Session 344: Starting a Career in Podcasting
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.8K Ratings
🗓️ 31 January 2024
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Welcome back to another episode of the Therapy for Black Girls January Jumpstart mini-series. All month long we will host conversations with talented Black women leaders across creative and professional mediums to assist you in putting the “P” in prioritizing your personal growth. If you’ve been holding back on doing you, THIS is your sign to jump head first into the possibilities of a New Year.
Have you ever wondered how the Therapy For Black Girls Podcast got started, and how episodes are produced? Or maybe thought about creating a podcast of your own or getting involved on the production side of things. You’re in luck, because today we’ll be taking you behind the curtain and getting into the nitty-gritty of what it takes to create a podcast. Joining me for today’s conversation are Therapy For Black Girls team members Fredia Lucas, our senior producer, Ellice Ellis, our podcast producer & social media creative, and Cindy Okereke, our former producer and current director of marketing. During our conversation, we discuss finding an audience for your podcast, explore some basic tools and supplies you should invest in to produce a high-quality podcast, and explain some ways you can monetize your podcast.
About the Podcast
The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible versions of ourselves.
Resources & Announcements
Visit our Amazon Store for all the books mentioned on the podcast.
Grab your copy of Sisterhood Heals.
Where to Find Our Guests
Ellice Ellis
Fredia Lucas
Cindy Okereke
Stay Connected
Is there a topic you'd like covered on the podcast? Submit it at therapyforblackgirls.com/mailbox.
If you're looking for a therapist in your area, check out the directory at https://www.therapyforblackgirls.com/directory.
Take the info from the podcast to the next level by joining us in the Therapy for Black Girls Sister Circle community.therapyforblackgirls.com
Grab your copy of our guided affirmation and other TBG Merch at therapyforblackgirls.com/shop.
The hashtag for the podcast is #TBGinSession.
Make sure to follow us on social media:
Twitter: @therapy4bgirls
Instagram: @therapyforblackgirls
Facebook: @therapyforblackgirls
Our Production Team
Executive Producers: Dennison Bradford & Maya Cole Howard
Producers: Fredia Lucas & Ellice Ellis
Production Intern: Zariah Taylor
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Transcript
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| 0:15.9 | Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly conversation about mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to |
| 0:21.1 | become the best possible versions of ourselves. I'm your host |
| 0:24.9 | Dr Joy Harden Bradford a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. For more |
| 0:31.0 | information or to find a therapist in your area, visit our website at |
| 0:36.2 | Therapy for Blackgirls.com. While I hope you love listening to and learning from |
| 0:42.0 | the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute for a |
| 0:45.8 | relationship with a licensed mental health professional. Hey y'all, |
| 0:55.0 | all, thanks for joining me for session 344 of the Therapy for Black Girls |
| 1:00.6 | Podcast. |
| 1:01.6 | We'll get right into our conversation after a word from our sponsors. Welcome back to another episode of our January Jump Start mini-series. |
| 1:20.4 | All month long we've been hosting conversations with talented black women leaders across creative and professional mediums to assist you in putting the pee in prioritizing your personal growth. |
| 1:31.0 | If you've been holding back on doing you, this is your sign to jump |
| 1:34.8 | head first into the possibilities of a new year. |
| 1:41.6 | Have you ever wondered how the Therapy for Black Girls podcast got started or wondered |
| 1:46.3 | about how to get a job in production? Or maybe you thought about creating a podcast of your |
| 1:51.4 | own. Well you're in luck because today we'll be taking you |
| 1:54.9 | behind the curtain and getting into the nitty gritty of what it takes to create a |
| 1:58.4 | podcast and to find a career in podcasting. Joining me for today's conversation or therapy for |
| 2:04.9 | black girls team members Frida Lucas, our senior producer, Elise Ellis, |
| 2:09.5 | our podcast producer and social media creative, and Cindy O'Kareke, our former producer and current director of marketing. |
| 2:17.0 | In our discussion today, we drop gyms around finding an audience for your podcast, |
| 2:23.2 | explore some basic tools and supplies |
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