The 30th Annual Webby Awards Podcast Winners

The Webby Awards continues to see significant growth in podcast submissions, solidifying their status as the largest, most prestigious, and competitive honors in the industry. As audio and video storytelling reach new heights, this year’s awards reflect that evolution with expanded podcast categories. The winners ceremony will be on May 11.

Podcast Company of the Year

iHeart Media will receive the Webby Podcast Company of the Year achievement, with 2 Webby Wins and 4 People’s Voice Wins, 17 Nominees, and 10 Honorees.

Overall Winners

Trailer Best Branded Podcast or Segment, Features
Things Bakers Know: The King Arthur Baking Podcast (King Arthur Baking Company)

Arts
From: King Arthur Baking Company
Hosted by: Buzzsprout

Trailer Best Co-Hosts, Features
SmartLess (SiriusXM)

Comedy
From: Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, Will Arnett
Hosted by: Simplecast4.6 ★

Trailer Best Creator or Influencer Series, Features
I Shaved My Vag For This (Katie Thompson & Soul People Productions)

Science
From: Katie Thompson
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators4.6 ★

Trailer Best Host, Features
Good Hang with Amy Poehler (Kovert Creative)

Comedy
From: The Ringer
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Best Indie Podcast, Features
Flightless Bird (Flightless Bird)

Society & Culture
From: David Farrier
Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★

Trailer Best Indie Podcast
Limited Run, Features
The Astrology of America (Cosmic Coven)

Religion & Spirituality
From: Kristen Chalos
Hosted by: RSS.com5.0 ★

Trailer Best Individual Episode, Features
Michelle Obama Reveals All: Life-Changing Lessons on Fear, Faith & Hope
The Jamie Kern Lima Show (The Jamie Kern Lima Show)

Education
From: Jamie Kern Lima
Hosted by: Megaphone4.7 ★

Trailer Best Limited Series, Features
Fela Kuti: Fear No Man (Audible)

Society & Culture
From: Higher Ground
Hosted by: ART194.9 ★

Trailer Best Live Podcast Recording, Features
The Magic of Mushrooms with Kacey Musgraves and Paul Stamets (Sing For Science)

Music
From: Talkhouse
Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★

Trailer Best New Podcast
Entertainment & Culture, Features
The Rest Is Science (Goalhanger)

Science
From: Goalhanger
Hosted by: Megaphone4.6 ★

Trailer Best New Podcast
News, Business & Society, Features
The Joy Reid Show (Image Lab Media Group)

News
From: Joy-Ann Reid
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Trailer Best Partnership or Collaboration, Features
The Rest Is History: The Complete History of The Beatles with Tom Holland and Conan O’Brian (Goalhanger)

History
From: Goalhanger
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer Best Series, Features
30 for 30 Podcasts (ESPN)

Sports
From: ESPN
Hosted by: Megaphone4.3 ★

Trailer Best Video Podcast, Features
Good Hang with Amy Poehler (Kovert Creative)

Comedy
From: The Ringer
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Trailer Best Video Podcast Host, Features
The Don Lemon Show (Lemon Media Network)

News
From: Lemon Media Network
Hosted by: Libsyn3.5 ★

Trailer Best Writing, Features
Tough Cookie: The Wally “Famous” Amos Story (Vanity Fair)

Society & Culture
From: Vanity Fair
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer Experimental & Innovation, Features
Our Ancestors Were Messy (Our Ancestors Were Messy)

History
From: Coco Hill Productions
Hosted by: Simplecast4.9 ★

Original Music Score / Sound Design, Features
Full Body Chills Score (Audiochuck)

Fiction
From: Audiochuck
Hosted by: Simplecast4.7 ★

Arts & Culture, Individual Episode
5 Good Things (CNN)

News
From: CNN Podcasts
Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★

Trailer Belonging & Inclusion, Individual Episode
Handsome with Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and Mae Martin (Headgum)

Comedy
From: Headgum
Hosted by: ART194.9 ★

Trailer Business, Individual Episode
If/Then (Stanford Graduate School of Business)

Business
From: Stanford GSB
Hosted by: ART194.9 ★

Comedy, Individual Episode
Paul Rudd 3.0 on TYSO (TYSO Productions)

Comedy
From: Rick Glassman
Hosted by: ART194.7 ★

Trailer Crime & Justice, Individual Episode
48 hours at El Refugio: A haven for families of ICE detainees from Latino USA (The Futuro Media Group)

Society & Culture
From: My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio4.7 ★

Trailer Documentary, Individual Episode
A Summer Break That Wasn’t: American Kids Living in Fear of ICE from Latino USA (The Futuro Media Group)

