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July 26th, 2017; Columbia Journalism Review The podcast world is divided into two sectors: pre- and post-Serial. Followers in the know can tell how the landscape of podcasting changed when Serial, a spinoff of This American Life, came onto the scene. A podcast “boom” has emerged following Serial’s success and many nonprofits are exploring whether hosting a podcast is the right direction to go. Experts declare that while…

Reveling in the Unapologetic Blackness of ‘Girls Trip’New York TimesWe talk about the importance of this milestone and also cheer the movie itself for giving us fun, sexy, sexual black women without denying them their humanness. We also talk about how Jenna might have joined … Open your podcast app. It’s a preloaded … Read…

PRX, the Cambridge-based nonprofit radio distributor, celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Podcast Garage in Allston on Wednesday night. The guest list for the festivities included talent from “Greater Boston” and local podcasters with “Harry Potter and the Sacred Text,” and “Shakesplaining.” The party coincided with Aeronaut Neighborhood Nights, which meant there was also beer,…

Last updated 16:59, July 27 2017 IAIN McGREGOR/STUFF Black Hands, a 10-part podcast series examining the complex and controversial Bain family murders by award-winning Stuff journalist Martin van Beynen is launching on July 24. Murder is a fascinating topic. Even if we won’t admit to our gruesome fascination, our listening habits can prove it. The story…

Hip Hop deejays Stretch Armstrong (right) aka Adrian Bartos and Bobbito (left) aka Robert Garcia became legends on The Stretch Armstrong Show during the 1990s. Back then, they were hip hop tastemakers on college station WKCR in New York City. Now they’re back together hosting “What’s Good? With Stretch and Bobbito,” an NPR podcast. Nickolai…

By Jay Black It’s no secret that this country is divided over a lot of things.  I don’t really “watch” the news, but my gym runs MSNBC and FOX on mute right next to each other and boy, do those people seem upset about stuff! Of all the divisive issues our country faces, it’s obvious…

Rachel LindsayPhoto illustration by Slate. Photos by ABC/Rodrigo Varela and Thinkstock. On this episode of Represent, Slate producer Veralyn Williams and Robin M. Boylorn, associate professor at the University of Alabama and member of the Crunk Feminist Collective, recap episodes 7–9 of The Bachelorette. Read More.