Fruit (podcast) explained

Fruit is a podcast created by Issa Rae and distributed on Howl. The series is an audio drama about a football player who is exploring his sexuality while trying to navigate the hypermasculine culture of the NFL.

Background

The show debuted in February 2016.[1] The episodes were released every Wednesday exclusively on Howl.[2] Each episode is roughly 20 minutes in length.[3] The show consists of two seasons.[4] The series is told in a first-person retrospective narration.[5] The podcast was originally released behind Howl's paywall, but was re-released outside of the paywall about a year later.[6] [7] Midroll Media incorporated product placement into the script of the show for Mailchimp.[8]

Issa Rae created the show shortly before becoming well known for shows like Insecure.[9] Benoni Tagoe and Deniese Davis were executive producers for the show.[10] The story follow an anonymous football player who goes by "X" and is voiced by Roderick Davis.[11] The story follows a rookie football player attempting to navigate his professional career in the hypermasculine environment of the NFL while also trying to figure out his own sexuality.[12] The show explores how homophobic locker room conversations contribute to a culture of hypermasculinity.[13] The Guardian compared the story to that of Michael Sam, however, Fruit is purely fictional and not based on any real life events.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: October 27, 2020 . Issa Rae Will Launch Her Own Podcast in February . December 25, 2023 . Essence . en-US . February 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230203125724/https://www.essence.com/news/issa-rae-will-launch-her-own-podcast-february/ . live .
  2. Web site: Giddens . Jamey . February 9, 2016 . Issa Rae Brings Back The Radio Soap With Provocative 'Fruit' . December 25, 2023 . Daytime Confidential . en-us . December 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231225025927/https://daytimeconfidential.com/2016/02/09/issa-rae-brings-back-radio-soap-with-fruit . live .
  3. Web site: August 8, 2017 . Issa Rae's "Fruit" Zooms in on One Man's Sexuality . December 25, 2023 . The Pride LA . en-US . December 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231225133339/https://thepridela.com/2017/08/issa-raes-fruit-zooms-one-mans-sexuality/ . live .
  4. Web site: Janay . Malinda . June 15, 2017 . How Black Creators Are Breaking Barriers by Using Scripted Podcasts for Storytelling . December 25, 2023 . Blavity News . en . December 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231225034502/https://blavity.com/black-creators-breaking-barriers-with-scripted-podcasts . live .
  5. Verma . Neil . 2017 . The Arts of Amnesia: The Case for Audio Drama, Part One . live . RadioDoc Review . North-Western University . 3 . 1 . 12 . 10.14453/rdr.v3i1.5 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016214314/https://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=rdr . October 16, 2023 . December 25, 2023 . Research Online University of Wollongong. free .
  6. Web site: Hot Pod: Mailchimp tries a new ad strategy, behind a paywall . December 25, 2023 . Nieman Lab . August 22, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230822012849/https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/01/hot-pod-mailchimp-tries-a-new-ad-strategy-behind-a-paywall/ . live .
  7. Web site: What's coming next in podcast adaptations: Adaptations of other forms of media to podcasts . December 25, 2023 . Nieman Lab . March 28, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230328000846/https://www.niemanlab.org/2017/07/whats-coming-next-in-podcast-adaptations-adaptations-of-other-forms-of-media-to-podcasts/ . live .
  8. Web site: Barr . Jeremy . February 11, 2016 . Podcast Network and Mailchimp Try Out Product Placement . live . December 24, 2023 . Ad Age . December 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231225033701/https://adage.com/article/media/podcast-network-midroll-product-placements/302649 .
  9. News: Dibdin . Emma . August 15, 2019 . 6 Podcasts for the Drama Lover . en-US . The New York Times . December 25, 2023 . 0362-4331 . January 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230103090816/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/15/arts/podcast-dramas.html . live .
  10. Web site: February 3, 2016 . Issa Rae Debuts 'Fruit' – A New Scripted Audio Series (Preview) . December 25, 2023 . Blavity News . en . December 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231225034502/https://blavity.com/entertainment/issa-rae-debuts-fruit-a-new-scripted-audio-series-preview . live .
  11. Web site: October 10, 2016 . Fruit . December 25, 2023 . The Sarahs . en-US . December 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231225033700/http://thesarahawards.com/article/2016/9/26/fruit . live .
  12. Ferreyra . Emilia . 2022 . LGBTQ+ Representation in Fictional Podcast Series . Literatura Ludowa. Journal of Folklore and Popular Culture . Arizona State University . 66 . 2 . 22–26 . 10.12775/LL.2.2022.002 . December 27, 2023 . December 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231227204327/https://apcz.umk.pl/LL/article/view/40971/33757 . live . Nicolaus Copernicus University. free .
  13. Web site: February 24, 2016 . Issa Rae's Fruit tackles rigid rules of the alpha male playbook . live . December 24, 2023 . CBC . December 25, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231225033704/https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/schedule-for-wednesday-february-24-2016-1.3461625/issa-rae-s-fruit-tackles-rigid-rules-of-the-alpha-male-playbook-1.3461695 .
  14. News: Locker . Melissa . February 7, 2016 . Issa Rae's Fruit: the podcast exploring hypermasculinity and sexuality . en-GB . The Guardian . December 25, 2023 . 0261-3077 . March 27, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327064658/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/feb/07/issa-rae-fruit-fictional-podcast-explores-sexuality-hyper-masculinity . live .

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