Aradhna Tayal Leach, Managing Director of The Radio Academy says:
“I’m thrilled to announce the nominees for The Radio Academy ARIAS 2025. Each nominee showcases the exceptional storytelling, innovative teams, and diverse work that the UK proudly offers, impacting deep within local communities and making waves globally. The ARIAS is always one of the year’s highlights, and I’m excited to join my peers in celebrating the very best of UK audio and radio.”

The ARIAs were created by The Radio Academy – a charity dedicated to supporting people in audio and radio.

The ARIAs award ceremony will take place on Wednesday 14th May at Leicester Square’s ODEON Luxe. Tickets for the ARIAs are on sale now.

Full List of Nominees

Best Commercial Partnership Award

Dead River – Audio Always for Pogust Goodhead
Empowering Young Lives – KISS and KFC
Fun Kids Teacher of the Year with Collection Pot – Fun Kids
Hold or Fold with GambleAware – Prison Radio Association
The Mid.Point: Sweaty Betty Special – Spiritland Productions
Scottish Island Adventures – The Big Light

Best Event Coverage Award

BBC Proms 2024 – BBC Radio 3
Coldplay go Orange for Luton – BBC Three Counties Radio
Coverage of the Paralympics – RNIB Connect Radio
Forest are Magic – Forest Focus
Isle of Man TT Races: The TT Podcast – Audio Always
Magic Celebrates Diwali – Magic Radio
Radio 1’s Pedal Power for Red Nose Day – BBC Radio 1
Superscoreboard at EURO 2024 – Clyde 1
Sycamore Gap: One Year On – National Trust

Best Drama or Fiction Award

Sponsored by Audible

1984 – Audible
Central Intelligence – Goldhawk Productions for BBC Radio 4
Life & Time – BBC Radio 4
The Mysterious Affair at Styles: A Poirot Mystery – Audible
One Hundred and Fifty Days – BBC Audio Scotland for BBC Radio 4
Ruthie Henshall Sees Dead People – Magic Radio
The Skies Are Watching – Goldhawk Productions for BBC Radio 4
UNSINKABLE – Datura Studios and North Atlantic Ridge in association with B7 Media and AudioMarvels
Zeroes – BBC Studios Audio for Audible

Best Comedy Award (Show or Presenter)

Christmas Dinner with Kurupt FM – Prison Radio Association
Green Wing: Resuscitated – Audible
Help I Sexted My Boss – Audio Always
IM1: 60 Years and Counting, Sadly… – Manx Radio
Mark Steel’s in Town – BBC Radio 4
The Menagerie – Radio M29
The Skewer – Unusual Productions for BBC Radio 4
Time of The Week – DLT Entertainment for BBC Radio 4
Where There’s A Will, There’s A Wake – Sony Music Entertainment

Best Factual Series Award

Band Aid at 40 – Gimme Sugar Productions for Virgin Radio
Country Lines – Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4
Grenfell: Building a Disaster – BBC Radio 4
Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Radio 4
Ken Bruce on Drums – Jazz FM
Kill List – Novel and Wondery
The Pitcairn Trial – Audio Always
The Trapped – ITN / ITV News
The Story of No. 1: Lauryn Hill’s the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill – 100 Best Albums Radio, Apple Music

Best Factual Single Episode Award

Between the Ears: Henry Mancini – BBC Radio 3
Black Box – The Guardian
The Daily T: The Grenfell inquiry that ‘delayed justice’ – The Telegraph
Deep Hidden Meaning: will.i.am – Apple Music Radio
Degraded by Deepfakes: File on 4 Investigates – BBC Radio 4
Esther Ghey & Jaxon Feeley: Reclaiming influence – Virgin Radio Pridecast
NATO75: An Alliance Rescue – BFBS
Our Whole Life is a Secret – BBC Radio 4
The Weekend Intelligence: A Portrait of the Proud Boys – The Economist

Best Music Award (Show or Presenter)

Annie Nightingale: A Life in Music – We Are Grape for BBC Radio 1
Radio 1’s Dance Party with Danny Howard – BBC Radio 1
Classical Connections Radio with Alexis Ffrench – Apple Music Radio
The Dance Music Archive with Andi Durrant – This is Distorted for KISSTORY
The Eras Podcast, hosted by Abbie McCarthy – Good Karma
Free Flow – Prison Radio Association
Folk on Foot – Matthew Bannister
Indie Forever – We are Grape for BBC Radio 6 Music
Phil Taggart’s ChillDaBeats – Slack Panda Productions

Best Music Breakfast Radio Show

The Bald Builders Breakfast – Fix Radio
Boogie in the Morning – Forth 1
Bowie@Breakfast – Clyde 1
Breakfast – BBC Radio 3
Breakfast with Greg James – BBC Radio 1
Breakfast with Nadia Jae – BBC Radio 1Xtra

Best Music Entertainment Award (Show or Presenter)

Sponsored by PPL & PRS for Music

Barry Island Discs: Gavin & Stacey’s Big Songs Send Off – BBC Radio Wales
The Cavern Podcast – The Cavern Club
Earlier… with Jools Holland – BBC Radio 3
Gemma Atkinson & Mike Toolan – Hits Radio
Haroon Rashid – BBC Asian Network
Hometime with Bush and Richie – Absolute Radio
Ruthie Henshall Sees Dead People – Magic Radio
Scott Mills – BBC Radio 2
The Simon Mayo Drivetime Show – Greatest Hits Radio

Best New Presenter

Sponsored by News Broadcasting

Beth Wallace – Forth 1
Bronwen Lewis – BBC Radio Wales
Chance Litchfield – Fix Radio
Emma Nagouse – Muses: An Ampersand Podcast
Helen Pidd – The Guardian
May Robson – BBC Sounds Audio Lab
Niall Breslin – The Madman’s Hotel, Audible
Phoebe McIndoe – Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4
Scout Tzofiya Bolton – Prison Radio Association

Best News or Current Affairs Award

Sponsored by Markettiers

90 Seconds to Midnight – Daily Mail
The 2024 ‘Genny Lex’ – KISS
Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump – Times Radio
The Boys Are Not Alright – Audio Always for BBC Radio 4
Electoral Dysfunction – Sky News
Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Radio 4
Pod Save The UK – Reduced Listening and Crooked Media
Sitrep – BFBS
Southport – BBC Radio Merseyside

Best Sonic Branding Award

BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 3 Unwind
Clyde 1 Superscoreboard
Fix Radio
Greatest Hits Radio 60s

Best Speech Breakfast Radio Show Award

Sponsored by Radio News Hub

5 Live Breakfast – BBC Radio 5 Live
The Graham Liver Breakfast Show – BBC Radio Lancashire
The Kevin Duala Breakfast Show – BBC Radio Merseyside
talkSPORT Breakfast – talkSPORT
Times Radio Breakfast – Times Radio
Today – BBC Radio 4

Best Speech Entertainment Award (Show or Presenter)

Sponsored by Carver PR

Believe In People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma – ReNew
British Scandal – Wondery & Samizdat Audio
Elis James and John Robins – Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 Live
Help I sexted My Boss – Audio Always
Jon Holmes Says The C-Word – Unusual Productions for BBC Radio 4
Josie Long – Falling Tree Productions for BBC Radio 4
The Louis Theroux Podcast – Mindhouse Productions
Matt Chorley – BBC Radio 5 Live
Overnights With Martin Kelner – talkSPORT

Best Sports Award (Show or Presenter)

The Big Scottish Football Show – Forth 1
From Extinction to Promotion – BBC Radio Derby Sport
Gameday – talkSPORT
Guardian Football Weekly – The Guardian
Men in Blazers: Early Kick Off – Men in Blazers and Footwork Media for Wondery
P1 with Matt & Tommy – Stak
Premier League Sunday – BBC Radio 5 Live
Test Match Special – BBC Radio 5 Live
White & Jordan – talkSPORT

The Creative or Technical Innovation Award

Sponsored by AIM / Xperi

6 Music’s Way with Words – Audio Always for BBC Radio 6 Music
The Ballad of Scout and the Alcohol Tag – Prison Radio Association
Fun Kids Space Station – Fun Kids
Fun Kids Time Machine – Fun Kids
The Gossip Gays: Who Killed Danny Beard? – Audio Always
Help I Sexted My Boss, in cinemas – Audio Always
Lowlines – Social Broadcasts and Scenery Studios
OUTCAST UK with Graeme Smith – 7th Planet for Virgin Radio Pride
Sleep Tracks – Peanut & Crumb for BBC Radio 3 Unwind

The Social Impact Award

Sponsored by BBC Sounds

Assume Nothing – Femicide: Eight Steps to Stop a Murder – BBC Radio Ulster
Black History Month: Raising The Next Generation – Hits Radio
Clare’s Law: A Decade of Saving Lives – Hits Radio
The Culture Colonel – BFBS
Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Radio 4
Life After Prison – Prison Radio Association
The Madman’s Hotel – Audible
The Quiet Place – BBC Radio 5 Live
The Quilt – Aunt Nell

Local Radio Station of the Year

Sponsored by RCS

BBC Radio Cornwall
BBC Radio Ulster
BBC Radio Derby
Forth 1
Clyde 1
Portsmouth’s Express FM

UK Audio Brand of the Year

Apple Music Radio
BBC Sounds
Goalhanger Podcasts
Rayo – Bauer Media Audio UK
Tortoise Media
Yoto

UK Radio Station or Radio Network of the Year

Sponsored by Arqiva

BBC Asian Network
BBC Radio 3
BBC Radio 5 Live
Fun Kids
Greatest Hits Radio
talkSPORT

Radio Times Moment of the Year

Johnnie Walker’s Final Show on Sounds of the 70’s – Listen for BBC Radio 2
Radio 4’s PM Laura Trott Interview – BBC Radio 4
Sunday Love Songs Remembering Steve Wright – BBC Radio 2
‘I want my mum to die’ – Stuart George on BBC Radio Stoke
Coldplay go Orange for Luton – BBC 3 Counties Radio
BBC Radio 4’s Today: Mishal Husain and James Cleverly – BBC News
A listener unexpectedly calls Cristo Foufas’ final show to thank him for saving his life – TALK
Marjorie Taylor Greene blames media for Trump assassination attempt – Times Radio
Dan Noble speaks out about the far-right riots across the UK – Absolute Radio
Frank off the Radio – The Frank Skinner Project, Avalon

For more information about the ARIAs and The Radio Academy, take a look at The Radio Academy website.

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The Golden Lobes honour the hilarious podcasts and people that keep us laughing week after week. After three successful years of Cheerful Earful attracting sold-out live audiences and top-tier comedy podcast talent, this new awards night continues the festival’s mission: to celebrate, champion, and connect the vibrant world of funny podcasts.

Who can enter?

While The Golden Lobes focus on comedy and entertainment, podcasts of any genre from around the globe are encouraged to enter. Whether it’s a laugh-out-loud blooper from a true-crime podcast or an off-the-cuff tangent in a history show, the awards embrace humour wherever it’s found.

For just £25, creators can submit entries in one or multiple categories, with submissions capped at five minutes to keep things simple and focused on creativity.

“Awards can often be a last-minute hassle,” says Cheerful Earful founder Giles Gear. “The Golden Lobes have been designed with podcasters in mind – affordable, straightforward, and stress-free. We’re incredibly grateful to our headline partner, Adelicious, whose generous support, along with contributions from other industry leaders, has made this possible.”

