Regional Podcasting

Transistor Festival 2025 set to illuminate with sound, stories, and stars

Tashi Farmilo

Transistor Festival returns for its ninth edition from April 24 to 26, offering three days of audio storytelling, live performances, and cultural discussions. The festival opens with a red-carpet event at the Salle Odyssée, featuring La disparition de Coyote Comeau, a theatrical audio production by Julien Morissette and Louis-Philippe Roy. The performance delves into the life of 1950s Quebec wrestler Coyote Comeau, with a cast including Marc Beaupré, Sophie Cadieux, Émilie Bibeau, and Samian.

"We hope people from Aylmer will see themselves in this year’s programming," says Marysol Foucault, Executive Director of Transistor Média. "From funny performances to powerful stories and community moments that just feel good—whether you're exploring the mystery of Coyote Comeau, diving back into early 2000s nostalgia, or laughing out loud with Jo Cormier and Brick et Brack—we want audiences to leave with images in their minds and voices in their ears. And, because we believe in cultural accessibility, many events are offered for free."

On Friday, the festival's professional programming at the Centre culturel du Vieux-Aylmer includes panels on topics such as artificial intelligence in podcasting and access to audio archives. The evening features the launch of L’heure de grande écoute at La Basoche, a project described as "a collective conversation in sound." Additionally, Québec Nostalgie, hosted by Catherine Forget, revisits early 2000s cultural moments.

Saturday's lineup includes Enfermée, an immersive audio experience exploring the consciousness of a coma patient; Les enfants nés du viol, a documentary giving voice to children and mothers affected by sexual violence; Vraiment Litt, a literary podcast recording with Marie-Christine Chartier and Geneviève Morin; Tout le monde gagne, a comedy hour with Jo Cormier; and Un pays dans l’oreille, a live podcast by the duo Brick et Brack.

For a complete schedule and ticket information, visit the festival's official website at https://transistor.media/festival/programmation/.