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 Worlds 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. The ceremony was held Monday night in Austin, Tex. at ACL Live at The Moody Theater, hosted by Jack OBrien 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 Alarcn
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 Worlds First Podcast with Erin Sara Foster Best Food Podcast:
Be My Guest with Ina Garten Best Wellness Fitness Podcast:
Huberman Lab Best History Podcast:
Youre 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 OBrien 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:
Oprahs Super Soul Best Branded Podcast:
You Cant 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