The Podcast Movement Schedule + Networking App Are LIVE 🎙️

The countdown to Podcast Movement NYC is officially on!

August 27, 2026

Hi, friends!

Podcast Movement takes over Terminal 5 in New York City September 17–18, and you can now start planning exactly how you'll spend your time with us.

The full Podcast Movement schedule is live, featuring two days of sessions across five stages covering audience growth, video, AI, monetization, advertising, creator businesses, production, community building, podcast discovery and much more.

That means it's time to start building your personal agenda.

📅 Build Your Podcast Movement Schedule

This year's lineup brings together creators, publishers, advertisers, executives and technology leaders from across the podcast ecosystem.

You'll hear from leaders at NPR, Planet Money, Higher Ground Productions, Acast, beehiiv, CBC, WaitWhat, Lower Street, Signal Hill Insights and more alongside independent creators and experts bringing entirely new perspectives to the Podcast Movement stages.

And we've got some big conversations planned for the main stage.

Keynotes Announced So Far

🎙️ WTF is a Podcast in 2026?: We Asked, You Answered.
Tink Media’s Lauren Passell and Arielle Nissenblatt take on a question that somehow gets harder to answer every year: What actually counts as a podcast in 2026? Expect a conversation about how video, creators, platforms and changing audience behavior are reshaping the medium and what that means for the people making podcasts.

📊 A First Look at The Podcast Landscape 2026
Sounds Profitable's Tom Webster will take the stage to unveil brand new research offering a first look at The Podcast Landscape 2026 and what the latest data tells us about the state of podcasting today. Stats and jokes, as always, in this fast-paced State of the Podcast Union!

And there's more to come.

🤝 Start Networking Before You Get to New York

The Podcast Movement networking app, powered by Swapcard, is also officially live.

If you’ve bought a ticket, you’ll be automatically added to Swapcard. Once you log in, you can complete your profile, see who's attending, connect with other members of the Podcast Movement community and start scheduling meetings before you ever walk through the doors at Terminal 5.

We've intentionally redesigned Podcast Movement to help put the right people in the right rooms. Swapcard gives you the opportunity to make those connections even more valuable by identifying who you want to meet and getting time on the calendar now.

🗽 Have Your Logo in Times Square

We will be celebrating Podcast Movement sponsors and attendees with a billboard in Times Square. Be sure to buy your ticket and upload your logo to Swapcard by Friday, September 4 to see your logo or show art light up in Times Square that week.

🐝 Schedule a Podcast Newsletter Checkup

Have a podcast, a newsletter, both?

Our friends at beehiiv are offering 15-minute Podcast Newsletter Checkups during Podcast Movement.

Request a session with the beehiiv team to get personalized guidance on strengthening your podcast and newsletter strategy or learn more about hosting your podcast directly on beehiiv.

It's a quick, one-on-one opportunity to bring your questions directly to their team and leave with ideas you can actually put to work.

🎉 Don't Forget: Your Ticket Includes Wednesday Night

Your Podcast Movement registration also gets you into the official IAB Podcast Upfront After Party on Wednesday, September 16 at Terminal 5.

We'll kick off Podcast Movement week with a live performance of Hangin' with Dr. Z featuring comedians Sam Morril and Dave Hill, with more special guests still to be announced.

Then we'll be back at Terminal 5 Thursday morning to get Podcast Movement underway.

Haven't Gotten Your Ticket Yet?

Now that the full schedule is out, you can see exactly what you'll be missing.

📅 September 17–18, 2026
📍 Terminal 5 | New York City

Come for the sessions. Come for the people. Come ready to leave with new ideas, new relationships and a clearer view of what's next for podcasting.

🎟️ Get your Podcast Movement ticket → https://app.swapcard.com/login/event/pm26/registration