2022 Festival
Schedule

A special speaker to be revealed on the morning of Friday, Feb 25th.

In this live story host Simone Polanen takes us back to this very week in 1692. Something happened that fated week in February in Salem Massachusetts that has shaped the course of our lives today...

Get your dose of the days' harrowing and hopeful news when Gideon Resnick and Priyanka Aribindi take the stage for a live rendition of Crooked Media's daily news show with a humorous twist.

Join Acast Director of Partnerships Tiffany Ashitey, The Bert Show's Bert Weiss and Kimberly Alexandre, and Acast+ Product Manager Lauren Tharp to shed light on using podcast subscriptions to rally your listeners.

In this livestream conversation, CEO & Executive Producer Misha Euceph sits down with current and past apprentices to talk about how they find their distinct sound and voice.

There are weird, delightful and effective ways to make life slightly and sometimes profoundly better and 'The Best Advice Show' is a reminder to tune into them. Hear from a slew of artists, storytellers and podcasters, including Hanif Abdurraqib, Sharon Mashihi, Caveh Zahedi, and more, each sharing a piece of advice with Zak about what they do to enhance their creative work/life.

From the 'The Experiment' (The Atlantic & WNYC), experience SPAM like never before. Host Julia Longoria and Kim Severson take us on a salty-sweet journey to understand how the totally divisive processed meat product is also an unlikely key to understanding the American dream.

Join NPR's Yolanda Sangweni for a sit down with NPR Music’s 'Louder Than a Riot' host Sidney Madden on the unique dynamic of hip-hop storytelling.

Get your head in the game in this livestream conversation with Locked On Sports. Tune in to learn about their localized monetization strategies and how leveraging audience networks supercharged their growth.

Join Gumball's VP of Business Development Dane Cardiel, UTA Audio Agent Shelby Schenkman, and Co-Host of 'See, the Thing Is' Mandii B to examine what it really takes to work with today's break-out audio talent.

Go behind the scenes of New York Magazine’s investigative series 'Cover Story' with Executive Producer Hanna Rosin and narrator Lily Kay Ross.

Join us for an incisive and inspiring conversation between Christopher Johnson (Supervising Producer for ‘99% Invisible’) and Producer KalaLea.

Go behind the scenes of Audible’s new post-apocalyptic vampire series Impact Winter, a wholly original new saga with immersive 3D audio that dares you to pop in your earbuds and listen in the dark. With Rachel Ghiazza, Alexandra August, Bard Dorros, and Travis Beacham.

In this session presented by Anchor by Spotify, 'How Long Gone' hosts Chris Black and Jason Stewart are joined by Avery Friedman, Creator Relations Manager, to discuss the power of podcasting to build personal brands.

Co-Founder of RedCircle Jeremy Lermitte is joined by Les Alfred, host of Balanced Black Girl, as she speaks about finding success in podcasting with the help of RedCircle.

This is a cautionary tale. If we'd been paying attention a decade ago, this story could have predicted the future. An exclusive first look at 'Authentic: The Story of Tablo' from the team at VICE Audio.

'Talkhouse' returns to On Air Fest – where they previously recorded their Webby Award-winning live episode – for another provocative pairing of artists and thinkers. Livestreaming on our virtual stage.

Join powerhouse music producer Maejor as he brings us into the world of his new Audible Original podcast, 'Maejor Frequency' an innovative journey through sound that will connect us to a higher sense of well being.

Blending and bending between multiple realities, protagonists Afia Kaakyire 'S***hole Country' and Sharon Mashihi 'Appearances' interview one another on our livestream stage about the power of pseudonyms to approach new dimensions of emotional honesty, and how their stories have leaked out into the lives of their own creators.

Join us as Anna Sale host, 'Death Sex and Money' presents this year's Audio Vanguard Award to Jad Abumrad, creator of 'Radiolab' and honors the 20 year anniversary of the Peabody-award winning show. We'll celebrate Abumrad's remarkable work with an unmissable career-spanning interview.

