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Collaboration Comprises Five Greenlit Audio Series: “Does This Murder Make Me Look Gay,” “Rebel Spirit with Akilah Hughes,” and
“What Future w. Joshua Topolsky” along with Two Upcoming Scripted Comedy Projects from iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players 

LOS ANGELES | July 18, 2023 – Mosaic Media’s innovative podcast production company Ninth Planet Audio and iHeartMedia, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac,  announced today a two-year first-look deal on all projects developed by Ninth Planet Audio. The deal will include production of at least two podcasts each year, including scripted comedy projects with iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players podcast network.

“iHeartMedia and Big Money Players Network have been phenomenal partners in developing and producing our current slate of podcast programming, including the popular What Future w. Joshua Topolsky and several soon-to-be-released audio series,” said Mosaic’s Principal Jimmy Miller. “We are looking forward to the launch of fresh, captivating content to engage with iHeart’s devoted audiences and reach new listeners through our expanded slate of innovative programming.”

Upcoming podcast projects already in production from Ninth Planet Audio with iHeartMedia include the comedy murder mystery “Does This Murder Make Me Look Gay,” the thought-provoking interview series “Rebel Spirit with Akilah Hughes,” and released late last year, their current podcast coproduction, “What Future w. Joshua Topolsky.” Two upcoming scripted comedy projects with Big Money Players will also be added to the slate early next year. 

“With a captivating range of stories on the horizon - from a trusty assistant tasked with solving his boss' murder, to a comedian’s return to high school in the wake of racism, to a digital media authority’s thought provoking sit-downs with cultural luminaries - this partnership promises to take our listeners on an unforgettable journey of storytelling they will love,” said Ninth Planet Audio Podcast Executive Elizabeth Baquet. “Now with our multi-year deal, I'm thrilled to see where this collaboration will take us next.”

“Our collaboration with Ninth Planet has been an incredible success, and we’re thrilled to expand upon this to bring more captivating shows to our audiences,” says Conal Byrne, CEO of iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group. “Now, more than ever, people are looking to connect with new entertaining content to bring into their daily routine. That kind of captivating content is exactly Ninth Planet’s wheelhouse, and we look forward to working together to develop these unique shows for listeners everywhere.”

New and upcoming projects from Ninth Planet Audio and iHeartMedia include:

DOES THIS MURDER MAKE ME LOOK GAY?

Written and Directed by Ted Malawer

Vandy Jeremiah Monroe III knows two things for sure: high-heeled Crocs are a hate crime, and one of his best friends—aka his mortal enemies—is trying to kill him. But when he invites these saggy, sassy bitches (and potential suspects) to his mansion to suss out the culprit, he’s dead faster than a touring Elphaba cracks on Defying Gravity. Can his trusty gay assistant solve the murder before it’s too gay? Everyone has a motive. Everyone has a secret. And Patti LuPone is stuck in the basement. Allegedly. 

REBEL SPIRIT W. AKILAH HUGHES

Join writer, comedian, actress, and renowned podcast host Akilah Hughes as she embarks on a personal journey back to her high school in hopes of changing the current racist school mascot, The Boone County Rebels, into a symbol that everyone loves, The Bonne County Biscuits. Through engaging conversations and comedic observations, Akilah shares her own personal experiences while highlighting the problem of racist school mascots across the country.

WHAT FUTURE W. JOSHUA TOPOLSKY

Join Joshua Topolsky, co-creator of Vox Media and founder of The Verge, as he embarks on a journey to chronicle the thoughts of some of today’s most intriguing experts and big thinkers in podcast form. With guests ranging from Jason Blum, CEO of Blumhouse Productions and producer of Paranormal Activity, the most profitable horror movie of all time, to David Holz, CEO of AI art generator Midjourney, to Jia Tolentino, author and staff writer at The New Yorker, and Emmy-nominated multi-platform storyteller Baratunde Thurston, everyone will find something here to pique their curiosity.

About Mosaic Media

Mosaic is a management and production company based in Los Angeles representing a range of clients from actors like Will Ferrell, Jessica Chastain, Tessa Thompson, and Kumail Nanjiani to writers and directors like Judd Apatow, Jay Roach, and Barry Sonnenfeld. Mosaic’s production arm has produced film and TV including TALLADEGA NIGHTS, STEPBROTHERS, BAD TEACHER, DOWNWARD DOG, and WEIRD CITY.

About Ninth Planet Audio

Ninth Planet Audio is a podcast production company launched by Mosaic Media focused on producing premium original series for all audio platforms. The company has a diverse slate of shows in various stages of production and development spanning true crime, to docuseries, to scripted comedy, all of which feature compelling storytelling and powerful voices.

About Big Money Players Network

Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Network, in partnership with iHeartRadio, is the premiere destination for comedy podcasts and home to top comedic talent across a variety of formats and styles. In addition to “The Ron Burgundy Podcast,” BMP features long-running hits like “Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang,” alongside the twice-weekly catch-up show “The Nikki Glaser Podcast,” the award-winning “Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein,” and more from comedians including Amber Ruffin, Ellie Kemper, and Eric Andre.

