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2024 Black Effect Podcast Festival Held in Atlanta

Last Saturday (4/27), iHeartRadio and Charlamagne Tha God presented The 2024 Black Effect Podcast Festival at Pullman Yards in Atlanta designed to “highlight, uplift and amplify Black voices in the podcast industry.” For the second year in a row, the festival brought together podcast fans and The Blackim Effect Podcast Network’s top talent for a day of live podcast recordings from the network’s most popular shows including: “Carefully Reckless with Jess Hilarious,” “WHOREible Decisions,” “Black Tech, Green Money” and “Deeply Well with Devi Brown,” featuring special guests John Hope Bryant and Dr. Joy Harden-Bradford. The festival also featured special live recordings of hit shows “Pour Minds,” “The Baller Alert Show” and guests Wallo267 and Gillie Da King. Additionally, the event included the panel discussions “Podcasting 102: Money and Marketing” and “Content Authenticity x Brand Partnerships.”