Society & Culture
From: My Cultura, Futuro and iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio4.7 ★

Trailer Featured Guest, Individual Episode
Michelle Obama Reveals All: Life-Changing Lessons on Fear, Faith & Hope
The Jamie Kern Lima Show (The Jamie Kern Lima Show)

Education
From: Jamie Kern Lima
Hosted by: Megaphone4.7 ★

Health, Wellness & Lifestyle, Individual Episode
The disruptHER Podcast (Dr. Somi)

Health & Fitness
From: Dr. Somi Javaid
Hosted by: RedCircle

History, Individual Episode
StoryCorps
Voices From the Storm: Remembering Hurricane Katrina (StoryCorps)

Society & Culture
From: NPR
Hosted by: Simplecast4.5 ★

Trailer Interview or Talk Show, Individual Episode
Jane Goodall on hope, AI, and the natural world from Possible (Palette Media)

Technology
From: Reid Hoffman
Hosted by: Megaphone4.5 ★
• Kids & Family, Individual Episode
  Lulu’s Late Night (Hatch)

Trailer News & Politics, Individual Episode
Question Everything (Placement Theory)

Society & Culture
From: Brian Reed
 4.6 ★

Trailer Science & Education, Individual Episode
Altered States (UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics)

Science
From: PRX
Hosted by: PRX4.6 ★

Trailer Television & Film, Individual Episode
The White Lotus Official Podcast (Warner Bros. Discovery)

TV & Film
From: HBO
Hosted by: Megaphone4.4 ★

Trailer Belonging & Inclusion, Limited-Series & Specials
We’re Doing the Wiz (Radiotopia)

Society & Culture
From: Radiotopia
Hosted by: PRX4.4 ★

Trailer Business & Thought Leadership, Limited-Series & Specials
Behind the Business with Michelle Toh (Behind the Business)

Business
From: Michelle Toh
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer Crime & Justice, Limited-Series & Specials
Who Took Misty Copsey? (Warner Bros. Discovery)

True Crime
From: ID
Hosted by: Acast4.7 ★

Trailer Documentary, Limited-Series & Specials
CROOK COUNTY (Common Enemy)

True Crime
From: Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio4.4 ★

Trailer Health, Science & Education, Limited-Series & Specials
NASA’s Curious Universe: The Earth Series (NASA)

Science
From: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Hosted by: Megaphone4.6 ★

Trailer Interview or Talk Show, Limited-Series & Specials
Michelle Obama Reveals All: Life-Changing Lessons on Fear, Faith & Hope
The Jamie Kern Lima Show (The Jamie Kern Lima Show)

Education
From: Jamie Kern Lima
Hosted by: Megaphone4.7 ★

Trailer News & Politics, Limited-Series & Specials
Trumpland with Alex Wagner (MS NOW)

News
From: MS NOW, Alex Wagner
Hosted by: Simplecast4.6 ★

Trailer Scripted (Fiction), Limited-Series & Specials
The Murderer Killings
A True* Crime Podcast (The Murderer Killings)

Fiction
From: Michael Satow & Jack Canfora
Hosted by: Buzzsprout4.7 ★

Trailer Advice & How-To, Shows
Don’t Listen To Us (Lemonada Media)

Society & Culture
From: Lemonada Media
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Trailer Arts & Culture, Shows
Antiques Roadshow Detours (GBH)

History
From: GBH
Hosted by: PRX4.7 ★

Trailer Belonging & Inclusion, Shows
UNDISTRACTED with Brittany Packnett Cunningham (The Meteor)

News
From: The Meteor, Collective Media
Hosted by: Simplecast4.9 ★

Trailer Business, Shows
Pivot (Vox Media)

News
From: New York Magazine
Hosted by: Megaphone4.2 ★

Trailer Comedy, Shows
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Comedy (SiriusXM)

Comedy
From: Team Coco & Earwolf
Hosted by: Simplecast4.8 ★

Trailer Crime & Justice, Shows
Dateline: Missing in America (Dateline NBC)

True Crime
From: NBC News
Hosted by: Simplecast4.5 ★

Trailer Documentary, Shows
Something Was Wrong (Something Was Wrong // Broken Cycle Media)

True Crime
From: Broken Cycle Media
Hosted by: Audioboom4.2 ★

Trailer Health, Wellness & Fitness, Shows
Where Should We Begin? with Esther Perel (Vox Media)

Society & Culture
From: Esther Perel Global Media
Hosted by: Megaphone4.7 ★

Trailer History, Shows
National Park After Dark (National Park After Dark)

