Podcast Awards

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Podcast Awards
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Awarded forExcellence in podcasting
Date2005
Presented byNew Media Expo
Website http://www.podcastawards.com/

The People's Choice Podcast Awards, better known as the Podcast Awards, are global awards given annually to the best podcasts as voted by the general public. Founded in 2005 by Todd Cochrane of Podcast Connect Inc., the Podcast Awards changed hands for a short period by New Media Expo in September 2014 until New Media Expo's demise. [1] The first Podcast Awards show was held in 2006 (awarding shows for the 2005 calendar year) had over 350,000 people vote for their nominated podcasts, with nearly 1000 people attending the awards ceremony. [2] The 10th annual Podcast Awards Show, the first show run exclusively by the New Media Expo, took place at Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino on April 14, 2015. It was hosted by Chris Jericho and Emily Morse. [3] The 12th Annual event started with a complete site rebuild and change to the overall process.

Contents

Rules

The nominations begin on a set date (July 1, 2017 for the 2017 awards) and continue for thirty days. Listeners can nominate shows from 20 categories over the 30 day period once a day. Podcasts have had to pre-register in order to participate and listeners are allowed to select the shows they want to nominate from within the pre-registered list of shows. [4]

After the thirty days of nominations, Podcast Connect Committee will review all the nominations over a 15 day period and a slate announced. [4]

Once up to ten nominees in each category have been established, the final voting slate is released. Voting in this round are selected by a panel of judges as outlined in the podcast awards rule.

Categories and winners

The Podcast Awards consists of twenty-two categories. Winners are announced during a ceremony which includes a live web stream. The prizes awarded to winners are donation/sponsor-driven via PayPal. In 2009, they were able to award podcasters almost $3,500 in prizes, with additional website exposure through 2009–2010 of seventeen million plus hits.

Categories2005 [5] 2006 [6] 2007 [7] 2008 [8] 200920102011201220132015†
People's Choice This Week in Tech MuggleCast Keith and The Girl Manager Tools ESPN: Fantasy Focus Football Tell 'Em Steve Dave! 4Player Podcast ESPN: Fantasy Focus Football The Morning Stream Rob Has a Podcast
Best Produced Daily Source Code The SignalFirefly Talk Totally Rad Show Best of the Left Radiolab Inside the MagicBest of the Left Rob Has a Podcast Radiolab
Best Video Podcast Ask a Ninja Geek Brief TV This Week in Tech TED This Week In Tech The Young Turks Rob Has a Podcast Night Attack
Best Mobile Podcast Catholic Insider Xbox 360DL.TVAppSlappy
ArtsGeek Nights with Rym and Scott This American Life This American Life Imprint Decoder Ring Theatre This American Life The Moth This American Life This American Life
BusinessMedia Artist Secrets Manager Tools Manager Tools Manager Tools Planet Money Career Tools Planet Money Manager Tools NPR: Planet Money Podcast Freakonomics Radio
ComedyDistorted View DailyDistorted View Daily Nobody Likes Onions You Look Nice Today Daily Giz Wiz Tell 'Em Steve-Dave! WTF with Marc Maron WTF with Marc Maron The Morning Stream The Morning Stream
Education Tips from the Top Floor Tips from the Top Floor Grammar Girl Grammar Girl The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe The History of Rome Stuff You Missed in History Grammar Girl Grammar Girl Hardcore History
Entertainment Pottercast The Lost Podcast with Jay and Jack MuggleCast MuggleCast The Fringe PodcastThe Morning Stream Rob Has a Podcast Walking Dead 'Cast Rob Has a Podcast
Food and DrinkGood Beer ShowGood Beer ShowCoffeeGeekGrace before mealsMunchcastBeerDownload The Splendid Table The BeeristsThe Beerists The Alton Browncast
Games & HobbiesOrange Lounge Radio Podtacular CAGcast The Instance4Player Podcast4Player Podcast4Player Podcast Rooster Teeth Podcast Rooster Teeth Podcast The Instance
Generalillinoise!Rosary ArmyShowGirlsExtralife Radio This American Life The Survival PodcastGreetings From NowhereInternet BoxInternet BoxInternet Box
LGBTQ Feast of Fools Feast of Fools Feast of Fools Feast of Fun Savage Love Feast of Fun Throwing Shade Throwing Shade Psychobabble / Throwing Shade
HealthMARINA's Walking & Aerobics"Sex is Fun!Sex is Fun!Healthy Catholic QuackCast QuackCast QuackCast The Mental Illness Happy Hour The Fat Burning Man The Dr. Drew Podcast
Mature Dawn and Drew Show Dawn and Drew Show Keith and the Girl Distorted View Daily Adam Carolla Podcast WTF with Marc Maron SModcast Savage Lovecast Savage Lovecast Night Attack
Music Accident Hash Catholic RockersCatholic RockersIrish Celtic Music PodcastIrish & Celtic Music Podcast Coverville Coverville Coverville Coverville
News & PoliticsFree Talk LiveFree Talk LiveFree Talk LiveFree Talk Live The Young Turks Free Talk Live The Majority Report The Majority Report The Majority Report The Majority Report
Religion & Spirituality Catholic Insider Daily Breakfast Daily Breakfast Daily Breakfast Reasonable Doubts Atheist News Podcast Mormon FAIR-Cast Ardent Atheist with Emery Emery Mormon FAIR-Cast The Scathing Atheist
Science & Medicine* The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Radiolab The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
Sports & Recreation1954 and CountingFantoo GirlsPhedippidationsSkyDiverGirlsTv ESPN: Fantasy Focus Football The B.S. Report ESPN: Fantasy Focus Football ESPN: Fantasy Focus Football ESPN: Fantasy Focus Baseball ESPN: Fantasy Focus Football
Technology* This Week In Tech Diggnation Security Now This Week in Tech Security Now This Week In Tech Tech News TodayThe Audacity to PodcastTech News Today Daily Tech News Show
TravelRichard Vobes Radio ShowMouse Tunes WDW Radio WDW Radio WDW Radio WDW Radio WDW Radio WDW Radio WDW Radio WDW Radio
TV & Film* TheForce.net The SignalFirefly TalkThe Signal Spill.com Doug Loves Movies Film Sack Spill.com Film Sack Film Sack

