SEAN ASTIN’S POPULAR POLITICAL RADIO SHOW VOX POPULI IS FUNDED FOR A SECOND SEASON, NOW DEVELOPING AN APP TO EXTEND THE SHOW’S REACH AND IMPROVE THE LISTENER’S EXPERIENCE

Astin Gains Support from Political Heavyweights such as Michael Medved and Robert Kennedy Jr, as well as Celebrity endorsement from colleagues Edward James Olmos, Matthew Modine, Skeet Ulrich, and Corey Feldman.  

LOS ANGELES (October 24, 2013) – Popular film and television actor and political enthusiast Sean Astin has announced the second season of his online political radio show Vox Populi: Voice of The ‘Occasionally Interested’ People and is now developing an APP for the show’s listeners.

With just five days to go in his crowdfunding campaign, Sean Astin is pushing hard to finish strong by raising the necessary funds to create a world class app for the show, “At this point, it’s all about the APP. People love helping create something that’s specific and real.” says Astin

Astin, successfully reached his Kickstarter crowdfunding goal of $30,000 and is now well on his way to his final stretch goal.  “It is absolutely clear to me now that the single best way to extend the reach of the show is to offer a complete experience for our listeners with a state-of-the-art app”, says Astin, “This app will allow for real time streaming, live call-in and text participation, as well as the ability to easily search archived episodes by issues and guests.”

"There's nothing that's phony about Sean Astin. What you see is what you get. And that's a tremendously winning quality for talk radio." says Michael Medved, radio talk show host, author and political commentator.

With support from fans and friends alike Sean reached his initial goal in just 15 days. "For everybody that understands freedom of speech, please KickStart Sean!" was the message from Edward James Olmos, actor & activist.  “Crowdfunding is a great litmus test for any project,” Astin said. “It’s a powerful market research tool that help creators determine if there’s enough consumer interest in their project to justify moving forward -- myself included.” Astin’s campaign has raised $35,410 (and growing) from 385 backers, with an average donation of $90. 

The show first launched in May 2012 and has already streamed 31 two-hour episodes over the Internet, brilliantly matching guests with opposing viewpoints. The premise of the show is to use civil discourse to explore often hot-button topics. Astin expertly interviews notable subjects while effortlessly guiding the broader conversation, creating a unique and accessible model for political talk radio. 

“I’ve had to hustle from day one,” Astin commented. “I have literally contacted everyone I know to help drive awareness and donations for my campaign. I believe in it that much.” Astin recently partnered with FilmBreak, an integrated marketing and distribution platform for filmmakers and studios, to assist with strategy, branding and execution of the campaign.

At a recent event hosted by FilmBreak at Cross Campus in Santa Monica, Astin announced a slew of new rewards as well, including by popular demand, a sit-down chat over coffee for $500 (Los Angeles only), or a personal appearance at an event with a one-hour question-and-answer session and another one-hour event photo and autograph session for $10,000. “I know that experiential rewards are really compelling for my fans, and I’m willing to go to bat for my show and for them by offering these kinds of options,” Astin said.

After donating to the project, actor and friend Corey Feldman posted on the campaign page, “Goonies Never Say Die! I got your back!  Now go get ‘em!!”

To Check Out The Rewards and Donate to Vox Populi:
Please Visit http://www.StartTheVox.com

About Sean Astin

Sean Astin (born February 25, 1971) is an American film actor, director, voice artist and producer best known for his film roles as 'Samwise Gamgee' in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, 'Mikey Walsh' in "The Goonies," and the title character of "Rudy." In television, he appeared as 'Lynn McGill' in the fifth season of "24" and currently voices 'Raphael' in the Nickelodeon "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" TV series. Astin is currently in production for the much-anticipated series "The Strain" for FX based on Guillermo del Toro's Novel Series.