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  "id": 1731793,
  "title": "SXSW Launching Podcast Festival In 2027",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/sxsw-launching-podcast-festival-in-2027",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/sxsw-launching-podcast-festival-2027-1237043568/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "SXSW is expanding with the addition of a dedicated podcast festival in 2027, festival organizers announced on Tuesday. This positions Podcasts a core element of the SXSW experience, alongside Film & TV, Music, Comedy, and the Innovation Conference. One of South by’s fastest-growing programming categories, podcasts have become an increasingly important part of SXSW through […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}