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5× Signal Awards winner · 2026Gold — Best Video Podcast (Individual Episodes) + 4 more01The ROSE network
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From Behind This Chair
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The Watsons: Stronger Together
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02Recognition
Stories that make an impact.
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Gold winner · 2026
Best Video Podcast (Individual Episodes)
The Carlos Watson Podcast — “Malcolm Gladwell Says The U.S. is Missing The AI Boom”
Silver winner
Best Video Podcast Co-Host Team
The Watsons: Stronger Together“50 and Still Single”
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Best Video Podcast Guest (Shows)
The Carlos Watson Podcast“Former CIA Officer John Kiriakou Explains the Part Everyone Missed”
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Culture, Belonging & Inclusion
From Behind This Chair“Why Age Has Me Scared”
View on Signal AwardsListener's Choice
Best Video Podcast Co-Host Team
The Watsons: Stronger Together“50 and Still Single”
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Featured · The Carlos Watson Podcast
He Worked At Wendy’s. Then He Joined The CIA.
What does the CIA really know about global conflicts, presidential decisions, and the secrets that never make the headlines?
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From Behind This Chair
Ep.7: He Couldn’t Read. Then He Wrote Three Books
What happens when the people who are supposed to love you hurt you the most? And how do you keep believing in a purpose when life gives you every reason to…
The Watsons: Stronger Together
Ep.7: Should Black Americans Move Overseas? The Watsons Get Real
Could you see yourself living in another country? 🌎
The Carlos Watson Podcast
David & Tamela Mann On 38 Years Of Marriage: 'It's Not Just Tolerating Each Other'
"I'm yelling because I'm a soprano." That's how my guest fights with her husband of nearly 40 years. And honestly, it tells you everything about why this…
The Carlos Watson Podcast
There Was A Real Plot To Assassinate Nelson Mandela. He Helped Stop It
What happens when a young man is recruited into the secret world of apartheid-era South Africa—and ultimately risks his life to help stop an assassination plot…
From Behind This Chair
Ep.6: 'I Didn't Let Them Incarcerate My Mind.' His Prison Survival Method
What happens when the environment you grow up in teaches you to become a monster—and you have to fight to find your way back?
The Watsons: Stronger Together
Ep.6: I Found Out Who Actually Stays When You Lose Everything
Can love cross racial lines—and what really matters when choosing a partner?
The Carlos Watson Podcast
He Was Homeless, Living Out Of A Van. Then Steve Harvey Called Him Up On Stage
What happens when trauma, survival, and faith shape the person you become?
From Behind This Chair
Ep.5: A Trump Supporter And A Centrist Get Brutally Honest About Politics
What happens when people with very different political perspectives sit down and actually talk?
The Watsons: Stronger Together
Ep.5: If Black America Invested Like It Votes, Wealth Would Quadruple
What if building wealth isn't just about making more money but about learning how to own, invest, and build together?
The Carlos Watson Podcast
Dating Younger Men, Polyamory & Finally Living Life on Her Own Terms
What if you stopped waiting for permission to live your life?
From Behind This Chair
Ep.4: His Brother Died Alone at 55. Now He's 64 and Scared.
In this deeply personal conversation, Carlos sits down with Anthony Hamilton to talk about aging, loss, money, fear, purpose, and what it means to keep…
The Carlos Watson Podcast
Why We Need a Testosterone BEAST for President
“I don’t think the president of the United States should be a woman.”
From Behind This Chair
Ep.3: AI, Data Centers & Who Really Owns Black Data
Will AI create more Black millionaires—or more Black unemployment?
The Watsons: Stronger Together
Ep.4: Is $300m the price of freedom in America?
They offered us $300 million. We said no. Then everything changed.
From Behind This Chair
Ep.2: The Smartest Thing I Ever Did With My Money
What does money mean to you—and what have you sacrificed to get it?
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05Why ROSE
The world doesn’t need more noise.
It needs more voices that matter.
The golden age of podcasts needs a platform, not just more shows. ROSE curates and develops voices that are smart, soulful, funny, and wise — so you don’t have to sift for gems.
We champion creators who’ve earned a second listen, and we produce with heart and standards.
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06The woman who started it all
Every great story has roots.
Named for Dr. Rose Camille Thomas Watson — teacher, mother, mentor — ROSE honors a life spent lifting others. From Virginia to Angola to Miami, her spirit fuels a platform built to elevate necessary voices.
Founded by her children, siblings Carolyn, Beverly, and Carlos Watson, ROSE carries her North Star forward: take adversity, make beauty, amplify worthy voices.
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