NEW YORK, May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The Now
Hear This podcast festival, a multi-genre podcast event curated
specifically for fans, returns Sept.
8-10 with a lineup featuring today's most popular podcasts
including comedy favorites "Comedy Bang! Bang!" and "How Did This
Get Made?".
After a successful inaugural event in Anaheim, California, the festival moves to the
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in the heart of Manhattan.
Now Hear This brings together podcasting's top shows for a
weekend of live performances, meet-and-greet opportunities and
immersive fan experiences. Some of the podcast community's most
beloved shows are among the headline acts:
- "Comedy Bang! Bang!" — Host Scott Aukerman ("Comedy Bang!
Bang!" on IFC, "Mr. Show") blends conversation and character work
from today's funniest comedians. (Earwolf)
- "How Did This Get Made?" — Have you ever seen a movie so bad
that it's amazing? In this long-running and top-rated podcast,
Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael and Jason Mantzoukas watch movies and report back
with the results. (Earwolf)
- "Lovett or Leave It" — Jon
Lovett, former Obama speechwriter and co-host of top podcast
"Pod Save America," is joined by comedians, actors, journalists and
others for a roundup of the week's top news. (Crooked Media)
- "Criminal" — A podcast about crime and people who've done
wrong, been wronged or gotten caught somewhere in the middle.
(Radiotopia)
- "Politically Re-active" — Hosts, comedians and longtime friends
W. Kamau Bell and Hari Kondabolu, answer questions and separate
fact from fake news as they navigate the US political landscape.
(First Look Media's Topic & Earwolf)
- "The Nod" — One of the newest shows from the Gimlet Media
network, home of hit shows including "StartUp" and "Reply All."
(Gimlet)
- "The Cracked Podcast" — Top editors from popular humor website
Cracked.com dissect pop culture tropes and debunk myths, along with
an impressive roster of guests. (Earwolf)
- "Who Charted?" — Hosts Howard Kremer and Kulap Vilaysack look
at the week's music and movie charts with your favorite comedian
guests. (Earwolf)
- "Found" — Host Davy Rothbart explores personal stories of love,
loss, hope, transformation and aspiration through the lens of lost
and found notes with the power of humor and music. (Wondery)
- "Pitch Black Story Telling" — Put eye masks on. Turn the lights
off. Let your imagination run. The hosts of Wondery's most popular
storytelling podcasts including "Secrets," "Crimes &
Audiotape," "Inside Psycho," "Terms" and others will get you
immersed in an experience you'll never forget: your imagination,
powered by sound. The oldest and purest form of virtual reality.
(Wondery)
- "StarTalk All-Stars" — The first spin-off space and science
podcast and radio show of the popular "StarTalk Radio" podcast from
host Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
"We're so excited to come back to Now Hear This, as a fan of
these amazing podcasts and as a performer," said Paul Scheer, actor, comedian and host of hit
comedy podcast "How Did This Get Made?". "It's truly Comic Con of
podcasts and not some elaborate chance to get the podcast community
in one city to pull off the heist of the century."
Additional headliners and guests, including hosts from top-rated
podcasts from public radio and other networks, will be announced in
coming weeks at nowhearthisfest.com. Early-bird tickets are on sale
now, with prices increasing on May
29.
EVENT DETAILS
WHAT: Now Hear This podcast
festival
WHEN: Friday-Sunday, Sept. 8-10,
2017
WHERE: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, 655 W.
34th St., New York
City
COST: Super early-bird tickets are now on sale for
$110 for general admission and
$260 for VIP. Prices increase
May 29
MORE INFORMATION: Visit nowhearthisfest.com. For questions
about booking or sponsorships, email nowhearthis@midroll.com.
About Midroll Media
Midroll Media is a leading
podcast content company, advertising network and distribution
platform that is changing the face of digital audio. It is the
parent company of the Earwolf network and its top-ranked comedy
podcasts; popular podcast listening platform and content network
Stitcher and its premium subscription service; and the Midroll
advertising network, representing over 300 of the world's largest
podcasts. With offices in Los
Angeles, New York City and
San Francisco, Midroll was founded
in 2010 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The E.W. Scripps
Company (NYSE: SSP).
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