Distributed Computing Column 89 A Review of PODC 2025

Overview. In this column, we follow tradition and cover one of the two main conferences in our community this year, PODC 2025. One departure from our usual columns-co-written with participating students-is that the column is written from the perspective of the organizers, specifically Gilde Valeria Rodriguez, Armando Castañeda, and Sergio Rajsbaum. As such, the column includes the usual detailed overview of talks, but also some of the emotion of being an organizer of a conference that may be affected by a hurricane. I invite you to enjoy the column, and thank the authors for all their work!