Jonathan Zenti speaks about his experience with the Third Coast International Audio Festival  and how he sees the US podcast world.

He also explains some crucial differences between the public radio and independent podcast makers.

And much more. 

Interview recorded in Chicago in 2018, autumn 2018, Third Coast.

Jonathan Zenti is an independent Italian producer and creator of podcasts.

His programmes were nominated for the Prix Europa Award, he also won the Skylarking Awardat the Third Coast International Audio Festival and the GanBéarla Award at the Hearsay Audio Festival. Zenti is one of the co-founders of the MIRP conference – Meeting of Independent Radio Producers.

Johanna Zorn speaks about the Third Coast International Audio Festival and the differences between that event and the IFC.

She also describes the American way of documentary making and shares her experiences.

And much more. 

Interview recorded for the book "European Radio Documentary" in Chicago, autumn 2018, Third Coast 

Johanna Zorn is an executive director and co-founder of the Third Coast festival. Previously she spent 30 years at WBEZ, Chicago, producing and directing a wide variety of programmes.

She was an executive producer of the award-winning public affairs series Chicago Matters.