Media Voices are delighted to reveal the shortlist for the sixth year of the Publisher Podcast Awards. From hundreds of entries, this shortlist of 120+ represents the very best in publisher podcasts and we are excited to be promoting and celebrating such fantastic shows.
The winning podcasts will be decided by a line-up of nearly 50 judges from around the world, many of whom have been judging the Awards since their inception in 2020. The winners will be revealed in an in-person celebration at Salsa! Temple in London on 11th June 2025.
We’re excited to be bringing the Publisher Podcast Summit back, running in parallel alongside the inaugural Publisher App Summit on Wednesday 11th June before the Podcast Awards. The Publisher Newsletter Summit and Awards will be held the previous day, alongside our first ever Publisher Print Summit.
See the Summits website for our draft agenda and tickets – currently on Early Bird offer.
Come hear from the best and brightest in the industry, share your own expertise – and dip into the app sessions whenever you like.
See the shortlist below or on the Publisher Podcast Awards website, where you can listen to episodes and shortlist playlists.
CONTENT AWARDS
BEST B2B PODCAST
- ASHRAE Journal Podcast, ASHRAE Journal
- Engineering Matters, Reby Media
- Hot Air, ASHRAE Journal
- Startup Europe, Sifted EU Ltd
- The Campaign Podcast, Haymarket Media Group
- The Lawyer Podcast, The Lawyer
BEST CULTURE & LIFESTYLE PODCAST
- Booky, National World
- Culture from the New Statesman, The New Statesman
- Feel better about Money, The Times and The Sunday Times
- Money Clinic with Claer Barrett, Financial Times
BEST DEEP DIVE PODCAST
- Constructive Voices, Constructive Voices
- Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
- Developing Mental Wealth (The Positive News Podcast), Positive News
- Econ World, Reuters
- Know Your Place from The Conversation Documentaries, The Conversation
- Talk Eastern Europe, New Eastern Europe
- The Catch, Foreign Policy
- The Conversation Weekly, The Conversation
- Why It Matters, Council on Foreign Relations
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST
- Booky, National World
- Culture Bites, The National News
- Screen Babble, National World
- Talking Pictures, Max / Warner Bros. Discovery
BEST HEALTH, WELLBEING & FOOD PODCAST
- Developing Mental Wealth (The Positive News Podcast), Positive News
- In Conversation, Medical News Today (Healthline Media UK)
- Scran, The Scotsman
- The Good Food podcast, Immediate Media
- Untold: The Retreat, Financial Times
BEST HOBBIES & SPECIAL INTEREST PODCAST
- BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Podcast, Immediate Media
- Behind The Money, Financial Times
- Booky, National World
- The Athletics Weekly Podcast, Athletics Weekly (NationalWorld)
- The Plodcast, Our Media
BEST INVESTIGATIVE PODCAST
- Bed of Lies, The Telegraph
- Cocaine Inc., The Times, The Sunday Times and News Corp Australia
- Deep Dive: Exploring Organized Crime, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
- Jan Marsalek: The Tech Boss Who Was Russia’s Secret Spy, The Telegraph
- Scam Factories from The Conversation Weekly, The Conversation
- Who Killed Jennifer Judd?, ID / Warner Bros. Discovery
- World of Secrets, Season 1 – The Abercrombie Guys, BBC Long Form Audio for BBC Sounds
BEST LIMITED SERIES
- After Hotel Rwanda, Foreign Policy
- Bed of Lies: Conflict, The Telegraph
- Cocaine Inc., The Times, The Sunday Times and News Corp Australia
- Everything Environment, Wild Frequencies
- Jan Marsalek: The Tech Boss Who Was Russia’s Secret Spy, The Telegraph
- Know Your Place from The Conversation Documentaries, The Conversation
