April 20, 2022
John Mankiewicz, the producer of such series as “House of Cards” and “Bosch,” is making his debut in podcasting with a new series called The Big Lie for Audible and Fresh Produce Media. Described as an immersive, cinematic seven-part audio drama series, the podcast is about the making of the 1954 film “Salt of the Earth” which was the only movie named to the “Hollywood Blacklist” for the left-wing views of producer Paul Jarrico, writer Michael Wilson, and director Herbert J. Biberman. The trio also refused to testify before a communist-hunting congressional committee. A passion project for more than two decades, Mankiewicz ultimately decided The Big Lie was right for his first project in audio.
Read MoreMarch 31, 2022
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Read MoreMarch 4, 2022
Audible has inked a first-look development and production deal with the audio entertainment company Fresh Produce Media. As part of the deal, Fresh Produce will create multiple scripted and documentary audio series across genres like arts and entertainment, music, wellness, true crime and science fiction.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2021
Jason Ross, who founded consultancy Mercer + Ross, has launched Fresh Produce Media with a cadre of television, film and streaming veterans. The company will focus on developing and producing narrative audio series and has also struck a number of development deals with the likes of Mick Jagger’s Jagged Films, Gerber Pictures and sports-centric studio game1.
Read MoreFebruary 15, 2022
Southeast L.A. native Erick Galindo wanted to make a podcast that his Mexican parents would enjoy. Galindo, 38, was already an award-winning writer and documentarian when he made his podcasting debut in 2020 as co-creator of “Wild” for LAist Studios, the podcast division of Southern California Public Radio.
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Getting to tell this story over audio, in aformat that mirrors the way audiences might have actually heard it over theradio in the 1950s, made it all the more authentic.
Jon Hamm on The Big Lie.
