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2020 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards: Full List of Winners

Volume up! The second annual iHeartRadio Podcast Awards acknowledged the biggest and most innovative podcasts across 30 categories on Friday, January 17. Held at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles, podcasters across a vast variety of genres including comedy, crime, music, sports, news, business and finance, pop culture, food, health and wellness, technology, beauty and fashion and much more were celebrated and honored.

Conan Oā€™Brienā€™s ā€œConan Oā€™Brien Needs A Friendā€ took home the award for Best Comedy Podcast while the captivating ā€œMan In The Windowā€ (L.A. Times/Wondery) stole the show for Best Crime. ABC Newsā€™ ā€œThe Dropoutā€ scored the big win of the night with Podcast of the Year, a socially voted category, against "Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend," "My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark," "Revisionist History," "Stuff You Should Know," "The Daily," "The Joe Rogan Experience," "The Read," "The Ron Burgundy Podcast" and "The Shrink Next Door."

Three Icon Awards were also presented to pay tribute to the creators, organizations and podcasts that have made groundbreaking contributions to podcasting's expanding role in today's pop culture. Tenderfoot TV's Payne Lindsey and Donald Albright received the Audible Audio Pioneer Award. The New York Times' "1619" was honored with the Social Impact Award and NPR's "Life Kit" received the Innovator Award presented by Zoom.

Take a look at the full list of 2020 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards winners below and get streaming! (And click here to relive highlights from last year's iHeartRadio Podcast Awards!)

2020 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards Nominees & Winners:

Best Podcast of the Year:

ā€œConan Oā€™Brien Needs A Friendā€ (Team Coco & Earwolf)

ā€œMy Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstarkā€ (Exactly Right)

ā€œRevisionist Historyā€ (Pushkin Industries)

ā€œStuff You Should Knowā€ (iHeartRadio)

ā€œThe Dailyā€ (The New York Times)

ā€œThe Dropoutā€ (ABC News) - WINNNER

ā€œThe Joe Rogan Experienceā€ (Independent)

ā€œThe Readā€ (Loud Speakers Network)

ā€œThe Ron Burgundy Podcastā€ (iHeartRadio)

ā€œThe Shrink Next Doorā€ (Wondery/Bloomberg)

Best Comedy Podcast:

ā€œComedy Bang Bangā€ (Earwolf & Scott Aukerman)

ā€œConan Oā€™Brien Needs A Friendā€ (Team Coco & Earwolf) - WINNER

ā€œMy Dad Wrote A Pornoā€ (Independent)

ā€œThe 85 South Showā€ (Independent)

ā€œThe Joe Rogan Experienceā€ (Independent)

ā€œThe Readā€ (Loud Speakers Network)

ā€œThe Ron Burgundy Podcastā€ (iHeartRadio)

Best Crime Podcast:

ā€œCrime Junkieā€ (audiochuck)

ā€œHit Manā€ (iHeartRadio)

ā€œMan In The Windowā€ (L.A. Times/Wondery) - WINNER

ā€œRoot of Evilā€ (TNT & Cadence 13)

ā€œThe Clearingā€ (Pineapple Street Media/Gimlet)

ā€œThe Shrink Next Doorā€ (Wondery/Bloomberg)

ā€œWhite Liesā€ (NPR)

Best Music Podcast:

ā€œAll Songs Consideredā€ (NPR)

ā€œBobbycastā€ (iHeartRadio)

ā€œBroken Record with Malcolm Gladwell, Rick Rubin, and Bruce Headlamā€ (Pushkin Industries)

ā€œDISGRACELANDā€ (iHeartRadio) - WINNER

ā€œexpediTIously with Tip ā€˜T.I.ā€™ Harrisā€ (PodcastOne)

ā€œSong Exploderā€ (Radiotopia)

ā€œSound Opinionsā€ (WBEZ Chicago)

Best News Podcast:

ā€œPod Save The Worldā€ (Crooked Media)

ā€œPost Reportsā€ (The Washington Post)

ā€œThe Daily Zeitgeistā€ (iHeartRadio)

