Dan “Big Cat” Katz of Barstool Sports offered a blunt assessment of the Golden Globes’ new “Best Podcast” category during a recent appearance on the House Call podcast. Katz characterized the award as emblematic of Hollywood’s attempt to co-opt the growing podcasting industry, calling the move “stupid” and dismissing the honor as largely symbolic.
“The whole thing’s a joke,” Katz said. “Essentially, podcasts have become big. New Media has kind of eaten into TV shows and movies and stuff. It ate up late night. So now they’re like, ‘Well, we’re gonna have famous people do podcasts too, and then we’ll give them an award and be like, ‘Look, we’re podcasters too.’ It’s stupid.”
Katz is one half of the wildly popular Pardon My Take alongside co-host PFT Commentor. While Pardon My Take was originally cast as part of a wider amount of nominees, they did not make the final cut for the award handed out this past Sunday. Katz, who has long been outspoken about the state of the podcasting industry, described the medium itself as an unlikely candidate for traditional awards.
“No real podcaster should want to win a Golden Globe,” he said. “Podcasting is a joke. It’s a joke profession. It’s not real world. We’re not doing anything that’s like, special. We’re idiots talking to a mic, hopefully entertaining people. Why do you got to get an award for that?”
The comments came in response to the Golden Globes’ decision to honor Amy Poehler’s Good Hang as the first recipient of the award. Katz framed the selection as predictable. He pointed to Poehler’s celebrity status rather than the podcast’s merit as a reason for recognition.
“That whole thing was a joke. She’s been podcasting for like a half a year. So it’s all rigged, and it’s all Hollywood,” Katz said. “The Golden Globes [are] Hollywood’s elite, and the podcast of the year is also a Hollywood actress. No offense to Amy Poehler. She seems really nice. Her podcast very popular. So it’s not like a shot at her, it’s more like, this is what you came up with? Yeah, so whatever. Who cares.”
The Golden Globes’ foray into podcasting reflects a broader trend of legacy awards shows attempting to stay relevant amid shifts in media consumption. Streaming services, social media, and independent content creators have eroded traditional television audiences, prompting institutions like the Globes to acknowledge online formats.
Yet Katz’s remarks underscore a persistent tension: industry insiders may embrace podcasts as culturally influential, while those embedded in the medium itself often view the recognition as unnecessary or performative.
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