Best 30 Black Writers Podcasts in the US

A curated list of the best Black Writers podcasts to listen to or connect with for podcast outreach initiatives. Each listing includes host, booking agent, and producer contact information to facilitate collaborations.

1. Black & Published

Black & Published
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Black & Published brings you the journeys of writers, poets, playwrights, and storytellers of all kinds to

Host

Nikesha Williams (Female)

Producer/Network

Nikesha Elise Williams

Email

****@newwrites.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

31

Avg Length

47 mins
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2. Black Market Reads

Black Market Reads
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Black Market Reads is a menu for Black literary consumption and all of its spin-offs. Featuring Black artists

Host

Lissa Jones (Female)

Producer/Network

Givens Foundation for African American Literature

Email

****@icloud.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.5/5

Apple Review

21

Avg Length

38 mins

3. The Cheeky Natives

The Cheeky Natives
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The Cheeky Natives is a literary podcast primarily focused on the review, curatorship and archiving of Black

Hosts

Dr. Alma-Nalisha Cele (Female), Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane (Female)

Producer/Network

The Cheeky Natives

Email

****@cheekynatives.co.za

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

14

Avg Length

55 mins

4. Sistah Girls Book Club Podcast

Sistah Girls Book Club Podcast
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The Sistah Girls Book Club podcast is hosted by Sharee Hereford #TheSistahGirlNextDoor This podcast is for

Host

Sharee Hereford (Female)

Producer/Network

Sharee Hereford

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

11

Avg Length

61 mins

5. Black Art is Lit

Black Art is Lit
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Hosted by Award-winning Playwright Nykieria Chaney, Black Art is Lit highlights phenomenal black authors and

Host

Nykieria Chaney (Female)

Producer/Network

Nykieria Chaney

Email

****@nykieriachaney.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

3

Avg Length

39 mins

6. B.L.A.A.Q. Podcast

B.L.A.A.Q. Podcast
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Book Loving African American QueensCreated by two women who love to read and discover new genres of

Hosts

Tam, Britt Lashea (Female)

Producer/Network

Britt Tam

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

2

Avg Length

24 mins

7. New Books in African American Studies

New Books in African American Studies
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Interviews with Scholars of African America about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium

Producer/Network

New Books Network

Email

****@newbooksnetwork.com

Listener Type

Educators, Students, Policy Makers

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.5/5

Apple Review

159

Avg Length

55 mins

8. I Will Read for You: The Voice and Writings of Jaiya John

I Will Read for You: The Voice and Writings of Jaiya John
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Voice medicine to soothe your soul, from freedom worker, poet, author, and spoken word artist Dr. Jaiya John.

Host

Jaiya John (Female)

Producer/Network

Jaiya John

Email

****@soulwater.org

Listener Type

Educators, Mental Health Advocates, Spiritual Seekers

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

135

Avg Length

17 mins

9. Books by DL White Bookcast

Books by DL White Bookcast
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The Bookcast by DL White is my platform for sharing short fiction and updates on life as a self published

Host

DL White (Male)

Producer/Network

Books by DL White

Email

****@booksbydlwhite.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

8

Avg Length

30 mins

10. C19: America in the 19th Century

C19: America in the 19th Century
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The C19 Podcast is a production by scholars from across the world exploring the past, present, and future

Producer/Network

Society of Nineteenth-Century Americanists

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

15

Avg Length

46 mins

11. Black Book Talk

Black Book Talk
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KBOO Radio is a community-powered station in Portland Oregon

Hosts

Emma Jackson Ford (Female), O B Hill, Patricia Welch (Female)

Producer/Network

KBOO Radio

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

1

12. The Stacks

The Stacks
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The Stacks is your one stop shop to talk books and reading. Guests will join the host, Traci Thomas for

Host

Traci Thomas (Female)

Producer/Network

Traci Thomas

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Educators, Students, Social Activists

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

1749

Avg Length

52 mins

13. Written Off

Written Off
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Walter Thompson-Hernández speaks with formerly incarcerated young writers whose work will be read over the

Host

Walter Thompson-Hernu00e1ndez

Producer/Network

Lemonada

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Educators, Community Organizers, Mental Health Professionals

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

3.7/5

Apple Review

421

Avg Length

27 mins

14. fiction/non/fiction

fiction/non/fiction
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Hosted by Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan, fiction/non/fiction interprets current events through the

Hosts

Whitney Terrell (Male), V.V. Ganeshananthan (Male)

Producer/Network

fiction/non/fiction

Email

****@umkc.edu

Listener Type

Journalists, Political Analysts, Academics

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

77

Avg Length

47 mins

15. Just Keep Writing

Just Keep Writing
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A podcast for writers, by writers, to keep you writing

