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For the next three days, February 19th-21st, On Air Fest turns Brooklyn into a creative epicenter for thousands of artists, producers, publishers, writers, industry leaders and influencers who are together shaping the present and future of media and culture. Taking place at four vastly different locations for the very first time, 2025 marks the largest expansion in the event's eight-year history, reflecting both the increasing impact that sound and storytelling have on listeners' lives – and the ways in which "podcasting" has become so much more than audio. Voice, visuals and other multi-sensory experiences will collide, as a lineup of long-standing legends and a new generation of emerging, independent talent all converge for a packed schedule of 80+ performances, live tapings, art exhibits and parties. 

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Following the On Air Fest 2025 Podcast Business Summit on Wednesday, February 19th – a curated cohort of podcasting, media, entertainment and advertising executives, co-hosted by Bloomberg and reporter Ashley Carman — On Air Fest will open its doors for a non-stop schedule that runs all day and night on Thursday, February 20th and Friday, February 21st. At the festival's returning headquarters of the Wythe Hotel, attendees will be able to experience several stages of programming across four distinct spaces: headliners in the Main Hall, deep listening and panel conversations downstairs in the Cinema, exhibitions from Big Fig, NASA and ESPN 30 for 30 on the 7th Floor, and live recordings up in the Acast Video Podcast Penthouse.

Presented by the world's leading independent podcast company, elevating podcast creators and advertisers for the ultimate listening experience, the Wythe Hotel's Acast Video Podcast Penthouse will welcome a dozen different podcasts during its two days. Featuring Death, Sex andamp; Money, Elon, Inc., Normal Gossip, Pioneers of AI, Pop Culture Debate Club, It’s Been a Minute, Lemme Say This, Side Hustle Pro and more, each show and its creators will produce a new episode live in front of an intimate On Air Fest audience, to later be released in its own feed. 

Additionally, On Air Fest's 2025 edition will introduce inaugural venues such as Creator Hall at XXV. With two stages of live sessions and workshops, five exhibits from Shure, W I N D S T A R, ImpactUS, Talkhouse and Lyricforms, DJ sets and sonic experiments broadcasting from KCRW's on-site internet radio cafe (KCRWWW), and happy hours with Patreon and PAVE Studios, the fully-immersive, 15,000 square-foot Creator Hall at XXV will showcase the content and creators that are filling your feeds, inboxes and beyond.  

Also for the first time in On Air Fest history, 74 Wythe will host the iHeart x On Air Fest 2025 Official Party on February 20th, while music and storytelling will take place at National Sawdust the evening of February 19th ("Stuff They Don't Want You to Know" Live: A Conspiracy of Sound) and February 20th (Daniel Lanois In Performance andamp; Conversation with Broken Record). 

From Anderson Cooper andamp; Audie Cornish to Bon Iver andamp; Krista Tippett, Daniel Lanois and Broken Record, Debbie Millman receiving the 2025 Audio Vanguard Award, Feed Me's Emily Sundberg, How Long Gone with Jason Isbell, Hysterical's Dan Taberski with Seth Meyers andamp; Josh Meyers, Radiolab creator Jad Abumrad, Jemele Hill, Jokermen and SNL's James Austin Johnson, laughter meditation with Laraaji, Lonnie Ali with Rosie Perez andamp; John Ramsey, NPR’s It's Been a Minute and Throughline, Penn Badgley with Modern Love's Anna Martin, Peyton Dix andamp; Hunter Harris, Reggie Watts andamp; NASA, SubwayTakes' Kareem Rahma, Taylor Lorenz, The Kid Mero and dozens upon dozens of others, nothing at On Air Fest is to be missed this year. 

Discover all the details at ON AIR FEST'S 2025 SCHEDULE, see the overview below, follow along on socials (@OnAirFest), and find the final tickets at onairfest.com