The Golden Globes are set to award the honor for Best Podcast at its 83rd annual ceremony next year, and hosts like Megyn Kelly, Joe Rogan, and Tucker Carlson cracked the list of those eligible to take home the top spot.
For the first time by a major entertainment awards show, the podcast genre will be included, with the best program taking home the “Best Podcast” category at the event on Sunday, January 11th, 2026.
In total, 25 podcasts were selected as eligible by the Globes’ data partner, Luminate.
Those podcasts include (in alphabetical order:
- 20/20 (from ABC News)
- 48 Hours (from CBS News)
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- Candace
- Crime Junkie
- Dateline NBC
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler
- Morbid
- MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
- Pardon My Take
- Pod Save America
- Rotten Mango
- Shawn Ryan Show
- SmartLess
- Stuff You Should Know
- The Ben Shapiro Show
- The Bill Simmons Podcast
- The Daily (from The New York Times)
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- The Megyn Kelly Show
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- The Tucker Carlson Show
- This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
- Up First from NPR
“This year’s inaugural list of eligible programs for the new Best Podcast eligibility list reflects the incredible depth, diversity and creativity thriving in the podcasting world today,” said Golden Globes President Helen Hoehne.
“From groundbreaking investigative series to deeply personal storytelling and innovative audio formats, this list showcases the power of podcasting to inform, entertain, and inspire audiences around the globe,” Hoehne continued. “The Golden Globes is proud to be the first major entertainment award to recognize this medium.”
Those podcasts are eligible to submit entries to the Golden Globes by Friday, October 31st.
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