Radiotopia is a podcast network founded by 99% Invisible host Roman Mars and run by the Public Radio Exchange . The network is organized as a collective of some two dozen shows whose producers have complete artistic control over their work. Since its launch, podcasts in the network have been downloaded over 19 million times per month.
84-657: Radiotopia, founded by Roman Mars , was launched in February 2014 with an initial group of seven shows: Jonathan Mitchell's The Truth , Lea Thau's Strangers , Benjamin Walker's Theory of Everything , Nick van der Kolk's Love and Radio , the Kitchen Sisters' Fugitive Waves (later renamed The Kitchen Sisters Present ), Radio Diaries and Roman Mars' own flagship show 99% Invisible . The makers of these shows had decided to band together as independent producers who didn't have
168-504: A West Coast 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m ) production facility, NPR West , which opened in Culver City , Los Angeles County, California , in November 2002. With room for up to 90 employees, it was established to expand its production capabilities, improve its coverage of the western United States , and create a backup production facility capable of keeping NPR on the air in the event of
252-491: A primary entry point for the Emergency Alert System . Its content is also available on-demand online, on mobile networks, and in many cases, as podcasts . Several NPR stations also carry programs from British public broadcaster BBC World Service . The organization's legal name is National Public Radio and its trademarked brand is NPR ; it is known by both names. In June 2010, the organization announced that it
336-403: A religious broadcasting philosophy or be used for classroom distance learning programming. Each member station receives one vote at the annual NPR board meetings—exercised by its designated Authorized Station Representative ("A-Rep"). To oversee the day-to-day operations and prepare its budget, members elect a board of directors. The board was previously composed of ten A-Reps, five members of
420-456: A voluntary buyout plan to reduce staff by 10 percent and return NPR to a balanced budget by the 2015 fiscal year . In December 2018, The Washington Post reported that between 20 and 22 percent of NPR staff was classified as temps , while this compares to about five percent of a typical for-profit television station. Some of the temporary staff members told the newspaper the systems were "exploitative", but NPR's president of operations said
504-519: A catastrophe in Washington, D.C. In November 2003, NPR received $ 235 million from the estate of the late Joan B. Kroc , the widow of Ray Kroc , founder of McDonald's Corporation . This was the largest monetary gift ever to a cultural institution. In 2004, the Kroc gift increased NPR's budget by over 50% to $ 153 million. Of the money, $ 34 million was deposited in its endowment . The endowment fund before
588-488: A celebrity guest. Each week, historians Kellie Carter Jackson and Leah Wright Rigueur dive deep into the cultural significance and contributions of The Oprah Winfrey Show . These two long time friends talk about why Oprah matters to culture. They discuss diets, the LA Riots, Tyler Parry, Toni Morrison, The Oprah Book Club and more. A plane has disappeared mid-flight between London and New York with 256 passengers on board in
672-416: A collection of seven storytelling podcasts: 99% Invisible , Fugitive Waves , Love and Radio , Radio Diaries , Strangers , Theory of Everything , and The Truth . Its original goal of $ 250,000 was funded within six days. By the time the campaign closed on November 15, 2014, it had more than doubled its original target, achieving $ 620,412 from 21,808 backers, making it the most-funded Kickstarter project in
756-469: A format accessible to laypersons. The show is now distributed independently of Radiotopia under the title What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law . Judas and the Black Messiah Podcast is hosted by Fred Hampton Jr. and Elvis Mitchell and accompanies the film of the same name. The show was produced by Proximity Media and 99% Invisible and in partnership with Warner Bros . The podcast had
840-572: A founding member of Radiotopia in 2014. In 2017, Thau decided to leave the network and to continue producing the show independently. The show's last episode on the Radiotopia network aired on December 12, 2017, followed by an unofficial hiatus and a 2019 Patreon -backed revival. The Allusionist is a podcast about the English language. Zaltzman was already the co-host of the Answer Me This! podcast and
924-559: A founding member of Radiotopia. Theory focuses on stories as they relate to new technologies and shifts in culture, and Walker has used the podcast format to excerpt and serialize old episodes of TMI . Hosted by journalist Jody Avirgan and historians Nicole Hemmer and Kellie Carter Jackson , This Day in Esoteric Political History looks back at notable moments in the history of American politics and government for insights on current-day issues and developments. ZigZag
