback to keep the surprises intact for others.)

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Podcasting "What Is Peak Indifference?"

This week on my podcast, I read my recent Medium column, “What Is Peak Indifference?” in which I try to unpack my 2016 theory of change about the role that “self-radicalization” plays in addressing thorny problems.

https://craphound.com/news/2022/03/21/what-is-peak-indifference/

Many of our most urgent problems embody a paradox: while these problems are urgent (in the sense that they are matters of life-or-death), they’re also part of causal chains that are so long that they’re hard to trace and understand.

Think of smoking: the link between a lungful of smoke and a lung-tumor is separated by so much time and space that there is plenty of room for denial to take hold (especially when the denial is amplified and reinforced by Big Tobacco’s disinformation campaigns).

The same goes for nuclear disarmament, the climate emergency, corporate monopolization and many other serious — even existential — problems.

But because these are problems, ignoring them allows them to fester and worsen. Eventually, the number of people who recognize their existence and seriousness starts to go up of its own accord, without any need for activist agitation or public education campaigns.

What’s the force that radicalizes people to care about these subjects? The festering problem itself. A stage-four lung cancer diagnosis is more compelling than any talk about smoking cessation with your family doctor. Likewise, the wildfire that wipes out your town is more convincing than even the best Greta Thunberg speech.

That moment — when the consequences of a neglected problem visit trauma upon a rapidly expanding cohort of people, turning them from bystanders into partisans — is the moment of peak indifference. It’s the moment where the number of partisans increases of its own accord.

But we can’t rely on peak indifference to spark action, for two important reasons:

I. Trauma makes it harder to think clearly. Losing your town to a wildfire won’t necessarily make you an anti-fossil-fuel crusader — it might just as easily turn you into an ecofascist, advocating for closed borders, violent depopulation and conquest of high-ground to protect you and yours.

https://thebaffler.com/latest/first-as-tragedy-then-as-fascism-amend

II. The point of peak indifference is often beyond the point of no return, and that can lead to nihilism (“Why bother quitting now that I’ve got cancer?” or “Now that there’s only one rhino left, we might as well find out what he tastes like”).

An activist understanding of peak indifference demands that we work to hasten the moment of peak indifference, by helping people imagine the trauma before they actually experience it. For me, that involves narrative work: spinning utopias (“We can fix this”) and dystopias (“We must fix this…or else”).

But all the other activist tactics fit in this frame, too: education, organizing conversations, etc.

And the point of that activism isn’t just to create partisans. It’s to channel the sense or urgency into positive, anti-nihilistic directions: to counter ecofascism with climate justice, land healing, and remediation.

Here’s the podcast episode:

https://craphound.com/news/2022/03/21/what-is-peak-indifference/

Here’s a direct link to the MP3 (hosting courtesy of the Internet Archive; they’ll host your stuff for free, forever):

https://archive.org/download/Cory_Doctorow_Podcast_419/Cory_Doctorow_Podcast_419_-_What_Is_Peak_Indifference.mp3

And here’s the RSS feed for my podcast: https://feeds.feedburner.com/doctorow_podcast

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Episode 163 - Podcasts

This episode we’re talking about Podcasts! We talk about the first podcasts we listened to (and whether we still listen to them), how we find new podcasts, what speed we listen to podcasts at, what podcasts we’ve been enjoying recently, podcasting in our pyjamas, and more!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Podcasts We Recommended

Mangasplaining

Finish It! Podcast

Stuff The British Stole

Hey Riddle Riddle

One Shot Podcast

Gender Reveal

Stronger by Science

The Slowdown

Food 4 Thot

American Hysteria

Dig: A History Podcast

You Are Good

Clue (1985) w. Lauren Milberger

Other Podcasts We Mentioned

War Rocket Ajax

Episode 333 - Long, Sustained Dong f/ [Jam] and Ian from HARK!

Episode 383 - The Christmas Specials Special f/ [Jam] and Ian from HARK

Episode 613 - Every Dracula Ever f/ Benito Cereno and Elle Collins

HARK! Podcast

Wait, What?

