Podcast awards finalists have been announced

The finalists have been chosen for the 2020 Australian Podcast Awards with the winners to be announced on Saturday 21st November.

There are entries from Ace Radio, JOY 94.9, triple j, Double J, Vision Australia Radio and KIIS in the running for awards in different categories, ranging from Best Radio Podcast, to Moment of the Year.

The full list of finalists

BEST RADIO PODCAST

  • Background Briefing – The Background Briefing Team for ABC
  • Hack – Avani Dias, Serge Negus and Shalailah Medhora for triple j
  • Science with Dr Karl – Nick Gerber, Lucy Smith, Dr Karl Kruszelnicki for triple j
  • Studio 1 – Matthew Layton for Vision Australia Radio
  • Take 5 – Double J Radio for ABC

 
BEST ARTS & CULTURE PODCAST

  • Bad Behavior – Nikila Cranage, Rosalind Anketell, Namcheja Maghembe
  • Beauty Island – Brittany Stewart
  • Eyes On Gilead: A Handmaid’s Tale Podcast – SBS
  • Margin Notes – Zoya Patel & Yen Eriksen & Kim Lester
  • Talking Words – Olivia O’Flynn & Lucy Hayward

 
BEST WELLBEING PODCAST

  • Curveball: the club you didn’t want to be part of – Beth Armstrong for Curveball Media/Luke Mynott, Unison Sound
  • Healthy-ish – BODY + Soul for News Corp Australia
  • Let’s Talk About Suicide – Hamish Blunck for JOY
  • One Foot In – Bee & Zee
  • Young Blood: Men’s Health Matters – Callum MacPherson

  
BEST COMEDY PODCAST

  • Dragon Friends – Dragon Friends Podcasting
  • Hamish & Andy – Hamish Blake and Andy Lee for PodcastOne Australia
  • Impromptunes: The Completely Improvised Musical Podcast – Impromptunes
  • A Rational Fear – Dan Ilic for Downwind Media
  • Tony Martin’s SIZZLETOWN – pots n pans productions

  
BEST BUSINESS PODCAST

  • Building A Unicorn – Lawson Media
  • My Millennial Career – SYMO Interactive
  • The Richards Report – Ted Richards
  • She’s On The Money – Victoria Devine & iHeartPodcast Network Australia
  • Women Are The Business – University of Melbourne

 
MOMENT OF THE YEAR

  • Coronacast: Can You Catch Corona From A Fart? – Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor for ABC
  • Driven Young: Boys vs Girls Experiment Viral Moment – Byron Dempsey
  • Matt and Alex: All Day Breakfast – PodcastOne Australia
  • Squiz Kids: Q+A with Prime Minister Scott Morrison – Bryce Corbett for The Squiz
  • Women of Influence: the story of Kate Everrett – Kate Meade for ACE Radio

  
BEST SEX & RELATIONSHIPS PODCAST

  • The Hook Up – Nat Tencic for triple j
  • Ghosts of Boyfriends Past – Elizabeth Best & Tom Harris for That’s Not Canon
  • Love Etc. – Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews for Shameless Media
  • My Mum Is A Pornstar – Miss Honey Analverkehr & Maz
  • Search Engine Sex – Rowdie Walden for Spotify AUNZ

  
BRANDED PODCAST

  • Beyond Blue: Not Alone – Beyond Blue
  • Loud & Proud – NAB & JOY 94.9
  • That’s Incredible – Mamamia Podcasts
  • This Girl Can: Victoria – VicHealth
  • What Happens Next? – Dr Susan Carland for Monash University & Strategic Marketing and Communications

 
BEST NETWORK OR PUBLISHER

  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Lipp Media
  • Mamamia Podcasts
  • PodcastOne Australia
  • The Squiz

 
BEST SPORTS PODCAST

  • The 19th Tee Podcast – Nathan Drudi & Kieran Marsh
  • Dyl and Friends – Dylan Buckley
  • The Phil Davis Podcast – Phil Davis for ABC
  • John Tapp Racing – John Tapp
  • Ordineroli Speaking – Neroli Meadows & iHeartPodcast Network Australia

 
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PODCAST

  • 7AM – Schwartz Media
  • Background Briefing – The Background Briefing Team for ABC
  • Full Story – the Guardian
  • What Happens Next? Hosted by Dr Susan Carland – Monash University for Strategic Marketing and Communications
  • The Quicky – Mamamia Podcasts

 
 BEST LOCKDOWN PODCAST

  • Busy Bodies with Mr Snot Bottom: Healthy Heroes Episodes – Mr Snot Bottom for Kinderling Kids Radio
  • Coronacast – Dr Norman Swan and Tegan Taylor for ABC
  • How I Work – Amantha Imber
  • The New Social Contract – Impact Studios at UTS
  • Prof Joe Covid 19 Aged Care Podcast – Dignity of Risk Australia

