Podcast Movement
Podnews supporterPodcast Movement (PM) is an annual conference for the podcast industry. It is one of the largest gatherings of participants in podcasting, with over 3,000 attendees in 2019. Described as "for podcasters, by podcasters", it focuses on collaboration and networking among attendees, in addition to education and encouragement. Wikipedia
Website: podcastmovement.com
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- May 20: What five podcasts have impacted you the most? Left of Media is creating The Essential Listening Poll - a list of the 100 most influential podcasts of all time to be published in August at Podcast Movement in Dallas: and as a Podnews reader, you’re invited to submit your five shows here. You’ve until the end of this month - please say you’re a Podnews reader when you submit yours.
- Apr 2: Evolutions, by Podcast Movement, kicked off yesterday with a keynote from Tom Webster - who spoke about the need to convert occasional listeners to more frequent consumers. Organisers say that the event has 1,600 attendees.
- Apr 1: The winners of The 2025 Ambies were announced in Chicago - the fifth annual awards for excellence in audio, in a ceremony hosted by Tig Notaro ahead of Podcast Movement Evolutions. Hysterical won Podcast of the Year; Ira Glass was honored with the esteemed Governors Award; and Sam Sanders received the Impact Award. We link to all the winners.
- Dec 27, 2024: Jared Easley is no longer working day-to-day at Podcast Movement as a staff member. Easley was a co-founder of the event, and retains his ownership interest; he tells Podnews that financial reasons led to the closure of his role. (Disclosures).
- Dec 3, 2024: Wild Card with Rachel Martin interviewed Ira Glass earlier this year at Podcast Movement in Washington DC, and that interview is in the Wild Card podcast feed this week. He doesn't think he's leaving a legacy with This American Life. He says: "I'm making a show for people who hear it now and when it's done and we don't make it anymore, it's perfectly fine for it to vanish into the mists of time like everything will. And it's fine if that happens very quickly."
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