Some of the biggest names from the podcasting industry were at the first day of The Podcast Show.
Taking place at The Business Design Centre in Islington, it’s the biggest international gathering of the podcast industry.
Among the names attending were Katherine Ryan, Katie Price, Russell Tovey, Sam & Billie Faiers, Giovanna Fletcher, Jordan North, Alice Levine, Paul Chowdhry, Luisa Zissman, Sam Thompson, Pete Wicks, Roman Kemp and Candice Brathwaite.
The Show opened for an exclusive Preview Night on Tuesday evening, allowing attendees a sneak-peak of the show and a chance to network ahead of the doors opening to the public.
Nihal Arthanayake, UK radio and TV presenter, hosted the evening. Broadcaster and founder of Happy Place Fearne Cotton presented the inaugural International Podcast Trailblazer Award to Ashley Flowers, recognising the global impact she has made on the podcast industry.
Flowers hosts the #1 true crime podcast Crime Junkie and is the founder and chief creative officer of audiochuck, one of the top media and podcasting companies in the world, generating over 2 billion downloads with listeners in over 170 countries. Flowers said: “I’m so grateful to The Podcast Show for this incredible honor. To be recognized for our work at audiochuck at an event that acknowledges the many talented storytellers in our industry means so much to me, and I can’t wait to celebrate with our Crime Junkies in London!”
Katherine Ryan, host of Telling Everybody Everything podcast, took part in a panel discussion called “Keeping It Real: Podcasting’s Power To Help”.
She discussed independence in podcasting, saying: “I do everything, there is no lawyer, no producer. I love doing it myself. A lot of my projects before had too many hands in it, too many thoughts.
“When you do stand up, you stand up there alone, there’s no music, just you on stage – sometimes in dodgy venues with air hockey tables. You become self-sufficient. When there’s too many people involved, that’s a distilled version of you. You don’t connect to people as well.”
She jokingly added that her podcast influences her stand up style and laughed about being a mum and a podcaster: “People say my stand up has become a lot warmer since starting my podcast. Everyone thought I was a horrible b**ch.
“Podcasting makes me do a different style of comedy. More long form… I try and balance everything. I’m a mum of two under two. I might be pregnant again, who knows. I like the flexibility of podcasting. I recorded an episode on the day my son was born.”
Katie Price was at the show to talk about the launch of her brand-new podcast The Katie Price Show, in a panel called “Katie Price does podcasting!”.
She highlighted the candid nature of the upcoming podcast, saying: “I can’t help being honest, I only say what people think…I think everyone thinks they know everything about me, which they don’t. For example, I love sewing, I’ve made all the curtains in my house. Did you know that? Bet you didn’t, bet you don’t care… I just love singing, I know everyone hates it but I’m just gonna carry on doing it”.
Sam Thompson and Pete Wicks, hosts of Staying Relevant podcast, took part in a discussion on “Duos in Podcasting”, chaired by Roman Kemp.
Sam jokingly said to Roman “You’re my nemesis. I look up to you so much, and I hate you”. Roman asked Sam and Pete what’s next for the podcast, and they announced they have their first live tour coming up.
Sony Music Entertainment launched a brand-new podcast in their talk entitled “Podcasts x Video: How The Rapidly Evolving Video Environment Is Impacting the Future of Podcasting”.
The Referral… with Dr Karan – the NHS surgeon with over 7 million social media followers – will be your one-stop-shop demystifying the world of medicine and health.
John Allen AKA MrBallen was in conversation with Marshall Lewy, Chief Content Officer at Wondery, and announced that he will be launching a new series with Wondery.
MrBallen’s Medical Mysteries is the first original series coming from Ballen Studios’ first-look deal with Amazon Music.
John Allen, the former U.S. Navy SEAL turned hit podcaster, is set to host an original audio series focused on medical horror stories and miracles that will debut later this Autumn.