“Comedy podcasts bring joy to millions, and it’s about time they finally got the recognition they deserve, with their own dedicated awards,” says Andrew Goldsmith, CEO of Adelicious. “The diversity and creativity within the comedy podcast space is incredible, and Adelicious is proud to support the Golden Lobes and join them to celebrate the best in the industry.”

Audience at Cheerful Earful

Award categories

• Best Blooper – Hilarious moments that didn’t make the final cut
• Best Tangent – Off-topic rants and digressions that stole the show
• Grower, Not a Shower, supported by Mercury – Indie podcasts that started small but grew big
• Best Social, supported by Podshop – Podcasts with the best viral and meme-worthy moments
• Funniest Student Podcast – Recognising the next generation of comedy talent
• Best Guest – A guest who made a huge impact, regardless of celebrity status
• Best Listener Moment, supported by Audio UK – Unforgettable call-ins, confessions, or emails
• Earworm Award – The catchiest, funniest theme tune or jingle
• Best Live Podcast, supported by PodLife Events – Celebrating podcasts that shine in front of live audiences
• Best Scripted Show, supported by Podomedy – Honouring comedy podcasts where writing leads the way
• Best Artwork, supported by Louie Hayman Design – Podcast covers that grab attention and stand out
• The Listener Lobe, supported by Adelicious – The fan-favourite award, where the public has their say
• The Big Ears Award, supported by Adelicious – The funniest podcast of the year

Cheerful Earful festival

What’s in it for the winners?

The Golden Lobes don’t just hand out trophies – winners take home a bucket-load of meaningful perks, including:

• A bespoke Golden Lobe trophy
• A custom-designed, year-stamped digital badge
• A one-year Auphonic S Plan subscription with exclusive discount codes for all nominees
• A one-year British Comedy Guide Pro subscription
• Discounted access to Podshop’s studio services for all nominees and winners
• A year’s free Creator Membership from Audio UK
• A free bottle of fizz from The Clapham Grand to toast your win
• Two free tickets to any event at The Clapham Grand over the next 12 months
• And last, but not least, the winners will be celebrated with a spotlight here on the Pod Bible website!

The Awards Night

The awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday 7th May 2025 at the iconic Clapham Grand in London.

“There is nowhere more suitable for a Global award ceremony than Clapham Junction,” says Ally Wolf, Venue Manager of The Clapham Grand, “Home of Europe’s busiest train station (by trains passing through, not customers) and of course us, The Clapham Grand – an International Palace of Worldwide Variety.”

How to enter

Entries are open from today and close at 11:59 PM on 15th March 2025.
For more information and to enter, visit https://podlifeawards.com/about/the-golden-lobes-2025!

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Before we worry about any of that however, it’s time to look back and celebrate our favourite podcasts from 2023. As is our tradition, we ended the year with the Pod Bible Listener Polls, a month long open vote where we ask listeners to vote for their favourite podcasts of the year. All of the nominees featured in the Pod Bible Magazine, on the Pod Bible Podcast, on the website or newsletter over the last twelve months – except the final Independent Podcast category, which was open to all.

The polls were open for the whole of December and closed at midnight on the 31st of December. Thank you so much to everyone who voted, we received a record number of submissions, up 30% on our previous best which is huge! Our team have now counted and verified all submissions and we’re very happy to see a good mix of classic podcasts, indy shows and new productions as well as a bunch of brand new winners and an unprecedented tie for third place in one of the categories…

Pod disciples, we present to you your Pod Bible Listener Poll Winners for 2023!

COMEDY

WINNER: WHERE THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAKE

2nd – FRENCH AND SAUNDERS: TITTING ABOUT

3rd – OFF MENU

Congratulations to Kathy Burke and the amazing team at Sony Music and Somethin’ Else for creating a runaway hit last year. Where There’s A Will There’s A Wake has taken the most morbid of subjects and turned it into a deeply entertaining and thought provoking listen, with an incredible line up of guests. Everyone knew Kathy would make the perfect podcast host when the time was right and boy has she delivered.

Kathy’s long term British comedy peers French & Saunders come second with perennial winners Off Menu dropping down to third place in what’s been yet another huge year for the dream restaurant based show.

INTERVIEW & CONVERSATION

WINNER: THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

2nd – OFF AIR… WITH JANE & FI

3rd – CHANGES WITH ANNIE MACMANUS

What else can be said about The Adam Buxton Podcast and it’s place within the UK podcasting scene since it’s inception in 2015? The quintessential interview podcast for us and the listener votes have yet again backed us up. The fact that Adam can go on lengthy hiatus’s then reappear with no warning with another run of wonderous conversations makes it feel all the more special.

Legendary broadcasters (and fellow former Pod Bible cover stars) Jane Garvey and Fi Glover take second place with DJ Annie Macmanus making the podium in third.

LIFESTYLE & CULTURE

WINNER: TALK ART

2nd – CLOSET CONFESSIONS

3rd – WHERE ARE YOU GOING? / POP OFF

We’re delighted to see Talk Art take the gold in this year’s Lifestyle & Culture category! Robert and Russell have been long term supporters of Pod Bible and it’s been a joy to witness their show going from strength to strength over recent years.

Pod Bible cover stars Closet Confessions take second and for the first time ever we have a tie for third place (quite the feat considering we had thousands of votes in this category!). Where Are You Going? and Pop Off share third place, two very different shows that are equally worth your time.

FILM & TV

WINNER: SHRINK THE BOX

2nd – THE DREAM FACTORY

3rd – STICKY BUN BOYS

Three brand new entries onto the Film & TV podium this year, which is no mean feat in a category with both Kermode & Mayo and Films To Be Buried With! Congratulations to Shrink The Box, the show where Ben Baily Smith and Sasha Bates take their favourite fictional characters and analyse why their behaviour causes them so much drama.

It’s wonderful to see that both second and third places are taken by two independent shows this year. User generated movie creation podcast The Dream Factory takes second with Great British Bake Off re-watch podcast Sticky Bun Boys in third.

MUSIC

WINNER: THAT’S NOT METAL

2nd – BEFORE THEY KNEW BETTER

3rd – ROCKONTEURS

Huge congratulations to That’s Not Metal, a truly independent and fan made podcast that has taken first place in this year’s music category! TNM brings you news, opinions and honest reviews from the world of Metal music every week and finished 2023 with their very own awards show.

DIY Magazine’s Before They Knew Better takes second with last year’s bronze medal winners Rockonteurs returning to third place again!

SPORT & LEISURE

WINNER: REMINDING YOU WHY YOU LOVE FOOTBALL

2nd – THE TENNIS PODCAST

3rd – FOOTBALL RAMBLE

Need a reminder as to why you love football? Look no further than this years winner in Sport & Leisure, Reminding You Why You Love Football! The perfect show for those who are not necesarily looking for up to the minute analysis on the latest round of fixtures. You can check out our chat with Seb and Owen from the show here!

The Tennis Podcast takes second place with stalwarts the Football Ramble in third.

NEWS & INVESTIGATION

WINNER: POD SAVE THE UK

2nd – THE NEWS AGENTS

3rd – A VERY BRITISH CULT

A wonderful debut year for Pod Save The UK is capped off by topping the polls for News & Investigation. Nish Kumar and Coco Khan’s weekly politics show is funny, informative and most importantly, accessible.

Similar in subject matter, The News Agents comes in at second with BBC Radio 4 investigative series A Very British Cult taking third place.

AUDIO DRAMA

WINNER: SHERLOCK & CO.

2nd – THE WITCH FARM

3rd – SPRINGLEAF

Sherlock & Co flew onto the scene in October last year and immediately topped the Audio Fiction charts with it’s superbly written scripts and hilarious performances. Our chat with Sherlock & Watson resulted in one of our favourite interviews of the year so we are delighted to see them pick up first place.

Second place goes to the BBC’s The Witch Farm with James Acaster’s Springleaf, only released in November, taking third.

OH. MY. POD.

INDEPENDENT PODCAST

WINNER: PICTURE THE SCENE

2nd – ECONOMICS IN TEN

3rd – 101 PART TIME JOBS

After finishing second last year, true crime podcast Picture The Scene have come back strong to take first place and let us tell you, they got a LOT of votes.

Ever present Economics in Ten take second place with new entrant 101 Part Time Jobs taking the bronze!

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Congratulations to all our winners, runners up and nominees and thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for their favourite shows. We’re sure 2024 will be another incredible year for podcasting and look forward to celebrating it with another set of Pod Bible Listener Polls at the end of the year!

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This was the fourth annual Pod Bible Polls, where we ask listeners to vote for their favourite podcasts of the year. All of the nominees featured in the Pod Bible Magazine, on the Pod Bible Podcast, on the website or newsletter over the last twelve months – except the final Independent Podcast category, which was open to all.

2022 also saw a slight change in the categories – we’re celebrating fiction podcasts for the first time in the ‘Audio Drama’ category, and a ‘News & Investigation’ poll highlights some of the big productions that came out of the UK last year.

The polls were open for the whole of December and closed at midnight on the 31st of December. Once again we received a record number of votes, but our team have now counted and verified them. We’re happy to see there’s a good mix of classic podcasts, indy shows and new productions amongst the winners and runners-up.

Pod disciples, these are your Pod Bible Poll Winners for 2022!

COMEDY

WINNER: OFF MENU

2nd – MY THERAPIST GHOSTED ME

3rd – HELP I SEXTED MY BOSS

After being pipped to the post last year, the Off Menu lads are back to prove they are the kings of the comedy podcast genre! Ed Gamble and James Acaster’s chats with celebrities about their dream menus continues to make us laugh and salivate in equal measure. It has been a massive year for Off Menu, with more merch and live shows – including their first trip over the Atlantic. So it’s no surprise their fanbase has grown and once again rallied behind them to make it to the number one spot.

My Therapist Ghosted Me and Help I Sexted My Boss have come in the second and third slots. Clearly listeners are still craving good chat between good friends!

INTERVIEW & CONVERSATION

WINNER: THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

2nd – THE DIARY OF A CEO

3rd – HAPPY PLACE WITH FEARNE COTTON

Another return for a previous Pod Bible Polls winner, this marks the third win for The Adam Buxton Podcast. The podcast recently celebrated it’s 200th episode with old friend and regular podcast guest, film director Joe Cornish. It’s that familiarity that’s a part of keeping fans returning to Adam’s show. It’s no secret that we are fans of Adam’s and have enjoyed our own conversations with him over the years, and this poll position goes to show that he’s lost none of his flare after all these years.

Given how high it often sits in the charts, we’re not surprised to see The Diary of a CEO has polled for the first time, and previous magazine cover star Fearne Cotton has placed 3rd for the second time, having done the same in our 2020 poll.

LIFESTYLE & CULTURE

WINNER: BROWN GIRLS DO IT TOO

2nd – THE GUILTY FEMINIST

3rd – EFFIN HORMONES

Brown Girls Do It Too have done it! They’ve toppled Deborah Frances-White and The Guilty Feminist off the top of the best Lifestyle & Culture category for the first time since our polls began. Poppy Jay and Rubina Pabani’s show explores the messy realities, fantasies, sexpectations and navigating life and relationships as British Asian women. It’s another show that has had an astronomical year, including a tour of their live show. They also appeared at the London Podcast Festival in September and hosted the Audio Production Awards in November.

