2026 WINNERS & Nominees

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VIP Voters are Black Podcasting Awards winners, nominees, finalists, judges, and volunteer staff from all seasons, plus Afros & Audio speakers and staff across the years.

Legend Award

Kevin Y. Brown
Kevin Y. BrownWinner

Best Arts Podcast

Quintessential Poetry cover art
Quintessential PoetryNominee
The Drum Lounge Podcast cover art
The Drum Lounge PodcastWinner

Best Black Girl Magic Podcast

brown girls can: the podcast cover art
brown girls can: the podcastWinner
How I Got Here with Dreena Whitfield cover art
How I Got Here with Dreena WhitfieldNominee
Like-Minded with Dr. Patrice cover art
Like-Minded with Dr. PatriceNominee

Best Blerd Podcast

2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla cover art
2 Black Guys Talk GodzillaNominee
Dots and Lines cover art
Dots and LinesNominee
Tha Storm Podcast cover art
Tha Storm PodcastWinner

Best Branded Podcast

Dem Bois Podcast cover art
Dem Bois PodcastNominee
Yahweh's Money®️ : The Crossroads of Religion & Money cover art
Yahweh's Money®️ : The Crossroads of Religion & MoneyWinner

Best Business Podcast

Breaking Rank cover art
Breaking RankNominee
Built Daily cover art
Built DailyNominee
My Friend in HR cover art
My Friend in HRWinner

Best Christian Podcast

Anointed Radio Podcast Network cover art
Anointed Radio Podcast NetworkNominee
Seen. Heard. Imagined. cover art
Seen. Heard. Imagined.Nominee
Yahweh's Money®️ : The Crossroads of Religion & Money cover art
Yahweh's Money®️ : The Crossroads of Religion & MoneyWinner

Best Comedy Podcast

: lower black pain cover art
: lower black painWinner

Best Culture Podcast

Echoes and Footprints cover art
Echoes and FootprintsWinner
What's Ray Saying? cover art
What's Ray Saying?Nominee
Belonging to Blackness cover art
Belonging to BlacknessNominee

Best Daily Podcast

The Good Edit Unfiltered | Bravo, Love Island USA & MAFS Recaps cover art
The Good Edit Unfiltered | Bravo, Love Island USA & MAFS RecapsWinner

Best Documentary Podcast

Echoes and Footprints cover art
Echoes and FootprintsWinner

Best Editing

Surviving Satchidananda: The Dark Secrets of an International Yoga Movement cover art
Surviving Satchidananda: The Dark Secrets of an International Yoga MovementWinner

Best Education Podcast

Beyond the Margins: The Podcast cover art
Beyond the Margins: The PodcastNominee
Echoes and Footprints cover art
Echoes and FootprintsWinner

Best Entrepreneur Podcast

Bet On Yourself, Sis! cover art
Bet On Yourself, Sis!Nominee
Breaking Rank cover art
Breaking RankWinner
Yahweh's Money®️ : The Crossroads of Religion & Money cover art
Yahweh's Money®️ : The Crossroads of Religion & MoneyNominee

Best Episode of the Year

A Little Bit A Lot cover art
A Little Bit A LotVIP Vote Winner
Fix Your Relationships cover art
Fix Your RelationshipsNominee & VIP Vote Finalist
Me in the Making Podcast cover art
Me in the Making PodcastListener Vote Winner
Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest Owens cover art
Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest OwensJudges Winner

Best Family and Parenting Podcast

Early Risers cover art
Early RisersNominee
Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton Lewis cover art
Ground Control Parenting with Carol Sutton LewisNominee
Pouring and Parenting cover art
Pouring and ParentingWinner

Best Film and Television Podcast

Mumm and Dean Screenwriter's Podcast cover art
Mumm and Dean Screenwriter's PodcastNominee
SEATED cover art
SEATEDWinner
Sista Brunch cover art
Sista BrunchNominee

Best Finance Podcast

For Better and Worth cover art
For Better and WorthNominee
Yahweh's Money®️ : The Crossroads of Religion & Money cover art
Yahweh's Money®️ : The Crossroads of Religion & MoneyWinner