Hosts

Marshall Carr Jr. (Male), Nick Bright (Male), Wil Ralston (Male), Brent C. Lambert (Male), LP Kindred (Male)

Producer/Network

justkeepwriting

Email

****@marshallcarr.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

21

Avg Length

59 mins

16. Lannan Foundation

Lannan Foundation
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Welcome to the Lannan Foundation podcast, a home for cultural freedom, diversity, and creativity. Here, we

Producer/Network

Lannan Foundation

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.6/5

Apple Review

28

Avg Length

84 mins

17. Romance in Colour

Romance in Colour
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If you think that a magical day is curled up in your Snuggie, watching Hallmark and Lifetime movies with a

Hosts

Tatianna Richardson (Female), Yakini

Producer/Network

Tati R. and Yaki E

Email

****@tatiannarichardson.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

9

Avg Length

71 mins

18. My Black Book Journal

My Black Book Journal
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www.actjustlylovemercy.org

Host

Danny Brister (Male)

Producer/Network

Danny Brister, Jr.

Email

****@substack.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

22

Avg Length

41 mins

19. Culture Lit

Culture Lit
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Welcome to Culture Lit, the ultimate podcast and community celebrating the beauty of Black love in romance

Host

Octavia Dosier (Female)

Producer/Network

Culture Lit

Email

****@octaviadosier.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

6

Avg Length

32 mins

20. Afronauts Podcast

Afronauts Podcast
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A podcast to promote Black speculative fiction. https://linktr.ee/AfronautsPod

Hosts

Beatrice Winifred Iker (Female), Jill Tew (Female), Chelsea Gayden (Female)

Producer/Network

Afronauts Podcast

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.2/5

Apple Review

15

Avg Length

52 mins

21. Crime Writers of Color

Crime Writers of Color

Interviews with today's leading (and emerging) crime writers of color with host Robert Justice.

Host

Robert Justice (Male)

Producer/Network

Robert Justice

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

30

22. Minorities in Publishing

Minorities in Publishing
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Bimonthly podcast from publishing professionals Bev Rivero & Jenn Baker, and other industry insiders, on

Host

Jenn Baker (Female)

Producer/Network

Jenn Baker

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

35

Avg Length

48 mins

23. Written In Melanin

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The Written in Melanin Podcast is the space where you come for your weekly dose of melanated creativity.

Host

C. M. Lockhart (Female)

Producer/Network

C. M. Lockhart

Email

****@writteninmelanin.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

11

Avg Length

45 mins

24. PAGES Pod

PAGES Pod
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PAGES Pod. It's like a tape. A Podcast by PAGES the Reading Group where a couple of Black nerds come

Hosts

Justin L. Clardy (Male), Earl Grae Cafe

Producer/Network

PAGES the Reading Group

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

3

Avg Length

37 mins

25. Black Woman Energy Book Club

Black Woman Energy Book Club
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Exploring Real World Relationships Through Black Literary Characters.

Hosts

Jessica Langley (Female), Lydia Simone, Jessica Ridgeway

Producer/Network

Jessica Langley

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4/5

Apple Review

1

Avg Length

38 mins

26. Da Bruhs BookShelf

Da Bruhs BookShelf
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An entertaining book review podcast with host Osborne Givens, Dr. Theresa Smith-Givens, Walter Atkins, Dr.

Hosts

Lennon Givens (Male), Walter Atkins (Male), Dr. Harvey Hinton III (Male), Donovan Snype (Male)

Producer/Network

Da Bruhs

Email

****@gmail.com

Listener Type

Educators, College Students, Book Lovers

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.9/5

Apple Review

65

Avg Length

69 mins

27. Writing Africa Podcast

Writing Africa Podcast
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Archiving the African and Black literary scene. The podcast is run by Nairobi, Kenya lover of books James

Host

James Murua (Male)

Producer/Network

Writing Africa

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4.7/5

Apple Review

3

Avg Length

19 mins

28. Better Said Than Written

Better Said Than Written
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Better Said Than Written is the podcast supplement to the multimedia blog ArtzOfCulturez.com, where the host,

Host

Tamika Cody (Female)

Producer/Network

Tamika Cody

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4/5

Apple Review

1

Avg Length

9 mins

29. Reading Is D.O.P.E: The Podcast

Reading Is D.O.P.E: The Podcast
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In this podcast, we interview authors to discuss their inspirations for writing, challenges and other issues

Producer/Network

G4L Radio

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

4/5

Apple Review

3

Avg Length

68 mins

30. K and K Real Talk

K and K Real Talk
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Two ladies having real discussions about life, womanhood, and love through literature. We read to understand.

Hosts

Kiva, Dominique D. Glisson (Female)

Producer/Network

Kiva Kahawia

Email

****@gmail.com

Estimated listeners

Location

United States

Apple Rating

5/5

Apple Review

2

Avg Length

68 mins