The Guilty Feminist drops to 2nd place, but the Indy podcast Effin’ Hormones builds on its success at the British Podcast Awards this year – and with fans such as Idris Elba cheering them it’s no wonder.

FILM & TV

WINNER: KERMODE & MAYO’S TAKE

2nd – FILMS TO BE BURIED WITH

3rd – CLASH OF THE TITLES

It’s a new WINNER, and a new show, but an old pairing that have been reliably among the most-downloaded podcast hosts of them all in the UK. When Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo left the BBC earlier this year, we didn’t have to wait long for Kermode & Mayo’s Take to fill the gap. The show is reassuringly familiar but the fresh format brought their takes on film and television to new listeners. Those listeners certainly voted in their masses this year! Read more about Kermode and Mayo’s move from radio to podcasting here >>

Brett Goldstein’s Film’s to be Buried With drops to second place, but considering how busy he’s been (staring in Marvel films, gracing the cover of our magazine) it’s understandable. Clash Of The Titles holds steady in third place for the second year in a row, proving there’s still plenty of films ready to do combat.

MUSIC

WINNER: NOTHING IS REAL

2nd – FOLK ON FOOT

3rd – ROCKONTEURS

Our list of the best Beatles Podcasts has been one of our most popular articles on the website this year, so it’s not that surprising to see the Beatles showing up on top here. But Nothing Is Real is a popular podcast on its own merit, even outside of the Beatles fame. Jason Carty and Steven Cockroft have enough Beatles knowledge to win the Beatles Brains of Ireland quiz, but they share stories in an accessible way for listeners.

Folk On Foot comes in second, a show that serves the folk community music with conversations and sounds of nature through plein air interviews. In a year of celebrity podcasts, we have Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp coming in to third place with Rockonteurs, the show he hosts with bass player to the stars Guy Pratt. And after several years of a BBC Sounds show topping this category, it’s somewhat nice to see the independent shows dominate this year.

SPORT & LEISURE

WINNER: BEEF’S GOLF CLUB

2nd – THAT PETER CROUCH PODCAST

3rd – FOOTBALL RAMBLE

Even though it’s new, Beef’s Golf Club has already grown a big community who have helped it top this year’s polls. One of the things that may have led to its success is that this show so universal in who can listen. It is very welcoming to beginners and teaches the basics, rather than serving commentary to people who are already golf fans.

Despite the epic summer of football, football podcasts didn’t quite hit the target this year despite their ongoing popularity. That Peter Crouch Podcast drops to 2nd place after winning last year, and Football Ramble drops to third after its 2021 runner-up position.

NEWS & INVESTIGATION

WINNER: CAN I TELL YOU A SECRET?

2nd – THE REST IS POLITICS

3rd – THINGS FELL APART

In the first new category, the big publishers are using their platform to bring cutting-edge journalism to UK podcasts. The Guardian’s Can I Tell You A Secret? takes a sensitive look at the subject of stalking. Produced by an award-winning team, it features moving sound design from the fantastic Axel Kacoutie (a contender for the hardest-working-person-in-podcasting at the moment). We named this as a possible Podcast of the Year in our last magazine, and the voters seem to agree.

The Rest Is Politics comes in second with its unlikely double act of Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart, and Things Fell Apart was a short series from BBC Sounds, hosted by Jon Ronson, that helped us make sense of the culture wars.

AUDIO DRAMA

WINNER: THE MAGNUS ARCHIVES

2nd – ELIZA: A ROBOT STORY

3rd – JACKIE THE RIPPER

This is our first year for highlighting fiction podcasts in their own category, and The Magnus Archives has proved it’s still a classic of the genre. A horror fiction podcast examining what lurks in the archives of the Magnus Institute, the show ran for nearly 6 years before coming to end this year. If you’re new to fiction podcasts, this is a great place to start.

Crowd Network’s Eliza: A Robot Story proves popular even though it came out later in the year, and shows that a sci-fi audio drama can reach a wide audience. And the gory story of Jackie The Ripper from Stak made its way to third place.

OH. MY. POD.

INDEPENDENT PODCAST

WINNER: PROPER MENTAL PODCAST

2nd – PICTURE THE SCENE

3rd – ECONOMICS IN TEN

The ‘Oh My Pod’ Independent Podcast poll is open to literally every independent podcast. Shows that win this category are hitting the all the right marks with their listeners and creating communities that can’t stop talking about their show. It is fiercely contested each year and seeing a podcast that focuses on mental health get to top of this list is testament to the way it resonates with listeners. We featured Tom’s show way back in June last year, and would like to think that helped its growth!

Once again, HUNDREDS of podcasts were put forward for this category to a massive thank you and congratulations to every podcast mentioned!

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Congratulations to all our winners, runners up and nominees and thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for their favourite shows. We’re sure 2023 will be another incredible year for podcasting and look forward to celebrating it with another set of Pod Bible Poll’s at the end of the year!

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I was there representing Pod Bible and handing out our magazines featuring awesome women cover stars (if you went home with one, make sure you take a picture and tags us!). And I was also there in Producer capacity – more on that below – and to witness women supporting women.

It’s hard to believe that the Awards are only in their second year. Not only because it’s incredible the awards didn’t exist before, but because of the scale of this year’s event. The Conduit near Covent Garden in London was a larger venue than last year, and accommodated a crowd of nearly 200. New categories have been added this year, and the winners were whisked away to be interviewed for the 90 second podcast by one of the sponsors, Focusrite. The awards are now supported by several companies including Amazon Music, Wondery, Shure, Captivate, Acast and Blubrry.

The success is testament to the need for such celebration and uplift – as the awards prove #WeHaveThingsToSay.

The Winners

Moment of Comedy Gold
Presented by Craig Strachan from Amazon Music

Winner – Effin’ Hormones

Runner Up – Add To Cart

Hot on the tails of their British Podcast Awards win, Effin’ Hormones are adding to their awards case. Emma Goswell accepted the award for the team. Whilst the award was for the comedy in the show about menopause, she took the chance to draw attention to the serious aspects of the podcast as well.

Moment of Behind The Scenes Brilliance
presented by Melissa Matanda from Acast

Winner – Taking On Putin

Runner Up – The Vivo Songbook

This award was to specifically highlight someone who works behind the scenes on those aspects that often go uncelebrated. Laura Sheeter’s work on Taking On Putin involved working on translations from Russian and more.

Moment of Touching Honesty
presented by Imriel Morgan from Content Is Queen

Winner – The Divorce Social

Runner Up – A Slight Change of Plans

An indy pod pipped the massive A Slight Change of Plans to the post. In her acceptance speech, Samantha Baines from The Divorce Social thanked her ex-husband for being so divorceable! But she also highlighted the great space podcasts provide for safe and honest conversations about subjects that were once hushed.

Moment of Entrepreneurial Inspiration
presented by Sarah McDowell of Captivate

Winner – The Convex Conversation

Runner Up – The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women (HERO)

Helen Fospero’s podcast The Convex Conversation shares inspirational life stories. In the episode that was entered, Helen spoke to blind entrepreneur and TV presenter Amar Latif talks about his life and how blindness has helped him see the world.

Moment of Dramatic Tension
presented by Toby Goodman from Blubrry

Winner – AfroQueer

Runner Up – The Catch

A truly international podcast, AfroQueer is a podcast about Queer Africans living, loving, surviving and thriving on the African Continent and in the Diaspora. The winning episode ‘Shivanah’s Story‘ was “truly a story of survival” of a young lesbian singer-songwriter from Uganda. Host Selly Thiam wasn’t able to attend, and Producer Penny Dale accepted the award.

Moment of Insight from a Role Model
presented by Laura Blake of UKAN

Winner – 28ish Days Later

Runner Up – Media Storm

One of the big winners at the British Podcast Awards this year as well, 28ish Days Later highlights aspects of having periods that are just not talked about enough. From truly crippling syndromes, to trans men and non-binary experience of periods. You could tell the production team receiving the award were a bit emotional to have the stories recognised!

In a nice moment from the runner-up, the Media Storm episode submitted featured the award-presenter, Laura Blake.

Moment of Raw Emotion
presented by Naomi Mellor and sponsored by Focusrite

Winners – Culturati Conversations

Runner Up – We Built This City 

The Culturati podcast is really providing something important, and is another show being celebrated in multiple awards (it’s recently been nominated for a Black Podcasting Award as well). In a pre-recorded acceptance speech, the Culturati Conversations team highlighted everyone involved in the show, which was great to see.

Moment of Calm Unflappability
presented by Manveen Rana from Stories of Our Times

Winner – Deer Humans

Runner Up – On The Outside

Deer Humans is a short run series that looked in depth at the ecological conflict between white-tailed deer and wealthy vacationers in The Hamptons, New York. Eve Bishop’s acceptance via video talked about the need for trust from interviewees in such projects.

And I have to proudly say – On The Outside is me! In a slightly self-deprecating acceptance for the runner-up, I thanked the IWPA for creating a category where I could do things wrong and still get rewarded for it…

Moment of Visionary Leadership
presented by Samantha Barnes from The Divorce Social

Winners – Long Time Academy

Runner Up – Indie AF

Another show that’s been making waves this year, Long Time Academy’s Ella Saltmarshe gave a passionate acceptance speech highlighting the inspiration behind the podcast. Such passion is very fitting for the category, and the important topic of podcast. Read our interview with Ella and Lina for more behind-the-scenes on the show.

Award for Changing the World One Moment At A Time
presented by Jack Drury of Shure

Winner – Out There

Runner Up – Coiled

The big category of the night honours those podcasters that are really setting out to make a difference, and doing it with aplomb. Out There is a podcast that tackles big questions through our relationship with the outdoors, and the winning episode looked at the difficult history of some National Parks in both Germany and The United States. Willow Belden’s acceptance video talked about the fact that such journalism is as important as any political show.

I personally approve of the winning podcasts in this category – Coiled was one of my favourite shows from last year, and Out There is one of my favourite podcasts of all time, as mentioned on a previous Pod Bible episode.

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Congratulations to all runner-ups and winners of the International Women’s Podcast Awards 2022. Here’s to more recognition and support for women in podcasting!

