Welcome to This Week in Podcasting, your go-to source for the latest and greatest in the podcasting world! From the highly anticipated live show of Spreading Humours in Pretoria to Mpoomy Ledwaba’s upcoming book tour, there’s plenty to look forward to. Plus, we celebrate the nominees for the Black Podcasting Awards and highlight the International Women’s Podcast Festival hosted by Content is Queen. Stay tuned for all the details and make sure to mark your calendars for these can’t-miss events!
1. Spreading Humours Goes Live
Spreading Humours, a South African Podcast under the Podcast and Chill Network, has announced a special live show!
The Spreading Humours crew is heading to Pretoria for a day filled with fun and laughter.
The live show will be taking place on October 12th, 2024 at 012Central in Pretoria.
Tickets are now available on Quicket.
2. Mpoomy Ledwaba’s Going on a Book Tour
Mpoomy Ledwaba, host of the Wisdom and Wellness Podcast, has announced that her book will be released on October 4th and she is going on a book tour.
The book is titled ‘How Did We Get Here: A Girl’s Gude to Finding Yourself’ and pre-order for the book is now open.
Mpoomy will kickstart her book tour shortly after the release of her book, on October 10th in Johannesburg before heading to other cities.
Stay tuned to Mpoomy’s social media to follow the journey of her first book and her book tour.
3. Nominees for the Black Podcasting Awards Announced
The Black Podcasting Awards are back and the nominees for this year’s award ceremony have been announced.
Containing a wide variety of categories from Best New Podcast to Podcaster of The Year, the Black Podcast Awards have something for everybody.
Some of the nominated podcasts are:
- Moral Repair: A Black Exploration of Tech
- Vaguely Nerdy
- Stitch Please
- Second Sunday
- Oprah’s Super Soul
Congratulations to all the nominees and we can’t wait to see who the winners are!
The full list of nominees is available on the Black Podcasting Awards’ social media and the award ceremony will take place on Sunday, September 22nd.
4. Content is Queen hosts International Women’s Podcast Festival
Content is Queen has announced that they will be hosting the International Women’s Podcast Festival. The event aims to connect women with other like-minded women within the podcasting industry to share stories and celebrate their successes.
The festival will include a panel of speakers, workshops and classes that should equip you with the information to start and/or grow your podcast. There will also be live podcast shows, networking sessions and just a sense of community with the best women in podcasting.
The festival will be taking place on the 3rd and 4th of October and all the information you need with regards to it is available on festival.contentisqueen.org.
Pulse Influencer Awards Voting Lines are Open
The Pulse Influencer Awards are back and voting lines are now open!
These awards honour the influencers within Nigeria who have ‘inspired, entertained, and made a lasting impact in the media industry.’
Those nominated in the Podcast Influencer of the Year are:
- Rants Bants and Confession
- With Chude
- The Black Friday Show with Tacha
- Zero Conditions
- I Said What I Said
- Pulse Hot Takes
- The Honest Bunch
- Blue Room Banters
- Menisms Pod
- Curiosity Made Me Ask
Congratulations to all the nominees and we can’t wait to see who the winners are!
Voting lines close on Friday, September 27th and you can access the nominees list and voting line on pulse.ng.
We’re eager to hear about your news, events, awards, and speaking opportunities related to podcasting. Reach out to The Podcast Sessions via email at thepodcastsessions@gmail.com or feel free to tag or DM us on social media.
