▁movement ▁of ▁independent ▁radio ▁and ▁pod cast ▁cre ators . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Mars ▁used ▁asynchronous ▁pod cast ing ▁with ▁Justin ▁Mc El roy , ▁creating ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁Sm art ▁St uff , ▁which ▁started ▁with ▁My ▁Bro ther , ▁My ▁Bro ther ▁and ▁Me ▁episode ▁ 3 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 9 9 % ▁In visible ▁episode ▁ 2 2 5 . ▁ ▁Rad iot op ia ▁▁ ▁In ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁Knight ▁Foundation ▁and ▁the ▁Public ▁Radio ▁Exchange ▁( PR X ), ▁Mars ▁also ▁created ▁the ▁pod cast ▁collect ive ▁Rad iot op ia . ▁The ▁Public ▁Radio ▁Exchange ▁has ▁h ired ▁Mars ▁to ▁cur ate ▁a ▁radio ▁program ▁called ▁Rem ix , ▁which ▁is ▁synd ic ated ▁by ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 4 ▁public ▁radio ▁stations ▁across ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁K ick st arter ▁ ▁Mars ▁is ▁also ▁notable ▁for ▁having ▁successfully ▁used ▁K ick st arter ▁for ▁ 9 9 % ▁In visible , ▁raising ▁over ▁$ 1 7 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁highest - fund ed ▁journal ism ▁K ick st arter ▁project ▁ever , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁highest - fund ed ▁K ick st arter ▁project ▁across ▁the ▁entire ▁publishing ▁category . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 9 9 % ▁In vis ibles ▁season ▁four ▁K ick st arter ▁campaign ▁received ▁ 1 1 , 6 9 3 ▁back ers ▁raising ▁over ▁$ 3 7 5