"Truth Be Told" Releases Season Three On The Cumulus Podcast Network

 Tonya Mosley is a correspondent for “Here & Now,” the nationally distributed radio program on NPR. Until this month, Tonya had been a co-host of the program. Tonya is also a regularly contributing host for “Fresh Air,” NPR’s signature long-form show and one of the most downloaded podcasts in the world. She had previously been Silicon Valley bureau chief and correspondent for KQED and a series creator for KUOW in Seattle. In April of 2021, Tonya was one of five nominated for a Webby Award for Best Podcast Host, alongside luminaries including Oprah, Conan O’Brien, and Jemele Hill.

This week, DCP Entertainment’s award-winning podcast Truth Be Told  announced that joins the Cumulus Podcast Network, with the first episode of season three now live.  

 

Truth Be Told is a bold and curious advice show featuring host Tonya Mosley talking with some of the greatest thinkers of our time about what it means to grow and thrive as a Black person in America, and "how to discover new ways of being that serve as a portal to more love, more healing, and more joy." Each season comprises six episodes that will publish each Thursday. 

Truth Be Told host Tonya Mosley said, "I am of the first generation of Black Americans to be born under the full rights of citizenship in this country. The right to vote, live where I want, go to school where I want, marry whom I want. This podcast is an exploration of what the next leg of liberation means for us as Black Americans. And I am proud to be a part of the DCP Entertainment and Cumulus Podcast Network to amplify this vital work, using media to spark important conversations that drive our society forward." 

 The New York Times called Truth Be Told “one of the top four Mental Health Podcasts” in 2020 and Oprah Magazine called named it one of the “Best New Podcasts of 2019.” Reader’s Digest calls Truth Be Told episodes, “personal and often funny, while simultaneously addressing difficult-to-discuss issues with sincerity and intent. Mosley is warm, personable, and conversational as she discusses heavy topics” and the The Financial Times says the show is “a riveting listen that avoids the earnest trap.” 

All this effusive praise is warranted because Mosley is simply an incredible podcast host, who can navigate tricky narratives and the scope of human emotional states.

Season Three of Truth Be Told: 

  Now live – “Love” – Award-winning poet Nikki Giovanni offers dynamic advice about love and acceptance of non-binary people in the Black Church. 

  February 24 – “Obligation” – Writers Jamilah Lemieux and Kiese Laymon recreate the groundbreaking 1971 conversation between Nikki Giovanni and James Baldwin in the context of 2022. How can Black men and women love each other better? 

  March 3 – “Perseverance” – Tonya talks with Ayanna Brown, a mother of a Black son who was murdered, about grief and persevering. 

  March 10 – “Protection” – Poet Saeed Jones and writer Damon Young explore the fractured relationship between queer and straight Black men, and discuss how to break free from misogyny and homophobia.  

  March 17 – “Pride” – This episode explores the argument that the nuclear family is a white construction that has blinded Black America from the bonds and systems we’ve created to survive and thrive in this country. 

  March 24 – “Victory” – This episode investigates what liberation from the confines of hustle culture looks like. Other topics in this episode include Nap Ministry and a discussion with the author of “You Aren’t Lazy, You Just Need to Slow Down.” 

  The Cumulus Podcast Network adds an additional mental-health-focused show from DCP Entertainment called Edges, which is a seasonal storytelling show inspired by host Shantae Howell’s mental health journey, which is inextricably linked to her hair. The first episode is now live, with new episodes dropping each Tuesday.  

 

Shantae Howell, creator and host of Edges, added, "For as long as I can remember, so much of my identity and self-worth has been wrapped up in my hair. Edges is a concept inspired by my hair and mental health journey, my (still very much in progress) coming of age story born out of years of therapy and soul-searching. This project is my unpacking and making peace with the parts of my life that I'm still processing. To be able to look in the mirror and at old photos with empathy and love for the person I was, am, and will be."