''The Truth'' is an anthology fiction podcast and founding member of

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. ...

by PRX. Episodes are released about once every two weeks. Several nationally syndicated public radio programs, including ''

This American Life ''This American Life'' (''TAL'') is an American monthly hour-long radio program produced in collaboration with Chicago Public Media and hosted by Ira Glass. It is broadcast on numerous public radio stations in the United States and internatio ...

'', ''

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 Magnet Theater, which Herbtsman co-founded) to write stories together, with the goal of producing a story in one month. The first piece was "Interruptible". The group continued working together and eventually reached the podcast's current output of two stories a month. ''The Truth'' was named by iTunes to be the Best New Arts podcast of 2012 and the #1 new podcast of 2012 by ''The Daily Dot''. The show's title comes from a quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures."

Episodes

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

Awards

References

External links

This American Life #463 - Own Worst Enemy

Transom - "Modern Radio Drama" article

Third Coast Audio Festival interview

Daily Dot: "The Truth" according to Jonathan Mitchell

Comedy Conglomerate interview with Jonathan Mitchell

WNPR program Where We Live

Guardian UK feature on The Truth

Radio Drama Revival interview with Jonathan Mitchell

Studio 360

Snap Judgment

The Story

On Radio: The Truth, and Other Jeopardies

Beginnings Podcast Interview of Jonathan Mitchell

The Truth Podcast Meets Fundraising Goal
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