True Crime
From: Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer Interview or Talk Show
Entertainment & Culture, Shows
Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim (Thanks Dad with Ego Nwodim)

Comedy
From: iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio4.8 ★

Trailer Interview or Talk Show
News, Business & Society, Shows
On with Kara Swisher (Vox Media)

Society & Culture
From: Vox Media
Hosted by: Megaphone4.2 ★

Kids & Family, Shows
Culture Kids (Culture Kids Productions)

Kids & Family
From: Culture Kids Productions
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Trailer Lifestyle, Shows
We Can Do Hard Things (Silver Tribe Media)

Society & Culture
From: Treat Media and Glennon Doyle
Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★

Trailer Music, Shows
Queer the Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives (Mercury Studios)

Music
From: Mercury Studios
Hosted by: Acast4.8 ★

News & Politics, Shows
Legal AF by MeidasTouch (MeidasTouch)

News
From: MeidasTouch Network
Hosted by: Megaphone

Public Service & Activism, Shows
Chapters: Season Five (Chapter Five)
Incarceration (Past Forward)

Education
From: pastforward.org
Hosted by: Simplecast4.6 ★

Science & Education, Shows
Ologies with Alie Ward (Ologies)

Science
From: Alie Ward
Hosted by: Simplecast4.9 ★

Trailer Scripted (Fiction), Shows
DC High Volume: Batman (Realm)

Fiction
From: DC | Realm
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Sports, Shows
Pablo Torre Finds Out (Meadowlark Media)

Sports
From: The Athletic
Hosted by: Acast4.8 ★

Trailer Sustainability & Environment, Shows
Broken Ground Podcast: A Podcast by the Southern Environmental Law Center
Rural Justice; Season 7 (Southern Environmental Law Center)

Government
From: Southern Environmental Law Center
Hosted by: Buzzsprout4.8 ★

Trailer Technology, Shows
Future Around & Find Out (Modern Product Minds)

Technology
From: Dan Blumberg
Hosted by: Transistor4.5 ★

Television & Film, Shows
How Did This Get Made
Television & Film (SiriusXM)

Comedy
From: Earwolf and Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas
Hosted by: Simplecast4.8 ★

People’s Voice Winners

Trailer Best Branded Podcast or Segment, Features
Grindr’s ‘Who’s The Asshole?’ Season 3 (Sling and Stone)

Comedy
From: Grindr
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators4.8 ★

Trailer Best Co-Hosts, Features
The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers Podcast (Rabbit Grin Productions)

Comedy
From: The Lonely Island & Seth Meyers
Hosted by: Acast4.9 ★

Trailer Best Creator or Influencer Series, Features
Iconic Origins: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Paramount Pictures)

Society & Culture
From: Paramount Pictures
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Best Indie Podcast
Limited Run, Features
Her Magic Mushroom Memoir (Divine Sign Productions LLC)

Fiction
From: John Wasson • Darren Hackett
Hosted by: Libsyn

Trailer Best Limited Series, Features
Lost Boys with Scott Galloway and Anthony Scaramucci (Belay)

Society & Culture
From: Anthony Scaramucci and Scott Galloway 
Hosted by: Megaphone4.5 ★

Trailer Best Live Podcast Recording, Features
Crime Junkie Live on Tour (Audiochuck)

True Crime
From: Audiochuck
Hosted by: Simplecast4.7 ★

Trailer Best New Podcast
Entertainment & Culture, Features
Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce

Comedy
From: Wave
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer Best New Podcast
News, Business & Society, Features
The Intersection by MeidasTouch (MeidasTouch)

News
From: MeidasTouch Network
Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★

Trailer Best Partnership or Collaboration, Features
Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce “My Disney Spectacular” from Walt Disney World, Episode 43 (Disney Experiences)

Comedy
From: Wave
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer Best Series, Features
The Weekly Show (Comedy Central)

Comedy
From: Comedy Central
Hosted by: Megaphone4.5 ★

Trailer Best Writing, Features
Killer Psyche (Treefort Media)

True Crime
From: Audible | Treefort Media
Hosted by: ART194.6 ★

Trailer Experimental & Innovation, Features
Behind the Bastards (Cool Zone Media)

Society & Culture
From: Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio4.6 ★

Trailer Original Music Score / Sound Design, Features
Hamlet (Make-Believe Association)

Fiction
From: Make-Believe Association
Hosted by: Libsyn4.5 ★

Arts & Culture, Individual Episode
Jane Austen 250th Anniversary | MASTERPIECE Studio (MASTERPIECE)

