Behind the Series: The Great God of Depression
Radiotopia Presents: We're Doing the Wiz
Radiotopia
4.3 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2021
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Behind the Series is a short-run series about the shows previously featured on this very podcast: Showcase from Radiotopia. This week, we revisit The Great God of Depression.
Initially released in 2018, this five-part series tells the story of brain scientist Alice Flaherty’s journey to understand the madness that consumed her brain and body for a time—a journey which eventually led to acclaimed author and “great god of depression” William Styron. Three years later, producers Karen Brown and Pagan Kennedy reflect on the show’s creative challenges; from making a podcast for the first time to telling a serialized story that isn’t about a crime.
Behind the Series is hosted, written, and produced by Mark Pagán. Executive producers are Audrey Mardavich and Julie Shapiro. Music from JD Samson and Blue Dot Sessions.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Radiotopia Presents from PRX's Radiotopia. |
| 0:07.0 | Hi everyone. In today's episode, we'll be giving loads of spoilers to the showcase series from 2018, The Great God of Depression. |
| 0:17.4 | You'll be able to catch on even if you haven't listened to this series yet, or even if it's |
| 0:21.2 | been a while. But if you want the full scoop or a refresher, |
| 0:25.0 | we recommend you go back and find this series in the feed |
| 0:28.0 | and give it a listen. |
| 0:30.0 | Thanks. I think writers are the most crazy of all the different kinds of artists out there. |
| 0:44.3 | It's my experience anyway. |
| 0:45.9 | This is behind the series. |
| 0:51.5 | A short run series about the shows featured on this very |
| 0:54.8 | podcast, Showcase from Radiotopia. I just threw a lot of shows, |
| 1:00.8 | series, pods at you, but that is what we are here to talk about. These four |
| 1:07.2 | episodes will lead up to some exciting announcements about the future of |
| 1:11.1 | showcase. I'm Mark Pagan, the host and creator of the |
| 1:16.1 | podcast Other Men Need Help and a producer here at Radiotopia. This series has |
| 1:22.4 | given me the chance to talk to some talented folks and I was excited to chat with |
| 1:27.2 | pagan Kennedy for a few reasons. The first reason starts with the letter P. |
| 1:32.8 | My whole life, people say pagan, but it's pagan. |
| 1:35.8 | Occasionally somebody will say, oh, I met, you know, |
| 1:38.0 | a Serra, Pagan, or something like that, |
| 1:40.1 | but I never, ever meet pagans. Well,'s I feel the same way because when I lived in New York I remember seeing so many pagans on the when you go through an apartment building. There's all these. |
| 1:53.3 | And then I'm like, all these pagans around, |
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