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Listen to the official trailer here, with the premiere episode debuting on March 24, 2025

LOS ANGELES – March 17, 2025 – iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, today announced “Casual Chaos with Gia Giudice.” Gia Giudice grew up in the public eye, making regular appearances on The Real Housewives of New Jersey since its debut. Beyond reality TV, she has built a name for herself, gaining a significant fan following by sharing her insights and experiences in life, fashion, and family. Tune into the premiere on Monday, March 24, 2025, with new episodes dropping weekly. Listen to the official trailer now available here.

Gia’s new podcast will offer fans an unfiltered, unedited, and unapologetic look at her life. The podcast takes listeners behind the scenes of her life, revealing moments that weren’t captured on camera and secrets never shared before. Gia plans to cover topics such as love, wellness, and the truth behind the headlines, and she’s coming in complete with receipts. Gia promises candid conversations with some of the biggest names in pop culture for casually chaotic discussions fans won’t find anywhere else.

"Casual Chaos with Gia Giudice” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts. Listen on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.

Follow @_giagiudice and @casualchaoswithgia on Instagram and @casualchaospod on TikTok for episode clips and updates.

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LOS ANGELES – March 17, 2025 – iHeartPodcasts, the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, today announced “Pursuit of Sassiness with Michelle Saniei.” Known for her role on Bravo’s reality series “The Valley,” Michelle returns for season two next month, but for now, she’s giving fans a deeper look at who she really is beyond the headlines and TV fame. Her new podcast premieres today, with new episodes dropping weekly. Listen now here.

Viewers met Michelle during one of the most challenging chapters of her life, but there’s much more to her journey. From being raised by immigrant parents, paying her way through college while working at Hooters and building a real estate empire, to navigating marriage and motherhood during the pandemic, and then a highly publicized divorce, Michelle is sharing it all. With a fresh perspective and a new name, she’s on a mission to reclaim her happiness and, most importantly, her sassiness. “Pursuit of Sassiness with Michelle Saniei” promises an unfiltered look at the moments that shaped her to be who she is today.

"Pursuit of Sassiness with Michelle Saniei” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts. Listen on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.

Follow @michelle.saniei and @pursuitofsassinesspod on Instagram for episode clips and updates.

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The awards show featured performances by Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, Kenny Chesney, Muni Long, Nelly and Tori Kelly 

NEW YORK - March 18, 2025- The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards gathered some of the most iconic artists on Monday, March 17 to celebrate all things music from the last year and the summer ahead. Hosted by LL COOL J, the event took place at Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, aired LIVE on FOX and is available to stream on HULU. The event also broadcasted live on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app. The awards show featured performances by Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, Kenny Chesney, Muni Long, Nelly, Tori Kelly and more.

iHeartRadio Music Awards to feature special appearances by Becky G, Billy Idol, Feid, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Joel McHale, Kekoa Kekumano, Kelsea Ballerini, Nikki Glaser, Offset, Robin Thicke, Scott Caan, Sexyy Red, Victoria Monét and more. 

The 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards celebrated the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2024, while also offering a preview of the upcoming hits of 2025. The show featured award presentations in multiple categories, live performances from the biggest artists in music, surprise guests and collaborations and will showcase the stories of the winning artists’ road to #1. 

Additionally, 13-time Grammy Award, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winning artist Lady Gaga was honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award, Mariah Carey, the elusive chanteuse and best-selling female artist of all time, was honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award and Nelly received the 2025 iHeartRadio Landmark Award. Additionally, Gracie Abrams also received the 2025 iHeartRadio Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award. 

To celebrate iHeartRadio’s “Tour of the Century Award” honoring Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, which launched two years ago to the day of this year’s telecast, an exclusive performance from that opening night show of The Eras’s Tour premiered during the Awards telecast.

