Work We’ve Done
We have built a consistent track record in audio and podcasting matched by few. We make shows that people talk about. Shows that redefine the audio space by telling stories in new and unusual ways. Shows that routinely top the charts, make the yearly “best of” lists, win awards, and that, together, have generated hundreds of millions of downloads.
Below are some of our most recognized projects we’ve done at Magnificent Noise and previously during our tenures creating original content at other companies.
WHERE SHOULD WE BEGIN? WITH ESTHER PEREL
"Provocative, intriguing and insightful all at once." --Vogue
Step into iconic relationship therapist Esther Perel’s office and listen as 10 anonymous couples in search of insight bare the raw, intimate, and profound details of their story. From infidelity, to sexlessness, to loss, it’s a space for people to be heard and understood. It’s also a place for us to listen and feel empowered in our own relationships.
ALMOST THERE
On Almost There, a new podcast from Emerson Collective, poet and lawyer Dwayne Betts talks to creative problem solvers—architects, doctors, writers, voyagers, organizers, and artists—about their approach to making meaningful social change. In each episode, we’ll learn about the journeys that have led our guests to the big questions driving their work: How do we keep our families and communities healthy? How do we build a fairer immigration system and promote civic participation? How can we stay alert to the beauty around us and harness human ingenuity to protect our planet? The conversations on Almost There will explore these pressing questions and new possibilities.
GOOD INSIDE WITH DR. BECKY
Join clinical psychologist and mom of three Dr. Becky Kennedy on her weekly podcast, as she takes on tough parenting questions and delivers actionable guidance—all in short episodes, because we know time is hard to find as a parent. Her breakthrough approach has enabled thousands of people to get more comfortable in discomfort, make repairs after mistakes, and always see the good inside.
DRIVE WITH JIM FARLEY
Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, invites guests into the studio each week to discuss how they reached the top of their fields, including Jimmy Kimmel, Dax Sheppard, and Tom Brady.
MAKE ME CARE ABOUT
There are so many things clamoring for our attention and it’s hard to distill which issues are important…or why we should care. In partnership with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Make Me Care About explores topics that have deep importance and impact in the world…yet you may have never thought twice about, such as garbanzo beans, ninth grade, iodized salt, your kid’s friend circle, and…poop.
You will hear the case as to why you should care from champions who are creating solutions that address inequities and…help people reach their potential to lead healthy, productive lives. Not only will you learn something new, but, who knows, you might end up feeling a bit more hopeful, too.
Make Me Care About is produced by Magnificent Noise in partnership with The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
IMMATERIAL
From The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Immaterial examines the materials of art and what they can reveal about history and humanity. Stories of the materials used in making art are often as thought-provoking and illuminating as the objects themselves. Each episode looks at a single material: paper, clay, jade, shells, and others, exploring the qualities and meanings that are often overlooked.
THIS IS DATING
Come for the cringe, stay for the connection. Follow four modern daters as they trade the swiping, the small talk, and the fumbled first kiss for a curated virtual date with a team of fairy godmothers behind the scenes. You might have eavesdropped on a first date before, but never like this.
Far Flung
Escape with host Saleem Reshamwala as he journeys across the globe in search of the world's most surprising and imaginative ideas. It's not a travel show, exactly. It's a deep dive into the ideas that shape a particular spot on the map, brought to you by local journalists and creators.
Weave through the streets of Bangkok with a motorcycle midwife. Time-travel with dinosaurs behind a hardware store in New Jersey. Meet a guy who dresses up as a luchador to protect citizens from traffic in Mexico City.
Drop in, listen up, dig deep.
Bubble Trouble
Bubble Trouble features conversations between economist and author Will Page and independent analyst Richard Kramer that lay out some inconvenient truths about how financial markets really work.
MARGINS OF ERROR
Look closely at almost anything and you’ll find data—lots of it. But when you push past the calculations, what are all those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? CNN’s Harry Enten is on a mission to find out.
WEST CORK
“Is West Cork the new Serial? No, this murder mystery is far better.”
—The Sunday Times
Just days before Christmas in 1996, Sophie Toscan du Plantier was murdered outside her home near the town of Schull in West Cork, Ireland. The rest remains a mystery. And the case remains unsolved.
HOW’S WORK?
All the relational habits you built in life don’t immediately disappear the moment you walk in the office door. In the new podcast, How’s Work?, iconic couples therapist Esther Perel brings new perspective to the invisible forces that shape workplace connections, conflict and dynamics through one-time therapy sessions with coworkers, cofounders and colleagues.
Together Apart
Together Apart is part guide, part reminder of the resiliency of the human spirit to still creatively meaningfully gather, even while we have to be apart. The show is hosted by Priya Parker, a conflict facilitator whose expertise is in how we gather.
NOW FOR TOMORROW WITH DEEPAK CHOPRA
We are living in unprecedented times, when fear must be countered with love and distress with healing. Now for Tomorrow is a podcast to show you how that’s possible. To show actions you can do now to make tomorrow better. Each step offers an action to take today to make tomorrow better for yourself, those you love, and the world. Hosted by Deepak Chopra, each episode contains a short prompt for reflection and contemplation rooted around actions that you can take immediately after listening.
ESPN DAILY
Wake up to the best sports story you’ll hear all day. Monday through Friday, host Mina Kimes brings you an inside look at the most interesting stories at ESPN, as told by the top reporters and insiders on the planet. The breaking news of SportsCenter. The deep dive storytelling of 30 for 30. Get the very best of ESPN. Daily.
Developed by Magnificent Noise for ESPN.
SINCERELY X
Some stories are too sensitive, painful or potentially damaging to share publicly -- unless they can be shared anonymously. TED and Luminary Media present Sincerely, X: an original audio series featuring talks from speakers whose ideas deserve to be heard, but whose identities must remain hidden. The first season features a compelling program of victims, perpetrators, investigators, activists, empaths and more.
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Join bestselling author Jon Ronson as he traces a very strange butterfly effect. A teen in Brussels had an idea – to make porn free and easy to stream online. The consequences of that idea are mysterious, delightful, surprising, and sad. This 7-part series takes you on a journey to places you’ll never expect.
The following projects were produced while at National Public Radio (NPR).
INVISIBILIA
Unseeable forces control human behavior and shape our ideas, beliefs, and assumptions. Invisibilia—Latin for invisible things—fuses narrative storytelling with science that will make you see your own life differently.
TED RADIO HOUR
The TED Radio Hour is a narrative journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ways to think and create.
ASK ME ANOTHER
Host Ophira Eisenberg and house musician Jonathan Coulton bring the lively spirit of your favorite trivia night right to your ears. Hear hilarious games, puzzles, and music, all played in front of a live audience.