iHeartPodcasts Debuts 鈥淔odor鈥檚 Guide to Espionage
Starring Ethan Corn, Lelia Symington and Jacqueline Emerson, this series takes listeners through a Bond / Bourdain spy traveler鈥檚 experience set in the 1960s Cold War era
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NEW YORK 鈥 March 7, 2024 鈥 iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher according to Podtrac, together with creator and producer Lars Jacobson, announce 鈥.鈥 First episode will be available on March 13 with new episodes available on Wednesdays. Listeners can hear the official trailer now, .
Based on the true story of Eugene Fodor, 鈥淔odor's Guide to Espionage'' will explore the greatest travel writer in the world, who secretly used his profession as a cover to spy for the CIA. Taking place in the 1960s, it is a globetrotting, jet-setting spy series centered around the biggest events of the Cold War that will take listeners on an exotic vacation and high stakes spy mission every week.
Established in 1949, Fodor's has published more than 440 guides on over 300 destinations, and currently has more than 700 permanently placed researchers all over the world. In addition to having sold hundreds of millions of guide books over the last century, Fodor鈥檚 remains one of the most popular travel guide publishers and internet tourist information sites to this day.
Ethan Corn (鈥淐riminal Minds,鈥 鈥淭he Resident鈥), Lelia Symington (鈥淏rut Force,鈥 鈥淭he Marksman鈥), and Jacqueline Emerson (鈥淭he Hunger Games,鈥 鈥淔BI鈥) will take listeners through thrilling history, fine dining and navigating the world through travel.
Creator and writer Lars Jacobson will be producing the series alongside Sabrina Jaglom (鈥淛ane,鈥 鈥淟istening In鈥) and Noel Brown for iHeartPodcasts. 鈥淔odor's Guide to Espionage'' marks the first podcast out of Teleforce鈥檚 first-look deal with iHeart.
Jacobson and Jaglom previously collaborated on iHeartPodcasts and Teleforce鈥檚 top-rated podcast series 鈥淲heel Woman,鈥 which is currently in development at a major studio. Jacobson鈥檚 previous work with 鈥淔ight Night鈥 and 鈥淣ovocaine鈥 are also in development and production at major studios.
鈥溾 is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and will be available on the and everywhere podcasts are heard, starting March 13.
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About Lars Jacobson
Since selling his screenplay, 鈥淐.O.D.鈥 to Dreamworks with Michael Bay producing, Lars has written for Paramount, Universal, Sony, Fox, Lionsgate, NBC and many others. His most recent original feature screenplay, 鈥淣ovocaine鈥, is currently in production at Paramount with Safehouse producing and starring Jack Quaid and Amber Midthunder. Several years ago, Lars also started creating and producing podcasts for 茄子污污视频. His first produced iHeartPodcast, 鈥淔ight Night,鈥 is currently being adapted for television at Peacock with Lars executive producing alongside Will Packer and Hartbeat, and starring Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Terrance Howard, and Taraji P. Henson. The second podcast Lars created and produced, Wheel Woman, is currently set up at a major studio for television adaptation. Fodor鈥檚 Guide to Espionage will be Lars鈥 third collaboration with iHeartPodcasts and the first podcast under his company, Teleforce Productions, first-look deal. In addition, Lars will be publishing his first graphic novel, The Horror, with Dark Horse Comics, which will be released on April 9, 2024. Lars is represented by Paradigm, Circle of Confusion, and The Nord Group.