Additional highlights included:

• Billie Eilish and FINNEAS opened the show with a powerful performance of “Wildflower” as they spun around on stage lit by the crowd.
• LL COOL J took the stage to salute heroic Los Angeles firefighters who kept the city safe during the recent fires.
• Green Day won Alternative Artist of the Year, presented by Joel McHale and Billy Idol. 
• Nelly was celebrated for the 25th anniversary of his “Country Grammar” album and treated fans to a performance full of career-spanning hits, including “Country Grammar,” “Ride Wit Me,” “Air Force Ones,” “E.I.” and “Hot In Herre,” after his wife and R&B legend Ashanti surprised him with a sweet introduction. The two then shared a kiss onstage as Ashanti handed Nelly his 2025 iHeartRadio Landmark Award.
• Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Robin Thicke presented SZA with R&B Artist of the Year.
• Doechii presented Lady Gaga with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award after a package celebrating her groundbreaking career, with Gaga promising in her speech that she’s not done innovating yet and honoring her two Italian-American grandmothers: “Those women, my ancestors, they’re the greatest innovators that I’ve ever known.”
• Billie Eilish talked about her long-standing friendship with Gracie Abrams, who performed a passionate rendition of “That's So True” before accepting the iHeartRadio Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award.
• Mariah Carey was honored with the iHeartRadio Icon Award after Muni Long and Tori Kelly covered some of her biggest songs, with Muni singing “We Belong Together” and Tori performing “Always Be My Baby.” Mariah sang along from her seat for both performances before accepting the award from LL COOL J.
• Victoria Monét and FEID introduced Hip Hop Artist of the Year GloRilla, who performed “NEVER FIND” and “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME” before accepting her award. 
• Sabrina Carpenter accepted the iHeartRadio Music Award for Pop Song of the Year and Pop Artist of the Year via video from her Short n’ Sweet Tour.
• Kelsea Ballerini introduced her “hometown hero” Kenny Chesney, who performed a special rendition of his hit “Get Along.”
• SZA presented Billie Eilish and FINNEAS with the Album of the Year Award for Billie’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft.”
• Taylor Swift accepted the Tour of the Century Award via video, and treated fans to an exclusive performance of “Mirrorball” from the first night of The Eras Tour.
• Becky G and Offset introduced Bad Bunny who filled the stage with 60 dancers for an energetic performance of “EoO” from his newest album, “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
• Benson Boone won Song of the Year for his massive hit “Beautiful Things” and thanked his fans and everyone who has believed in him.

Category winners are: 

Artist of the Year:

• Taylor Swift

Song of the Year:             

• “Beautiful Things”- Benson Boone 

Album of the Year:

• "Hit Me Hard and Soft"- Billie Eilish

Pop Song of the Year:

• “Espresso”- Sabrina Carpenter

Pop Artist of the Year:

• Sabrina Carpenter

Pop Album of the Year:

• “The Tortured Poets Department” - Taylor Swift

Best Collaboration:

• “Die With A Smile”- Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars 

Best New Artist (Pop):

• Teddy Swims

Country Song of the Year:

• “I Had Some Help”- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen

Country Artist of the Year:

• Jelly Roll

Best New Artist (Country):

• Shaboozey

Country Album of the Year:

• “F-1 Trillion” - Post Malone

Hip-Hop Song of the Year:

• “Not Like Us”- Kendrick Lamar

Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:

• GloRilla

Hip-Hop Album of the Year:

• “We Don't Trust You” - Future & Metro Boomin

Best New Artist (Hip-Hop):

• BossMan Dlow

R&B Song of the Year:

• “Made For Me”- Muni Long 

R&B Artist of the Year:

• SZA  

Best New Artist (R&B):

• 4Batz 

Best World Music Artist

• Tyla

Alternative Song of the Year:

• “Too Sweet”- Hozier 

Alternative Artist of the Year:

• Green Day

Alternative Album of the Year:

• “Clancy” - twenty one pilots

Best New Artist (Alt and Rock):

• Fontaines D.C.

