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The Truth (podcast)
''The Truth'' is an anthology fiction podcast and founding member of Radiotopia by PRX. Episodes are released about once every two weeks. Several nationally syndicated public radio programs, including ''This American Life'', ''Studio 360 ''Studio 360'' was an American weekly public radio program about the arts and culture hosted by novelist Kurt Andersen and produced by Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and ''Slate'' in New York City. The program's stated goal was to "Get inside the ...'', ''Snap Judgment'', and ''The Story,'' have featured work by ''The Truth''. History In 2009, Jonathan Mitchell and Hillary Frank received funding from American Public Media to produce pilot stories together. One of those stories was "Moon Graffiti", which was later featured on ''The Guardian'' podcast and won the 2010 Gold Mark Time Award. This story later became the first episode of ''The Truth''. In December 2011, Ed Herbstman and Mitchell hired a group of improvisors (many from the Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiotopia
Radiotopia is a podcast network founded by ''99% Invisible'' host Roman Mars and run by the Public Radio Exchange. The network is organized as a collective of some two dozen shows whose producers have complete artistic control over their work. Podcasts in the network are downloaded more than 19 million times per month. History Radiotopia, founded by Roman Mars, was launched in February 2014 with an initial group of seven shows: Jonathan Mitchell's ''The Truth'', Lea Thau's ''Strangers'', Benjamin Walker's ''Theory of Everything'', Nick van der Kolk's ''Love and Radio'', the Kitchen Sisters' ''Fugitive Waves'' (later renamed ''The Kitchen Sisters Present...''), ''Radio Diaries'' and Roman Mars' own flagship show ''99% Invisible''. The makers of these shows had decided to band together as independent producers who didn't all have the support of traditional radio broadcasting, targeting instead a growing audience of podcast listeners seeking recommendations for new things to listen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauren Adams (actress)
Lauren Conlin Adams (born August 7, 1982) is an American actress and improviser living in New York City. Early life and education Adams was born in Washington, D.C. in 1982 and grew up in Potomac, Maryland. She graduated from Elon University in North Carolina with a BFA in 2004. Career Adams has studied at the Upright Citizens Brigade since August 2007 under Bobby Moynihan, Lennon Parham, Zach Woods, Michael Delaney, Anthony King and Chris Gethard. At UCB, Lauren performed ''Oscarbait'' and was a member of former Maude Team Slow Burn and former Harold Teams Johnny Romance and Sherlock & Cookies. She still performs regularly as a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. In Netflix's series ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt'' is an American streaming television sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, starring Ellie Kemper in the title role. It premiered on March 6, 2015, on Netflix and ran for four seasons, ending on January 25, 20 ...' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audio Podcasts
Audio most commonly refers to sound, as it is transmitted in signal form. It may also refer to: Sound *Audio signal, an electrical representation of sound *Audio frequency, a frequency in the audio spectrum *Digital audio, representation of sound in a form processed and/or stored by computers or digital electronics *Audio, audible content (media) in audio production and publishing *Semantic audio, extraction of symbols or meaning from audio *Stereophonic audio, method of sound reproduction that creates an illusion of multi-directional audible perspective *Audio equipment Entertainment *AUDIO (group), an American R&B band of 5 brothers formerly known as TNT Boyz and as B5 * ''Audio'' (album), an album by the Blue Man Group * ''Audio'' (magazine), a magazine published from 1947 to 2000 *Audio (musician), British drum and bass artist * "Audio" (song), a song by LSD Computing *, an HTML element, see HTML5 audio See also *Acoustic (other) *Audible (other) *Audio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Public Radio Programs
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Newman (actor)
Frederick R. Newman (born May 6, 1952) is an American actor, comedian, composer, SFX artist using his voice, and former talk show host. Career Newman's first job in New York City was at ''Newsweek''. After doing comedy, Newman soon capitalized on his unique vocalizations, and Peter Workman (Workman Publishing) signed Fred to write the best-selling book ''MouthSounds'' (first published in 1980 with a vinyl record insert, and updated with a CD in 2004). Newman was an actor and sound-effects artist on Garrison Keillor's live radio variety show ''A Prairie Home Companion''. In an audience favorite feature of the program, Keillor tells an apparently impromptu story that is funny because it requires Newman to strain to supply rapid-fire sound effects for unusual occurrences and obscure animals. Newman was featured in an interview with Jane Pauley on ''CBS Sunday Morning'' and the segment was nominated for an Emmy. He has also done character voices and sound effects in numerous film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Henry-Coffey
Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common. People with the given name *Chris Abani (born 1966), Nigerian author *Chris Abrahams (born 1961), Sydney-based jazz pianist *Chris Adams (other), multiple people *Chris Adcock (born 1989), English internationally elite badminton player *Chris Albright (born 1979), American former soccer player *Chris Alcaide (1923–2004), American actor *Chris Amon (1943–2016), former New Zealand motor racing driver *Chris Andersen (born 1978), American basketball player * Chris Anderson (other), multiple people *Chris Angel (wrestler) (born 1982), Puerto Rican professional wrestler *Chris Anker Sørensen (born 1984), Danish cycler *Chris Anstey (born 1975), Australian basketball player * Chris Anthony, American voice actress *Chris Antley (1966–2000), champion American jockey *Chris Arche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amir Darvish
