T.D. Jakes Partners With iHeart To Expand His Reach With ‘NXT Chapter’ Podcast.

T.D. Jakes, a best-selling author and motivational speaker, has teamed up with iHeartMedia to produce a new series that will bring together some of the most influential minds in business, entertainment, wellness, and culture for conversations that he says will help audiences not just cope but evolve.

“This isn’t just a podcast, it’s a platform for perspective,” said Jakes. “I’ve spent my life speaking to people’s souls. Now, I want to sit with their stories.”

In each weekly episode of “NXT Chapter with T.D. Jakes,” Jakes and a guest will explore the life pivots, setbacks, and revelations that shaped their journeys and what came after. The podcast will offer a perspective many never heard from Jakes before. He says it will be more than a conversation and will serve as a guide for the evolution of purpose for individuals and for the nation to turn the page. While Jakes has written books in the past, he says the podcast is his own “next chapter” that will give him the opportunity to reach a whole new audience on this journey.

“NXT Chapter is about mapping what comes next for us, for our communities, and for the world we’re building together,” said Jakes. “America’s story is still being written, but too often we speak past one another instead of with one another. NXT Chapter invites us to pause, listen, and begin drafting a future rooted in clarity, compassion, and shared purpose.”

Premiering Nov. 14 with special guest Oprah Winfrey, talk show host and media executive, the series will also feature conversations with Denzel Washington, actor and director; Jeezy, rapper and entrepreneur; Mellody Hobson, business executive and Ariel Investments co-CEO; Dr. Charles Amos, physician and author; Sarah Jakes Roberts, pastor and motivational speaker; and Jason Wilson, author and youth mentor, among others.

For decades, Jakes has been known globally as “The Bishop”, a world-renowned thought leader, filmmaker, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and founder of The Potter’s House Church in Dallas. The podcast is more than a new project, the series is both a literal and symbolic next chapter for Jakes and an invitation for listeners to explore what their own “next” will look like, and how to get there together. With “NXT Chapter,” iHeart says the podcast offer audiences a rare opportunity to experience the mind behind the movement, the strategist, the media pioneer, and the cultural architect whose influence has quietly guided boardrooms, sound stages, and community halls for nearly 50 years.

The series is being recorded less than a year after Jakes publicly revealed his near-fatal heart attack. Several episodes will reflect on his recovery, renewed perspective, and the clarity of purpose that continues to shape this next season of his life and work.

“At a time when people are searching for hope and more connection, ‘NXT Chapter with T.D. Jakes’ is the perfect podcast to remind us of what is possible when people from different walks of life come together,” said Will Pearson, President, iHeartPodcasts. “We are excited to help Bishop Jakes connect with iHeart’s listeners everywhere to find out what might be the next page in their own personal journeys.”

The new partnership will build on Jakes’s expansive digital footprint, including millions of followers, monthly video views, and a digital ecosystem generating over two billion annual impressions. In addition to an audio podcast, the iHeart will also publish full-length video episodes and exclusive content on YouTube.