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(Digiday recently reportedthatSlow Burnbrought in 15 million downloads last year a stunning number for a seven-part season.)
His first project, theSlow Burnlike political documentary seriesFiasco, is set to drop on Luminary later this year.
Some of those ideas were still very much in the political vein.
But we always thought that it could be interesting to look at worlds outside of politics.
Culture and entertainment, in particular, was one area we thought we could do something in.
Thats as true of culture stories as much as its true of big political stories.
That match excited us instantly.
You know, the kinds of people who only knew the story as lore passed down generationally.
Certainly, if its a big enough story, you could probably find enough interesting material.
But there are other considerations as well.
Does the tone feel right for the approach we want to take?
Would it be fun to explore that story?
What has makingSlow Burntaught you about collective cultural memory?Ahh … thats a big one.
But when Leon read about her, he had never heard that story before.
You havent heard of Martha Mitchell?Really?
As it turns out, thats just how history works.
Does that answer your question?
Nowadays, however, even the idea of having that standard consensus narrative comes under threat.
How flexible is theSlow Burnfranchise?
Simpson story would have been perfect for us.
So, yeah, sports is absolutely something we would do.
Slow Burnisnt the only podcast announcement that Slate made this week.
You just launchedMan Up, a new series about masculinity by Aymann Ismail.
Could you tell me about that?Sure.
It felt like a show that didnt exist quite yet.
I think this form feels like a very interesting place for us to be working in right now.
We definitely have more launches to announce this year, but I cant tell you about them just yet.
