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The Black Effect Podcast Festival is set to return to Atlanta on April 27, 2024, to celebrate and amplify Black voices in the podcast industry, featuring live podcast tapings, panel discussions, and activities aimed at uplifting Black creators and communities.

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The second annual Black Effect Podcast Festival, organized by iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God, is scheduled for April 27, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. The festival, which runs from noon to 8 p.m. ET, aims to celebrate, uplift, and amplify Black voices in podcasting. It will feature live appearances from popular Black Effect shows, including "Carefully Reckless with Jess Hilarious" and "WHOREible Decisions," and special guests such as Michelle Williams and Dr. Joy Harden-Bradford. Hosted by comedians Pretty Vee and B-Daht, the event will also offer informative discussions for aspiring podcasters and thought-provoking panels on making money in podcasting and content and brand partnership norms. The festival's mission is to showcase the talent and influence of Black creators in the podcast industry, providing a platform for culture-defining storytelling and unique brand partnerships.

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  • The festival is seen as a significant cultural event that not only entertains but also makes a strong social statement, akin to the impact of Woodstock in 1969.
  • Charlamagne Tha God expresses pride in the festival's ability to bring together influential voices and provide a space for Black creators to drive the culture forward.
  • The organizers emphasize the importance of the festival in offering a platform for Black voices that have been historically marginalized, serving an audience that has been underserved in the podcast space.
  • The event is viewed as an opportunity for emerging and established content creators to define their place in podcast culture through influence, ideas, and experiences that engage, inspire, inform, and empower.
  • The festival's success, as evidenced by the previous year's sold-out event, demonstrates the demand for content that reflects the diversity and richness of Black culture and storytelling.

The 2024 Black Effect Podcast Festival On April 27 At Pullman Yards In Atlanta

If Woodstock in August 1969 has taught us anything — besides having more porta-potties and food and beverages — it’s that festivals can be a great time, while also making a strong and loud social statement.

Get your ticket to Atlanta ready because iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God have announced the return of the Black Effect Podcast Festival to celebrate, uplift and amplify Black voices in the podcast industry.

The event will take place Saturday, April 27 from noon to 8 p.m. ET at Pullman Yards in Atlanta, GA. 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 Comedians Pretty Vee and B-Daht. Tickets will go on sale February 28 at 12 p.m. EST. For more information on ticket pricing and this year’s festival lineup, visit blackeffect.com/podcastfestival.

The second annual festival will feature live appearances from some of the Black Effect’s most popular shows including “Carefully Reckless with Jess Hilarious,” “WHOREible Decisions,” “Black Tech, Green Money,” and “Deeply Well with Devi Brown,” with special guests Michelle Williams (Checking In) and Dr. Joy Harden-Bradford (Therapy for Black Girls). The festival will also feature special live recordings of hit shows “Pour Minds,” “The Baller Alert Show” and “Million Dollaz Worth of Game,” hosted by Wallo and Gillie Da Kid.

Additionally, ticket holders will hear thought-provoking and informative panel discussions during the event including “How To Make Money in Podcasting and Build Brands” and “Shifting Podcast Content and Brand Partner Norms.” The panels will feature special guests including Cari Champion (“Naked with Cari Champion”) Will Lucas (“Black Tech, Green Money”), John Hope Bryant (“Money and Wealth with John Hope Bryant”), Glasses Malone (“No Ceilings”), Mandii B (“WHOREible Decisions”) and others.

“We are proud to return to Atlanta for the second year in a row to showcase the talent across our network, and some of the biggest shows in podcasting,” said Charlamagne Tha God. “Through culture-defining storytelling, unique brand partnerships, compelling panel discussions, special live podcast recordings and more, we are inviting everyone to experience the power of The Black Effect and the many ways Black creators are driving the culture forward.”

Last year’s sold-out show brought together thousands of podcast fans with the Black Effect Podcast Network’s top talent for a day of live podcast recordings from the network’s most popular shows including “The 85 South Show,” WHOREible Decisions,” “Big Facts,” and a special joint taping with “Reasonably Shady,” and “Checking In with Michelle Williams.”

The Black Effect Podcast Network is 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 37 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.

Festival sponsors will be on-site at the event with engaging activations for attendees including the Pitch Your Podcast booth in partnership with Nissan. In addition, the festival will also feature a variety of other activities such as a pop-up marketplace showcasing merchandise from Black-owned businesses, a photo booth, and Office Hours, with 1:1 mentoring sessions with iHeartMedia executives.

The Black Effect Podcast Network is a transformative 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.

Black Effect Podcast Festival partners include AT&T, Nissan and State Farm. Fans can visit blackeffect.com/podcastfestival beginning Wednesday, February 28 at 12 p.m. EST to purchase tickets.

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