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#17330860983711008-577: A fourth podcast, Mortified , to be added to the collective. NPR National Public Radio ( NPR , stylized as npr ) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. , with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California . It serves as a national syndicator to a network of more than 1,000 public radio stations in the United States. It differs from other non-profit membership media organizations, such as
1092-584: A limited run and the last episode aired March 12, 2021. The Truth was a biweekly fiction podcast that sought to re-imagine what audio drama is and can be. Stories were developed as a collective where frequently the dialogue was completely improvised. Additionally, recordings were made on location and then taken into the studio to be edited. Work by The Truth has been heard on many nationally syndicated public radio programs, including This American Life , Studio 360 , Snap Judgment , and The Story (see Links below). In 2015 Fast Company ranked Radiotopia among
1176-406: A memo that NPR needed to reduce spending by $ 10 million during the current fiscal year due to a drop in revenue from sponsors. The amount is approximately three percent of the organization's annual budget. In February 2023, Lansing announced in a memo that the network would be laying off approximately 10 percent of the workforce due to reduced advertising revenue. He said the annual operating budget
1260-676: A miniseries appearing on 99% Invisible's podcast feed, Avery Trufelman's podcast about clothing, fashion and power was given its own feed in December 2018 and publicly announced in March 2019. Its debut season put Articles of Interest on many best-podcast-of-the-year lists, including that of the BBC , Vulture , and The New Yorker Its third season focuses on American ivy , and was highlighted in The New York Times ' best-of-year list. Ear Hustle
1344-502: A new movement of independent radio and podcast creators. In 2016, Mars and Justin McElroy used asynchronous podcasting, a method where each person recorded their portions separately and later combined them to create a podcast episode. This new technique was used to create the first episode of Smart Stuff , which started with My Brother, My Brother and Me episode 316 and was completed in 99% Invisible episode 225. 99% Invisible Inc.,
1428-657: A new season of The Heart launching in January 2020. The Kitchen Sisters Present is a podcast produced by Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, who are collectively known as the Kitchen Sisters . They have had long careers in radio production, with shows like Hidden Kitchens , Lost & Found Sound , and The Hidden World of Girls . Their podcast, then called Fugitive Waves , was one of the founding members of Radiotopia. In it they present pieces from their archive of stories built up over their careers, which they describe as "Stories from
1512-408: A partnership that had previously enjoyed success with Political Animal and The Department . The show joined Radiotopia in 2016 after Oliver's departure. In late 2018 Andy Zaltzman announced that The Bugle was moving on from Radiotopia at the start of 2019. The West Wing Weekly was an American podcast hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway and Joshua Malina , in which the hosts discussed one episode of
1596-498: A product or "promote the goods and services" of for-profit entities. These restrictions apply only to radio broadcasts and not NPR's other digital platforms. When questioned on the subject of how corporate underwriting revenues and foundation grants were holding up during the recession, in a speech broadcast on C-SPAN before the National Press Club on March 2, 2009, then president and CEO Vivian Schiller stated: "underwriting
1680-404: A question that each of the network's show hosts and producers answer. In 2017 Radiotopia launched a podcast feed under the name Showcase after putting out an open call for new podcast proposals. Out of over 1,500 entries four were chosen to run as limited series with weekly episodes all sharing Athena same podcast feed. After a successful run, four more limited series were chosen in 2018. In 2020
1764-475: A real person, that further explores certain topics touched upon in the main interview. Before joining Radiotopia, Chillag was a producer on NPR's Wait Wait.... Don't Tell Me! and Fresh Air , and had previously co-hosted the now-defunct podcast How to Do Everything . The Heart originally aired in Canada under the name Audio Smut . It changed its name when moving to Radiotopia in 2015. On December 8, 2017 it
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#17330860983711848-503: A serialized fiction podcast starring Kelly Marie Tran . Tran plays Kaitlin Le, a college student on a quest to discover the truth behind the missing aircraft. The first eight-episode season ran in the fall of 2019. The second season will launch May 10, 2021. Radio Diaries Inc. is a production company started by Joe Richman in 1996. Richman and his staff give everyday people a tape recorder and asks them to record their daily lives, and they then edit
