Award winning journalist and podcaster Marc Fennell will tell the story of his successful podcast Stuff the British Stole at the Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union’s content festival in Kuala Lumpur during July.

ABU Con-Fest 2025 brings together ABU’s signature content events; ABU TV-CON, ABU RadioSonic and#ABUdigital, all in one place, with the vision to create a single gathering of producers to share experiences and talk about creating content that matters. The event will include masterclasses, workshops, and networking opportunities, along with discussions, presentations, and exhibitions.

Con-Fest will take place between 8-10 July, at Berjaya Times Square Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Register here.

Day 1 is a podcasting workshop.

Marc Fennell will give the keynote speech on the morning of Day 2, telling the story of how the original podcast expanded to television and various spin off series. Day 2 will also include sessions on drama production, AI, disaster management and a members showcase of ideas and content.

Day 3 includes a sesison on audio trends, a panel discussion about then elements of storytelling, the use of sound and sound design amongst other topics. Full program here.