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Feb 24
8:30 am
10:00 am
Bar Blondeau
Breakfast with Simplecast
Start your day at On Air Fest with breakfast courtesy of our partners at Simplecast. Take in the views of the Manhattan skyline from Wythe Hotel’s 6th floor restaurant and mingle with other festival-goers over pastries and coffee.
Feb 24
8:30 am
10:00 am
Bar Blondeau
Breakfast with Simplecast
Start your day at On Air Fest with breakfast courtesy of our partners at Simplecast. Take in the views of the Manhattan skyline from Wythe Hotel’s 6th floor restaurant and mingle with other festival-goers over pastries and coffee.
Feb 24
10:00 am
10:15 am
Main Hall
Welcome Remarks
Kick off the day's Main Hall programming with our host, Ronald Young Jr.
Feb 24
10:00 am
10:15 am
Main Hall
Welcome Remarks
Kick off the day's Main Hall programming with our host, Ronald Young Jr.
Feb 24
10:15 am
11:00 am
Main Hall
Revisiting Dobbs v. Jackson with ‘Slow Burn’
Go behind the scenes of Apple’s 2022 podcast of the year with the team behind the hit show ‘Slow Burn: Roe v. Wade.’
Feb 24
10:15 am
11:00 am
Main Hall
Revisiting Dobbs v. Jackson with ‘Slow Burn’
Go behind the scenes of Apple’s 2022 podcast of the year with the team behind the hit show ‘Slow Burn: Roe v. Wade.’
Feb 24
11:00 am
11:45 am
Main Hall
A Conversation with Audible x Higher Ground Audio: The Making of Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast
Audible EVP, Head of US Content Rachel Ghiazza and Higher Ground Head of Audio Dan Fierman provide an exciting early look at Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast, the first project from Audible’s multi-year, multi-project deal with Higher Ground to produce content reflecting the companies’ shared mission to tell meaningful stories that elevate diverse voices and experiences.
Feb 24
11:00 am
11:45 am
Main Hall
A Conversation with Audible x Higher Ground Audio: The Making of Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast
Audible EVP, Head of US Content Rachel Ghiazza and Higher Ground Head of Audio Dan Fierman provide an exciting early look at Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast, the first project from Audible’s multi-year, multi-project deal with Higher Ground to produce content reflecting the companies’ shared mission to tell meaningful stories that elevate diverse voices and experiences.
Feb 24
12:00 pm
Podcast Penthouse
Radiotopia Presents: ‘Bot Love’
Come hear from the creators of ‘Bot Love,’ the newest project from Radiotopia Presents. In this new limited-run series, producers Anna Oakes and Diego Senior explore real world intimacies between chatbots and people.
Feb 24
12:00 pm
Podcast Penthouse
Radiotopia Presents: ‘Bot Love’
Come hear from the creators of ‘Bot Love,’ the newest project from Radiotopia Presents. In this new limited-run series, producers Anna Oakes and Diego Senior explore real world intimacies between chatbots and people.
Feb 24
1:00 pm
Podcast Penthouse
Smell Ya Later
Tynan Sinks and Sable Yong take the stage for a live version of Smell Ya Later, the show that explores every imaginable angle at which we interact with the aromas and odors in our lives, the scents that have seared themselves into our memory, and scents that inform the way we envision our future.
Feb 24
1:00 pm
Podcast Penthouse
Smell Ya Later
Tynan Sinks and Sable Yong take the stage for a live version of Smell Ya Later, the show that explores every imaginable angle at which we interact with the aromas and odors in our lives, the scents that have seared themselves into our memory, and scents that inform the way we envision our future.
Feb 24
1:30 pm
2:15 pm
Main Hall
‘Sisters’ a performance from Kaitlin and Natalie Prest
Experience a multimedia performance created by Kaitlin and Natalie Prest that tells the story of sisterhood through shadows, silhouettes, and song.
Feb 24
1:30 pm
2:15 pm
Main Hall
‘Sisters’ a performance from Kaitlin and Natalie Prest
Experience a multimedia performance created by Kaitlin and Natalie Prest that tells the story of sisterhood through shadows, silhouettes, and song.
Feb 24
2:00 pm
Podcast Penthouse
NPR’s ‘Life Kit’ Live
Join host Marielle Segarra for a live taping of NPR’s Life Kit, the award-winning podcast and radio show that shares trustworthy, nonjudgmental tips that help listeners navigate their lives.
