If you listen to and make podcasts or are interested in and plan to record your first podcast, then this festival is for you. The sphere of podcasting in Central Asia has not been studied, there are no numbers and vision of the industry, podcasting is more like a hobby and it is not clear whether the sphere has a future. Therefore, we want to hold a festival to learn about the state of the industry now, what its future is and to make friends of all podcasters in the region. Festival "Hello Podcasters!" — online festival. You must register to participate. The recordings of the sessions will be available on the website of the Media School CABAR.asia

Deadline: February 23, 22:59 (Dushanbe, Tashkent), 23:59 (Bishkek, Nur-Sultan)
On the first day, the program is divided into two parallel rooms - for beginners and intermediate. You can choose the sessions of your choice, we will send links to both rooms.

* The program will be updated.
*Time zone GMT+6
Day I
February 25
13:00 - 13:10
Opening
13:10 - 13:20
Regulations, festival program, questions and answers on organization
IWPR team in Central Asia
13:20 - 14:20
The concept of podcasts - how to develop it? Debriefing of successful concepts
Speaker: Marina Sharipova, author of the "Sea Time" podcast and co-author of the "Knigometer" podcast
Moderator: Dilnoza Mirzomamadova
Room 1. For beginners' podcasters
13:20 - 14:20
Promotion of podcasts through social networks, offline events, etc.
Speaker: Christina Wazowski, author of the podcasts "This is a failure", "Sorry to voice", "To you or to me" (co-author), "Christina, good afternoon!"
Moderator: Natalia Lee
Room 2. For advanced podcasters
14:30 - 15:30
Not just interviews: other podcast formats
Speakers: Anna Chesova, editor-in-chief of the Meduza podcast studio
Moderator: Azat Ruziev
Room 1. For beginners' podcasters
14:30 - 15:30
Analytical podcasts
Speaker: Rachel Humphreys, co-host and producer of The Guardian's daily podcast "Today in Focus"
Moderator: Dilmurod Yusupov
Room 2. For advanced podcasters
15:30 - 16:30
The importance of sounds and music in a podcast
Speaker
Moderator: Alima Pardasheva
Room 1. For beginners' podcasters
15:30 - 16:30
Monetizing podcasts
Speaker: Alexander Polivanov, former deputy editor of Meduza, co-author of the podcast "The Money Came"
Moderator: Begayim Adzhikeeva
Room 2. For advanced podcasters
16:30 - 17:30
Technical questions: what to sign up for if there is no studio. What mistakes should be avoided during installation
Speakers: Lev Pikalev, founder of the "Podkasterskaya" studio
Moderator: Azat Ruziev
Room 1. For beginners' podcasters
16:30 - 17:30
How to build a community around your podcast
Speaker: Grigory Prorokov, author of podcasts Blitz and chips, Boom Clap and Horror
Moderator: Iskandar Mirzoganiev
Room 2. For advanced podcasters
17:30 - 17:40
Summing up the first day

Day I
February 25
13:00 - 13:10
Opening
13:10 - 13:20
Regulations, festival program, questions and answers on organization
IWPR team in Central Asia
Room 1.
For beginners' podcasters
13:20 - 14:20
The concept of podcasts - how to develop it? Debriefing of successful concepts
Speaker: Marina Sharipova, author of the
"Sea Time" podcast and co-author of the "Knigometer" podcast
Moderator: Dilnoza Mirzomamadova
Room 2.
For advanced podcasters

Promotion of podcasts through social networks, offline events, etc.
Speaker: Christina Wazowski, author of the podcasts "This is a failure", "Sorry to voice", "To you or to me" (co-author), "Christina, good afternoon!"
Moderator: Natalia Lee
14:30 - 15:30
Not just interviews: other podcast formats
Speakers: Anna Chesova, editor-in-chief of the Meduza podcast studio
Moderator: Azat Ruziev
Analytical podcasts
Speaker: Rachel Humphreys, co-host and producer of The Guardian's daily podcast "Today in Focus"
Moderator: Dilmurod Yusupov
15:30 - 16:30
The importance of sounds and music in a podcast
Speaker
Moderator: Alima Pardasheva
Monetizing podcasts

Speaker: Alexander Polivanov, former deputy editor of Meduza, co-author of the podcast "The Money Came"
Moderator: Begayim Adzhikeeva
16:30 - 17:30
Technical questions: what to sign up for if there is no studio. What mistakes should be avoided during installation

Speakers: Lev Pikalev, founder of the "Podkasterskaya" studio
Moderator: Azat Ruziev
How to build a community around your podcast

Speaker: Grigory Prorokov, author of podcasts Blitz and chips, Boom Clap and Horror
Moderator: Iskandar Mirzoganiev
17:30 - 17:40
Summing up the first day
Day II
February 26
13:00 - 14:00
Storytelling in podcast
Speaker: Evgeny Babushkin, author of the podcast "Dark Matter"
Moderator: Nasibakhon Aminova
14:00
Regional panel discussion
14:00 - 14:30
Presentation of the results of the survey
of podcasts in CA:

Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
14:30 - 15:40
Discussion: "The Pain and the Future of Podcasting"
Kazakhstan.
Marina Sharipova - How hard it is to find monetization only through a podcast
Kyrgyzstan.
Begimai and Ermek hosts of the podcast "Eki Dariger" - The pain of finding speakers
Tajikistan.
Zebo Tadjibaeva author of the podcast "New Media" - How it feels to be a pioneer
Uzbekistan.
Darina Solod - Why is it not working yet
15:40 - 16:10
Group work - a plan for promoting the industry in Central Asia
16:10 - 17:00
Group presentations

17:00 - 17:30
Summing up the results of the second day
Day III
February 27
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:00
Podcasting within the media - how to choose a concept, how to pitch an idea, how many people are working on a podcast
15:00 - 16:00
Why does a business need podcasts and how to pitch a podcast to a business?
16:00 - 17:00
Panel Discussion "The Power of Sound: Experience of Supporting the Podcasting Industry by International Organizations"
This discussion is aimed at uniting the efforts of international organizations working in the region. We invite our partners to share their experiences of supporting podcasts, observing the podcasting industry, and plans for the future.
Podcasters can learn more about the main goals of podcast support, ask questions of interest, or find a partner.

Moderator: Begaiym Adzhikeeva, IWPR Central Asia
17:00 - 17:30
Summarizing. Closing the festival
SPEAKERS
Alexander Polivanov
Journalist, editor, deputy editor-in-chief of Meduza (2015-2018), media director of Sports.ru, co-author of the podcast "The Money Came"
Anna Chesova
Chief Editor of the Meduza podcast studio. As an editor and producer, she is engaged in the podcasts "Give birth first", "You are a mother", "Calculator", "Creative plans", "Wet your mantoux" and "So it will be."
Rachel Humphreys
The co-presenter and a producer for The Guardian's daily podcast 'Today in Focus'. It is one of the most listened to podcasts in the UK and last year was named Best Current Affairs Podcast at The British Podcast Awards. Rachel has worked in audio journalism for nearly a decade and lives in London.
Evgeny Babushkin
Writer, ex-editor-in-chief of the online radio "Glagolev FM", editor-in-chief of podcasts of the samizdat "Father, yes you are a transformer", author of the podcast "Dark Matter".
Marina Sharipova
Author of the podcasts "Sea Time" and "Respond to Direct", co-author of the podcast "Knigometer", editor of the podcast "Poshablim?", A popular blogger with 40k subscribers. Experience in journalism since 2003, worked in marketing and PR.
Lev Pikalev
Founder of the Podkasterskaya studio, which helps people and businesses create their own audio programs and tell stories. Among clients are podcasts: Habr, BBC Russian Service, Yandex, Sberbank, Bookmate, Geekbrains. Author of the podcasts "About People", "Oh, what have I learned", "Let's go!", "One of my days", "Khoba", "The recording went"

Grigoriy Prorokov
Journalist, video blogger. The author of articles on "Wonderzine", "The Village", "Meduza", "Kinopoisk" and "Esquire". Host of "Blitz and Chips" podcast and YouTube channel, author of "Boom Clap" and "Horror" podcasts.
Zebo Tadjibaeva
Author of podcasts "New Media", "Three Bears" (co-author), "History of the World Economy" (co-author)

Ermek Ismailov
He is the author of the medical podcast in the Kyrgyz language "Eki daryger" (Two doctors) and the telegram channel "Doctor's Diary". By profession, he is a general surgeon and an emergency therapist.
Begimay Zhetimishova
Co-host of the podcast "Eki daryger" - the first and so far the only Kyrgyz-language podcast about medicine. Main specialization - general practitioner, subspecialization nephrology.
MODERATORS
Iskandar Mirzoganiev
Co-author of the podcasts "Three Bears" and "History of the World Economy", author of a children's podcast dedicated to the "Convention on the Rights of the Child"
Natalia Lee
CABAR.asia editor for new media and analytical journalism, co-host of the podcast "Second Shift"
Azat Ruziev
Co-host of the podcast "More than Sex".
He worked as a video editor at Kloop.kg, published on BBC, CNA, AFP (France Press). Author of documentaries. Video coach.
Alima Pardasheva
Kazakh journalist, editor and podcaster. She is the author of the Pardashian telegram channel, in which she writes about editing and media.
The author of the podcast "Colleagues Pardashian", in which she interviews famous journalists and media workers of Kazakhstan.
Nasibakhon Aminova
Author of the podcast "MAMA SKAZALA" ("MOTHER SAID")
Dilmurad Yusupov
He is a doctoral student at the Institute for Development Studies (IDS), University of Sussex (UK). He has a Master's degree in Economics from Waseda University (Japan) with a specialization in Development Economics.


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