Open to all badgeholders, the SXSW Podcast Stage hosts over 30 podcasts as diverse and varied as the live audience in attendance from Friday, March 8 – Thursday, March 14.

All genres are encouraged to enter to be a part of SXSW each season including comedy, gaming, music, film, technology, science, inspiration, culture, news, and more. Stage, soundboard, mics, production, and staffing are included free of charge.

Applications are now closed for the 2019 season. Stay tuned for programming announcements in Fall 2018.

SXSW Podcast Stage Presented by Cadence13

Cadence13 brings together outstanding podcast creators, brand sponsorships and listening audiences through an innovative, integrated platform that combines high-quality content production and development, multi-channel distribution, brand sponsorships, and audience development. We work with some of the most influential podcast creators in business, entertainment, lifestyle, news, politics, sports and tech.

2018 live recordings include various SXSW speakers discussing a range of topics from pop culture to American identity to what’s in Rachel Bloom’s purse. In American Enough, former Barack Obama White House Senior Advisor Vikrum Aiyer takes the stage with the ACLU leader Danielle Silber, Mayor Stephen Benjamin and Ravi Patel examine the challenges fueling divisions in our country, and the opportunities to build bridges among American communities. Culture critic Ira Madison, Grown-ish writer Kara Brown, and entertainment journalist Louis Virtel bring you Keep It! with a discussion about the intersection of pop culture and politics at a time when we’re all obsessing over both.

Browse the 2018 Podcast Stage Schedule