Webby Awards Announce 2018 Podcast Honorees

Winners

The annual WEBBY AWARDS "honoring the best of the Internet," have announced the 2018 honorees, to be feted on MAY 15th in a ceremony to be streamed on YouTube.

The Podcast and Digital Audio category winners are:

Arts and Culture:

• Webby Winner: WNYC STUDIOS/MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, "A PIECE OF WORK"
• People's Choice: WGBH/MASTERPIECE, "MASTERPIECE STUDIO"

Best Branded Podcast or Segment:

• Webby Winner and People's Voice: MOZILLA, "IRL WITH VERONICA BELMONT"

Best Host:

• Webby Winner: RUPAUL, "RUPAUL: WHAT'S THE TEE WITH MICHELLE VISAGE," THE PARAGON COLLECTIVE
• People's Voice: PHOEBE JUDGE, "CRIMINAL," PRX

Best Individual Episode:

• Webby Winner and People's Voice: NIGHT VALE PRESENTS, "CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE WHO HATE ME"

Best Series:

• Webby Winner and People's Voice: SERIAL/THIS AMERICAN LIFE, "S-TOWN"

Best Sound Design/ Original Music Score:

• Webby Winner: LOSSLESS CREATIVE, "INVISIBLE CITY"
• People's Voice: WNYC STUDIOS, "RADIOLAB PRESENTS: MORE PERFECT"

Best Writing:

• Webby Winner: SERIAL/THIS AMERICAN LIFE, "S-TOWN"
• People's Voice: BARDIC, "MYTHS AND LEGENDS"

Business:

• Webby Winner: MARKETPLACE, "THE UNCERTAIN HOUR"
• People's Voice: WAIT, WHAT LLC, "MASTERS OF SCALE WITH REID HOFFMAN"

Comedy:

• Webby Winner: LAUGHLY/LAUGH RADIO, "HEAVYWEIGHT: A SKETCH COMEDY SHOW"
• People's Voice: WNYC STUDIOS, "2 DOPE QUEENS"

Documentary:

• Webby Winner: PRX, "EAR HUSTLE"
• People's Voice: PBS/FRONTLINE, "THE FRONTLINE DISPATCH"

Family and Kids:

• Webby Winner: STITCHER, "THE LONGEST SHORTEST TIME"
• People's Voice: AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA, "BRAINS ON!"

Interview/Talk Show:

• Webby Winner: WNYC STUDIOS, "DEATH SEX + MONEY"
• People's Voice: WNYC STUDIOS, "HERE'S THE THING WITH ALEC BALDWIN"

Lifestyle:

• Webby Winner: CBC, "THE FRIDGE LIGHT"
• People's Voice: AMERICAN PUBLIC MEDIA, "TERRIBLE, THANKS FOR ASKING"

News and Politics:

• Webby Winner and People'a Voice: CROOKED MEDIA, "POD SAVE THE PEOPLE WITH DERAY"

Science and Education:

• Webby Winner and People'a Voice: NPR, "TED RADIO HOUR," "Manipulation"

Sports:

• Webby Winner and People's Voice: "THE BILL SIMMONS PODCAST," THE RINGER

Technology:

• Webby Winner and People's Voice: WNYC STUDIOS, "THE PRIVACY PARADOX"

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