Carballo
Interplay
XIII Edición

04 / 16 - 19 / 2026 

Schedule

Friday 17/04/26
11:30
Mercado de Carballo

Podcasts in Spain: a golden age or the reign of conversation?

With Ana Alonso (Prisa, AS, Huffington), Oscar Piera (Tresdeu Media, Festivalpod), Javier Hernández (RNE)

At Carballo Interplay we’ve been discussing the podcasting sector for years, analyzing its trends and inviting creators to speak. This time, we want to better understand where we stand. It seems unbelievable to talk about a crisis when there are almost more podcasts than people, but… what kind of podcasts are being produced today? In the age of conversation, often featuring celebrities, there are fewer and fewer investigative, analytical, or even narrative projects. Great creations like “The Great Blackout” are a thing of the past; we’re in an era where all podcasts sound similar, and the industry rarely invests in in-depth work and creativity. Is this true, or is it just a social perception because they go viral less?

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To analyze the current situation, we’ll be joined by Ana Alonso (audio director of EL PAÍS, AS, and HuffPost), Óscar Piera (Festivalpod), and Javier Hernández (RNE Audio).

Participants

ANA ALONSO

Ana Alonso is a philologist, journalist, and actress who has developed her professional career at RNE, Radio 3, Carne Cruda, M80, Podium Podcast, and Penguin Random House, and in recent years at Cadena SER, where she has worked as a screenwriter, producer, presenter, and contributor. She was also Head of SER Podcast from its launch until 2025. Currently, she is Head of Audio at EL PAÍS, AS, and HuffPost. Her background in acting and her work in theater led her to become interested in audio dramas early on: she has participated in numerous audio dramas for Radio Nacional and has directed ‘El Gran Apagón’, ‘Guerra 3’, ‘Ídolos’, and ‘Menlo Park’ for Podium Podcast, a platform for which she worked as Head of Fiction. At Cadena SER he has directed ‘Cuento de Navidad’ and for SER Podcast “Clara Conquista (Colombine Prize 2022), ‘La colina del loco: la radio que inventó Quintero’ or ‘Las cuatro heridas’, among many others.

Instagram: @anaalonsodeblas

ÓSCAR PIERA

Audiovisual and publishing producer specializing in youth content at Tresdeu Media and director of the podcasting festival Festivalpod. This event brings together creators and listeners, offering live podcast performances, pitching sessions for new projects, and cultural programming focused on the digital audio format. Tresdeu is an audiovisual and publishing production company that seeks to generate a new Valencian identity adapted to the 21st century.

Instagram: @tresdeu

JAVIER HERNÁNDEZ

A journalist with RTVE, currently working at RNE Audio. He is the author of podcasts such as ‘Franco 4:58’, ‘El Faro del Mediterráneo’, ‘Vivir para contarla’, and ‘Soy mujer, soy autista’, among others. He teaches narrative writing in the Master’s program at Radio Nacional de España and the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). He also has experience in management. He has been with RNE since 1984, where he has held positions such as producer for Radio 5 Todo Noticias, head of production for Radio 3, deputy director of content for RNE, and director of Radio Nacional.

Twitter: @SurtidoS

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