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Sports podcasts are one of the most popular genres of audio entertainment, so there were 24 categories covering all areas of sports podcasting. Without further ado, here are the winners of the Sports Podcast Awards 2022, voted for by the listening public…

Best American Football Podcast

The Fantasy Footballers – The expert trio of Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike “The Fantasy Hitman” Wright break down the world of Fantasy Football with astute analysis, strong opinions, and matchup-winning advice you can’t get anywhere else.  Listen now >>

Best Baseball Podcast

Talkin’ Baseball – Breaking down and recapping the series that were, the standings, the good, the bad and the angry from MLB, every Monday and Friday. Listen now >>

Best Basketball Podcast

Basketball History 101 – Rick Loayza aims to bring back some of the old stories from basketball’s history,  and the older days of basketball before there were 22 cameras and instant highlights on your device. Listen now >>

Best College Sports Podcast:

The Nolecast – The leading podcast about Florida State sports. Bud Elliott and Ingram Smith discuss FSU football and recruiting, as well as basketball and baseball. Listen now >>

Best Combat Sports Podcast:

Morning Kombat – Luke Thomas is a former Marine Sergeant and the Sr. MMA Analyst for CBS Sports. Brian Campbell is the CBS Sports Sr. Insider for all things Combat. Together they cover everything happening in the world of Boxing and MMA, including talking to the fighters, promoters and the fans. Listen now >>

Best Cricket Podcast:

Giving The Game Away – The aim of this podcasts is to humanise sportspeople by discussing their off-the-pitch interests, and highlighting lesser-spoken aspects of their lives such as dealing with rejection, recovering from injuries and handling the media. Listen now >>

Best Esports Podcast:

The Football Manager Show by The Athletic – Every week, Iain Macintosh speaks to the people who know the game best; the people who literally made the game. Listen now >>

Best Fitness Podcast:

The Running For Real Podcast – Former professional runner and life-long athlete, Tina Muir, hosts this unique running podcast that focuses on relating every experience back to the listeners. Listen now >>

Best Golf Podcast:

Sky Sports Golf Podcast – Keeping up to date with latest golf news, reviews of the week’s tournaments and a look ahead to forthcoming events. Listen now >>

Best Motorsports Podcast:

WTF1 Podcast – All the latest F1 news, races, incidents and controversy. Who was at fault for the crash? Who needs to step up their game before they get the sack? What can be guaranteed… there will be arguments and there will be memes.Listen now >>

Best Olympic & Paralympic Podcast:

Off The Podium – Three men who dream of Olympic glory and have as much athletic prowess as a piece of cheese sit down (or stand up) and discuss the Olympics, bringing you daily updates, segments and attempted humour that would make even the most passionate Olympics fan in the world crack a wry smile. Well, at least that’s what they hope. Listen now >>

Best Rugby Podcast:

The Rugby Pod – Perhaps no surprise the ‘most listened to rugby podcast in the world’ wins this one. The Rugby Pod from The Ringer is hosted by Andy Rowe, and features Andy Goode, and Big Jim Hamilton. Listen now >>

Best Soccer Podcast:

Transfer Talk – Transfer Talk is a podcast from Sky Sports News which features debate and analysis from some of the most well connected reporters in the football world throughout the transfer window. Listen now >>

Best Tennis Podcast:

Control the Controllables – Dan Kiernan, Director of SotoTennis Academy in Spain has created a podcast to entertain, educate and energise the tennis community. Listen now >>

Best Urban & Adventure Podcast:

Tough Girl Podcast – A completely independent podcast from Sarah Williams highlight women in adventure and extreme sports. It’s also one of our favourite outdoors podcasts! Listen now >>

Best Winter Sports Podcast:

The Ski Podcast – Hosted by Iain Martin, The Ski Podcast is a UK-based podcast that looks at at all aspects of the world of skiing and snowboarding, from resorts to racing, Ski Sunday to slush. Listen now >>

Best Equality & Social Impact Podcast:

TWS Sports Podcast – This podcast is hosted by autistic children from Tettenhall Wood School in Wolverhampton. Each week, they chat to a sporting guest from around the world. Listen now >> 

Best News & Current Affairs Podcast:

Football Social Daily – The ONLY daily Premier League podcast bringing the latest news and opinion from the EPL. It talks about big Premier League talking points from the fans’ perspective, 7 days a week throughout the season. Listen now >>

Best Performance and Wellbeing Podcast:

The High Performance Podcast – The High Performance Podcast is an intimate glimpse into the lives of high-achieving, world-class performers who have all excelled in their field with first-hand experiences and lessons to share. Hosted by sports broadcaster Jake Humphrey and leading organisational psychologist Damian Hughes. Listen now >>

Best Sports Business Podcast:

Are You Not Entertained? – Honest, amusing but above all, authentic, Roger Mitchell, Grant Williams and Giles Morgan invite guests from all corners of the sport, music and entertainment worlds to join them and discuss how the game has changed, where it might be headed and what that means for the people who matter the most; the fans. Listen now >>

Best Sports Comedy Podcast:

The Socially Distant Sports Bar – No stranger to winning awards, The Socially Distance Sports Bar builds on its Pod Bible Poll win from 2020! Listen here >>

Best Sports Documentary Podcast:

Defiance – Legendary sprinter Michael Johnson embarks upon a personal journey through the history of protest in sport. He discovers the remarkable stories of those who’ve taken stands, and assesses the impact of their efforts in driving societal change. Listen now >>

Best Team Podcast:

Two Woods Four Quarters: A Harlequins Podcast – A fan podcast for the Harlequins rugby team, Two Woods, Four Quarters: A Harlequins Podcast is hosted by cousins; Will Wood & Michael Wood. Listen now >> 

The Big Hitters Award:

The Fantasy Footballers – The only podcast to win in more than one category! Listen now >>

Sports Podcast of the Year:

Morning Kombat – The coverted award of the night the Sports Podcast of the Year was chosen by the Sports Podcast Awards advisory board , Morning Kombat podcast spotlights the world of boxing and MMA. Listen here>>

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Congratulations to all the winners. We look forward to next year!

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JANUARY 2022: A whole host of top names in the sports podcasting world are set to go head-to-head as the shortlists are announced for the inaugural Sports Podcast Awards taking place in March 2022 with a virtual ceremony. The awards come after research shows that sports was by far the fastest growing podcasting category in 2021 with download growth of 89% compared to the previous year.

The annual celebration, that honours the work of the very best that the global sports audio community has to offer, is brought to you by the company behind the prestigious Sports Industry Awards. After a rigorous judging process from an expert industry jury, a total of 128 podcasts from 13 countries and more than 50 different podcast networks all over the globe have made the short-list and will be in with a chance of picking up an award to honour their work.

Podcasts from global networks such as The Athletic, NBC, Sky Sports, The Ringer and iHeart Media will see their podcasts face-off to be crowned top of the tree for audio content. Categories include shows that cover well-known sports such as Football, Baseball and Golf, as well as others such as Combat Sports, Urban & Adventure and Winter Sports, all of which are well represented.

There are also awards for other important topical subjects within the industry including Performance and Wellbeing, Sports Business and Equality and Social Impact, as well as the coveted Sports Podcast of the Year, which will be decided from the winners of each category by the awards advisory board.

Among those sports podcasts in the running for an award is Jake Humphrey’s, High Performance Podcast, which will contest the Performance and Wellbeing category and Big Hitters awards, for which it will go up against popular US podcast The Fantasy Footballers among others. 

The Equality Social Impact category will be contested by eight shows each tackling important issues within sport, these include BBC’s LGBT Sports Podcast, climate change awareness show Emergency on Planet Sport and female football podcast Goal Diggers.

Other big names to be recognised at the shortlisting phase include The Greatest Game with Jamie Carragher, The Socially Distant Sports Bar and the Joe Marler Show.

The Sports Podcast Awards were launched to unite the sports podcast community globally, from elite podcasters to grass roots and anything in between, in fact 61% of entrants to this year’s awards were independent podcasts. With recent data showing that over 20 million major sports fans in the US are tuning into podcasts at least once a week, sports podcasts are now among the most listened to in the world of audio content.

Speaking on the announcement, Dylan Pugh, Managing Director of Sports Industry Group said: “Announcing our shortlists for this year’s awards is the perfect way to kick off 2022, and we’re proud to have podcasts of all shapes and sizes included. Now, we want the wider podcasting community, including content creators and listeners, to engage by voting for their favourites. Joining the Sports Podcast Awards community is truly the best way to boost discoverability for your favourite podcasts and we’re very much looking forward to a fantastic virtual ceremony in March to crown our winners.”

With the shortlisted podcasts now in place, it’s the turn of the podcasters and listeners themselves to have their say on who deserves to be crowned the winner in each category. Both will have the power to decide, with a unique judging format that makes this a truly democratic process.

There is still time to sign up to become a judge and Sports Podcast Awards would encourage podcasters and listeners to get in touch if they want to be part of the community. Simply visit www.sportspodcastawards.com and register to become a judge.

Now judging has begun, participants will be able to follow along as the results are recorded and shown via an ever-changing live league table for each individual category on the SPA website. You can also win prizes for being the most active and accurate judge! The winner’s announcement will then take place at the end of March with the league tables going dark for the final week to build suspense for the ceremony itself.

For more information and to view the entire shortlist please visit: http://www.sportspodcastawards.com

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Read the full short list of categories in The Sports Podcast Awards below, and listen to all the shortlist on the Sports Podcast Awards Spotify playlists. Listen now >>

Best American Football Podcast

The Nat Coombs Show
God Bless Football
Just Getting Started with Rich Eisen
The Fantasy Footballers
The Rough Cut Sportscast
Greg Bedard’s Patriots Podcast
The Cleats Off Podcast
Talkin’ Giants

Best Baseball Podcast

Wrigleyville Nation Podcast
Too Tall Sports Podcast
GOATS: On the Bump By Ross Stripling
Talkin’ Baseball
Almostcooperstown.com
Red Sox Beat
The Chris Rose Rotation
That 90s Baseball Pod

Best Basketball Podcast

Forgotten Seasons
Got ‘Em Coach
Basketball History 101
Titus & Tate
Celtics Beat
Showtime with Michael Cooper
Bob Ryan and Jeff Goodman Podcast
Lakers Nation

Best College Sports Podcast:

The Jboy Show
Buckeye Talk
ABCA Podcast
Athletes Unfiltered
I-80 Preview Podcast
Orange Bowl Boys: A Miami Hurricanes Podcast
The Sports Stove Podcast
The Nolecast

Best Combat Sports Podcast:

Morning Kombat
Fight Night Boxing Podcast
iFL TV
Fight Disciples
Adam Catterall presents Frank Warren’s Heavyweight Podcast
The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani
Talk is Jericho
Boxing Life Stories

Best Cricket Podcast:

The Last Wicket
The Cricket Library
Middle Please, Umpire
Teluguone Cricket Podcast
GIVING THE GAME AWAY
Cricket Sirf Cricket
Cricket Daily
Cricket Unfiltered

Best Esports Podcast:

Esports Network Podcast
Esports Minute
The Football Manager Show by The Athletic

Best Fitness Podcast:

The Pinkbike Podcast
RowAlong
The Training For Ultra Podcast
Meathead Test Kitchen
MindPump: Raw Fitness Truth
Fit Dad Fitness
The Running For Real Podcast
Well Far: The Running Podcast

Best Golf Podcast:

Sky Sports Golf Podcast
Those Weekend Golf Guys
Next on the nee with Chris Mascaro
Golf Smarter
Power of the Game
The Open Podcasts
The Golf Psychology Podcast
Fore The People

Best Motorsports Podcast:

New Track Record
WTF1 Podcast
Sprint Race Show
Positive Regression: A Motorsports Analytics Podcast
Bring Back V10s – Classic F1 Stories
The Race F1 Podcast
The Final Lap Weekly

Best Olympic & Paralympic Podcast:

Off The Podium
My Defining Moments
A Winning Mindset: Lessons from the Paralympics
Equal Too: Achieving Disability Equality
Keep the Flame Alive
My New Favorite Olympian
Monday Mile with Aimee Fuller
Destination Tokyo

Best Rugby Podcast:

The Eagle-Eyed Rugby Podcast
GrassRoots – Women’s Rugby from the Roots Up
The Rugby Pod
RugbyPass Offload
The Rig Biz Pod
Out Of Your League
The Good, The Bad & The Rugby
MaulOver Podcast

Best Soccer Podcast:

