This was a good year for podcast listeners, especially if you enjoy shows about sports and black culture. With so many options, The Undefeated is sharing its first list of black podcasts to check out.
We selected the 10 podcasts we loved in 2019, all of which are produced by and/or about black people and black culture. They’re diverse, well-researched and compelling stories that value blackness, whether celebratory or critical. We got you if you’re into debates, interviews or audio documentaries.
1619 by The New York Times — Award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones hosts a five-part podcast series commemorating the 400th anniversary of the arrival of enslaved Africans in the United States. Each episode is an audio documentary that complements the New York Times Magazine’s 1619 Project. Hannah-Jones and other scholars share history and personal experiences to argue slavery’s connection to modern American life.
