http://www.current.org/2012/08/podcast-with-limited-radio-airplay-sets-kickstarter-record/ For people in public media Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:09:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.current.org/2012/08/podcast-with-limited-radio-airplay-sets-kickstarter-record/#comment-656 Airplay records | Urmusicvids Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:49:35 +0000 http://www.current.org/?p=19071#comment-656 [...] Podcast with limited radio airplay sets Kickstarter record | Current.org [...]

]]> http://www.current.org/2012/08/podcast-with-limited-radio-airplay-sets-kickstarter-record/#comment-600 Podcast with limited radio airplay sets Kickstarter record | Current.org | Radio 2.0 (Fr & En) | Scoop.it Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:16:00 +0000 http://www.current.org/?p=19071#comment-600 [...] Roman Mars is a hard man to find on the radio. Only ten terrestrial stations regularly broadcast his Public Radio Exchange–distributed program 99% Invisible, a weekly 15-minute show that explores the world of design through unusual topics such as escalator noise and Trappist beer. His home station, San Francisco’s KALW, slots truncated segments into its Morning Edition broadcasts. But go online, and Mars is a superstar. The 99% Invisible podcast has been downloaded more than 4 million times since launching in September 2010; it peaked at second place on iTunes’ overall chart in December 2011 after being featured on the Radiolab podcast. It’s attracted big sponsorships from companies such as Facebook. And early this month, the show wrapped a 30-day fundraising campaign for its third season. The goal was $42,000. The final amount raised? North of $180,000.  [...]

]]> http://www.current.org/2012/08/podcast-with-limited-radio-airplay-sets-kickstarter-record/#comment-591 PRX Category 5 | Public Radio Exchange Wed, 22 Aug 2012 15:11:17 +0000 http://www.current.org/?p=19071#comment-591 [...] Current on 99% Invisible’s Kickstarter success: Podcast with limited radio airplay sets Kickstarter record [...]

]]> http://www.current.org/2012/08/podcast-with-limited-radio-airplay-sets-kickstarter-record/#comment-590 Kickstarter for Podcasters & Fellowship Week One Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:34:45 +0000 http://www.current.org/?p=19071#comment-590 [...] the meantime, I wanted to share this article from Current, which I learned about by the great folks over at the Public Radio Exchange. [...]

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