Congratulations to Our 2026 Winners!
Below are the winners of the fourth Independent Podcast Awards, along with the highly commended nominees.
The winners were chosen by our expert panel of judges, and were announced on Wednesday 4th November at Kings Place in London.
You can see the full list of nominees here.
You can listen to all of our winners on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Pocket Casts.
Arts & Culture
WINNER - War Hall: A Theatre of the Mind
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - Mag Hags
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - What the Austen?
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Books
WINNER - The Failing Writers Podcast
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Reading Cafe
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Branded Content
WINNER - The Creative Life Story Work Podcast
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Dementia Perspective
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Business & Culture
WINNER - The Factory Next Door
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - How To Own The Room
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Children & Young Adults
WINNER - Dexplorers
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - Taking The Dis!
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Comedy
WINNER - Leyline High Rewind
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - Crushed By Margaret Cabourn-Smith
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Environment & Natural World
WINNER - BatChat
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Bell Witch Podcast: Wholesome Spirituality for Magical Folks
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Fiction
WINNER - Spooky Story Time
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Films & TV
WINNER - All The Right Movies
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Gaming
WINNER - PastMaster: Reshaping History
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History
WINNER - Mag Hags
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - Dear Derry podcast
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Log Books
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Horror & The Supernatural
WINNER - How Haunted?
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Lifestyle
WINNER - A Dose of Wellbeing: The Pharmacist Support Podcast
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Limited Series - NEW
WINNER - The Secret Life of Songs
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - What I Really, Really Want
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Music
WINNER - War Hall: A Theatre of the Mind
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News & Politics
WINNER - The Trawl
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Parenting
WINNER - Neuroshambles
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Parent Teacher Loop
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Personal Stories - NEW
WINNER - Still Life
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - Do I detect a problem?
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Podcast Artwork of the Year
WINNER - Great Days Out on the bus from Buxton
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Podcast Jingle of the Year
WINNER - Garlic & Pearls
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Regional Podcast - NEW
WINNER - Highlands Reimagined
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - Dear Derry podcast
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - Great Days Out on the bus from Buxton
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Science & Technology
WINNER - Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech Podcast
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Self-Improvement
WINNER - The Lighting Fires Podcast
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Sex, Love & Relationships
WINNER - Come Curious
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - Austen After Dark
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Sport
WINNER - Grand Pricks
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Top 100 in 10 Golf Podcast
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Travel & Adventure
WINNER - Great Days Out on the bus from Buxton
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - The Water Road
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True Crime
WINNER - The Overturn
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - REAL
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Video Podcast
WINNER - Prash's Murder Map: True Crime Podcast
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HIGHLY COMMENDED - Vintage Politics
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Podcast of the Year
WINNER - Great Days Out on the bus from Buxton
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RUNNER-UP - War Hall: A Theatre of the Mind
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