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The podcast, which follows the #1 bestseller The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, debuts October 4, with each episode focusing on one song in McCartney’s iconic catalog – from early Beatles to his solo work

New York – July 18, 2023 – Paul McCartney is teaming up once again with poet Paul Muldoon, his collaborator on the #1 bestseller The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present. This time, McCartney will invite listeners into his creative process with a new podcast co-produced by Pushkin Industries and iHeartPodcasts, out October 4, 2023.

McCartney: A Life in Lyrics is a combination master class, memoir, and improvised journey with one of the most beloved figures in popular music, where each episode focuses on one song from McCartney’s iconic catalog – spanning early Beatles through his solo work.

The podcast offers listeners an unrivaled opportunity to sit in on conversations between McCartney and Muldoon where they dissect the people, experiences, and art that inspired McCartney’s songwriting. The stories are richly interwoven with contemporary music and soundscapes, providing a revelatory and entertaining window into a true creative genius.

“When we listened back to the tapes, we realized there was something very special happening in these conversations,” Muldoon explains in the prologue episode, out now. “It was McCartney unfiltered.”

Season 1 features 12 episodes that include timeless favorites like “Eleanor Rigby,” “Back in the USSR,” “Let It Be,” “When Winter Comes,” “Penny Lane,” “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey,” “Here Today,” “Live and Let Die,” “Magical Mystery Tour,” “Jenny Wren,” “Too Many People,” and “Helter Skelter.” Superfans can binge all of the first season immediately at release with a Pushkin+ subscription. Season 2 will follow with an additional 12 episodes in February of 2024.

McCartney and Muldoon have previously collaborated with great success in the #1 New York Times bestseller The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, which provided the genesis of more than 50 hours of recorded conversations. The Lyrics will be released in paperback on November 7, 2023 with additional new chapters.

“Paul McCartney is one of the most groundbreaking, gifted artists of all time, and his songs have elevated and given meaning to so many moments in so many of our lives – so the chance to launch a podcast that tells the stories behind those songs … it’s a once-in-a-lifetime project,” said Conal Byrne, CEO of iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group. “‘McCartney: A Life in Lyrics’ will be a first-hand, first-of-its-kind account of his creative process – that has shaped and inspired multiple generations across the globe. We simply could not be more excited to partner with Sir McCartney, Paul Muldoon, executive producer Malcolm Gladwell and Pushkin Industries to bring these stories to listeners everywhere.”

New episodes of McCartney: A Life in Lyrics will be released weekly starting October 4, 2023 on iHeartRadio and wherever podcasts are available. Pushkin+ subscribers will be able to binge the entire season on the very first day. McCartney: A Life in Lyrics will be distributed by iHeartPodcasts.

ABOUT PAUL McCARTNEY

Born in Liverpool in 1942, Paul McCartney was raised in the city and educated at the Liverpool Institute. Since writing his first song at 14, McCartney has dreamed and dared to be different. He now lives in England. Paul changed the world forever with The Beatles before going on to continue to push boundaries and make music history with his group Wings and as a solo artist. His most recent solo (and 18th) studio album McCartney III secured the UK Album Chart’s festive Number 1 spot in 2020, furthering his lead as the UK’s most successful album act of all time. In November 2021 Paul released his book, THE LYRICS: 1956 to the Present, recounting his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career – from his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo albums to the present. The LYRICS hit Number One on the New York Times Best Seller list, and was named the 2021 Book Of The Year by Barnes & Noble. An 18-time Grammy winner and recipient of The Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement and Trustees Awards, McCartney’s list of international accolades reads like no other as well as being recognised for decades of philanthropic activities. Equally renowned for his live performances as he is for his song-writing Paul set the world record for largest paying concert attendance – 184,000 people -  in Rio De Janerio in 1990. A freeman of The City Of Liverpool and Lead Patron of The Liverpool Institute Of Performing Arts, Paul McCartney was appointed Fellow of The Royal College of Music in 1995 by The Prince Of Wales. In 1996 Paul McCartney was knighted by H.M. The Queen for his services to music, and in 2017 he was made a Companion Of Honour in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

ABOUT PAUL MULDOON

Paul Muldoon was born in County Armagh in 1951. He now lives in New York. A former radio and television producer for the BBC in Belfast, he has taught at Princeton University for thirty-five years. He is the author of fifteen collections of poetry including Joy in Service on Rue Tagore, published by FSG and Faber and Faber in 2024. Among his awards are the 1972 Eric Gregory Award, the 1980 Sir Geoffrey Faber Memorial Award, the 1994 T.S. Eliot Prize, the 1997 Irish Times Poetry Prize, the 2003 Pulitzer Prize, the 2003 Griffin International Prize for Poetry, the 2004 American Ireland Fund Literary Award, the 2004 Shakespeare Prize, the 2006 European Prize for Poetry, the 2015 Pigott Poetry Prize, the 2017 Queens Gold Medal for Poetry, and the 2020 Michael Marks Award. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Literature and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