Feb 24
2:00 pm
Podcast Penthouse
NPR’s ‘Life Kit’ Live
Join host Marielle Segarra for a live taping of NPR’s Life Kit, the award-winning podcast and radio show that shares trustworthy, nonjudgmental tips that help listeners navigate their lives.
Feb 24
2:15 pm
3:00 pm
Main Hall
Beyond Sound: Making Podcasts for the Things We Can't Hear
How do you podcast about perfume? What’s it like listening to a painting? Join Sable Yong & Tynan Sinks from Smell Ya Later, and Tamar Avishai from The Lonely Palette as they examine building multi-sensory stories using audio alone.
Feb 24
2:15 pm
3:00 pm
Main Hall
Beyond Sound: Making Podcasts for the Things We Can't Hear
How do you podcast about perfume? What’s it like listening to a painting? Join Sable Yong & Tynan Sinks from Smell Ya Later, and Tamar Avishai from The Lonely Palette as they examine building multi-sensory stories using audio alone.
Feb 24
3:00 pm
Podcast Penthouse
Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
In this live taping, interviewer extraordinaire Sam Fragoso and a special guest take the stage for ‘Talk Easy’ the weekly podcast of intimate, long-form interviews with people from all walks of life.
Feb 24
3:00 pm
Podcast Penthouse
Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
In this live taping, interviewer extraordinaire Sam Fragoso and a special guest take the stage for ‘Talk Easy’ the weekly podcast of intimate, long-form interviews with people from all walks of life.
Feb 24
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
Main Hall
The Listening Room With Major Jackson
In this participatory performance, experience how the meaning of words changes from page to stage as the latest host of American Public Media’s ‘The Slowdown’ Major Jackson experiments with the written and spoken word.
Feb 24
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
Main Hall
The Listening Room With Major Jackson
In this participatory performance, experience how the meaning of words changes from page to stage as the latest host of American Public Media’s ‘The Slowdown’ Major Jackson experiments with the written and spoken word.
Feb 24
3:30 pm
4:15 pm
Main Hall
‘The Africas VS. America’
In this On Air Fest exclusive, host Matthew Amha is joined by activist, speaker & MOVE member Mike Africa Jr. for an in-depth conversation about trust, authenticity and the journalistic balance required to tell a family’s carefully-guarded story.
Feb 24
3:30 pm
4:15 pm
Main Hall
‘The Africas VS. America’
In this On Air Fest exclusive, host Matthew Amha is joined by activist, speaker & MOVE member Mike Africa Jr. for an in-depth conversation about trust, authenticity and the journalistic balance required to tell a family’s carefully-guarded story.
Feb 24
4:00 pm
Podcast Penthouse
Craig Finn's 'That's How I Remember It' with guest Kevin Morby
‘That’s How I Remember It’ is a series of conversations with creative people about the relationship between what we make and what we remember. In this live taping, Craig Finn sits down with musician Kevin Morby (Woods, The Babies).
Feb 24
4:00 pm
Podcast Penthouse
Craig Finn's 'That's How I Remember It' with guest Kevin Morby
‘That’s How I Remember It’ is a series of conversations with creative people about the relationship between what we make and what we remember. In this live taping, Craig Finn sits down with musician Kevin Morby (Woods, The Babies).
Feb 24
4:30 pm
5:15 pm
Main Hall
An Aperitivo with Brendan Francis Newnam & John Cameron Mitchell
Join us for a special aperitivo with two innovative masters of podcasting—John Cameron Mitchell (Anthem, Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and Brendan Francis Newnam (Not Lost)—as they share the inventive ways they have found to aurally transport listeners to far away destinations and enlightened states of mind.
Feb 24
4:30 pm
5:15 pm
Main Hall
An Aperitivo with Brendan Francis Newnam & John Cameron Mitchell
Join us for a special aperitivo with two innovative masters of podcasting—John Cameron Mitchell (Anthem, Hedwig and the Angry Inch) and Brendan Francis Newnam (Not Lost)—as they share the inventive ways they have found to aurally transport listeners to far away destinations and enlightened states of mind.
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Feb 25
9:30 am
11:00 am
Bar Blondeau
Breakfast with Stitcher
Day two of On Air Fest kicks off with a networking breakfast courtesy of our partners at Stitcher. Enjoy the most important meal of the day with fellow festival-goers and meet folks from Stitcher who will be on hand to bounce ideas and answer questions.
