Highlights

Celebrating podcasts that touched hearts worldwide.

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First Winner

In this photo, Australian podcaster, Kain Masters, was honored on the world stage by Joshua 'Atlas' Aultman during our first cycle of this awards program.

Kain's attention to detail in his video, audio, and host capabilities set him apart from other competitors in our 2025 proof of concept awards selection which culminated the competition and selected winners to be recognized at this dinner event.

Although not all winners could make it to the event, winners were selected from a small group of peer judges organized by the host of this event, Atlas Aultman.

Atlas Aultman has years of experience in podcasting starting as a guest on audio / video / studio / TV shows, he gave a well-received TEDx talk about his decades of experience leading technology and innovation in 30 countries as a former Air Force Officer who worked as a senior leader in communications to include positions assigned directly to the White House, Combat zones, and the Special Operations communities.

Since exiting the military, he has become a #1 International Bestselling Author thirteen times, a studio owner, podcast host, and continuing podcaster connecting 7 locations of U.S. based studios to his show that spotlights men who are champions and published content daily.

Joshua 'Atlas' Aultman owns TARGETED-podcast and the channel has gained the YOUTUBE silver play button status as of 2025, adding to his credibility as a podcaster and as a leader who still likes to recognize excellence.

US Shows

Millions of views and hearts reached.

According to Edison Research in an article titled, Podcast Listening Grows as Video Redefines the Podcast Landscape, podcast consumption is at an all-time high with credit going to more appeal to video podcasts. The report stated over half (51%) of those in the United States over the age of 12 have watched a podcast. 55% have watched a podcast in the last month and the future looks like video will continue to be on demand. We are a U.S. based program that loves to look at what the future holds and believe this is a strong indicator that video will continue to bring more people to podcasting.

That said, anyone who has achieved a million views for their video platform can submit for a 1-Million view award.

Photo: Greg from Podworks Studio covered the Red Carpet Interview, you can see them by going to our YOUTUBE channel @podcast_awards

Additional winners + next event

April 2026 promises more excitement.

Seen here, Bill Brassow, the owner of Podworks Studio is surprised he was nominated for an award - and he won.

Since he shared the awards program with all the show owners in his studio, and it was free to enter, it is no surprise that he wanted to cover an event that may showcase some of his talent. Short story, he knew only a few faces that evening, and decided to still cover that event. Now that is a man who gives back to his community.

That said, the other studio he competed against spoke highly of his work and congratulated him later.

If you are one of the millions that have consumed the work from his Mesa, Arizona studio - you would not be surprised that he and his team would receive recognition. They are professional, quick, and always team players that give generously.

Photo: Bill turns the camera display screen around to get a "professional photo" of him and Atlas as he presents the award. This photo is posted to our YouTube channel if you are interested in how it turned out.

Recognition

Submit your podcast for global acclaim.

We are new, but our award competition includes multiple countries AND we haven't started advertising.

Our Awards cycle is currently open. It will close on 18 MARCH 2026 so that we can get our judges to review and select awards.

If you don't submit, you are self-selecting to no win. If you want to help us with our program, you can click on the "Store" button at the top of this screen and donate $90 with your entry.

Since you are helping us, we will provide you with 3 things we liked about your show. This can be used to reinforce the thoughts you probably have about your show, or you can use our comments to tell the world what we think. Even if you don't win, this is a way for you to help us in our mission to help others.

GlobalMediaInsight.com nailed it when they published their YOUTUBE STATISTICS 2026 article stating that "if there is one platform that has completely changed how people consume content, build influence, and market products, it's YouTube." Drill down into that report and find this. There are 2.70 Billion users on YouTube.

The Verge reported YouTube support to RSS in 2024 under the article "Podcasting is in its YouTube era..." and it's clear that people love watching the people they are listening to regularly with on-demand control to consume great podcasts when they want, where they want, however they want.

**This awards program remains plugged into the shift that is in demand and awards more credit for video-based creators because of this and many reports like it.

Photo: The laptop used to run the event, zoom call with others about the shows we looked at and write initial updates to the event. An "on-air" sign used in one of our studios. The award table with awards that were sent to those who couldn't make it.

* First events tell us a lot, this one told us that there are a lot of people who want to do great work with podcasts, and they may stay to produce more episodes, videos, and clips that we love if we only spend a little time to recognize excellence when we see it and work together.

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