Just as podcasters have found innovative ways to continue making their shows amid a pandemic, the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards forged ahead with a virtual show on Thursday evening.
The awards show, filmed from multiple locations and streaming on iHeartRadio’s YouTube and Facebook pages, handed out more than a dozen awards to podcasters and their hosts.
Office Ladies, the podcast from Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, took home the award for podcast of the year on a night that also recognized Crime Junkie, Pop Culture Happy Hour, Pod Save America, Articles of Interest and several other shows. The iHeartRadio Podcast Awards also handed out several icon awards, including to producers QCOD and Serial Productions and to How to Citizen host Baratunde Thurston.
The show featured an opening segment from Will Ferrell and featured appearances by Hilary Clinton, Gwen Stefani, Questlove, Laverne Cox and others.
The full list of winners is below.
Podcast of the Year
Office Ladies (Earwolf, Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey)
Icon Award – Innovator Award
QCODE
Icon Award – Audible Audio Pioneer Award
Serial Productions (Sarah Koenig, Julie Snyder and Neil Drumming)
Icon Award – Social Impact Award
Baratunde Thurston
Best Crime Podcast
Crime Junkie (AudioChuck)
Best Pop Culture Podcast
Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR)
Best Music Podcast
Dolly Parton’s America (WNYC & OSM Audio)
Best News Podcast
Pod Save America (Crooked)
Best Sports Podcast
All The Smoke (The Black Effect Podcast Network)
Best Comedy Podcast
The Read (Loud Speakers Network)
Best Political Podcast
NPR Politics (NPR)
Best Branded Podcast
Humans Growing Stuff (ScottsMiracle-Gro)
Best Kids & Family Podcast
Wow In The World (NPR)
Best Food Podcast
Home Cooking (Samin Nosrat/Hrishikesh Hirway)
Best Fiction Podcast
Blood Ties (Wondery)
Best Beauty & Fashion Podcast
Articles of Interest (Avery Trufelman/99% Invisible)
Best Overall Host – Female
Nicole Byer (Why Don’t You Date Me?)
Best Overall Host – Male
Conan O’Brien (Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend)
Best Business & Finance Podcast
Pivot (NY Mag)
Best Green Podcast
How To Save A Planet (Gimlet)
Best Travel Podcast
Travel with Rick Steves (Rick Steves)
Best Spirituality & Religion Podcast
Elevation with Steven Furtick (Independent)
Best Advice/Inspirational Podcast
Unlocking Us with Brene Brown (Parcast)
Best TV & Film Podcast
You Must Remember This? (Karina Longworth)
Best Spanish-Language Podcast
Leyendas Legendarias (Sonoro/All Things Comedy)
Best Ad Read Podcast
Office Ladies (Earwolf/Stitcher)
Best Science Podcast
Radiolab (WNYC Studios)
Best Technology Podcast
Rabbit Hole (The New York Times)
Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast
Therapy For Black Girls (Joy Harden Bradford/iHeartRadio)
Best History Podcast
Revisionist History (Pushkin Industries)
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