TEASER: PODAPALOOZA for COVID-19 Relief
The War on Cars
The War on Cars, LLC
4.9 • 937 Ratings
🗓️ 20 April 2020
⏱️ 3 minutes
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Summary
The War on Cars is taking the stage for Podapalooza, a virtual podcast festival for the benefit of COVID-19 relief, on April 25th and 26th. We'll be releasing one of our favorite old episodes to introduce the podcast to new listeners and hopefully give fans a chance to catch an early one they might have missed.
Purchase tickets here: plza.org. You'll get access to an outstanding lineup of some of the biggest names in podcasting, yours to listen to as they're released. Over 100 podcasts are participating and tickets are pay-what-you-want. It's a great deal and a great cause!
All proceeds of your purchase of a Podapalooza Pass go to GiveDirectly, which delivers cash payments of $1,000 to vulnerable households in areas affected by COVID-19.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody Doug Gordon here with some really cool news. The War on Cars will be featured |
| 0:15.6 | on the lineup of Potapalooza, a virtual festival to raise money for COVID relief. Think of it as |
| 0:21.2 | live aid but for podcast. Basically you can just listen and never have to stand in a beer line. |
| 0:26.0 | You buy a ticket and that gives you access to a special Potapalooza podcast where over 100 awesome podcasters showcase their work. |
| 0:34.4 | You'll get a festival schedule and new episodes will drop over the course of two days. |
| 0:38.8 | You can listen as they come out or you can save the content for later. |
| 0:42.2 | The money goes to Give Directly, a |
| 0:44.4 | nonprofit providing economic relief to the families hit hardest by the |
| 0:48.2 | pandemic. Here's a little more about it. |
| 0:50.5 | Hey, I'm Katie from Give Directly, the nonprofit partner of Potapulusa. |
| 0:54.9 | Over the last decade, Give Directly has delivered over $150 million globally. |
| 0:59.2 | In light of COVID-19, we launched a cash relief program in the United States, giving a thousand dollars to families |
| 1:04.8 | who have been hardest hit by the economic impacts of this virus. |
| 1:08.6 | So far, we've delivered funds to over 1500 people. |
| 1:11.9 | They spent it on rent, food, diapers, |
| 1:14.2 | and even cable bills so their kids can learn remotely. |
| 1:16.6 | That's a great thing about giving cash. |
| 1:18.2 | It allows families to prioritize and spend |
| 1:20.3 | on what they need most. |
| 1:21.6 | And that's where the money we raise from Potapalooza is going. So thank you to this |
| 1:25.3 | podcast for supporting the effort. To everyone listening, check out this festival. |
| 1:29.7 | Head to potapalusa.org or PLZA.org for short. That's P-L-Z-A-O-G. Thanks and hope to see you there. |
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