Kate Berlant

iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Podcast Network Launch Comedy Creators Program, “Big Money Players Circle,” During Radio Takeover Hour

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Thursday, October 5, 2023

“From the time I was a wee baby boy, in fact before I ever uttered my first words, I have always dreamt of assembling a team of comedians as funny and talented as the Big Money Players Circle,” said Ferrell. “Now, to officially announce the Circle over the RADIO WAVES -- which mankind has used to announce such momentous occasions as the first man landing on the moon, Dan Quayle's VP Nomination and the score of last night's LAFC game -- is a dream bigger than Baby Will could have ever dreamt.”

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  • iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Podcast Network (BMP) today announced the “Big Money Players Circle.” Will Ferrell has hand selected the freshest and funniest social sensations to join the BMP network and be showcased across iHeartMedia’s vast multi-platform ecosystem.
  • The Big Money Players Circle will be announced during the first-ever “The Big Money Players Comedy Hour Presented by Straight Talk Wireless,” which will broadcast across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide today, October 5, at 7 p.m. local time.
  • Their first initiative as Circle members will see them create custom comedic work for presenting sponsor Straight Talk Wireless.
  • All BMP podcasts are executive produced by Will Ferrell and iHeartMedia and are distributed through the iHeartPodcast Network.

A ROAR of an Audiobook: Twenty Narrators Exemplify Hollywood Culture, Exploring the Complexities of Life and Death in "ROAR: Roger Orr: American Master, the Oral Biography"

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony Lyons, president and publisher of Skyhorse Publishing, announced today that the audiobook for ROAR: Roger Orr: American Master, the Oral Biography is "one of the most ambitious and unique audiobooks in history."

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony Lyons, president and publisher of Skyhorse Publishing, announced today that the audiobook for ROAR: Roger Orr: American Master, the Oral Biography is "one of the most ambitious and unique audiobooks in history."
  • Bruce Wagner, the legendary chronicler of a Hollywood that rivals Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County or the imaginings of Nathanael West, has written a towering novel of the life of Roger Orr ("ROAR"), a world-famous film director, actor, and dermatologist.
  • Wallace Shawn plays himself, as does Griffin Dunne (also voicing his father, Dominick Dunne), Billie Lourd (herself and the voice of her mother, Carrie Fisher), Graydon Carter, and Beverly D'Angelo.
  • "With over 400 speaking parts of all colors and genders, the audiobook is an epic eulogy that memorializes Roger Orr, a complex, towering figure," states Bruce Wagner.

Prime Video New Series, A League of Their Own, Brings Together Female Athletes and the Sports Community To Write A Letter Inspiring And Forging A New Tomorrow For Girls In Sports Everywhere

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Thursday, August 11, 2022

These athletes from all backgrounds came together to send a powerful message that celebrates the incredible women who came before them, while forging ahead to create a new tomorrow for girls everywhere.

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  • These athletes from all backgrounds came together to send a powerful message that celebrates the incredible women who came before them, while forging ahead to create a new tomorrow for girls everywhere.
  • "Girls arent not playing baseball because they arent capable, said Justine Siegal, Founder of Baseball for All.
  • The letter, written on over 30,000 baseballs placed on a ballfield, is an indelible message of empowerment and support for new generations of female athletes.
  • While the feat of creating this massive letter is impressive, its the powerful contents of the letter that resonate most.

Mattress Firm Partners with Vox Creative to launch a new podcast about our shared struggle to sleep

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Friday, March 18, 2022

HOUSTON, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of World Sleep Day, Mattress Firm – a company dedicated to changing people's lives through better sleep – today unveils the trailer of its first-ever podcast series in partnership with Vox Media's award-winning brand studio Vox Creative titled, "Are You Sleeping?" The 10-episode podcast series launches its first episode on April 1 and will showcase unique stories and community-sourced questions to better understand why sleep matters. We dive deep into diverse sleep experiences with extraordinary people and provide context with expert medical and cultural commentators.

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  • The 10-episode podcast series launches its first episode on April 1 and will showcaseunique stories and community-sourced questions to better understand why sleep matters.
  • We dive deep into diverse sleep experiences with extraordinary people and provide context with expert medical and cultural commentators.
  • "At Mattress Firm, we are committed to helping all people sleep well so they live well," said John Eck, President and CEO of Mattress Firm.
  • We hope to reach millions who struggle to sleep each night but need more insight to better understand why sleep matters."