The Canadian Podcast Awards have unveiled the nominees for their fifth annual celebration of Canadian podcasters, editors, and producers.
Established in 2018 by Podcamp Toronto to showcase the best in Canadian on-demand digital audio production, this year’s awards feature the return of the People’s Choice Award, comprised of the top nominated podcasts across all categories.
Nominees for this year’s People’s Choice Award include Sonar Network’s Belief It Or Not; Putting It Together, a podcast about Stephen Sondheim’s body of work; F*ck Buddies: A Sex and Dating Advice Podcast; Frequency Network horror-fiction podcast, Parkdale Haunt; Positively Positive Podcast – Herpes & Sexual Health; Sonar Network’s You Made Me Queer!; Frequency’s Teach Me How To Adult; Later That Same Life, hosted by former Niagara radio personality Larry Fedoruk; QUB Radio French-language podcast, au voleur; and Sonar Network’s Bites and Bits, combining cuisine and comedy.
The award is open to voting by the general public until Aug. 10, while the other categories are adjudicated by Canadian podcasters registered with the site.
Other multiple nominees include Curiouscast podcasts 13 Hours: Inside the Nova Scotia Massacre and Ongoing History of New Music; CBC Podcasts’ The Next Call with David Ridgen; Talk from Superheroes, hosted by comedians Andrew Ivimey and Diana McCallum; Sonar improvised true crime pod, Killed to Death; as well as branded content offerings like RBC thought leader podcast, Disruptors; and Moneris Insights’ Yes, We Are Open.
Find the full list of nominees here:
Outstanding Adult Series
F*ck Buddies: A Sex and Dating Advice Podcast
Positively Positive Podcast – Herpes & Sexual Health
Outstanding Arts Series
Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
Getting Lit with Linda – The Canadian Literature Podcast
Tales From The Bridge: All Things Sci-Fi
Outstanding Artwork for a Series
F*ck Buddies: A Sex and Dating Advice Podcast
Outstanding Branded Series
CIBC Innovation Banking Podcast
Outstanding Business Series
Outstanding Comedy Series
The Smile Syndicate Music Hour
Outstanding Debut for a Series
The Next Call with David Ridgen
Outstanding Documentary
13 Hours Inside the Nova Scotia Massacre
Outstanding Education Series
F*ck Buddies: A Sex and Dating Advice Podcast
Getting Lit with Linda – The Canadian Literature Podcast
Outstanding Fiction Series
Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories
Outstanding Foreign Series
Player Player: A Video Game Podcast
Famous This Week with Priyanka
Exceptionnelle Francophone Series
J’ai fait un humain – Gabrielle Caron
Les Pires Moments de l’Histoire
Relation toxique : portraits d’une dépendance
Outstanding Health & Fitness Series
F*ck Buddies: A Sex and Dating Advice Podcast
PsychEd: educational psychiatry podcast
Positively Positive Podcast – Herpes & Sexual Health
Best Host in a Series
Outstanding Indigenous Series
MEDIA INDIGENA : Indigenous current affairs
Outstanding Kids & Family Series
Super Awesome Science Show (SASS)
1923 Main Street: The Disney Travel Podcast
Outstanding Leisure Series
Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game Podcast
Outstanding Main Title Theme Music for a Series
Relation toxique : portraits d’une dépendance
Outstanding Music Series
The Sound Podcast with Ira Haberman
Behind The Christmas Hits with Drew Savage
Outstanding News & Current Affairs Series
13 Hours Inside the Nova Scotia Massacre
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for a Series
Relation toxique : portraits d’une dépendance
Outstanding Personal Series
Outstanding Production for a Series
Outstanding Science Series
Outstanding Society & Culture Series
Relation toxique : portraits d’une dépendance
Outstanding Sports Series
Scuderia F1: a Formula 1 podcast
Outstanding Technology Series
The Feed with Amber Mac & Michael B
Outstanding Television & Film Series
Cutscenes: A Video Game Movie Podcast
Ghostfacers: A Supernatural Rewatch
Tales From The Bridge: All Things Sci-Fi
Outstanding True Crime Series
13 Hours Inside the Nova Scotia Massacre
The Next Call with David Ridgen
Nominees for the People’s Choice Award are:
F*ck Buddies: A Sex and Dating Advice Podcast
Positively Positive Podcast – Herpes & Sexual Health
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