iHeart's NextUp Initiative Passes the Mic to Underrepresented Podcasters

With Toyota as a sponsor, the network developed a platform to educate and empower those who want to start recording

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The world of podcasts is always expanding, and as demographics and subject matter have broadened, interest in the medium has only grown. With a desire to foster the next wave of podcasters, the iHeart network has teamed with Toyota Corolla Cross as the sponsor of the NextUp Initiative.

NextUp provides resources to members of underrepresented communities looking to try their hands at podcasting. The Toyota team-up coincides with the announcement of NextUp’s first slate of shows and the debut of Beauty Translated, hosted by Carmen Laurent, which focuses on trans people in the U.S.

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