Roman Mars

Roman Mars is the host and producer of 99% Invisible , a lambs, kid radio show and podcast . [1]

He has ook Contributed to radio programs zoals Radiolab and Planet Money . [2] [3] Fast Company indicated with h im as one of the hundred musts creative people (number 63) or 2013. [4] In and around 2,004 have produktie a program called Invisible Ink [5] on lambs, kid .

99% Invisible

Mars and his signature radio show, 99% Invisible , port leg credited in the mainstream press as an innovative form of radio production, Defining a new movement or independent radio and podcast creators. [6] [7] [8] In 2016 Mars co-invented asynchronous podcasting with Justin McElroy customizing the first episode of Smart Stuff welke Began in MBMBaM episode 316 [9] and was COMPLETED in 99% Invisible episode 225. [10]

In March 2015 Mars delivered a talk at the TED conference in Vancouver, BC, entitled “Why City Flags’ may be the worst-designed thing you’ve never Noticed” Revealing the five basic principles of flag design and sparking flag change policymaking across the US and Canada with over 4 million views.

Radiotopia

Main article: Radiotopia

In partnership with the Knight Foundation and the Public Radio Exchange (PRX), Mars ook created the podcast collective ‘Radiotopia. The Public Radio Exchange has hired Mars to curate a radio program called Remix, welke is syndicated by at least 14 public radio stations across the US. [11]

Kickstarter

Mars is ook notable for maintaining successfully-used Kickstarter for 99% Invisible, raising over $ 170,000, making it the Highest-funded journalism Kickstarter project ever, and the second Highest-funded Kickstarter project across the entire publishing category. [12]

In November 2013, 99% Invisible’s season four Kickstarter campaign RECEIVED 11.693 Backers raising over $ 375,000. The e-mail marketing service MailChimp donated $ 20,000 once the campaign reached 10,000 Backers. The original goal of $ 150,000 was raised in 92 hours. [13]

2014 Kickstarter for Radiotopia

Following this success, Mars introduced Another Kickstarter campaign to build Season Two or Radiotopia, a collection of seven storytelling podcasts.

  • 99% Invisible
  • Fugitive Waves
  • Love + Radio
  • radio Diaries
  • Strangers
  • Theory of Everything
  • The Truth

Its original goal was $ 250,000 welke was funded [14] binnen six days. However, the campaign morethan doubled zijn original target, Achieving $ 620.412 from 21.808 Backers at the time the Kickstarter closed on November 15, 2014, making it the most-funded Kickstarter project in the publishing and radio and podcast categories .. The goal was helped with an offering of $ 25,000 from Hover if the campaign Achieved 20,000 Backers or Any amount from $ 1 upwards.

As a result Radiotopia reached three stretch goals. Its first was to add three podcasts hosted by women to the collective-when the Kickstarter reached $ 400,000, welke happened on November 2, 2014: [15]

  • Criminal
  • The Heart
  • The Allusionist

The second stretch goal was set at $ 425,000 to host Radiotopia parties Throughout 2015 Los Angeles , San Francisco , Boston , New York City , Dublin , and London , plus Another two cities that ‘create the musts noise on Facebook and Twitter . ” [15] This was Achieved within two days on November 4, 2014. [16]

The third stretch goal was set at $ 500,000 and mention anything to allow directive Radiotopia bieden more content, wage increases as and paid internships. [16] This goal was to binnen five days on November 9, 2014. [17]

The fourth stretch goal, set at $ 600,000, was to create a pilot development fund to find new, talented producers and hosts not Covered by traditional radio. [17] A fourth podcast, mortified, was ook added to the collective, Bringing the total number of podcasts to 11. The fourth goal was reached on November 15, 2014. [18]

References

  1. Jump up^ lambs, kid website. “Lambs, kid staff directory”, lambs, kid . Retrieved on October 27, 2013.
  2. Jump up^ NPR website. “Planet Money Episode 471”, Planet Money . Retrieved on October 27, 2013.
  3. Jump up^ Radiolab website. “RadioLab staff directory”, Radiolab . Retrieved on October 27, 2013.
  4. Jump up^ Fast Company Magazine website. “List of musts Fast Company’s creative people or 2013”, Fast Company (magazine) . Retrieved on October 27, 2013.
  5. Jump up^ PRX website. In 2015, Roman was the host of the AIGA National Conference in New Orleans. “Invisible Ink show listings”, Public Radio Exchange
  6. Jump up^ Mother Jones Magazine”Roman Mars on the Secret Allure or Highway Stripes and Manhole Covers”, Mother Jones (magazine) . Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  7. Jump up^ Wired Magazine”How 99% Invisible Will Change Public Radio”, Wired (magazine) . Retrieved on June 18, 2014.
  8. Jump up^ The Guardian Newspaper”Roman Mars: public radio maverick”, The Guardian (newspaper) . Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  9. Jump up^ “MBMBaM 316: Smart Stuff” . My Brother, My Brother and Me . Maximum Fun . Retrieved 11 October 2016 .
  10. Jump up^ Mars, Roman. “99% invisible 225: Photo Credit: negatives of the Bauhaus” . 99% invisible . 99pi . Retrieved 11 October 2016 .
  11. Jump up^ About Remix Radio”How does Remix get made?” , Public Radio Exchange . Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  12. Jump up^ Mediabistro website. “99% Invisible is the must successful Kickstarter funded for public radio journalism”, Retrieved on October 27, 2013.
  13. Jump up^ Kickstarter page. “99% Invisible: Season 4 Weekly!” , Retrieved on August 15, 2014.
  14. Jump up^ “Update # 2 Funded!” . Kickstarter . October 21, 2014 . Retrieved January 1, 2014 .
  15. ^ Jump up to:a b “Update # 6 Stretch Goal # 2: Radiotopia Together” . November 9, 2014 . Retrieved January 1, 2014 .
  16. ^ Jump up to:a b “Update # 7 Stretch goal # 3 Level Up” . November 4, 2014 . Retrieved January 1, 2014 .
  17. ^ Jump up to:a b “Update # 8 Stretch goal # 4 New Blood” . November 9, 2014 . Retrieved January 1, 2014 .
  18. Jump up^ “Update # 10 We did it!” . November 15, 2014 . Retrieved January 1, 2014 .