1932-554: Is a podcast about life inside prison, produced by two inmates at San Quentin State Prison , Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams, together with Nigel Poor, a Bay Area artist who volunteers at San Quentin. The show beat out 1,536 other entries to win Podquest – a 2016 contest organized by Radiotopia for new podcast ideas. The term "Ear Hustle" is prison slang for eavesdropping or being nosy. On November 21, 2018, Earlonne Woods' sentence
2016-735: Is almost exactly average in terms of the sex of listeners (49% male, 51% female). NPR listeners have higher incomes than average (the 2012 Pew study showed that 43% earn over $ 75,000, 27% earn between $ 30,000 and $ 75,000). A 2012 Pew Research Center survey found that the NPR audience leans Democratic (17% Republican , 37% independent , 43% Democratic) and politically moderate (21% conservative, 39% moderate, 36% liberal). A late 2019 survey, also by Pew, found that NPR's audience overwhelmingly leaned Democratic. 87% of those surveyed identified as Democrats, or leaning Democratic, and 12% were Republicans. A Harris telephone survey conducted in 2005 found that NPR
2100-409: Is an American audio podcast directed by Nick van der Kolk and produced by Brendan Baker. It originally began in 2005 as a series of self-distributed episodes, though the show later received some support and distribution from NPR and Chicago Public Media . In 2014, the show joined Radiotopia as one of its 7 original members and began producing episodes on a more regular monthly schedule. In 2019, during
2184-443: Is an American radio producer. He is the host and producer of 99% Invisible , a KALW radio show and podcast , and a founder of the podcast collective Radiotopia , which he describes as efforts "to broaden the radio landscape [and] make shows that aren't bound by conventions" of public radio in the United States. He has also contributed to radio programs Radiolab and Planet Money . Fast Company identified him as one of
2268-478: Is approximately $ 300 million, and the gap will likely be between $ 30 and $ 32 million. In January 2024, NPR's board named former Wikimedia Foundation CEO Katherine Maher its new CEO, effective late March. NPR is a membership organization. Member stations are required to be non-commercial or non-commercial educational radio stations; have at least five full-time professional employees; operate for at least 18 hours per day; and not be designed solely to further
2352-441: Is down from its 2017 high of 37.7 million, but still well above its total of 20.9 million in 2008. According to 2015 figures, 87% of the NPR terrestrial public radio audience and 67% of the NPR podcast audience is white. According to the 2012 Pew Research Center 2012 News Consumption Survey, NPR listeners tend to be highly educated, with 54% of regular listeners being college graduates and 21% having some college. NPR's audience
2436-541: Is down, it's down for everybody; this is the area that is most down for us, in sponsorship, underwriting, advertising, call it whatever you want; just like it is for all of media." Hosts of the NPR program Planet Money stated the audience is indeed a product being sold to advertisers in the same way as commercial stations, saying: "they are not advertisers exactly but, they have a lot of the same characteristics; let's just say that." According to NPR's 2022 data, 30.7 million listeners tuned into its programs each week. This
2520-483: Is measured by Nielsen in both Diary and PPM (people meter) markets. NPR stations are frequently not included in "summary level" diary data used by most advertising agencies for media planning. Data on NPR listening can be accessed using "respondent level" diary data. Additionally, all radio stations (public and commercial) are treated equally within the PPM data sets making NPR station listenership data much more widely available to
2604-463: Is the first production by Stable Genius Productions, a startup formed by Manoush Zomorodi , the former host of WNYC 's podcast Note to Self , and her colleague Jen Poyant. The show itself is a documentary of the early days of the new company. 99% Invisible is an independently produced radio show created by Roman Mars that focuses on design and architecture. It began as a collaborative project between San Francisco public radio station KALW and
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2688-740: The American Institute of Architects in San Francisco. In April 2021 the company that produces the show (99% Invisible Inc.) was acquired by SiriusXM , with 99% Invisible moving to the Stitcher Radio network. Appearances is a semi-autobiographical podcast by Sharon Mashihi, an audio artist, screenwriter, and story editor, that had a limited run on Radiotopia. Criminal is an independently-produced podcast that focuses on true crime. The show describes itself as telling "stories of people who've done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in
