Podcast Movement

{{short description|Annual conference}}

{{Infobox Convention |

|name = Podcast Movement

|image = Terry Gross PM19.jpg

|years_active = 2014 – present

|founders = Dan Franks, Jared Easley, Gary Leland and Mitch Todd

|status = Active

|country = United States

|website = {{URL|https://podcastmovement.com}}

}}

Podcast Movement (PM) is an annual conference for the podcast industry. It is one of the largest gatherings of participants in podcasting, with over 3,000 attendees in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/21/after-a-breakout-year-looking-ahead-to-the-future-of-podcasting/|title=After a breakout year, looking ahead to the future of podcasting|last1=Moore|first1=Justine|last2=Moore|first2=Olivia|date=21 August 2019|website=TechCrunch|access-date=22 October 2019}} Described as "for podcasters, by podcasters",{{cite web|url=https://discoverpods.com/podcast-movement-2019-review-orlando/|title=Podcast Movement Orlando evolves, grows with industry|last=Gaddis|first=Gavin|date=28 August 2019|website=Discover Pods|access-date=3 February 2020}} it focuses on collaboration and networking among attendees, in addition to education and encouragement.

The 2017 conference was split into different tracks covering different aspects of podcasting such as Creation, Technical, Industry, Monetization, Marketing, Society, Culture & Advocacy, Audio Drama, and Broadcasters Meets Podcasters.{{cite web|url=https://blog.spreaker.com/podcast-movement-2018-guide-industry-event/|title=Podcast Movement 2018 - Your Guide to THE Industry Event|last=Sagramola|first=Chiara|date=12 July 2018|website=Spreaker|access-date=3 February 2020}} Featured speakers have included Sarah Koenig, Aisha Tyler, Kevin Smith, Pat Flynn, Guy Raz, Dan Carlin, Terry Gross, Alex Blumberg, Roman Mars, Marc Maron, Glynn Washington, Mark Cuban and Aaron Mahnke.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sEJmDwAAQBAJ|title=Podcasting : New Aural Cultures and Digital Media|last1=Llinares|first1=Dario|last2=Fox|first2=Neil|last3=Berry|first3=Richard|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2018|isbn=978-3-319-90056-8|page=42|access-date=9 December 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://rainnews.com/podcast-movement-conference-expands-as-podcasting-does/|title=Podcast Movement conference expands as podcasting matures|last=Hill|first=Brad|date=8 August 2017|website=Radio And Internet News|access-date=22 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://podcastbusinessjournal.com/guy-raz-to-keynote-podcast-movement/|title=Guy Raz To Keynote Podcast Movement|last=Staff|date=3 July 2019|website=Podcast Business Journal|access-date=22 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/business/podcast-movement-conference-philly-netflix-20180726.html|title=Podcast Movement Conference comes to Philly, with some predicting podcasts will keep rising like Netflix|last1=Fernandez|first1=Bob|date=26 July 2018|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|access-date=22 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amplifimedia.com/blogstein/2017/8/26/m6s1cf32gs0636g9lsype04ervenbg|title=8 Takeaways From Podcast Movement|last=Goldstein|first=Steven|date=27 August 2017|website=Amplifi Media|access-date=22 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.fwweekly.com/2015/08/26/the-podcast-movement/|title=The Podcast Movement|last=Auping|first=Jonny|date=26 August 2015|website=Fort Worth Weekly|access-date=22 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/188806/friday-at-podcast-movement-it-s-a-wrap-from-orland|title=Friday At Podcast Movement: It's A Wrap From Orlando|last=Staff|date=16 August 2019|website=All Access|language=en|access-date=22 October 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://podcastwebsites.com/2018/07/the-ultimate-podcast-movement-2018-round-up/|title=The Ultimate Podcast Movement 2018 Round-up|last=McCreesh|first=Hannah|date=31 July 2018|website=Podcast Websites|access-date=22 October 2019}} Exhibitors include software & service providers, gear and equipment manufacturers. Attendees are made up of amateur and professional podcasters, as well as media professionals working for radio broadcasters, podcast networks, technology companies and advertisers{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sEJmDwAAQBAJ|title=Podcasting : New Aural Cultures and Digital Media|last1=Llinares|first1=Dario|last2=Fox|first2=Neil|last3=Berry|first3=Richard|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2018|isbn=978-3-319-90056-8|access-date=9 December 2019}}