![]() ![]() She also talks to the women currently trying to use the internet for good, like political pundit Danielle Moodie, archivist Sydette Harry, and writer Keah Brown. She interviews the women present at the internet’s beginnings, like Kimberly Foster discussing the start of YouTube, Shafiqah Hudson calling out trolls pretending to be Black women on Twitter, and Ashley Reese recounting the glory days of Tumblr. ![]() Todd amplifies the role of Black women in the digital realm by centering their experiences online. Fortunately, Bridget Todd’s excellent podcast from iHeart Media, There Are No Girls On the Internet, is here to remind us. It’s easy to forget those times and the many Black women who shaped them. In the late 90s and early 2000s, the web was a bourgeoning space for marginalized creatives to make innovative content. Once upon a time, the internet wasn’t toxic. Listen to every episode - you’ll always learn something new, like the marvelous work of underappreciated legends Angela Bofill, Deniece Williams, and Karyn White, or something you didn’t know before about icons like Mariah, Rihanna, Aretha, and Whitney. I would highlight stand-out episodes, but to borrow from music parlance, there are no skips here. Each episode is part history lesson on the contribution Black women have made go music, part confessional with glimpses into host Danyel Smith’s glamorous life as the first woman and Black editor-in-chief of Vibe and Billboard, and part jam session featuring a carefully curated duo or trio of songs played in their entirety. The podcast, Black women-led and focused, succeeds in its mission to give Black women the credit they are due. Spotify’s Black Girl Songbook is a singular treasure in music podcasting, a space dominated by male hosts interviewing primarily male artists, songwriters, and producers. Check out these seven empowering and effervescent podcasts made by Black women. Their podcasts not only offer reflections and insight into issues affecting Black women, but also make space for Black women’s joy. And yet, Malcolm X’s words in 1962 still resonate today: “The most neglected person in America is the black woman.” Black women are few and far between on the New York Times Best Sellers list and at the Oscars winners’ table but are overrepresented in joblessness, housing insecurity, and health disparities.įortunately, Black women podcasters are leading the charge in fixing this upsetting incongruence. Happy listening.Ĭontributors: Anna Rahmanan, Eddy Frankel, Andy Kryza, Phil de Semlyen, Alex Plim, Dave Calhoun, Andrzej Lukowski, Cass Knowlton, Dalia Barth, Isabelle Aron, Alexandra Sims and Matthew Singer, Joe Mackertish, Huw Oliver, Ella Doyle, Rose Johnstone, Jess Phillips.It’s no secret that Black women are driving the culture - look no further than the latest non-Black celebrity in trouble for appropriating Black women’s speech, music, or aesthetics. And if you’re looking to dig deeper into one genre, try our specialist lists on for size (you’ll find them below). We’ve got political podcasts that look behind the news, comedy podcasts with your favourite funny people, and those all-important investigative whodunnits to keep you up at night. In our list of the best podcasts right now, we’ve got old-school, evergreen crackers alongside the newbies causing a storm (hello, ‘The Rest is Politics’). It's 2023, and new fresh poddies (yep, we went there) are still blowing up every week. We don’t know how we ever lived without podcasts, but if there’s one thing for certain, they’re here to stay. When you discover a new niche, you can find three podcast seasons all about it. If you’re feeling down about dating, there’s a podcast to lift your spirits. Essentially, podcasts make day to day life more fun. Going for a run? If there’s no podcast, forget it. Walking to the shops is the worst thing on earth without the sweet sounds of a bit of gory true crime. ![]() That’s unlike nowadays, of course, when doing a household chore is immeasurably more painful without a podcast in our ears. It’s strange to think that podcasts weren’t a thing 20 years ago, but it’s true.
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