Hosted by B Daht, each episode delivers education with entertainment—context without condescension and receipts without lectures throughout the month of February 

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WHAT: iHeartMedia and Charlamagne tha God’s Black Effect Podcast Network today announced Season 5 of “I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either,” the original series focused on highlighting the events in Black history that still influence society today. Hosted by Brian “B-Daht” McLaughlin, comedian, radio host and creator of "The Freestyle Funny Comedy Show," “I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either” is a historical docuseries rooted in black excellence and legacy.

100 years ago, Carter G. Woodson launched Negro History Week as a strategic counterattack against erasure. Season 5 of “I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either” will honor that centennial by correcting the record to prove Black folks didn't just survive history, they designed it. Throughout Black History Month, B-Daht will showcase unknown and under-known Black history, including stories of hidden figures like Shirley Ann Jackson, the woman whose research powers today’s modern communication and FAMU’s Marching 100, the band that built an infrastructure of Black Excellence that others around the world would replicate. The new season will also spotlight global Black history moments including the Haitian Revolution, which led to the first free Black republic and the story of Yasuke, the African warrior who rose to samurai status in feudal Japan. This progressive podcast series is focused on cultivating connectivity and progression through truth within communities. Season 5 of “I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either” will have something for everyone, from history buffs to those who are tuning in for a good laugh. 

WEEKLY THEMES
Week 1 (Feb 1-7): "Foundational Episodes" — How Black folks didn't just survive history, they designed it 

Week 2 (Feb 8-14): "Hidden in Plain Sight" — The Black systems, inventions, and culture the world uses daily... without knowing who built them 

Week 3 (Feb 15-21): "Global Black History" — Beyond American borders—Black excellence that shaped the world 

Week 4 (Feb 22-28): "Correcting the Record" — Confronting the lies, omissions, and miseducation that persist today

WHEN + WHERE: Season 5 is available now with daily episodes through the entirety of Black History Month. “I Didn’t Know, Maybe You Didn’t Either” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and is available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.

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About B-Daht
Brian McLaughlin, also known as (B-Daht) is an American comedian and radio host. B Daht has had the privilege of performing for audiences all around the country, coupled with having a decade of experience as the funny man for the Wild Out morning Show" on 102 JAMZ in NC. B Daht lead his own morning show on 102 JAMZ, "3 Live Crew" with his co-hosts: Roxie & Drankins. B-Daht later became a cast member on Wild 'N Out on MTV. B-Daht is the co-founder/host of The Freestyle Funny Comedy Show, a 90-minute stand-up/improv show.

About 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.