Movie Fighters

Welcome to Night Vale

All Songs Considered

Radiolab

On Being with Krista Tippett

Speaking of Faith

Serial

My Favorite Murder

Maintenance Phase

If Books Could Kill (they apparently don’t have a website, just a Twitter feed and a link to Apple Podcasts)

You’re Wrong About

The Satanic Panic

Quarantine Book Club: “Michelle Remembers”

My Brother, My Brother and Me

The Adventure Zone

Alice Isn’t Dead

The Moth

Episode  136 - Hearts of Magic: Threads Entangled

99% Invisible

RISK! Podcast

Hazel & Katniss & Harry & Starr

Tenure and Transparency (Brenna Clarke Grey talks about the tenure process)

Links, Articles, and Things

Podcast (Wikipedia)

"Podcast" is a portmanteau of "iPod" and "broadcast". The earliest use of "podcasting" was traced to The Guardian columnist and BBC journalist Ben Hammersley, who coined it in early February 2004 while writing an article for The Guardian newspaper.

The man who accidentally invented the word ‘Podcast’

ComicsAlliance (Wikipedia)

Judge Dredd (Wikipedia)

BBC Radio 6

Matthew listened to a lot of Steve Lamacq’s show

Evolution of the iPod [2001-2022]

How YouTube Became a Podcasting Powerhouse Without Trying

Podcast Addict

Who's on First? (Wikipedia)

Abbott & Costello Who's On First

Parasocial interaction (Wikipedia)

15 Literary Podcasts by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Podcasters

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

For this episode on podcasts, we’ve compiled a list of literature-related podcasts featuring BIPOC hosts/creators.

AAWW Radio

Black Chick Lit

Book Friends Forever

Book Women Podcast

Books & Boba

Deadline City

Dreaming In The Dark

Getting Lit Podcast

LibVoices

Minorities in Publishing

Not Another Book Podcast

Shaping the Narrative

Storykeepers Podcast

Tres Cuentos Literary Podcast

Well-Read Black Girl

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Five Best Movie Podcasts Of 2024

 It's unfair that movie podcasts are a "dime a dozen" only because there are so many of them. I prefer to assess this genre as there are many of these podcasts developed for a small audience of friends, family, and assorted acquaintances. For those movie podcasts with higher aspirations, however, here are the five best movie podcasts of the year. I must offer a trigger warning that this selection will be vastly different from the choices by the media establishment, where notoriety can often be a substitute for quality. 

In effect, we do not choose the low-hanging fruit of podcasts with high visibility because of marketing by their podcast network. Just because a podcast has thousands of downloads does not make it a quality, ear-worthy show. After all, The Masked Singer is near the top of the ratings every week. I am not including it in my five best TV shows of the year, unless we're evaluating shows that have masks.

Ear Worthy uses a panel of people from around the U.S., from Texas to California, New Jersey to Oregon, and Alabama to New Hampshire.

 In no particular order, here are Ear Worthy's Five Best Movie Podcasts of 2024.

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VERBAL DIORAMA 

The U.K. podcast, Verbal Diorama is an example of a superb film history podcast that is sadly lost in the spacious landscape of podcasting. If you're a fan of film and film history (a TCM junkie) this podcast should be playing in your ears regularly.

Just to be clear, the podcast is more of a film history show than reviewing old films. It's not the Rewatchables with Bill Simmons where bros rap about older movies like they're sitting in Applebee's having an IPA. 

Here's the host introducing herself and podcast on her website: "Hi! I'm Em. I created Verbal Diorama in 2018, and launched the podcast in February 2019 to rapturous applause and acclaim.... from my cat Jess."

 As a host, Em excels with a strong narrative voice and fervent desire to share with her listeners. She's not above sly humor, as in the Charlie's Angels episode, where she waits patiently by the phone for Charlie to call her. When the phone rings, she answers and then responds with mock anger at the sound of a marketing call instead of Charlie. 

Best episodes this year include reviews of Predator, Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan, and Back To The Future.  

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BAD MOVIES RULE

Every once in a while, however, a podcast crashes through its own trope and succeeds where others have failed. That movie podcast is Bad Movies Rule.

This excellent movie podcast began in September 2021 and has more than 170 episodes in the can. The show's premise is simple: "We’re a bunch of blue-collar folks that talk about all the movies that don't get enough love. We give out awards to each film and try to determine whether they are actually bad, good-bad, or straight-up good! We hope you will enjoy being part of our group and hanging out with us."