Rock Song of the Year:

• “A Symptom of Being Human” - Shinedown 

Rock Artist of the Year:

• Shinedown

Rock Album of the Year:

• “From Zero” - Linkin Park

Dance Song of the Year:

• “360” - Charli xcx 

Dance Artist of the Year:

• David Guetta 

Dance Album of the Year:

• “Brat” - Charli xcx

Latin Pop / Urban Song of the Year:

• “PERRO NEGRO”- Bad Bunny featuring FEID 

Latin Pop / Urban Artist of the Year:

• FEID

Latin Pop/ Urban Album of the Year:

• “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” - Shakira

Best New Artist (Latin Pop / Urban):

• Kapo 

Regional Mexican Song of the Year:

• “Alch Si” - Grupo Frontera and Carin León

Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:

• Peso Pluma 

Best New Artist (Regional Mexican):

• Xavi 

Regional Mexican Album of the Year:

• “ÉXODO” - Peso Pluma

K-Pop Artist of the Year:

• ATEEZ 

K-Pop Song of the Year:

• “Who” - Jimin

K-Pop Album of the Year:

• “ATE” - Stray Kids

Best New Artist (K-pop):

• ILLIT

Producer of the Year:

• Julian Bunetta

Songwriter of the Year:

• Amy Allen

Label of the Year:

• Republic Records

(New for 2025) Favorite Soundtrack: *Socially Voted Category 

• Wicked

(New for 2025) Favorite Broadway Debut: *Socially Voted Category 

• Rachel Zegler – “Romeo + Juliet”

(New for 2025) Favorite K-Pop Dance Challenge: *Socially Voted Category 

• “GGUM”- Yeonjun (TXT) 

(New for 2025) Favorite Surprise Guest: *Socially Voted Category 

• Taylor Swift bringing out Travis Kelce 

(New for 2025) Favorite Tour Tradition *Socially Voted Category 

• Taylor Swift - Surprise songs 

Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category 

• “Fortnight” - Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category 

• “Fortnight”- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone

Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category 

• Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour 

Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category 

• Alfredo Flores (Sabrina Carpenter)

Favorite On Screen: *Socially Voted Category 

• “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version)” (Taylor Swift)

For a full list of categories, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards.

Proud partners of this year’s event across iHeart platforms include David’s Bridal, e.l.f. Beauty and Jeep.

Executive producers for the iHeartRadio Music Awards are Joel Gallen, for Tenth Planet; and John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Bart Peters for iHeartMedia. For breaking news and exclusive iHeartRadio Music Awards content, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards or follow the social buzz on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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The five-part series will blend history, education and personal stories to highlight Altadena’s legacy and the fight to rebuild their community after the devastating impact of this year’s California Wildfires

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LOS ANGELES and NEW YORK – March 10, 2025 – BIN: Black Information Network and iHeartMedia announced today “To Altadena, With Love” a new five-part podcast series focused on the devastating impact of the Eaton fires on the historic Black middle-class community of Altadena. This groundbreaking series will explore the significance of Altadena, its legacy and the personal stories of survivors and community members who lived through one of the region’s most destructive natural disasters. The first episode will be available on  March 19 with new episodes available on Wednesdays. 

Hosted by BIN: Black Information Network journalist Mimi Brown, “To Altadena, With Love” will blend history, education, and firsthand survivor accounts to offer listeners an in-depth perspective on the fires. The podcast will showcase how the fire devastated homes and families while also highlighting the courage and determination of Altadena’s residents as they fight to rebuild their community, not just structures, but a spirit of survival against all odds. 

“We are honored to share the stories of the people of Altadena – stories of strength, loss and the incredible resilience that shapes the community,” said Tony Coles, President, BIN: Black Information Network. “This series is a chance to not only educate listeners about the impact of the wildfires, but to celebrate the history and spirit of Altadena as it rises from the ashes.” 

