Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey are boarding the podcasting bus.
The duo are moving into the audio medium with an investigative audio series about the Synanon cult.
The Sunshine Place tells the story of the former California-based experimental drug rehab facility and community that morphed into a dangerous and violent cult, led by its messianic founder Charles E. Diedrich.
The series comes from Team Downey and Wink Pictures for Audacy-owned Cadence13.
The Sunshine Place will tell the story of Synanon from the inside out, and by the people who lived it, charting its rise and exploring its decade-long reign over 1960s and ‘70s counterculture through the recollections of members, survivors and dedicated chroniclers. The series will be narrated by Sari Crawford, daughter of a former Synanon leader Bill Crawford.
The eight-part series will launch August 10. Listen to a trailer below.
Synanon was called “the miracle on the beach” in Santa Monica,...
The duo are moving into the audio medium with an investigative audio series about the Synanon cult.
The Sunshine Place tells the story of the former California-based experimental drug rehab facility and community that morphed into a dangerous and violent cult, led by its messianic founder Charles E. Diedrich.
The series comes from Team Downey and Wink Pictures for Audacy-owned Cadence13.
The Sunshine Place will tell the story of Synanon from the inside out, and by the people who lived it, charting its rise and exploring its decade-long reign over 1960s and ‘70s counterculture through the recollections of members, survivors and dedicated chroniclers. The series will be narrated by Sari Crawford, daughter of a former Synanon leader Bill Crawford.
The eight-part series will launch August 10. Listen to a trailer below.
Synanon was called “the miracle on the beach” in Santa Monica,...
- 8/9/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham, A+E Networks’ History and podcast company Cadence13 have teamed up for a five-part audio docuseries.
Meacham, who has written books including The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross and The Soul of America, is writing and narrating Hope, Through History.
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The series will explore five defining moments in time when America’s leaders and citizens were forced to confront crises of historic magnitude, offering a portrait of the events and an overview of how they impacted the economy and culture, and how the country came together.
It will look at the 1918 Flu Pandemic,...
Meacham, who has written books including The Hope of Glory: Reflections on the Last Words of Jesus from the Cross and The Soul of America, is writing and narrating Hope, Through History.
More from DeadlineA+E Networks' 'America's Top Dog' Optioned In The UK & Ireland By Two Rivers MediaA+E Networks Ad Sales Chief On Covid 19-Impacted Upfronts, 'Live Pd's' Return, TV Advertising And What's Next'Gangster Capitalism': NRA To Be Focus Of Season 2 Of Documentary Podcast Series From C13Originals
The series will explore five defining moments in time when America’s leaders and citizens were forced to confront crises of historic magnitude, offering a portrait of the events and an overview of how they impacted the economy and culture, and how the country came together.
It will look at the 1918 Flu Pandemic,...
- 4/16/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
UTA is teaming with podcast and media company Cadence13 to launch Ramble, a podcast network that will feature digital stars including Rhett and Link, Hannah Hart and Flula Borg. The new network will feature a team of producers that will work alongside talent to create audio-focused content, with the plan to extend their brands beyond podcasting to social media, events and merchandise.
The Hollywood agency already has a dedicated podcast division repping networks including Wondery, Gannett, Tenderfoot and HowStuffWorks, and creators including Ira Glass, Sarah Koenig, Marc Smerling, Chris Hardwick, Aaron Mahnke, Anna Faris, Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Jake Brennan and Guy Raz. It also has expanded the scope of some podcast IP — 2 Dope Queens, My Favorite Murder, Lore and Comedy Bang Bang among them — into TV, touring and endorsements. The division also brokered Amy Schumer’s comedy podcast deal with Spotify.
“As we evaluated the podcast business landscape, we...
The Hollywood agency already has a dedicated podcast division repping networks including Wondery, Gannett, Tenderfoot and HowStuffWorks, and creators including Ira Glass, Sarah Koenig, Marc Smerling, Chris Hardwick, Aaron Mahnke, Anna Faris, Karen Kilgariff, Georgia Hardstark, Jake Brennan and Guy Raz. It also has expanded the scope of some podcast IP — 2 Dope Queens, My Favorite Murder, Lore and Comedy Bang Bang among them — into TV, touring and endorsements. The division also brokered Amy Schumer’s comedy podcast deal with Spotify.
“As we evaluated the podcast business landscape, we...
- 6/20/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC Sports Radio, a joint venture between Dial Global and NBC Sports Group, has passed the 300 station mark. A total of 303 stations are now airing NBC Sports Radio programming. “Signing more than 300 affiliates so quickly is a true testament to the mass appeal of our talent and programming, creativity of our producers, and hard work of our exceptional sales and affiliate teams,” said Chris Corcoran, Evp/Gm, Dial Global Sports. “We are especially honored to partner with such great radio stations across the country as we work together to connect avid sports fans, consumers, and advertisers. We continue to be motivated to reach more audiences by the amazing feedback we regularly receive from our local station owners,...
- 8/1/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
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