You could say that we're experiencing a kind of renaissance in podcasting. While mainstays like Radiolab, This American Life (and wildly popular spinoff, Serial) have driven the world of storytelling and conversation, a new crop of interesting, innovative, and engaging podcast shows have emerged in the last couple years. Among those new shows are podcasts hosted by black people who are introducing interesting perspectives in the still very white, very male podcasting world. There are countless podcasts with black hosts on politics and pop culture that are changing the game, but below are 10 shows that exemplify the current Golden Age of black podcasting: 1. The Read It's safe to say that no "best podcasts" list would be complete without The Read, so let's just get this one out the way.