ABOUT PUSHKIN INDUSTRIES

Pushkin Industries is an audio production company co-founded by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg in 2018. Pushkin has produced numerous shows that have broken into the top 10 on Apple Podcasts, including Gladwell’s hugely successful Revisionist History, Against the Rules, The Happiness Lab, Broken Record, Cautionary Tales, The Last Archive, Deep Cover and Lost Hills. Our podcast hosts include Michael Lewis, Jill Lepore, Rick Rubin, Maya Shankar, Tim Harford, Laurie Santos, Ibram X. Kendi and many more. Pushkin’s original audiobooks include the New York Times audio bestsellers Fauci by Michael Specter and The Bomber Mafia and Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell. Pushkin is dedicated to producing audio in any format that challenges listeners, encourages their curiosity, and inspires joy. Visit pushkin.fm, where you can purchase our audiobooks and then listen on your podcast player of choice

Chayanne to Perform and Receive the iHeartRadio Corazón Latino Award at the Event, Which Returns to Miami at Kaseya Center on October 21

Hulu Will Serve as the Official Streaming Destination of the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina

New York, N.Y. – July 18, 2023 – iHeartMedia announced today that the 2023 iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina is making its return to Miami, Florida at Kaseya Center on Saturday, October 21. The annual concert event will celebrate the power of Latin music in popular culture with a star-studded slate of performances from Yandel, Ricardo Montaner, Olga Tañón, Fonseca, Servando y Florentino, Luis Figueroa, GALE, Menudo and iHeartRadio Corazón Award recipient Chayanne. Enrique Santos, President and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino and on-air talent for iHeartRadio, will once again host the tenth annual event.

In addition to performing, Chayanne will receive the iHeartRadio Corazón Latino Award, which honors an individual who exemplifies their big heart through their selfless work enhancing the lives of the Latin community and beyond. Chayanne, a world renowned Puerto Rican singer-songwriter, TV star and actor, has solidified his success with more than 50 million albums sold, sold-out tours and hundreds of music industry awards. Outside of music, Chayanne uses his voice to shine a light on organizations he is passionate about. He was a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and has been involved in the Make-A-Wish Foundation, United Nations Human Rights for Climate Change, Women Refugees Commission, Heroes Por la Vida, campaign promoting the importance of being an organ donor, and Teleton in Mexico, Chile and the U.S. Additionally, he is an active member of the cabinet for the American Red Cross, from whom he received the Crystal Cross Award in 2018. Chayanne has also participated in the American Red Cross’ 100 Days of Summer campaign since 2014 to encourage the Latin community to donate blood.

“We’re honored to once again bring together incredible artists, electrifying music and a vibrant community,” said Enrique Santos, President and Chief Creative Officer of iHeartLatino and on-air talent for iHeartRadio. “Here's to a decade of unforgettable moments, unity and the power of Latin music!”

iHeartMedia’s Spanish Contemporary Hits, Tropical, Regional Mexican, Tejano and Spanish Oldies radio stations will broadcast the event live in their local markets and on iHeartRadio.com. Additionally, the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina will be broadcasted across iHeartRadio digital stations including Beso, El Patron, Salsa Bembe, Rumba, Reggaeton Vieja Escuela, La Preciosa, Tejano Radio, La Mezcla Fuego con Dj Xtreme, Latino Top 20, Tropical Top 20 and Regional Mexican Top 20.

Hulu will serve as the Official Streaming Destination of the iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, adding to its already robust slate of live event content, with performances livestreamed exclusively to Hulu subscribers at no additional cost. For more information on the livestream line-up, stay tuned to Hulu’s site and social channels.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, July 21 at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster.com.

Every year since 2014, iHeartRadio’s Fiesta Latina has brought together the biggest names in Latin Music to perform live on one stage on one night. Over the last several years, the event has featured all-star performances from Jennifer Lopez, Daddy Yankee, Enrique Iglesias, Pitbull, Camila Cabello, Ricky Martin, Luis Fonsi, Gente De Zona, Prince Royce, Ozuna, Farruko, Becky G and more.

Proud partners of this year’s event include Café Bustelo, Goya Foods, Seagram's Escapes [Yellow Tail] Wine, with more to be announced.

For more information, visit iHeartRadio.com/fiesta.

iHeartMedia is partnering with Warner Bros. Pictures and Atlantic Records on the launch of the new movie Barbie, only in theaters July 21

Pre-Order BARBIE THE ALBUM HERE

New York, N.Y. – July 17, 2023 – iHeartMedia, the No. 1 audio company in the United States, today announced a broadcast and digital partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures to celebrate the release of Barbie, the upcoming movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken. The five-day “Barbie’s Best Week Ever” campaign kicks off on July 17 and includes a “New Music Friday” feature on BARBIE THE ALBUM, the star-studded Barbie soundtrack in partnership with Atlantic Records.

