The Podnews daily newsletter reported that some favorite podcasts were celebrated during the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards, as the very best in podcasting throughout the year and the most innovative talent and content creators in the industry were honored.
Some of this year’s winners included “SmartLess” for Best Comedy Podcast, “Scam Godess” for Best Crime Podcast, “The Daily” for Best News Podcast, Sam Sanders for Best Male Overall Host and Nicole Byer for Best Female Overall Host, among so many others.
Taking home the coveted title of Podcast of the Year, which was decided by the fans via voting on Twitter, is “You’re Wrong About” hosted by Sarah Marshall and Michael Hobbes. Also nominated in the category this year were “Code Switch,” “Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend,” “Crime Junkie,” “Louder Than a Riot,” “Office Ladies,” “SmartLess,” “Stuff You Should Know,” “The Daily,” and “The Midnight Miracle”.
Best Music Podcast: Song Exploder
Best Pop Culture Podcast: Keep It!
Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast: Therapy for Black Girls
Best Political Podcast: Pod Save America
Podcasts around the world
Only one podcast originated from outside the U.S. - the winner of the international award. Morbidology’s host, Emily G. Thompson, is from Belfast in Northern Ireland.
Sadly, only one podcast was in a different language than English; Radio Ambulante winning the Best Spanish Language Podcast. Excepting these two categories, all winners were U.S.-based and English-speaking.
Podcast gender representation
Of the winning podcasts, not double-counting, we counted 24 male hosts, and 15 female hosts: a gender split of 38% female.
iHeart Podcasts
Four podcasts this year were produced or distributed by iHeartRadio: the same as in 2021.
Indie/Non-Indie Podcasts
Podnews reported that out of the 29 winners, it counted nine podcasts who are not part of, or distributed by, a large media owner.
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