Berlin's Museum of Natural History Hosts Successful 'Beats & Bones' Podcast Festival

Berlin's Museum of Natural History hosted a vibrant podcast festival, attracting a wide audience and highlighting the power of podcasts in shaping German information consumption.

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2025 October 4 . 10:03 AM

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Berlin's Museum of Natural History Hosts Successful 'Beats & Bones' Podcast Festival

On September 19, 2023, the Museum of Natural History in Berlin hosted the 'Beats & Bones Podcast Festival'. The event brought together popular podcasts like 'Der Rest ist Geschichte', 'Spektrum', and 'Beats & Bones', attracting a diverse audience of children, seniors, students, experts, and those with visual impairments.

The festival provided a platform for podcasters and researchers to discuss crucial topics in the world of podcasting. They delved into working conditions, funding, and the future of research communication. The event highlighted the growing influence of podcasts in Germany, with at least a quarter of Germans aged 14 and over tuning in regularly, according to surveys by ARD/ZDF and Podstars in 2024/25.

'Der Rest ist Geschichte', hosted by history makers Marko Rösseler and Martin Herzog on Deutschlandfunk Nova, combines creative storytelling with scientific history processing. 'Beats & Bones', launched in 2020, has amassed over 100,000 YouTube views and over 1,000 subscribers across platforms. Podcasts like these serve as 'safe spaces' for trustworthy and controversial content, particularly for Generation Z, fostering knowledge and dialogue in a dialogical movement.

The 'Beats & Bones Podcast Festival' demonstrated the power of podcasts in bridging gaps between experts and laypeople, providing hybrid access to knowledge. With their growing popularity, podcasts continue to shape the way Germans consume and engage with information.