Heike Graf 146 hosts also published articles on the most frequently quoted news website Der Spiegel in the Panorama section, where top- ics from the episodes are further discussed, e.g., the advan- tages of white people (Ohanwe, 2020). Thirdly, the podcast has been nominated for awards and has won some (e.g., Smart Hero Award for Democracy, Isarnetz Creator Award for best Lifestyle-Content from Munich, and a media award for best program about men’s health). It was also nominated for the German Podcast Award (category: best independent podcast) in 2021. These nominations and award-winning events give reason to report about and make the podcast and their hosts known to a broader public. 6.1 Media coverage Regarding media coverage, we can here distinguish between reporting about the podcast and their hosts and treating the issues taken up in the podcast by referring to the podcast. Much of the coverage concerns announcements and information about a new podcast, “who the hosts are, such as 'half- Palestinian', 'half-German' and what the podcast is about, such as 'pop-culture, racism, sport, and music' for 'people with and without migrant backgrounds'” (Cosenza, 2018). The public- service broadcaster “Deutschlandfunk” dedicated a five-minute program to the podcast, presenting the hosts, and the content, thereby highlighting the timeliness of the topic of racism: “Especially in these weeks, when the topic ‘Black Lives Matter’ also dominates the German media, Malcolm Ohanwe is changing from journalist to expert. After our interview, he has to go straight to the next one with the RBB media magazine. Precisely because he is black and is doing a pod- cast about it, his perspective is extremely popular” (Krone, 2020). Because the hosts treat burning social issues with expertise, which is in demand by other media, the broadcaster highlights the importance of the podcast and their hosts. The responses to the podcast from legacy media are positive.
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