About the show
A show about the slow part of making things.
Overtone started in 2023 with a borrowed microphone and one question: what does it take to make one thing well, for a long time?
Most interviews are about the launch. We talk about the years before it: the drafts, the second kiln, the typeface that took seven years.
Every episode is one guest and one long conversation, edited for clarity and never for drama. No ads in the middle of a thought. No hot takes.
New episodes come out every Monday at 6am, on every podcast app.
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Mara Okoye
Host and producer
Ten years of radio documentaries, then a spare room and a very good pair of headphones.
How an episode is made
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Three weeks of reading
We read, watch and listen to everything the guest has made before we book a date.
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One long conversation
Two hours, one room, no script. Most of what matters happens after the first hour.
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Edited by hand
We cut for clarity, never for drama. Chapters and a transcript go up with every episode.
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Out on Monday
6am, every app, every week. We have not missed one yet.