In episode one “The Fire That Changed Everything,” Brown will recount her experience evacuating during the fire and learning about its devastating impact on the community of Altadena. Listeners will also hear heartbreaking stories from survivors Edgar Johnson, A longtime resident who tried to fight the fire with a garden hose before realizing he had to flee and 81-year-old Willie Johnson, who discovered the body of his neighbor who stayed behind to defend his home and tragically didn’t survive.

"Most people only learned about Altadena after the fire, but its history was rich long before the flames,” said Brown. “This podcast isn’t just about what was lost—it’s about what must be remembered. Because even after the news cycle moves on, this community’s story will still matter." 

“To Altadena, With Love” is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and will be available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.

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About Mimi Brown

Mimi Brown is an Emmy-nominated journalist, host, and TV personality dedicated to amplifying untold stories. With a passion for storytelling that blends history, culture, and community, she brings depth and heart to every project she touches. Her work spans television, radio, and digital media, making an impact across multiple platforms.

About BIN: Black Information Network

BIN: Black Information Network is the first and only 24/7 national and local all-news audio service dedicated to objective, trusted, fact-based news coverage with a Black voice and perspective. BIN is enabled by the resources, assets and financial support of iHeartMedia and the support of its Founding Partners: Bank of America, CVS Health, GEICO. BIN is focused on service to the Black community to help foster communication, accountability, and deeper understanding.

The series, hosted by Bloomberg’s Olivia Carville and Margi Murphy, follows a group of young women battling AI-fueled fake porn

The six-episode limited series debuts March 21, listen to the official trailer HERE

NEW YORK – March 14, 2025 – Bloomberg News, Kaleidoscope, and iHeartPodcasts announced the launch of 'Levittown,' a new six-part podcast series investigating the rise of deepfake pornography online, debuting on March 21. Listen to the official audio trailer now, HERE.

'Levittown,' hosted by Bloomberg News reporters Olivia Carville and Margi Murphy, takes listeners to a New York suburb as dozens of young women discover that innocent pictures they shared with high-school classmates on social media have been manipulated into pornography and posted online. After being told by police and others there's nothing much that can be done, they set out to catch whoever did this and unwittingly join forces with a global band of investigators and hackers to combat the AI-fueled rise of deepfakes.

Building on reporting for their Bloomberg Businessweek cover story, Carville and Murphy range from the suburbs of New York to New Zealand, hearing from victims of deepfake porn, investigators who are seeking a legal foothold to stop it, and the online vigilantes who have stepped in to try to shut down the websites.

The first episode will debut March 21 with subsequent episodes available on March 22, 23, 28, 29, and 30. The podcast will also be featured on Bloomberg’s flagship ‘Big Take Podcast,’ which takes listeners through the best business, finance and economic stories from across the Bloomberg newsroom. ‘Levittown’ is a co-production of Bloomberg News, Kaleidoscope and iHeartPodcasts.

Bloomberg produces over 30 podcasts, offering smart analysis, timely insights, and compelling storytelling across business, finance, economics, politics, technology, healthcare, sports, and more. Bloomberg podcasts are distributed by iHeartPodcasts and can be found on Bloomberg.com, the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, and everywhere podcasts are heard.

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New Year’s Eve. Levittown, New York. Word travels swiftly as one young woman tells the next: “You’re on the website.” Dozens of recent high-school graduates are finding out that their photos have been scraped from their social media accounts, manipulated and posted to a porn website. Who would have done this? And can the women get the images taken down? Told there isn’t much the police or anyone else can do, they set out to catch whoever did this. Along the way, they get some help from a global band of investigators and hackers who could take risks that police and prosecutors sometimes couldn't. “Levittown” is a real-life horror story for the AI generation. In this six-part series from Bloomberg, Kaleidoscope and iHeartPodcasts, reporters Olivia Carville and Margi Murphy take listeners from quiet suburbs of New York to as far as New Zealand and into the darkest corners of the Internet. Where tech moves faster than the law, and it’s up to everyday people to hold back a rising tide of explicit deepfakes.