2772-721: The Associated Press , in that it was established by an act of Congress. Funding for NPR comes from dues and fees paid by member stations, underwriting from corporate sponsors, and annual grants from the publicly funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting . Most of its member stations are owned by non-profit organizations , including public school districts , colleges , and universities . NPR operates independently of any government or corporation, and has full control of its content. NPR produces and distributes both news and cultural programming. The organization's flagship shows are two drive-time news broadcasts: Morning Edition and
2856-550: The Association of Public Radio Stations . Morning Edition premiered on November 5, 1979, first hosted by Bob Edwards . NPR suffered an almost fatal setback in 1983 when efforts to expand services created a deficit of nearly $ 7 million (equivalent to $ 19 million in 2022 dollars). After a Congressional investigation and the resignation of NPR's then-president Frank Mankiewicz , the Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed to lend
2940-602: The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 . This act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson , and established the Corporation for Public Broadcasting , which also created the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) for television in addition to NPR. A CPB organizing committee under John Witherspoon first created a board of directors chaired by Bernard Mayes . The board then hired Donald Quayle to be
3024-630: The TED Radio Hour routinely made the iTunes Top Podcasts list. Ken Stern became chief executive in September 2006, reportedly as the "hand-picked successor" of CEO Kevin Klose, who gave up the job but remained as NPR's president; Stern had worked with Klose at Radio Free Europe . On December 10, 2008, NPR announced that it would reduce its workforce by 7% and cancel the news programs Day to Day and News & Notes . The organization indicated this
3108-505: The 1970s and early 1980s, the majority of NPR funding came from the federal government. Steps were taken during the Reagan administration in the 1980s to completely wean NPR from government support, but the 1983 funding crisis forced the network to make immediate changes. According to CPB , in 2009 11.3% of the aggregate revenues of all public radio broadcasting stations were funded from federal sources, principally through CPB; in 2012 10.9% of
3192-630: The Arbitron service and distributes the data to NPR and other non-commercial stations and on its website. NPR's history in digital media includes the work of an independent, for-profit company called Public Interactive , which was founded in 1999 and acquired by PRI in June 2004, when it became a non-profit company. By July 2008, Public Interactive had "170 subscribers who collectively operate 325 public radio and television stations" and clients such as Car Talk , The World , and The Tavis Smiley Show ; by
3276-563: The NPR Foundation Chair, and the NPR President & CEO. Terms are for three years and are staggered such that some stand for election every year. As of January 2024 , the board of directors of NPR included the following members: The original purposes of NPR, as ratified by the board of directors, are the following: The Public Editor responds to significant listener queries, comments and criticisms. The position reports to
3360-511: The Radiotopia network in 2016. The podcast focused on the transition between university and work from the point of view of a person in their twenties. In 2017, Tan decided to end the podcast, and the final episode aired on August 16, 2017, making it the first show on the Radiotopia network to end its run. Tan went on to work as a producer of The Habitat from Gimlet Media. Strangers is hosted by Danish-born producer Lea Thau. Initially part of KCRW 's Independent Producer project, Strangers became
3444-430: The Radiotopia network in 2021 with Criminal and Phoebe Reads a Mystery . Roman Mars and UC Davis School of Law Professor Elizabeth Joh developed the podcast What Trump Can Teach Us About Constitutional Law (often abbreviated as Trump Con Law in conversation and distribution), which was first launched in June 2017 and used the circumstances surrounding then-president Donald Trump to discuss constitutional law in
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3528-744: The Spotify Audience Network platform within NPR programming, when NPR has empty slots available they otherwise were unable to sell to other advertisers directly. In contrast with commercial broadcasting , NPR's radio broadcasts do not carry traditional commercials, but has advertising in the form of brief statements from major sponsors which may include corporate slogans , descriptions of products and services, and contact information such as website addresses and telephone numbers . These statements are called underwriting spots and, unlike commercials, are governed by specific FCC restrictions in addition to truth in advertising laws; they cannot advocate
