Black Podcasting Awards

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Podcasting is quietly becoming one of the most important media infrastructures in Africa. Not just entertainment. Education. Civic engagement. Policy. Culture. Business. Community. This week’s Into The Podverse tracks the signals shaping where the industry is heading next.

@nextdoorpod_ @PodcastDelivery Thanks for the follow. Emailing you shortly about being in our Black Podcasts Directory :) directory.blackpodawards.com

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Who launched a Nigerian podcast today? Who hasn't sent theirs our way, yet? nigerianpodcastindex.com/submit/

We reviewed thousands of Black podcast descriptions. Most are OK. Very few are Grade A. Upgrade yours today -- and if it already scores Grade A, we'll refund you. No questions. starshine.thrivecart.com/grade-a-podcas…

Your podcast description might be the only thing standing between you and your next listener We reviewed thousands of Black podcast descriptions. Most are OK. Very few are Grade A Upgrade yours today -- and if it already scores Grade A, we'll refund you starshine.thrivecart.com/grade-a-podcas…

Tomorrow: State of Black Podcasting 27,000+ podcasts 5,000+ active A clearer picture of the ecosystem than we’ve had before. Get it first: mailchi.mp/blackpodawards…

Most Black podcasts are independent. No network backing. No large teams. Still publishing across dozens of categories. We mapped it: mailchi.mp/blackpodawards…

Out of 27,000+ Black podcasts… Only a fraction are active. We’re taking a closer look at that in the report. April 1: mailchi.mp/blackpodawards…

27,000+ Black podcasts. That’s the number. What does that actually look like across categories, formats, and activity? We’re breaking it down April 1: mailchi.mp/blackpodawards…

Black #podcasting is less than 1% of all #podcasts. Still: 27,000+ shows. We finally mapped it. First State of Black Podcasting report drops April 1: mailchi.mp/blackpodawards…

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Glad to be one of 5,000+ active podcasts in the Black Podcasts Directory. Listen to The Idea Of... Podcast here: pod.link/1786143699 @Basseyworld @FiveMikes @BlackPodAwards

🥳 Today our newsletter One Black #podcast a day turns 3 🍰🍰🍰 Publishing it has been crucial and revelatory. Especially for living into the answers of how new and future #Blackpodcasts can be easily found, welcomed, and celebrated indefinitely. daily.BlackPodAwards.com

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Our 2026 season applications open May 26 Pre-apply NOW though so your podcast appears in the Black Podcasts Directory for additional discoverability! And more 😉 after our February 15 birthday 🎂 p.s. Save the date of September 26 for our 7th annual awards ceremony 🍾 🥳

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We’d love to keep our competitive advantage tool allowing us to easily find AND one by one DM + email more Black podcasts. And need more support to reach our $6,202 goal*, so the subscription renews. PLEASE and thank you!

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Not reaching this fundraising goal* means over 1,500 new Black podcasts do not receive a welcome to podcasting email These emails are sent to encourage them to keep going and growing with their podcast, in aims to reduce podfading.