- The Athletics Weekly Podcast: Olympics 2024, Athletics Weekly (NationalWorld)
- The Northern Agenda: Our Kids In The North, Reach
- The Positive News Podcast: Developing Mental Wealth, Positive News
- World of Secrets, Season 1 – The Abercrombie Guys, BBC Long Form Audio for BBC Sounds
BEST LOCAL & COMMUNITY PODCAST
- Parched Pea Podcast, National World/Blog Preston CIC
- The Northern Agenda, Reach
- The Steamie, The Scotsman
- WAM CAST, We Are Makers
- Wearside Echoes, National World / Sunderland Echo
BEST NEWS PODCAST
- Bloomberg Daybreak Europe, Bloomberg
- Here’s Why, Bloomberg
- Reuters World News, Reuters
- Sweden in Focus, The Local Europe
- The Daily T, The Telegraph
- The News Agenda Explained, Reach
- The Rachman Review, Financial Times
- The Story, The Times & The Sunday Times
- Trending Middle East, The National News
- Ukraine The Latest, The Telegraph
BEST PARTNER PODCAST
- The Next Five Podcast, Financial Times
- Engineering Matters, Reby Media
- Into the Mix – Season 3, Vox Creative
- The Parched Pea Podcast, National World / Blog Preston
- The Negotiators, Foreign Policy and Doha Debates
- Scran, The Scotsman
BEST POLITICAL PODCAST
- Beyond The Headlines, The National News
- Bloomberg UK Politics, Bloomberg
- Foreign Policy Live, Foreign Policy
- Know Your Place from The Conversation Documentaries, The Conversation
- Political Fix, Financial Times
- Politics from the New Statesman, The New Statesman
- PoliticsHome – The Rundown, Total Politics
- The Lede, New Lines
- The President’s Inbox, Council on Foreign Relations
- The Steamie, The Scotsman
BEST SCIENCE & MEDICAL PODCAST
- Curiosity Weekly, Discovery / Warner Bros. Discovery
- In Conversation, Medical News Today (Healthline Media UK)
- Instant Genius, Our Media
- Living Planet, Deutsche Welle
- Mongabay Explores, Mongabay
- Science in Parallel, Krell Institute
- The Nature Podcast, Nature
- Wild Frequencies, Mongabay India, Everything Environment
BEST SPORT PODCAST
- Claret and Blue, Reach
- Everything is Black and White, Reach
- Rugby Lives, Rugby Journal, Sporting Eric
- The Athletics Weekly Podcast, Athletics Weekly (NationalWorld)
BEST TECHNOLOGY PODCAST
- ASHRAE Journal Podcast, ASHRAE Journal
- Beyond The Valley, CNBC International
- Constructive Voices, Constructive Voices
- Engineering Matters, Reby Media
- Science in Parallel, Krell Institute
- Tech Tonic, Financial Times
- The Times Tech Podcast, The Times and The Sunday Times
STRATEGIC AWARDS
BEST COMMERCIAL STRATEGY
- Reby Media, Engineering Matters
- The New Statesman, The New Statesman podcast
BEST PODCAST LAUNCH
- Euro Thrash, Reach
- Millennial Masters, QWERTY Media Ltd
- Rugby Lives, Rugby Journal, Sporting Eric
- The Athletics Weekly Podcast, Athletics Weekly (NationalWorld)
- The Daily T, The Telegraph
- The Positive News Podcast, Positive News
- Your History, The Times and The Sunday Times
BEST VIDEO PODCAST STRATEGY
- DC Studios Showcase: The Official Podcast, Max / Warner Bros. Discovery
- The Index, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
- The New Statesman podcast, The New Statesman
- The Royals with Roya and Kate, The Times and The Sunday Times
- Underworlds with Mark Shaw, Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
- WAM CAST, We Are Makers
PUBLISHER PODCAST HERO OF THE YEAR 2025
- Andrew Musgrove, Reach
- Bethany Burgoyne, The Sassy Show
- Daniel J McLaughlin, Reach Plc
- Joshua Sommer, Reuters
- Louisa Wells, The Telegraph
- Maxine Betteridge-Moes, New Internationalist
For tickets to the Summit and Awards ceremony, see our website publisherpodcasts.com. If you’re interested in joining us as a sponsor, please email Peter Houston for our info pack.
