Amy Poehler, Khloé Kardashian and Monica Lewinsky win Signal Awards for their podcasts
The three hosts are among the gold medal winners named in the 2026 podcast awards. Phoebe Judge and Pablo Torre are also set for special honors.
Amy Poehler, Khloé Kardashian and Monica Lewinsky are among the podcast hosts whose shows won gold at the 2026 Signal Awards, announced October 20. Variety reported the results, which also recognize shows hosted by Anderson Cooper and Andy Roddick.
The named gold medal winners include Poehler’s ‘Good Hang With Amy Poehler,’ Lewinsky’s ‘Reclaiming With Monica Lewinsky’ and Kardashian’s ‘Khloé in Wonder Land.’ The awards are in their fifth year of honoring podcasts.
Which podcasts won 2026 Signal Awards?
Variety also named ‘All There Is With Anderson Cooper,’ ‘Served With Andy Roddick,’ ‘Songwriter: Isabella Rossellini + Sharon Van Etten,’ ‘The Mel Robbins Podcast,’ ‘Artist Friendly With Joel Madden’ and ‘Angie Martinez IRL’ among the top-prize winners. Its published list names dozens of gold medal recipients, so the shows highlighted here are a selection of the winners.
The awards give gold, silver and bronze prizes in categories spanning best host, documentary, video podcast and writing, as well as comedy, true crime, health and wellness, science, sports, music, children’s programming, and news and politics. Winners are chosen either by a panel of judges or by listeners’ choice voting, according to Variety.
How did listeners vote?
More than 94,000 unique voters cast 260,000 votes for the listeners’ choice prizes, Variety reported. The Signal Awards’ published schedule set September 29 for the finalists announcement, October 15 for the close of voting and October 20 for the winners announcement.
Signal Awards general manager Jemma Brown said this year’s submissions showed how podcast storytelling is changing across formats and platforms. ‘Charts and download counts can only tell us what’s popular,’ she said in a statement reported by Variety, adding that the awards aim to recognize creative risks that influence what comes next.
Who is receiving the special honors?
‘Criminal’ host and co-creator Phoebe Judge is due to receive the Audio Icon Award, recognizing a lasting contribution to podcasting. Pablo Torre, host and executive editor of ‘Pablo Torre Finds Out,’ is set to receive the Special Achievement Award for work that stood out over the past year, Variety reported.
iHeartPodcasts was named company of the year, while iHeartMedia’s Ruby Studios was named agency of the year. Those honors are scheduled to be presented at the Signal Awards Winners Party on November 9 in Brooklyn, New York.
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Sources and context
- Podcasters Amy Poehler, Khloe Kardashian, Monica Lewinsky Among Winners at Signal Awards (EXCLUSIVE)Variety
- 2026 Signal Awards Key DatesThe Signal Awards
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