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To Be Clear brings the news into focus with humor, context, and cultural clarity. Hosted by journalist Dawn Montgomery and media personality Freddie B, the show unpacks the week’s top stories with insight and personality. Each episode filters current events, viral moments, and political debates through a Black cultural lens, offering smart analysis that goes beyond the surface. It’s fast, fearless, and built for people who want more than headlines.
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Signup to Generate a PitchTo Be Clear brings the news into focus with humor, context, and cultural clarity. Hosted by journalist Dawn Montgomery and media personality Freddie B, the show unpacks the week’s top stories with insight and personality. Each episode filters current events, viral moments, and political debates through a Black cultural lens, offering smart analysis that goes beyond the surface.
To Be Clear is hosted by Okayplayer. The show has published 11 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Jamilah Lemieux Unpacks Black Motherhood, Co-Parenting & The Village | To Be Clear Ep. 11" (30 July 2025, 26 minutes), "DJ Miss Milan on Clipse, 2025 Club Culture, & Black Women DJ's | To Be Clear Ep. 10" (23 July 2025, 37 minutes), and "SeaWorld Concerts, Klay Thompson & Megan Thee Stallion & Estate Planning | To Be Clear Ep. 9" (16 July 2025, 31 minutes).
To Be Clear publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 32 minutes across 11 episodes.
Booking probability for To Be Clear is 18%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. To Be Clear requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. To Be Clear's contact route on record: verified email.
Okayplayer hosts To Be Clear, a news podcast with 11 episodes published.
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Episode #11
<p>From her early rise as a fearless writer at Ebony to her next chapter as an author. To Be Clear, hosts Dawn Montgomery and Freddie B sit down with Jamilah Lemieux to unpack a lifetime of clarity earned through...
Episode #10
<p>On this episode of To Be Clear, hosts Dawn Montgomery and Freddie B TV sit down with Grammy Award-winning DJ, producer, and creative visionary DJ Miss Milan! She’s the mastermind behind Doechii’s electrifying live...
Episode #9
<p>On this episode of To Be Clear, hosts Dawn Montgomery and Freddie B TV break down the hottest headlines—from Klay Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion going Instagram-official with PDA shots from the Bahamas leading to...
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<p>Is this the messiest summer in Black celebrity history? 🫣 On this episode of To Be Clear, hosts Dawn Montgomery (Mississippi native + sports journalism vet) and FreddieBTV (Houston’s own culture commentator) unpack...
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<p>Hollywood veteran Malcolm D. Lee—director of The Best Man, Girls Trip, and Space Jam: A New Legacy—joins hosts Dawn Montgomery and FreddieBTV for a rich episode of To Be Clear. This week, the acclaimed filmmaker...
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<p>This episode of To Be Clear starts with exciting news for Black women in comedy: Keke Palmer and SZA are returning for the One of Them Days sequel. Next, we dive into the blockbuster announcement that Denzel...
Episode #5
<p>This episode of To Be Clear features Melyssa Ford, award-winning podcast host, mental health advocate, and former video model, in an unfiltered talk about therapy culture, self-care, aging, and women’s health. At...
Episode #4
<p>This week, we’re kicking things off with a proper intro to the one and only Roy Wood Jr. Timestamps 0:00 Introduction to comedian Roy Wood Jr. - Roy's career, Daily Show background, and memoir "The Man of Many...
Episode #3
<p>In Episode 3 of To Be Clear*, hosts Dawn Montgomery and Freddie B TV get into the week’s most layered headlines—from *Offset asking Cardi B for spousal support (00:34) to *Todd Chrisley’s unexpected commentary...
Episode #2
<p>In Episode 102 of To Be Clear, host Dawn Montgomery featuring co-host Freddie B TV ask the real questions: Are we actually healing or just going through the motions? They kick things off with the rise of people...
Episode #1
<p>In the season premiere of To Be Clear, host Dawn Montgomery, featuring co-host Freddie B TV, breaks down Cassie’s powerful testimony in her case against Diddy and what it says about accountability in the industry...
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