{"podcast":{"title":"blankSLATE with SaVon","slug":"blankslate-with-savon-1119304","podcast_index_feed_id":1119304,"rss_url":"https://needtoknowpod.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://savonslater.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/4/3/f/243f723c18b15178d959afa2a1bf1c87/blankSLATE_Cover_VersionA_Warm_3000.jpg","author":"SaVon Slater Inc.","episode_count":32,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-04T10:19:57.602280+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blankslate-with-savon-1119304"},"episode":{"title":"\"Charlamagne Was The Target\" + Akademiks Smear Campaign | blankSLATE Radio (Ad-Free Version on Patreon)","slug":"charlamagne-was-the-target-akademiks-smear-campaign-blankslate-radio-ad-free-version-on-patreon","published_at":"2026-06-01T14:23:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blankslate-with-savon-1119304/charlamagne-was-the-target-akademiks-smear-campaign-blankslate-radio-ad-free-version-on-patreon","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blankslate-with-savon-1119304","url":"https://needtoknowpod.libsyn.com/charlamagne-was-the-target-akademiks-smear-campaign-blankslate-radio-ad-free-version-on-patreon","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/needtoknowpod/CHARLA_V_AK.mp3?dest-id=984878","summary":"DJ 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 became public, Akademiks launched a sustained public campaign against Charlamagne across multiple streams, posts, and platforms. What started as criticism quickly turned into something much bigger — raising questions about loyalty, influence, media power, and whether Charlamagne was always the real target. SaVon breaks down the mentor/student dynamic between Ak and Charla, the leaked phone call, the role Drake's ICEMAN rollout may have played in escalating tensions, Joe Budden's involvement, the Complex Hip-Hop Media Power Rankings, and why this story feels less like a beef and more like a fracture inside hip-hop media itself. Become a member of blankSLATE on Patreon — ad-free listening, early access, and a direct hand in shaping the show. Join here: https://www.patreon.com/blankslatehq","meta_description":"DJ 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 ap…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2691,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/blankslate-with-savon-1119304/episodes/charlamagne-was-the-target-akademiks-smear-campaign-blankslate-radio-ad-free-version-on-patreon/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/blankslate-with-savon-1119304/charlamagne-was-the-target-akademiks-smear-campaign-blankslate-radio-ad-free-version-on-patreon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}