The Pod Broads launches second season with notable women podcasters

On September 22, 2021 The Pod Broads, a podcast about women in podcasting, launched its second season with the inaugural episode featuring writer and well- known host of Thirst Aid Kit and This Is Good For You Nichole Perkins. The two discuss Perkins’ newly published memoir Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be, as well as the relationship between her writing journey and how she got into podcasting.

The themes present in the first episode (sensitivity, female pleasure, America’s problematic relationship with productivity, and navigating confessional writing and content creation) are just the start to Cohl’s investigation into what it means to be a woman in the podcasting space and how each woman’s unique experience impacts the craft. Cohl has been named by her listeners as their “podcast therapist” and someone who makes them “feel SO SEEN.”

Unlike many other podcasts about podcasting, Cohl’s focus is not a how-to nor one on tech or news; rather, it is a peak into the lived experience of women through their podcast work. In the trailer, Alexandra expresses how these episodes are also a space for women to process and reflect back on the work they’ve created that has been so influential to others. While it’s a no-brainer for fellow podcasters to listen to, it also provides advice, poignant questions, and experiences that either resonate with listeners or help them reflect upon themselves and their own lives.

Twila Dang, CEO and founder of Matriarch Digital Media, says, “You have no idea how excited I am to listen to season two of THE POD BROADS! Alexandra Cohl is such a lovely interviewer. She has crafted a terrific space for women to come and share.” And, Laura Joyce Davis of the Shelter in Place podcast remarks, “[I] really love the vulnerability and humor. It’sso human in the best way possible.”

It is the deep dive interview that so many other creators in different mediums (like film and books) are afforded, and each Wednesday new episodes drop to do just that. The trailer features the voices of some upcoming guests, including:

• Noor Tagouri, award-winning producer and journalist and the host of Podcast Noor & Sold in America.
• Jazmín Aguilera, award-winning producer of Snap Judgment and The Cut
• Daryn Carp (Andy Cohen’s assistant and the host of People TV’s Reality Check) and Liz Culley (Executive Director of Entertainment Sales at Condé Nast) of Scissoring Isn’t a Thing

The season will also feature conversations with Avery Trufelman, Renay Richardson, Misha Euceph, and more.

About the Host

Alexandra Cohl is a PR and social media strategist for podcasters and is the founder of POD.DRALAND, an online platform that amplifies the work of women podcasters. She also produces, edits, and does the overall creative direction and management of and for The Pod Broads. She and her work have been featured in SoundHER, The Severna Park Voice, The Wave, Podcast The Newsletter, and more.

About the music producer

Kerry Blu is a Queens-based multi-hyphenate rapper and the founder of the Empire State Music & Arts Festival. He has opened for the likes of KOTA The Friend and Dave East and in venues such as The Knitting Factory and The Bowery Electric. One of his latest singles, “Think,” broke 50,000+ streams in just over a month and his self-produced album is set to release in October. More on his work here.

About the cover art designer

Elsa Bermudez is a Los Angeles based artist, comedian, writer, and teacher. Her short story “Agency” was published in H.O.W. Journal’s Issue 11. She also studied improv and sketch comedy writing at UCB and has produced and performed on comedy stages around New York City, including the Magnet Theater, the Pit, and Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Find her work here.