11–12 December 2025
Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication
University of Valencia
In today's media ecosystem, characterised by hyperconnectivity, the proliferation of smart devices and the impact of artificial intelligence, podcasting has established itself as a central format in the creation, circulation and consumption of audio content. In this context, the INNOCAST 2025 Conference is presented as a space for reflection and academic exchange aimed at analysing innovative perspectives on podcasting and its future prospects from an interdisciplinary approach. The purpose of the meeting is to contribute to the study of podcasting as a medium of growing relevance in the fields of communication, education, culture and technology, addressing its theoretical and practical implications, as well as its challenges and opportunities in a constantly changing media environment.
Thematic areas
1. Podcasts, higher education and training processes
This thematic area proposes to examine the role of podcasts as a pedagogical resource and as an institutional communication tool in the field of education. This includes research on podcast-based teaching methodologies, their contribution to active and collaborative learning, the development of communication skills, as well as case studies on the production and circulation of podcasts in university and school contexts, including their link to the evolution of university radio.
2. Podcasts, artificial intelligence and future challenges
We invite submissions that analyse how podcasts are adapting to technological, economic and social transformations. Topics of interest include the evolution of the format, video podcasts, sustainability and monetisation models, forms of interactivity, audience studies and, in particular, the impact of artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data on production, distribution and consumption processes.
3. History and evolution of radio and podcasts
This thematic area focuses on historical and comparative studies that address the trajectory of radio and the emergence of podcasts. It includes research on relevant milestones, content transformations, media convergence processes, and analysis of the role of these formats in different social and cultural contexts.
Each participant may submit their proposal for a presentation by December 1st 2025 to the email address congresoinnocast@gmail.com
A Word document must be sent with the following information:
- First and last names of the author(s)
- Institutional affiliation
- Title of the paper
- Abstract (300 words)
- Subject area
- In-person or online presentation
- Option to publish the full texts:
1. Proceedings book to be published in institutional repositories (Roderic and Dialnet) with a DOI identifier.
2. Opt for publication on monographic “LA RADIO EN TRANSFORMACIÓN: PERSPECTIVAS Y RETOS CONTEMPORÁNEOS”, coordinated by professors Carlos López Olano (UV), Andrej BrNík (UCM de Trnava, Eslovaquia) and Ľubica Janáčková (Univ. Ss Cyril, Eslovaquia) of the indexed journal of the Sociedad Española de Periodística (SEP) Textual and Visual Media.
https://textualvisualmedia.com/index.php/txtvmedia/announcement/view/7
Submissions will be made through the journal's platform and will undergo the usual editing and blind peer review process. The ending Edge Will be March 3th, 2025
3. The full text will not be submitted.
If you choose the first option (proceedings book), the full texts may be sent to the same email address until 30 January 2026. The texts should be between 5,000 and 7,000 words long.
Papers will be presented in person at the Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication of the University of Valencia or online in synchronous mode on Thursday, 11 December 2025 (time to be confirmed).
The fee for presenting a paper is €30 per participant. Each participant may present up to three papers.
PROGRAMA Congreso Internacional:
INNOCAST2025. Innovative Perspectives in Podcasting
Facultat de Filologia, Traducció i Comunicació (Universitat de València). Modalidad Presencial u online síncrona.
Thursday, 11 December 2025 (Saló de Graus)
9:30 a.m. Conference opening ceremony
Participants:
-Carlos López Olano (University of Valencia, Co-Director of INNOCAST 2025)
-Jose Antonio Calañas (Dean of the Faculty of Philology, Translation and Communication, University of Valencia)
10 a.m. Lecture: Building the podcast: journalism, fiction and legacy radio narrative
Moderate: Carlos López-Olano (UV)
Lecture: Jose María Legorburu Universidad CEU San Pablo)
11 a.m. Coffee break
11:30 a.m. Communications table 1. Podcasts, higher education and training processes
Present: Lola Bañón (UV)
The role of podcasts as an educational resource and institutional communication tool in the field of education. This includes research on podcast-based teaching methodologies, their contribution to active and collaborative learning, the development of communication skills, as well as case studies on the production and circulation of podcasts in university and school contexts, including their link to the evolution of university radio.
1 p.m.: Round table: Podcasts, innovation and future challenges
Present: Lucía Sapiña (UV)
Participants: Maria Josep Vañó y Gustavo Zaragoza del pódcast “Larga vida” (Longevidad Lab UV); Xavier Martínez (Arkana Media) Winner of an Ondas Award for the podcast ‘Borgia, from Valencia to the Vatican’; Lidia Orts, ‘Blue AI Podcast’.
14:00 Lunch break
4:00 p.m. Podcasters meeting #EspaiPodcastUV
Present: Maria Josep Picó (directora #EspaiPodcastUV)
Lectures:
-Lucía Sapiña y Anna Mateu (Métode podcast, UV)
-Jesús Peris Llorca (El xisme Faller i Radioteatre el Mussol, UV)
-Emma Pérez Cases i Aitana Taroncher (UniLove, UV)
-Julia Gil Domingo (Rolling the music)
-Manuela Estellés (Aquí y Ahora, Assoc. Amics de la Nau Gran)
5:30 p.m. Presentation of the podcast ‘Dying and Living in Gaza’
Present: Carlos López Olano (UV)
Lectures:
-Almudena Ariza (Directora)
-Fran Izuzquiza (Guionista)
- Alberto Espinosa (Diseño sonoro)
-Raúl Incertis (Médico protagonista del pódcast)
Friday, 12 December 2025 (Espai Cultural)
9:30 Communication table 2. Podcasts, artificial intelligence and future challenges
Present: Maite Mercado (UV)
Works that analyse how podcasts adapt to technological, economic and social transformations. Topics of interest include the evolution of the format, video podcasts, sustainability and monetisation models, forms of interactivity, audience studies and, notably, the impact of artificial intelligence, machine learning and big data on production, distribution and consumption processes.
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 a.m.: Lecture: The search for originality in the age of ChatGPT
Ponent: Álvaro de Cózar (Creative director and co-founder of TrueStory)
Present: Nadia Alonso (Polytechnic University of Valencia, Co-Director of INNOCAST2025)
13:00 Round table discussion 3. History and evolution of radio and podcasting
Present: Sonia Ferruz (Universidad Pontificia de Comillas)
This thematic line focuses on historical and comparative studies that address the trajectory of radio and the emergence of podcasts. It includes research on relevant milestones, content transformations, media convergence processes, and analysis of the role of these formats in different social and cultural contexts.
14:30 Lunch break
4:30 p.m. Recording of the podcast ‘Disfrutons’ (@jajajers)
-Alexis Martínez
-Jorge García
