🎧iHeartPodcast Awards 2024: See The Full List Of Winners
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The iHeartPodcast Awards took place at the Fairmont Hotel in Austin, Texas, live from the SXSW Conference and Festivals yesterday. Individuals, groups, and other contributors to the podcast industry were honored.
For their work on the podcast "Wrongful Conviction," Lava for Good CEO Jason Flom, who collaborates with The Innocence Project, and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and producer Maggie Freleng were recognized with the 2024 Social Impact Award. Meanwhile, author, podcast host of "Heavyweight," and veteran of the audio industry Jonathan Goldstein was given the 2024 Pioneer Award.
The podcast "Rotten Mango" also received the Innovator Award presented by YouTube. The Innovator Award honors the groundbreaking voices in podcasting. Of course, fans eagerly waited to find out who would take home Podcast of the Year after they voted last month. This year's nominees were “Crime Junkie,” “The Daily,” “My Favorite Murder,” “New Heights,” “Normal Gossip,” “On Purpose with Jay Shetty,” “The Retrievals,” “Scamanda,” “SmartLess” and “Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.”
See all the winners of the 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards presented by The Hartford in bold below.
Pioneer Award
Jonathan Goldstein of "Heavyweight" - WINNER
Innovator Award
"Rotten Mango" - WINNER
Social Impact Award
Maggie Freleng & Jason Blom of "Wrongful Convictions" - WINNER
Podcast of the Year presented by The Hartford:
Crime Junkie
The Daily
My Favorite Murder
New Heights - WINNER
Normal Gossip
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
The Retrievals
Scamanda
SmartLess
Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Best Business & Finance:
Direct Deposit
How I Built This - WINNER
MoneyWatch with Jill Schlesinger
Networth & Chill with Your Rich BFF
Planet Money
Best Comedy:
Baby, This is Keke Palmer
Handsome
SmartLess
This Is Important - WINNER
Why Won't You Date Me
Best Crime:
Crime Junkie - WINNER
The Girlfriends
The Retrievals
Scamanda
Something Was Wrong
Best Pop Culture:
Las Culturistas
I've Had It
Just B with Bethenny Frankel
Search Engine
Watch What Crappens - WINNER
Best Food Podcast Award Presented by Planet Oat:
Cereal Killers
Hungry for History
Recipe Club
The Splendid Table
Sporkful - WINNER
Best Wellness & Fitness:
Huberman Lab
Maintenance Phase
The Mel Robbins Podcast
On Purpose with Jay Shetty - WINNER
Therapy For Black Girls
Best History:
Mobituaries with Mo Rocca
Revisionist History - WINNER
Slow Burn
Throughline
You're Wrong About
Best Kids & Family:
Good Inside with Dr. Becky - WINNER
Kids Short Stories with Mr. Jim
Sound Detectives
Story Pirates
The Suga
Best Music:
Disgraceland
Million Dollaz Worth of Game
Popcast - WINNER
Questlove Supreme
Song Exploder
Best News:
The Daily
Pivot - WINNER
Pod Save America
Today Explained
Up First
Best Fiction:
Ad Lucem
Full Body Chills
The Mantawauk Caves - WINNER
Radio Rental
The Space Within
Best Sports:
Around The NFL
Club Shay Shay - WINNER
The Dan Le Batard Show
New Heights
Pardon My Take
Best Science:
Hidden Brain
Inner Cosmos
Ologies
Radio Lab - WINNER
StarTalk
Best Technology:
All-In
Hard Fork - WINNER
Lex Fridman Podcast
TED Radio Hour
Vergecast
Best Ad Read:
Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend
Heavyweight
How Did This Get Made?
Say More with Dr. Sheila
SmartLess - WINNER
Best Overall Host:
Joe Budden (The Joe Budden Podcast)
Jonathan Goldstein (Heavyweight)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Wiser Than Me)
Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess) - WINNER
Nicole Byer (Why Won’t You Date Me?)
Best Overall Ensemble:
The 85 South Show
Handsome
New Heights - WINNER
SmartLess
Today, Explained
Best Political:
The Ben Shapiro Show
CNN Inside Politics
Countdown with Keith Olbermann
NPR Politics Podcast
Pod Save America - WINNER
Best TV & Film:
Drama Queens
Films to be Buried With
Give Them Lala w/ Lala Kent
How Did This Get Made? - WINNER
Pop Culture Happy Hour
Best Spanish Language:
La Brega
Cassettes
Duolingo Spanish
Leyendas Legendarias - WINNER
Transportista: Who Murdered Captain Coral? (Spanish version)
Best Advice / Inspirational:
Getting Curious
Dear Chelsea
Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast
This Keeps Happening with Vienna Pharaon
We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle - WINNER
Best Beauty & Fashion:
Add to Cart with Kulap Vilaysack & SuChin Pak
Articles of Interest
Fool Coverage with Manny MUA and Laura Lee
The Goop Pursuit: Healing in a Sick Society
Lipstick On The Rim - WINNER
Best Travel:
As Told By Nomads
Atlas Obscura - WINNER
The Travel Hacking Mom Show
Travel With Rick Steves
Women Who Travel
Best Green:
Climate of Change - WINNER
Discarded
Living on Earth
TED Climate
Sea Change
Best Spirituality & Religion:
The Bible in a Year with Fr. Mike Schmitz
The Bible Recap
Elevation with Steve Furtick
On Being with Krista Tippett
Women Evolve - WINNER
Best Branded Podcast:
Crimson Hearts Collide (Hallmark Media)
Love In Gravity (ViiV Healthcare)
Mind the Business (Intuit Quickbooks)
Symptomatic (Novartis) - WINNER
Townsizing (HGTV)
Best Emerging:
Classy
Handsome
How to Destroy Everything
I’ve Had It
The Really Good Podcast with Bobbi Althoff - WINNER
Best International:
CTV Question Period with Vassy Kapelos (Canada)
Dichosa Sexualidad (Mexico)
The Fold (New Zealand)
The Imperfects (Australia) - WINNER
Rocio Cordova (Mexico)
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