The Big Interview with Graham Hunter
Transfer Talk
The Official Fantasy Premier League Podcast
The Totally Football Show
The Greatest Game with Jamie Carragher
GameDay
The Players
Football Stories

Best Tennis Podcast:

The Passing Shot Tennis Podcast
Rock n Roll Tennis
Ready Play Tennis Podcast
Control the Controllables
The Tennis Podcast
What you talking about Willis?
Tennis IQ Podcast
Hold On to Your Racket

Best Urban & Adventure Podcast:

Off Watch
Factor Two
Big Deep – An Ocean Podcast
Riders Lounge Podcast
Tough Girl Podcast
HeadRightOut
How to Be Superhuman
The Joy of SUP – the Paddleboarding Sunshine Podcast

Best Winter Sports Podcast:

Legends of the Brand
Hockey Night In New York
Bruins Beat
Poke The Bear
FNRad Snowboarding Podcast
The Ski Podcast
Monday Mile with Aimee Fuller
Here In Puckberg

Best Equality & Social Impact Podcast:

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Equal Too: Achieving Disability Equality
Goal Diggers Podcast
Ordineroli Speaking
Emergency on Planet Sport
TWS Sports Podcast
Play It Forward: Presented by PeacePlayers
The BBC’s LGBT Sports Podcast

Best News & Current Affairs Podcast:

Football Social Daily
b2b Sports
12 To 1 with Adrian Abraham
Sport Unlocked
The Sports Stove Podcast
All Things Gymnastics
The Matt Bernier Show
GuysBeerSports

Best Performance and Wellbeing Podcast:

Truth + Tribe
Rise With Us
Slice of PIE
The High Performance Podcast
Raising Your Game
Charges with Rex Chapman
The Running For Real Podcast
The Everyday Adventure Podcast

Best Sports Business Podcast:

Inside Sponsorship
The Sports Entrepreneurs Podcast by Marcus Luer
Sporticast
The Business Called Cricket with Rica Roy
The Business Case For Women’s Sports
The Drive Phase Podcast
Are You Not Entertained?
SportsPro Podcast

Best Sports Comedy Podcast:

The Socially Distant Sports Bar
Sigma Sports Presents Matt Stephens Unplugged
Row Z
Football Clichés
Joe Marler Show
BENCHED with Toast, Roman & Scoop
The Divide Live
Unleashed

Best Sports Documentary Podcast:

Sporting Witness
Truly the GOATs
Football’s Cult Heroes
The Sound of Football
Inside The Tour
TOGETHXR: Summer of Gold
SC Reportajes Podcast
Defiance

Best Team Podcast:

Wrigleyville Nation Podcast
When Football Was Football
Two Woods Four Quarters: A Harlequins Podcast
Talkin’ Yanks
Bleeding Green Nation: for Philadelphia Eagles fans
Patriots Beat
Garden Report
Utd Podcast

The Big Hitters Award:

The Jboy Show
The Tennis Podcast
The High Performance Podcast
The MMA hour with Ariel Helwani
Talk is Jericho
Just Getting Started with Rich Eisen
The Fantasy Footballers
Monday Mile with Aimee Fuller

Combined awards

Sports Podcast of the Year (TBC)

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At the start of December we asked listeners to vote for their favourite podcasts of the year within a number of categories. All nominees had featured in Pod Bible Magazine, on the Pod Bible Podcast or on this very website in 2021, but the final Independent Podcast category was open to all. 2021 also saw the introduction of the ‘Informative’ category, which allowed us to celebrate the podcasts that have educated us the most over the past year.

The polls were open for the whole of December and we received a record number of votes. The independent podcast category received the widest range of suggestions yet and we’re excited to check out a number of shows we hadn’t been aware of!

Voting in the polls closed at midnight on the 31st of December and all votes have now been counted and verified.

Pod disciples, we present to you, your Pod Bible Poll Winners for 2021!

COMEDY

WINNER: HAVE A WORD

2nd – OFF MENU

3rd – ROB BECKETT AND JOSH WIDDICOMBE’S PARENTING HELL

After back to back wins in 2019 and 2020,  Off Menu have been knocked off the top spot and there’s a new Comedy Poll Winner in town! Congratulations to Adam Rowe and Dan Nightingale, the two men behind the wildly popular Have A Word.

Each week Adam and Dan, alongside a plethora of special guests, chat about anything and everything, and they have a bloody good laugh while doing it. Check out their YouTube channel for full episodes and highlight clips (and to instantly become jealous of their lovely studio set up).

Visit the Have A Word website for the best ways to listen.

INTERVIEW & CONVERSATION

WINNER: JAACKMAATES HAPPY HOUR

2nd – THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

3rd – RICHARD HERRING’S LEICESTER SQUARE THEATRE PODCAST

Like Have A Word, JaackMaate’s Happy Hour is the second podcast to win their category after their first nomination and let us tell you, they received A LOT of votes. On each episode Jaack and co-ost Stevie are joined by an array of the internet’s best celebrities for full and frank conversations about the lives they lead and how they found themselves where they are today.

Listen to JaackMaates Happy Hour exclusively on Spotify.

LIFESTYLE & CULTURE

WINNER: THE GUILTY FEMINIST

2nd – TAN FRANCE’S QUEER ICONS

3rd – TALK ART

The first podcast to bag a hat trick of wins in the Pod Bible Poll Winners, Deborah Frances-White and The Guilty Feminist have won best Lifestyle & Culture podcast in 2019, 2020 and now 2021! In each episode Deborah and her guests discuss topics ‘all 21st century feminists agree on’ whilst confessing the insecurities, hypocrisies and fears that underlie their principles. Can they make it four in a row next year….?

Deborah was our cover star for Issue #013 of Pod Bible Magazine which you can read here.

Listen to The Guilty Feminist on Acast or visit the show’s website.

FILM & TV

WINNER: FILMS TO BE BURIED WITH

2nd – OBSESSED WITH…

3rd – CLASH OF THE TITLES

What’s better, winning an Emmy or securing top spot in the Film & TV Category of the Pod Bible Polls for the second year in a row? We’ll let Brett Goldstein be the judge of that, but what a year he’s had! With award winning TV shows, guest appearances on American chat shows and a return to live stand up, Brett has been a busy man over the past 12 months, so keeping up a consistent release schedule on Films To Be Buried With has been a real achievement. On each episode Brett asks his guests to discuss their lives via the films that mean most to them with his 2021 lineup including an amazing variety of film fanatics including Jimmy Carr, Teri Hatcher, Barry Jenkins and Brene Brown.

You can listen to Brett discuss the show on episode #033 of Pod Bible Podcast before checking out his extensive back catalogue on Acast. 

MUSIC

WINNER: JAMES ACASTER’S PERFECT SOUNDS

2nd – YOUR OWN PERSONAL BEATLES

3rd – THE LINE-UP WITH SHAUN KEAVENY

Is it time we all agreed that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever? James Acaster certainly thinks so and given the popularity of his BBC Sounds show it may just be time to join him. Perfect Sounds launched last year and features James trying to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year is musical history. Each episode gives the opportunity to discover a new artist to add to your playlist and James does a fantastic job of getting across why he loves each one.

Listen to James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds on Acast or wherever you get your podcasts.

SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

WINNER: RUSSELL KANE’S MAN BAGGAGE

2nd – GRIEFCAST

3rd – THE F WORD

On Man Baggage, Russell Kane and his celebrity panel unpack the emotional baggage that men spend their lives avoiding. With no topic off the table, Russell and his guests explore all the uncomfortable and anxiety inducing conversations that usually make men run for the door by doing what blokes do best – make daft jokes about them. You can read our chat with Russell in Issue #016 of Pod Bible magazine.

Congratulations also to Cariad Lloyd’s Griefcast on finishing in the top 3 for the third year running and continuing to make such an important and sensitively produced show!

Listen to Russell Kane’s Man Baggage on Acast or wherever you listen to podcasts.

SPORT & LEISURE

WINNER: WRIGHTY’S HOUSE

2nd – FOOTBALL RAMBLE

3rd – TAILENDERS

A trophy in your debut season isn’t a bad way to start is it? But what else would you expect from Ian Wright, ex footballer and one of the nations favourite pundits who’s enthusiasm and passion for the game shines in every episode. Each week on Wrighty’s House, Ian is joined by a rotating cast to dissect the latest results and news stories from both the men’s and women’s game. Already a fan? Keep a close eye on Pod Bible this year…

Listen to Wrighty’s House on Spotify.

INFORMATIVE

WINNER: NO SUCH THING AS A FISH

2nd – DAN SNOW’S HISTORY HIT

3rd – DERREN BROWN’S BOOT CAMP FOR THE BRAIN

As recent Pod Bible cover stars it feels fitting that No Such Thing As A Fish have topped the first ever Informative poll, a new category created to celebrate the many podcasts that educated us throughout 2021. Each week the gang discuss a new set of facts and although largely comedy based, you never finish an episode without learning something new to keep in your back pocket for the next family meal / trip to the pub / zoom catchup.

You can watch a conversation with Dan, James, Andrew and Anna here or listen to the podcast now on Acast, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

OH. MY. POD.

INDEPENDENT PODCAST

WINNER: THE CINEMILE

2nd – ECONOMICS IN 10

3rd – PICTURE THE SCENE: A TRUE CRIME PODCAST

The ‘Oh My Pod’ Independent Podcast poll is fiercely contested each year and is arguably the hardest to win. It’s open to literally every independent podcast out there so to top the charts you not only need to be a good show, you also need your listeners to mobilise and get their votes in! This years winner is The Cinemile, a podcast married couple Dave and Cathy podcast their walk home from the movies. Simple huh? Over the years the show has built a loyal following and their back catalogue is ready and waiting for you to get stuck in. So go listen to The Cinemile on Acast, or listen to their appearance on the Pod Bible Podcast back in March 2020.

You voted for over 500 different podcasts in this category so a massive thank you and congratulations to every podcast mentioned! 

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Congratulations to all our winners, runners up and nominees and thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for their favourite shows. We’re sure 2022 will be another incredible year for podcasting and look forward to celebrating it with another set of Pod Bible Poll’s at the end of the year!

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There’s plenty more to come from the world of sports podcasting. Throughout 2020, there was an explosion of podcasts, and in particular sports podcasts, largely due to us all being stuck indoors. As restrictions have gradually eased, this boom of creativity has shown no signs of stopping and looks set to continue as we move into 2022.

As an independent creator myself, I’ve witnessed how difficult it is to get your work heard. But also, as a consumer, I find myself in a cycle of listening to the same podcasts, because it’s hard to discover new ones. By creating an awards programme especially for Sports Podcasts, we’re looking to move that process along and give up and coming talent more opportunities for their content to shine.

So, given what we’ve learnt about sports podcasting over the past couple of years, here’s what we think will happen in 2022.

What’s on the horizon for 2022?

Interestingly, rights holders in the UK haven’t properly invested in podcasting yet. This is something we would expect to see change sooner rather than later. In the US, sports teams have official club podcasts that are hugely popular, that are owned and run by the franchise itself. In the UK, we’re a little way behind on this, with Manchester United and a few other teams producing a podcast. That said, the investment is limited just now, which influences the quality of the content.

If we take football for example, most Premier League and some Championship clubs have their own club-run TV channels. They create a large amount of short-form content for social media yet haven’t properly invested in podcasts yet. I think that is sure to change.

