“Song Exploder” from Hrishikesh Hirway, Part of the Radiotopia Podcast Network from PRX, Wins Multiple Webby Awards
Podcasts distributed by PRX are also among the 2022 honorees and nominees, including “How God Works with David DeSteno,” “Passenger List,” “Forever Is A Long Time,” and “In the Thick”
The Webby Awards — presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS), the leading international organization honoring excellence on the Internet — today named the winners in their 26th annual awards.
2022 Webby Award winners include “Song Exploder” from host and creator Hrishikesh Hirway, a podcast part of the Radiotopia podcast network from PRX. The show was awarded as the Webby Winner in the music podcast category, honoring the best series devoted to discussing music and music culture, as well as the Webby Winner in the arts & culture category for the show’s special posthumous episode featuring John Lennon of The Beatles. The “John Lennon — God” episode of “Song Exploder,” about the making of the song “God” from Lennon’s first solo album, was also awarded for podcasting in the featured guest category, both as a Webby Winner and a People’s Voice winner, and was an honoree for best individual episode.
On “Song Exploder,” musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. Visit songexploder.net or listen free across all major podcast platforms. For the “John Lennon — God” episode, listen here.
Multiple podcasts distributed by public media organization and leading audio publisher PRX were also among the 2022 Webby Awards honorees and nominees across podcasting categories, including “In the Thick” from Futuro Studios for news & politics, “Passenger List” from Goldhawk Productions and Radiotopia for scripted fiction, “Forever Is A Long Time” from Ian Coss for limited series, “How God Works with David Desteno” for science & education, “MASTERPIECE Studio” from GBH for entertainment, “The Science of Happiness” from the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley in health, science, and education, and several shows from TED in science, education, and host categories, including “Design Matters with Debbie Millman” and “Am I Normal? With Mona Chalabi.”
Winners in categories such as video, media, and special achievements include The 1619 Project, Sesame Street, NASA, Questlove, Olivia Rodrigo, Drew Barrymore, Takashi Murakami, Tony Hawk, Conan O’Brien, Megan Thee Stallion, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jon Stewart, and more.
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, which selects The Webby Award winners, is comprised of Internet industry experts including Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Partner, Backstage Capital; Ziwe Fumudoh, Comedian & Writer; Quinta Brunson, Writer, Director and Actor; Felecia Hatcher, CEO, Black Ambition, Sridhar Ramaswamy; Co-Founder & CEO, Neeva; David Droga; Founder and Chairman, Droga5, R/GA; Kerstin Emhoff, Co-Founder & CEO, PRETTYBIRD; Dan Pfeiffer, Co-Host, “Pod Save America,” and Werner Vogels, VP & CTO, Amazon.
Hosted by comedian Roy Wood Jr. of “The Daily Show,” The Webby Awards ceremony will take place in New York City on Monday, May 16, and will celebrate the best of the Internet. Fans can follow and watch show highlights including hallmark 5-Word Speeches from the night’s winners on May 16th at #Webbys on Instagram and Twitter, and the show at webbyawards.com.
For more about this year’s Webby Awards winners, see here.
About PRX
PRX is a non-profit public media company specializing in audio journalism and storytelling. PRX serves independent producers and organizations by helping them connect to their most engaged, supportive audiences. One of the world’s leading podcast publishers, PRX works in partnership with TED, PBS, the Smithsonian, Futuro Media, GBH, Religion of Sports, and more. PRX is also home to Radiotopia, known as one of the most creative and successful podcast networks. In addition, PRX distributes trusted public radio programming to hundreds of stations nationwide, including “The World,” “The Moth Radio Hour,” “This American Life,” “Snap Judgment,” “Reveal,” “The Takeaway,” and “Latino USA.” PRX programs have been recognized by the Peabody Awards, the duPont-Columbia Awards, the IDA Documentary Awards, and the Pulitzer Prizes.
About The Webby Awards
Hailed as the “Internet’s highest honor” by The New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international awards organization honoring excellence on the Internet, includingWebsites and Mobile Sites, Video, Advertising, Media & PR, Apps and Software, Social, Podcasts, Games, and Virtual & Remotes. Established in 1996, this year’s Webby Awards received nearly 14,000 entries from all 50 states and 70 countries worldwide. The Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). Sponsors and Partners of The Webby Awards include Verizon, WP Engine, Canva, Omidyar Network, YouGov, NAACP, KPMG, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, MediaPost, Podcast Movement, TheFutureParty, and AIGA.
