iHeartRadio Podcast Awards

iHeartRadio Podcast Awards

iHeartRadio is giving the podcast industry the visibility and recognition it deserves at the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.

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2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: See The Full List of Nominees

Millions of people have been listening all year long, and now, their favorite podcasts are about to be celebrated during the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards.

The iHeartRadio Podcast Awards are returning to the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles on January 13th, 2022, and will honor the very best in podcasting throughout 2021, and the most innovative talent and content creators in the industry. Podcasting saw a huge surge, not only in listening, but also in podcast creation throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic — over 160 million people have listened to a podcast this year alone.

As in previous years, the fans will be deciding the winner of the coveted Podcast of the Year award by voting via Twitter. Nominees in this category include "Code Switch," "Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend," "Crime Junkie," "Louder Than a Riot," "Office Ladies," "SmartLess," "Stuff You Should Know," "The Daily," "The Midnight Miracle" and "You're Wrong About." Voting kicks off on December 13th and runs through January 2nd, 2022.

Winners in other categories — which span across entertainment, comedy, crime, news, sports, food and more — will be decided on by a judging panel composed of blue-ribbon podcast industry leaders, creatives and visionaries. The 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards will also include two new categories: Best Emerging Podcast and Best International Podcast.

Several winners from last year's iHeartRadio Podcast Awards have again gained nominations in their respective categories including "Office Ladies" for Podcast of the Year, "The Read" for Best Comedy Podcast, "Crime Junkie" for Best Crime Podcast, "Pod Save America" for Best News Podcast, "All The Smoke" for Best Sports Podcast, Conan O’Brien for Best Overall Host – Male, Nicole Byer for Best Overall Host – Female, "Pop Culture Happy Hour" for Best Pop Culture Podcast, "Therapy for Black Girls" for Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast, and more. See the full list of nominees for the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards below.

Podcast of the Year (Socially Voted Category)

  • ā€œCode Switchā€ (NPR)
  • ā€œConan O’Brien Needs a Friendā€ (Team Coco)
  • ā€œCrime Junkieā€ (audiochuck)
  • ā€œLouder Than a Riotā€ (NPR)
  • ā€œOffice Ladiesā€ (Earwolf/Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey)
  • ā€œSmartLessā€ (Wondery/Amazon)
  • ā€œStuff You Should Knowā€ (iHeartRadio)
  • ā€œThe Dailyā€ (The New York Times)
  • ā€œThe Midnight Miracleā€ (Luminary, Dave Chappelle, Talib Kweli, and Yasiin Bey)
  • ā€œYou’re Wrong Aboutā€ (Sarah Marshall)

Best Comedy Podcast

  • ā€œComedy Bang Bang: The Podcastā€ (Earwolf/Scott Aukerman)
  • ā€œLas Culturistasā€ (Big Money Players)
  • ā€œMy Brother, My Brother, and Meā€ (The McElroys)
  • ā€œSmartLessā€ (Wondery/Amazon)
  • ā€œThe Readā€ (Loud Speakers Network)

Best Crime Podcast

  • ā€œCrime Junkieā€ (audiochuck)
  • ā€œDr. Deathā€ (Wondery)
  • ā€œJensen & Holes: The Murder Squadā€ (Exactly Right)
  • ā€œScam Goddessā€ (Earwolf/Team Coco/ Laci Mosley)
  • ā€œTo Live and Die in LAā€ (Tenderfoot TV/Cadence13

Best Music Podcast

  • ā€œBroken Recordā€ (Pushkin Industries)
  • ā€œLouder Than A Riotā€ (NPR)
  • ā€œQuestlove Supremeā€ (iHeartRadio)
  • ā€œSong Exploderā€ (Hrishikesh Hirway)
  • ā€œToxic: The Britney Spears Storyā€ (Witness Docs)

Best News Podcast

  • ā€œPod Save Americaā€ (Crooked Media)
  • ā€œThe Dailyā€ (The New York Times)
  • ā€œThe Rachel Maddow Showā€ (MSNBC)
  • ā€œToday, Explainedā€ (Vox)
  • ā€œUp Firstā€ (NPR)

Best Sports Podcast

  • ā€œAll The Smokeā€ (The Black Effect)
  • ā€œPardon My Takeā€ (Barstool Sports)
  • ā€œSummer of Goldā€ (Dear Media)
  • ā€œThe Bill Simmons Podcastā€ (The Ringer/Bill Simmons)
  • ā€œThe Herd with Colin Cowherdā€ (iHeartRadio)

