10 Black Podcasts You Should Be Listening To Now

These shows will have your commute lit.

Listen Up  - Think podcasts are for stuffy NPR types? Think again. These shows created by Black hosts will have you looking forward to your commute. (Find even more Black podcasts on PodcastsInColor.com.) By Kenrya Rankin(Photo: Hero Images/Corbis)

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Listen Up  - Think podcasts are for stuffy NPR types? Think again. These shows created by Black hosts will have you looking forward to your commute. (Find even more Black podcasts on PodcastsInColor.com.) By Kenrya Rankin(Photo: Hero Images/Corbis)

Another Round  - This show is the definition of unapologetically Black. Heben and Tracy get together each week to drink (hence the name) and interview great guests like Uzo Aduba, Melissa Harris-Perry and Lin-Manuel Miranda. They have segments like “What Had Happened Was” and “White Man on the Street,” where they ask white dudes about their supremacy issues.(Photo: Buzzfeed)

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Another Round  - This show is the definition of unapologetically Black. Heben and Tracy get together each week to drink (hence the name) and interview great guests like Uzo Aduba, Melissa Harris-Perry and Lin-Manuel Miranda. They have segments like “What Had Happened Was” and “White Man on the Street,” where they ask white dudes about their supremacy issues.(Photo: Buzzfeed)

The Read - It’s literally impossible to write about Black podcasts without including The Read. Come for hosts Kid Fury and Crissle’s hilarious pop culture riffs and Beyoncé stanning; stay for the ultra-woke reads that will have you thrusting your fist in the air. Seriously, it’s incredibly good. (Photo: The Read)

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The Read - It’s literally impossible to write about Black podcasts without including The Read. Come for hosts Kid Fury and Crissle’s hilarious pop culture riffs and Beyoncé stanning; stay for the ultra-woke reads that will have you thrusting your fist in the air. Seriously, it’s incredibly good. (Photo: The Read)

Black Girl Nerds - Blerds unite! If you love comic book moves, technology and cosplay, there’s a good chance you will adore this podcast, which aims to promote "nerdiness among Black women and people of color.” (Photo: Soundcloud, Black Girl Nerds)

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Black Girl Nerds - Blerds unite! If you love comic book moves, technology and cosplay, there’s a good chance you will adore this podcast, which aims to promote "nerdiness among Black women and people of color.” (Photo: Soundcloud, Black Girl Nerds)

Snap Judgment - Podcasts are a wonderful medium for storytelling, and no one does it better than host Glynn Washington. Each installment of this weekly show features people telling surprising stories organized around a theme. It’s impossible to quit once you start listening. (Photo: Snap Judgment Studios)

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Snap Judgment - Podcasts are a wonderful medium for storytelling, and no one does it better than host Glynn Washington. Each installment of this weekly show features people telling surprising stories organized around a theme. It’s impossible to quit once you start listening. (Photo: Snap Judgment Studios)

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Lip Service - Get ready to hear your faves overshare. Each week Angela Yee sits down with stars like Terrence J, TI and Claudia Jordan to talk relationships and sex. (Photo: Soundcloud, Lip Service)

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Lip Service - Get ready to hear your faves overshare. Each week Angela Yee sits down with stars like Terrence J, TI and Claudia Jordan to talk relationships and sex. (Photo: Soundcloud, Lip Service)

The Friend Zone - Healthy lifestyle blogger HeyFranHey partners with the hilarious Dustin Ross and Assante (who are good friends of The Read’s hosts) to talk about “mental hygiene.” From discussion about self-care to random freestyles, it’s sure to please. (Photo: Soundcloud, The Friend Zone Podcast)

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The Friend Zone - Healthy lifestyle blogger HeyFranHey partners with the hilarious Dustin Ross and Assante (who are good friends of The Read’s hosts) to talk about “mental hygiene.” From discussion about self-care to random freestyles, it’s sure to please. (Photo: Soundcloud, The Friend Zone Podcast)

His & Hers - Who says sports are only for men? This ESPN podcast (and accompanying television show) features Jemele Hill and Michael Smith talking the biggest sports headlines of the day. Recent episodes included convos with Amber Rose and Chad Ochocinco. (Photo: ESPN)

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His & Hers - Who says sports are only for men? This ESPN podcast (and accompanying television show) features Jemele Hill and Michael Smith talking the biggest sports headlines of the day. Recent episodes included convos with Amber Rose and Chad Ochocinco. (Photo: ESPN)

Black List Table Reads - Host Franklin Leonard started The Black List to celebrate the best screenplays that haven’t yet been made, and he created this podcast to bring them to life as “movies for your ears.” Each show is essentially a well-produced table read of an unproduced script, complete with famous actors and sound effects. It’s a much listen for movie lovers. (Photo: Wolf Pop)

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Black List Table Reads - Host Franklin Leonard started The Black List to celebrate the best screenplays that haven’t yet been made, and he created this podcast to bring them to life as “movies for your ears.” Each show is essentially a well-produced table read of an unproduced script, complete with famous actors and sound effects. It’s a much listen for movie lovers. (Photo: Wolf Pop)

Black Girls Talking - This show is like hopping on the phone with four of your best friends to talk about the news of the day, or as hosts Alesia, Fatima, Aurelia and Ramou put it, “discuss pop culture, representation of people of color and the pursuit of the perfect body oil.” (Photo: Black Girls Talking)

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Black Girls Talking - This show is like hopping on the phone with four of your best friends to talk about the news of the day, or as hosts Alesia, Fatima, Aurelia and Ramou put it, “discuss pop culture, representation of people of color and the pursuit of the perfect body oil.” (Photo: Black Girls Talking)

The Combat Jack Show - This self-described “undisputed #1 hip hop podcast” features interviews with hip-hop heads new and old. From Plies to Ty Dolla Sign to Jadakiss, they talk music, culture, race and news of the day. (Photo: The Combat Jack Show)

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The Combat Jack Show - This self-described “undisputed #1 hip hop podcast” features interviews with hip-hop heads new and old. From Plies to Ty Dolla Sign to Jadakiss, they talk music, culture, race and news of the day. (Photo: The Combat Jack Show)