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A Podcast Recap of the ‘Roots Picnic’ in Philadelphia, PA

Angelica breaks down to Jamie her experience over at the Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, PA this past weekend. This episode also includes music captured from the event. Edited by: Jamie BroadnaxMusic by: Sammus,  21 Savage, H.E.R., Roots, City Girls, and Lil Baby For more on Roots Picnic check out their website here. If you want…

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Our recap from Bethpage Black, and a (very) brief chat with Brooks Koepka

It wasn’t the Sunday coronation that golf fans expected, but Brooks Koepka closed out yet another major victory at the 2019 PGA Championship. And after, he had golf writers opening up the history books to try to put Koepka’s recent run in proper perspective. RELATED: Steve Williams predicted Brooks Koepka’s greatness with this money quote…

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Spotify is Searching for New Female Podcasters of Color (Again!) With 2019 Contest

Spotify has been making a concerted effort to support more multicultural podcasters because yes, the podcasting world is still majority white male. According to a recent press release, in 2018, only 22% of podcasts were hosted by women, and even fewer when it came to minority women. Spotify is back for year two of Sound Up,…

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How Big Little Lies Makes the Case for a Second Season

Having taken a few weeks to recover from the end of Game of Thrones, HBO returns this weekend to its other zeitgeisty hit, the not-quite-fantasy world of Monterey, California, in Big Little Lies. The show that initially announced itself as a limited series has returned for an improbable second season, and even more improbably, has…

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This Week in Comedy Podcasts: Letterman on WTF

Marc Maron and David Letterman. Photo: WTF with Marc Maron/Twitter The comedy podcast universe is ever expanding, not unlike the universe universe. We’re here to make it a bit smaller, a bit more manageable. There are a lot of great shows and each one has a lot of great episodes, so we want to highlight…

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BBC Sounds wants “blockbuster” drama podcasts Prolific North

BBC Sounds has revealed it’s looking for blockbuster podcasts, “to rival the Avengers”. According to Jason Phipps, Commissioning Editor for Podcasts, the BBC is on the hunt for a new storytelling trend – “hopepunk.” This is detailed, diverse characters, who aren’t afraid to be fighting for something, choosing hope even when things are bad. Phipps…

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The Waves on “mentrification,” the rise of femtech, and Always Be My Maybe.

Listen to the Waves by clicking the arrow on the audio player below: Get More of the Waves Slate Plus members get extended, ad-free versions of our podcasts—and much more. Sign up today and try it free for two weeks. Join Slate Plus Subscribe to the Waves Copy this link and add it in your…

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The Five Theater Podcasts You Need To Be Listening To

What do you do when you’ve seen the show, listened to the cast album, and found all the social media content you can, but you still want more? Turn to a podcast. In the past few years, several theatrical podcasts, each with a different goal in mind, have been launched to bring theater lovers everywhere…

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Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani on Kara Swisher podcast Recode Decode

Since 2012, Girls Who Code has been trying to close the gender gap in tech, teaching computer science skills to nearly 200,000 young women and launching mentoring programs across the country. But Silicon Valley is still stubbornly, overwhelmingly male. And Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani is not happy about that. “Year after year after…

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D.C. United stumbles into the Gold Cup break, plus Twitterbox: Filibuster!

Jason, Adam, and Ben talk about D.C. United’s disappointing draws before opening up the Twitterbox to your questions! 00:37.000 Intro 09:28.041 D.C. United’s disappointing draws 50:04.566 Twitterbox Thank you for listening to Filibuster! You can find everything that we write on Black and Red United: blackandredunited.com and if you like what we do you can…

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