iHeartMedia Celebrates The Best in Podcasting During The Sixth Annual iHeartPodcast Awards Presented by The Hartford Live at SXSW
“New Heights” takes home coveted Podcast of the Year Award presented by The
Charlamagne tha God opened the 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards
Special guest presenters included
The night featured a variety of appearances by award nominees, celebrity presenters and special guests including
The 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards event highlights include:
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Charlamagne tha God opens the show and presents Best Overall Host Award to
Laci Mosley , host of “Scam Goddess,” aTexas native thrilled to win an award in her home state. She thanks her fans and then shouts out her team “Whitney Houston style,” singing her praises. -
Bobbi Althoff joins as special guest presenter to award “Watch What Crappens” hostsBen Mandelker andRonnie Karam as Best Pop Culture Podcast of the year. Ben and Ronnie thank fans for listening to their podcast and Bravo for the people they find to feature on their shows. -
Actor
Kyle MacLachan announces “Sporkful” as Best Food Podcast andDan Pashman accepts the award through video with strong praise for audio and podcasts. -
Journalists
Danielle Robay andSimone Boyce , hosts of the new show “The Bright Side,” present hosts of “Lipstick On The Rim”Molly Sims andEmese Gormley with Best Beauty and Fashion Podcast Award. Molly tears up as she and Emese express their love for each other and their fans. -
Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark of “My Favorite Murder” honorJonathan Goldstein with the Pioneer Icon Award. Goldstein tracks the evolution of his career and the podcast industry, from radio to streaming, and thanks fans for listening through the years. -
Comedian
Paul Scheer takes the stage to introduce “Club Shay Shay” as the Best Sports Podcast of the year award, accepted by football great and podcast hostShannon Sharpe . He shares his excitement for the award and for the chance it gives him to thank his team. -
Entertainer
Lilly Singh presents “New Heights” with the coveted Podcast of the Year Award presented by TheHartford , andJason Kelce andTravis Kelce accept through a video highlighting just how hilarious they are on their show – and don’t miss shouting out the Swifties for helping them win. -
Singh also presents
Jay Shetty with the Best Wellness and Fitness Podcast for “On Purpose with Jay Shetty,” who says the real reward is talking to his guests and hearing from fans who say they’ve been impacted by the show. -
“Crime Junkie” hosts
Ashley Flowers andBrit Prawat are awarded Best Crime Podcast by Jack O’Brien andMiles Gray . Ashley and Brit thank their “Crime Junkie” fans and encourage future podcasters, saying winning an award like this was once their dream as podcast fans. -
Jay Shetty honors Maggie Freleng andJason Flom with the Social Impact Award presented by Audible. Maggie and Jason put the spotlight on people who are currently in prison for crimes they didn’t commit and highlight how their show “Wrongful Conviction” has helped innocent people get out of prison. -
Comedians
Adam Devine andBlake Anderson start a “podcast” chant and presentBobbi Althoff with the award for Best Emerging Podcast for “The Really Good Podcast withBobbi Althoff .” Bobbi keeps her usual deadpan demeanor with a simple speech, saying just “Thank you guys,” before walking off stage. -
Wilmer Valderrama takes the stage to announce the Innovator Award presented by YouTube to “Rotten Mango.” -
Tiffany Cross ,Angela Rye andAndrew Gillum award Best News Podcast to “Pivot.” -
Molly Sims awards the Best TV and Film Podcast Award toPaul Scheer , host of “How Did This Get Made?” who thanks the crowd for making it a great night. -
Actor
Zachary Levi presents hostsAdam Devine andBlake Anderson with Best Comedy Podcast of the Year Award for their show “This Is Important.” Adam and Blake once again start up a “podcast” chant and admit what comedy is all about: “Winning.”
The full list of 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards presented by The
Social Impact Award presented by Audible: Maggie Freleng and
Pioneer Award:
Innovator Award presented by YouTube: “Rotten Mango”
Podcast of the Year presented by The
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New Heights
Best Business & Finance:
- How I Built This
Best Comedy:
- This Is Important
Best Crime:
- Crime Junkie
Best Pop Culture:
- Watch What Crappens
Best Food Podcast Award Presented by Planet Oat:
- Sporkful
Best Wellness & Fitness:
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On Purpose with
Jay Shetty
Best History:
- Revisionist History
Best Kids & Family:
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Good Inside with
Dr. Becky
Best Music:
- Popcast
Best News:
- Pivot
Best Fiction:
- The Mantawauk Caves
Best Sports:
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Club
Shay Shay
Best Science:
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Radio Lab
Best Technology:
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Hard Fork
Best
- SmartLess
Best Overall Host:
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Laci Mosley (Scam Goddess)
Best Overall Ensemble:
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New Heights
Best Political:
- Pod Save America
Best TV & Film:
- How Did This Get Made?
Best Spanish Language:
- Leyendas Legendarias
Best Advice / Inspirational:
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We Can Do Hard Things with
Glennon Doyle
Best Beauty & Fashion:
- Lipstick On The Rim
Best Travel:
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Atlas Obscura
Best Green:
- Climate of Change
Best Spirituality & Religion:
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Woman Evolve with
Sarah Jakes Roberts
Best Branded Podcast:
- Symptomatic (Novartis)
Best Emerging:
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The Really Good Podcast with
Bobbi Althoff
Best International:
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The Imperfects (
Australia )
The 2024 iHeartPodcast Awards is part of iHeartMedia’s roster of nationally recognized events including the iHeartRadio Music Awards, iHeartRadio
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