Open only to permanent, legal United States ("U.S.") residents who are physically residing in one (1) of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia (excluding Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories).

All entrants must be 18 years of age or older as of the start of the contest period.

If the podcast features more than one host, at least half of the team must be of African descent.

Podcast episode submitted must have been created after January 1, 2022.

Submission must be no more than ten (10) minutes in length.

Submission must be the original work of the entrant(s).

Submission must not include any music that has not been licensed by the entrant.

Submission must not contain material that violates or infringes another's rights (including, but not limited to material that violates privacy, publicity, or intellectual property rights).

Podcast must not be sponsored or have received sponsorship in the past year.

Podcast must not be contractually obligated to be hosted exclusively on any platform at the time of submission nor during the selection process (i.e. Spotify, rumble, etc...).