 Let's face it. Dissecting any form of art that's bad is much more fun than, say, trying to define the genius of the Mona Lisa or a great film like Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock. 

The format of the show is simple yet effective. The team's chosen bad movie is dissected scene by scene, with plenty of comedic interludes and caustic comments throughout the scene-by-scene review of the film. At the end, the team gives out awards for overacting, bad acting, and underrated performance with names for actors that exemplify that skill. For example, the bad acting award is named for Steven Seagal, who, I agree, may be one of the worst actors of all time. Can we also add Chuck Norris to that list? Best episodes this year include Tremors 3, Jaws 2, and Stallone's Cobra. 

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EVERY SINGLE SCI-FI FILM EVER

 The Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever podcast, which began in March 2024, looks back at more than a century of films, beginning in 1902 and working towards the future. Each episode focuses on a film, director or theme and brings in experts to discuss its history, politics and influences.

Each episode focuses on a sci-fi film, director or theme and brings in experts to discuss the history, politics, and influences.

Award-winning podcast producer and sci-fi film enthusiast Ayesha Khan volunteers for the task. Her continuing mission: to explore strange old films, seek out the experts, and to boldly bring them to you.

Khan continues: "Each episode plans to put the film I watch into context of the time, society and people it was borne of. I do the research, I find the experts and I bring them to you! And then you all cheer, or chase me with pitchforks. To clarify, I would prefer the former. But alas, sometimes the things we create have unexpected consequences."

Ayesha Khan is an excellent host with an obvious passion for the topic.

The best episodes this year include: Metropolis, The Thing From Another World, Alien, The Day The Earth Stood Still, and It Came From Outer Space.  

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 WHAT WENT WRONG What Went Wrong is a podcast by Sad Boom Media. Their elevator pitch is: "The podcast explores the behind-the-scenes of Hollywood's most disastrous movie productions. Each episode, the hosts examine a new film to explore the reasons why making a movie is nearly impossible. Some of the films covered on the podcast include The Sixth Sense, Below The Line - Armorer (Django Unchained), The Crow, Boyz n the Hood, and Lost."

In each episode, hosts Lizzie Bassett and Chris Winterbauer dive into a new film to explore the mind-blowing (and sometimes numbing) reasons why making a movie is nearly impossible (especially a good one).  The co-hosts blend movie analysis with wit and historical heft like the perfect Manhattan --  two ounces rye whiskey, one ounce sweet vermouth, two dashes of Angostura bitters, and a brandied cherry.

The best episodes of the year include Ghostbusters,Shrek (two-parter), Deadpool, and The Sixth Sense.

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FILMSPOTTING  Filmspotting calls itself the flagship film podcast, and it earns that honor. It was the first podcast I listened to almost 20 years ago. It's incredible that the show is that good for almost 20 years.

Adam Kempenaar co-founded the show in March 2005 and is co-host and executive producer. Josh Larsen officially joined Filmspotting as co-host in January 2012.

Best episodes this year include: Gladiator II, The Best Five Michael Keaton performances, and The Wizard Of Oz at 85.

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Honorable Mention includes: 

The Big Picture reviews primarily recent releases, and episodes sometimes offer special fun features like their "Top 5" lists of vampire movies, revenge movies, film scores, movie robots, the best scenes in action movies—and just about anything and everything relating to film.

A Piece of Pie: The Queer Film Podcast -- explores queer film history and its lasting impact. He's joined by a rotating cast of writers, critics, and film buffs to discuss LGBTQIA+ filmmaking. They review queer classics and new releases, delving into queer subtext, harmful queer film tropes, the evolution of queer cinema, and more.

You Must Remember This is a must-listen for film history buffs and anyone drawn to the glamour and grit of Hollywood's first century. In addition, Karina Longworth's breathless and bedazzled narration is a must-listen moment.

  Black on Black Cinema should be your first stop for all things related to the Black film world. This podcast is a blend of movie reviews, focusing on films by, about, and starring Black people, and conversations exploring the intersections of film, media, and Black culture, or other topics of interest and relevance to the Black community.