Best Guest Appearance

How I Got Here with Dreena Whitfield cover art
How I Got Here with Dreena WhitfieldNominee
Revolutionary Leadership with Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown cover art
Revolutionary Leadership with Dr. Kerry Mitchell BrownNominee
Sista Brunch cover art
Sista BrunchWinner

Best Health and Wellness Podcast

Deep Care cover art
Deep CareWinner
Health Facts with Normanie Ricks cover art
Health Facts with Normanie RicksNominee
Unapologetically Black Unicorns cover art
Unapologetically Black UnicornsNominee

Best History Podcast

Echoes and Footprints cover art
Echoes and FootprintsWinner
Urban Roots cover art
Urban RootsNominee
What's Ray Saying? cover art
What's Ray Saying?Nominee

Best Hosting Duo

I Thought It Was Just Me cover art
I Thought It Was Just MeNominee
The Walking With Warriors Podcast cover art
The Walking With Warriors PodcastNominee
Unveil: Intuitively Unlearning Life's BS cover art
Unveil: Intuitively Unlearning Life's BSWinner

Best Hosting Team

Oliver Happy Hour cover art
Oliver Happy HourWinner

Best Indie Podcast

Surviving Satchidananda: The Dark Secrets of an International Yoga Movement cover art
Surviving Satchidananda: The Dark Secrets of an International Yoga MovementNominee
Breaking Rank cover art
Breaking RankNominee
Echoes and Footprints cover art
Echoes and FootprintsWinner

Best International Podcast

African Couch Potato cover art
African Couch PotatoWinner
I Thought It Was Just Me cover art
I Thought It Was Just MeNominee
Melanated in Melbourne cover art
Melanated in MelbourneNominee

Best Interviewer

Belonging to Blackness cover art
Belonging to BlacknessVIP Vote Winner
Made For Us cover art
Made For UsNominee & VIP Vote Finalist
My Cotton Patch Moment cover art
My Cotton Patch MomentNominee
How I Got Here with Dreena Whitfield cover art
How I Got Here with Dreena WhitfieldJudges Winner

Best LGBTQ Podcast

Bad Queers Podcast cover art
Bad Queers PodcastNominee
Hella Chisme cover art
Hella ChismeWinner
Our Black Gay Diaspora Podcast cover art
Our Black Gay Diaspora PodcastNominee

Best Limited Series Podcast

Crying Wolf cover art
Crying WolfWinner
Echoes and Footprints cover art
Echoes and FootprintsNominee

Best Literary Podcast

Black in the Stacks cover art
Black in the StacksNominee
Quintessential Poetry cover art
Quintessential PoetryNominee
The Book Up with Verdell Walker | Book Reviews & Book Recs cover art
The Book Up with Verdell Walker | Book Reviews & Book RecsWinner

Best Longtime Podcast

Belonging to Blackness cover art
Belonging to BlacknessWinner
Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest Owens cover art
Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest OwensNominee
Odd Coaches Podcast cover art
Odd Coaches PodcastNominee

Best Music Podcast

Mic'd Up With Myra cover art
Mic'd Up With MyraNominee
Oliver Happy Hour cover art
Oliver Happy HourWinner

Best New Podcast

Black Philanthropy: Our Stories cover art
Black Philanthropy: Our StoriesNominee
Breaking Rank cover art
Breaking RankNominee
Surviving Satchidananda: The Dark Secrets of an International Yoga Movement cover art
Surviving Satchidananda: The Dark Secrets of an International Yoga MovementNominee
Bet On Yourself, Sis! cover art
Bet On Yourself, Sis!Winner
Echoes and Footprints cover art
Echoes and FootprintsNominee

Best New Video Podcast

Breaking Rank cover art
Breaking RankNominee
Meet Me at the Highland™ cover art
Meet Me at the Highland™Nominee
SEATED cover art
SEATEDWinner

Best News & Politics Podcast

A Moment with Erik Fleming cover art
A Moment with Erik FlemingNominee
Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest Owens cover art
Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest OwensNominee
Unnamed and Unbound: Black Voters Matter Podcast cover art
Unnamed and Unbound: Black Voters Matter PodcastWinner

