Podfest 2025 Was a Blast After an incredible few days at Podfest 2025—one of the year’s best gatherings for podcasters, creators, and audio aficionados—we’re back and ready to share all the highlights. We unpack the most exciting trends, tools, and questions that caught our attention. Don’t miss these takeaways from the show floor and beyond. We’ll get started by discussing the things we see differently, given Dave has never attended before and Todd has been to almost every single Podfest Expo. Today’s Hosts: Todd Cochrane and Dave Clements Comparing and Contrasting the First Timer Experience and a Conference Extraordinaire Experience You never forget your first podcast conference! Todd Cochrane Dave Clements Todd’s AI Session The importance of AI in podcasting. Where You Can Find Us Later This Year While Podfest Expo 2025 was fun, we can’t wait for these upcoming events as well! TravelCon – Tucson, AZ in mid March Podcast Movement Evolutions – Chicago at end of March The Podcast Show – London, England – End of May Podcast Movement – Dallas – Mid August Have an Event You’d Like to See Us At? Contact the team – send us your pitch – MacKenzie@blubrry.com will review and share with the team and hopefully we’ll see you there! Be Featured on Our YouTube Channel Know of an expert in the podcast field who wants to be featured on Blubrry’s YouTube channel? Contact Todd@blubrry.com. Thanks for listening to Podcast Insider. You can subscribe to new episodes every Monday. The best place for support with any Blubrry product or service is our ticket system. Tickets give the whole team access vs. direct emails or calls. General podcasting discussions and more can be shared on the Blubrry Podcasting Facebook group. Fill out our listener survey at surveys.blubrry.com/podcastinsider Hosting customers can schedule a one-on-one call with Todd or a tech checkup with Mike at todd@blubrry.com and mike@blubrry.com Stay tuned for more episodes and visit our website for the latest updates and resources.