Signal Awards

We are honored to spotlight "Conspiracy, She Wrote" as a distinguished Gold Winner at the 3rd Annual Signal Awards. This podcast from Cristen Conger goes beyond surface-level intrigue, artfully exploring women’s roles in conspiracy-laden pop culture. As Cristen aptly puts it, “It is a crazy making time to be a podcaster but especially an independent podcaster. And I so appreciate the Signal Awards for really making an effort to recognize smaller indie shows.” Explore the full list of Winners in our Winners Gallery: https://vist.ly/3mktpi3

Here is the last in our series of election season listening recommendations, this one is from Nora Ritchie, Executive Producer at Stitcher! She highlights Vibe Check for its nuanced takes on the election, including a recent bonus episode featuring an interview with JD Vance’s ex-friend, Sofia Nelson. Don’t wait any longer to discover this episode or the others recommended by our judges: https://vist.ly/3mkbrrw

For the second year in a row, Audible has been awarded The Signal Awards' Company of The Year! 🏆 Audible earned the most honors across all categories with a total of 30 wins, Audible's 2024 achievements come for breakthrough series such as Backfired: The Vaping Wars, Class of '88, George Orwell's 1984, Hot White Heist, In the Room with Peter Bergen, Your Mama's Kitchen, ...And Your Ass Will Follow and many more. Explore the groundbreaking podcasts that earned them this honor in our Winners Gallery: https://vist.ly/3mk95dm

🏆👏 Congratulations to the Winners of the 3rd Annual Signal Awards from our General Manager, Jemma Rose Brown! "With more and more podcasts becoming so integrated into listeners’ lives, there is a bigger need for a discerning voice to cut through, and make sure that great work can rise to the top. The most effective way to define excellence in this hyper-diverse medium is to look at what nourishes or challenges us, and changes our perspective on the world. All of this year’s winners have made an impact worth celebrating." Ready to discover this year’s exceptional cohort of Winners? https://vist.ly/3mk6gzq

A huge congratulations to the Winners of the 3rd Annual Signal Awards! This year, we were amazed by the creativity and innovation demonstrated by the podcast industry. With thousands of entries, over 170,000 Listener’s Choice votes, nearly 75,000 voters, and an expanded Signal Judging Academy, the passion and dedication of this community continue to impress. Explore the outstanding work of this year's Winners: https://vist.ly/3mk3mke

Signal's General Manager Jemma Rose Brown traveled to Resonate Podcast Festival this weekend. Here's her snapshot of the Festival. cc: Chioke Ianson, Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University, Julie Piñero, Sai Sion H., Davy Gardner, Dane Cardiel, Yowei Shaw, Nichole Hill, Michelle Lanz, Brian Reed, Chenjerai Kumanyika

We're thrilled to announce Esther Perel, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang as the 2024 Special Achievement Award recipients for their groundbreaking podcasts Where Should We Begin? and Las Culturistas. All three hosts will be celebrated at the Third Annual Signal Awards Winners Party this November. And don’t miss it: 2024 Signal Awards and Listener’s Choice Winners will be revealed next week, on October 29th. Read more: https://shorturl.at/ZNoG1

Are you ready? 👀 Next week, we’ll be unveiling the Winners of the 3rd Annual Signal Awards. Get your headphones ready, clear out your podcast queue, and make space on your trophy shelf: it’s almost time to celebrate the best in podcasting. Stay tuned for the big announcement.

Looking for podcast recommendations to stay informed and entertained this election season? We’ve got more picks from Signal Academy Judges! Marshall Escamilla, CFO at Tumble Media, highly recommends "Who Killed Avril Lavigne", calling it “about as close to perfection as you can get in the pop-punk musical audio drama genre.” To discover more: https://vist.ly/3mjen5j

Rare documentation found of 3x Signal nominee Rebecca Seidel working diligently to produce award-nominated podcasts!