PODSUMMIT YYC 2025
Panel Session
Title: Podcasting with Power, Purpose & Authenticity
Presented by: Women in Media Podcast Network
š Friday September 19th, 2025
š 1:15pm - 2:15pm
š The Flanagan Theatre
Speakers:
Sarah Burke (Moderator), Founder & Executive Producer, Women in Media Network
Jann Arden, Host, The Jann Arden Podcast (she/her)
Caitlin Green, Co-host & Producer, The Jann Arden Podcast (she/her)
Bronwin Parks, Co-host & Producer, Late in 88 (they/them)
Elinor Svoboda, Co-host & Producer, Late in 88 (she/her)
Description:
In a podcasting world overflowing with content, authentic voices stand outāand make change. This powerful panel brings together a group of unique podcasters and producers for an honest conversation on the importance of authentic voices in podcasting.
Moderated by Sarah Burke, founder of the Women in Media Network and producer on the Jann Arden Podcast, this conversation will explore what it really means to build a platform with integrity. Sheās joined by award-winning artist and podcaster Jann Arden, who uses her mic to champion everything from human rights to animal activism, alongside co-host and producer Caitlin Green āa former radio host who made the leap into podcasting to create space for deeper, more meaningful conversation.
They are joined by Late in 88 podcast co-hosts Bronwin Parks (they/them) and Elinor Svoboda (she/her), who will share insights about navigating the podcast industry as queer creatives with intersectional identity and community care at the heart of their work.
Together, these five creators will unpack how to stay grounded in your values, get loud about what mattersābe it veganism, the arts, queer identity, or social justiceāand create content that reflects the world as it should be. If you're ready to show up, stand tall, and speak with purpose, this panel is for you.