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- Jan 15: Exclusive: On Air Fest has revealed its 2025 schedule, which it calls the most expansive lineup yet. The event, between Feb 19-21 in and around Brooklyn NY, will include more than eighty performances, podcast tapings, panel conversations and workshops. Among the third wave of featured talent announced today is Anderson Cooper, Jemele Hill and Anna Martin. There is also an invite-only Podcast Business Summit with Bloomberg’s Ashley Carman. This will be the event’s eighth year. Tickets are available on the website.
- Jan 14: What happens when you sell a podcast? Writing for Podnews, Tanner Campbell explains how he sold his podcast by accident - and his mistakes and lessons along the way.
- Jan 13: Could you produce an original piece of storytelling audio with just 48 hours notice? Silver Sound announced the results of the third biannual Sonic Dash - an audio storytelling competition held every six months. Entrants must craft a completely original piece within two days of being emailed the theme - which,this time around, was "You’ve Got to Be Kidding Me." Oliver Morris and Jude Hodgson Hann took home the top prize with their piece, "Scapegoat." You can hear it in The Sonic Dash podcast feed.
- Jan 10: Pod Bible, a printed magazine and website in the UK, is looking for acquisition offers. The well-respected magazine, which featured podcasts to listen to, was made available inside The Sunday Times; it also has a newsletter for podcast listeners.
- Jan 9: The Brand Podcast Summit has announced “Extreme Makeover - Podcast Edition”, taking one attendee’s show and giving it a full overhaul from the ground up. The event is part of the Brand Podcast Summit next week, and is free.
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