Best Overall Host – Male

  • Conan O’Brien (Team Coco)
  • Michael Hobbes (Independent)
  • Sam Sanders (NPR)
  • Sean Hayes (Amazon/Wondery)
  • Wesley Morris (The New York Times)

Best Overall Host – Female

  • Anna Sale (WNYC)
  • Kara Swisher (The New York Times)
  • Laverne Cox (Shondaland Audio)
  • Nicole Byer (Team Coco)
  • Sarah Marshall (Independent)

Best Business & Finance Podcast

  • ā€œBloomberg Businessweekā€ (Bloomberg)
  • ā€œBrown Ambitionā€ (Westwood One)
  • ā€œBusiness Warsā€ (Wondery)
  • ā€œEarn Your Leisureā€ (The Black Effect/iHeartRadio)
  • ā€œHow I Built This with Guy Razā€ (NPR)

Best Pop Culture Podcast

  • ā€œKeep It!ā€ (Crooked Media)
  • ā€œPop Culture Happy Hourā€ (NPR)
  • ā€œStill Processingā€ (The New York Times)
  • ā€œThe Readā€ (Loud Speakers Network)
  • ā€œYou’re Wrong Aboutā€ (Sarah Marshall)

Best Food Podcast

  • ā€œDoughboysā€ (Headgum & Doughboys Media)
  • ā€œBon AppĆ©tit Food Peopleā€ (Bon AppĆ©tit)
  • ā€œGastropodā€ (Independent)
  • ā€œHome Cookingā€ (Samin Nosrat/Hrishikesh Hirway)
  • ā€œThe Splendid Tableā€ (American Public Media)

Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast

  • ā€œBody Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunterā€ (TED Audio Collective)
  • ā€œMaintenance Phaseā€ (Aubrey Gorden/Michael Hobbes)
  • ā€œOn Purpose with Jay Shettyā€ (Jay Shetty)
  • ā€œPOOG with Kate Berlant and Jacqueline Novakā€ (Big Money Players)
  • ā€œTherapy for Black Girlsā€ (Joy Harden Bradford/iHeartRadio)

Best History Podcast

  • ā€œDan Carlin’s Hardcore Historyā€ (Dan Carlin)
  • ā€œDark Historyā€ (Audioboom Studios)
  • ā€œLoreā€ (Aaron Mahnke/Grim & Mild)
  • ā€œRevolutionsā€ (Mike Duncan)
  • ā€œThroughlineā€ (NPR)

Best Kids & Family Podcast

  • ā€œBrains On! Science Podcast for Kidsā€ (American Public Media)
  • ā€œCircle Roundā€ (WBUR)
  • ā€œGoodnight Stories For Rebel Girlsā€ (Rebel Girls)
  • ā€œStory Piratesā€ (Gimlet)
  • ā€œWow in the Worldā€ (Wondery Kids)

Best Fiction Podcast

  • ā€œBlackoutā€ (QCODE/Endeavor Content)
  • ā€œBridgewaterā€ (iHeartRadio/Grim & Mild)
  • ā€œEdith!ā€ (QCODE/Crooked Media)
  • ā€œIn Strange Woods: A Musical Podcastā€ (Atypical Artists)
  • ā€œWelcome to Night Valeā€ (Night Vale Presents)

Best Science Podcast

  • ā€œHidden Brainā€ (Hidden Brain Media)
  • ā€œInvisibiliaā€ (NPR)
  • ā€œOlogies with Alie Wardā€ (Alie Ward)
  • ā€œStarTalk Radioā€ (Neil deGrasse Tyson)
  • ā€œStuff To Blow Your Mindā€ (iHeartRadio)

Best Technology Podcast

  • ā€œPivotā€ (New York Magazine)
  • ā€œRabbit Holeā€ (The New York Times)
  • ā€œReply Allā€ (Gimlet)
  • ā€œScience Vsā€ (Gimlet)
  • ā€œThere Are No Girls On The Internetā€ (iHeartRadio)

Best Ad Read

  • ā€œChatty Broads with Bekah and Jessā€ (Independent)
  • ā€œConan O’Brien Needs a Friendā€ (Team Coco)
  • ā€œLiterally! With Rob Loweā€ (Stitcher/Team Coco)
  • ā€œMy Brother, My Brother And Meā€ (The McElroys)
  • ā€œSmartLessā€ (Wondery/Amazon)

