Gen Z is flocking to podcasts. And while listenership is on the rise, podcasting is also an effective way to enable young people to actively engage with the media, especially as production and cost barriers are low compared to other forms of media. Basic podcast production requires only a smartphone and a mic. In this session, DW Akademie, the journalism and media development division of Deutsche Welle, will share learnings from the PodcasTrainings it has designed for young people and implemented in different parts of the world. You’ll also learn how to use the MethodKit for Podcasts - an analogue and digital tool that can be used across every aspect of your podcast — from development to production to distribution to marketing or from audience growth to content ideation and more. The speaker will be Julia Minner - learning designer, trainer and project manager at DW Akademie. Julia has had the lead in developing DW Akademie’s new podcast training curricula and implemented podcast trainings in Kenya, Namibia and Ghana. She is passionate about podcasting and takes great pleasure in inspiring others for this medium, developing new and original formats and coaching podcast productions.