TV & Film
From: MASTERPIECE
Hosted by: PRX4.4 ★

Business, Individual Episode
Why Healthcare Is Totally Unprepared for AI (The Heart of Healthcare)

Business
From: Massively Better Healthcare
Hosted by: ART194.9 ★

Trailer Crime & Justice, Individual Episode
Clues with Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore (PAVE Studios)

True Crime
From: Crime House
Hosted by: WideOrbit4.7 ★

Trailer Documentary, Individual Episode
99% Invisible: The Quiet Storm

Arts
From: Roman Mars
Hosted by: Simplecast4.8 ★

Trailer Featured Guest, Individual Episode
Mark Ruffalo Says ‘Boycott, Divest, Sanction, and Prosecute’ Israel from We’re Not Kidding with Mehdi & Friends (Zeteo)

News
From: Zeteo
Hosted by: Libsyn4.9 ★

Trailer Health, Wellness & Lifestyle, Individual Episode
unPAUSED (The Pause Life)

Health & Fitness
From: Audacy | Mary Claire Haver, MD
Hosted by: WideOrbit

Kids & Family, Individual Episode
Narwhals Are Real?! Dive Into the Arctic’s Coolest Secret! from Culture Kids (Culture Kids Productions)

Kids & Family
From: Culture Kids Productions
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

News & Politics, Individual Episode
Joy Behar’s Message To Stephen Colbert (The View)

TV & Film
From: ABC News
Hosted by: Megaphone4.2 ★

Trailer Science & Education, Individual Episode
Houston We Have a Podcast: Artemis II: The Mission (NASA)

Science
From: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Hosted by: Megaphone4.7 ★

Television & Film, Individual Episode
True Crime Obsessed (True Crime Obsessed)

True Crime
From: True Crime Obsessed
Hosted by: Audioboom4.2 ★

Trailer Business & Thought Leadership, Limited-Series & Specials
Disruptors: The Canada Project (Royal Bank of Canada)

Business
From: RBC Thought Leadership, John Stackhouse
Hosted by: Simplecast4.8 ★

Trailer Crime & Justice, Limited-Series & Specials
Spiral: Murder in Detroit from The Free Press Investigates (The Free Press)

Society & Culture
From: The Free Press
Hosted by: Megaphone4.7 ★

Documentary, Limited-Series & Specials
Migrating to America: A Dream Worth Dying For (Cool Zone Media)

Society & Culture
From: Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio5.0 ★

Trailer News & Politics, Limited-Series & Specials
It Could Happen Here (Cool Zone Media)

News
From: Cool Zone Media and iHeartPodcasts
Hosted by: Omny Studio

Trailer Arts & Culture, Shows
Sounds Like A Cult (Margie Grove LLC)

Society & Culture
From: Studio71
Hosted by: Megaphone4.2 ★

Trailer Belonging & Inclusion, Shows
21 Questions w/ Madison Tevlin (by coastal inc.)

Society & Culture
From: 21 Questions
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators5.0 ★

Trailer Business, Shows
Morning Brew Daily (Morning Brew Inc)

Business
From: Morning Brew
Hosted by: Megaphone4.4 ★

Trailer Creativity & Marketing, Shows
This Could Work Podcast: Exploring the Ideas, Risks, and Visionaries Driving Modern Culture (Saylor)

Business
From: Saylor
Hosted by: Spotify for Creators5.0 ★

Trailer Crime & Justice, Shows
True Crime with Kendall Rae (Mile Higher Media)

True Crime
From: Mile Higher Media & Audioboom Studios
Hosted by: Audioboom4.7 ★

Trailer Documentary, Shows
Reveal: Hard Truths. Real Consequences. (Mother Jones)

News
From: The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX
Hosted by: PRX4.7 ★

Trailer Health, Wellness & Fitness, Shows
Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown

Health & Fitness
From: Mayim Bialik
Hosted by: ART194.7 ★

Trailer Interview or Talk Show
Entertainment & Culture, Shows
All There Is with Anderson Cooper (CNN)

Society & Culture
From: CNN Podcasts
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Kids & Family, Shows
Cookie Monster Mysteries (Audible)

From: Audible Originals
 

Lifestyle, Shows
Coffee Convos Podcast (KILLR Network)

Society & Culture
From: PodcastOne
Hosted by: ART194.6 ★

Trailer Public Service & Activism, Shows
The Anti-Trans Hate Machine (TransLash Media)

Society & Culture
From: TransLash Media
Hosted by: Acast4.4 ★
• Scripted (Fiction), Shows
  Calm Sleep Stories (Calm, Inc)

