International Podcast Day will celebrate the power of podcasts with a free livestream event featuring 60 podcasters from 26 countries, showcasing their voices, talents and messages.
This Wednesday (30 September), podcast enthusiasts from around the world will take part in the day by hosting virtual meetups, live broadcasting across social media, conducting podcast workshops, and releasing special episodes.
Steve and Dave Lee are co-founders of International Podcast Day, Steve says: “September 30th will be a day to celebrate podcast producers, a day to celebrate podcast listeners. The podcast community deserves a day to celebrate the art and impact of serialized audio.”
Dave adds: “Podcasts expose us to people, ideas, and parts of the world we never thought we’d meet. It naturally creates international communities.
“Words have tremendous power to heal, persuade, damage, bring meaning, bridge understanding, mend, and educate. Words have power. Podcasting allows us to use them for good.”
With the popularity of podcasts continuing to grow rapidly, there are tens of thousands of independent content producers who are creating new podcasts and releasing episodes by the week.
Many vehicles now come equipped with fully integrated entertainment systems that stream podcasts, in-flight entertainment options from airlines offer various podcasts for flyers to listen to and even universities and colleges have created courses and material focused on podcast and audio production.
Both Steve and Dave Lee want all podcasters, podcast listeners, and audio enthusiasts to spread the word about the power of podcasts and to get ready to celebrate the day.
There’s a full schedule with live coverage across 29 – 30 September and replays will be available to view afterwards on Youtube.
