Heather McDonald isn’t entirely unhappy that her long-term gig on the late-night comedy series “Chelsea Lately” ended. “I miss being on TV regularly, I miss being recognized,” admits the comic, who wrote and appeared on the talk show until 2014. “But I don’t miss having to answer to people,” says McDonald, who brings her R-rated…
Read MoreIn the fifth episode of Season 2 of “Where I Come From” — a World-Herald podcast — host Dirk Chatelain sits down for an in-depth interview with Omaha North principal Gene Haynes, the first African-American high school head coach in Nebraska. The podcast, which features extended conversations with Nebraska’s most prominent and interesting sports figures,…
Read MoreDarren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation, with Agnes Gund, founder of the “Art for Justice Fund,” in Walker’s office after their interview with The Post’s Jonathan Capehart for the “Cape Up” podcast on July 26. (Jonathan Capehart/The Washington Post) “Six of my 12 grandchildren are black or brown.” Agnes “Aggie” Gund is known around…
Read MoreThe Black Dahlia Murder vocalist and Metal Injection columnist Trevor Strnad sat in on this entire episode. Trevor talked about his band’s new album, Nightbringers, out October 6th. Trevor played Thrash It or Trash It with us, talked about being on the road, his views on album artwork, coffee enemas, snacks from El Duderino, punishers…
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Read MoreA 1969 headshot of singer and songwriter Johnny Cash. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images A 1969 headshot of singer and songwriter Johnny Cash. Hulton Archive/Getty Images Stormfront, the Internet-based white nationalist organization, has stopped using a Johnny Cash recording of Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne’s song “I Won’t Back Down”…
Read MoreComedian Joe Rogan has taken aim at the haka in one of his most recent podcasts. In a podcast featuring actor Hannibal Buress, the discussion turned to the Tall Blacks’ performance of the haka before a match against the US at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014. The former Fear Factor host seemed confused as to…
Read MoreIntro from Jay Allison: Producers Leila Day and Hana Baba had what they thought was a simple idea for a podcast: An African American (Leila) and an African (Hana) would compare their experiences living in the U.S. But after launching the pilot for “The Stoop,” they found themselves dealing with questions about whether their podcast…
Read MoreIt’s easy to get addicted to audio storytelling, but if you just listened to the top twenty podcasts alone, you would miss out on hearing a strong, female perspective. Whether comedy, romance, motherhood, or true crime, there are some notable woman-led podcasts that celebrate diversity of perspective, are super informative, and will have you nodding…
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