3612-558: The US. In June 2017, Roman Mars began cohosting the constitutional law podcast What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law with Elizabeth Joh, a professor of the subject at University of California, Davis , School of Law . The show later left Radiotopia and is now distributed independently as What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law . Mars notably used the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform to support 99% Invisible, raising over $ 170,000, making it
3696-564: The afternoon All Things Considered , both carried by most NPR member stations, and among the most popular radio programs in the country. As of March 2018, the drive-time programs attract an audience of 14.9 million and 14.7 million per week, respectively. NPR manages the Public Radio Satellite System , which distributes its programs and other programming from independent producers and networks such as American Public Media and Public Radio Exchange , and which also acts as
3780-609: The company that produces 99% Invisible , was sold to Sirius XM 's Stitcher Radio in April 2021. Mars donated $ 1 million from the sale to Radiotopia. In partnership with the Knight Foundation and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX), Mars also created the podcast collective Radiotopia. The Public Radio Exchange has hired Mars to curate a radio program called Remix , which is syndicated by at least 14 public radio stations across
3864-485: The corner of North Capitol Street NE and L Street NW—is in the burgeoning NoMa neighborhood of Washington. The first show scheduled to be broadcast from the new studios was Weekend Edition Saturday . Morning Edition was the last show to move to the new location. In June 2013 NPR canceled the weekday call-in show Talk of the Nation . In September 2013, certain of NPR's 840 full- and part-time employees were offered
3948-461: The current system was in place because the station is a "media company that strives to be innovative and nimble." In December 2018, NPR launched a new podcast analytics technology called Remote Audio Data (RAD), which developer Stacey Goers described as a "method for sharing listening metrics from podcast applications straight back to publishers, with extreme care and respect for user privacy." In late November 2022, CEO John Lansing told staffers in
4032-683: The debt. Delano Lewis , the president of C&P Telephone , left that position to become NPR's CEO and president in January 1994. Lewis resigned in August 1998. In November 1998, NPR's board of directors hired Kevin Klose , the director of the International Broadcasting Bureau , as its president and chief executive officer. September 11th attacks made it apparent in a very urgent way that we need another facility that could keep NPR going if something devastating happens in Washington. NPR spent nearly $ 13 million to acquire and equip
4116-493: The direction of the organization", including issues NPR's member station managers had had with NPR's expansion into new media "at the expense of serving" the stations that financially support NPR. As of 2009, corporate sponsorship comprised 26% of the NPR budget. In October 2010, NPR accepted a $ 1.8 million grant from the Open Society Institute . The grant is meant to begin a project called Impact of Government that
4200-530: The federally funded Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). In 2009, member stations derived 6% of their revenue from federal, state and local government funding, 10% of their revenue from CPB grants, and 14% of their revenue from universities. NPR receives a small number of competitive grants from CPB and federal agencies like the Department of Education and the Department of Commerce. This funding amounts to less than 1% of revenues. In 2011, NPR announced
4284-614: The feed was renamed Radiotopia Presents . The series broadcast so far have been: Song Exploder is a biweekly music podcast hosted and produced by Hrishikesh Hirway . The show features musicians talking about the creative process behind an individual song while "deconstructing" the song into its component parts. The podcast launched on the Maximum Fun network, went independent in February 2015 and joined Radiotopia in June 2015. Producer Benjamen Walker ended his WFMU radio show Too Much Information (TMI) to start Theory of Everything as
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#17330860983714368-411: The final episode of the series on 29 January 2020. This Is Love was launched in 2018 by Phoebe Judge , Lauren Spohrer and Nadia Wilson — the team behind Criminal , another Radiotopia show. The show ran for a short six-episode season in early 2018, with a second season airing at the end of the same year. As of 2022, it has five seasons. The show tells stories on the subject of love. This is Love left
