MediaVoices has revealed the shortlist for the seventh year of The Publisher Podcast Awards. From hundreds of entries, this shortlist of 130+ shows represents the very best in publisher podcasts, and we are delighted to be promoting and celebrating such fantastic shows.
The winning podcasts will be decided by a line-up of 40 judges from around the world, many of whom have been judging the Awards since their inception in 2020. The winners will be revealed at an in-person celebration at HUCKSTER Paddington, in London, on 8 July 2026, following The MediaVoices Publisher Summit.
“It’s been fascinating once again seeing how strategy is shifting around publisher podcasts,” said Editorial and Events Director Esther Kezia Thorpe. “We’re seeing organizations leaning in hard to podcasts as a high-engagement medium, with deep dives, investigations and limited series some of our most popular categories this year. The evolving conversation around video is also interesting. We’ve had some excellent entries to our video category for anyone looking for their next watch, but the majority of publishers are still very strongly audio-first, and are seeing success focusing on podcasts as a medium which is primarily listened to.”
The MediaVoices Publisher Summit is returning for another successful year. This year, there will be a single main stage focused on direct-to-audience product strategies, combining newsletter, app, podcast, print and event expertise and showcasing leading strategies. There will be Masterclasses alongside the main stage dedicated to specific product opportunities and challenges.
As it becomes ever more difficult to acquire audiences and revenue through search and social, building and strengthening direct audience connections will be vital to surviving and thriving as publishers.
See the Summits website for our draft agenda and tickets – currently on EarlyBird offer.
See the shortlist below or on The Publisher Podcast Awards website, where you can listen to episodes and shortlist playlists.
CONTENT AWARDS 2026
BEST B2B PODCAST
- ASHRAE Journal Podcast, ASHRAE Journal
- Backlight, Lighthouse Reports
- Energy Voice Out Loud (EVOL), D C Thomson
- Learn on the Go: a podcast from Community Care, Community Care, Mark Allen Group
- Private Equity Spotlight, PEI Group
- The eVTOL Insights Podcast, eVTOL Insights
- The GlobalCapital Podcast, GlobalCapital
- The Social Work Community Podcast, Community Care, Mark Allen Group
- When Charity Goes Wrong, Haymarket Media Group
BEST CULTURE & LIFESTYLE PODCAST
- Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, The Conversation
- Love Scotland, Think Publishing
- Pod Save the King, Reach plc
- The Phoenix Conversations, Forbes Books UK
- The Purpose Pioneers (The Positive News Podcast), Positive News
- The Write Club, Writers Online
BEST DAILY PODCAST
- Bloomberg Daybreak Europe, Bloomberg Audio
- Daily Politics, The New Statesman
- Iran: The Latest, The Telegraph
- The Daily T, The Telegraph
- This Is Why, Sky News
BEST DEEP DIVE PODCAST
- Berlin Briefing, Deutsche Welle (DW)
- Constructive Voices, Constructive Voices
- Here’s Why, Bloomberg Audio
- Someone’s Hunting Us, NJ.com
- The eVTOL Insights Podcast, eVTOL Insights
- The Making of an Autocrat, The Conversation Media Group
- Trumponomics, Bloomberg
- Ukraine: The Latest, The Telegraph
- Westminster Insider, POLITICO
- When Charity Goes Wrong, Haymarket Media Group
BEST ENTERTAINMENT PODCAST
- Film Stories with Simon Brew, Film Stories
- One Nightstand, Bustle
- Second Act with Ateh Jewel, HELLO! Magazine
- The Official Game of Thrones Podcast: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, HBO / Warner Bros. Discovery
- The Pitt Podcast, HBO / Warner Bros. Discovery
BEST FOOD & DRINK PODCAST
- Good Food, immediate
- Jersey’s Best Podcast, NJ.com
- Scran, The Scotsman
BEST HEALTH & WELLBEING PODCAST
- Back from the Brink, Reach plc
- In Conversation, Medical News Today/Healthline Media
- Strange Health, The Conversation
- The Women’s Running Podcast, Anthem Publishing
BEST HOBBIES & SPECIAL INTEREST PODCAST
- Athletics Weekly Podcast, Iconic Media Group
- Fighting High – Making Their Story Our History, Fighting High
- HistoryExtra podcast, Immediate Media Company London Limited
- Merryn Talks Money, Bloomberg
- Poetry Off the Shelf, Poetry Foundation
- Scotland Grows Show, Scotland Grows
- The Plodcast, Our Media
- The Write Club, Writers Online
- Wake, Butterfly, Poetry Foundation
BEST INVESTIGATIVE PODCAST
- Deep Water, The Observer
- Foundling, The Observer
- Heat List, Wondery, Vespucci
- Murder in the Masai Mara, The Telegraph
- Pipeline: Left to Die, The Daily Mail
- Someone’s Hunting Us, NJ.com
- The Poppy Day Bomb, The Times & Sunday Times
- Untested, USA TODAY Co.