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Bloomberg Media is the world’s leading multi-platform media company for business and finance, which draws on the editorial resources of more than 3,000 journalists and analysts in more than 100 bureaus around the world. Bloomberg Media is the consumer-facing media organization of Bloomberg L.P.

Gracie Abrams to receive the 2025 iHeartRadio Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award

Hosted by LL COOL J, the event features previously announced performances by Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, Kenny Chesney, Muni Long, Nelly, Tori Kelly and more

NEW YORK- March 14, 2025- iHeartMedia and FOX Entertainment announced today 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards to feature special appearances by Becky G, Billy Idol, Feid, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Joel McHale, Kekoa Kekumano, Kelsea Ballerini, Nikki Glaser, Offset, Robin Thicke, Scott Caan, Sexyy Red, Victoria Monét and more. Additionally, Gracie Abrams will also receive the 2025 iHeartRadio Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award. The event will air LIVE from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Monday, March 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET live / PT tape-delayed) on FOX and will broadcast live on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app. Hosted by LL COOL J, the event will feature performances by Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, GloRilla, Gracie Abrams, Kenny Chesney, Muni Long, Nelly, Tori Kelly and more.

Gracie Abrams will be honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award, celebrating her achievements to date and continued trajectory. Over the last few years, Gracie’s songwriting and performances have resonated with millions, with her music captivating audiences around the world. She’s stayed true to herself, continuing to pen deeply vulnerable songs, while performing on some of the biggest stages in the world, most recently joining Taylor Swift |The Eras Tour. Beyond music, Gracie advocates for women’s rights, and encourages political awareness especially with the Gen Z audience. The award recognizes Gracie’s journey, incredible talent and unique connection with her fans.

The 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards will celebrate the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2024, while also offering a preview of the upcoming hits of 2025. The show will feature award presentations in multiple categories, live performances from the biggest artists in music, surprise guests and collaborations and will showcase the stories of the winning artists’ road to #1. 

Additionally, 13-time Grammy Award, Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winning artist Lady Gaga will be honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Innovator Award, Mariah Carey, the elusive chanteuse and best-selling female artist of all time, will be honored with the 2025 iHeartRadio Icon Award and Nelly will receive the 2025 iHeartRadio Landmark Award.

To celebrate iHeartRadio’s “Tour of the Century Award” honoring Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, which launched two years ago to the day of this year’s telecast, an exclusive performance from that opening night show of The Eras’s Tour will premiere during the Awards telecast.

Artists receiving several nominations include, aespa, Benson Boone, Billie Eilish, Bruno Mars, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Doja Cat, ENHYPEN, FEID, Future, GloRilla, Green Day, Hozier, ILLIT, Jelly Roll, Jimin, Karol G, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, Linkin Park, Megan Thee Stallion, Metro Boomin, Morgan Wallen, Olivia Rodrigo, Peso Pluma, Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter, Shaboozey, SZA, Tate McRae, Taylor Swift, Teddy Swims, Tyla, Usher and Xavi. 

Proud partners of this year’s event across iHeart platforms include David’s Bridal and e.l.f. Beauty.

Executive producers for the iHeartRadio Music Awards are Joel Gallen, for Tenth Planet; and John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Bart Peters for iHeartMedia. For breaking news and exclusive iHeartRadio Music Awards content, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards or follow the social buzz on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

For breaking news and exclusive iHeartRadio Music Awards content, visit iHeartRadio.com/awards or follow the social buzz on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Artists and/or events subject to change or cancellation without notice. 

