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Podcasts are arguably overtaking books and TV as one of Australia’s favourite pastimes. There are literally millions of episodes covering every conceivable topic on the main podcast platforms. Unfortunately, this can make finding new content more than little daunting. If you’re keen to treat your ears to some podcasts with local flavour, we’ve got you…

Podcasts have become all the rage these days. A good podcast can make an hour-long commute, a morning jog, or dinner by yourself infinitely more enjoyable. They serve a wealth of purposes, and with the expanding list of genres, there’s really something for everyone. From gripping audio dramas to hilarious improv comedy, podcasts are proving…

Morgan Givens shares with NPR’s Noel King that his nephew was the inspiration behind Flyest Fables — a podcast series telling fictional stories for children — but not limited to only them. NOEL KING, HOST: We are living in anxious times. Remember last month when a lot of us were worried that the U.S. and…

(Design: Elham Numan; Background illustration: Ayisha Lineo Gariba) If you’ve spent any time with Black folks (or on Black Twitter), you’ll know that listening to Black women is always.the.best.way.forward. And it’s true, you should be listening to us when we try to save the world from collapsing to the ground. But have you considered listening…

In honor of Black History Month, we’re making it easy for you to learn more about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. through a list of informative, inspiring podcasts. Also check out our 11 all-time favorite films about civil rights.   Words Matter: Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech Start…

Sorry, Chappelle’s Show, but Wayne Brady is going bad on a new TV series: Black Lightning. The comedian and Whose Line Is It Anyway? star is getting a guest spot on The CW superhero show’s third season as Tyson Spikes aka Gravedigger. That character debuted as Captain Ulysses Hazard in 1977, then was reimagined as Tyson Sykes in…

The latest podcast from writer and activist Mia Birdsong and The Nation explores how a Guaranteed Income might actually transform people’s lives. Mia Birdsong first heard about the concept of Guaranteed Income in the mid-90s through the 1967 writings of Martin Luther King Jr. King. He asserted that “the time has come for us to…

Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play Music | How to Listen Thomas Chatterton Williams, the son of a white mother and black father, says on this week’s podcast that he had always “very much bought into — and really believed in — the American racial binary that says a drop of black blood makes a person…