In general, we are likely to see the podcast space become more immediate. Now, you often wait until Tuesday to listen to a podcast about weekend sport. Monday is the perfect day to catch the attention of listeners, they are looking for content about the games they’ve just watched.

The Eggchasers is the only major rugby podcast that releases its content on a Monday, which is a massive USP and contributes in my opinion to its success. Outlets like TALKsport and other radio shows will continue to release their regular content, but traditional podcasts will look to follow suit with content released immediately after the action takes place.

Another thing I would see as a trend for sports podcasting is the social audio space. Although not traditional, it is included in the world of audio, in my mind Twitter Spaces in particular is only just kicking off so it will be interesting to see how this develops and whether it grows.

Platforms like Clubhouse came with big noise during the pandemic but have fizzled out a lot. With Spotify acquiring Locker Room and subsequently launching Greenroom, this opens up a big opportunity for sports, so it will be interesting what they do with that. Although these platforms have not yet delivered on their promise yet in my opinion, I do think that sport as a genre is perfect for social audio and the more immediate, live discussions following major sport events. Not every podcaster is lucky enough to be supported by a platform, so how do they attract listeners?

Keep it short (and regular)

For the new kids on the block to build a listenership, regular scheduled episodes, social media, and short-form content is crucial. With the world turning virtual and with podcast recording platforms like Riverside.fm, it’s now so easy to record video content from your recording, and pair these with tools like Headliner to create short-form clips. The result is a plethora of rich highlights that you can release from each episode, to then be consumed across multiple channels.

Plenty of people entered the first ever Sports Podcast Awards

In fact, plenty of podcasts that have entered the Sports Podcast Awards have said that while their long-form original podcast might not get a huge number of listeners, their short-form content gets huge engagement.

The rise of the podcasting ex-professional

For any sportsperson looking to transition into a career in the media, podcasting is a fantastic medium to get started. And during lockdown, when there was no live sport happening, podcasting became the go-to medium to express their voice and build their profile.

We saw the likes of David Seaman, Joe Cole and Tony Bellew all recently making moves into podcasting, whilst Peter Crouch is the poster boy of the UK sports podcast scene. But it’s not just ex-athletes though – we’ve also seen current sportspeople such as Andros Townsend, Geraint Thomas, Jimmy Anderson, Joe Marler, Carl Frampton and Ben Foster launch successful podcasts, with Foster in particular being an interesting case, as he started as a YouTube show, which then evolved into a podcast.

Podcasts are a huge opportunity for current sportspeople to build their profile ahead of the inevitable transition to life after sport. But the UK still lags behind the US in this area, especially in football, with the intense media scrutiny footballers are under here. In the US, companies like BlueWire, The Players Tribune and Uninterrupted are leading the way in athlete-led content, giving fans direct access to players and different perspectives from those still in the game. Hopefully the UK will catch-up on this aspect as ex-pros also inspire the next generation of podcasters to take up the mic.

Celebrating achievement with the Sports Podcast Awards

In terms of the awards, we’ve been extremely happy with the number of entries we received and the wide variety of sports that are represented. We also have a broad range of independent and platform supported podcasts, a range of age and gender for our entrants, and participants from all over the world. The most entries have come from the US and the UK&I, but we also have a great showing from Canada and Australia as well as shows from India, Singapore, Spain, and the Middle East. So, a fantastic variety of entrants all with one thing in common, they love podcasting!

Our industry jury are now selecting eight podcasts for each category to be shortlisted. We’ve got a fantastic group of people involved that work across the podcast industry including judges from well-known platforms for example Amazon, Spotify, Audioboom, iHeart, The Athletic and The Ringer. From further afield, it’s great to have industry professionals from the likes of Sport Social, Headliner, Washington Football Team and Meadowlark Media, giving us a real contrast of UK and US participants who are passionate about a range of sports.

We will be announcing the shortlists in the first week of January, then the judging process starts, and the power goes to podcasters and listeners to find our winners. We are currently on the hunt for judges and would encourage podcasters and listeners to get in touch if they want to be part of our community.

Once judging begins, participants will be able to follow along through live, dynamic leaderboards for each individual category on the SPA website. Judges will also be able to win prizes for being the most active and accurate judge! The winner’s announcement will take place at the end of March, which we are very much looking forward to.

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Dylan Pugh is Managing Director of Sports Industry Group and Founder of the brand-new Sports Podcast Awards. Winners for the inaugural awards will be announced across 25 categories in March 2022. Podcasters and listeners can keep updated via sportspodcastawards.com or follow @SportsPodAwards on Twitter.

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The Acast Moment of Comedy Gold, presented by founder of Soul Sutras and host of the Masala Podcast, Sangeeta Pillai

Winner: Who Run The World with Rhea Chedid and Marilyn Zakhour

Runner Up: The Voiceover Social with Nic Redman and Leah Marks

The Blubrry Moment of Raw Emotion, presented by podcaster and BBC Radio 1Xtra producer Roshan Roberts

Winner: Creativity Found with Claire Waite Brown

Runner Up: Gravity with Lucy Kalanithi

The Moment of Cliff-Hanger Drama, presented by actor, podcaster and documentary-maker Elizabeth Healey.

Winner: Do You Know Mordechai? with Kathleen Goldhar

Runner Up: Conning The Con by Sarah Ferris and Emma Ferris

Sara Tye’s Moment of Entrepreneurial Inspiration, presented by Sara Tye

Winner: The REALWORK Podcast with Fleur Emery

Runner Up: Up With The Lark with Calandre Orton

The Moment of Behind-the-Scenes Brilliance, presented by Naomi Mellor, founder of The Skylark Collective

Winner: Seven Truths with Jolene Banning and Debbie Pacheco

Runner Up: Hustled: When Your Boss Is An App for Laura Regehr

Moment of Badass Business Advice, presented by Anna Jones, founder of Allbright

Winner: Creative Breakthrough with Shereen Kassam

Runner Up: Modern Mentor with Rachel Cooke and Michelle Margulis

The Captivate FM Moment of Touching Honesty, presented by podcaster and presenter Pips Taylor.

Winner: Diary, She Wrote with Liz Beardsell

Runner Up: Fully Amplified from Futures Theatre

The Shure Award for Changing the World One Moment At A Time, presented by Marco Marini from Shure.

Winner: Shelter In Place Podcast, with Laura Joyce Davis and the Kasama Collective

Runner Up: Ochenta Stories, from Ochenta Studios

We look forward to next year!

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Tell us a little bit about yourself and Skylark Collective – what’s your elevator pitch?

I started my first podcast, Smashing The Ceiling, back in 2018 as a challenge to myself after having a bit of an unsettled time in my professional life as a vet. Things were a bit up in the air work-wise, so I decided to set myself two personal goals instead: to launch a podcast and to run an ultramarathon. Sarah Williams, founder of the Tough Girl podcast, was my mentor and taught me everything I needed to know. She helped me to get started in podcasting and prepare for the ultramarathon, and things have gone on from there.

I’ve recently founded the Skylark Collective, which is a global collective for women in podcasting. Skylark is a place for women to connect, collaborate and celebrate their achievements, with the aim of raising the profile of female podcasters worldwide and levelling the playing field in the industry. There are womens’ networks across the UK in a range of different sectors – Women in Film & TV, Digital Women, Women in Football to name a few – and I thought it was time to start one for women in podcasting too.

Tell us about the name – why ‘Skylark’?

I spent AGES coming up with a name! I was torn whether to choose something obvious and quite ‘Ronseal’ like ‘Women Who Podcast’. But I really wanted to incorporate the word ‘Collective’ into the name, as what we’re building is an incredible community of like-minded women, with a passion for collective action and co-operative enterprise. After going through various iterations, I landed on using the name of a bird – I live in the countryside and I love to listen to the birds when I’m out walking the dog or running in the hills.

The skylark seemed like an apt choice, as they reflect the kind of women I wanted to attract to the Collective: they might look unassuming, but they are strong, they soar high in the sky, and their voice is clear, powerful and distinctive.

Who is the Skylark Collective for?

The collective is for women who have a vision for their podcast – whether that’s more listeners, recognition, opportunities or earnings. Membership is open to anyone who identifies as a woman and is involved in podcasting; whether you’re a host, writer, editor or producer, if you’re looking to find your tribe to accompany you on your journey in podcasting then Skylark is the place for you. It doesn’t matter if you’re a novice podcaster learning the ropes, or a seasoned professional with a background in audio, we are here to support you, and we would love to hear your work for the International Women’s Podcast Awards.

One of my passions in life is meeting new people and connecting others, and I’m aiming to create a place where women meet like-minded friends and contacts for collaboration and quite honestly, a bit of fun. I think we all need that post-Covid!

The International Women’s Podcast Awards – what is it and who can enter?

I am so excited about this! A significant part of our offering at Skylark is the International Women’s Podcast Awards, which is a unique event celebrating the work of women in podcasting, both behind the mic and behind the scenes. I really believe women have important things to say, and that they deserve to be recognised and championed, and currently there are no awards anywhere in the world exclusively celebrating the work of female-led podcasts.

The International Women’s Podcast Awards are open to women from all over the world in five categories, and entries are now open – the ceremony is at the Allbright in London in September 2021 and entries are open until mid-June so there’s plenty of time to put your podcast into the mix. We very much encourage self-nomination; after all, if you don’t put yourself forward in life then other people rarely do either!

The categories are a bit different to those you’d usually find. How did you decide the themes?

To me, the joy of podcasting lies in the atmosphere created between the host, guest and listener, and in the moments of incredible sensitivity, humour or honesty that keep people engrossed. I talk all the time about these intimate moments, and decided that rather than rewarding genres or categories of podcasts, we would make the awards about individual moments of brilliance. You might not be the most well-known or most successful podcaster out there, but you may have captured that one piece of audio, that one moment in time that deserves recognition because it’s so brilliant. That’s what we’re after.

The categories for podcasters are based around four intimate moments: raw emotion, comedy gold, cliff-hanging drama and touching honesty, and there’s one separate award for editors, producers and writers for ‘Moment of Behind-The-Scenes Brilliance’ which rewards a moment from any of the other four categories that a woman has masterminded from behind the scenes. I felt it was important to recognise women working quietly away from the limelight as well as podcast hosts themselves.

What are you most excited about with Skylark Collective going forward?

I’m so excited about developing the bursary scheme, which will launch later this year. It will be open to young women aged 16-24 to pitch an idea they have and take it forward to production. It’s so interesting to me that the GenZ demographic haven’t yet adopted podcasting in the same way that they have TikTok and YouTube, and I think there’s a large pool of untapped talent there.
I’m also very excited about our first in-person events, which will be happening once restrictions lift – I’m so looking forward to meeting people and getting back out there as the Collective grows and develops.

Is there anything else you’d like to share with readers?

We are launching the Skylark Collective membership very shortly. for We’re looking for 100 founder members initially, who will be key to shaping and influencing the direction that the Collective takes. Whilst we’re inviting women from across the industry, we would love to hear from anyone that is interested in joining – we’ve been delighted with the amount of support and interest we’ve received so far but are very open to new members and would love to welcome anyone that would like to be part of our community!

Where can people find out more about you?

