I had the chance to attend the annual On Air Fest at the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn. This Podcastapalooza has installations, tapings, panel experiences and plenty of industry networking opportunities. Big name talent were in attendance like Krista Tippett from On Being, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, musician Kevin Morby, The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, Mo Rocca of Mobituaries and Connor Ratliff of Dead Eyes. I loved every minute. These were some of my favorite live tapings:
Talk Easy With Sam Fragoso
Min Jin Lee Episode
Filmmaker, producer and interviewer Sam Fragoso manages to get guests to open up in ways you’ve never heard. When Min Jin Lee, author of Pachinko and Free Food For Millionaires sat down with Sam, it felt like a therapy session. She discussed coming to America from Korea, the racism she experienced at Yale and, ultimately, her journey into writing. At one point in the conversation she says to Fragoso, “Your parents must be so proud of you,” because of his thoughtful and beautiful questions.
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Carmel Holt with Valerie June
Carmel Holt has been interviewing musicians for over two decades on radio and podcasts. Sheroes is about gender, inequality and misogyny in the music business. Singer, poet and self taught musician Valerie June was the perfect guest. She discussed her career aspirations and the difficult road she traveled to success, all from a female angle.
Audio Vanguard Award, Audie Cornish interviewed by Kara Swisher
Audie Cornish is the host of the new podcast The Assignment for CNN, but you’ve likely heard her on NPR’s All Things Considered. Kara Swisher is a well-known tech journalist and now the host of It’s On and Pivot. They discussed the news business including changes at CNN, the Don Lemon controversy and the state of the podcast business. Nothing was off limits.
In other podcast news, these are a few that I’m currently obsessed with.
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