†The Podcast Awards were not held in 2014.
*Prior to 2010, Science and Technology were combined as one category.

Categories20162017201820192020 [9] 2024 [10]
People's Choice The Fantasy Footballers The Fantasy Footballers The Fantasy Footballers The Fantasy Footballers How Did I Get Here?Let’s Get Haunted
Arts The Beerist Podcast We Like DrinkingWe Like DrinkingDads Drinking BourbonDads Drinking BourbonComic Book Club News
Asian HostedCHECK YOUR HEAD: Mental Help for Musicians
Black Hosted2 Nerds In A Pod: A Video Game Podcast
BusinessThe Bizarre BriefingDreamers PodcastExtraordinary Women RadioBig Girl MoneyWickedly Smart Women
ComedyMatt and Mattinglys Ice Cream SocialPlumbing the Death Star2 Girls on a BenchSpitballers PodcastSpitballers PodcastAnd That's Why We Drink
EducationScam School Grammar Girl Our Fake HistoryGoodnight Stories for Rebel GirlsCuriosity Daily
EntertainmentWe Have ConcernsWe're Drunk & We Know ThingsWe're Drunk & We Know ThingsWe're Drunk & We Know ThingsHow Did I Get Here?Baby Mamas No Drama
Female HostedLet’s Get Haunted
Games & HobbiesThe Angry ChickenTrivial WarfareTrivial WarfareThe Reasons I'm BrokeThings I Got Wong at Trivia2 Nerds In A Pod: A Video Game Podcast
Government & OrganizationsPolitics Politics PoliticsEveryday SuperhumansDemocracy WorksThe ImpactOutrage+Optimism!
Health Sleep with Me Optimal Living DailyA Better Night's SleepMental - The Podcast to Destigmatise Mental HealthMental - The Podcast to Destigmatise Mental HealthSh!t That Goes On In Our Heads
Hosted in SpanishEl Flow Segunda Temporada
Kids & FamilyHypothetical HelpWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of MotherhoodCool Facts About AnimalsMommies Tell AllFairy Tales with Granny MacDuffDidn't I Just Feed You
LGBTQDiary of a Trans WomanDerek and RomaineDerek and RomaineIf These Ovaries Could TalkDerek and RomaineThe Queer Family Podcast
Male HostedMrBallen’s Medical Mysteries
MatureJuRYBetween Us GirlsTurn Me On
MusicJoe and Meg's Musical AdventureIrish & Celtic Music PodcastThe Modern Vinyl PodcastSwitched on PopKpop Daebak w/ Eric Nam
Politics & News No Agenda The Majority Report with Sam SederConsider ThisToday ExplainedTrue Crime DEADLINEVibes Only
Podcast Listening Platform Spotify
Religion & Spirituality Oh No Ross and Carrie Five Minute DevotionsFor the Love with Jen HatmakerBetter Work Bitch!Better Work Bitch!
Science & Medicine*Weird Things STEM-Talk Curiosity Daily STEM-Talk DNA Today: A Genetics PodcastADHD Mums
Society – CultureThe Phileas ClubSword and ScaleTravel OdditiesThe Brain Candy PodcastOnce Upon a Crime
Sports The Fantasy Footballers The Fantasy Footballers The Fantasy Footballers 30 for 30 Podcasts The Fantasy Footballers Fantasy Football Today
Storyteller & DramaReal Life Real Crime Crime Junkie
Technology*Hak5School of PodcastingWhy'd You Push That Button?Why'd You Push That Button?School of PodcastingWomen In STEM Podcast
TV & Film*Post Show RecapsThe Hollywood OutsiderAgents of S.H.I.E.LD. PodcastEllen on the GoCommit or Quit80s TV Ladies

Podcast awards are awarded for the previous calendar year. For example, the 2014 awards ceremony took place on April 14, 2015.

One-time awards

Criticism

Some critics have complained that the Podcast Awards lack publicity, which results in the same podcasts winning awards every year. While some podcasters are aware of the awards and mobilize their listeners to vote, many do not realize they exist. [11]

See also

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