Amir Darvish is an American actor who is best known for his portrayal of rock icon Freddie Mercury in the Off Broadway 1997 play '' Mercury: The Afterlife and Times of a Rock God''. In 2003, after two successful runs of the play (in 1997 and 1998), the show's producers mounted the play again in New York City, with Darvish playing the role of Mercury and play author Charles Messina directing. The show moved to the Triad Theater (also in New York City) in January, 2004. '' BackStage'' said of Darvish's performance: "Amir Darvish brings an almost Shakespearean theatricality, sardonic humor, and passionate intensity to his interpretation ... Darvish...keeps you riveted throughout ... Darvish sustains the illusion right till the end in bravura fashion." Darvish is of Persian descent. Filmography * ''The American Astronaut'' (2001) * '' Open Cam'' (2005) * ''The Pink Panther'' (2006) * ''Confessions'' (2006) * ''The Atlas Mountains'' (2009) * ''October Haze'' (2009) * ''Trooper'' (2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Tsoutsouvas
Sam Tsoutsouvas is an American veteran actor and lyricist with experience in the stage, television and films. He appeared in 1967 and 1968 at The Utah Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City, Utah, before attending the Juilliard Drama School in Lincoln Center, New York City. In the 1968 season he played Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice, and Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet.Utah Shakespearean Festival Program, Seventh Annual Season, July 15 - August 3, 1968 Broadway plays * '' Scapin'' (1973), ''Lyrics'' * '' Three Sisters'' (1973–1974), as Solyony * ''The Beggar's Opera'' (1973–1974), as Lockit * '' Measure for Measure'' (1973–1974), as Lucio * '' Three Sisters'' (1975), as Solyony/Andrei Prozorov * ''The Time of Your Life'' (1975), as Willie/Blick * '' Edward II'' (1975), as Young Mortimer * '' By Jeeves'' (2001), as Sir Watkyn Bassett * ''Our Country's Good'' (1991), as Captain David Collins/Robert Sideway Regional Theatre * '' Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lila Newman
Lila Newman (born in New York City, New York) is an American actress, writer, comedian, humorist, singer and musician. She is known for her work on ''Alpha House'' (2014) written by Garry Trudeau, playing opposite John Goodman and Julie White. From 2013 - 2017, Lila regularly contributed comedy writing to '' A Prairie Home Companion''—often receiving on-air credits for work—and has appeared on the show twice as part of the Royal Academy of Radio Actors. Lila contributed comedy sketches to Live From Here on American Public Media, hosted by Chris Thile. Since Summer 2017, Lila has also been collaborating as a writer and voice actor with Radiotopia's The Truth (podcast). She holds a B.A. from the University of Chicago, where she was a member of Off Off Campus. She also has an MFA from Drama Centre London. Newman was recently awarded the Edes Prize from the Edes Foundation for the creation of a new play on the life and work of Radio Sound Effects Pioneer Ora Nichols Aurore D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austin Pendleton
Austin Campbell Pendleton (born March 27, 1940) is an American actor, playwright, theatre director, and instructor. He is known as a prolific character actor on the stage and screen who has appeared in films including ''Catch-22'' (1970); '' What's Up, Doc?'' (1972); ''The Front Page'' (1974); ''The Muppet Movie'' (1979), ''Short Circuit'' (1986); ''Mr. and Mrs. Bridge'' (1990); ''My Cousin Vinny'' (1992); '' Amistad'' (1997); '' A Beautiful Mind'' (2001), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture nomination; and '' Finding Nemo'' (2003). Pendleton received a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Play for the Broadway revival of ''The Little Foxes'' in 1981. He has received two Drama Desk Award nominations and the recipient of a Special Drama Desk Award in 2007. He also received a Obie Award for Best Director for the 2011 off-Broadway revival of '' Three Sisters''. Recent Broadway credits include ''Choir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Delisle
Michael Delisle (born 1959 in Longueuil) is a Canadian writer from Quebec. He is a two-time nominee for the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction, for ''Le sort de fille'' at the 2006 Governor General's Awards and for ''Le Feu de mon père'' at the 2014 Governor General's Awards,"Governor-General Literary Awards finalists unveiled" '''', October 7, 2014. and won the Grand prix du livre de Montréal in 2014 for ''Le Feu de mon père''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Thompson (voice Actor)
Marc Thompson (born May 20, 1975) is an American voice actor who has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, NYAV Post and DuArt Film and Video. Some of his major roles include Kevin Thompson, Anthony DeMartino, Timothy O'Neill in ''Daria''. He is notable for voicing the titular character in ''Robocar Poli''. He voices Casey Jones in the 2003 version of the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' cartoons and video games; and is also the voice of Tepig, Primeape, Gliscor, Krookodile, and Gengar in the ''Pokémon'' television series. He is the narrator of numerous ''Star Wars'' audio books including the ''Legacy of the Force'' and '' Fate of the Jedi'' series. He earned his BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the a ... in 1997. Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