ā€œThe Dailyā€ (The New York Times) - WINNER

ā€œThe Journalā€ (The Wall Street Journal & Gimlet)

ā€œToday, Explainedā€ (Vox)

ā€œUp Firstā€ (NPR)

Best Sports & Recreation Podcast:

ā€œ30 For 30ā€ (ESPN) - WINNER

ā€œFantasy Footballersā€ (Independent)

ā€œKnuckleheadsā€ (The Playersā€™ Tribune)

ā€œPardon My Takeā€ (Barstool Sports)

ā€œSports Warsā€ (Wondery)

ā€œThe Bill Simmons Podcastā€ (The Ringer)

ā€œThe Herd w/ Colin Cowherdā€ (iHeartRadio & FOX Sports Radio)

Best Overall Host ā€“ Male:

Aaron Mahnke (iHeartRadio) - WINNER

Bill Simmons (The Ringer)

Glynn Washington (WNYC)

Jonathan Van Ness (Earwolf / Stitcher)

Malcolm Gladwell (Pushkin Industries)

Marc Maron (Independent)

Roman Mars (Radiotopia)

Best Overall Host ā€“ Female:

Amanda Seales (Starburns Audio)

Anna Sale (WNYC)

Holly Frey (iHeartRadio)

Jenna Wortham (The New York Times)

Kelly McEvers (NPR)

Nora McInerny (American Public Media) - WINNER

Rachel Maddow (MSNBC)

Best Business & Finance Podcast:

ā€œBusiness Warsā€ (Wondery)

ā€œHow I Built This with Guy Razā€ (NPR) - WINNER

ā€œMarketplaceā€ (American Public Media)

ā€œThe Chris Hogan Showā€ (Ramsey Network)

ā€œThe Indicator from Planet Moneyā€ (NPR)

Best Pop-Culture Podcast:

ā€œThe Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcastā€ (iHeartRadio)

ā€œOff the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristoweā€ (PodcastOne)

ā€œPop Culture Happy Hourā€ (NPR)

ā€œTalk Is Jerichoā€ (Westwood One)

ā€œThe Breakfast Clubā€ (iHeartRadio) - WINNER

Best Food Podcast:

ā€œDoughboysā€ (HeadGum/Doughboys Media)

ā€œGastropodā€ (Independent)

ā€œThe Splendid Tableā€ (American Public Media)

ā€œThe Dave Chang Showā€ (The Ringer & Majordomo Media) - WINNER

ā€œThe Sporkfulā€ (Dan Pashman & Stitcher)

Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast:

ā€œHappier with Gretchen Rubinā€ (Gretchen Rubin/The Onward Project)

ā€œLast Dayā€ (Lemonada Media)

ā€œLife Kitā€ (NPR)

ā€œTherapy For Black Girlsā€ (Independent)

ā€œWhere Should We Begin? with Esther Perelā€ (Esther Perel Global Media/Gimlet) - WINNER

Best History Podcast:

ā€œ1619ā€ (The New York Times)

ā€œLoreā€ (Independent)

ā€œMobituaries with Mo Roccaā€ (CBS)

ā€œRevisionist Historyā€ (Pushkin Industries) - WINNER

ā€œStuff You Missed In History Classā€ (iHeartRadio)

Best Kids & Family Podcast:

ā€œ#MOMTRUTHS with Cat & Natā€ (Independent)

ā€œBrains On!ā€ (American Public Media)

ā€œStory Piratesā€ (Gimlet) - WINNER

ā€œThe Longest Shortest Timeā€ (Stitcher)

ā€œWow In The Worldā€ (NPR)

Best Fiction Podcast:

ā€œBlackoutā€ (Endeavor Audio & QCODE) - WINNER

ā€œCarrierā€ (QCODE)

ā€œLimetownā€ (Two-Up)

ā€œPassenger Listā€ (Radiotopia)

ā€œWelcome To Night Valeā€ (Night Vale Presents)

Best Science Podcast:

ā€œHidden Brainā€ (NPR) - WINNER

ā€œInvisibiliaā€ (NPR)

ā€œScience Vsā€ (Gimlet)

ā€œStarTalk Radioā€ (Independent)

