Resources – A list of Podcasts on Storytelling and Immersive Contents

Today information is no longer only written, it is also oral. Switch your headsets for headphones to discover our selection of podcasts dedicated to immersive storytelling, virtual content & the XR industry as a whole!

Voices of VR Podcast (english)

Since May 2014, Kent Bye has conducted over 1200 Voices of VR podcast interviews featuring the pioneering artists, storytellers, and technologists driving the resurgence of virtual & augmented reality. He’s a philosopher, oral historian, & experiential journalist helping to define the patterns of immersive storytelling, experiential design, & the ultimate potential of XR.

#973: Sundance New Frontier 2021 Sneak Peak + Virtual Film Parties & Gatherings

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VR Women

We are talking with creators and researchers exploring female perspectives in VR. 

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Alex Makes VR (english)

Join Alex Ruhl as she takes you behind the scenes building a profitable & award-winning VR storytelling career (TEDx, CannesXR, The Drum 50 under 30, Women of the Future Awards) while navigating the challenges of working with emerging technology and creating a life and business that you’ll love!

My Journey Into Immersive Storytelling: Making A Virtual Reality Film Ep 1

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NoPro Podcast (english)

No Proscenium is focused on advancing the art, craft, and industry of immersive — physical and digital — through news, features, criticism, and analysis. NoPro covers immersive experiences that run the gamut: immersive theatre, virtual reality, escape rooms, marketing activations, live action role-playing, site-specific dance/art, and more.

NoPro Podcast 283: Sarah Ellis of The RSC talks ‘Dream’

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Future Insiders Podcast (english)

The Future Insiders Podcast is all about the future of tech, business, & humanity. Whether you’re a techie or traditionalist, get ready to see the future! Cathy has been to the far frontiers of tech and with this podcast will present the possibilities of the tomorrows that are actually happening today by discussing the latest news from the world of emerging tech and bringing you the insiders who are making it happen.

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XR at Home (french, english)

In this very particular time of lockdown, NewImages Festival wanted to take the pulse of the XR community facing this sanitary crisis. XR At Home is an audio series from and by our international friends and collaborators, creating an audio snap of their work and project while on lockdown. Creators, producers, institutions, entrepreneurs… let’s hear their voices, from their home office, envisioning the XR industry post-Covid. Amid some personal recommendations, an insight of their daily professional and personal life, we give our mic to them for some questions on their career history, their ongoing projects and their will to share a message to the community.

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StoryFutures Academy Podcast (english)

This 8-part series, hosted by immersive director Shehani Fernando, gives listeners a practical look at how VR and AR productions actually get made. If you want to begin creating your own immersive storiesor learn more about the XR sector, this is the podcast for you. With the help of some of the biggest names in the industry, she explores practical tips, case studies and the challenges that make this a really exciting area to work in.

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VRTL Podcasts (english)

Working in media or the virtual reality sector? Our editorial content covers the makers and shakers of Cinematic VR. Virtual reality is a new field with rules and practices still being formed. VRTL covers these developments with exclusives, profiles and podcasts. Learn from interviews with industry leaders. Gain new perspectives on storytelling. Drill down on real-life VR hero cases and stay current in this evolving industry. VRTL is the new must-read resource for (aspiring) VR professionals.

Hasraf Dulull: “Straight Out of Unreal Engine”

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This Week in XR Podcast (english)

Enjoy spirited banter about the week’s spatial computing news with Paramount Pictures Futurist Ted Schilowitz, Forbes Tech columnist Charlie Fink, and guest hosts. Recorded in Virtual Reality!

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Linea di stitching (italian)

360.fluido.tv was born in late 2017 from Antonio Giacomin’s passion for immersive video. Over time, however, it evolves and, while maintaining the name 360, it becomes the “digital space” where Antonio shares his curiosities, technical experiences and thoughts related to the world of immersive reality.

Meet the XR creatives: Agnese Pietrobon

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The VR Download (english)

UploadVR’s twice-weekly show about VR and AR, broadcast from a virtual studio.

#48: Oculus App Lab, Steam Game Festival

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Virtuality Podcast (french)

Le podcast Virtuality est dédié à la XR : réalité virtuelle, réalité augmentée, réalité mixte, hologrammes et toutes autres formes de technologies immersives.

Ausha website

La Balade Virtuelle (french)

Meeting the pioneers of XR, La Balade Virtuelle documents the creation of a new language of experience and observes its impact on our ways of living. Reflexive, curious and embodied, La Balade Virtuelle is a bubble of its own to listen to what the virtual tells us. The animator Fabien Siouffi has been working on the XR since 2014 with his structure Fabbula, and seeks with his curation, editing and production activities to give a voice to creative professionals invested in exploring the new possibilities of the XR.

Official website

Nouvelles Narrations (french)

Benjamin Hoguet is an author and designer of innovative narrative works. He combines narration and interactivity in works of various forms: interactive fiction, documentary series, interactive comics, virtual reality experience, fiction for social networks… his research is above all that of a coherence between the story told and the audience for which it is intended, which leads him to never get attached to a single format.

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La Hora Virtual (spanish)

Enjoy the week’s news roundup and a top topic in The Virtual Hour, Real or Virtual’s video podcast on virtual and augmented reality.

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