Feb 25
9:30 am
11:00 am
Bar Blondeau
Breakfast with Stitcher
Day two of On Air Fest kicks off with a networking breakfast courtesy of our partners at Stitcher. Enjoy the most important meal of the day with fellow festival-goers and meet folks from Stitcher who will be on hand to bounce ideas and answer questions.
Feb 25
11:00 am
11:15 am
Main Hall
Welcome Remarks
Our Day 2 host, Connor Ratliff, introduces our second day of programming.
Feb 25
11:00 am
11:15 am
Main Hall
Welcome Remarks
Our Day 2 host, Connor Ratliff, introduces our second day of programming.
Feb 25
11:15 am
12:30 pm
Main Hall
On Being Live with Krista Tippett and Dr. Vivek Murthy
On Being returns to the On Air Fest stage for a live taping of the Peabody Award-winning podcast. In an in-depth conversation, Host Krista Tippett speaks with the extraordinary U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, on life, mental health, and everything in the post-2020 world.
Feb 25
11:15 am
12:30 pm
Main Hall
On Being Live with Krista Tippett and Dr. Vivek Murthy
On Being returns to the On Air Fest stage for a live taping of the Peabody Award-winning podcast. In an in-depth conversation, Host Krista Tippett speaks with the extraordinary U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy, on life, mental health, and everything in the post-2020 world.
Feb 25
12:30 pm
Podcast Penthouse
‘Grown’ from The Moth
Join the hosts of the new podcast ‘Grown’ from The Moth Aleeza Kazmi and Alfonso ‘Fonzo’ Lacayo for a live taping of the show and listen in as they swap stories from the cusp of adulthood.
Feb 25
12:30 pm
Podcast Penthouse
‘Grown’ from The Moth
Join the hosts of the new podcast ‘Grown’ from The Moth Aleeza Kazmi and Alfonso ‘Fonzo’ Lacayo for a live taping of the show and listen in as they swap stories from the cusp of adulthood.
Feb 25
1:30 pm
2:15 pm
Main Hall
‘Mobituaries’ with Mo Rocca and Connor Ratliff
In this On Air Fest special, Mo sits down with ‘Dead Eyes’ creator Connor Ratliff as they honor a legendary voice talent from the world of animation and talk about where they find inspiration.
Feb 25
1:30 pm
2:15 pm
Main Hall
‘Mobituaries’ with Mo Rocca and Connor Ratliff
In this On Air Fest special, Mo sits down with ‘Dead Eyes’ creator Connor Ratliff as they honor a legendary voice talent from the world of animation and talk about where they find inspiration.
Feb 25
1:30 pm
Podcast Penthouse
The Lonely Palette
Join host and creator, Tamar Avishai, for a podcast that "returns art history to the masses, one object at a time."
Feb 25
1:30 pm
Podcast Penthouse
The Lonely Palette
Join host and creator, Tamar Avishai, for a podcast that "returns art history to the masses, one object at a time."
Feb 25
2:15 pm
3:00 pm
Main Hall
‘People’s Party’ with Talib Kweli
Sit in for a special live rendition of the award-winning podcast ‘People’s Party’ where famous MC and hip-hop legend Talib Kweli explores culture, politics and hip-hop with the help of big-name guests.
Feb 25
2:15 pm
3:00 pm
Main Hall
‘People’s Party’ with Talib Kweli
Sit in for a special live rendition of the award-winning podcast ‘People’s Party’ where famous MC and hip-hop legend Talib Kweli explores culture, politics and hip-hop with the help of big-name guests.
Feb 25
2:30 pm
Podcast Penthouse
‘Sheroes’ Live with Guest Valerie June
GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Valerie June sits down with radio personality Carmel Holt for a live taping of ‘Sheroes,’ the podcast that amplifies the voices of women and gender expansive individuals in song.
Feb 25
2:30 pm
Podcast Penthouse
‘Sheroes’ Live with Guest Valerie June
GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Valerie June sits down with radio personality Carmel Holt for a live taping of ‘Sheroes,’ the podcast that amplifies the voices of women and gender expansive individuals in song.
Feb 25
3:15 pm
3:45 pm
Main Hall
Spilling the Tea on ‘Normal Gossip’
Listen in as "Normal Gossip" creators Kelsey McKinney and Alex Sujong Laughlin tell a sample gossip story live on stage, and show how they craft this podcast praised as “deceptively addictive” (New York Magazine) and "a work of genius" (TIME).