Our website is www.skylarkcollective.co.uk and we’re most active on Instagram where we’re @theskylarkcollective. I’ve also been on Clubhouse for a few months and have found that a useful place to network with other podcasters, particularly in the US – I’m @naomimellor on there.

Apply for the International Women’s Podcasting Awards on the Skylark Collective website now.

Naomi’s podcast, Smashing The Ceiling, has just returned for its third season, and you can listen now on Spotify, Acast or elsewhere. Naomi also hosts and produces two veterinary podcasts, Veterinary Woman and Borborygmi: Noises From The Veterinary World.

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At the start of December we asked listeners to vote for their favourite podcasts of the year within a number of categories. All nominees had featured in Pod Bible Magazine or on the Pod Bible Podcast in 2020 but the final Independent Podcast category was open to all.

The polls were open for the whole of December and we were once again blown away by the number of votes received. Podcasts have been an integral part of people’s 2020, with the format making it easy to adapt to the various restrictions we’ve all endured. Not only were people finding more time to listen to podcasts, many were purchasing microphones and starting their own shows too.

Voting in the polls closed at midnight on the 31st of December and all votes have now been counted and verified.

Pod disciples, we present to you, your Pod Bible Poll Winners for 2020!

INTERVIEW & CONVERSATION

WINNER: THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST

2nd – DISTRACTION PIECES PODCAST WITH SCROOBIUS PIP

3rd – HAPPY PLACE WITH FEARNE COTTON

The Adam Buxton Podcast is our Best Interview podcast for the second year running! A fan favourite, and a staff favourite, from the cheery singing in the intro to his insightful and considered opinions in his conversations with his guests. Dr. Buckles popped up throughout the year, providing a comforting distraction when we needed it most and with guests from Zadie Smith to Paul McCartney, Adam’s back catalogue continues to go from strength to strength. Congratulations to Adam and here’s to many more ramble chats in 2021!

Listen to The Adam Buxton Podcast on Acast, or via Adam-buxton.co.uk.

COMEDY

WINNER: OFF MENU

2nd – SH**GED MARRIED ANNOYED

3rd – FRENCH & SAUNDERS: TITTING ABOUT

As one of our Editor’s go-to podcasts, and a leader in the world of podcasts featuring a genie and a magic restaurant, Ed Gamble and James Acaster’s Off Menu has been crowned Best Comedy podcast for the second year running!

Each week guests are invited to the dream restaurant where they are asked to describe their ideal meal. Choices can come from any place and any time, from Michelin starred restaurants to Nan’s Sunday lunch and everything in between. As they approach 100 episodes the show continues to provide regular belly laughs, particularly when guests order something contrary to James or Ed’s philosophy of good food. Another well deserved win for a podcast that kept many of us smiling during such a difficult year.

Listen to James & Ed discuss the show on episode #012 of the Pod Bible podcast. Visit the Off Menu website or listen via Apple Podcasts, Acast, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

LIFESTYLE & CULTURE

WINNER: THE GUILTY FEMINIST

2nd – HOMO SAPIENS

3rd – TALK ART

It’s back to back wins for Deborah Frances-White and her team as The Guilty Feminist wins best Lifestyle & Culture podcast for 2020! In each episode Deborah and her guests discuss topics ‘all 21st century feminists agree on’ whilst confessing the insecurities, hypocrisies and fears that underlie their principles. This time last year, The Guilty Feminist was formatted as a live show, often recording in front of a live audience. Whilst 2020 saw a lot of Deborah’s live shows cancelled, it has not been a washout – as well our becoming a Pod Bible Poll Winner, The Guilty Feminist also won Gold at the British Podcasting Spotlight Award and continues to adapt with ease to these strange times we’re experiencing.

Listen to The Guilty Feminist on Acast or visit the show’s website.

FILM & TV

WINNER: FILMS TO BE BURIED WITH

2nd – KERMODE & MAYO’S FILM REVIEW

3rd – HOW DID THIS GET MADE

After coming in second place in 2019, Films To Be Buried With with Brett Goldstein has switched places with national treasures Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo to become this year’s Best Film & TV Podcast. Based on the fact that we are born and we die, and in between we watch a lot of films, Films To Be Buried With is funny, interesting and surprisingly philosophical. Host Brett Goldstein asks his guests to discuss their lives via the films that mean most to them with his 2020 lineup including an amazing variety of film fanatics including Edgar Wright, Sharon Stone and Romesh Ranganathan.

You can listen to Brett discuss the show on episode #033 of Pod Bible Podcast before checking out his extensive back catalogueon Acast. 

MUSIC

WINNER: JAMES ACASTER’S PERFECT SOUNDS

2nd – HIP HOP SAVED MY LIFE

3rd – LIFERS WITH ED GAMBLE

It’s time to crack open the Cawston Press as James Acaster has made his way to the top spot in another category! Perfect Sounds launched in April this year and has a simple premise: James tries to convince comedians that 2016 is the greatest year for music, ever. Although 2016 may seem like a random year initially, it is meaningful – at the start of 2017 James had a mental crisis, and listening to music from the year prior went a long way in helping him get through it. After listening to so much from that year, he became convinced it was the best year for music of all time. We’re still not entirely sure, but the fact that David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ album and Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ both came out that year is a solid argument.

Listen to James Acaster’s Perfect Sounds on Acast or wherever you get your podcasts.

SOCIAL CONSCIENCE

WINNER: SEX POWER MONEY

2nd – GRIEFCAST

3rd – OUT WITH SUZI RUFFELL

Sex Power Money is this year’s Best Social Conscience Podcast! In it, comedian Sara Pascoe turns her attention to things that really matter to humans – sex, power and money. The series is an accompaniment to Sara’s book of the same name, and includes interviews people who have experience around sex work, stripping and pornography. The great thing about this series is how it allows people who are so often talked about to speak for themselves, while exploring the history of subjects like ‘whore stigma’ and the ramifications of our current laws around selling sex.

The Griefcast topped this category last year, but whilst votes were extremely close, it just lost out to Sara’s brilliant podcast in the final days of voting.

Listen to Sex Power Money on Acast or wherever you listen to podcasts.

SPORT & LEISURE

WINNER: SOCIALLY DISTANCED SPORTS BAR

2nd – TAILENDERS

3rd – FOOTBALL RAMBLE

We couldn’t get to the end of this list without a podcast produced in response to the pandemic. With so many events cancelled this year, and regular pub chats about sports impossible, it is no surprise that the Best Sport & Leisure Podcast is The Social Distant Sports Bar. And it’s also no surprise that a sports podcast in a year with so much sport cancelled offers listeners much more than sport commentary. Elis James, Mike Bubbins and Steff Garrero get together remotely and try to talk about sports clips from the past over some drinks, which mostly leads to them getting distracted by most things and talking about everything else.

You can read more about The Socially Distant Sports Bar inour Have You Heard? article then listen on Acast or their website.

OH. MY. POD. INDEPENDENT PODCAST

WINNER: MONKEY TENNIS – THE ALAN PARTRIDGE FAN PODCAST

2nd – SCRIPT SIRENS PRESENTS: SIREN SCREAMS

3rd – THE BRUISED BANANA – AN ARSENAL PODCAST

By popular vote, the Oh. My. Pod. Best Independent Podcast 2020 is Monkey Tennis – The Alan Partridge Fan Podcast. The definitive Partridge fan podcast has been running for four years now, and in that time has received acclaim from places such as The Daily Telegraph. Hosts and guests analyse the entire Alan Partridge universe – including (in quite a meta way) the new Alan Partridge – From The Oasthouse Podcast.

In this category we opened up the polls for listeners to submit any independent or amateur podcast they felt deserved recognition. It’s a real testament to the love for this fan podcast that having an official Alan Partridge podcast has not made this one less popular. Listen to Monkey Tennis on Acast.

You voted for over 400 different podcasts in this category so a massive thank you and congratulations to every podcast mentioned! 

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Congratulations to all our winners, runners up and nominees and thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for their favourite shows. We have no doubt that 2021 will be another incredible year for podcasting and look forward to celebrating it with another set of Pod Bible Poll’s at the end of the year!

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Best Comedy Podcast supported by Acast

Gold Winner: Kurupt FM – Audible UK

Silver Winner: Brian & Roger – Great Big Owl

Bronze Winner: Dear Joan and Jericha – Julia Davis & Vicki Pepperdine

Best Live Episode supported by Latitude

Gold Winner: Tailenders – TBI Media

Silver Winner: Tape Notes – Tape Notes

Bronze Winner: Blood on the Tracks – Shooting Shark

Best Sex and Relationships Podcast

Gold Winner: Brown Girls Do It Too – BBC Asian Network

Silver Winner: Masala Podcast – Sangeeta Pillai for Soul Sutras

Bronze Winner: Fucks Given – ComeCurious for Studio71 UK

Best Fiction Podcast

Gold Winner: Passenger List – Goldhawk Productions & Radiotopia

Silver Winner: Fall of the Shah – Steve Waters for BBC World Service

Bronze Winner: Hag – Thomas Curry, Harriet Poland & Tom Killian for Audible UK

Smartest Podcast supported by Rethink Audio

Gold Winner: The Sound of Anger  – Queen Mary centre for the History of the Emotions

Silver Winner: Food Actually – Chalk & Blade and Pushkin Industries for Luminary Media

Bronze Winner: Power Corrupts – Brian Klaas

Best Arts and Culture Podcast supported by Pod Bible

Gold Winner: Rule of Three – Great Big Owl

Silver Winner: Best Pick – The Spontaneity Shop

Bronze Winner: Classical Fix – BBC Radio 3 Production

Best True Crime Podcast

Gold Winner: Paradise – Dan Maudsley for 5 Live & BBC Sounds

Silver Winner: The Hurricane Tapes – Steve Crossman & Joel Hammer for BBC World Service

Bronze Winner: The Bellingcat Podcast: MH17 – Novel

Best Sports Podcast supported by Audioboom

Gold Winner: Football Inside Out: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 – We Are Grape for COPA90

Silver Winer: The Beautiful Brain – Hana Walker-Brown for Audible UK

Bronze Winner: The Game Changers – Promote PR

Best Branded Podcast

Gold Winner: Penguin Podcast – Somethin’ Else

Silver Winner: Meet Me at the Museum – Art Fund

Bronze Winner: The Rough Guide to Everywhere – Reduced Listening for Rough Guides

Best Entertainment Podcast supported by Sony Music’s 4th Floor Creative

Gold Winner: Something Rhymes With Purple – Somethin’ Else

Silver Winner: George Ezra & Friends

Bronze Winner: Sam Walker’s Desert Diaries  – Sam Walker

Acast Moment Of The Year

Gold Winner: Tunnel 29 – Helena Merriman for BBC Radio 4 & BBC Sounds

Silver Winner: Ways to Change the World – Channel 4 News

Bronze Winner: #QueerAF – Jamie Wareham for National Student Pride

Best New Podcast supported by Factory Studios

Gold Winner: The Log Books – Adam Smith, Tash Walker and Shivani Dave

Silver Winner: The Last Bohemians – House of Hutch

Bronze Winner: Shagged Married Annoyed – Chris and Rosie Ramsey for Avalon Television

