Black Voices of RHAP: The State of Black Representation in Reality TV & Podcast Coverage
Written by Matt Scott, cohost of the Wrestling RHAPup and host of Black Voices of RHAP
The experiences of Black people, whether watching reality shows or talking about them on podcasts, is different, and it’s time that we talk about it. While there’s still plenty of work to be done, over the last year, we’ve seen major shifts in the representation of Black people, not only on reality shows and among their winners (including Deleesa aka Trevor on the Circle, Jaida Essense Hall, Shea Coulee, and Symone on Rupaul’s Drag Race, Tychon Carter-Newman in BBCAN9, and even Da’Vonne as America’s Favorite in BB22) but we’ve also seen an increase in Black voices in the coverage of shows – including the RHAP Class of 2020 and Black Voices of Survivor podcasts.
This is a space for the RHAP community to get to know us, as Black people who love reality TV and podcasting, better, and for us to talk more about our perspectives on the state of representation in Reality TV, and podcast coverage. This is a space to talk about challenges and opportunities, negatives and positives.This is a space for the RHAP community to get to know us, as Black people who love reality TV and podcasting, better, and for us to talk more about our perspectives on the state of representation in Reality TV, and podcast coverage. This is a space to talk about challenges and opportunities, negatives and positives.
Follow Along:
Introduction with Rob Cesternino: 0:14
Past Panel: 13:30
Present Panel: 59:06
Future Panel: 1:57:13
Thank you to RHAP for providing this space for us to create this project. Thank you, also, to all of the podcasters involved.
- Matt Scott @MattScottGW
- Mari Forth @MariTalks2Much
- Isaiah Goins @8BallBangers
- Aaron Robertson @AARobertson94
- Aman Adwin @AmanAdwin
- Chantele Francis @Chan__Fran
- Phil Thompson @ListenUpPhilip
- Sarena Foster @SarenaFoster
- Chappell @Chappells_Show
- Aysha Welch @AyshaLikeAsia
- Jason Reed @JayR1085
- Joshua Williams @JoshCEOJW
- Jacob Jones @JacobJ_Jones
- AJ Norris @TheKidNorris
- Geneva Guadalupe @PeaceLoveGen
- Gia Worthy @ClassicallyGia
- Brice Izyah @BriceIzyah
For more on this topic, check out the following:
Black Voices of Survivor: A Conversation with Jamal Shipman
Black Voices of Survivor: Roundtable Wednesday, June 24
Black Voices of Survivor: A Conversation with Sabrina Thompson Mitchell
Black Voices of Survivor: Changing the Game of Survivor
Black Voices of Survivor: A Conversation with Sean Rector
Rob Cesternino is a two-time Survivor player, Survivor Hall of Famer, and cast member on The Traitors Season 4. Rob Has a Podcast is the most comprehensive reality TV recap podcast on the internet. Since 2010, Rob Has a Podcast has delivered weekly recaps, exit interviews, player analysis, and strategy breakdowns for Survivor 50, The Traitors, Big Brother, The Amazing Race and every major reality competition. Join us for Survivor Know-It-Alls with Stephen Fishbach after every episode of Survivor. Plus we have weekly exit interviews with eliminated players. Currently covering Survivor 50 and The Traitors Season 4. New episodes daily during the season. Subscribe at http://getrhap.com Support RHAP on Patreon: http://patreon.com/RHAP