Sports, Shows
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce (Wondery)

Sports
From: Wondery
Hosted by: ART194.9 ★

Trailer Sustainability & Environment, Shows
Nature is the Solution (WBUR CitySpace Productions)

Science
From: The Nature Conservancy
Hosted by: Megaphone5.0 ★

Technology, Shows
The Vergecast (The Verge)

Technology
From: The Verge
Hosted by: Megaphone4.5 ★

Trailer Best Host, Features
Good Hang with Amy Poehler (Kovert Creative)

Comedy
From: The Ringer
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Best Indie Podcast, Features
Flightless Bird (Flightless Bird)

Society & Culture
From: David Farrier
Hosted by: Megaphone4.9 ★

Trailer Best Individual Episode, Features
Michelle Obama Reveals All: Life-Changing Lessons on Fear, Faith & Hope
The Jamie Kern Lima Show (The Jamie Kern Lima Show)

Education
From: Jamie Kern Lima
Hosted by: Megaphone4.7 ★

Trailer Best Video Podcast, Features
Good Hang with Amy Poehler (Kovert Creative)

Comedy
From: The Ringer
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Trailer Best Video Podcast Host, Features
The Don Lemon Show (Lemon Media Network)

News
From: Lemon Media Network
Hosted by: Libsyn3.5 ★

Trailer Belonging & Inclusion, Individual Episode
Handsome with Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and Mae Martin (Headgum)

Comedy
From: Headgum
Hosted by: ART194.9 ★

Comedy, Individual Episode
Paul Rudd 3.0 on TYSO (TYSO Productions)

Comedy
From: Rick Glassman
Hosted by: ART194.7 ★

History, Individual Episode
StoryCorps
Voices From the Storm: Remembering Hurricane Katrina (StoryCorps)

Society & Culture
From: NPR
Hosted by: Simplecast4.5 ★

Trailer Interview or Talk Show, Individual Episode
Jane Goodall on hope, AI, and the natural world from Possible (Palette Media)

Technology
From: Reid Hoffman
Hosted by: Megaphone4.5 ★

Trailer Belonging & Inclusion, Limited-Series & Specials
We’re Doing The Wiz (Radiotopia)

Society & Culture
From: Radiotopia
Hosted by: PRX4.4 ★

Trailer Health, Science & Education, Limited-Series & Specials
NASA’s Curious Universe: The Earth Series (NASA)

Science
From: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Hosted by: Megaphone4.6 ★

Trailer Interview or Talk Show, Limited-Series & Specials
Michelle Obama Reveals All: Life-Changing Lessons on Fear, Faith & Hope
The Jamie Kern Lima Show (The Jamie Kern Lima Show)

Education
From: Jamie Kern Lima
Hosted by: Megaphone4.7 ★

Trailer Scripted (Fiction), Limited-Series & Specials
The Murderer Killings
A True* Crime Podcast (The Murderer Killings)

Fiction
From: Michael Satow & Jack Canfora
Hosted by: Buzzsprout4.7 ★

Trailer Advice & How-To, Shows
Don’t Listen To Us (Lemonada Media)

Society & Culture
From: Lemonada Media
Hosted by: Megaphone4.8 ★

Trailer Comedy, Shows
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Comedy (SiriusXM)

Comedy
From: Team Coco & Earwolf
Hosted by: Simplecast4.8 ★

Trailer History, Shows
National Park After Dark (National Park After Dark)

True Crime
From: Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian
Hosted by: Megaphone

Trailer Interview or Talk Show
News, Business & Society, Shows
On with Kara Swisher (Vox Media)

Society & Culture
From: Vox Media
Hosted by: Megaphone4.2 ★

Trailer Music, Shows
Queer the Music: Jake Shears On The Songs That Changed Lives (Mercury Studios)

Music
From: Mercury Studios
Hosted by: Acast4.8 ★

News & Politics, Shows
Legal AF by MeidasTouch (MeidasTouch)

News
From: MeidasTouch Network
Hosted by: Megaphone

Science & Education, Shows
Ologies with Alie Ward

Science
From: Alie Ward
Hosted by: Simplecast4.9 ★

Television & Film, Shows
How Did This Get Made
Television & Film (SiriusXM)

Comedy
From: Earwolf and Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas
Hosted by: Simplecast4.8 ★

This list was provided by The Webby Awards; Podnews linked each winner to its podcast, as well as to selected individual episodes. “From” and “Hosted by” information is derived from the podcast’s RSS feed.

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