The Podcastgeek awards 2023

Has it been a year already? Tempus Fugit and all that I suppose, and tempus really does fugit the older you get doesn’t it folks. But anyway, enough of my pre-award banter, as you can see, I’ve had my gold lamé jacket back from the dry cleaners and that can only mean one thing. It’s time for the annual podcastgeek awards 2023. The only podcast award that is entirely virtual and holds no monetary value, just bragging rights.

There have been some really amazing series launched this year, and in truth I have been writing this post since October. The list has shuffled a few times since then, but the awards are absolutely well deserved I’m sure you’ll agree. There’s also a new category or two added so there are even more entirely virtual trophies which won’t gather dust on your shelf. 

I will obviously link to my reviews wherever possible, just so you can get more of an in depth idea of the shows. If I haven’t got round to reviewing them yet, I’ll still link to the actual show. I do encourage you to track all these shows down, they are all exceptional.

But anyway, you don’t want me wittering on do you? You want to know who’s won what. Well then. Here are the shortlists.

Best horror fiction podcast

1. The Silt Verses
2. Old Gods Of Appalachia
3. The Lesser Dead
4. Re: Dracula
5. A Voice From Darkness

The winner is RE: DRACULA

Best folklore podcast

1. Bone And Sickle
2. Uncanny Japan
3. Ghosts And Folklore Of Wales
4. Southern Gothic
5. Occultaria Of Albion (fictional folklore is still folklore right?)

The winner is UNCANNY JAPAN

Best music podcast

1. Disgraceland
2. The Downbeat podcast
3. Drum For The Song
4. Class Of ’88
5. Curious Creatures

The winner is CLASS OF ’88

Best factual/true crime podcast

1. Dear Alana
2. Londongrad
3. Ghost Story
4. Some Dare Call It Conspiracy
5. Hoaxed

The winner is SOME DARE CALL IT CONSPIRACY

Best paranormal podcast

1. Uncanny
2. Haunted Road 
3. The Haunted Objects Podcast
4. Some Other Sphere
5. As Yet Unexplained

The winner is SOME OTHER SPHERE

Best gaming/geek culture podcast

1. The Lovecraft Tapes
2. The Good Friends Of Jackson Elias
3. Fingers On Buzzers
4. Ain’t Slayed Nobody
5. Darknet Diaries

The winner is THE GOOD FRIENDS OF JACKSON ELIAS

Best nostalgia podcast

1. The Bones Brigade Audio Show podcast
2. Scarred For Life
3. Hypnogoria
4. Class Of ’88
5. Shattered

The winner is SCARRED FOR LIFE

Best comedy podcast

1. Althletico Mince 
2. Haiyaa
3. Jools And Jim’s Joyride
4. The Smartest Man In The World
5. The Last Podcast On The Left

The winner is THE LAST PODCAST ON THE LEFT

Wow, this year has come around so quickly. It only seems like last week I was compiling the list for the first awards.

I would like to give special thanks to Imran at GreatPods, Mackenzie at Beckmedia, and Rebecca and Alexandra at SSM&L for introducing me to so many great shows and really ”getting my foot in the door” as far as this blog goes.

Also to Rick Palmer at Some Other Sphere podcast, I don’t think a single show has supported this blog as much as SoS, and I really appreciate that. Last but not least, I’d like to thank my proofreader, ko-fi supporter and source of 50% of my DNA, my mother. You got your mention at last!