4452-527: The first president of NPR with 30 employees and 90 charter member local stations, and studios in Washington, D.C. NPR aired its first broadcast on April 20, 1971, covering United States Senate hearings on the ongoing Vietnam War in Southeast Asia . The afternoon drive-time newscast All Things Considered premiered on May 3, 1971, first hosted by Robert Conley . NPR was primarily a production and distribution organization until 1977, when it merged with
4536-443: The flip side of history". The Memory Palace is a monthly historical podcast hosted by Nate DiMeo . The Memory Palace moved to Radiotopia from the Maximum Fun network in 2016. Mortified is a podcast based on the popular stage show of the same name. Both the podcast and the original show feature adults sharing things they wrote as teenagers, such as diaries, letters, and poems, that now seem embarrassing in retrospect. The show
4620-540: The general public, and the chair of the NPR Foundation. On November 2, 2015, NPR Members approved a change in the NPR Bylaws to expand the board of directors to 23 directors, consisting of 12 Member Directors who are managers of NPR Member stations and are elected to the board by their fellow Member stations, 9 Public Directors who are prominent members of the public selected by the board and confirmed by NPR Member stations,
4704-523: The gift totaled $ 35 million. NPR will use the interest from the bequest to expand its news staff and reduce some member stations' fees. The 2005 budget was about $ 120 million. In August 2005, NPR entered podcasting with a directory of over 170 programs created by NPR and member stations. Users downloaded NPR and other public radio podcasts 5 million times by November of that year. Ten years later, by March 2015, users downloaded podcasts produced only by NPR 94 million times, and NPR podcasts like Fresh Air and
4788-487: The growth of the network, raising over US$ 600,000 and making it the most-funded radio or podcast project on the site. This money allowed the expansion of the network, as well as the addition of four new shows. In May 2015, the network received a further US$ 1 million from the Knight Foundation to fund more shows on the network. In September of that year, Julie Shapiro was hired as Radiotopia's executive producer. Around
4872-401: The highest-funded journalism project ever, and the second highest-funded project across the platform's entire publishing category. In November 2013, 99% Invisible ' s season four Kickstarter campaign received 11,693 backers raising over $ 375,000. The original goal of $ 150,000 was raised in 92 hours. Following this success, Mars introduced another campaign to build season two of Radiotopia,
4956-464: The hundred most creative people of 2013. Mars, with Elizabeth Joh, also hosts the podcast What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law . Mars left a PhD program in genetics to undertake an unpaid internship at public radio station KALW in San Francisco. In 2004, he produced a program called Invisible Ink on KALW. Mars and his radio show, 99% Invisible , have been credited in the mainstream press as an innovative form of radio production, defining
5040-423: The media planning community. NPR's signature morning news program, Morning Edition , is the network's most popular program, drawing 14.63 million listeners a week, with its afternoon newsmagazine, All Things Considered , a close second, with 14.6 million listeners a week according to 2017 Nielsen ratings data. Arbitron data is also provided by Radio Research Consortium , a non-profit corporation which subscribes to
5124-546: The mid-season break after completing its 7th season, Love and Radio announced that they would be leaving the ad-supported Radiotopia network to join the subscription-supported podcasting service Luminary , starting with their 8th season in May 2019. Millennial was a semi-autobiographical podcast created by Megan Tan in 2015, when she graduated from college and was unemployed living with her boyfriend in Portland, Maine. It became part of
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#17330860983715208-413: The middle" . In 2021, Criminal host, Phoebe Judge , announced the show would leave the Radiotopia network to Vox Media . Judge expressed the change to be due to wishing to grow Criminal and spend more time on storytelling over business running. The founders expressed gratitude towards Radiotopia in a PRX newsletter. Criminal left alongside This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery . Love and Radio
5292-487: The mostly white line-up at the network. The Bugle is a satirical news podcast , created by John Oliver and Andy Zaltzman in 2007. It was initially produced independently and distributed by TimesOnline until joining the Radiotopia network in September 2016. Focusing on global news stories (but primarily on UK/US news items), the show was launched in 2007 following John Oliver's move to New York to work on The Daily Show , allowing Oliver and Andy Zaltzman to continue