“Barbie’s Best Week Ever” will run from July 17-21, with iHeartMedia talent leading a week of Barbie coverage across stations nationwide. To set the tone, iHeart’s iconic logo will flip to Barbie Pink across all digital platforms, and iHeartRadio’s national shows – “On Air with Ryan Seacrest,” “The Elvis Duran Morning Show,” “On Air with Mario,” “Way Up with Angela Yee” and “JohnJay & Rich” – will immerse audiences into the world of Barbie with daily themes ranging from Barbie-inspired fashion and trivia to “Kenergy” and a spotlight on Barbie’s cultural impact. Each day will feature ways for listeners to get involved through cash giveaways, Barbie-themed prizes, ticket giveaways and more. Local LA Station KIIS FM will also be hosting an advance Barbie screening for their winners on July 18.

“We’re excited to partner with Warner Bros. Pictures on this powerful new film, celebrating one of America’s greatest icons to our listeners nationwide,” said John Sykes, President of Entertainment Enterprises for iHeartMedia. “Sharing the story of Barbie’s positive influence on young women with our listeners while playing songs from an iconic soundtrack featuring the biggest superstars in music will get fans even more excited for the new release. Barbie is sure to be one of the hottest movies of the year.”

“We are so excited about our partnership with iHeartMedia because it has allowed us to bring the Barbie film to life in a way that is immersive, expansive and unabashedly fun,” said Dana Nussbaum, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Marketing, Warner Bros. Pictures. “Through our collaboration, we have been able to invite all of iHeart’s millions of listeners across the country to experience the magic of Barbie Land firsthand and celebrate all this amazing film has to offer – from global IP and brilliant visuals to an unmistakable wit and undeniable heart, all set to the backdrop of the phenomenal Barbie soundtrack.”

“Barbie’s Best Week Ever” wraps up on July 21, the movie’s release day, with a “New Music Friday” feature on BARBIE THE ALBUM, featuring Ava Max, Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Dominic Fike, Dua Lipa, FIFTY FIFTY, Gayle, Haim, Ice Spice, Karol G, Khalid, The Kid Laroi, Lizzo, Nicki Minaj, PinkPantheress, Sam Smith, Tame Impala and more. Promos for the music will run across more than 140 stations featuring different songs form the soundtrack.

“We are incredibly excited to have been able to partner with Greta Gerwig, Mark Ronson and Warner Bros. Pictures to create this uniquely special and once in a lifetime soundtrack for Barbie,” said Kevin Weaver, Atlantic Records West Coast President. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to have the support of iHeartMedia and Warner Bros. Pictures leading into the release of the soundtrack album and film. We can’t wait for audiences to not only experience the music within the world of the film but to enjoy the soundtrack as a body of work from front to back.”

Leading up to “Barbie’s Best Week Ever,” iHeartMedia also highlighted the movie’s soundtrack with a World Premiere debut for Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” on May 25 and May 26, and a “New Music Friday” feature for Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s “Barbie World” on June 23. Charli XCX’s “Speed Drive” and FIFTY FIFTY’s “Barbie Dreams” also received digital support with over 130 local station websites running articles on the releases.

Tune into “Barbie’s Best Week Ever” on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.

About the movie Barbie

To live in Barbie Land is to be a perfect being in a perfect place. Unless you have a full-on existential crisis. Or you’re a Ken. Warner Bros. Pictures Presents a Heyday Films Production, a LuckyChap Entertainment Production, an NB/GG Pictures Production, a Mattel Production, Barbie. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and released in theaters only nationwide on July 21, 2023 and internationally beginning July 19, 2023. Directed by Greta Gerwig, Barbie stars Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, America Ferrera, Kate McKinnon, Issa Rae, Rhea Perlman, and Will Ferrell. The film is written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach, based on “Barbie” by Mattel, and produced by David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner. The executive producers are Gerwig, Baumbach, Ynon Kreiz, Richard Dickson, Michael Sharp, Josey McNamara, Courtenay Valenti, Toby Emmerich and Cate Adams. The film’s music supervisor is George Drakoulias, with music by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt.

About BARBIE THE ALBUM

BARBIE THE ALBUM is the groundbreaking and star-studded musical companion to the highly anticipated summer event film Barbie, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. Available for pre-order HERE, the soundtrack arrives in stores and at all online retailers on Friday, July 21st in conjunction with the theatrical release of the feature film. BARBIE THE ALBUM was executive produced by internationally renowned DJ and Oscar, Golden Globe and 7x GRAMMY® award winning artist and producer, Mark Ronson and Barbie writer/director/executive producer Greta Gerwig. The soundtrack album was Produced and overseen by Atlantic Records’ West Coast President, Kevin Weaver (Soundtrack Album Producer of The Greatest Showman, Suicide Squad, Daisy Jones & The Six, Birds Of Prey, Furious 7, The Fault in Our Stars, The Fate of the Furious) and Atlantic Records’ EVP and Co-Head of Pop/Rock A&R, Brandon Davis. Named by Rolling Stone as a “soundtrack guru,” Weaver is a GRAMMY® Award winner and five-time nominee, who has produced numerous multi-platinum soundtrack projects that have amassed tens of millions of albums sold worldwide. Additional key players involved on the project include Soundtrack Album Co-Producers, Brandon Creed and Joseph Khoury, as well as the Barbie Music Supervisor and Album Executive Producer, George Drakoulias. For more information on the soundtrack, visit barbiethealbum.com.