Best Current Affairs Podcast

Gold Winner: Today in Focus – The Guardian

Silver Winner: The Intelligence  – Economist Radio

Bronze Winner: Stance Podcast – Chrystal Genesis

Best Family Podcast

Gold Winner: David Walliams’ Marvellous Musical Podcast – Global

Silver Winner: Diddy Pod – Ciaran Murtagh, Andrew Barnett Jones & Steve Ryde

Bronze Winner: The Intended Parent – Fran and Kreena

Best Business Podcast

Gold Winner: Money Talks – Economist Radio

Silver: The Northern Power Women Podcast – Northern Power Women

Bronze Winner: Doing It For The Kids – Doing It For the Kids

Best Interview

Gold Winner: Declassified – Michael Coates

Silver Winner: Today in Focus – The Guardian

Bronze Winner: How To Kill An Hour – Marcus Bronzy

Best Wellbeing Podcast

Gold Winner: The Sound of Anger – Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions

Silver Winner: Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts – BBC Radio 5 Live

Bronze Winner: Declassified – Michael Coates

Best Podcast in the Welsh Language

Gold Winner: Dwy Iaith, Un Ymennydd – Elis James, produced by Alpha for BBC Cymru

Silver: Yr Haclediad – Bryn Salisbury, Lestyn Lloyd and Sioned Mills

Bronze: Siarad Secs Astud – BBC Cymru

Best Daily Podcast supported by Podfollow

Gold Winner: The Rob Auton Daily Podcast – Plosive Productions

Silver Winner: Today in Focus – The Guardian

Bronze Winner: Beyond Today  – BBC Radio 4

Best Radio Podcast supported by Radioplayer

Gold Winner: Tunnel 29 – Helena Merriman for BBC Radio 4

Silver Winner: The Skewer – Jon Holmes for BBC Radio 4

Bronze Winner: Ellie and Anna Have Issues – Ellie & Anna for Global

The Spotify Podcast Champion

Renay Richardson

The Spotlight Award supported by DAX

Gold Winner: The Guilty Feminist – The Spontaneity Shop

Silver Winner: Happy Mum Happy Baby – Giovanna Fletcher

Bronze Winner: My Dad Wrote A Porno – Jamie, James, Alice & Rocky

The Bullseye Award supported by Blue Microphones

Gold Winner: Things Unseen: Entombed – CTVC

Silver Winner: The Investor’s Guide to China – Fidelity International

Bronze Winner: This Is Spoke – Penguin Random House UK, Fremantle & BMG

Best Publisher or Network supported by 4DC

Gold Winner: Somethin’ Else

Silver Winner: The Athletic

Bronze Winner: The Guardian

The Creativity Award

Gold Winner: Where is My Mind? – Niall Breslin

Silver Winner: Fake Heiress – BBC Radio Drama London for BBC Radio 4

Bronze Winner: Mind Canyon – Charlie Kemp & Steve Dawson

The Listeners’ Choice Award supported by BBC Sounds

Gold Winner: Shagged Married Annoyed

Silver Winner: Red Handed

Bronze Winner: The Anfield Wrap

The Audioboom Podcast of the Year

Brown Girls Do It Too – BBC Asian Network

Congratulations to all of this year’s winners, especially those we’ve had the privilege of interviewing, writing about, and listening to as a part of Pod Bible.

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Best Arts and Culture Podcast supported by Pod Bible

Best Pick – The Spontaneity Shop

Classical Fix – BBC Radio 3 Production

Rule of Three – Great Big Owl

Selfridges Hot Air presents State of the Arts – Radio Wolfgang

Somerset House – Somerset House

Best Business Podcast

Doing It For The Kids – Doing It For the Kids

Jazz Shapers sponsored by Mishcon De Reya – Jazz FM

Money Talks – Economist Radio

Tales Of Silicon Valley – The Times & Wireless Studios

The Northern Power Women Podcast – Northern Power Women

Best Comedy Podcast supported by Acast

Brian & Roger – Great Big Owl

Dear Joan and Jericha – Julia Davis & Vicki Pepperdine

Josh Berry’s Fake News – Union JACK radio

Kurupt FM – Audible UK

Mind Canyon – Charlie Kemp & Steve Dawson

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster – Plosive Productions

Best Branded Podcast

#QueerAF – Jamie Wareham for National Student Pride

DeepMind: The Podcast – Whistledown Productions for DeepMind

Meet Me at the Museum – Art Fund

On the Marie Curie Couch – Marie Curie

Penguin Podcast – Somethin’ Else

The Rough Guide to Everywhere – Reduced Listening for Rough Guides

Best Sports Podcast supported by Audioboom

Football Inside Out: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 – We Are Grape for COPA90

The Beautiful Brain – Hana Walker-Brown for Audible UK

The Cycling Podcast – Richard Moore, Lionel Birnie & Daniel Friebe

The Exs and Os Podcast – Exs and Os

The Game Changers – Promote PR

The Totally Football Show – Muddy Knees Media for Totally Football Network

Best Current Affairs Podcast

Full Disclosure with James O’Brien – Global Original

Stance Podcast – Chrystal Genesis

The Intelligence  – Economist Radio

The Tortoise podcast – Tortoise media

The Week Junior Show – Fun Kids and the Week Junior

Today in Focus – The Guardian

Best Daily Podcast supported by Podfollow

Beyond Today  – BBC Radio 4

Love Island: The Morning After – ITV

The Globalist – Monocle 24

The Rob Auton Daily Podcast – Plosive Productions

The Santa Daily – Fun Kids

Today in Focus – The Guardian

Best Family Podcast

Ask The Nincompoops – Great Big Owl

Breaking Mum & Dad – Anna Williamson

David Walliams’ Marvellous Musical Podcast – Global

Diddy Pod – Ciaran Murtagh, Andrew Barnett Jones & Steve Ryde

The Intended Parent – Fran and Kreena

The Trap Door – Sophie Black

Best Fiction Podcast

Brian & Roger  – Great Big Owl

Coexistence – Coex Studios

Fall of the Shah – Steve Waters for BBC World Service

Hag – Thomas Curry, Harriet Poland & Tom Killian for Audible UK

Mockery Manor – Laurence Owen & Lindsay Sharman

Passenger List – Goldhawk Productions & Radiotopia

Best Interview

Trust Issues: The Infected Blood Scandal – Rachel Botsman

Declassified – Michael Coates

Homo Sapiens – Homo Sapiens

How To Kill An Hour – Marcus Bronzy

Out to Lunch with Jay Rayner – Somethin’ Else

Today in Focus – The Guardian

Best Live Episode supported by Latitude

Blood on the Tracks – Shooting Shark

Can We Just Ask – Can Anyone Be An Activist? – Annie Clarke & Will Clempner

Nobody Panic – Plosive Productions

Tailenders – TBI Media

Tape Notes – Tape Notes

The Empire Film Podcast – Bauer Media

Best Publisher or Network supported by 4DC

The Athletic

BBC World Service

The Guardian

Mags Creative

Somethin’ Else

Studio 71

Best New Podcast supported by Factory Studios

Accentricity – Sadie Ryan

Masala Podcast – Sangeeta Pillai for Soul Sutras

Shagged Married Annoyed – Chris and Rosie Ramsey for Avalon Television

The IMO Podcast – Chris & Michelle for The IMO project

The Last Bohemians – House of Hutch

The Log Books – Adam Smith, Tash Walker and Shivani Dave

Best Radio Podcast supported by Radioplayer

Ellie and Anna Have Issues – Ellie & Anna for Global

Kermode and Mayo’s Film Review – Somethin’ Else for BBC Radio 5 Live

The Chris Moyles Show on Radio X – Chris Moyles for Global

The Santa Daily – Devaweb for Fun Kids

The Skewer – Jon Holmes for BBC Radio 4

Tunnel 29 – Helena Merriman for BBC Radio 4

Best Sex and Relationships Podcast

QueerAF – Jamie Wareham for National Student Pride

Amaliah – Amaliah

Brown Girls Do It Too – BBC Asian Network

Fucks Given – ComeCurious for Studio71 UK

Masala Podcast – Sangeeta Pillai for Soul Sutras

The Breakup Monologues – Rosie Wilby

Best True Crime Podcast

Paradise – Dan Maudsley for 5 Live & BBC Sounds

The Bellingcat Podcast: MH17 – Novel

The Hurricane Tapes – Steve Crossman & Joel Hammer for BBC World Service

The Last Days of August – Jon Ronson & Lina Misitzis for Audible UK

The Missing Cryptoqueen – Georgia Catt & Jamie Bartlett for BBC Sounds

Unheard: The Fred and Rose West Tapes – Somethin’ Else

Best Wellbeing Podcast

Declassified – Michael Coates

GABA – Adam Martin

Hooked: The Unexpected Addicts – BBC Radio 5 Live

No Really, I’m Fine – Reach

Rainbow Dads – Richard and Nicholas

The Sound of Anger – Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions

The Bullseye Award supported by Blue Microphones

After: Surviving Sexual Assault – BBC Sounds

Strong Manchester Women – Vic Elizabeth Turnbull at MIC Media

The Investor’s Guide to China – Fidelity International

The Offensive – Stakhanov

Things Unseen: Entombed – CTVC

This Is Spoke – Penguin Random House UK, Fremantle & BMG

The Spotlight Award supported by DAX

Deliciously Ella – Deliciously Ella for Mags Creative

Elis James and John Robins – Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 Live

Happy Mum Happy Baby – Giovanna Fletcher

My Dad Wrote A Porno – Jamie, James, Alice & Rocky

Table Manners with Jessie Ware – Jessie Ware

The Guilty Feminist – The Spontaneity Shop

Best Entertainment Podcast supported by Sony Music’s 4th Floor Creative

George Ezra & Friends

Help I Sexted My Boss – William Hanson and Jordan North for Audio Always

No Country for Young Women – Radio 1 & 1Xtra Production for BBC Sounds

Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster – Plosive Productions

Sam Walker’s Desert Diaries  – Sam Walker

Something Rhymes With Purple – Somethin’ Else

The Creativity Award

David Walliams’ Marvellous Musical Podcast – Global

Fake Heiress – BBC Radio Drama London for BBC Radio 4

Mind Canyon – Charlie Kemp & Steve Dawson

Where is My Mind? – Niall Breslin

The Sound of Anger – Queen Mary Centre for the History of the Emotions

The Skewer – Jon Holmes for BBC Radio 4

Smartest Podcast supported by Rethink Audio

Food Actually – Chalk & Blade and Pushkin Industries for Luminary Media

Power Corrupts – Brian Klaas

Tales of Silicon Valley – The Times & Wireless Studios

The Listening Service – Radio 3 Production

The Sound of Anger  – Queen Mary centre for the History of the Emotions

The Tip Off – Maeve McClenaghan

Best Podcast in the Welsh Language

Dwy Iaith, Un Ymennydd – Elis James, produced by Alpha for BBC Cymru

Siarad Secs Astud – BBC Cymru

Yr Haclediad – Bryn Salisbury, Lestyn Lloyd and Sioned Mills

Acast Moment Of The Year

#QueerAF – Jamie Wareham for National Student Pride

Happy Place – Fearne Cotton

No Such Thing As A Fish – No Such Thing As A Fish

RHLSTP – Sky Potato, Go Faster Stripe & Fuzz Productions

Tunnel 29 – Helena Merriman for BBC Radio 4 & BBC Sounds

Ways to Change the World – Channel 4 News

Congratulations to all of this year’s nominees, especially those we’ve had the privilege of interviewing, writing about, and listening to as a part of Pod Bible.

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