Upcoming Events For August 2026
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BPN Live: Register For The Podcast Pull-Up Ask Me Anything Monthly Session - August 3rd
Date: August 3rd, 2026
Time: 5PM PST/ 7 PM CDT / 8PM EST
Location: Virtual Event
Link: Register For the Next Pull-Up Here!
The best podcasting advice doesn’t come from a stage, it comes from a community.
The Podcast Pull Up is a free monthly Ask Me Anything hosted by the Black Podcasters Association, and it’s OPEN TO EVERYONE!
Every first Monday of the month, we get together live and put you in the room with industry professionals, award-winning podcasters, and independent creators with years of experience.
Ask questions, share what you know, and enjoy a real conversation with people who are just as invested in this as you are.
No membership required.
RSVP today, space is limited.
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BPN Local Events - St. Paul, Minnessota: The Healing Pen & A Mic: A Journaling and Podcast Workshop for the Cancer Community
Date: August 2nd, 2026
Time: 1 PM CDT - 5PM CDT
Location: Bryant Park in Bloomington, Minneapolis
Link: 👉🏽 👉🏽 Get Your Tickets Here!
A private 4-hour afternoon built entirely around deep rest, private journaling, and optional storytelling.
This workshop introduces journaling and podcasting as therapeutic tools to help the cancer community process their experience.
Space is limited
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BPN Local Events - NYC: Poddy People Meet Up - NY Hosted by Jade Media
Date: August 6th, 2026
Time: 4PM - 7PM EST
Location: Union Hall - Brooklyn, NYC
Link: 👉🏽 👉🏽 Get Your Tickets Here!
Join Jade Media for their first Poddy People Meet Up at Union Hall in Brooklyn, NYC on August 6th from 4-7pm.
Poddy People is a diverse community of people from all over podcasting and audio.
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