Celebrating Women in Audio at the 2026 International Women’s Podcast Awards
Celebrating Women in Audio at the 2026 International Women’s Podcast Awards
The International Women’s Podcast Awards, hosted this year by Tink Media in Toronto at Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema on October 8th, 2026, celebrated the women behind the mic and behind the scenes. They judged moments of audio brilliance, not genre or download counts.
Here are the nominees in each category.
Absolute Honesty: Girl Overboard, Still Life, The Next Edition with Mallika Kapur
Visionary Leadership: Freedom Needs a Soundtrack, Made For Us, The Convex Conversation
Comedy Gold: Debt Heads, Austen After Dark, Everybody Knows But Me
Factual Clarity: All That We Touch, Fetch the Smelling Salts, The Tamsen Show
Podcasting Panache in a Language Other Than English: L’amour moi j’en ai pas, On n’oublie pas!, ბროწეულის მარცვლები
Behind-the-Scenes Brilliance: Boys and Girls, Points North, The Secret Life of TK Dutes
Compelling Storytelling: Boys and Girls, Everybody Knows But Me, The Defendants
Insight from a Role Model: Freedom Needs a Soundtrack, The Convex Conversation, The Tamsen Show
Pure Emotion: Momfessions, Shadow Clock, Two-Faced: John of God
Award for Changing the World: Immigrantly, The Defendants, Well Beyond Medicine
Artistry in Advertising: Culture Kids, Silver Linings with The Old Gays, The Voice Kitchen
The winners
Freedom Needs a Soundtrack was the night’s big winner, taking both Visionary Leadership and Insight from a Role Model. Still Life won Absolute Honesty, Debt Heads took Comedy Gold, and Fetch the Smelling Salts won Factual Clarity. L’amour moi j’en ai pas won the language category, Points North won Behind-the-Scenes Brilliance, Well Beyond Medicine won the Award for Changing the World, and Culture Kids took Artistry in Advertising Everybody Knows But Me won Compelling Storytelling.
Managing Director of The Podcast Exchange (TPX), Gwen O’Toole, was honored to present the Pure Emotion award, which went to Two-Faced: John of God, the story of a spiritual healer’s downfall.
TPX was proud to sponsor the mixer following the awards. It gave attendees the time and space to celebrate everyone’s efforts, connect with one another, and enjoy the community that makes this event so special.
At TPX, we work with podcasters and advertisers every day to help connect brands to their target through trusted voices. Events like this show what makes the medium special: intimacy, trust and storytelling that resonates.
Congratulations to all involved.