5376-523: The network money in order to stave off bankruptcy. In exchange, NPR agreed to a new arrangement whereby the annual CPB stipend that it had previously received directly would be divided among local stations instead; in turn, those stations would support NPR productions on a subscription basis. NPR also agreed to turn its satellite service into a cooperative venture (the Public Radio Satellite System ), making it possible for non-NPR shows to get national distribution. It took NPR approximately three years to pay off
5460-748: The popular international stage show and documentary series. Within the company's second year, Radiotopia adopted Hrishikesh Hirway's Song Exploder and Nate DeMeo's The Memory Palace from the Maximum Fun network, as well as Megan Tan's show Millennial and has continued to add new shows to its roster ever since. Radiotopia members include the following podcasts: Adult ISH features interviews, storytelling and advice by and for people in their 20s. Hosts Nyge Turner and Merk Nguyen highlight topics central to their own lives, such as mental health , professional goals, personal identity, music and relationships. The show debuted in 2018 through YR Media and partnered with Radiotopia for its second season. Originally
5544-455: The popular television program The West Wing , which originally aired on NBC from 1999 to 2006. The podcast has featured various cast and crew members including series creator Aaron Sorkin , director Tommy Schlamme , Rob Lowe , Bradley Whitford , Richard Schiff , Janel Moloney , Marlee Matlin , and Dulé Hill , as well as former government officials, academics, and pundits among others. The podcast finished its run with their discussion of
5628-525: The president and CEO John Lansing. In April 2020, Kelly McBride became the Public Editor for NPR. In 2020, NPR released a budget for FY21 anticipating revenue of $ 250 million, a slight decrease from the prior year due to impacts of COVID-19. The budget anticipated $ 240 million in operating expenses, plus additional debt service and capital costs that lead to a cash deficit of approximately $ 4 million. The budget included $ 25 million in budget cuts. During
5712-419: The publishing and radio and podcast categories. Meeting its 'stretch goals' allowed Radiotopia to add three podcasts hosted by women ( Criminal , The Heart , and The Allusionist ), host a series of events, provide more content, wage increases and paid internships, and create a pilot development fund to find new, talented producers and hosts not covered by traditional radio. Ultimately, the fundraising allowed for
5796-501: The raw tape to create an episode-length story. Richman's pieces have appeared on NPR 's All Things Considered , and This American Life , and on BBC Radio . In 2013, Richman started the Radio Diaries podcast, as a showcase for his pieces. The podcast later became one of the founding members of Radiotopia. In 2018 Radiotopia created a short-form exclusive podcast for its financial supporters. Each episode of Radiotopia Plus poses
5880-562: The revenues for Public Radio came from federal sources. In 2010, NPR revenues totaled $ 180 million, with the bulk of revenues coming from programming fees, grants from foundations or business entities, contributions and sponsorships . According to the 2009 financial statement, about 50% of NPR revenues come from the fees it charges member stations for programming and distribution charges. Typically, NPR member stations receive funds through on-air pledge drives , corporate underwriting, state and local governments, educational institutions, and
5964-413: The roll-out of their own online advertising network , which allows member stations to run geographically targeted advertisement spots from national sponsors that may otherwise be unavailable to their local area, opening additional advertising-related revenue streams to the broadcaster. Center Stage , a mix of native advertising and banner ad featured prominently on the NPR homepage, above-the-fold,
6048-461: The support of traditional radio broadcasting , targeting instead a growing audience of podcast listeners. The podcast network was initially supported by a US$ 200,000 injection from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation . The network is run by the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) who described it as "somewhat like an independent record label". In October 2014 a Kickstarter campaign was started to support
6132-485: The time of Radiotopia's launch, the network's podcasts received around 900,000 downloads per month. This figure increased to 7.5 million by May 2015, 8.5 million in September 2015, 13 million as of June 2016, and more than 19 million times by the end of 2019. Within its first year, Radiotopia grew from seven to eleven shows, adding The Heart (formerly Audio Smut ), Phoebe Judge's Criminal podcast, Helen Zaltzman's The Allusionist , and The Mortified Podcast based on
