On Air Fest Reveals 2025 Schedule - Its Most Expansive Lineup Yet

From February 19-21, 2025, On Air Fest brings the intersection of media, technology and culture to venues across Brooklyn and beyond. For the most dramatic expansion in the event’s eight-year history, the premier showcase of sound and storytelling will welcome thousands of creators and creative professionals working in audio, video and new media. Over the course of three days and four nights, 200+ artists, producers, publishers, writers, industry leaders and influential voices will present 80+ performances, podcast tapings, panel conversations, art exhibits, experiences and interactive workshops, all asking and answering some of the moment’s most important questions.

Today, in addition to announcing its third wave of featured talent, On Air Fest has revealed the daily schedule of sessions that will take place at the Wythe Hotel, and first-time festival locations like Creator Hall at XXV, iHeartPodcasts’ Party at 74 Wythe, National Sawdust, Dolby88 Atmos Theater and KCRWWW, the livestream internet radio cafe on February 19th, 20th and 21st. Alongside Hysterical, Taylor Lorenz, SubwayTakes' Kareem Rahma, SNL's James Austin Johnson & Jokermen, The Kid Mero, laughter meditation with Laraaji, Lemme Say This with Peyton Dix & Hunter Harris, Death, Sex & Money, Design Matters, Radiolab creator Jad Abumrad and more, On Air Fest’s 2025 Lineup now includes Anderson Cooper breaking down his CNN Audio original podcast All There Is, as well as a special panel on the making of the Audible Original Ali in Me, exploring Muhammad Ali’s life and legacy with Muhammad’s widow Lonnie Ali, close friend, confidant and award-winning broadcaster John Ramsey, and Oscar-nominated actress and long-time boxing fan Rosie Perez. Also added are live editions of How Long Gone, Hearing Things’ Waste or Taste, Transom’s Sound School, Good Boys, The Puzzler live with host A.J. Jacobs and guest Mo Rocca, Elon, Inc. from Bloomberg, and KQED’s Close All Tabs, discussing AI and internet literacy.

Furthermore, Penn Badgley will sit down with Modern Love host Anna Martin, acclaimed record producer and musician Daniel Lanois will bring a performance and conversation to National Sawdust in partnership with Reflections, The Atlantic and Spolitics Podcast’s Jemele Hill will look at how women are rewriting narratives in sports, Feed Me’s Emily Sundberg will unpack the state of newsletters, Fresh Air and She Has a Name’s Tonya Mosley will discuss the genre of family mystery podcasts with Inconceivable Truth’s Matt Katz and more, and Normal Gossip host Rachelle Hampton will talk with Chris Duffy, of TED’s How to Be a Better Human. On Air’s “Hear The Universe” session will feature a performance of NASA’s “sonic renderings” – which make music from space data – followed by a conversation with astronaut Matthew Dominick and special guests.

CMD+JAZMINE and Fil Corbitt’s “Retracks” will deliver a night of audio storytelling cover performances, and Peabody-winner Sonja D. Williams (Howard University), the award-winning Kalli Anderson (CUNY Newmark) and Harvard Nieman Fellow Julia Barton will host “Radio Thrifting,” a selection of vintage radio pieces from the 1930s-1970s. Other new sessions include a live rendition of Mehdi Hasan’s We’re Not Kidding, Miss Peria in an exclusive interview and live performance (the trailblazing artist credited with founding Roblox music as a genre), and Diana Regan, the digital creator behind @CitiesByDiana, on their creative journey.

Learn more about On Air Fest 2025, and Find Tickets Here: https://www.onairfest.com

From deep listening techniques to new innovations in technology and culture, On Air Fest’s 2025 programming is demonstrating how audio has transformed into a phenomenon that we can see, hear, touch, taste and smell. Overarching themes like community-building, industry evolution, social impact, sustainability and independence will guide the event and its attendees, emphasizing the ways in which sound and creative storytelling are shaping the mainstream, growing brands and influencing the future. It all begins February 19th with the On Air Fest Podcast Business Summit, co-presented by Bloomberg and reporter Ashley Carman. The invite-only gathering of business, tech, advertising and publishing executives will explore the latest trends, challenges and opportunities, before On Air Fest opens to the public and dives even deeper.

See On Air Fest’s Daily Schedule Here

On Air Fest 2025 Presenting Sponsors:

iHeartPodcasts, Audible, ESPN 30 for 30, Patreon, SiriusXM Podcast Network, Dolby, Shure, PAVE Studios, Bumper, Simplecast by Adswizz, KQED, RedCircle & Impact US

On Air Fest 2025 Program Partners:

Bloomberg, National Sawdust, NASA, Radiotopia/PRX, KCRW, Futuro, NPR, CNN Audio, Pushkin, Sony Music, TED Audio Collective, Slate, Wondery, Talkhouse, Pineapple Street Studios, Reflections, work x work

On Air Fest 2024 Media Partners:

WNYC, WBUR, Advertising Week

About On Air Fest

On Air Fest is the premier sound and storytelling festival, uplifting the creators and organizations shaping our world. Centering culture and creativity, podcasts are elevated into an art form and expanded through voice, visuals and multi-sensory experiences. For eight years – in Brooklyn & LA – artists, storytellers and culture seekers have come to be challenged, inspired and to be a part of what’s next. As On Air Fest prepares to enter its biggest year yet, its Brooklyn festival remains the preeminent and most influential destination for creative storytellers and listeners alike, with past talent including Malcolm Gladwell, Seth Meyers, Norah Jones, Jason Derulo, Audie Cornish, Francis Ford Coppola, Ira Glass, and many more. On Air Fest is produced by work x work – the go-to creative agency that’s been powering the podcast revolution, bringing major brands like Meta, Netflix, Sonos, Spotify, Squarespace, Target, Sony Music Entertainment and many more into the audio movement.

About work x work

work x work is a full service creative agency amplifying the world’s leading brands through storytelling, design and experiences. Our innovative work has made us the go-to agency for organizations looking to participate in audio culture. In addition to design, strategy and events, we create custom campaigns, original podcasts and produce the premier sound and storytelling festival, On Air Fest.