Werk It 2017 is the only all-woman podcast festival on the planet. Werk It presents workshops, demonstrations, mentoring sessions, and NSFW conversations about working in audio and digital media. It will take place on October 3-5, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. Werk It 2017 has released a schedule.
Keep in mind that the schedule is subject to change as more presenters are added. It is a good idea to check the Werk It 2017 website regularly for updates to the schedule.
October 3: Podcast Bootcamp
9:30AM: Keynote: My Podcast Gives Me Joy (And Health Insurance)
10:00 AM: Set It Up
10:45 AM: Myth: All the Great Podcast Ideas are Taken
11:05 AM: Talk With Your Voice
11:45 AM: Lunch Break
1:00 PM: Hot Tape
1:45 PM: I have 100 hours of tape. Some of it’s hot. Now what?
2:45 PM: Put Yourself In My Ears
3:30 PM: They Won’t Come To You: How to Find, Hook and Bedazzle Your Audience
4:00 PM: Start Your Clocks: 7 Things You Have to Do Before Your Launch
4:30 PM: Pitching Like a Boss October 4: Werk It Main Stage
9:00 AM: Opening Remarks, Laura Walker, President and CEO, New York Public Radio
9:15 AM: Keynote: Patricia De Stacy Harrison, President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting
9:30 AM: What They Didn’t Tell Me About Podcasting
10:15 AM: Scoring: How To Do It Well, And Legally
11:10 AM: Creativity Doesn’t Just Happen
11:45 AM: Lunch Break
1:00 PM Live Taping of _Recode/Decode _with Kara Swisher + Guest Ilene Chaiken
2:00 PM: The $1 Million Podcast
3:00 PM: Make Your Ads As Good As Your Shows
3:45 PM: Pitch Time! October 4: Werk It Second Stage
12:00 PM: Start-Up, With Lisa Chow
1:00 PM: Another Round, with Tracy Clayton, Heben Nigatu and Eleanor Kagen
2:00 PM: Stuff Mom Never Told You, with Emilie Aries and Bridget Todd
3:00 PM: Making Oprah, With Jenn White and Tricia Bobeda
4:00 PM: Accused, with Amber Hunt October 5: Werk It Main Stage
9:00 AM: Keynote: Nina Jacobson in Conversation with Erica Williams Simon
9:30 AM: Creating Universes
10:15 AM: Extreme Engagement
11:00 AM: Don’t Point
11:45 AM: Lunch Break
1:00 PM: Embedded Live, with Kelly McEvers
2:00 PM: Ask the Ethicist
2:45 PM: Question Everything
3:30 PM: The Future Of Love, Lust and Listening
4:15 PM: This Is Not A Joke October 5: Werk It Second Stage
11:00 AM: Where Should We Begin?, with Esther Perel and Jesse Baker
12:00 PM: Plz Advise, with Molly McAleer and Kristina Lopez
1:00 PM: Terrible, Thanks For Asking, with Nora McInerny
2:00 PM: Big Time Dicks, with Joanna Rothkopf and Prachi Gupta
3:00 PM: There Goes The Neighborhood, with Rebecca Carroll and Anna Scott, and Celeste Wesson
4:00 PM: Sleepover, with Veronica Simmonds