The Read

The Read is a weekly pop culture podcast based in New York City. One of several podcasts affiliated with the Loud Speakers Network headlined by The Combat Jack Show,[1] The Read is hosted by vlogger Kid Fury and internet personality Crissle West.[2][3][4]

The Read
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Kid Fury
  • Crissle West
FormatPopular culture podcast
Created by
LanguageEnglish
Length60 - 180 minutes
Production
No. of episodes350+
Publication
Original releaseMarch 4, 2013 – present
ProviderLoud Speakers Network
Websitethisistheread.com

History

The first episode was released on March 4, 2013. The Read is distributed via the iTunes Store, iHeartRadio Talk, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Stitcher. On iTunes, the podcast peaked at number three in the "New and Noteworthy" section charts and at number one in the comedy section charts.[3] As of 2019, the podcast had over 85 million listens around the world, and received over 1.5 million unique listens every month.[5]

In 2019, Missy Elliott was awarded the MTV Video Vanguard Award, where she thanked Kid Fury and Crissle for helping make it happen.[6]

Format

During podcast episodes, Kid Fury and West discuss and analyze pop culture and current events.[2][3][4] The two hosts have been friends for many years, and this camaraderie adds to the banter of the podcast. Both Kid Fury and West are open about their lives and sexuality.[7] The podcast's format has five sections:

  1. Black Excellence where Kid Fury picks someone in the Black community who has accomplished something worthy of recognition.
  2. Hot Tops, previously Sick Sad World, also selected by Kid Fury (the segment has undergone several other name changes, including Hot Topics, Shade In Full, and the fan favorite, "Bitch, You Guessed It!!") consists of entertainment news items that the hosts discuss and dissect.
  3. Listener Letters as curated by West (the segment is changed to Listener Questions when done during a live show) and the hosts offer advice to listeners.
  4. Crissle's Couch, where West shares some of the wisdom she has learned from her mental health therapist. This segment was added to the show in July 2018 but does not appear every week.
  5. The Read concludes every episode, where Kid Fury and West "read" (African American gay slang for giving one's harsh opinion)[3] a person or topic.[3]

Guests

Special guests have included Kelly Rowland, Trina, Franchesca Ramsey, LeVar Burton, Shaun Ross, Charlamagne Tha God, Estelle, Jenifer Lewis, Jazmine Sullivan, Reagan Gomez, and Roblé Ali. The hosts of fellow Loud Speakers network podcast The Friend Zone - Dustin Ross, HeyFranHey, and Assanté - also make regular collaboration appearances.

Television show
Main article: The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West

On March 13, 2019, it was announced that Fuse had greenlit a variety/talk show based on The Read, titled The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West.[5] Kid Fury and West will serve as executive producers, as will Chloe Pisello, David Martin, Jon Thoday, and Richard Allen-Turner.

The show premiered on October 11, 2019 on Fuse.[8]

References
  1. Sands, Darren (24 July 2013). "KID FURY: The Kid Stays in the Picture: Kid Fury's Journey From YouTuber to Black Twitter Kingmaker - Pop-culture truth-teller rides the podcast wave". New York Observer. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. Pires, Kevin (December 11, 2013). "Flavorwire Interview: 'The Read' Hosts Kid Fury and Crissle West Talk Race, Miley Cyrus, 'Scandal,' and Who They Want More (and Less) of in 2014". Flavorwire. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. Lopez, Linette (December 16, 2013). "How 2 Friends Started The Most Hilarious Podcast Of The Year By Being Brutally Honest". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  4. McDonald, Soraya Nadia (November 14, 2013). "Q&A: 'The Read's' Kid Fury and Crissle West". Washington Post.
  5. Pedersen, Erik. "Fuse Unveils Upfront Slate: New & Returning Series, Premiere Dates, More". Deadline. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  6. Ifeanyi, K. C. (2019-08-27). "This podcast helped Missy Elliott finally get her MTV VMA Vanguard Award". Fast Company. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  7. "The Read". The Read. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  8. Fury, The Read with Kid; West, Crissle. "'The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West' Officially Has a Premiere Date!". Fuse. Retrieved 2019-08-16.
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