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We're delighted to announce the shortlist for 2024's Publisher Podcast Awards!
The winners will be revealed in an in-person celebration on Wednesday 12th June 2024 in London, following the Publisher Podcast and Newsletter Summits.
Content Awards
Whether your podcast is about a global or a niche industry, if it's for a B2B audience, this is the category celebrating your work.
Campaign Podcast, Haymarket Media Group
Engineering Matters, Reby Media
Hot Air, ASHRAE Journal
Korn Ferry Briefings Podcast, Korn Ferry
Policing Matters, Police1
The Farmers Weekly Podcast, Mark Allen Group
The ITPro Podcast, ITPro
The Lawyer Podcast, The Lawyer
The Lock In Podcast, William Reed
The PJ Pod, Royal Pharmaceutical Society
This category is for podcasts looking to help their readers live their best lives and expand their cultural horizons, through improving their finances, careers, relationships, skills, family life or more.
Please note: This category was renamed from Family & Lifestyle after entries closed.
Don't Drink the Milk, Deutsche Welle
Life and Art from FT Weekend, Financial Times
National Trust Podcast, National Trust
The Reset Room, National World
The Right Swipe, India Today Magazine
The SEN Mums’ Career Club, DC Thomson
TOM BRYANT’S MEN IN MIND, Reach
A brand new category for 2024, this award celebrates podcasts doing deep dives into specific topics, from expertly explaining the latest geopolitical event to expanding on new research.
Please note: This category was created after entries closed in response to overwhelmingly high-quality submissions.
Behind the Money, Financial Times
Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Shattered Lives, Reach
The Conversation Weekly, The Conversation
Why It Matters, Council on Foreign Relations
From cinema to TV, celebrities, culture, books, gaming and more, this category is for podcasts which bring the entertainment genre into their audience's ears.
Film Stories with Simon Brew, Film Stories
HBO's Succession Podcast, HBO
Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books, Zibby Books
Screen Babble, National World
Seen, SBS
The Ankler Podcast, Ankler Media
The Penguin Podcast, Penguin
The Standard Theatre Podcast, Evening Standard
Whether you're discussing making the perfect roast potatoes or bringing inspiration to bakers around the world, this category celebrates podcasts tickling listeners' tastebuds.
Cooked and Booked, Food Network
Drinks Adventures, Drinks Adventures
Food Network Obsessed, Food Network
Scran, The Scotsman
Should You Really Eat That?, SBS
The English Wine Diaries, The Southern Quarter
Health - both physical and mental - has never been more important. Whether you're fronting a fitness podcast or bringing mental wellbeing tips to your audience through audio, this category recognises those efforts.
Beneath Your Beautiful, Hara Allison
Better Every Shift, FireRescue1
Great Minds, SBS
Health Wealth, India Today Magazine
In Conversation, Medical News Today (Healthline Media UK)
The Reset Room, National World
TOM BRYANT’S MEN IN MIND, Reach
This award celebrates podcasts that are targeted at specific interests and hobbies, from entertaining a niche audience with gardening tips to bringing a specialist topic like stargazing to a wider listenership.
Mysteries of Science, Future Publishing
National Trust Podcast, National Trust
Star Diary, Our Media
Stories behind the History, Canada's History Society
Talking Gardens, Our Media
The BBC Gardeners' World Magazine podcast, Immediate Media
The Plodcast, Our Media
Unpacked by AFAR, AFAR Media
This category recognises the depth of reporting and quality of storytelling publishers are presenting as part of deep-dive investigative podcasting. Whether it's for a short run of episodes or a full podcast series, here are some of the industry's best investigative podcasts.
Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin, BBC
Poison, The Times
Shattered Lives, Reach
The Alley: DC's 8th and H Case, New America
The Lockdown Files, The Telegraph
Where is Alex?, ITN
Why Can't We Talk About Amanda's Mom?, ID
World of Secrets, Season 1 - The Abercrombie Guys, BBC
Whether you've produced a season dedicated to a specific topic or have written an outstanding fictional audio series, this category is to celebrate your efforts.
N.B. To qualify for this category, the series must have run for a minimum of three episodes and a maximum of 12.
Campaign Cannes Daily Global Podcast, Haymarket Media Group
DISCLOSE: Rasminah, The Last Victim, KBR PRIME & Puma Podcast
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin, BBC
Fonds, Greater Govanhill Magazine
HistoryExtra: The Tiger Tamer who went to sea, Immediate Media
ROS Presents: Roughhousing, Religion of Sports and PRX
The Alley: DC's 8th and H Case, New America
TOM BRYANT’S MEN IN MIND, Reach
World of Secrets, Season 1 - The Abercrombie Guys, BBC
Like publishers, podcasts have an important part to play in reaching and engaging local communities. Here are some of the industry's best local and community podcasts.
