Corridor Business Journal: 2024 Iowa Podcast Awards winners announced

CBJ's Real Success with Nate Kaeding named Best Business Podcast

By CBJ News Staff - September 19, 2024

On Sunday, Sept. 15. around 200 attendees from throughout the state traveled to Cedar Rapids to participate in the first-ever Iowa Podcast Awards, held at The Olympic Theater in the NewBo District.

28 total awards were presented to Iowa-based podcasts selected from a pool of nearly 100 nominees whose projects represent tens of millions of podcast downloads worldwide, according to a news release.

The Corridor Business Journal’s Real Success with Nate Kaeding was named Best Business Podcast.

The official list of 2024 Iowa Podcast Award Winners:

Premium Awards:

Podcast of the Year: The Confused Breakfast Podcast

People’s Choice Award: On the Pen: The Weekly Dose

Honor Awards:

Community Impact Award: My Why: A YPN Podcast

Innovation Award: The Art of Climate Dialogue: Stories from Iowa

Advocacy Award: Southeast Iowa Today with John Bain

Emerging Podcast Award: The Man Stream Podcast

Talent Recognition Awards:

Host of the Year (Individual): Abena Sankofa, Black & Privileged in America

Host of the Year (Ensemble): The Confused Breakfast Podcast

Producer of the Year: Craig Hart, Sherlock Holmes: The Lost Legacy of Tilly Whim

Best Production (Editing, Design, Writing): Giant-Sized Violence: A Toku Comics Podcast

Best Original Score/Song: “Welcome to the Groove Life” from The Groove Life Podcast

Best Cover Art: The Art of Climate Dialogue: Stories from Iowa

Show Recognition Awards:

Episode of the Year: “It’s Morphin’ Time: On Losing Your Heroes and Trans-Forming Yourself through Power Rangers,” Giant-Sized Violence, A Toku Comics Podcast

Best Limited Series: “The Ragbrai Pre-Ride Series,” JustGoBike

Best Interview Podcast (Affiliated): Watts Happening with Gary Watts

Best Interview Podcast (Independent): Deck Diaries

Best Comedy Podcast: REMelations: Comedy Dream Interpretation

Best Business Podcast: Real Success with Nate Kaeding

Best Society and Culture Podcast: Breaking Barriers DEI&B Podcast

Best Entertainment Podcast: The Confused Breakfast Podcast

Best Sports Podcast: Washed Up Walkons

Best Fiction Podcast: Myths of Myria: A Live-Play D&D Podcast

Best History Podcast: Relevant or Irrelevant

Best Food and Beverage Podcast: Great American Whiskey Cookers

Best Pop Culture Podcast: Big Thunder Podcast

Best Wellness/Relationship Podcast: Beautiful View

Best Video Podcast: Great American Whiskey Cookers

Best Education Podcast: Music Ed Insights

*This article was originally published by the Corridor Business Journal