About Atlantic Records

Atlantic Records celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Founded in New York City, the label literally grew from a one-room operation into one of the world’s preeminent music companies. Atlantic has released a string of recordings that have had a profound impact on the course of modern music, its rich history including such musical icons as Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, John Coltrane, and Led Zeppelin. The Atlantic Records Group roster today includes many of the world’s most popular recording artists, among them Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Cardi B, Sia, Roddy Rich, Coldplay, Lizzo, Jack Harlow, Tiesto, Ava Max, Charlie Puth, Charli XCX, Janelle Monáe, Lil Uzi Vert, Melanie Martinez, Skrillex, and many more.

NEW YORK, N.Y. – July 14, 2023 – iHeartMedia celebrated new music and artists recently with World Premiere debuts and more. Dan + Shay’s new single “Save Me the Trouble” had a World Premiere debut on July 14 across all iHeartCountry stations. Previously, Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire” had a World Premiere debut on June 30 across all iHeartRadio CHR stations.

iHeartMedia recently announced that Travis Scott has been added to the lineup for the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival. The annual legendary concert event takes place on Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23 at Las Vegas’ hottest entertainment venue, T-Mobile Arena. This year, the epic two-day event hosted by Ryan Seacrest will feature performances by Foo Fighters, Fall Out Boy, Kelly Clarkson, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne, Lenny Kravitz, Miguel, Public Enemy, Sheryl Crow, Travis Scott, Tim McGraw, TLC, Thirty Seconds to Mars and more. Tickets are available now via AXS.com. For more details about the iHeartRadio Music Festival visit iHeartRadio.com/festival.

For the latest news, music fans can follow iHeartRadio on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, and visit iHeartRadio.com.

First season of the new anthology series, “Outlaws”

Depicts the daredevil criminal exploits of “The Greek Robin Hood”

Listen now

NEW YORK – July 12, 2023 – Kaleidoscope, the New York-based global podcasting company, and iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, announced the launch of a new eight-part series today. “Outlaws: The Good Thief,” will tell the thrilling true story of Vassilis Paleokostas, Greece’s modern-day Robin Hood who, over a twenty year span orchestrated some of the country’s most inventive bank heists and escapes. Much like Robin Hood, Paleokostas became a national folk hero by positioning himself as a crusader against corruption in a time of great economic insecurity, and by sharing his spoils with the mountain folk he grew up with. To this day, he remains at large having escaped not once but twice from Greece’s maximum security prison, Korydallos, by helicopter. Listeners can hear the first episode now, here.

This is the first season of “Outlaws,” another Kaleidoscope original anthology series following in the footsteps of “Obsessions,” and is voiced by Miles Gray, co-host of iHeartPodcasts’ “The Daily Zeitgeist” and “Mad Boosties.”

Through rare access to Paleokostas’ co-conspirators, his mentor, and several high ranking police officers and officials charged with hunting him down, this podcast will reveal how a poor kid from the mountains became one of Interpol's most wanted. Along the way, the show taps classmates, journalists, and even a former prime minister to understand the truth about Vassilis Paleokostas: Does the man measure up to the myth? Why does his legend have such a hold on his country? And most importantly, who is keeping his secrets? 

Oz Woloshyn and Mangesh Hattikudur, Kaleidoscope’s co-founders, commented, “Vassilis Paleokostas is like a cross between a real life action hero and a philosopher. His bank robberies and escapes read like they belong on the silver screen. But he is also a socialist trying to fix a broken system. He’s like a cat burglar for the people, who also wants to get rich along the way!” 

“We are proud to continue our collaboration with Kaleidoscope on their impressive slate of scripted podcasts,” said Will Pearson, President iHeartPodcasts. “‘The Good Thief’ is popcorn podcasting at its finest - incredibly cinematic and exciting storytelling that is perfect for summer and reason enough for getting lost in the magical world of Greece.”

“Outlaws: The Good Thief” is Kaleidoscope’s fifth series release with iHeartPodcasts following “Obsessions: Wild Chocolate,” “Skyline Drive,” “The Last Soviet” and “Silenced: The Radio Murders.”

“Outlaws: The Good Thief” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and will release a new episode every Wednesday beginning today with the final episode dropping August 30, 2023. Listen now on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. 

