What if your audience could interact with your podcast? What is the potential for gaming and fan engagement in two-way audio? Can AI technology enable a new era of location targeting and content personalization? At Podcast Movement 2025, this dynamic and opinionated group of audio veterans discussed the creative possibilities and audience potential for modern interactive audio.

James Boggs leads the team at Spooler, an audio-first publishing platform for immersive experiences. Formerly, he was head of Apple Podcasts for many years, where he helped design the Podcasts app for iOS, CarPlay, Siri, and Apple TV.

Peter Ferioli is the Co-founder, COO, and CMO of Pantheon Podcasts, the world’s largest music and culture podcast network, which now features 130+ shows. With over 30 years of experience in digital media, marketing, and podcasting, he has dedicated his career to blending creativity, technology, and strategy to drive success.

Andy Bowers is an award-winning journalist and podcast pioneer. In 2022, he co-founded Spooler, a revolutionary new technology to help audio creators make new, dynamic kinds of programming. He also co-founded podcasting’s leading services and technology company, Megaphone (sold to Spotify in November 2020), after starting one of the industry’s first professional networks at Slate.com in 2005.

Steve Wilson is the Chief Strategy Officer at QCODE, a Los Angeles-based podcast studio renowned for its high-production-value scripted fiction series. Since joining QCODE in 2020 after nearly 15 years at Apple—where he was one of the first employees on the Apple Podcasts team—Wilson has been instrumental in shaping the company’s strategic direction. At QCODE, he oversees partnerships, marketing, distribution, and content strategy.

Experience Interactive Audio for Yourself

Links is an interactive daily crossword. In the five or so minutes it takes to play Links each day, you’ll guess four answers based on crossword-style clues, and then figure out the link between those four answers. The game hears your responses and, using an interactive AI engine, evaluates your guesses.

Hit Replay is a weekly music puzzle for your ears. Answer a diverse set of Rock ‘n Roll history questions and test your knowledge against some of the most nuanced trivia available. Use hands-free mode to challenge your brain while leaving your eyes free to do other things, like cook, work out, and travel.