To kick off this season of Independent Lens, Lois Vossen, vice president and series producer, sat down with Phil Zimmerman, blog editor, to talk about the PBS series for the very first Beyond the Box audio iTunes podcast.

In this excerpt, Lois discusses the history of the series and how ITVS got involved. Over the next few months, be sure to check out the blog to learn more about the series and public media.

Download the interview on iTunes for free (TRT: 5 minutes) >>