Shade

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Shade Media was founded in 2019 by photographer Lou Mensah to create a space for Black artists and creative practitioners to talk about their work in their own way. This critically acclaimed podcast features interviews with artists, critics, writers and visionaries including John Akomfrah, Amy Sherald, Lauren Michele Jackson and Ekow Eshun. It's host Lou has been nominated as Best Arts and Culture Producer and also for the Grassroots Production Award in the 2024 AudioUK awards. She was named Producer of the Year by the UK Audio Network in 2024. Shade Podcast further garnered the Best Art Podcast gong at the 2021 British Podcast Awards. Shade Art Review, which debuted in September 2023, is a biweekly arts and culture magazine on Substack. 


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  • Scamp Patel
    LOVE
    Such an important podcast, love the voices spotlighted and the conversations ~ Thank you
  • _cadavis
    conversations well worth listening to
    Shade is one of the few shows out there that is critically minded and focused on the structures within which we all live. Love the way Lou steps back to let her guests talk about their art, processes, and motivations behind their work. Listen, subscribe today!
  • Godspeedy
    Beautiful!
    It’s incredibly rare to find a podcast like yours that deals with the history and ongoing systemic oppression pertaining to POC. A podcast such as this is such a necessity for our white counterparts to listen, study, and understand EXACTLY what the marginalized is facing. Great show.
  • octorooneyre
    Fascinating & important!
    I highly recommend this podcast & agree with a previous reviewer who noted that the podcast introduces / brings to light a “necessary conversation” with each episode. My favorite episode is the interview with curator of the @georgian_diaspora Instagram, Serena Lee. Very well done!
  • Olive pie 10101
    Excellent
    Deeply appreciated this recent episode with Daniel C. Blight. Lou asks questions that open a space for her guests to really get to the heart of the matter. Her voice is very easy to listen to, and her interviewing style is intelligent and thoughtful and real, without being pretentious. Honestly love it.
  • Nick78123
    Interesting Podcast
    Interesting , contemporary topics. Worth a listen.
  • Sofia dennis
    Shade podcast
    Excellent podcast, love it!!
  • Atratpat
    A necessary conversation
    With all of the complexities surrounding race and identity present today and from the past, it is crucial to have a platform where these topics can be discussed openly. Shade Podcast approaches this from a variety and diverse group of topics and guests, reminding us that as people of color, we all have unique experiences within a shared reality or shared commonalities.
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