Dear You,
Sorry Brooke's mic is messed up, but the message is to important to skip this episode! Today we are highlighting Black podcast creators, with short summaries of their shows to enhance your podcast library. Thank you to Angeleaza Anderson for your incredible list. We are excited to learn, grow, and become better allies not just to the Black Lives Matter Movement, but to the Black community as a whole.
Here is the list of Podcasters, Artists, and Fitness pages Angeleaza has recommended:
Podcasts:
· Another Round with Heben and Tracy (on hiatus)
o Heben Nigatu and Tracy Clayton cover everything from race, gender and pop culture to squirrels, mangoes, and bad jokes, all in one boozy podcast.
· Strong Black Lead
o Strong Black Legends is a weekly show brought to you by Netflix and Strong Black Lead that honors the best of black Hollywood. Every Tuesday, host Tracy Clayton sits down with the legends that paved the way for black representation both on and off screen.
· Off-Book: The Black Theatre Podcast
o Off Book is a fresh, new theatre podcast made with black theatre artists’ interests & issues in mind. Hosted by a theatre journalist, an actress, & a playwright, it’s proven to be an interesting journey.
· Why Won’t You Date Me?
o The podcast features Nicole Byer and a guest exploring why she is single, while discussing topics related to love, life, and sex.
· Best Friends with Nicole Byer and Sasheer Zamata
o Gayle & Oprah. Bonnie & Clyde. Nicole & Sasheer. Enter the pantheon of best friendship. When you’re forced to change your number, are sick of being single, or want to take a pole-dancing class, you’re going to need a best friend...and if you don’t, you can still have this podcast.
· Brooklyn 99: The Podcast
o Fourth episode called “Part 4: The Truth in Comedy”
§ Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Podcast’s host Marc Evan Jackson cops a squat with co-executive producer/writer Justin Noble, Terry Crews (Terry Jeffords), co-creator/executive producer Dan Goor, writer/executive producer Luke Del Tredici, editor Cortney Carrillo and director of photography Rick Page. They talk about the fourth season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the show’s unique ability to earnestly take on social issues while keeping things comedic. They also discuss a key episode from Season 4, entitled “Moo Moo,” where Terry (Terry Crews) encounters racial profiling by a fellow cop. Terry Crews shares some personal stories about his own experience being racially targeted, which informed his performance in the episode.
· Black Men Can’t Jump In Hollywood
o A comedic podcast that reviews films with leading actors of color and analyzes them in the context of race and Hollywood's diversity issues.
· Okay, Now Listen
o Okay, Now Listen is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Scottie Beam and Sylvia Obell. They share what's on their minds, what they're binging and what's blowing up their timelines. Brought to you by Netflix and Strong Black Lead.
· The Read
o Join bloggers Kid Fury and Crissle for their weekly podcast covering hip-hop and pop culture's most trying stars. Throwing shade and spilling tea with a flippant and humorous attitude, no star is safe from Fury and Crissle unless their name is Beyoncé. (Or Blue...