6216-565: The top 10 most innovative Kickstarter companies, and in 2017 as a top 10 innovator in media. Of 2016's 50 best podcasts as ranked by The Atlantic , eight were part of Radiotopia, and a similar list from The Guardian included five Radiotopia shows. In January 2019, VertitechIT listed ZigZag as one of the Top IT Podcasts of 2019. The network won "Podcast Network of the Year" at the 2019 Adweek Podcast Awards. Roman Mars Roman Mars
6300-508: Was "making a conscious effort to consistently refer to ourselves as NPR on-air and online" because NPR is the common name for the organization and its radio hosts have used the tag line "This ... is NPR" for many years. National Public Radio remains the legal name of the group, however, as it has been since 1970. NPR replaced the National Educational Radio Network on February 26, 1970, following Congressional passage of
6384-505: Was also created by Nedelberg and Katcher joined Radiotopia in 2015. Celebrity guests who have appeared on the Mortified podcast include Elijah Wood , Kate Micucci , Chvrches , Alison Brie , Alanis Morissette , and Busy Philipps . Normal Gossip is a conversation podcast co-produced by Defector Media , hosted by Kelsey McKinney and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin. Each episode explores an anonymized story of interpersonal drama alongside
6468-556: Was announced that The Heart would not be producing new shows in 2018. After December 2017, the show took a hiatus while its producers went on to make a serialized fiction podcast called The Shadows for the CBC in 2018. In 2019 producer Kaitlin Prest announced the founding of a new audio arts production company, Mermaid Palace, that will be making shows in partnership with Radiotopia and the CBC, including
6552-438: Was commuted , with Ear Hustle cited as a significant contributor to his reformation. Everything is Alive is an unscripted interview show in which the host, Ian Chillag, interviews an actor inhabiting the role of a different inanimate object each episode. Interview "subjects" in the first season have included a can of generic cola, a bar of soap, and a mousetrap. These interviews are punctuated by conversations between Chillag and
6636-505: Was in response to a rapid drop in corporate underwriting in the wake of the economic crisis of 2008 . In the fall of 2008, NPR programming reached a record 27.5 million people weekly, according to Arbitron ratings figures. NPR stations reach 32.7 million listeners overall. In March 2008, the NPR Board announced that Stern would be stepping down from his role as chief executive officer, following conflict with NPR's board of directors "over
6720-456: Was intended to add at least 100 journalists at NPR member radio stations in all 50 states by 2013. The OSI has made previous donations but does not take on-air credit for its gifts. In April 2013, NPR moved from its home of 19 years (635 Massachusetts Avenue NW) to new offices and production facilities at 1111 North Capitol Street NE in a building adapted from the former C&P Telephone Warehouse and Repair Facility . The new headquarters—at
6804-530: Was launched in 2013. The launch partner for Center Stage was Squarespace . In 2014, NPR CEO Jarl Mohn said the network would begin to increase revenue by having brands NPR views as more relevant to the audience underwrite NPR programs and requesting higher rates from them. For the year ended September 30, 2018, total operating revenues were $ 235 million, increasing to almost $ 259 million by September 2019. In 2023, Current reported that NPR partnered with Spotify to run targeted advertisements sold through
6888-515: Was looking at the possibility of starting a new podcast focused primarily on English etymology, which was a subject she was very interested in. Roman Mars helped Zaltzman find funding for this podcast, which eventually became The Allusionist , debuting on the Radiotopia network. Caroline Crampton of New Statesman put it on her list of podcasts of 2016. Zaltzman and the podcast left the Radiotopia network in October 2020 to make more resources to address
6972-469: Was started in Los Angeles by David Nedelberg in 2005, from where it spread to other cities. Nedelberg also turned the show into a book Mortified: Real Words. Real People. Real Pathetic. Together with Neil Katcher, he also created a documentary series, The Mortified Sessions, that ran on Sundance Channel for two seasons in 2011 and 2012, and a 2013 documentary movie, Mortified Nation . The podcast, which
7056-450: Was the most trusted news source in the United States. In 2014, Pew reported that, of adults who had heard of NPR, 55% of those polled trusted it; this was a similar level of listener trust as CNN , NBC , and ABC . NPR stations generally subscribe to the Nielsen rating service , but are not included in published ratings and rankings such as Radio & Records . NPR station listenership
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