\n\tWisecrack, a six-part series that combines true-crime and comedy, has been named podcast of the year at the 2026 Ambie Awards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tThe show, from Tenderfoot TV and iHeartPodcasts, centers on UK comedian Edd Hedges, who tells a story about a real hometown murder in his standup act, and journalist Jodi Tovay ,as she investigates the story. The podcast beat out other contenders including Call Her Daddy, Crime Junkie, SmartLess and Pod Save America.<\/p>\n
\n\tWisecrack led the nominations list with five nods, and ultimately took home four, including best society and culture podcast. Pablo Torre, host of Pablo Torre Finds Out, was named the Vanguard Podcaster of the Year. <\/p>\n
\n\tOther winners included Conan O\u2019Brien Needs A Friend for best comedy podcast, Death, Sex & Money for best interview podcast, and The Indicator from Planet Money for best business podcast.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tThe ceremony took place Tuesday night (after being rescheduled from Monday due to the blizzard) at the Arlo Williamsburg in Brooklyn as part of On Air Fest. Comedian and writer Wyatt Cenac hosted the event.\u00a0The\u00a06th Annual Awards For Excellence In Audio were presented by the Podcast Academy.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn addition to the competitive awards, Kara Swisher, host of Pivot and On with Kara Swisher, received the Governors Awards for her contributions to the growth of the podcasting industry.<\/p>\n
\n\tAngela Yee presented the late Reggie Oss\u00e9, host of The Combat Jack Show and founding partner of the Loud Speakers Network, with the Impact Award for his lasting impact on listeners. His wife, Akim Vann accepted the award on his behalf.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tPresenters included B.A. Parker (co-host of Code Switch), Brittany Luse (It\u2019s Been a Minute), Katy Hearne Church (Queen\u2019s Podcast), Maria Hinojosa (founder of Futoro Media; In the Thick), Matt McGorry (How to Get Away with Murder), Sky Scraper (New York City FC\u2019s mascot) and Tour\u00e9 (Why Did They Break Up Tracy Clayton).<\/p>\n
\n\tFull wInners list:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n\tGovernors Award Honoree
Kara Swisher<\/p>\n
Impact Award Honoree
Reggie Oss\u00e9 (posthumously), accepted by his wife, Akim Vann<\/p>\n
Vanguard Podcaster of the Year
Pablo Torre<\/p>\n
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Podcast of The Year
Wisecrack
Tenderfoot TV , iHeartPodcasts<\/p>\n
\n\t
Best Ad Read
Conan O\u2019Brien Needs a Friend
SiriusXM<\/p>\n
Best Branded Podcast
Sesame Street: Cookie Monster Mysteries
Audible Studios,Sesame Workshop<\/p>\n
Best Business Podcast
The Indicator from Planet Money
NPR<\/p>\n
Best Comedy Podcast
Conan O\u2019Brien Needs a Friend
SiriusXM, Team Coco<\/p>\n
\n\tBest DIY Podcast<\/p>\n
\n\tRedacted History<\/p>\n
\n\tDr. Andre White, Airwave<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Documentary Podcast<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Con: Kaitlyn\u2019s Baby<\/p>\n
\n\tCBC, BBC World Service<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Emerging Podcast<\/p>\n
\n\tHow Is This Better?<\/p>\n
\n\tCOURIER Newsroom<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Entertainment Podcast<\/p>\n
\n\tTwenty Thousand Hertz<\/p>\n
\n\tDefacto Sound<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Fiction Podcast<\/p>\n
\n\tRed for Revolution<\/p>\n
\n\tMeta Mana Media<\/p>\n
\n\tBest History Podcast<\/p>\n
\n\tOur Ancestors Were Messy<\/p>\n
\n\tCoco Hill Productions<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Indie Podcast<\/p>\n
\n\tOur Ancestors Were Messy<\/p>\n
\n\tCoco Hill Productions<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Indie Podcast Host or Hosts<\/p>\n
\n\tJamie Feldman and Rachel Webster<\/p>\n
\n\tDebt Heads<\/p>\n
\n\tCaptain and the Fox<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Interview Podcast<\/p>\n
\n\tDeath, Sex & Money<\/p>\n
\n\tSlate<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Knowledge, Science or Tech Podcast<\/p>\n
\n\tRadiolab<\/p>\n
\n\tNew York Public Radio<\/p>\n
\n\tBest News & Politics<\/p>\n
\n\tReveal<\/p>\n
\n\tReveal and PRX<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Original Score and Music Supervision<\/p>\n
\n\tMarcus Bagala and Sam Ewing<\/p>\n
\n\tDC High Volume: Batman<\/p>\n
\n\tDC Comics, Realm<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Performance in Audio Fiction<\/p>\n
\n\tMaulik Pancholy, Murray Bartlett, Poorna Jagannathan, Karan Soni, Anna Camp, Adam Pally, Margo Martindale, Richard Kind, Conrad Ricamora, Iqbal Theba, Julian Shapiro- Barnum, Padma Lakshmi, et al.
Murder at the Patel Motel<\/p>\n
\n\tBroadway Video, Audible<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Personal Growth \/ Spirituality Podcast<\/p>\n
\n\tWild Card with Rachel Martin<\/p>\n
\n\tNPR<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Podcast for Kids<\/p>\n
\n\tTerrestrials<\/p>\n
\n\tWNYC Studios<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Podcast Host or Hosts<\/p>\n
\n\tRachel Martin<\/p>\n
\n\tWild Card with Rachel Martin NPR<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Production and Sound Design<\/p>\n
\n\tAlex Vespestad, Steven Perez, and Cooper Skinner<\/p>\n
\n\tWisecrack<\/p>\n
\n\tTenderfoot TV , iHeartPodcasts<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Reporting<\/p>\n
\n\tRobyn Semien<\/p>\n
\n\tQuestion Everything<\/p>\n
\n\tPlacement Theory<\/p>\n
\n\tBest Scriptwriting, Fiction<\/p>\n
\n\tJana Naomi Smith<\/p>\n
\n\tRed for Revolution<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wisecrack, a six-part series that combines true-crime and comedy, has been named podcast of the year at the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":316114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[321,93,61,60,2159],"class_list":["post-316113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-podcasts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}