Blk Pod Collective: The Podcast

From the Keynote session from Blk Pod Festival, Podcast State of The Union, Blk Pod Collective's founder Ona Oghogho, sits down with Donald Albright, Sierra Reed, and Nidia Serrano. Donald is the President and Co-Founder of TenderFoot TV – an independent podcast production studio. Sierra is the Director of Podcasting at WABE and Nidia Serrano is the Senior Director of Podcast Marketing at SXM Media. Together, they discuss important matters as it pertains to the current land...

In this session from the 2022 Blk Pod Festival, Nidia Serrano and Jazmine Henley-Brown sit down for a conversation about the Black Podcast Boom. More specifically, they’re breaking down the research and data from the 2021 Black Listeners Report from SXM Media and Edison Research. They discuss how Jazmine got into the podcasting space, how the podcasting space is growing, and whether or not the industry is getting more diverse. They discuss the different trends they see in the industry, how l...

On today’s episode of Blk Pod Collective: The Podcast, you’ll be hearing a panel discussion from 2022 Blk Pod Festival, about Women in Podcast Production. Ahiyanna Angel, Founder of Mayzie Media moderates today’s conversation with Twila Dang, the founder and CEO of Matriarch Digital Media, Adell Coleman, COO of DCP Entertainment, and Ashley Hobbs, creative producer of Jemele Hill's Unbothered Network in partnership with Spotify. In this panel conversation, the ladies are taking a deep...

Welcome back to another episode from Blk Pod Festival 2022! In today's society, discussing mental health is more in vogue than ever. What was once considered a taboo subject, mental health is now discussed everywhere, and is recognized as a serious health issue to address. As antiquated stigmas surrounding mental health fade, we are challenged to understand what constitutes a healthy mind and spirit. This is even more true as we navigate a post-COVID world, and how this tumultuous period has ...

Goal setting and going after your dreams can be daunting. It requires dedication, persistence, toughness, guile, and patience. It forces us to ask ourselves some tough questions; What do you aspire to be? Are you driven purely by career success or are there personal goals you are pushing for? Everyone’s goals may be different, but the energy of your pursuit is universal. You must be willing to take chances and to take risks. Prioritizing your dreams and going after them is critical to reachin...