Crossed Wires podcast festival has revealed its final headliners to grace Sheffield in its third year - including performances from BAFTA-winning actor Paul Whitehouse, award-winning broadcaster Danny Robins, leading political comedian Matt Forde, boxing world-champion Johnny Nelson, and the No. 1 psychology podcast in the world, The Psychology of Your 20s.
Whether experiencing the trial-and-error twenties first-hand, or parenting someone who is, The Psychology of Your 20s with Jemma Sbeg will be a must-watch deep dive into what psychology reveals about this dizzying decade. Jemma will also delve into how to make a hit podcast, just like she did.
Britain's skeletons will have no closet to hide in, as British Scandal with Alice Levine and Matt Forde delves into the human stories behind the biggest UK scandals which have rocked the course of history.
In true married-couple style, BAFTA-winning comedy actor Paul Whitehouse and Dr Mine Conkbayir MBE will be equal-parts celebrating and berating their neurological differences in I'm ADHD! No You're Not. They'll be joined by a celebrity ADHD'er to be announced.
Danny Robins, the acclaimed broadcaster and writer of 2:22 A Ghost Story, returns to Crossed Wires at the haunted Lyceum Theatre for the chilling storytelling of Uncanny: Cold Cases.
World Cruiser Weight Champion Johnny Nelson will be bringing That Boxing Showto the stage brimming with insider stories, fight analysis, and bold predictions.
Fun Kids Science Quest will explore the coolest and most incredible stuff in science, ready to blow the socks off kids who love learning about dinosaurs, space, and all mind-blowing facts!
These new acts will join the likes of How to Fail with Elizabeth Day, Bold Politics with Zack Polanski, Greg James and Alice Levine (+ friends): A Night of Mistakes!, Get A Grip: Bras Off with Angela Scanlon & Vicky Pattison, JaackMaate's Happy Hour, The Elis & John Show, The Blindboy Podcast, Weirdos Book Club with Sara Pascoe and Cariad Lloyd, Audio Always' True Crime Takeover and the All My Friends After Party. The full list of acts are detailed below.
There will be something for everyone from BBC Sounds Fringe, which returns for a second year with a plethora of free shows from the BBC's top podcasts, plus an additional stage takeover from BBC Radio 4. Acts to be announced. Sign up to the mailing list at crossedwires.live to be the first to hear about tickets.
Crossed Wires is the world's biggest podcasting party on Thursday 2nd - Sunday 5th July. The festival brought 25,000 people to Sheffield in 2025 to see the biggest names in podcasting, and 2026 promises more never-seen-before performances, special guests, DJ sets and fan events.
Thursday 2nd July - Sunday 5th July, 2026.
Tickets available via CrossedWires.Live
