Hosted by SaVon Slater · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 29 episodes
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A reintroduction. blankSLATE is what comes next for SaVon, a clean canvas to reveal a voice he hasn't fully shown yet.A culture and music commentary podcast going past the headline and past the algorithm to find a different lens on media, music, and everything happening within the culture. A return to the kind of podcasting that built the format, before the clip economy reduced every show to a moment. Two shows. One name.The signature show drops weekly. Long-form episodes with rotating voices, slowing the headline down to read the fine print — bringing a lens the algorithm trains you to ignore."blankSLATE Radio" is the real-time companion, SaVon solo, reacting to the moment with the kind of perspective the lane is missing, shaped by the audience through mailbag submissions.For people who want more than a hot take.
SaVon Slater hosts blankSLATE with SaVon, a music show with 29 episodes published.
Dame Dash and Jay-Z built Roc-A-Fella together. They haven't done business since 2004. Now one of them won't stop talking about the other. After Jay-Z's Roots Picnic freestyle, Dame responded the way he always does — a c
Show notesDJ Akademiks and Charlamagne Tha God have spent years orbiting each other as two of the most influential voices in hip-hop media. Now that relationship appears to be broken. After a private conversation between the two b
Show notesTwo months ago JAY-Z told GQ that rap beef was taking the culture backwards. On May 30 at Roots Picnic, he stood on stage and answered everybody in four minutes. Drake. Dame Dash. Jaguar Wright. Kanye. Nicki. He even pul
Show notesDJ Hed is in the headlines after editing the West Coast disses out of Drake's "2 Hard 4 The Radio" — and aired the cleaned-up version on his own broadcast. Jeremy Hecht is going at DJ Akademiks, claiming Ak takes money f
Show notesThere's a Cold War brewing in hip hop media, and nobody's calling it what it is. DJ Akademiks says nobody's off limits. But watch how he moves — the gloves are only really off for two people. Joe Budden, DJ Akademiks and
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SaVon returns with another installment of blankSLATE Radio — breaking down Drake's codependent relationship with hip hop media, the ecosystem connecting Joe Budden, Akademiks, Mal, and why everybody involved benefits fro
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SaVon opens blankSLATE Radio — the reactive lane of blankSLATE, built for the conversation between the deep dives. In this episode: why Radio exists, how the two-lane system works, the three E's the whole thing runs on —
Show notesA reintroduction. Past the Headline. Past the Algorithm. Past the Noise. blankSLATE is what comes next for SaVon, a culture and music commentary podcast going past the headline, past the algorithm, past the noise. A diff
Show notesFrom the Need to Know Podcast era — the show has officially come to an end. This is part of the archive. Enjoy the guest conversations. A deep conversation with Joe Budden on media, relationships, and the realities behin
Show notesFrom the Need to Know Podcast era — the show has officially come to an end. This is part of the archive. Enjoy the guest conversations. A wide-ranging conversation with Joe Budden on music, media, and the evolving creato
Show notesThis marks the end of The Need to Know Podcast. The show is complete, and everything below this episode is part of the NTK archive — a curated back catalogue from that era. SaVon and Alex reflect on the journey, 2025, an
Show notesOriginally released: July 7, 2025 This is the closing chapter of The Need to Know Podcast. Everything below this is the NTK archive — a curated back catalogue from that era. SaVon and Alex sit down with Mero for a candid
Show notesOriginally released: January 2025 This is the closing chapter of The Need to Know Podcast. Everything below this is the NTK archive — a curated back catalogue from that era. A candid conversation with Elliott Wilson on h
Show notesOriginally released: October 13, 2025 This is the closing chapter of The Need to Know Podcast. Everything below this is the NTK archive — a curated back catalogue from that era. A wide-ranging conversation with Ish and Y
Show notesOriginally released: March 6, 2025 This is the closing chapter of The Need to Know Podcast. Everything below this is the NTK archive — a curated back catalogue from that era. A wide-ranging conversation with Ian Dunlap o
Show notesOriginally released: May 16, 2024 This is the closing chapter of The Need to Know Podcast. Everything below this is the NTK archive — a curated back catalogue from that era. A candid conversation with Mandii B on podcast
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Q is back, and the guys break down their perfect pod day from the moment they wake up to the moment the mics go off, revealing routines, dream guests, and the kind of chaos they'd allow in the studio. They map out their
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The guys kick things off debating vices, gambling discipline, and deleting FanDuel while joking about being "high off life," then highlight Eddin's unique position across NYC's podcast scene and how "relationship equity"
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Yassy joins the crew as they celebrate Max B's long-awaited return and unpack his first 48 hours out, from the Jets game to late-night studio runs and talk of a potential Jim Jones reunion (2:33). A Patreon listener ques
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blankSLATE with SaVon is hosted by SaVon Slater. The show is categorised under music (commentary) and has published 29 episodes.
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