iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God Announce First-Ever Black Effect Podcast Festival
June 28 2022 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Hosted by Comedian Lil Duval and Power 105.1 DJ
Nyla Symone, the Event will Include Live Podcasts and Panel
Discussions featuring Charlamagne Tha God, and more at The Brooklyn
Mirage in New York City
iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God today announced the
first-ever Black Effect Podcast Festival to celebrate,
uplift and amplify Black voices in the podcast industry. The event
will take place Sunday, August 28 at the Avant Gardner, Brooklyn
Mirage. Charlamagne Tha God will join the festival alongside some
of the Black Effect’s most popular personalities for a day full of
live podcast tapings and informative discussions aimed at aspiring
podcasters in the Black community. The festival will be hosted by
comedian Lil Duval and Power 105.1 DJ and personality Nyla Symone.
For more information on the inaugural festival, visit
blackeffect.com/podfest for live updates.
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The Festival will feature live podcast tapings from the Black
Effect’s most popular shows including “The 85 South Show,” “All The
Smoke,” “We Talk Back,” “Reasonably Shady,” “Black Tech Green
Money,” “WHOREible Decisions” and “The Trap Nerds Podcast.”
Additionally, ticket holders will hear thought-provoking and
informative discussions during the event’s Women in Podcasting
Panel and The Business of Podcasting Panel featuring Dollie S.
Bishop, President of Production and Creative Development for
the Black Effect Podcast Network and Charlamagne Tha
God.
“The Black Effect Podcast Network was created to amplify Black
voices for new and established content creators and storytellers,
giving them a space to showcase their creative vision in the
ever-growing podcast game,” said Charlamagne Tha God. “I’m excited
to celebrate the first-ever Black Effect Podcast Festival, where
talented Black creators and aspiring podcasters will come together
for a day to uplift and inspire one another. This festival is for
the culture and is one of many events the network will host for the
Black community.”
The Black Effect Podcast Network has emerged as the leading
platform for Black creators to raise their voices and be heard in
the podcast space. It brings together the most influential and
trusted voices in black culture for stimulating conversations
around social justice, pop culture, sports, mental health, news,
comedy and more. Launched in September 2020, the Black Effect
Podcast Network has since debuted 32 shows, featuring a luminous
roster of marquee talent and culture-shifting voices committed to
enlightening, educating and entertaining audiences, curated by
Charlamagne Tha God himself.
The Black Effect Podcast Festival is sponsored by Nissan who
will be on-site at the festival with an engaging activation for
attendees. In addition, the festival will also feature a variety of
other entertaining activities and games such as a pop-up market
showcasing merchandise from Black businesses, a family game room,
and a photo booth.
Black Effect Podcast Network partners include AT&T,
BetterHelp, Hulu, Molson Coors, Nissan and State Farm. Fans can
visit blackeffect.com/podfest beginning July 6 at 10 a.m. EST to
purchase tickets.
About The Black Effect Podcast Network
The Black Effect Podcast Network is a transformative network
founded by renowned cultural architect, executive producer,
bestselling author, and media mogul Charlamagne Tha God. In a
historic joint venture with the world’s number one commercial
podcast publisher, iHeartMedia, Charlamagne and iHeartMedia created
the groundbreaking first-ever Black Effect Podcast Network,
celebrating the most important Black culture-shapers on the
planet—in education, politics, entertainment, sports and pop
culture. The Black Effect Podcast Network gives rise to emerging
and established content creators and storytellers whose perspective
and creative vision have been marginalized and overlooked while
serving an audience that has been underserved. The Black Effect
Podcast Network helps its partners define their place in podcast
culture through influence, ideas, and experiences that engage,
inspire, inform and empower.
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