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Podcast Days
Hear it. See it. Live
This year, we’re bringing podcasts to the IFA stages. From business to health, AI and tech to physics and voice-over artists – all live in front of an audience. Come along and have a look and a listen!
Liefers + Broicher live
Sommergarten Stage
Sunday, 6 September 2026 – 15:30
A Sunday afternoon with the podcast that usually lands on a Saturday: Jan Josef Liefers and Alexander Broicher take on the big questions of the week, from society and world events to culture, media and technology. What makes it work is that neither of them pretends to have it all worked out. Your chance to sit in on the conversation.
Separate ticket necessary
Wine Wednesday & Mord auf Ex - live
Sommergarten Stage
Sunday, 6 September 2026 – 17:00
An open-air evening with two podcasts: first, Jani and Alina of "Wine Wednesday" pour a glass of wine and dive into honest conversations about relationships, growing up, and wild weekends. Then Leonie and Linn take you into real criminal cases with "Mord auf Ex", gripping, thoroughly researched, and full of unfiltered behind-the-scenes moments. Your chance to experience both podcasts live.
Separate ticket necessary
Fast & Curious - live
CityCube Berlin, Innovation Stage
Friday, 4 September 2026 – 13:15
Fast & Curious is the business podcast with Lea-Sophie Cramer and Verena Pausder.
The two founders discuss entrepreneurship, current topics from the start-up scene, investments, economic trends – and life in general.
Verena and Lea are among the best-known female voices in the
Special Guest: Franziska Brantner, Federal Co-Chair, BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN
Separate ticket necessary
Ronzheimer – live
CityCube Berlin, Innovation Stage
Saturday, 5 September 2026 – 15.30
The podcast by journalist and war correspondent Paul Ronzheimer, winner of the 2025 Bambi Award and Journalist of the Year 2022.
Daily coverage of the major issues shaping our country, both domestically and internationally. Whether from the front line or the corridors of power – but above all, always right at the heart of it all. Paul gives you insights into the world’s most important events, whether in Ukraine, Israel, the US election campaign or here in Germany, and shares how life as a reporter affects him personally. Live at the IFA this year!
In RONZHEIMER, Paul brings you interviews and analyses, shedding light on the background stories – live at the IFA this Saturday!
Admission with your IFA ticket
Plastik im Ohr - live
Dream Stage in Hall 25/IFA Next
Friday, 4 September 2026 – 15:00
‘Plastik im Ohr’ features Olli from Berlin and Torsten from Bremen, two figurine collectors who have made it their mission to chat every Tuesday about everything fun in pop culture.
This time, the pair are chatting live at the IFA with voice actress Giuliana Jakobeit, the German voice of Amy Adams (Man of Steel), Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Ran Mori (Detective Conan).
They’ll be offering insights into her day-to-day work and discussing developments in the field of AI and how this is affecting her work as a voice actress.
Special guest: Giuliana Jakobeit
Admission with your IFA ticket
Healthwise – live
Creator Stage at the Creator Hub/Palais am Funkturm
Saturday, 5 September 2026 – 3.00 pm
Butter up your gut – the body's underrated protective layer
Barely visible, often met with a smirk – and yet one of the body's most important protective layers: the mucus in our gut. Together with the microbiome and the gut wall, it forms a highly active barrier. It lets nutrients through, keeps pathogens at bay and plays a central role in our immune system. Around 70 per cent of the body's immune cells sit in or around the gut. When this finely tuned system falls out of balance, pathogens can break through more easily and silent inflammation can take hold.
In the Healthwise Live Podcast at IFA, Nils Behrens talks with gastroenterologist Prof. Dr. Martin Storr about why gut mucus is no cause for squeamishness but an underrated all-rounder – and what role diet, fibre and our daily habits play in keeping it protective.
Special Guest: Prof. Dr. Martin Storr
Admission with your IFA ticket
Sag mal, du als Physiker - live
Dream Stage in Hall 25/IFA Next
Sunday, 6 September 2026 – 14:00
Johannes Kückens, Michael Büker and Jens Schröder from the Audible podcast ‘Sag mal Du als Physiker’ get to the heart of the nature of energy in this live podcast show. And they demonstrate how we can manage it much more efficiently in future! With humorous explanations and high-energy experiments – during which they have to work quite hard at times to overcome a bit of resistance to understanding from their favourite presenter. How handy that they can pull plenty of ‘aha’ moments out of their sleeves for just such an occasion.
Admission with your IFA ticket
KI-Update
Dream Stage in Hall 25/IFA Next
Sunday, 6 September 2026 - 15:00
Just how intelligent is artificial intelligence, really? What impact will generative AI have on our work, our leisure time and society? In heise’s “AI Update”, we team up with The Decoder to bring you updates on the most important AI developments three times a week. On Fridays, we explore the various aspects of the AI revolution with experts.
Admission with your IFA ticket
Bit-Rauschen
Creator Stage at the Creator Hub/Palais am Funkturm
Sunday, 6 September 2026 - 16:00
Bit-Rauschen – c’t’s processor podcast – has been running since 2021. In this audio podcast, c’t editor Christof Windeck explores the latest and most exciting hardware topics every two weeks. He speaks with colleagues from the c’t editorial team and other experts. As one of the few German-language podcasts, Bit-Rauschen specialises in processors, chips and semiconductor technology. We don’t just want to report the news; we want to explain the background. And we cover a wide range of topics: from AI and PC technology to space-grade semiconductors, power transistors and chips for headphones, right through to lithography processes and data centres.
Admission with your IFA ticket
Heiseshow
Dream Stage in Hall 25/IFA Next
Monday, 7 September 2026 - 17:00
Your weekly dose of tech news. Thursdays. 5 pm. Live – the team at heise online discuss tech news, put it into context and look ahead. The discussions are interspersed with entertaining segments such as WTF News, the Nerd Birthday of the Week and the Quiz of the Week. The #heiseshow is hosted by Anna Bicker, Malte Kirchner and Dr Volker Zota. You can join in the discussion and ask questions via the YouTube and Twitch chat during the programme.
Admission with your IFA ticket
Pietcast Live
Creator Stage at the Creator Hub/Palais am Funkturm
Sunday, 6 September – 17:00
Every week, the five content creators – Peter, Dennis, Chris, Sep and Jay – gather in the virtual podcast studio to give a rundown of what their daily lives are currently like. The great thing about it is that PietSmiet has been a household name on the German influencer scene for 15 years, which is why the topics go far beyond video games. The group now consists of family men, homebuilders and dog dads sitting together and sharing anecdotes from their lives that couldn’t be more different. However, the PietCast isn’t just meant to entertain; ideally, it should also impart a little knowledge, wisdom and advice to listeners. Naturally, current topics from the gaming industry are covered, and a good dose of nonsense and chaos is all part of the fun. After all, it wouldn’t be PietSmiet otherwise!
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Kopfkino im Wandel : Hörspielproduktion zwischen Tonband und KI
CityCube Berlin, Innovation Stage
Saturday, 5 September 2026 – 12:00
Rolling Stone and the ‘Plastik im Ohr’ podcast talk to Heikedine Körting (Studio EUROPA) and Andreas Fröhlich (Bob Andrews from‘Die Drei ???’) about the production of radio plays, using the ‘Die Drei ???’ radio plays as an example – yesterday, today and tomorrow. Our guests offer insights into their craft,share anecdotes with the audience and venture a glimpse into the possible future of ‘’ radio drama production.