The Signal Award-Winning Podcast from iHeartPodcasts and FilmNation Entertainment Debuts First Episode of Season 3 “SNAFU: Formula 6” Today

Listen to Episode 1 HERE

New York, NY - March 12, 2025 – FilmNation Entertainment and iHeartPodcasts announced today that SNAFU with Ed Helms, the award-winning podcast about history’s greatest screwups, has been greenlit for Season 4. The new season will include a video component in which Host and Executive Producer Ed Helms (The Office, The Hangover) invites some of his favorite celebrity guests on to hear a new, shorter SNAFU in each episode. Season 4 is currently in production for 35 weekly episodes and will launch Summer 2025. SNAFU is a production of iHeartPodcasts, FilmNation Entertainment, and Pacific Electric Picture Co., in association with Gilded Audio. 

The first episode of Season 3 of SNAFU was released today, March 12, 2025. Season 3: “Formula 6” tells the story of Prohibition you haven’t heard before, as it follows an unlikely pair of sleuths trying to uncover what was behind a mass wave of deadly poisonings during the 1920s. This season investigates how gun-slinging Prohibition agents, Washington politicians, and a raging culture war led to so many people dying when they imbibed. Special guests in Season 3 include Terence Winter (creator of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire) and Josh Graham Lynn (CEO and Cofounder of the grassroots organization RepresentUs). Season 3: “Formula 6” is releasing episodes weekly on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard; listen to the trailer HERE. 

“Prohibition was obviously a colossal SNAFU, but it turns out enforcing it was way darker than I had ever imagined. Forget flappers and jazz, this season we go deep into our own government’s bizarre choices and their very grim consequences,” says SNAFU Host and Executive Producer Ed Helms. “So, if you thought the worst thing about Prohibition was a bad hangover in the drunk tank, buckle up, because the feds had a much deadlier plan in mind. And it’s wild.”

The third season is produced by Alyssa Martino and Tory Smith for FilmNation, and produced and written by Carl Nellis, Albert Chen, Nevin Kallepalli, and Stephen Wood for Gilded Audio. Executive producers for the third season are Helms and Mike Falbo for Pacific Electric Picture Co, Milan Popelka, Whitney Donaldson for Gilded Audio, and Dylan Fagan for iHeartPodcasts.

In addition to the exciting news about Season 3 and 4, Helms also has a new book SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups, which is set to hit shelves on April 29, 2025 from Grand Central Publishing. The project elaborates on some of the craziest SNAFUs since World War II – from planting nukes on the moon to training pigeon spies to selling radioactive toys to children – with Ed bringing his trademark warmth and comedy to the role of “unofficial history teacher.”

“We’re thrilled to expand ‘the SNAFUniverse.’ We are so grateful to take the kind of sophisticated yet commercial storytelling our two companies already love producing across film and TV and bring them to new formats through the SNAFU Media partnership – whether it’s audio, video, print, or beyond,” said Alyssa Martino, SVP of Podcasting at FilmNation and Mike Falbo, partner at Pacific Electric Picture Co. in a joint statement. 

iHeartPodcasts is the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, and FilmNation’s podcasting division has become a hub for top-notch non-fiction storytelling. iHeartPodcasts and FilmNation collaborated on the past two seasons of SNAFU which won the 2024 Signal Awards for Best Writing and Best Host in the category Limited Series and Specials. They’re also behind the new original podcast Greatest Escapes with Arturo Castro, which is currently in release. 

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About FilmNation Entertainment

FilmNation Entertainment is a leading independent entertainment company that produces, finances, and distributes award-winning films, television series, podcasts, and theater productions that combine strong creative voices and global appeal. Recent FilmNation productions include Sean Baker’s Academy Award-Winning Anora, starring Mikey Madison, which won five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Actress; Edward Berger’s Academy Award-Winning Conclave, starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow and Isabella Rossellini; and Pablo Larraín’s Academy Award-Nominated Maria starring Angelina Jolie. The company also produced award-winning box office hits that include Promising Young Woman, Arrival, and The Big Sick. FilmNation is the home of Infrared, a new film production label focused on mainstream genre films with franchise potential. Infrared’s first production, Novocaine starring Jack Quaid, will be in theaters March 2025. 