- Who Took Misty Copsey?, ID / Warner Bros. Discovery
BEST LIMITED SERIES
- Constructive Voices, Constructive Voices
- Heat List, Wondery, Vespucci
- Jane Austen’s Paper Trail, The Conversation
- MIMS Learning podcourse, Haymarket Media Group
- Murder in the Masai Mara, The Telegraph
- Someone’s Hunting Us, NJ.com
- The Poppy Day Bomb, The Times & Sunday Times
- The Wargame, Sky News
- When Charity Goes Wrong, Haymarket Media Group
BEST LOCAL & COMMUNITY PODCAST
- Jersey’s Best Podcast, NJ.com
- Love Scotland, Think Publishing
- Testimony: The Story That Haunts Me, Reach plc, Manchester Evening News
- The Steamie, The Scotsman
- Turan Tales, Sharq Media
BEST NEWS & ANALYSIS PODCAST
- Berlin Briefing, Deutsche Welle (DW)
- Here’s Why, Bloomberg Audio
- Iran: The Latest, The Telegraph
- Talk Eastern Europe, New Eastern Europe
- The Daily T, The Telegraph
- The Rachman Review, Financial Times
- The Slow Newscast, The Observer
- The Trial, DMG Media
- Trumponomics, Bloomberg
- Ukraine: The Latest, The Telegraph
BEST PARTNER PODCAST
- Constructive Voices, Constructive Voices
- In The Mixer, Reach plc
- Politics at Sam and Anne’s, Sky News
- Scran, The Scotsman
- The Purpose Pioneers (The Positive News Podcast), Positive News
BEST POLITICAL PODCAST
- Berlin Briefing, Deutsche Welle (DW)
- Daily Politics, The New Statesman
- Electoral Dysfunction, Sky News
- Political Fix, Financial Times
- The Daily T, The Telegraph
- The Lede, New Lines Magazine
- The Rundown by PoliticsHome, Total Politics Group
- The Steamie, The Scotsman
BEST SCIENCE & MEDICAL PODCAST
- Curiosity Weekly, Discovery / Warner Bros. Discovery
- In Conversation, Medical News Today/Healthline Media
- MIMS Learning’s Clinical Update, Haymarket Media Group
- Mongabay Newscast, Mongabay
- Science in Parallel, Krell Institute
- The Autism Curve, BBC Radio 4
- The Swiss Connection, SWI swissinfo.ch
BEST SPORT PODCAST
- Athletics Weekly Podcast, Iconic Media Group
- Back Ten, Reach plc
- Blood Red Podcast, Liverpool ECHO
- Royal Blue Podcast, Liverpool ECHO
- The Everything is Black and White Podcast – A Newcastle United Show, Reach PLC
- The Women’s Running Podcast, Anthem Publishing
BEST TECHNOLOGY PODCAST
- ASHRAE Journal Podcast, ASHRAE Journal
- Go Doxx Yourself, Reach plc
- Hot Air, ASHRAE Journal
- Science in Parallel, Krell Institute
- Tech Tonic: Artificial Intimacy, Financial Times
- The eVTOL Insights Podcast, eVTOL Insights
- The Quantum Kid, Tesseract Quantum
STRATEGIC AWARDS 2026
BEST PODCAST LAUNCH
- Brussels Playbook Podcast, POLITICO
- The Mishal Husain Show, Bloomberg
- Turan Tales, Sharq Media
- Women and Wealth, Financial Times
BEST USE OF AI
- Ukraine: The Latest, The Telegraph
BEST VIDEO PODCAST
- Berlin Briefing, Deutsche Welle (DW)
- It’s My Party with Catherine Bohart, Comic Relief & Amazon Music
- Make Football Great Again, Reach plc
- Table For Four, immediate
- The Daily T, The Telegraph
- The Mishal Husain Show, Bloomberg
- The World, the Universe and Us, New Scientist
- Ukraine: The Latest, The Telegraph
PUBLISHER PODCAST HERO OF THE YEAR 2026
- Bethany Burgoyne, Come Curious
- Daniel J. McLaughlin, Reach plc
- Gemma Ware, The Conversation UK
- Ollie Guillou, New Scientist
- Rowan Hooper, New Scientist
For tickets to the Summit and Awards ceremony, see publisherpodcasts.com. For commercial opportunities and sponsorship, please email Jussi Makela, sales director.
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