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About Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope is a New York-based podcast company founded by Oz Woloshyn, host of Forgotten: Women of Juarez and Sleepwalkers, and Mangesh Hattikudur, co-founder of Mental Floss and former Senior Vice President of Podcast Development at iHeartMedia. Our mission is to create compelling narrative podcasts from around the world that take listeners to places they’ve never been and introduces them to a cast of unforgettable real-life characters. Kaleidoscope has secured sizable funding from investors like former MTV head Tom Freston and former Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post editor-in-chief Marcus Brauchli, and is in advanced talks with Hollywood studios, TV networks, and major book publishers about selling adaptations of its podcasts. It has the backing of media deal brokers The Raine Group and is represented by talent agency WME. Visit www.k-scope.com  for more information. 

Developed in collaboration with domestic and sexual violence prevention charity NO MORE, the new true crime series tells the true story of a group of women who came together to bring a murderous ex-boyfriend to justice

Listen To Episode One Now

NEW YORK – July 10, 2023 – iHeartPodcasts and Novel announced today the launch of a new, true crime podcast “The Girlfriends,” in collaboration with NO MORE, a global nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence.

The podcast tells the true story of a group of women who formed a club to put a murderous ex-boyfriend behind bars. The story illuminates the ways women unite to protect each other when systems of justice fail them. The first episode of the weekly podcast is available today, distributed by iHeartPodcasts. Listen to episode one here and on all major podcast platforms.

Unlike your typical true crime, The Girlfriends is not about the murderer, Bob. It’s about his wife Gail, and the other women who dated him that could have suffered the same fate. It’s about Gail’s sister Alayne, who never gave up the fight for justice. It's about the gratitude she felt when she learned that a sisterhood of women in Las Vegas and New York were on her side.

Hosted by Carole Fisher, one of 'The Girlfriends', the series is hard-hitting, but also empowering and galvanizing, with heart-warming moments. Set to an original choral score by Luisa Gerstein from Deep Throat Choir, women’s voices are at the center of this true justice series.

“The Girlfriends” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts. Listeners can hear episode one now on the iHeartRadio app, and everywhere podcasts are heard.

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About Novel

Novel is the leading independent premium podcast company making shows that go long on story, rich in detail and heavy on sonics.

The world is now building a new kind of relationship with audio and Novel is at the forefront of shaping that landscape. Their stack of chart-topping, award-winning podcasts include Stolen Hearts, which recently reached the global number one spot, as well as Harsh Reality, Superhero Complex and Filthy Ritual. By drawing deeply from their tastes and maintaining a magpie eye for the new and the next, they're truly championing their mantra of 'Brave New Audio'.

About NO MORE

The NO MORE Foundation is dedicated to ending domestic violence and sexual assault by increasing awareness, inspiring action, and fueling culture change. With more than 1,400 allied organizations and state, local, and international chapters, NO MORE sparks grassroots activism, encouraging everyone—women and men, youth and adults, from all walks of life—to be part of the solution. The Foundation creates and provides public awareness campaigns, educational resources and community organizing tools free-of-charge for anyone wanting to stop and prevent violence. First launched in 2013, NO MORE has brought together the largest coalition of advocacy groups, service providers, governmental agencies, major corporations, universities, communities and individuals, all under a common brand and a unifying symbol in support of a world free of violence.

About Carole Fisher

Carole is a first-time podcaster. Firstly, she's a mother and a grandmother. Secondly, a successful businesswoman in the world of palliative care. And thirdly, she dated a man for six months who turned out to be a murderer, and after nearly 30 years, she's telling her st

iHeart will co-produce and distribute Lea Pictures’ first audio projects including the just launched “The Good Stuff Podcast”

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New York – July 7, 2023 – iHeartMedia, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, announced today a new multi-year audio deal between iHeartPodcasts and Lea Pictures, a production company launched by Bradley Cooper in 2020. The collaboration will include several new co-produced shows including “The Good Stuff Podcast,” which debuted last month and serves as Lea Pictures’ very first audio project. Cooper will serve as Executive Producer for the entire slate which will be distributed by iHeartPodcasts.

“The Good Stuff Podcast,” the first project in the new slate, is a weekly show that delves into inspiring stories of success and perseverance. Hosted by Jacob Schick, Chief Executive Officer for One Tribe Foundation and a third-generation Marine, and his wife Ashley Schick, a two-time Emmy Award winning-storyteller, the two will showcase individuals who have made a positive impact through their acts of kindness, successful careers, businesses and military service. Listeners can check out the series now and new episodes will post each Tuesday.

“Sharing stories that inspire, motivate and resonate is one of the reasons I started Lea Pictures, and I’m excited to team up with iHeartPodcasts to bring them to life for millions of listeners,” said Bradley Cooper, founder of Lea Pictures. “Our shows will feature real people telling real stories, and we knew iHeart was the perfect partner to reach as many people as possible. I look forward to dreaming up more extraordinary stories together.”

