Behind the Series: A Frontman Emerges
Radiotopia Presents: We're Doing the Wiz
Radiotopia
4.3 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2021
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Behind the Series is a short-run series about the shows previously featured on this very podcast: Radiotopia Presents from Radiotopia. This week, we talk with someone who's had a lot to do with the sound of Radiotopia Presents, Ian Coss.
Ian has played a key role in creating some of our favorite series, starting with the very first show featured on Radiotopia Presents (then called Showcase): Ways of Hearing (2017), and including our most recent series, Blind Guy Travels, which he produced and sound designed. After taking on many supporting roles in Radiotopia productions over the past few years, Ian joins us to talk about what he’s learned in making limited run series and how it helped in his newest role: host and creator of the five part series, Forever is a Long Time.
Behind the Series is hosted, written, and produced by Mark Pagán. Executive producers are Audrey Mardavich and Julie Shapiro. Music from JD Samson, Blue Dot Sessions, and Ian Coss.
Behind the Series is a production of Radiotopia Presents, from PRX’s Radiotopia. We’re looking for new series for Radiotopia Presents! Find out more about how to pitch your show at radiotopiapresents.fm/pitch-us.
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Ian’s series Forever is a Long Time is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Radiotopia Presents from PRX's Radiotopia. |
| 0:07.0 | Hi there, I'm Mark Bayon. I'm a producer here at Radiotopia. I'm here today to talk to you about you in a way. |
| 0:17.0 | You're listening to my voice because you most likely subscribe to Radiotopia presents to hear shows made by independent producers. |
| 0:24.8 | That's what this space is for. New stories, new ideas, and it wouldn't be new without |
| 0:30.5 | including new voices. Have you been sitting on an idea for a |
| 0:34.6 | podcast that's destined to be four to eight episodes long? A story, conversation, |
| 0:40.5 | experiment in storytelling? Have you been looking for a place for your conversation, experiment, and storytelling. |
| 0:43.0 | Have you been looking for a place for your one wild idea? |
| 0:46.5 | Well, we want to hear all about it. |
| 0:49.4 | It's really simple. |
| 0:50.9 | Go to radiotopia presents dot or click the link in the show notes and tell us all about your idea. |
| 0:58.0 | Every three months we review pitches and consider them all for future Radiotopia Presents series. |
| 1:05.0 | Again, go to Radiotopia Presents.F.M to find out how to pitch. |
| 1:11.0 | We're waiting. |
| 1:15.0 | I've always believed there is a power to the microphone as a social prop. |
| 1:26.8 | Creating a space in which you can just ask questions |
| 1:31.9 | and have conversations that just wouldn't happen on their own. |
| 1:36.0 | This is behind the series, a reoccurring series about the shows featured on this very podcast. |
| 1:45.0 | Radiotopia presents. |
| 1:47.0 | From guess who? |
| 1:48.0 | Radiotopia. |
| 1:50.0 | I know I just threw the words shows and series and podcasts at you, but you know what? |
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