The festival’s highly anticipated and thought-provoking panel discussions will feature today’s top voices in tech, finance and entertainment including Tika Sumpter, KevOnStage, Cliff Worley, Carla Wilmaris, Bridget Todd, Carlos King, Ian Dunlap and more

Tickets are available now at blackeffect.com/podcastfestival

WHAT: iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God’s Black Effect Podcast Network today announced that hit shows “Drink Champs,” “Keep it Positive, Sweetie,” hosted by Crystal Renee Hayslett from Tyler Perry’s Sistas and “Reality with the King” will join the lineup for the Fourth Annual Black Effect Podcast Festival Presented by State Farm at Pullman Yards in Atlanta on April 25. 

WHO: Hosted by Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy of The Breakfast Club with Loren LoRosa, the fourth annual festival will feature live podcast tapings from “The Don't Call Me White Girl Show,” “Club 520 Podcast,”“Grits and Eggs Podcast,” “Reality With The King,” “Keep It Positive, Sweetie,” hosted by Crystal Renee Hayslett from Tyler Perry’s Sistas and “Drink Champs.” The day-long event will also feature thought-provoking and informative panel discussions including “AI: The Evolution and The Future,” “Audio and Media Development,” featuring top voices in tech, finance and entertainment including Tika Sumpter, KevOnStage, Cliff Worley, Carla Wilmaris, Bridget Todd, Carlos King and more and more.

WHEN: Saturday, April 25 at 11am

WHERE: Pullman Yards - 225 Rogers St NE, Atlanta, GA 30317

MORE: Tickets are now available at blackeffect.com/podcastfestival

The event will also feature engaging activities for attendees including the wildly popular Pitch Your Podcast Booth and The Black Effect Marketplace, powered by Shopify, showcasing merchandise from Black-owned businesses, local food trucks and more. 

The Black Effect Podcast Festival is presented by State Farm.

The Black Effect Podcast Network is the leading platform for Black creators to raise their voices and be heard in the podcast space. It brings together the most influential and trusted voices in black culture for stimulating conversations around social justice, pop culture, sports, mental health, news, comedy and more. Launched in September 2020, The Black Effect Podcast Network has since debuted 60+ shows, with 47 live shows featuring a luminous roster of marquee talent and culture-shifting voices committed to enlightening, educating and entertaining audiences, curated by Charlamagne Tha God himself.

About The Black Effect Podcast Network

The Black Effect Podcast Network is a transformative network founded by renowned cultural architect, executive producer, bestselling author, and media mogul Charlamagne Tha God in a historic joint venture with the world’s number one commercial podcast publisher, iHeartMedia. Charlamagne and iHeartMedia created the groundbreaking first-ever Black Effect Podcast Network, celebrating the essential Black culture-shapers on the planet—in education, entertainment, politics, pop culture, and sports. The Black Effect Podcast Network gives rise to emerging and established content creators and storytellers whose perspectives and creative visions have been marginalized and overlooked while serving an audience that has been underserved. The Black Effect Podcast Network helps its partners define their place in podcast culture through influence, ideas, and experiences that engage, inspire, inform, and empower.