“Bradley is one of the great creators of our time, inventing and reinventing, again and again, how great stories are told – across multiple genres and formats. We could not be more proud and excited to introduce his expertise, vision and approach to the exploding podcast medium with this partnership,” said Conal Byrne, CEO of iHeartMedia Audio Group. “At the end of the day, podcasting is all about a deep, meaningful connection – between a host and their audience, and the audience and the story. And iHeartPodcasts is uniquely positioned to reach mass audiences that will deeply resonate with these thoughtful, uplifting stories.”

Building off the critical and financial success of his producorial work on the Oscar-nominated films “Nightmare Alley,” “A Star is Born,” “American Sniper,” and “Joker,” Bradley Cooper formed Lea Pictures in 2020 to develop and produce commercially entertaining and transformational feature films, television, documentary films and digital content. Lea Pictures executives include Weston Middleton who heads up the film division and has worked with Cooper for the past 15 years, Kristen Barnett who joined in 2022 to run the television division and Anneliese Barron in the social impact space heading up Cooper’s One Family Foundation.

Cooper’s first feature film under Lea Pictures, “Maestro” will be released by Netflix this Fall. Cooper produced, co-wrote, directed and will star in the film. With a first-look film deal at Netflix and a first-look television deal at Apple TV+, Bradley Cooper’s Lea Pictures slate currently includes Netflix’s feature film “Maestro;” Searchlights’ “Is This Thing On,” which Cooper will also direct; Warner Bros’ “Bullitt and Hyperion;” and The History Channel’s six-hour miniseries, “FDR” which premiered this summer on A&E.

“The Good Stuff Podcast” is executive produced by Bradley Cooper, Weston Middleton, Kristen Barnett and Rebecca Shapiro for Lea Pictures and Lyra Smith for iHeartPodcasts. “The Good Stuff Podcast” and the entire slate of shows will be available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.

Listen To The Official Trailer Here

WHAT: The Trump Administration was in large part defined by the chaos surrounding it – especially internally. The volatile rotation of staff often meant instability and near-daily internal leaks to the press. Now, the new iHeartPodcast “The Whistleblowers: Inside The Trump Administration,” co-produced with Best Case and Ark Media, will dive headfirst into the chaos to bring listeners the inside story of the people behind some of the most explosive government revelations in American history.

Host Miles Taylor will reach deep into the heart of power to bring listeners into the room – and into the lives – of the high-ranking officials and frontline public servants who tried to bring order to the chaos of the Trump years, while grappling with the most difficult decision of their lives: whether to openly speak the truth. They knew that doing so meant near-certain retribution, costing them their homes, jobs, marriages, safety – and – changing the course of history. Was it all worth it?

WHO: Miles Taylor is a bestselling author and the former chief of staff of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Taylor published a bombshell opinion piece in 2018 in the New York Times and himself became a whistleblower on presidential misconduct during the Trump Administration. He first wrote anonymously, but later revealed himself as the author after publishing the blistering national #1 bestseller “A Warning” in 2019.

His intimate knowledge of what it takes – and costs – to blow the whistle on highly sensitive matters gives a personal touch to the conversations he shares with fellow dissenters and guests of the show. Miles Taylor’s new book, Blowback: A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump, will be published by Atria/Simon and Schuster on July 18, 2023. Pre-order copies here.

• Episode 1: Miles Taylor, former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff
• Episode 2: Reality Winner, former National Security Agency contractor
• Episode 3: Andrew McCabe, former FBI acting director
• Episode 4: Alexander Vindman, former National Security Council official
• Episode 5: Olivia Troye, former homeland security advisor to the Vice President
• Episode 6: Dawn Wooten, frontline COVID nurse
• Episode 7: Grant Turner, Voice of America executive
• Episode 8: Stephanie Grisham, former White House communications director; Denver Riggleman, former Republican congressman

WHEN: “The Whistleblowers: Inside The Trump Administration” will be available July 13, with new episodes launching every Thursday.

WHERE: “The Whistleblowers: Inside The Trump Administration” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and will be available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard. Listen to the official trailer now here.

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About Best Case Studios

Best Case Studios is a production company that makes premium narrative audio, founded by award-winning producer and executive Adam Pincus. Best Case produces both narrative nonfiction and scripted audio drama and had made shows with ABC, Spotify, Audible, iHeart, A&E Networks, Dow Jones, Cadence 13/Audacy, Exactly Right Media, Stephen Curry’s company Unanimous Media, LitHub and others. Recent projects include the Webby-nominated series “The Greatest Sports Stories Never Told,” “Sound Barrier: Sylvester,” a music-driven documentary series about the trailblazing Queen of Disco, Sylvester James, and “In Plain Sight: Lady Bird Johnson” which was recently adapted as a feature documentary by renowned filmmaker Dawn Porter for ABC News Studios / Hulu.