"Inside Lebo", Mt. Lebanon Magazine
Hunting Mr X, DC Thomson
Scran, The Scotsman
The Alley: DC's 8th and H Case, New America
The Northern Agenda, Reach plc with Laudable
The Steamie, The Scotsman
For podcasts keeping audiences up-to-date with the latest news, whether that's daily breaking news updates or deep dive analysis of world events.
FT News Briefing, Financial Times
Inside Europe, DW
Media Confidential, Prospect Publishing
Nothing But The Truth, India Today Magazine
Ones and Tooze, Foreign Policy
The Story, The Times and Sunday Times
Talk Eastern Europe, New Eastern Europe magazine
The Conversation Weekly, The Conversation
Ukraine: The Latest, The Telegraph
As much of the world gears up for elections, this category recognises the unique work that goes into building podcasts that cover the political landscape.
FP Live, Foreign Policy
Geeta's World, India Today
Political Fix, Financial Times
Talk Eastern Europe, New Eastern Europe magazine
The Lede, New Lines Magazine
The New Statesman podcast, The New Statesman
The Northern Agenda, Reach plc with Laudable
The Steamie, The Scotsman
This category is for podcasts or episodes that are developed alongside a partner, either as part of a commercial relationship or for audience reach. This shortlist shows off some of the best podcast partnerships we've seen.
The Standard: Sustainable Travel with Iberostar, Evening Standard
Let's Start Talking, with Co-op Funeralcare, Reach
How to Build a Railway, Reby Media
Planet Beyond, Reby Media
Scran, The Scotsman
Crucible Moments, Vox Creative
Into the Mix by Ben & Jerry’s & Vox Creative, Vox Creative
This category is for podcasts that deal with science and medicine. Everything from breaking down complex scientific concepts for a consumer audience, to deep dives for professionals are celebrated here.
Clinical Update, Haymarket Media Group
Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin, BBC
Great Mysteries of Physics, The Conversation
In Conversation, Medical News Today (Healthline Media UK)
Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health, Mad in America
Mysteries of Science, Future Publishing
Nature Podcast, Springer Nature
RCEMLearning Podcast, RCEMLearning
Science in Parallel, Krell Institute
The PJ Pod, Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Audio is a really valuable way of engaging sports audiences, from analysis of matches to tips and techniques on a wide range of disciplines. Here are some of the industry's best sports publisher podcasts.
Claret and Blue, Reach
Making Up The Numbers, GoFar Enterprises
Singletrack Magazine MTB Podcast, GoFar Enterprises
Sky Sports Cricket Podcast, Sky Sports
Sledging Room, India Today
The Bench with Jenna and Jon, Sky Sports
The Everything is Black and White Podcast, Chronicle Live / Reach PLC
The Welsh Rugby Podcast, Reach
Twa Teams, One Street, DC Thomson
From deep dives into technical topics to consumer-focused tech trends, this is the category celebrating podcasts from the world of technology.
ASHRAE Journal Podcast, ASHRAE Journal
Beyond The Valley, CNBC International
Engineering Matters, Reby Media
Hot Air, ASHRAE Journal
Science in Parallel, Krell Institute
Tech Tonic, Financial Times
The ITPro Podcast, ITPro
Strategic Awards
As podcasting matures as a medium, its importance to publisher's revenue streams will be crucial for future sustainability. We want to know if you're having success with monetising your own podcasts, and want to reward you for it with this award.
Evening Standard, The Standard: Sustainable Travel
We love launches. Here are some of the best podcast launches from publishers over the past 12 months.
Health Wealth, India Today Magazine
Hot Air, ASHRAE Journal
Management Today's Leadership Lessons, Haymarket Media Group
Talking Gardens, Our Media
The Welsh Rugby Podcast, Reach
Vanished: The Arlene Fraser Murder, DC Thomson
Video podcasts are growing in importance as a way of broadening audiences and aiding discoverability. Whether you have a killer audiogram strategy on social or have seen success with video podcasts on YouTube, we want to celebrate it.
Claret and Blue, Reach
Deep Dive, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Fresh Goods Friday Unscripted, GoFar Enterprises
In Our Defence, India Today
The Best Ever, Radio Times
The Everything is Black and White Podcast, Chronicle Live (Reach PLC)
The Index, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
The New Statesman podcast, The New Statesman
Here are some of the industry's driving forces shaping publisher podcast strategies and inspiring others in podcasting.
Ben Youatt, Immediate Media
Rebecca Matyasovski, ASHRAE Journal and Hot Air
Kelly Crichton, National World
Gustavo Ribeiro, The Brazilian Report
Kelly-Anne Taylor, Immediate Media
Andrew Musgrove, Chronicle Live (Reach PLC)
Zibby Owens, Zibby Books
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