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Do I need to be an official SXSW 2025 badge-holder to attend the Vox Media podcast sessions?

Yes. All Vox Media Podcasts at SXSW 2025 are part of the official SXSW programming and open only to badge holders. Please visit sxsw.com for more information on badges or to save shows to your schedule or app.

The Austin Convention Center is located at 500 E Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX 78701. The Vox Media Podcast Stage is located in Ballroom A on the first floor.

Yes. Our Podcast Stage is part of the official SXSW programming and venues. Please see https://www.sxsw.com/attend/accessibility/ for more information.

The Vox Media Podcast Stage at SXSW 2025 is presented by Smartsheet. We're popping up a café in the SXSW Gateway, March 8-10, 9:30 am - 5:00 pm daily. Stop by for a coffee on us as you take a break between shows! The SXSW Gateway is across from Ballroom A inside the Austin Convention Center.

All of our live podcasts are first-come, first-seated.

You can RSVP here! Please note that this event is not part of Vox Media's official Podcast Stage programming — the session will be at the Female Quotient's Equality Lounge at SXSW in the Walter Creek Boathouse, 74 Trinity Street, Austin, TX 78701, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm on Saturday, March 8.

Yes. We're partnering with Bulleit on the Vox Media Podcast Stage Bulleit Bar, open daily between our live shows in Ballroom A at the Austin Convention Center. Stop by and grab a specialty cocktail from 9:30 - 10:00 am, 11:00 - 11:30, 1:40 - 2:30, or 3:30 - 4:00 pm Saturday - Monday, March 8-10. Please note the Bulleit Bar will open later on Sunday (11:00 am).