2024 Iowa Podcast Awards winners announced

CBJ's Real Success with Nate Kaeding named Best Business Podcast
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    On Sunday, Sept. 15. around 200 attendees from throughout the state traveled to Cedar Rapids to participate in the first-ever Iowa Podcast Awards, held at The Olympic Theater in the NewBo District.

    28 total awards were presented to Iowa-based podcasts selected from a pool of nearly 100 nominees whose projects represent tens of millions of podcast downloads worldwide, according to a news release.

    The Corridor Business Journal’s Real Success with Nate Kaeding was named Best Business Podcast.

    The official list of 2024 Iowa Podcast Award Winners:

    Premium Awards:

    Podcast of the Year: The Confused Breakfast Podcast

    People’s Choice Award: On the Pen: The Weekly Dose

    Honor Awards:

    Community Impact Award: My Why: A YPN Podcast

    Innovation Award: The Art of Climate Dialogue: Stories from Iowa

    Advocacy Award: Southeast Iowa Today with John Bain

    Emerging Podcast Award: The Man Stream Podcast

    Talent Recognition Awards:

    Host of the Year (Individual): Abena Sankofa, Black & Privileged in America

    Host of the Year (Ensemble): The Confused Breakfast Podcast

    Producer of the Year: Craig Hart, Sherlock Holmes: The Lost Legacy of Tilly Whim

    Best Production (Editing, Design, Writing): Giant-Sized Violence: A Toku Comics Podcast

    Best Original Score/Song: “Welcome to the Groove Life” from The Groove Life Podcast

    Best Cover Art: The Art of Climate Dialogue: Stories from Iowa

    Show Recognition Awards:

    Episode of the Year: “It’s Morphin’ Time: On Losing Your Heroes and Trans-Forming Yourself through Power Rangers,” Giant-Sized Violence, A Toku Comics Podcast

    Best Limited Series: “The Ragbrai Pre-Ride Series,” JustGoBike

    Best Interview Podcast (Affiliated): Watts Happening with Gary Watts

    Best Interview Podcast (Independent): Deck Diaries

    Best Comedy Podcast: REMelations: Comedy Dream Interpretation

    Best Business Podcast: Real Success with Nate Kaeding

    Best Society and Culture Podcast: Breaking Barriers DEI&B Podcast

    Best Entertainment Podcast: The Confused Breakfast Podcast

    Best Sports Podcast: Washed Up Walkons

    Best Fiction Podcast: Myths of Myria: A Live-Play D&D Podcast

    Best History Podcast: Relevant or Irrelevant

    Best Food and Beverage Podcast: Great American Whiskey Cookers

    Best Pop Culture Podcast: Big Thunder Podcast

    Best Wellness/Relationship Podcast: Beautiful View

    Best Video Podcast: Great American Whiskey Cookers

    Best Education Podcast: Music Ed Insights

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