Castology acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

In light of the growing movement around the world against racism and bigotry we Castologists wanted to do what we can to raise the profile of some great titles, made by, for, and about poeple of colour in Australia and around the world. We welcome any further input of titles we should be listening to and hope you can enjoy the eight great podcasts we recommend in the (no-so) mini-sode!

Now is the time to make your voice heard! Go protest and stand with all people who are so unfairly treated around the world!

Scam Goddess 

https://www.earwolf.com/show/scam-goddess/

Scam Goddess is a podcast dedicated to fraud and all those who practice it! Each week host Laci Mosley (aka Scam Goddess) keeps listeners up to date on current rackets, digs deep into the latest scams, and breaks down historic hoodwinks alongside some of your favorite comedians! It’s like true crime only without all the death! True fun crime!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scam-goddess/id1479455008

Pretty for an Aboriginal

Actor Miranda Tapsell (Love Child, The Sapphires) and writer/actor Nakkiah Lui (Black Comedy, Kiki and Kitty) join forces to present Pretty for an Aboriginal, a BuzzFeed Australia podcast featuring wide-ranging conversation and critique of society, politics and culture.

Drawing on Australian and international guests – season one includes writer and commentator Roxane Gay, rapper, comedian and writer Briggs and Orange is the New Black’s Yael Stone – Miranda and Nakkiah discuss topics such as relationships, the importance of representation and how to be a good ally, all while challenging perceptions of Indigenous Australia and the nature of success.

The conversation is friendly and sharp, and you’ll hear much-needed perspectives at the intersection of politics and culture. As hosts, they allow guests to reflect on their experiences in a more open-ended space. Eight episodes are available in 2017’s first season, with a second season to follow in 2018.

https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/pretty-for-an-aboriginal/id1282132573

Nick Recommends -

Frontier War Stories

Boe Spearim is a Gamilaraay & Kooma radio host and podcaster who lives in Brisbane. Frontier War Stories - a podcast dedicated to truth-telling about a side of Australian that has been left out of the history books. Each episode Boe will speak with different Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people about research, books and oral histories which document the first 140 years of conflict and resistance. These times are the Frontier Wars and these are our War Stories.

https://boespearim.podbean.com/

Sibling Rivalry

Monét X Change and Bob the Drag Queen discuss literally everything. Bob The Drag Queen & Monét X Change are the hosts of Sibling Rivalry Podcast. Bob, winner of season 8 of RuPaul's Drag Race & Monét, winner of Miss Congeniality on Season 10 and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 4 are not actually related to each other but you'd never know when you hear their hilarious sister-like banter on Sibling Rivalry Podcast.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sibling-rivalry/id1359664915?mt=2

Zane Recommends -

People's History of Australia, http://www.peopleshistory.com.au/

Christian is a librarian and a union delegate and Tim is an academic. So much of the history that we’re taught focuses on the deeds of the great and powerful. We want to turn this upside down, and look at Australian history from the perspective of workers striking for their rights, Aboriginal people campaigning for justice and self-determination, the unemployed uniting to demand housing and food, people of colour, women and LGBTQ people struggling for liberation, and ordinary people across Australia, in all their diversity, fighting together for something better.

These moments show us that our history is more than just a small group of politicians and powerful people making all the decisions. They show us that time and time again, working people across Australia have stood up and made history themselves.

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/peoples-history-of-australia/id1499241310

Black Magic Woman, https://open.spotify.com/show/5h2qtieWI35T0H2ZkkeSDL

Hosted by Mundanara Bayles who was born and raised in Redfern (Sydney) Australia and currently lives in Queensland. The Black Magic Woman Podcast is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly First Nations people from Australia and around the world sharing their stories about their journey to highlight the diversity amongst First Nations peoples and the resilience of her people. She hopes these stories inspire her listeners and also create a better understanding of what First Nations Peoples culture and history. Mundanara is guided by Aboriginal Terms of Reference and focusses more on who people are rather than on what they do. Mundanara Bayles is from The BlackCard Pty Ltd. The Australian BlackCard Pty Ltd (BlackCard) is a 100% Aboriginal owned and operated business certified with Supply Nation. BlackCard provides training and consultancy services to enable people and organisations to work effectively with members of the Aboriginal community.  

Code Switch From NPR, https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510312/codeswitch

What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for! Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race head-on. We explore how it impacts every part of society — from politics and pop culture to history, sports and everything in between. This podcast makes ALL OF US part of the conversation — because we're all part of the story.

https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1112190608?mt=2&at=11l79Y&ct=nprdirectory

The Stoop. http://www.thestoop.org

Hosted by American journalists, Leila Day and Hana Baba, The Stoop podcast digs into stories that are not always shared out in the open. Hosts Leila Day and Hana Baba start conversations about what it means to be black and how we talk about blackness. It’s a celebration of black joy with a mission to dig deeper into stories that we don’t hear enough about.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stoop/id1257335400?mt=2

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