Black Podcasting Awards (BPAwards) has unveiled their 2024 nominees, with 57 standout podcasts making the list. Topping the nominations are Second Sunday and What’s Ray Saying?, each snagging four nominations. Hot on their heels are five triple nominees — Ice Cold Case, Oprah’s Super Soul, TwentyOne 21, A Black AF Scripted Audio Comedy, Vaguely Nerdy, and Stitch Please.
As the largest awards program exclusively celebrating Black podcasters worldwide, BPAwards draws talent from across the globe. This year’s panel of judges includes Narratives of Purpose host Claire Murigande from Switzerland, Answers for Gen Z’s Osakpolor Aiguobasinmwin from Nigeria, and the voice behind Drea’s Point of View from California.
“People love our awards because we’re inclusive. We embrace a whole range — from the hobbyist recording in a small neighborhood studio to our 2021 winner recording in her clothes closet, all the way up to icons like Oprah,” says Co-Founder and Executive Director Demetrius Bagely.
The fifth annual awards ceremony, hosted by Medium Popcorn’s Justin Brown, will stream from the Gifted Sounds Network NYC studio. The event streams live on the Black Pod Awards’ YouTube Channel on Sunday, September 22, at 2 PM Eastern. The Show will feature performances by musical talents TIYI an Veana Marie.
This year, VIP Vote categories will be decidedly previous BPAwards winners, judges, volunteer staff, nominees, Afros & Audio speakers + staff, and Black Podcasters Association members active as of August 31, 2024. Voters will choose between three nominees in four coveted categories: Best Hosting Duo, Best Solo Host, Best Sound Design, and Podcaster of the Year.
Winning podcasts receive physical awards as well as prizes from Afros & Audio, Black Podcasers Association, and other sponsors.
Follow the Black Podcasting Awards on social media @BlackPodAwards to stay updated.
FULL LIST OF 2024 BLACK PODCASTING AWARDS NOMINEES
30 award categories. 64 award nominations for 37 podcasts and 7 podcasters
LEGEND AWARD
Gary Coichy
Keisha ‘TK’ Duntes
Kerry-Ann Reid-Brown
Kevin Y. Brown
Krystal Hill
Lauren Ash
Twila Dang
Best Blurd Podcast
Mind the Force
Stitch Please
Vaguely Nerdy
Best Business Podcast
How I Crushed It
Impostrix Podcast
Best Culture Podcast
Oprah’s Super Soul
Second Sunday
What’s Ray Saying?
Best Editing
TwentyOne 21: A Black AF Scripted Audio Comedy
What’s Ray Saying?
Best Film And Television Podcast
Chat Sh!t: The Official Rap Sh!t Podcast
Fandom Hybrid Podcast
Vaguely Nerdy
Best Health and Wellness Podcast
Apocalyptic Education
The Black Woman Opt Out
Moral Repair: A Black Exploration of Tech
Best Hosting Duo (VIP VOTE)
Apocalyptic Education
I’m not Yelling! I’m Dominican.
Moral Repair: A Black Exploration of Tech
Best Hosting Team
Club 520
Fandom Hybrid Podcast
Best LGBTQ Podcast
Queer News
Second Sunday
TransLash Podcast with Imara Jones
Best Limited Series Podcast
Ice Cold Case
Oprah’s Super Soul — The Covenant of Water Companion Podcast
Best New Podcast
The Anime effect
Ice Cold Case
Vaguely Nerdy
Best News & Politics Podcast
A moment with Erik Fleming
Earnestly Speaking! With Ernest Owens
Indisputable with Dr. Rashad Richey
Best Religion and Spirituality Podcast
A Little Juju
Positively Joy
Second Sunday
Best Scripted Fiction Podcast
STONE (Presented by KIOME)
TwentyOne 21: A Black AF Scripted Audio Comedy
Best Solo Host (VIP VOTE)
The Draymond Green Show
Oprah’s Super Soul
What’s Ray Saying?
Best Sound Design (VIP VOTE)
Intersectionality Matters! With Kimberlé Crenshaw
TwentyOne 21: A Black AF Scripted Audio Comedy
What’s Ray Saying?
Best Sports Podcast
Nightcap
Numbers on the Board
Best Travel Podcast
About the Journey
The Cosmopolite Collective
Travel N Sh!t
Best True Crime Podcast
Disappeared: The Bradley Sisters Ice Cold Case
No Tears For Black Girls