Crossed Wires: Green Party leader Zack Polanski and comic Sara Pascoe lined up for Sheffield podcast festival
The first raft of names expected to take part in a popular podcast festival in Sheffield have been announced.
Crossed Wires is one of Sheffield’s most unique events.
The annual gathering of top podcasting talent has seen everyone from comedians to journalists visit the city and share details about how the nation’s favourite podcasts are made.
Now, for the third year, the event is returning between July 2-5 in 2026.
A raft of guests have already been announced, with more set to come ahead of the summer event.
DJ Jo Whiley and presenter Zoe Ball will take to the stage of the Crucible on July 5 as they present a live version of their podcast Dig It - discussing the ‘messy, everyday reality of trying to live well’.
They will be followed later the same day by new Green Party leader Zack Polanski, as he discusses his goal of ‘making hope normal again’ on his podcast Bold Politics.
Comedians Cariad Lloyd and Sara Pascoe will be doing a live version of their Weirdos Book Club podcast, described as a ‘space for lonely outsiders to feel accepted and appreciated’.
Other guests include CBeebies star Nick Cope, Irish writer Blindboy and journalists Ash Sarkar and Moya Lothian-McLean.