What Five Award-Winning Indie Podcasts Are Up To Right Now

In July, 25 independent podcasts won the Ear Worthy Podcast awards for indie podcasts. These intrepid podcasters act as creators, writers, producers, sound engineers, I.T. troubleshooters, researchers, hosts, distribution pros, marketing gurus, public relations professionals, and, most important of all, financial backers for the podcast.

In short, they do it all for their podcast.

Here are some key updates on some of the award winners.

If you haven’t listened to these independent podcasts, I urge you to do so by clicking the link in the section about the podcast.

The Life Shift focuses on candid conversations with people about the pivotal moments that changed their lives forever. The podcast highlights life-altering moments and humanizes the struggles and triumphs through them all. This podcast was also the winner of Best Indie Podcast Of The Year.

Host Matt Gilhooly has developed a bonus episode that recaps the final statements from episodes 101–110, where guests reflect on what they would say to themselves before their life-shift moment and offer advice to those going through similar experiences. These conversations are raw, personal, and deeply inspiring.

Surfing Corporate, which won as Best Workplace Podcast Of The Year, helps listeners navigate the corporate waters and surf the hell out of them, and “all without throwing fellow employees to the sharks or promising your firstborn…