ECREA Radio and Sound schedule day one - Monday 8th September 2025
The schedule for the opening day of the ECREA Radio and Sound Conference 2025 at the University of Sheffield.
On
Day one - Monday 8th September 2025
Registration and coffee
From 8:30am in The Wave.
Welcome talk
9:30
Professor Briony Birdi (Head of School); Emma Heywood, Marie Fierens & Raúl Terol Bolinches
Keynote: Professor Mia Lindgren (University of Tasmania)
10:00 - Lecture Theatre 4
Sound Research That Resonates: Breaking Academic Boundaries Through Podcasting
Coffee
Served from 11:15 in The Wave.
Morning panels
| 11:45 | Lecture Theatre 4 | Seminar Room 2 | Seminar Room 3 | Seminar Room 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel Title: | Voice, Empathy, Authenticity: Re-Evaluating Podcasts in an AI Era | Sound, Voice, and Aesthetic Experience | Community Voices: Local and Engaged Radio in Action | Telling Stories in Sound: Narrative, Genre, and Innovation in Podcasting |
Mia Lindgren (University of Tasmania) Helene Thomas (University of Tasmania) Richard Berry (University of Sunderland) Maria Cristina Marras (Audio Practitioner) | Radio, the First Platform Marcelo Kischinhevsky (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) | Radio Experiences That Last Over Time: From Community Radios in Hospitals to Local Radios Close to Communities - The Case Study of Three Portuguese Radios in Sanatoriums Ana Isabel Reis (Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto / CITCEM) Miguel Midões (Polytechnic University of Viseu) | From Authenticity to Audience Engagement: Examining the Success Factors of Podcast Episodes Through 'Not Gonna Lie' with Kylie Kelce Nikolina Borčić (Faculty of Political Sciences University Zagreb) Petra Kovačević (Faculty of Political Sciences University Zagreb) | |
| Enunciation from Radio Practice of Indigenous Youth in Taiwan: A Perspective of Border Thinking Chun Wei Lin (Department of Indigenous Languages and Communication, National Dong Hwa University) | Community Radio and Sustainable Waves Moina Khan (Bennett University) | Unfiltered and Unfettered: Testing the Limits of Freedom of Speech on South African Podcasts Pheladi Sethusa (Wits University) | ||
| The Theatricality of Radio Voices Through the Form of the Interview Louisa Léo (Sorbonne Nouvelle) | Community Broadcasting in the Digital Age – A Solution for Local Journalism? Henry Loeser (Bournemouth University) | Podcasts as Instance of Political Legitimation in a Polarized Society Daniel Gambaro (Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences - Unicamp) | ||
| The Layers of Listening: Reflections on a Creative Science Communication Collaboration on Schizophrenia Mehita Iqani (Stellenbosch University) | Community Media Forum Europe: 20 Years of Advocacy for Community Media in Europe Gloria Khamkar (Bournemouth University, Community Media Forum Europe) Vladimir Radinovic (Community Media Forum Europe) | “Wait… Are You human?”: The Synthetic Podcast Era and the Challenges for Voice and Audio Ana Sofia Paiva (ICNOVA/NOVA FCSH) Ricardo Morais (CITCEM & Labcom, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Porto) José Manuel Sotero (iNOVA Media Lab/ICNOVA/NOVA FCSH) |
Lunch
Served from 13:00 in The Wave.
