iHeartMedia Celebrates The Best in Podcasting During The Fourth Annual iHeartRadio Podcast Awards
February 04 2022 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Will Ferrell opens the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast
Awards joined by two of his sons
Brian Baumgartner, host of “The Office Deep
Dive,” entertained with comedic skits throughout the night
“You’re Wrong About” takes home the highly
coveted Podcast of the Year Award presented by surprise guest Dua
Lipa
Last night, the fourth annual iHeartRadio Podcast Awards brought
together the most influential names in podcasting to honor the most
entertaining and innovative podcasts of 2021, celebrating the
incredible talent and wide variety of leaders across the thriving
podcasting industry. The virtual awards event was exclusively video
streamed on iHeartRadio’s YouTube Channel and Facebook Page and
broadcast across iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on the
iHeartRadio App.
Renowned actor, comedian and producer Will Ferrell,
joined by his sons Mattias and Magnus Ferrell, kicked off the 2022
iHeartRadio Podcast Awards with a hilarious opening. The comical
tone continued throughout the night with skits from Brian
Baumgartner, host of "The Office Deep Dive.” His hilariously
awkward appearances included wearing a facial mask and eating
cheese puffs while presenting because, “the whole thing about
podcasts is not being on camera.” Throughout the show, Bowen
Yang and Matt Rogers ("Las Culturistas"), and Miles
Gray (“The Daily Zeitgeist”) also kept viewers laughing with
original comedy skits and games such as "Name That Podcast Host.”
The memorable night additionally featured a variety of appearances
by award nominees, celebrity presenters, special guests and
surprise appearances by Dua Lipa and Jamie Lee
Curtis. Featured guests included Jason Bateman, Sean
Hayes and Will Arnett, Martha Stewart, Paris Hilton, Shonda
Rhimes, Bethenny Frankel, Wilmer Valderrama, Roy Wood Jr., Jenna
Fischer and Angela Kinsey, Baratunde Thurston, Holly
Frey and more.
The 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards event highlights
include:
- Dua Lipa’s surprise appearance to present the coveted
Podcast of the Year award, a public-voted category, to
"You're Wrong About.” Dua Lipa also shared with the audience
the launch of her own podcast, “Dua Lipa: At Your Service.”
- Will Ferrell kicked off the show with the help of his
sons Mattias and Magnus Ferrell.
- Shonda Rhimes named Laci Mosley, host of "Scam
Goddess," as the winner of the Best Crime Podcast award.
Mosley gave an emotional and heartfelt speech, stating, "As a Black
woman especially, it is overwhelming to know that people hear me
and care about what I have to say because that is something that is
not very typical."
- Roy Wood Jr. and Flame Monroe presented the
Best Overall-Female Host to Nicole Byer. Flame Monroe
also shared a good-humored conversation with Roy Wood Jr. by
educating him on what a “He-She-We” is.
- Fans, special guests and presenters played the game "If you
could choose your perfect co-host, who would it be?" Participants
included Paris Hilton, who picked the late Marilyn Monroe;
Bethenny Frankel, who picked Charles Barkley; Baratunde
Thurston, who picked Brian Williams, and a lucky fan who got to
tell Martha Stewart just how amazing she is.
- Martha Stewart teased fans with a few key details about
her very own upcoming podcast.
- Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey presented the
winner of the Best Comedy Podcast to "SmartLess." The
ladies waited in their driveway for the hosts Jason Bateman, Sean
Hayes and Will Arnett to meet them in person and accept their
award, but in a hilariously priceless moment, they never showed
up.
- Paris Hilton presented the winner of the Best Music
Podcast to "Song Exploder," hosted/created by Hrishikesh
Hirway.
Full list of category winners below:
Podcast of the Year
- “You’re Wrong About” (Sarah Marshall /Michael
Hobbes)
Innovator Icon Award
Social Impact Icon Award
- “Force Multiplier” (Salesforce.org)
Audible Audio Pioneer Icon Award
- “My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia
Hardstark” (Exactly Right)
Best Overall Host -- Male
- Sam Sanders (“It’s Been a Minute with Sam Sanders” -
NPR)
Best Overall Host – Female
- Nicole Byer (“Why Won’t You Date Me? with Nicole Byer” -
Team Coco)
Best Comedy Podcast
- “SmartLess” (Wondery/Amazon)
Best Crime Podcast
- “Scam Goddess” (Earwolf/Team Coco/Laci Mosley)
Best History Podcast
Best Music Podcast
- “Song Exploder” (Hrishikesh Hirway)
Best News Podcast
- “The Daily” (The New York Times)
Best Fiction Podcast
- “Bridgewater” (iHeartPodcasts/Grim & Mild)
Best Sports Podcast
- “The Bill Simmons Podcast” (The Ringer/Bill
Simmons)
Best Science Podcast
- “Ologies with Alie Ward” (Alie Ward)
Best Political Podcast
- “Pod Save America” (Crooked Media)
Best Pop Culture Podcast
- “Keep It!” (Crooked Media)
Best Food Podcast
- “Doughboys” (Headgum/Doughboys Media)
Best Kids & Family Podcast
Best Technology Podcast
- “There Are No Girls On The Internet”
(iHeartPodcasts)
Best Ad Read
- “SmartLess” (Wondery/Amazon)
Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast
- “Therapy For Black Girls” (Joy Harden
Bradford/iHeartPodcasts)
Best TV & Film Podcast
- “How Did This Get Made?” (Earwolf/Paul Scheer/June Diane
Raphael/Jason Mantzoukas)
Best Business & Finance Podcast
- “How I Built This with Guy Raz” (NPR)
Best Spanish Language Podcast
Best Advice/Inspirational Podcast
- “We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle” (Glennon
Doyle/Cadence13)
Best Beauty & Fashion Podcast
- “Forever 35” (Kate Spencer/Doree Shafrir)
Best Travel Podcast
- “Women Who Travel” (Condé Nast Traveler)
Best Spirituality & Religion Podcast
- “On Being with Krista Tippet” (On Being Studios)
Best Green Podcast
Best Branded Podcast
- “Inside Trader Joe’s” (Trader Joe’s)
Best Emerging Podcast
- “Films To Be Buried With” (Brett Goldstein)
Best International Podcast
- “Morbidology” (Morbidology)
The 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards is part of iHeartMedia’s
roster of incredibly successful, nationally-recognized events
including the iHeartRadio Music Awards, iHeartRadio Music Festival,
the nationwide iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour, iHeartRadio
Fiesta Latina, iHeartCountry Festival, iHeartRadio ALTer Ego and
iHeartRadio Wango Tango. Executive producers for the iHeartRadio
Podcast Awards are John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Conal Byrne for
iHeartMedia and Deviants Media Studio founder Ivan Dudynsky and
show runner Jayson Belt. Proud sponsors of this year’s event
include Audible, Long John Silver’s and Progressive® Insurance.
More information can be found at iHeartPodcastAwards.com.
Editor’s Note:
To access show b-roll from the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast
Awards please visit:
https://crazyduck.wetransfer.com/downloads/afb6f82b9cd5ff34f6b863eeeedc1b4b20220203215531/70cee53bdadb50a8a26e022e587260ce20220203215531/384282
To access photos from the virtual event please visit:
https://iheartradio.photoshelter.com/galleries/C0000CbmDJv18RuA/2022-Podcast-Awards
PW: iHRPodcast2022!
Access the 2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards logo HERE.
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