Why Does That Podcast Sound So Good? The Secret Sauce of Sound Design

20 May 2026
Talking Podcasts 2 Stage
Some podcasts just feel different, more immersive, more professional, more alive. The secret is often sound design. Join a panel of award winning audio producers/sound designers - Phil Smith exec producer at Reduced Listening, Tess Davidson producer and sound designer for BBC Radio 4 Illuminated and WeTransfer’s Wild Memory Radio and Arlie Adlington - Producer and sound designer of the much acclaimed A Positive Life and many BBC Radio productions, hosted by Lucia Scazzocchio - director of Social Broadcasts and producer and sound designer of indie hit podcast Lowlines. They pull back the curtain on the invisible craft shaping those magical sound rich shows. Learn what sound design is, why it matters, and how to start using it to give your podcast its own distinct voice and world.
 
Chairperson
Lucia Scazzocchio
Lucia Scazzocchio, Founder and Curator - XMTR
Speakers
Phil Smith
Phil Smith, Executive Producer - Reduced Listening
Tess Davidson
Tess Davidson, Audio Producer, Sound Designer and Writer
Arlie Adlington
Arlie Adlington, Audio Producer, Sound Designer and Mix Engineer