Tony Hawk to Guest Perform on Realm’s Hit Podcast ‘The Co-Founder’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Perhaps one of the most delightful aspects of this new era in audio entertainment, is that anyone can just join in on the fun. And what makes that so delightful, is the sheer fact that anyone joining in, has a real sense of freedom and fun surrounding their performance or their podcast or whatever storytelling medium they’re sharing with the masses and well… that really does energize and engage a listener and motivate them to finish the show and enjoy every single second of this labor of love. But what’s truly amazing, is that despite being bigger than ever… this type of entertainment is showing no signs of shying away from this.

Which is interesting since usually, when someone or something gets bigger, there’s a push to be ‘professional’. But this industry knows what people love the most about this type of show and rather than shy away… it’s doubling down and asking for big names to join in on the fun and let loose and be silly and for proof… then look no further than this announcement from Realm. For they informed the world that superstar skating legend Tony Hawk, will be joining The Co-Founder, to have a little fun with some guest performances and well… here are the all the details on Tony’s pending arrival in the audio drama world, courtesy of Realm.
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‘Realm, the largest independent fiction podcast network with more shows in the top charts than any competitor, today announced that iconic skateboarder and entrepreneur Tony Hawk is set to perform in upcoming episodes of “The Co-Founder,” beginning July 7th. Hawk, recently the subject of an acclaimed documentary, “Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off,” will portray Anthony Hawk, a Silicon Valley overlord with exaggerated villainy and killer timing that you never saw coming.
 
Led by the voice talents of Alexandra Shipp (“Love, Simon,” “Tick, Tick … Boom!”) and Sunita Mani (“Scenes From a Marriage,” "GLOW"), the first five episodes of the hilarious and relatable workplace comedy podcast are now available to stream on all podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher, with new episodes premiering every Thursday.
 
In “The Co-Founder,” Valerie (Sunita Mani) and Juliet (Alexandra Shipp) are more than just best friends: with their video gaming business on the brink of failure, these two Silicon Valley start-up founders, both women of color,   are in need of a win. Between running out of capital and being treated like dirt during fundraising meetings with big-deal finance bros, it could be game-over. Until they come up with a hair-brained scheme to have their neighborhood barista, a white guy, pretend to be a third founder to help raise cash. 
 
It was only supposed to be one meeting where Random White Dude Toby Johnson would help the ladies clinch the investment cash. But one million dollars later, he shows no signs of going with grace. Instead,  when he reveals he has a scheme of his own to take over the company, hijinks and hilarity ensue.
 
“The Co-Founder” is a Realm production, starring Alexandra Shipp and Sunita Mani and co-written by Alexis Wilkinson, Alexa Wejko, and Mimi Mondal.’ 

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