 
BEST TRUE CRIME PODCAST

  • CHILDERS: The Full Story – Paul Cochrane
  • The Last Voyage of The Pong Su – The Age
  • The Lighthouse – The Australian for News Corp Australia
  • Nut Jobs: Cracking California’s Strangest $10 Million Dollar Heist – Marc Fennell for Audible
  • Unravel True Crime: Snowball – Ollie Wards and the Unravel True Crime team for ABC

 
 BEST ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST

  • The Convo With George Sargent – George Sargent
  • Just The Gist – Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley for PodcastOne Australia
  • Matt and Alex: All Day Breakfast – Matt & Alex for PodcastOne Australia
  • Shameless – Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews for Shameless Media
  • The Wellness Collective – Natalie Kringoudis and Cecelia Ramsdale for PodcastOne Australia

 
BEST FAMILY PODCAST

  • Busy Bodies with Mr Snot Bottom – Mr Snot Bottom for Kinderling Kids Radio
  • Little Yarns – ABC Kids listen
  • Short & Curly – ABC Audio Studios
  • Squiz Kids – Bryce Corbett for The Squiz
  • too peas in a podcast – Mandy and Kate

 
BEST INTERVIEW

  • Conversations with Richard Fidler and Sarah Kanowski – ABC Audio Studios
  • The Hardest Word: Genocide Apology – Brett de Hoedt for Podcasts of Justice
  • In My Country – Pia Perversi-Burchall & Adam Wood for That’s Not Canon Productions
  • The Regenerative Journey with Charlie Arnott – Charlie Arnott
  • Shoes Off: Diana Nguyen – Jay Ooi

 
 BEST DOCUMENTARY PODCAST

  • BIRDS EYE VIEW – StoryProjects with women in Darwin Correctional Centre
  • The Eleventh – ABC Audio Studios
  • Full Story – The Guardian
  • Inside the Big Day Out – Double J for ABC
  • It Burns: The Scandal-Plagued Race to Breed the World’s Hottest Chilli – Marc Fennell for Audible

 
SMARTEST PODCAST

  • Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolngu stories to inspire better healthcare – Vicki Kerrigan and Stuart Yiwarr McGrath for B. Lee, M. Herdman, P. Puruntatameri
  • Moonshot – Lawson Media
  • Science Vs – Kaitlyn Sawrey & Wendy Zukerman for Gimlet Media/Spotify 
  • She’s on the Money – Victoria Devine & iHeartPodcast Network Australia
  • Shoes Off – Jay Ooi

 
BEST FICTION PODCAST

  • Destination: Earth – Patrick McGinley
  • Generation Betoota – The Betoota Advocate for Spotify Original / DM Podcasts
  • Love and Luck – Passer Vulpes Productions
  • Nocturnal Transmissions – Kristin Holland
  • Six Cold Feet – J.M. Donellan for Dead Eric Productions

 
BEST NEW PODCAST

  • 7AM – Schwartz Media
  • Life Uncut Podcast – Laura Byrne, Brittany Hockley & iHeartPodcast Network Australia
  • Little Green Pod – ABC Regional & Local & ABC Audio Studios
  • Nut Jobs: Cracking California’s Strangest $10 Million Dollar Heist – Marc Fennell for Audible
  • Who The Hell is Hamish? – The Australian for News Corp Australia

 
BEST INDIGENOUS PODCAST

  • A Cuppa and a Yarn – New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
  • Ask the Specialist: Larrakia, Tiwi and Yolngu stories to inspire better healthcare – Vicki Kerrigan and Stuart Yiwarr McGrath for B. Lee, M. Herdman, P. Puruntatameri
  • Little Yarns – ABC Kids listen
  • My Mum Is A Pornstar – Miss Honey Analverkehr & Maz
  • Search Engine Sex – Rowdie Walden for Spotify AUNZ

THE SPOTLIGHT AWARD

  • The Last Voyage of The Pong Su – The Age
  • The Lighthouse – The Australian for News Corp Australia
  • Mamamia Out Loud – Mamamia Podcasts
  • The Kyle & Jackie O Show – KIIS & iHeartPodcast Network Australia
  • Science Vs – Kaitlyn Sawrey & Wendy Zukerman for Gimlet Media/Spotify

 
 THE CREATIVITY AWARD

  • All Ears – Annaliese Redlich for Broadwave
  • From A Whisper To A Bang! – Megan Spencer
  • The Last Voyage of The Pong Su – The Age
  • Tony Martin’s SIZZLETOWN – pots n pans productions
  • Science Vs: Pandemic! – Kaitlyn Sawrey & Wendy Zukerman for Gimlet Media/Spotify

 
THE BULLSEYE AWARD

  • All Ears – Annaliese Redlich for Broadwave
  • Drinks Adventures – James Atkinson
  • The Gays Are Revolting – Lipp Media
  • Money Power Freedom – Victorian Women’s Trust in partnership with Bank Australia
  • Prof Joe Covid 19 Aged Care Podcast – Dignity of R

 
 

 

 


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