\nTonight, the fifth annual iHeartPodcast Awards <\/a>hosted by actor and comedian Brian Baumgartner brought together the most influential names in podcasting to honor the most entertaining and innovative podcasts of 2022, celebrating the incredible talent and wide variety of leaders across the podcasting industry. The virtual awards event was exclusively video streamed on iHeartRadio\u2019s YouTube Channel<\/a> and Facebook Page<\/a> and broadcast across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe night featured a variety of appearances by award nominees, celebrity presenters and special guests including Jason Alexander <\/b>and Peter Tilden, Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes <\/b>and Will Arnett, Mayim Bialik, Alex Borstein, Zach Braff <\/b>and Donald Faison, Nicole Byer, Charlamagne Tha God, Colin Cowherd, Bob Costas, Malcolm Gladwell, Draymond Green, Bethany Joy Lenz, Matt Rogers <\/b>and Bowen Yang, Enrique Santos, Iliza Shlesinger, Questlove, Angela Yee<\/b> and more.\n<\/p>\n
\nThe 2023 iHeartPodcast Awards event highlights include:\n<\/p>\n
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- \nJason Alexander and Peter Tilden awarded \u201cLas Culturistas\u201d the most coveted award of the night, which is voted on by the fans themselves, Podcast of the Year presented by Autonomy, to Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang who thanked Marc Maron and Snookie for paving the way in podcasting.\n<\/li>\n
- \nHost Brian Baumgartner kept one lucky audience member entertained throughout the night with hilarious comedic skits about chili, celery and bone breaking and of course, podcasting.\n<\/li>\n
- \nCharlamagne Tha God presented Best Music Podcast of the Year Award to Questlove, host of \u201cQuestlove Supreme.\u201d\n<\/li>\n
- \nZach Braff and Donald Faison award Nicole Byer host of \u201cWhy Won\u2019t You Date Me\u201d with Best Comedy Podcast of the Year.\n<\/li>\n
- \nWill Arnett joined as special guest presenter to honor Sarah Marshall host of \u201cYou\u2019re Wrong About\u201d with the Best History Podcast of the Year Award.\n<\/li>\n
- \nMayim Bialik presented Best Crime Podcast award to \u201cBeliever Her\u201d host Justine van der Leun and spoke about how true crime podcasts have helped to exonerate wrongly imprisoned people.\n<\/li>\n
- \nAngela Yee presented the Audible Audio Pioneer Icon Award to technology journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher who shared the importance of changing and shifting with the times and venturing out into the great unknown.\n<\/li>\n
- \nColin Cowherd stopped in to give the Best Sports Podcast of the Year Award to host Draymond Green (\u201cThe Draymond Green Show\u201d) who spoke about the importance of authenticity.\n<\/li>\n
- \nBethany Joy Lenz introduced the Innovator Icon Award, presented by Planet Oat Oatmilk, which was given to Ashley Flowers of \u201cCrime Junkie.\u201d\n<\/li>\n
- \nAlex Borstein (Family Guy, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) presented Nicole Byer with her second iHeartPodcast Award of the night for Best Overall Host.\n<\/li>\n
- \nComedian Iliza Shlesinger awarded the new show category Best Overall Ensemble to Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett of \u201cSmartLess.\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nThe full list of 2023 iHeartPodcast Awards winners are:\n<\/p>\n
Social Impact Icon Award: <\/b>Dr. Laurie Santos and Dr. Joy Harden Bradford
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Audible Audio Pioneer Icon Award: <\/b>Kara Swisher
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Innovator Icon Award, <\/b>presented by Planet Oat Oatmilk: <\/b>Ashley Flowers\n<\/p>\nPodcast of the Year Award, <\/b>presented by Autonomy\n<\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cLas Culturistas\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
New!<\/i> Best Overall Ensemble:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cSmartLess\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Business & Finance Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cPlanet Money\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Comedy Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cWhy Won’t You Date Me\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Crime Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cBelieve Her\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Pop Culture Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cDecoder Ring\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Food Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cThe Sporkful\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cMaintenance Phase\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best History Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cYou’re Wrong About\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Kids & Family Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cWow In The World\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Music Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cQuestlove Supreme\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best News Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cThe Daily\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Fiction Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cWelcome To Night Vale\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Sports Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cThe Draymond Green Show\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Science Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cRadiolab\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Technology Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cPivot\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Ad Read Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cConan O’Brien Needs A Friend\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Overall Host:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \nNicole Byer\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Political Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cNPR Politics Podcast\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best TV & Film Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cFilms to be Buried With\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Spanish Language Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cCiudad M\u00e1gica\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Advice & Inspirational Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cBeautiful Stories from Anonymous People\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Beauty & Fashion Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cNatch Beaut\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Travel Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cAtlas Obscura\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Green Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cTED Climate\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Spirituality & Religion Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cOn Being\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Branded Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cSmart Talks with IBM\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best Emerging Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cSounds Like A Cult\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Best International Podcast:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cEl Viaje\u201d (Mexico)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nThe 2023 iHeartPodcast Awards is part of iHeartMedia\u2019s roster of nationally recognized events including the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the nationwide iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, iHeartCountry Festival, iHeartRadio ALTer Ego and iHeartRadio Wango Tango.\n<\/p>\n
\nExecutive producers for the 2023 iHeartPodcast Awards are John Sykes, Tom Poleman, Conal Byrne and Bart Peters for iHeartMedia, and Deviants Media Studio founder Ivan Dudynsky and show runner Jayson Belt. Proud sponsors of this year\u2019s event include Audible, Autonomy, Planet Oat Oatmilk and Progressive Insurance. More information can be found at iHeartPodcastAwards.com<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n
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Access photos from the virtual event <\/strong>here<\/a><\/b><\/span>.
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P<\/b><\/strong>W:<\/b> iHPodcast_23!\n<\/p>\n\nClick HERE<\/a> to download the official 2023 iHeartPodcast Awards logo.\n<\/p>\n
About iHeartMedia<\/b><\/p>\n
\niHeartMedia, Inc. [Nasdaq: IHRT] is the leading audio media company in America, reaching over 90% of Americans every month. iHeart\u2019s broadcast radio assets alone have more consumer reach in the U.S. than any other media outlet; twice the reach of the next largest broadcast radio company; and over four times the ad-enabled reach of the largest digital only audio service. iHeart is the largest podcast publisher according to Podtrac, with more downloads than the next two podcast publishers combined and has the number one social footprint among audio players, with seven times more followers than the next audio media brand, and the only fully integrated audio ad tech solution across broadcast, streaming and podcasts. The company continues to leverage its strong audience connection and unparalleled consumer reach to build new platforms, products and services. Visit iHeartMedia.com<\/a> for more company information.\n<\/p>\n
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- \n\u201cEl Viaje\u201d (Mexico)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cSounds Like A Cult\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cSmart Talks with IBM\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cOn Being\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cTED Climate\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cAtlas Obscura\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cNatch Beaut\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cBeautiful Stories from Anonymous People\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cCiudad M\u00e1gica\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cFilms to be Buried With\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cNPR Politics Podcast\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \nNicole Byer\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cConan O’Brien Needs A Friend\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cPivot\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cRadiolab\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cThe Draymond Green Show\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cWelcome To Night Vale\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cThe Daily\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cQuestlove Supreme\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cWow In The World\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cYou’re Wrong About\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cMaintenance Phase\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cThe Sporkful\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cDecoder Ring\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cBelieve Her\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cWhy Won’t You Date Me\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cPlanet Money\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cSmartLess\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- \n\u201cLas Culturistas\u201d\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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