IHEARTMEDIA, INC. Starring Ethan Corn, Lelia Symington and Jacqueline Emerson, this series takes listeners through a Bond / Bourdain spy traveler's experience set in the 1960s Cold War era
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NEW YORK - March 7, 2024 - iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher according to Podtrac, together with creator and producer Lars Jacobson, announce "Fodor's Guide to Espionage." First episode will be available on March 13 with new episodes available on Wednesdays. Listeners can hear the official trailer now, here.
Based on the true story of Eugene Fodor, "Fodor's Guide to Espionage'' will explore the greatest travel writer in the world, who secretly used his profession as a cover to spy for the CIA. Taking place in the 1960s, it is a globetrotting, jet-setting spy series centered around the biggest events of the Cold War that will take listeners on an exotic vacation and high stakes spy mission every week.
Established in 1949, Fodor's has published more than 440 guides on over 300 destinations, and currently has more than 700 permanently placed researchers all over the world. In addition to having sold hundreds of millions of guide books over the last century, Fodor's remains one of the most popular travel guide publishers and internet tourist information sites to this day.
Ethan Corn ("Criminal Minds," "The Resident"), Lelia Symington ("Brut Force," "The Marksman"), and Jacqueline Emerson ("The Hunger Games," "FBI") will take listeners through thrilling history, fine dining and navigating the world through travel.
Creator and writer Lars Jacobson will be producing the series alongside Sabrina Jaglom ("Jane," "Listening In") and Noel Brown for iHeartPodcasts. "Fodor's Guide to Espionage'' marks the first podcast out of Teleforce's first-look deal with iHeart.
Jacobson and Jaglom previously collaborated on iHeartPodcasts and Teleforce's top-rated podcast series "Wheel Woman," which is currently in development at a major studio. Jacobson's previous work with "Fight Night" and "Novocaine" are also in development and production at major studios.
"Fodor's Guide to Espionage" is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and will be available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard, starting March 13.
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About Lars Jacobson
Since selling his screenplay, "C.O.D." to Dreamworks with Michael Bay producing, Lars has written for Paramount, Universal, Sony, Fox, Lionsgate, NBC and many others. His most recent original feature screenplay, "Novocaine", is currently in production at Paramount with Safehouse producing and starring Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder. Several years ago, Lars also started creating and producing podcasts for iHeartMedia. His first produced iHeartPodcast, "Fight Night," is currently being adapted for television at Peacock with Lars executive producing alongside Will Packer and Hartbeat, and starring Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Terrance Howard, and Taraji P. Henson. The second podcast Lars created and produced, Wheel Woman, is currently set up at a major studio for television adaptation. Fodor's Guide to Espionage will be Lars' third collaboration with iHeartPodcasts and the first podcast under his company, Teleforce Productions, first-look deal. In addition, Lars will be publishing his first graphic novel, The Horror, with Dark Horse Comics, which will be released on April 9, 2024. Lars is represented by Paradigm, Circle of Confusion, and The Nord Group.
About iHeartMedia, Inc.
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With its quarter of a billion monthly listeners, the iHeartMedia Multiplatform Group has a greater reach than any other media company in the U.S. Its leadership position in audio extends across multiple platforms, including more than 860 live broadcast stations in over 160 markets nationwide; its National Sales organization; and the company's live and virtual events business. It also includes Premiere Networks, the industry's largest Networks business, with its Total Traffic and Weather Network (TTWN); and BIN: Black Information Network, the first and only 24/7 national and local all news audio service for the Black community. iHeartMedia also leads the audio industry in analytics, targeting and attribution for its marketing partners with its SmartAudio suite of data targeting and attribution products using data from its massive consumer base.
The iHeartMedia Digital Audio Group includes the company's fast-growing podcasting business -- iHeartMedia is the number one podcast publisher in downloads, unique listeners, revenue and earnings -- as well as its industry-leading iHeartRadio digital service, available across more than 250 platforms and 2,000 devices; the company's digital sites, newsletters, digital services and programs; its digital advertising technology companies; and its audio industry-leading social media footprint.
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