This article has been published to coincide with an episode of Mashable’s new podcast, History Becomes Her. Listen here.
Podcasting has a representation problem. There are more podcasts than ever before, but women and people of colour are still sorely underrepresented as hosts, especially when it comes to daily news.
Akilah Hughes is a writer, comedian, YouTuber, and podcaster. Hughes is the co-host of Crooked Media’s What A Day podcast and one of the few black women hosting a daily news podcast.
This week’s episode is hosted by Jess Joho, Mashable’s LA-based staff writer. In this episode, Hughes discusses representation in podcasting, her book Obviously: Stories from My Timeline, and how she practices self-care as someone reporting on daily news. Read more…
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