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🗓️ 18 December 2019
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Every Radiotopia podcast created a special episode for the 2019 Fundraiser. Many of these gems focus on the idea of a dream show as in what would your dream show be? well I am already making my dream show and that is thanks to you dear listener. Yes, sometimes there are sponsors but the majority of the support for this podcast comes from listeners who donate to the Radiotopia annual fundraiser. In fact it is thanks to you that I have the freedom to say no to particular brands and products who would like to connect with you. So for our special episode we dive into the rejected sponsor pile - hear the best of the worst! **
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0:00.0 | Welcome dear listener to the 2019 Theory of Everything Radiotopia |
0:07.6 | fundraiser mini episode spectacular. You might not know this but pretty much all of the support for this podcast comes from these annual |
0:17.2 | fundraisers. It's really how we get to do what we do. It's how I get to make the show I want to make. |
0:25.5 | We do get some support from sponsors, but for this show in particular it is a relatively small |
0:32.0 | amount and you know that's to be honest because of the support |
0:37.1 | we get from listeners like you. It's the reason why I can afford to say no to some of the potential sponsors who I just don't think are a good fit. |
0:47.0 | And so for our mini episode of Spectacular, I thought I'd take you into the reject pile and show you some of the copy that you would have heard on this podcast if I couldn't count on your generous listener support. |
1:04.5 | So I've got T.O.E. producer Andrew Calloway |
1:06.8 | here with me in the studio, and we're gonna go through |
1:10.3 | some of the best of the worst. |
1:12.0 | And I'd just like to say that the main reason Benjamin says no |
1:17.0 | to all these advertisers is out of respect for you, our listeners. |
1:22.0 | You know, at least I can't see another reason to turn down |
1:25.4 | piles of money from companies like extra fancy artisanal gourmet elite box. |
1:35.0 | I forgot about this one. Here's the copy. |
1:36.0 | Let's face it. |
1:37.0 | You are just better than your neighbors. |
1:39.0 | You're smarter, richer, and better looking. |
1:41.0 | Blue Apron SunBasket. you can't eat that garbage. |
1:45.4 | You don't even want those boxes polluting your doorstep. |
1:48.8 | It is time to show the world who you truly are. |
1:52.2 | With a monthly subscription to extra fancy |
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