Join us for drinks and an exclusive first-look at the new audio fiction show 'a hit dog will holler' including a performance and talkback with the show's creators.

Start your day with breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline and mingle with festival attendees. Hosted by Eric Eddings the Director of Lifestyle Podcasting at Stitcher and Jazmine Henley-Brown, Executive Producer 'More Sauce.'

From the Fyre Festival of vaccine rollouts to falling in love with a bot, 'Today Explained' is Vox's daily explainer podcast. And in this conversation, co-hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King dig into Noel's unique career and the future of news audio.

Join The Moth's artistic team for a live story and a behind the scenes look at their process in this exclusive preview of 'How to Tell A Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth' the new book coming April 2022. Featuring Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, and Moth Storyteller Fonzo Lacayo.

Listen into a taping of the Jane Goodall 'Hopecast.' featuring scientist and author of 'Braiding Sweetgrass' Robin Wall Kimmerer. Streaming live on our virtual stage.

The worlds of science and music merge in this live rendition of Sing for Science, as musician Kilo Kish and neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki sit down to discuss brain anatomy, brain plasticity, memory formation, and more.

We're turning up the volume on women's voices with this taping of Sheroes Radio hosted by Carmel Holt and featuring special guest, SASAMI.

In this sonic essay, take a journey into the 1960s Black Art Scene in Oakland – to imagine new futures. Join Babette Thomas, podcaster-in-residence at SF MOMA as they prompt us to imagine the radio utopia of our dreams...

Listen in on a live taping of Crooked Media with hosts Ira Madison III, Louis Virtel, and Aida Osman. Expect accents, trivia, and endless amounts of shade. Livestreaming from our virtual stage.

In this special sneak preview of the new podcast 'Oprahdemics' we'll be taking you back to weekdays at 4pm — breaking down the most iconic episodes of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and putting The Queen of Talk in historical and cultural context.

In this conversation, iconic musician Henry Rollins (Black Flag) sits down with dublab co-founder Mark ‘Frosty’ McNeill, dublab Executive Director Alejandro Cohen and Onassis LA Executive Director Paul Holdengräber to speak about the necessity of preserving and supporting independent creative communities.

Join us for a live taping of the critically-acclaimed Sonos Radio show that brings you in tune with the music shaping our culture today. Host Hanif Abdurraqib will sit down with Wesley Morris for an interview that will guide you to a new way of listening. In partnership with BAM's spring music series.

On the eve of the iconic show's 20th anniversary, join 'Radiolab' founder and co-host Jad Abumrad for a live performance merging science and wonder, followed by a conversation with Senior Producer Simon Adler, Producer/Editor Alexandria Neason and Producer Becca Bressler to share tips on how they scavenge to find new stories.

Ralph McDaniels has forgotten more about hip hop than most people have ever known. The creator and host of the New York City public access show “Video Music Box,” which debuted in 1983, McDaniels had a decades-long run documenting the evolution of hip hop from the front row and backstage. Here, McDaniels chats with Brooklyn Magazine editor Brian Braiker about his life in hip hop history.

'Points of View' podcast from Cultured Magazine bringing you intimate interviews with creative leaders reflecting on their personal journeys and their visions for the future. In this live taping, host Sienna Fekete sits down with the experimentalist and multi-instrumentalist Taja Cheek, aka L’Rain.

This livestream debut gives you a first-listen to the upcoming podcast from HBO, that breaks down your favorite documentaries.

Join us for a live taping of the show, featuring an in-depth conversation between host Debbie Millman and Starlee Kine.

In this livestream conversation, Hip-hop pioneer Chuck D, the legendary lyricist and founder of Public Enemy, discusses the innovative creation of his new Audible Original 'Words + Music' production, 'Songs that Shook the Planet.'

'Talkhouse' returns to On Air Fest – where they previously recorded their Webby Award-winning live episode – for another provocative pairing of artists and thinkers. Livestreaming on our virtual stage.

A conversation with an everyday thing from the interview show in which all subjects are inanimate objects.

On Air Fest 2022 Main Hall programming concludes with this live epsisode from one of our favorites.