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In 2004, a racial controversy erupted at a small, mostly white performing arts high school in rural Massachusetts. There were protests. TV news crews. A tense all-school assembly. And then, an announcement: the school would stage an iconic American musical that no one saw coming. This is the story of that production. Coming June 2025. Radiotopia Presents premiers short multi-episode series in one podcast feed, unified by bold, inclusive storytelling pushing the boundaries of audio. Learn more at radiotopiapresents.fm and discover more shows from across the Radiotopia network at radiotopia.fm .
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Signup to Generate a PitchIn 2004, a racial controversy erupted at a small, mostly white performing arts high school in rural Massachusetts. There were protests. TV news crews. A tense all-school assembly. And then, an announcement: the school would stage an iconic American musical that no one saw coming. This is the story of that production. Coming June 2025.
RTP: Ad-Free is hosted by Radiotopia. The show has published 158 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "We're Doing The Wiz 4 - Pass the Squeeze" (8 July 2025, 40 minutes), "We're Doing The Wiz 3 - You Don’t Hit White Girls" (1 July 2025, 35 minutes), and "We're Doing The Wiz 2 - The Black Wizard of Oz" (24 June 2025, 41 minutes).
RTP: Ad-Free publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 29 minutes across 158 episodes.
Booking probability for RTP: Ad-Free is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. RTP: Ad-Free requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. RTP: Ad-Free's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for RTP: Ad-Free are Schools (K-12) and Artists, Writers & Performers. RTP: Ad-Free has a society audience.
Radiotopia hosts RTP: Ad-Free, a society podcast with 158 episodes published.
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