Best Political Podcast

  • ā€œFiveThirtyEight Politicsā€ (FiveThirtyEight/538/ABC News/Nate Silver)
  • ā€œGaining Ground: The New Georgiaā€ (Tenderfoot TV/Crooked Media)
  • ā€œPod Save Americaā€ (Crooked Media)
  • ā€œThe NPR Politics Podcastā€ (NPR)
  • ā€œThe Rachel Maddow Showā€ (MSNBC)

Best TV & Film Podcast

  • ā€œChatty Broads with Bekah and Jessā€ (Independent)
  • ā€œHow Did This Get Made?ā€ (Earwolf/Paul Scheer/June Diane Raphael/Jason Mantzoukas)
  • ā€œOffice Ladiesā€ (Earwolf/Jenna Fischer & Angela Kinsey)
  • ā€œPop Culture Happy Hourā€ (NPR)
  • ā€œThe Bechdel Castā€ (iHeartRadio)

Best Spanish Language Podcast

  • ā€œAnything for Selenaā€ (WBUR/Futuro Studios)
  • ā€œCuentos IncreĆ­blesā€ (Sonoro)
  • ā€œLatinx Therapyā€ (Adriana Alejandre, LMFT)
  • ā€œLeyendas Legendariasā€ (Sonoro/All Things Comedy)
  • ā€œRadio Ambulanteā€ (NPR)

Best Advice/Inspirational Podcast

  • ā€œDare to Lead with BrenĆ© Brownā€ (Spotify/Parcast)
  • ā€œDon’t Ask Tigā€ (American Public Media)
  • ā€œSuper Soulā€ (Oprah)
  • ā€œUnlocking Us with BrenĆ© Brownā€ (Parcast Network)
  • ā€œWe Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyleā€ (Glennon Doyle/Cadence 13)

Best Beauty & Fashion Podcast

  • ā€œAdd to Cartā€ (Lemonada Media)
  • ā€œForever 35ā€ (Kate Spencer/Doree Shafrir)
  • ā€œGloss Angelesā€ (Kirbie Johnson/Sara Tan)
  • ā€œNatch Beautā€ (Jackie Johnson)
  • ā€œThe Business of Fashionā€ (Independent)

Best Travel Podcast

  • ā€œArmchair Explorerā€ (Aaron Millar)
  • ā€œJUMP with Traveling Jackieā€ (Independent)
  • ā€œLet’s Go Togetherā€ (Travel & Leisure)
  • ā€œWomen Who Travelā€ (CondĆ© Nast Traveller)
  • ā€œZero to Travelā€ (Jason Moore)

Best Spirituality & Religion Podcast

  • ā€œAlmost 30ā€ (Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik)
  • ā€œMay I Elaborate? Daily Wisdom from JB Smooveā€ (Team Coco)
  • ā€œOn Being with Krista Tippettā€ (On Being Studios)
  • ā€œTara Brachā€ (Tara Brach)
  • ā€œThe One You Feed with Eric Zimmerā€ (Wondery)

The Best Green Podcast

  • ā€œEV News Daily – The E-Mobility Podcastā€ (Independent)
  • ā€œFactually! With Adam Conoverā€ (Earwolf)
  • ā€œHow To Save A Planetā€ (Gimlet)
  • ā€œLiving on Earthā€ (PRX)
  • ā€œScience Rules! With Bill Nyeā€ (Stitcher & Bill Nye)

Best Branded Podcast

  • ā€œCamp Monstersā€ (REI Co-Op)
  • ā€œHumans Growing Stuffā€ (ScottsMiracle-Gro)
  • ā€œInside Trader Joesā€ (Trader Joe’s)
  • ā€œNow, What’s Next?ā€ (Morgan Stanley)
  • ā€œYour Attention Pleaseā€ (Hulu)

Best Emerging Podcast

  • ā€œFilms To Be Buried With with Brett Goldsteinā€ (Independent)
  • ā€œMaintenance Phaseā€ (Aubrey Gorden/Michael Hobbes)
  • ā€œMurder in Allianceā€ (Obsessed Network)
  • ā€œRevolutionsā€ (Mike Duncan)
  • ā€œRotten Mangoā€ (Stephanie Soo/Audioboom)

Best International Podcast

  • ā€œAsĆ­ como suenaā€ (AsĆ­ Como Suena)
  • ā€œCreepsMcPasta Creepypasta Radioā€ (Creeps McPasta)
  • ā€œFuera de Seriesā€ (Fuera de Series)
  • ā€œMamamia Out Loudā€ (Mamamia)
  • ā€œMorbidologyā€ (Morbidology)

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