The Golden Globes Awards, an accolades program founded to recognize excellence in movies and television, have added a “Best Podcast” category. This mainstream recognition of podcasting as a major media category should not be underestimated, even if it is arguably late to the game.
The nominees across all categories were announced yesterday (AP coverage HERE).
Twenty-five podcasts were chosen to compete for Best Podcast, listed below in alphabetical order:
- 20/20 (ABC News)
- 48 Hours (CBS News)
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- Candace
- Crime Junkie
- Dateline NBC
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
- Morbid
- MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
- Pardon My Take
- Pod Save America
- Rotten Mango
- Shawn Ryan Show
- SmartLess
- Stuff You Should Know
- The Ben Shapiro Show
- The Bill Simmons Podcast
- The Daily (The New York Times)
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- The Megyn Kelly Show
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- The Tucker Carlson Show
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
- Up First from NPR
The list was determined by audio analytics company Luminate.
“This year’s inaugural list of eligible programs for the new Best Podcast eligibility list reflects the incredible depth, diversity and creativity thriving in the podcasting world today,” said Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes.
