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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- 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."
- Oct 3, 2024: Ausha launched “Ausha Intelligence”, what it calls the first AI-powered tool designed to generate search-optimized show notes and promotional content. It was first demonstrated at Podcast Movement in Washington DC by Podnews’s Editor, and offers customisable prompts to match your editorial style.
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