iHeartMedia Celebrates The Best in Podcasting During The Fifth Annual iHeartPodcast Awards

Tonight, the fifth annual iHeartPodcast Awards hosted by actor and comedian Brian Baumgartner brought together the most influential names in podcasting to honor the most entertaining and innovative podcasts of 2022, celebrating the incredible talent and wide variety of leaders across the podcasting industry. The virtual awards event was exclusively video streamed on iHeartRadio’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Page and broadcast across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.

The night featured a variety of appearances by award nominees, celebrity presenters and special guests including Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett, Mayim Bialik, Alex Borstein, Zach Braff and Donald Faison, Nicole Byer, Charlamagne Tha God, Colin Cowherd, Bob Costas, Malcolm Gladwell, Draymond Green, Bethany Joy Lenz, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, Enrique Santos, Iliza Shlesinger, Questlove, Angela Yee and more.

Host Brian Baumgartner kept one lucky audience member entertained throughout the night with hilarious comedic skits about chili, celery and bone breaking and of course, podcasting.

The full list of 2023 iHeartPodcast Awards winners are:

• Social Impact Icon Award: Dr. Laurie Santos and Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
• Audible Audio Pioneer Icon Award: Kara Swisher
• Innovator Icon Award, presented by Planet Oat Oatmilk: Ashley Flowers

Podcast of the Year Award, presented by Autonomy: Las Culturistas
From: Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio

New! Best Overall Ensemble: SmartLess
From: Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett
Hosted by: ART19

Best Business & Finance Podcast: Planet Money
From: NPR
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Comedy Podcast: Why Won’t You Date Me
From: Team Coco & Nicole Byer
Hosted by: Simplecast

Best Crime Podcast: Believe Her
From: Lemonada Media
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best Pop Culture Podcast: Decoder Ring
From: Slate Podcasts
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Food Podcast: The Sporkful
From: Dan Pashman and Stitcher
Hosted by: Simplecast

Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast: Maintenance Phase
From: Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
Hosted by: Buzzsprout

Best History Podcast: You’re Wrong About
From: Sarah Marshall
Hosted by: Buzzsprout

Best Kids & Family Podcast: Wow In The World
From: Tinkercast | Wondery
Hosted by: ART19

Best Music Podcast: Questlove Supreme
From: iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best News Podcast: The Daily
From: The New York Times
Hosted by: Simplecast

Best Fiction Podcast: Welcome To Night Vale
From: Night Vale Presents
Hosted by: PRX

Best Sports Podcast: The Draymond Green Show
From: iHeartPodcasts and The Volume
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best Science Podcast: Radiolab
From: WNYC Studios
Hosted by: WNYC

Best Technology Podcast: Pivot
From: New York Magazine
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Ad Read Podcast: Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
From: Team Coco & Earwolf
Hosted by: Simplecast
• Best Overall Host: Nicole Byer

Best Political Podcast: NPR Politics Podcast
From: NPR
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best TV & Film Podcast: Films to be Buried With
From: Big Money Players Network and iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best Spanish Language Podcast: Ciudad Mágica
From: Sonoro | Tenderfoot TV
Hosted by: Megaphone

Best Advice & Inspirational Podcast: Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People
From: Chris Gethard
Hosted by: Libsyn

Best Beauty & Fashion Podcast: Natch Beaut
From: Jackie Johnson
Hosted by: Acast

Best Travel Podcast: Atlas Obscura
From: Stitcher Studios & Atlas Obscura
Hosted by: Simplecast

Best Green Podcast: TED Climate
From: TED
Hosted by: PRX

Best Spirituality & Religion Podcast: On Being
From: On Being Studios
Hosted by: Simplecast

Best Branded Podcast: Smart Talks with IBM
From: Pushkin Industries and iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best Emerging Podcast: Sounds Like A Cult
From: Amanda Montell & Isa Medina
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Best International Podcast: El Viaje (Mexico)
From: Sonoro
Hosted by: Megaphone

The 2023 iHeartPodcast Awards is part of iHeartMedia’s roster of nationally recognized events including the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the nationwide iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, iHeartCountry Festival, iHeartRadio ALTer Ego and iHeartRadio Wango Tango.

Executive producers for the 2023 iHeartPodcast Awards are John Sykes, Tom Poleman, Conal Byrne and Bart Peters for iHeartMedia, and Deviants Media Studio founder Ivan Dudynsky and show runner Jayson Belt. Proud sponsors of this year’s event include Audible, Autonomy, Planet Oat Oatmilk and Progressive Insurance. More information can be found at iHeartPodcastAwards.com.

The above list of podcasts is available as an OPML file for your podcast player