Since its founding in 2008, the company has expanded beyond its film roots. FilmNation launched its television division with I Know This Much is True for HBO, for which Mark Ruffalo earned the 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Recent releases include Small Town, Big Story for Sky. With teams in both Los Angeles and London, FilmNation’s television division is currently developing multiple new projects with global appeal.

FilmNation’s podcasting division is the home of non-fiction storytelling for the company, featuring character-driven storytelling and original voices uniquely suited to the medium. Popular podcasts include the Signal Award-Winning SNAFU with Ed Helms. The new podcast-inspired book SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups will hit shelves April 2025.  

FilmNation’s theater investments include 2024 Best Play Tony-Winner Stereophonic. Additional theater credits include the Tony Award-Winning productions Prima Facie, The Sound Inside, and The Band’s Visit. 

About Pacific Electric Picture Co.

Founded by Ed Helms and Mike Falbo in 2012, Pacific Electric Picture Co. is a production company with a first look deal at Universal Television. On the television side, Pacific Electric produced two seasons of the hit show RUTHERFORD FALLS, created by Helms, Sierra Teller Ornelas, and Mike Schur for Peacock &amp; UTV. Also for Peacock, they previously released TRUE STORY WITH ED & RANDALL, co-hosted by Helms and Randall Park, to rave reviews. Before that, they produced the critically acclaimed sketch show AUNTY DONNA’S BIG OL’ HOUSE OF FUN for Netflix in 2020. In 2018, Pacific Electric won a WGA Award for their Comedy Central special THE FAKE NEWS WITH TED NELMS, a subversive, a-political news show satire, hosted by a guy who kind of looks like Ed Helms. 

On the feature side, they produced COFFEE AND KAREEM for Netflix in 2020, directed by Michael Dowse and starring Ed Helms, Taraji P Henson, Betty Gilpin, and David Alan Grier, and CORPORATE ANIMALS written by Sam Bain and directed by Patrick Brice starring Demi Moore, Jessica Williams, and Karan Soni, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival 2019. Besides SNAFU, they recently released the podcast BROOMGATE, about the biggest scandal to hit the sport of curling, to wide acclaim.

Listen to the first episode HERE

NEW YORK, NY – March 11, 2025 – Today, Wonder Media Network – an award winning female-founded, audio-first creative podcast studio – and iHeartPodcasts, the No.1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, announced “Divine Intervention,” a 10-episode narrative podcast, fifteen years in the making. Host Brendan Patrick Hughes delves into one of the most tumultuous periods in the history of the Catholic Church, the United States and the personal lives of ten revolutionaries.

Fifty years ago, a ragtag band of radical nuns in combat boots, wild-haired priests and their madcap friends swiftly became accomplished cat burglars in a hellbent effort to sabotage a war.

They did everything they could to destroy the war machine – they scaled walls, picked locks, hid in broom closets and broke into federal draft boards, stealing the files of the young men about to be sent into combat. They napalmed these files in city squares. They shredded them at press conferences, harbored draft fugitives in church sanctuaries, and traded blows with J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI. Many went to jail, others betrayed their friends, and some fell in love.

The first episode of “Divine Intervention” is available on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard today, March 11, 2025. Listeners can tune in here.

“Working on this project for so many years meant that I was able to capture a lot of important voices that have since left us, like Howard Zinn,” said Hughes. “This has been a decades-long labor of love about the people I grew up with — outlandish and fiercely political Boston Irish Catholics out to save the world.”

Brendan Patrick Hughes (creator, host) is a filmmaker, stage director, performance artist, professor and podcast host. His feature film Dindin premiered in October to vast critical acclaim and is currently playing on Amazon Prime and Apple TV. His documentary The Metal Detector is now streaming on PBS. He is Clinical Assistant Professor of Film and Media at Pace University’s Sands College of Performing Arts in New York City.

