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Winners Announced for the Inaugural Astra Podcast Awards

Aaron Neuwirth and Terence Johnson of the 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla podcast at the Astra Podcast Awards. Image courtesy of the Hollywood Creative Alliance.

The Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) proudly presented the inaugural Astra Podcast Awards on Monday, October 27, 2025, in Los Angeles. The event was hosted by comedian and actress Elyssa Phillips and attended by several podcast nominees, including How Did This Get Made’s Paul Scheer, Snoriezzz’s Marcia Gay Harden, and Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden, who took home Podcast of the Year for his show, Artist Friendly with Joel Madden.

Logo for the Astra Podcast Awards
Image courtesy of the Hollywood Creative Alliance and the Astra Awards.

Film Obsessive’s own Editor in Chief Don Shanahan is a member of the Hollywood Creative Alliance. His podcast partnering with former 25YL editor Will Johnson, Cinephile Hissy Fit, sponsored by Film Obsessive Radio and produced by the Ruminations Radio Network, was nominated for “Best Member Podcast,” but lost to 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla. To catch all the action, the inaugural Astra Podcast Awards ceremony is now streaming exclusively on Knekt.tv.

The complete list of winners for the inaugural Astra Podcast Awards: 

Best Book Podcast – Bookmarked By Reese’s Book Club

Best Celebrity Podcast – The Maurice & Anna Show

Best Comedy Podcast – SmartLess

Best Game Podcast – Pew Pew Bang

Best Film Podcast – How Did This Get Made? 

Best Health and Wellness Podcast – The Squeeze

Best Member Podcast – 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla

Best Parenting Podcast – Snoriezzz

Best Pop Culture Podcast – The Toast

Best Science Podcast – Stuff To Blow Your Mind

Best Scripted Podcast – Visionaries Audio Drama

Best Sports Podcast – New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce

Best Topical Podcast – OBSCURUM: Invasion of the Drones

Best True Crime Podcast – The Unborn

Best TV Podcast – The Buzz – BuzzWorthy Radio

About The Astra Awards:

The Astra Awards recognizes and celebrates the best in film, television and the creative arts. The awards are voted on by members of the Hollywood Creative Alliance, which is a 501 c6 membership-based, not-for-profit organization. The organization’s inclusive membership includes critics, entertainment journalists, content creators, industry insiders, and creatives with a shared passion for celebrating excellence in entertainment.

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Written by Don Shanahan

DON SHANAHAN is a Chicago-based Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic writing here on Film Obsessive as the Editor-in-Chief and Content Supervisor for the film department. He also writes for his own website, Every Movie Has a Lesson. Don is one of the hosts of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast on the Ruminations Radio Network and sponsored by Film Obsessive. As a school teacher by day, Don writes his movie reviews with life lessons in mind, from the serious to the farcical. He is a proud director and one of the founders of the Chicago Indie Critics and a voting member of the nationally-recognized Critics Choice Association, Hollywood Creative Alliance, Online Film Critics Society, North American Film Critics Association, International Film Society Critics Association, Internet Film Critics Society, Online Film and TV Association, and the Celebrity Movie Awards.

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