ā€œStuff To Blow Your Mindā€ (iHeartRadio)

Best Technology Podcast:

ā€œTechStuffā€ (iHeartRadio)

ā€œThis Week In Techā€ (Independent)

ā€œReply Allā€ (Gimlet) - WINNER

ā€œRecode Decodeā€ (Recode)

ā€œVergecastā€ (The Verge)

Best Ad Read:

ā€œArmchair Expert with Dax Shepardā€ (Armchair Umbrella)

ā€œConan Oā€™Brien Needs A Friendā€ (Team Coco & Earwolf) - WINNER

ā€œPod Save Americaā€ (Crooked Media)

ā€œRevisionist Historyā€ (Pushkin Industries)

ā€œThe Ron Burgundy Podcastā€ (iHeartRadio)

Best Political Podcast:

ā€œInterceptedā€ (The Intercept)

ā€œNPR Politicsā€ (NPR)

ā€œPod Save The Peopleā€ (Crooked Media) - WINNER

ā€œPolitical Gabfestā€ (Slate)

ā€œThe Ben Shapiro Showā€ (The Daily Wire)

Best TV & Film Podcast:

ā€œBinge Modeā€ (The Ringer)

ā€œHow Did This Get Made?ā€ (Earwolf) - WINNER

ā€œRewatchablesā€ (The Ringer & Bill Simmons)

ā€œStraight Up with Stassiā€ (Radio.com)

ā€œThe Bechdel Castā€ (iHeartRadio)

Best Spanish-Language Podcast:

ā€œEl Cine De LoQueYoTeDigaā€ (LoQueYoTeDiga)

ā€œEl Show de PiolĆ­nā€ (Eduardo ā€œPiolĆ­nā€ Sotelo | reVolver Podcasts)

ā€œNadie Sabe Nadaā€ (Cadena SER)

ā€œRadio Ambulanteā€ (NPR) - WINNER

ā€œTED en EspaƱolā€ (TED)

Best Advice/Inspirational Podcast:

ā€œCall Her Daddyā€ (Barstool Sports)

ā€œDear Prudenceā€ (Slate)

ā€œDeath, Sex & Moneyā€ (WNYC)

ā€œLife Kitā€ (NPR)

ā€œOprahā€™s SuperSoul Conversationsā€ (OWN)

ā€œTerrible, Thanks For Askingā€ (American Public Media)

ā€œWhy Wonā€™t You Date Me? with Nicole Byerā€ (HeadGum) - WINNER

Best Beauty & Fashion Podcast:

ā€œDressed: The History of Fashionā€ (iHeartRadio)

ā€œFat Mascara (At Will Media)

ā€œForever35ā€ (Independent) - WINNER

ā€œNaked Beautyā€ (Independent)

ā€œThe Cut On Tuesdaysā€ (Gimlet)

Best Travel Podcast:

ā€œOn She Goesā€ (Independent)

ā€œOverheard at National Geographicā€ (National Geographic) - WINNER

ā€œShe Exploresā€ (She Explores)

ā€œThe Wildā€ (KUOW)

ā€œTravel with Rick Stevesā€ (Independent)

Best Spirituality & Religion Podcast:

ā€œA Little Juju Podcastā€ (Independent)

ā€œAlmost 30ā€ (Independent)

ā€œElevation with Steven Furtickā€ (Elevation Church)

ā€œOn Being with Krista Tippettā€ (On Being Studios) - WINNER

ā€œThe Joel Osteen Podcastā€ (Independent)

Best Green Podcast:

ā€œClimate Oneā€ (The Commonwealth Club)

ā€œDrilledā€ (Critical Frequency) - WINNER

ā€œSustainability Definedā€ (Independent)

ā€œTerrestrialā€ (KUOW News and Information)

ā€œWarm Regardsā€ (Independent)

Best Branded Podcast:

ā€œCamp Monstersā€ (REI Co-Op)

ā€œGoing Through Itā€ (MailChimp)

ā€œNBCā€™s Songlandā€ (NBC) - WINNER

ā€œSpitā€ (23&Me)

ā€œTrainedā€ (Nike)

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