Together with Peacock Film Festival x DVB Podcast

In both 2024 and 2025, the DVB Peacock Film Festival organizing team invited Burma Podcast Network (BPN) to host the Podcast Lab experimental sessions for filmmakers and media professionals. This initiative was part of an effort to keep pace with the global trend of podcasting becoming a central platform for intellectual dialogue, as well as the growing demand from internet users who see podcasts as a comfortable and trusted form of information consumption.

Photo : Podcast Experiment Lab 2025 @ Peacock Film Festival

Key discussions during the Podcast Lab included:

• What is happening with podcast trends at the global and regional levels?
• Common misconceptions about podcasting, including the idea that it is easy and simple enough for anyone to do without preparation.
• Mastering storytelling through sound design, music bedding, and timing.
• For experienced media professionals, why the traditional news anchor–style delivery does not work well in podcasting.
• Adaptation strategies for shorter audience attention spans.
• Platform choice, and how many talented youth groups are overlooking the potential of TikTok Reels.
• The sessions concluded with participants working in groups to create one podcast episode after three hours of discussion and hands-on experimentation.

Photo: One of the slides showcasing selected international, regional, and local podcasts.

Expanding the Podcast Lab Online in 2026

In both 2024 and 2025, BPN received over 100 registrations for the Podcast Lab sessions, demonstrating strong interest from the youth community. Due to logistical limitations, only around 40 percent of registered participants could be accepted. Despite these challenges, BPN remains committed to collaborating with diverse and talented youth groups to support them in launching their own podcast shows that reflect their backgrounds and communities.

Burma Podcast Network was born out of a love for audio storytelling and the classic radio dramas of Myanmar’s past. In 2025, BPN shared practical podcasting knowledge and lessons with 80 young people from media, activist, human rights defender, and advocacy groups.

Today, Burma Podcast Network hosts 16 podcast series in collaboration with researchers, award-winning journalists, poets, authors, artists, mental health specialists, landmine advocacy organizations, gender-based violence awareness institutions, and media freedom and human rights groups. Some series are limited, while others continue on an ongoing basis. All are produced with care to inspire positive social impact and foster dialogue grounded in respect.