Chelsea Handler will launch a podcast network with iHeartMedia as part of a new multi-year partnership.
The network will include Dear Chelsea, Handler’s podcast, which is already partnered with iHeart, as well as the new podcast You’re the problem… with Yamaneka, Hosted by stand-up comedian Yamaneka Saunders. The comedy podcast will launch on July 15, and will see Saunders and producer Terry Rush asking listeners to share their thoughts on pop culture, news and politics as well as Saunders’ own excerpts.
This is the first podcast to be launched on the network, with many more titles to come.
“When I started Dear Chelsea“I wanted to give people access to me and build a place where people can come for honest advice, real conversation, and lots of laughter,” said Handler. “Building this community into a network is incredibly meaningful, especially because I get to launch it with someone I know, love, and believe in like Yamaneika. She is one of the funniest people I know and I can’t wait for people to make her a part of their lives like I did.
Dear Chelsea, Which launched in April 2021, is now also streaming on Netflix, as part of iHeartMedia’s partnership with the platform.
“Chelsea has become an incredibly influential voice in podcasting thanks to her unique ability to create community among her listeners,” said Will Pearson, President of iHeartPodcasts. “We are excited to expand this audience through the Dear Chelsea Network and welcome the new Yamanika show.”
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“I’m so excited to be part of our dear Chelsea Network family, and for the world to hear ‘You’re the Problem… with Yamaneka’,” said Saunders. “I like to talk a lot, joke around and tell it like it is… because I’m not the problem, you are the problem.”
