The annual On Air Fest, one of the podcasting industry’s biggest gatherings, has announced some of the headliners for its 2026 event.

The festival, scheduled for Feb. 23-26 in Brooklyn, will include sessions featuring Roxane Gay, Don Lemon, Audie Cornish, Jonathan Goldstein, Radiolab hosts Latif Nasser and Lulu Miller, and Futuro Media’s bilingual show La Brega . Cornish (CNN’s The Assignment ) and Goldstein ( Heavyweight ) will each host live editions of their podcasts during On Air Fest. ESPN’s 30 for 30 Podcasts will also host programming and give creators a chance to pitch sports-related stories.

The opening day of On Air Fest will include the sixth annual Ambie Awards for excellence in podcasting. The awards are presented by The Podcast Academy (the entry deadline is N

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