Matt Rogers & Bowen Yang’s ‘Las Culturistas’ Wins Podcast of the Year at the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards: Full List

The 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards Live at took over SXSW in Austin, Texas, this week, celebrating the biggest names in the audio storytelling space.

The event, which took place at ACL Live at The Moody Theater, was hosted by Jack O’Brien and Miles Gray of The Daily Zeitgeist, and a number of stars took the stage to present awards, including Annaleigh Ashford and Melissa Moore, Cam Jordan, Chelsea Handler, Dennis Quaid, Ed Helms, Joe Manganiello, Kyle MacLachlan and Sophia Bush, among others.

Some standout awards of the evening included the social impact award, given to sports journalist Sarah Spain; the Audible audio pioneer award given to director and film producer Dan Taberski; and the innovator award, presented to Peruvian-American novelist Daniel Alarcón.

Handler took the stage to honor the podcast of the year winners, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, for their work on Las Culturistas. The podcast features interviews with everyone from Ariana Grande to Mariah Carey, and includes the two comedians as they discuss everything pop culture-related.

See below for the full list of winners at the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards.

Social Impact Award: Sarah Spain
Audible Audio Pioneer Award: Dan Taberski
Innovator Award: Daniel Alarcón
Podcast of the Year: Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Best Business & Finance Podcast: Planet Money
Best Comedy Podcast: Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade
Best Crime Podcast: Betrayal
Best Pop Culture Podcast: The World’s First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster
Best Food Podcast: Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Best Wellness & Fitness Podcast: Huberman Lab
Best History Podcast: You’re Wrong About
Best Kids & Family Podcast: Story Pirates
Best Music Podcast: Song Exploder
Best News Podcast: Pivot
Best Fiction Podcast: Hello From The Magic Tavern
Best Sports Podcast: New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
Best Science Podcast: Ologies with Alie Ward
Best Technology Podcast presented by Lenovo®: Hard Fork
Best Ad Read: Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
Best Overall Host: Mel Robbins (The Mel Robbins Podcast)
Best Overall Ensemble: My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
Best Political Podcast: The Megyn Kelly Show
Best TV & Film Podcast: How Did This Get Made?
Best Spanish Language Podcast: Radio Ambulante
Best Advice/Inspirational Podcast: Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Best Beauty & Fashion Podcast: Naked Beauty
Best Travel Podcast: JUMP with Traveling Jackie
Best Green Podcast: TED Climate
Best Spirituality & Religion Podcast: Oprah’s Super Soul
Best Branded Podcast: You Can’t Make This Up (Netflix)
Best Emerging Podcast: Not Gonna Lie with Kylie Kelce
Best International Podcast: The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett – United Kingdom