Ark Media

Barak Goodman and Rachel Dretzin founded Ark Media in 1996, and were joined by partner John Maggio in 2003. Together they have grown Ark into one of America’s leading production houses, creating non-fiction series, theatrical documentaries, and one-off television specials on a wide variety of subjects. Throughout the years, Ark has nurtured an ever growing roster of talent and collaborated with passionate and innovative filmmakers who elevate our work to this day. Ark films have been honored with five Emmy Awards, an Academy Award nomination, three DuPont Columbia batons, three George H. Foster Peabody Awards, among other awards and accolades.

Listen To Episode One HERE

NEW YORK – June 29, 2023 – iHeartPodcasts announced today the launch of a new bi-weekly, 10-episode series "Brand New,” co-produced by iHeartMedia and Brand New Labs. Launching today on iHeartMedia's B2B Podcast Network, “Brand New” shifts from the interview format of most business, marketing and media podcasts and instead invites listeners in on a lively conversation between two of the marketing industry’s most dynamic and well-connected leaders: Marisa Thalberg and Steven Wolfe Pereira. The c-suite co-hosts, who are also close friends, will tackle trending topics in the world of technology, entertainment, advertising, media and marketing, particularly through the lens of brands and the people powering them.

Geared for industry insiders – from senior executives to those first working their way up the ladder – Thalberg and Wolfe Pereira’s professional and personal relationship, along with their unique insights and camaraderie, will distinguish “Brand New” as an industry must-listen series. Each week, they will be talk about a combination of “ripped from the headlines” issues combined with topics of ongoing interest from why “brand” shouldn’t be a dirty word to what the c-suite doesn’t understand about marketers to what it takes just to be a good leader today. Season one of “Brand New” will debut its first episode today featuring real marketers’ take on Cannes – what it was about, what it should be about and more.

“Steven and I have had such varied experiences spanning start-ups to Fortune 50 companies and what we both share is a passion and love for this industry,” said Thalberg.

Steven Wolfe Pereira added, “We are not doing this to promote an agency or sell a product. Rather, we are driven to decode what’s happening in the world of brands, debunk some of the biggest misunderstandings about this industry, and hopefully inspire a next generation of marketers in this ever-changing world.”

“Podcasts are becoming the go to platform for marketers who want to stay current,” said Gayle Troberman, Chief Marketing Officer for iHeartMedia. “As the No. 1 podcast network, iHeart is excited to have Marisa and Steven join our growing suite of must-listen business podcasts.”

Marisa Thalberg and Steven Wolfe Pereira will serve as creators and executive producers for the podcast. David Thalberg, Nuria Santamaria Wolfe and Joseph Salvia will also serve as executive producers for Brand New Labs.

"Brand New" is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard. Listeners can hear episode one, here.

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ABOUT MARISA THALBERG

Recognized as one of the most influential CMOs in the world and inducted into Forbes’ CMO Hall of Fame for her tenures at Taco Bell, Lowe’s and The Estee Lauder Companies, Thalberg currently serves as the Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment, Inc. She is a globally recognized business strategist and brand-building innovator, known for inspiring teams to take brands to new heights of consumer resonance, cultural relevance and business performance. A pioneer of digital, social and eCommerce marketing, she has orchestrated blockbuster product launches, unexpected cultural moments, and has moved with uncommon ease between industries like beauty and quick-service restaurants (QSR); retail and consumer package goods (CPG); brand and performance marketing; and mass and prestige. In addition, Marisa founded the organization Executive Moms in 2002 and has continued to be a champion for women and particularly mothers in the workforce. She serves on the boards of the MMA and the Blumenthal Center for the Arts.

ABOUT STEVEN WOLFE PEREIRA

Steven Wolfe Pereira is the Chief Business Officer of 3Pas Studios, the global entertainment company co-founded by the biggest Latino actor in the world Eugenio Derbez and his producing partner Ben Odell. Named by Adweek as one of the "50 Most Indispensable Executives in Marketing, Media and Tech" as well as one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Marketing & Advertising, he is also the Co-Founder and Chairman of Encantos PBC, the award-winning children's entertainment company, named by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. An accomplished executive with more than 25 years of experience in technology, media and financial services, Steven Wolfe Pereira previously served as the Chief Marketing Officer of Datalogix (acquired by Oracle), Neustar (acquired by Golden Gate Capital) and Quantcas. He’s also held executive roles at Publicis Groupe, Univision and Akamai Technologies. He began his career in finance at The Blackstone Group, Salomon Smith Barney (Citi) and Violy, Byorum & Partners. He currently serves as a board director of the Latino Community Foundation, Save the Children and the creator commerce agency Whalar.

ABOUT BRAND NEW LABS

Brand New Labs Inc. is a new media company founded by industry veterans Steven Wolfe Pereira and Marisa Thalberg to bring fresh perspectives, content, mentorship and community, targeted to those both established and emerging in the fields of marketing, media, brands, tech and beyond. The Brand New podcast is the company’s first initiative. Visit www.brand-new.com for more information.