Feb 25
3:15 pm
3:45 pm
Main Hall
Spilling the Tea on ‘Normal Gossip’
Listen in as "Normal Gossip" creators Kelsey McKinney and Alex Sujong Laughlin tell a sample gossip story live on stage, and show how they craft this podcast praised as “deceptively addictive” (New York Magazine) and "a work of genius" (TIME).
Feb 25
3:30 pm
Podcast Penthouse
Vox’s ‘Unexplainable’ takes the stage
No one has ever heard a dinosaur roar. But that hasn’t stopped us from wondering: What did they sound like? Host Noam Hassenfeld and Supervising Producer Meradith Hoddinott take the stage to talk about what it’s like to design a show all around unanswered (and perhaps unanswerable) questions.
Feb 25
3:30 pm
Podcast Penthouse
Vox’s ‘Unexplainable’ takes the stage
No one has ever heard a dinosaur roar. But that hasn’t stopped us from wondering: What did they sound like? Host Noam Hassenfeld and Supervising Producer Meradith Hoddinott take the stage to talk about what it’s like to design a show all around unanswered (and perhaps unanswerable) questions.
Feb 25
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
Main Hall
Audie Cornish Receives the Audio Vanguard Award
Come put your hands together as CNN correspondent, Peabody Award winner and all-around trailblazing journalist Audie Cornish receives the 2023 Audio Vanguard Award. The award presentation will be followed by a career-spanning interview led by Kara Swisher, the host of ‘On with Kara Swisher’ and ‘Pivot.’
Feb 25
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
Main Hall
Audie Cornish Receives the Audio Vanguard Award
Come put your hands together as CNN correspondent, Peabody Award winner and all-around trailblazing journalist Audie Cornish receives the 2023 Audio Vanguard Award. The award presentation will be followed by a career-spanning interview led by Kara Swisher, the host of ‘On with Kara Swisher’ and ‘Pivot.’
Feb 25
5:30 pm
Podcast Penthouse
La Brega Live
Listen in as “La Brega” host Alana Casanova-Burgess explores the music of Puerto Rico with Angélica Negrón and José Olivares (of Balún), who perform live.
Feb 25
5:30 pm
Podcast Penthouse
La Brega Live
Listen in as “La Brega” host Alana Casanova-Burgess explores the music of Puerto Rico with Angélica Negrón and José Olivares (of Balún), who perform live.
Radiolab
7th FLOOR | FRI + SAT | 11a - 8:30p
Travel across the history of the universe with Radiolab. From the big bang to the farthest imaginable edges of the future, Hosts Lulu Miller and Latif Nasser are your guide through the beautiful mysteries of existence. Lie down and look up at the stars as the journey through time unfolds all around you.
On Being
This is your invitation to engage with the enduring human questions of our time. In this interactive installation, touch, hear and contribute to a living sculpture composed of the questions that animate the Peabody Award-winning podcast host of On Being, Krista Tippett, and her guests. Come away with a new question to carry back into your own life.
On Being
7th FLOOR | FRI + SAT | 11a - 8:30p
This is your invitation to engage with the enduring human questions of our time. In this interactive installation, touch, hear and contribute to a living sculpture composed of the questions that animate the Peabody Award-winning podcast host of On Being, Krista Tippett, and her guests. Come away with a new question to carry back into your own life.
Object of Sound
Your journey to discover the music that’s shaping our culture today starts here. Venture inside a record shop curated by legendary music critic and Object of Sound podcast host Hanif Abdurraqib. Flip through original vinyl, add your picks to a participatory playlist, and listen deeply.
Object of Sound
7th FLOOR | FRI + SAT | 11a - 8:30p
Your journey to discover the music that’s shaping our culture today starts here. Venture inside a record shop curated by legendary music critic and Object of Sound podcast host Hanif Abdurraqib. Flip through original vinyl, add your picks to a participatory playlist, and listen deeply.
Presented by Sonos
The Heart
7th FLOOR | FRI + SAT | 11a - 8:30p
An immersive audio installation exploring the private world of one real life couple, documented for 24 hours. Visit Suite 704: a hotel room that has recently been vacated by its previous occupants, but their stories remain.
My Favorite Murder
7th FLOOR | FRI + SAT | 11a - 8:30p
The My Favorite Murder Pod Loft takes you back to an apartment in Hollywood California where creators Karen and Georgia recorded the show’s first episode in January 2016. Over the years, it became a makeshift gallery of handmade objects gifted by listeners. Check out the never-before-seen collection, take a photo behind the mic, hear formative clips from the show and experience many more fun surprises! And Stay sexy. Don’t get murdered.