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SlowBurnis set for a return to politics.
Hosted by Joel Anderson, the Biggie-Tupac season has brought in over 7 million downloads to date.
Anderson will, however, be taking a break for the fourth season.
(The shows first two seasons were helmed by Leon Neyfakh, who currently works onLuminarysFiasco.)
Theres no clear release date forSlow Burns fourth season just yet, beyond a broad later this year description.
Particularly stories that have a connection to whats happening in our world in our politics today.
Its all very palpable.
He was the editor on the Watergate season, along with both the other seasons weve done.
So he was really a natural person to head up a season ofSlow Burn.
And he has a strong connection to this story, in particular, because hes a native Louisianan.
But at the same time, it does feel like a return home.
How did you all think through the decision?I think thats about right.
I mean, our hope is that were gonna make a lot of seasons over time.
Some of them will be political, and some of them will not be political.
All of them will involve stories that are widely known, but shallowly understood.
Not to suggest that the next one will be sports, but just to name another category.
We think more in terms of Whats the best idea on the table for next season?
Whats the one that feels most urgent right now?
Whats the one were champing at the bit to do?
How was the third season received, given its shift away from politics?
What do you think about that experience?It came out great.
The audience was great, and we got a lot of terrific feedback, which we are pleased about.
That was a really fun puzzle to work through.
I think people respond to that really strongly.
I looked at some scripts and saw some early stuff, but thats about it.
Its not a great position to assess how effective it is for an audience that hasnt heard the podcast.
So Joel is preparing for that.
Thats where Joels head is right now.
Well spend some time talking about that.
I mean, nothing good would come from me talking about right.
First of all, how do you feel about that?
And second, do you see the news these days through theSlow Burnlens?Firstly, I love it.
Yeah, its very satisfying.
But sometimes, something smaller will jump out at me from the present.
Like, I can imagine WeWork being a great season.
The Trump administration just feels too big right now.
Well, theres always Quibi, which will definitely be here in 25 years.Right.
