Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang won the podcast of the year award at the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards.
The interview and culture podcast saw the two hosts welcome a number of starry guests over the past year, including Ariana Grande, Charl XCX, Dua Lipa and more. This week, Lady Gaga has been announced as the guest. The podcast also won the coveted award in 2023.
Planet Money took home the award for best business podcast, while The World’s First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster won best pop culture podcast. Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus won best advice/inspirational podcast. Mel Robbins of The Mel Robbins Podcast won for best overall host.
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The ceremony was held Monday night in Austin, Tex. at ACL Live at The Moody Theater, hosted by Jack O’Brien and Miles Gray of The Daily Zeitgeist podcast.
Special guest presenters included Annaleigh Ashford and Melissa Moore, Cam Jordan, Chelsea Handler, Dennis Quaid, Ed Helms, Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff, Joe Manganiello, Kyle MacLachlan, Sarah Spain, Sophia Bush and more.
Full list of winners:
Social Impact Award: Sarah Spain
Audible Audio Pioneer Award: Dan Taberski
Innovator Award: Daniel Alarcón
Podcast of the Year:
- Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Best Business & Finance Podcast:
- Planet Money
Best Comedy Podcast:
- Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade
Best Crime Podcast:
- Betrayal
Best Pop Culture Podcast:
- The World’s First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster
Best Food Podcast:
- Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast:
- Huberman Lab
Best History Podcast:
- You’re Wrong About
Best Kids & Family Podcast:
- Story Pirates
Best Music Podcast:
- Song Exploder
Best News Podcast:
- Pivot
Best Fiction Podcast:
- Hello From The Magic Tavern
Best Sports Podcast:
- New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
Best Science Podcast:
- Ologies with Alie Ward
Best Technology Podcast presented by Lenovo®:
- Hard Fork
Best Ad Read:
- Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
Best Overall Host:
- Mel Robbins (The Mel Robbins Podcast)
Best Overall Ensemble:
- My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Best Political Podcast:
- The Megyn Kelly Show
Best TV & Film Podcast:
- How Did This Get Made?
Best Spanish Language Podcast:
- Radio Ambulante
Best Advice/Inspirational Podcast:
- Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Best Beauty & Fashion Podcast:
- Naked Beauty
Best Travel Podcast:
- JUMP with Traveling Jackie
Best Green Podcast:
- TED Climate
Best Spirituality & Religion Podcast:
- Oprah’s Super Soul
Best Branded Podcast:
- You Can’t Make This Up (Netflix)
Best Emerging Podcast:
- Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce
Best International Podcast:
- The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett – United Kingdom
