“Giggly Squad,” hosted by Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo, won Podcast of the Year at the 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards, which were presented live at SXSW in Austin, Texas on Monday (March 16). The show, hosted by comedian Ego Nwodim, was held at ACL Live at the Moody Theater and was streamed live exclusively on VEEPS. The event also was broadcast on select iHeartMedia radio stations and was available live on the iHeartRadio app.
Other key winners included: “Call Her Daddy” (Best Pop Culture), “Good Hang With Amy Poehler” (Best Comedy), “All Songs Considered” (Best Music) and “Watch What Crappens” (Best TV & Film).
In addition to the fan-voted and category awards, iHeartMedia presented three Icon Awards – the Social Impact Award to Jay Shetty, the Audible Audio Pioneer Award to Terry Gross and the Innovator Award to Hrishikesh Hirway.
Will Ferrell kicked off the show in full Team USA speed skating gear as he joked with the crowd full of a “few of his peers and many of his admirers.”
Host Ego Nwodim, who was also nominated in the Best Emerging category for her podcast “Thanks Dad,” welcomed the audience and talked about the importance of podcasts.
“Broken Record” host Justin Richmond presented the 2026 Social Impact Award to Jay Shetty and his “On Purpose” podcast. Shetty accepted the award via video message.
Jennie Garth, host of “I Choose Me,” celebrated the shows nominated for Best TV & Film for keeping us all engaged before presenting the award to “Watch What Crappens.” Hosts Ronnie Karam and Ben Mandelker accepted the award.
Eric Andre presented the Best Comedy Award to “Good Hang with Amy Poehler.” Poehler accepted via video message and thanked her listeners, teasing her next episode with Viola Davis.
Juju Green presented the Innovator Award to Hrishikesh Hirway who recounted the beginnings of “Song Exploder” and his desire to dive into every beat of creating the music we hear.
TikTok creators and podcast hosts Clifford Taylor IV and Timothy Martin presented Best Business & Finance to “The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett.”
Jonathan Goldstein presented the Audible Audio Pioneer Icon Award to “Fresh Air” host Terry Gross, who accepted her award via video message. She recounted her beginnings as a volunteer at her college radio station and gaining her skills by broadcasting in front of nearly no audience.
Iliza Shlesinger presented Podcast of the Year to Giggly Squad hosts Hannah Berner and Paige DeSorbo.
Executive producers for the 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards were John Sykes, Tom Poleman, Conal Byrne and Bart Peters for iHeartMedia.
Here’s a full list of nominees for the 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards, with winners marked:
Podcast of the Year
Good Hang With Amy Poehler
The Breakfast Club
The Mel Robbins Podcast
Pablo Torre Finds Out
The Daily
The Rest Is History
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
Call Her Daddy
Heavyweight
WINNER: Giggly Squad
Best Overall Host
Amy Poehler
Pablo Torre
Alex Cooper
Emma Chamberlain
WINNER: Caleb Hearon
Best Overall Ensemble
We Can Do Hard Things
SmartLess
WINNER: The Basement Yard
This Is Important
Get Played
Best Pop Culture
Las Culturistas
WINNER: Call Her Daddy
Therapuss With Jake Shane
Giggly Squad
The Viall Files
Лучший музыкальный
The Bobby Bones Show
Song Exploder
Switched On Pop
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One Song
Лучший ТВ и фильм
The Big Picture
The Rewatchables
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Девушки пересматривают
Лучшая комедия
Победитель: Хороший разговор с Эми Полер
The Toast
Отвлекающий фактор
Красивый парень
The Basement Yard
Лучший бизнес и финансы
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