Best Original Music - Intro and/or Outro

Dem Bois Podcast cover art
Dem Bois PodcastListener *AND* VIP Vote Winner
How I Got Here with Dreena Whitfield cover art
How I Got Here with Dreena WhitfieldNominee & VIP Vote Finalist
The Good Edit Unfiltered | Bravo, Love Island USA & MAFS Recaps cover art
The Good Edit Unfiltered | Bravo, Love Island USA & MAFS RecapsJudges Winner

Best Personal Development Podcast

Embracing Pivotal Moments cover art
Embracing Pivotal MomentsNominee
Making Space For Me cover art
Making Space For MeWinner

Best Personal Journals Podcast

The Secret Life of TK Dutes cover art
The Secret Life of TK DutesWinner

Best Podcast Cover Art

Beards, Bourbon, Whiskey Podcast cover art
Beards, Bourbon, Whiskey PodcastJudges Winner
Sista Brunch cover art
Sista BrunchListener *AND* VIP Vote Winner
The Secret Life of TK Dutes cover art
The Secret Life of TK DutesNominee & Public & VIP Vote Finalist

Best Podcast Introduction

Bounce Back, Black Woman! cover art
Bounce Back, Black Woman!Winner

Best Podcast Outro

The Drum Lounge Podcast cover art
The Drum Lounge PodcastWinner

Best Podcast Trailer

Meet Me at the Highland™ cover art
Meet Me at the Highland™Winner

Best Producer

Shad Vs. Everybody / Produced by Q. Lewis cover art
Shad Vs. Everybody / Produced by Q. LewisNominee & VIP Vote Finalist
The Good Edit Unfiltered | Bravo, Love Island USA & MAFS Recaps cover art
The Good Edit Unfiltered | Bravo, Love Island USA & MAFS RecapsWinner

Best Production Company of the Year

Could Be Pretty Cool cover art
Could Be Pretty CoolWinner

Best Regional Podcast

Black Man's Roundtable cover art
Black Man's RoundtableWinner
Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest Owens cover art
Ernestly Speaking! with Ernest OwensNominee

Best Relationship Podcast

For Better and Worth cover art
For Better and WorthNominee
Get Your Guy cover art
Get Your GuyNominee
Thrive with Joy cover art
Thrive with JoyWinner

Best Religion and Spirituality Podcast

Quintessential Poetry cover art
Quintessential PoetryNominee
Seen. Heard. Imagined. cover art
Seen. Heard. Imagined.Winner

Best Science and Technology Podcast

Made For Us cover art
Made For UsWinner

Best Scripted Fiction Podcast

Tales of Fists & Fireballs cover art
Tales of Fists & FireballsWinner

Best Short-Form Podcast

Echoes and Footprints cover art
Echoes and FootprintsNominee
Urban Roots cover art
Urban RootsWinner
What In The Black History cover art
What In The Black HistoryNominee

Best Solo Host

Embracing Pivotal Moments cover art
Embracing Pivotal MomentsNominee
A Little Bit A Lot cover art
A Little Bit A LotWinner

Best Sports Podcast

Club520 cover art
Club520Nominee
The Fantasy Commissioner Show cover art
The Fantasy Commissioner ShowWinner

Best Travel Podcast

Echoes and Footprints cover art
Echoes and FootprintsWinner

Best True Crime Podcast

Bitch I Can’t Podcast cover art
Bitch I Can’t PodcastNominee
Surviving Satchidananda: The Dark Secrets of an International Yoga Movement cover art
Surviving Satchidananda: The Dark Secrets of an International Yoga MovementWinner

Best Video Podcast

Meet Me at the Highland™ cover art
Meet Me at the Highland™Winner
The Buzz - BuzzWorthy Radio cover art
The Buzz - BuzzWorthy RadioNominee

Best Youth Podcast

The Music Box cover art
The Music BoxWinner

Podcast of the Year

A Little Bit A Lot cover art
A Little Bit A LotNominee & Public Vote Finalist
Joe and Jada cover art
Joe and JadaListener Vote Winner
Normal Gossip cover art
Normal GossipJudges Winner

Podcaster of the Year

A Little Bit A Lot cover art
A Little Bit A LotJudges Winner
MrGentleman Lifestyle Podcast cover art
MrGentleman Lifestyle PodcastNominee
The Secret Life of TK Dutes cover art
The Secret Life of TK DutesVIP Vote Winner