PODSUMMIT 2026

Panel

Title: Beyond the Feed: Where Does Podcasting Go From Here?

🗓 Friday October 16, 2026

🕐 3:00pm - 3:45pm

📍 The Flanagan Theatre

Speakers:

Jay Downton, Co-Founder and CEO of The Nation Network

Simona Costantini, CEO, VOLT Productions

Justin Jackson, CEO, Transistor.fm

Marina Hanna (Moderator), Audience Growth & Engagement Strategist


Description:

A podcast isn’t just a podcast anymore.

Audiences are discovering and consuming shows across YouTube, audio platforms, social feeds, clips and communities. At the same time, creators are increasingly building more than shows, they’re building brands, businesses and audiences that extend far beyond the traditional podcast feed.

This conversation explores where podcasting is heading and what that evolution means for creators. How is discovery changing? What role will audio and video play? Where should creators focus their energy and which trends are just noise?