Afternoon panels - session one
| 14:15 | Lecture Theatre 4 | Seminar Room 2 | Seminar Room 3 | Seminar Room 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel Title: | Broadcast Biographies: Intersections of Radio Drama and Life Writing | Podcasting: Narration, Genres and Innovations | Voice as Action: Audio, Politics, and Society | Community Radio for Engagement and Change |
Birgit Van Puymbroeck (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Iana Nikitenko (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Inge Arteel (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Kim Wolgast (Vrije Universiteit Brusssel) | Why Has the Deep Dive News Podcast Become a Global Phenomenon? An Integrative Literature Review Jakob Johansen (Aarhus University and The Danish School of Media and Journalism) | ‘We've been told our history from outsiders’: Amplifying Hawaiian Sovereignty Through Broadcasting from Place Katie Moylan (University of Leicester) | Community Journalism: When Citizens Take on a Leading Role in “Free Radio for All” Miguel Midões (Polytechnic University of Viseu) | |
| Reflections on ‘Sound Matters’: A Podcast Season Featuring Cross Disciplinary Sound Research Mehita Iqani (Stellenbosch University) | Audio Storytelling as Place-Based Political Activism Britta Jorgensen (UTS Impact Studios) | Community, Collectives, Creativity: Radio Art in Contemporary Polish Non-Mainstream Initiatives Natalia Kowalska-Elkader (University of Lodz) | ||
| Women Narrating in Spain: Non-Fiction Narrative Podcasts Told by Them Paloma López Villafranca (University of Malaga) Teresa Piñeiro-Otero (University of La Coruña) | The Power of Transnational Co-Productions in Journalistic Podcasting Marta Perrotta (Universita' Roma Tre) | What is the Future of Local Radio; a UK Case Study Aleksandar Kocic (Edinburgh Napier) | ||
| Canadian Podcasters, Longform Narrative Journalism, True Crime, and Other Cases Anne MacLennan (York University) | The Stories I Want to Hear: Journalists of Color Creating a More Expansive News Ecosystem Through Values-Centered Occupational Activism Laura Garbes (University of Minnesota-Twin Cities) | Changes in Polish Diaspora Radio in the United States Over the Past Century Barbara Leja (University of Silesia in Katowice) | ||
| Feminist Podcasts in Spain Arantza Gutierrez-Paz (UPV/EHU) | From Personal Audio to Public Engagement: Transforming Mobile Stories of Ukrainian Migrants in the UK into an Audio Documentary Gloria Khamkar (Bournemouth University) Jaron Murphy ( Bournemouth University) |
Coffee
Served from 15:30 in The Wave.
Afternoon panels - session two
| 16:00 | Lecture Theatre 4 | Seminar Room 2 | Seminar Room 3 | Seminar Room 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panel Title: | Radio, Social Media, and Conflict: Navigating Information and Disinformation in Africa | Voice, Aesthetics, and the Digital Turn | Radio in Transition: Media Convergence and the Digital Shift | Innovation, AI, and the Digital Media Shift |
| Harmonizing and Humanizing Baby Talk: The Transformative Power of Sound in Early Childhood Development Teresa Costa Alves (CECS/Minho University) | The Evolving Role of Radio in the Streaming Era: Gatekeeping, Algorithmic Playlists, and the Digital Transformation of Music Discovery Neval TURHALLI (UOC) | Strategic Analysis of the Impact of Technology on Podcasting and Video Podcasting in Spain Ignacio José Martin Moraleda (Complutense University) | ||
| Sonic Portraits: Exploring Hybrid Conceptual Music and AI in the Creation of Immersive Aural Experiences Adrien Faure-Carvallo (Universitat de Barcelona) Magda Polo Pujadas (Universitat de Barcelona) | From Wartime Communal Radio, Public Loudspeakers, and Modern Radio to Podcasts Anh Dinh-Hong (University College London) | From Hertzian to Digital Broadcasting. Case Study: The Spanish Program Carne Cruda Ángela Ruiz Martínez (Universidad de Sevilla) | ||
| Can Sound Function as Photographic Image? Exploring ‘Her’ Audial Photograph Can Kocak (University of Sussex) | From Human to AI: The Rise of AIRAH and the Future of Radio Broadcasting in the UAE Daniela Patornilho (NOVA-FCSH) | Artificial Intelligence in Podcast Production: A Comparative Analysis Between Europe and the United States Xavier Ribes (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) Belén Monclús (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) Raúl Terol Bolinches (Universitat Politècnica de València) | ||
| True Crime Podcasts in Spain: Three Different Journalistic Genres to Tell the Same Stories José Legorburu (Universidad San Pablo-CEU) Cristina Rodríguez-Luque (Universidad San Pablo-CEU) José Antonio Alonso-Fernández (Universidad San Pablo) | The Role of the Practice Academic as a Translator for Industry Carl Hartley (University of Leeds) | The Transformation of Public Broadcasting Podcasting Strategies: A Comparative Analysis of FORTA Corporations in Spain Miquel Camarasa Sanchis (Universitat Politècnica de València) Raúl Terol Bolinches (Universitat Politècnica de València) | ||
| Narrative Structures and Archetypes: Exploring Trauma and Social Responsibility through Podcasts in the Contemporary Media Landscape Elisa Spinelli (Università degli Studi della Tuscia) | Revenue Generation Trends and Strategies in Urban Radio Stations in Kenya Khamadi Shitemi (Indiana University) |
Break
17:15
Evening meal and drinks
19:00