Congratulations to all the winners of the Australian Podcast Awards 2022, powered by iHeart, chosen by over sixty international and Australian judges working in the sector.
The judges chose from all our 2022 Gold winners to receive our best-of-the-best award.“The winner,” the judges said, “skilfully blends both archival research and oral history into an enthralling narrative, with exquisite sound design, beautifully visual moments, and careful scripting all for a very important story. A thoroughly memorab...
After a public poll receiving over 65,000 votes, you chose Life Uncut with Britt and Laura to walk away with the Gold award, for the third year in a row.
Justine Landis-Hanley, “exemplified the definition of a Rising Star. The number of accomplishments in such a short span of time showed drive, conviction and a passion for the medium. We can't wait to see what they'll do next.”
The Greatest Menace: Inside the Gay Prison Experiment: “This podcast was outstanding in its storytelling of an incredible injustice against a marginalised community. The podcast was exceptional in its production/sound design and the work of host Patrick Abboud is masterful."
Let Me Tell You ”embraces the art of storytelling and includes captivating audio production. Not only does this podcast entertain, it educates, fosters empathy with the listener and shows why this medium is so important to Arts & Culture.”
The judges found this podcast fascinating with its ability to focus in on subject matter whilst broadly covering many topics. It is thoughtfully curated and researched with diligence to deliver a high calibre production that discusses issues a warm and engaging manner. A library of contemporary wisdom.
A Rational Fear takes home the gold for a third consecutive year: “A clear standout, taking painfully accurate jabs at the buffoons we vote for. Who would have thought humanity’s imminent demise would be so hilarious?”
“The Dive’s highly engaging content was short, snappy, and easily digestible for a broader audience wanting to know more about current business news and affairs without being weighed down by confusing jargon.”
The judges were particularly touched by the feature on ASMR - “giving deep insight into a relatively unknown sub-culture, with creative execution. A mix of narrative storytelling, memoir, sound art and vox pop all woven into one. Brilliant.”
DM Podcasts: “this network produces a diverse range of shows with exceptional quality. Their marketing support, advertising deals for shows, education and development, and strategic leadership helped them stand out as an industry leader."”
In a highly competitive category, She’s On The Money’s creative for Budget Direct stood out from the crowd. It showed clever use of the podcasting format to deliver creative brand messaging with some fantastic results.
“Coherent, fresh and useful - as expected from Australia’s queen of parenting advice, Maggie Dent. Recommended for parents and non parents alike.”
The Fact Detectives “embraced the spirit of an educational podcast. While it's targeted at kids, anyone listening is likely to learn something new. It's fun, extremely engaging, well produced, and uses sound design to stand out from other shows in the category.”
“Our top three may serve very different communities but have one common thread: They seek to build a safe space to entertain and inform. Each leans into its core identity to deliver nuanced conversation, often laced with wit, warmth and authenticity. And radionotes has, three series in, found its groove.”
“We didn’t need any coffee in our system before listening to this podcast, with the interview style and sound quality keeping us energised and tuned in. A natural & compassionate interviewer, the only thing more compelling than the composition of this podcast were the interviewees themselves.”
“Tender stands out as a sensitively crafted, compelling documentary series, filled with emotion, vulnerability, and importantly, respect. It gives a voice to people who too often don’t have one, and because they’re not just characters but genuine collaborators, these women really are empowered to speak for themselves.”
“This entry struck a wonderful balance of drama and sci-fi; what begins as a compelling episode of Desperate Housewives suddenly becomes The X-Files, and takes you on a creative and exciting trip thereafter. The story is well-written and the production value: top-shelf.”
When a woman dies in Australia from ovarian cancer every eight hours, a 30-minute podcast can save a life. This motivated the ‘On the Down Low – Speaking up about Ovarian Cancer’ team throughout 300 volunteer hours over six months. The cast represents rural and metropolitan women, rare and genetic cancers, working women and mothers. Co...
“A high production quality covering a really interesting and valuable topic. It's a great listening experience and very educational.”
“This was an exquisitely executed series, with high-end production values and sound design matching a well-researched, superbly crafted, produced and edited podcast that was equally shocking and riveting.”
“The show was created to help parents and carers feel more informed and empowered by listening to two everyday Mums. And they've done this with both style and substance. A perfect hit.”
Since the launch of SBS's first podcasts in 2008, the network has continued to grow its podcast output. SBS now has over 100 podcasts in more than 60 languages, serving the needs of many different audiences and covering a wide range of genres including news and current affairs, society & culture, history, sport, business, language lear...
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