9:00 AM
Breakfast and arrivals
10:00 AM
Opening remarks from Laura Walker, President & CEO, New York Public Radio.
10:10 AM
Keynote address by Michelle Buteau.
10:20 AM
Speed Dating for Women Podcasters
Radio Rookies bring their vox wisdom to this unique ice breaker. Hosted by Rookies’ Executive Producer Kaari Pitkin and Veralyn Williams, a Rookies graduate and Managing Editor of Brooklyn Deep.
10:50 AM
Break
11:00 AM
How to Be Heard
Deciding to make a podcast is just the first step. In this panel, hear from women who have found their voices, both literally (at the mic), and figuratively (in terms of branding, marketing, and cultivating an audience). Manoush Zomorodi (Note to Self) leads a conversation with Megan Tan (Millennial), Marlo Mack (How to be a Girl), Gretchen Rubin (Happier), and Andrea Silenzi (Why Oh Why?).
11:45 AM
Use Your Ears
Mitra Kaboli, producer for Radiotopia’s The Heart, and Kate Billinski, sound designer for Serial, do a deep dive on sound design.
12:15 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM
The Art of the Ask
Finding the right guests and getting them booked is crucial to an interview show’s success. Hosted by Keli Goff (Political Party), producers Melissa Eagan (The Leonard Lopate Show), Katie Bishop (Death, Sex & Money), and Arwa Gunja (Freakonomics) will share their tips for sussing out the best gets, writing a good pitch, building relationships with talent managers and publicists, and preparing guests for an appearance.
2:00 PM
Interview Your Brains Out
Three different hosts interview the same subject live on stage! All participants will then share tactics and approaches and the guest will tell us how she felt about their questions. With Amanda Aronczyk (Only Human), Wendy Zukerman (Science Vs), and Melissa Block (NPR).
3:00 PM
Break
3:30 PM
Stations of the Pod
Lighting fast 5-10 minute presentations by WNYC experts covering data and metrics, graphics and RSS feeds, social media and marketing, monetization legal, and more! Plus, answers to questions solicited in advance from festival participants.
5:00 PM
Cocktail hour
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
LIVE TAPING: Modern Love (tickets)
9:00 AM
Breakfast and arrivals
10:00 AM
Welcome remarks from Patricia de Stacy Harrison, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
10:20 AM
Journalism in Pod Form
Podcasting and journalism are not mutually exclusive, and host Kelly McEvers (Embedded and All Things Considered) is here to tell you why. She’ll lead a discussion with Maria Hinojosa (Latino USA), Hanna Rosin (Invisibilia), Francesca Panetta (The Guardian) about the particulars -- and importance -- of journalism in the digital world.
11:00 AM
Anatomy of an Episode
Kelsey Padgett (Radiolab) takes us on the roller coaster ride that is making a deep-dive audio documentary. What does it take to make a fully realized segment? How many drafts are too many? And why are editors so hard on you? (Spoiler: It’s because they love you.)
11:30 AM
Going Solo
AIR (the Association of Independents in Radio) convenes an honest conversation about getting your work out there, including tips for negotiating intellectual property, the best practices for stations that want to benefit from indie creativity, and the smartest ways for indies to capitalize on broadcast and station resources. Hosted by Karen Frillman (WNYC) with panelists Sue Schardt (AIR), Stacia Brown (Baltimore: The Rise of Charm City), and Jeanette Woods (The Remix).
12:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Another Round Presents: Stacy’s Career Corner
BuzzFeed’s Another Round co-host Tracy Clayton and regular contributor Stacy-Marie Ishmael are here to answer your career questions live.
1:30 PM
Girl on Girl -- Closed session.
A closed panel with honest talk about how women work together -- the good days and the bad ones -- and what we can do to work together better.
2:15 PM
Break
2:45 PM
Lady Baller$
Brittany Luse (For Colored Nerds / Sampler) hosts a conversation about what makes a great podcast with women who are calling the shots about what gets made and how it all goes down, including Jenna Weiss-Berman (Pineapple Street Media), Julie Shapiro (Radiotopia), and Paula Szuchman (WNYC Studios).
3:30 PM
Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens) in conversation with Janet Mock
4:30 PM
Break
5:00 PM
Cocktail hour
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM
LIVE TAPING: Ronna & Beverly (tickets)
