XOXO Fest Shifts Gears - a podcast by Oregon Public Broadcasting

In about two weeks, Andy McMillan and Andy Baio will welcome several hundred makers what may be the last XOXO Festival.

The Fest is a mere four years old, but during that short run it became a premier destination for discussing creativity and technology. Over the years, attendees included a huge range of creatives: blog stars from Boing Boing, DJ sensation Dan Deacon, design fiends of all stripes, the makers of Cards Against Humanity, and social thinkers like feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian, as well as design fiends, podcasters, comic creators, game developers, and so many more.

But despite strong attendance (they end up turning away hundreds of would-be attendees each year) the Andys are hitting the brakes. There will not be a XOXO festival in 2017.

We talk with Baio and McMillan about what's up at the Outpost, and where the Fest has taken them.

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