Exclusive: 2024 Signal Awards announce finalists for the best podcasts in all the land
Fans can vote for Listener’s Awards in all categories, which will be announced October 29
The 3rd Annual Signal Awards shared their list of finalists this morning, highlighting the best that the podcasting world has to offer over the past 12 months. The list covers an anticipatedly wide swath of genres, from news programs from the likes of Apple News and CNN to lighter fare like Las Culuristas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, Club Shay Shay with Shannon Sharpe, and Baby, This Is Keke Palmer with, well, Keke Palmer.
“With more and more incredible shows being made, listeners and the industry are looking for a standard-bearer of excellence,” Jemma Rose Brown, General Manager of The Signal Awards, said in a statement. “Our Judging Academy’s discerning selections this year represent the most renowned artists, organizations and storytellers shaping the podcast medium today. It is an honor to celebrate their work.”
“I loved how the Signal Awards exposed me to shows that weren’t on my radar,” Lauren González, Senior Manager of Programming at NPR, and member of the Signal Awards Judging Academy, continued. “It’s a great way for growing shows to gain more visibility in the industry.”
In addition to the finalists awarded from the Signal Awards Judging Academy, fans also have the opportunity to vote for the Listener’s Choice Award in all categories until October 17. The finalists will be announced on October 29, with a party honoring them taking place in Brooklyn on November 12. You can find the complete list of winners here, and the Highlights listed below.
Finalists for Best Host (Shows):
The Assignment With Audie Cornish, from CNN
Apple News Today, from Apple News
Your Mama’s Kitchen, from Audible and Higher Ground
Dark History, from Audioboom Studios and Align PR
Latinos Out Loud, from Latinos Out Loud
How To Fail With Elizabeth Day, from Sony Music Entertainment
Oprah’s Super Soul, from Warner Bros. Discovery and OWN
Reality With The King, from QCODE
Tosh Show, from iHeartPodcasts
Finalists for Best Documentary (Shows):
Monumental, from PRX
Finally! A Show About Women That Isn’t A Thinly Veiled Aspirational Nightmare, from Bradley Cooper’s Lea Pictures, iHeartPodcasts and Little Everywhere
Classic Black, from Crewest Studio
Criminal, from Vox Media Podcast Network
The Pirate Of Prague, from Apple TV+
Magnificent Jerk, from Apple TV+
A Field Guide To Gay Animals, from Canadaland
HUMO: Murder And Silence In El Salvador, from Sonoro
Face-Off: The U.S. Vs China, from Airwave
Pretendians, from Canadaland
Finalists for Best Interview Podcast (Individual Episodes):