2 A podcast fest and all the rest

misc. | Hot Docs Podcast Festival Nov. 1 to 5, Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema

Back for its third year, the Hot Docs Podcast Festival puts faces to some of the country’s most iconic voices. The five-day audiophile’s paradise brings together top podcasters for a full slate of panels and live recordings, featuring creators from WNYC’s LGBT podcast Nancy, BuzzFeed’s lust-themed hit Thirst Aid Kit, CBC’s The Secret Life of Canada and ESPN’s award-winning 30 for 30. Also on the roster is Reading Rainbow and Star Trek’s smooth-voiced LeVar Burton, who will make a special appearance to teach people a thing or two about what it means to hold the title of the “world’s greatest storyteller.”