ABOUT WONDER MEDIA NETWORK

Wonder Media Network is a female-founded, audio-first creative studio based in New York City that works with leading global brands on storytelling in audio and beyond. Founded in 2018 by former award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan and Shira Atkins, WMN creates original content, works with like-minded organizations and individuals to co-create content, and produces audio, digital, experiential and social campaigns for clients including Nike, Pfizer, GE and Mercedes Benz. WMN was acquired by Acast, the world’s largest independent podcast company, on December 6th, 2024.

“Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang” takes home coveted Podcast of the Year Award

Special guest presenters included Annaleigh Ashford and Melissa Moore, Cam Jordan, Chelsea Handler, Dennis Quaid, Ed Helms, Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff, Joe Manganiello, Kyle MacLachlan, Sarah Spain, Sophia Bush and more

Ceremony to air on AXS TV Today, March 11 at 8 p.m. ET

NEW YORK AND AUSTIN – March 11, 2025 – Last night, the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards Live at SXSW brought together the most influential names in podcasting to honor the most entertaining and innovative podcasts of 2024, celebrating the incredible talent and wide variety of leaders across the podcasting industry live and in-person in Austin, Texas at ACL Live at The Moody Theater.

The night featured a variety of appearances by award nominees, celebrity presenters and special guests including winners Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff from “My Favorite Murder”; presenters Annaleigh Ashford and Melissa G. Moore, Cam Jordan, Chelsea Handler, Dennis Quaid, Ed Helms, Joe Manganiello, Kyle MacLachlan, Social Impact Award winner Sarah Spain and Sophia Bush.

The 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards event highlights include:

• Hosts Jack O’Brien and Miles Gray of “The Daily Zeitgeist” podcast opened the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards with their signature humor, setting the tone for the evening.
• Joe Manganiello and his dog Bubbles presented the first iHeartPodcast Award of the night Best Overall Ensemble to “My Favorite Murder” and hosts Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, who expressed their gratitude for being part of the podcast industry and the other nominees, saying, “it feels really cool to be in a club with you guys.”
• Melissa G. Moore, host of the “Happy Face” true crime podcast, and actress Annaleigh Ashford, who plays Melissa in the upcoming television adaptation on Paramount+, presented the Best Crime Podcast to “Betrayal.” Host Andrea Gunning accepted the award and recounted how the brave women who share their stories on the show are the ones to be admired.
• “SNAFU” host Ed Helms presented the Social Impact Award to Sarah Spain, host of the “Good Game” podcast and Emmy and Peabody award-winning journalist, who thanked iHeart for trusting her “veteran voice” for the iHeart Women’s Sports Network and encouraged people to continue jumping on the women’s sports bandwagon without any shame for being late. “Join us, because even though we’ve been here for a long time, I’m pretty sure we’re just getting started,” she said.
• Ed Helms then returned to present the award for Best Overall Host to Mel Robbins from “The Mel Robbins Podcast,” who accepted her award via video and highlighted the versatility of podcasting and how at a time “where the world feels overwhelming and kinda dark, I think it’s cool that people are turning to positive programming.”
• Actors and “Not Today, Pal” hosts Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Robert Iler presented the Best Science Podcast to “Ologies with Alie Ward,” who started her speech by giving facts about racoons and possums “in case you’re on Hinge and need something to say,” before thanking the podcasting industry for letting her be exactly herself. “Everything is interesting if you give it enough context, everything is funny if you’re honest enough, and be nice to scientists – it’s a bad time,” she said at the end of her speech.
• Early winners Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark from “My Favorite Murder” returned to present Best Business and Finance to “Planet Money.”
• Actor and podcaster Kyle MacLachlan, who will be launching the new iHeartPodcast “What Are We Even Doing” on the Elvis Duran Podcast Network, presented the Audible Audio Pioneer Award to Dan Taberski, who reminisced on the full-circle moment of winning an award at SXSW early in his career and how that encouragement helped him have confidence to keep going.
• Social Impact Icon honoree Sarah Spain and eight-time Pro Bowler and host of “Off the Edge” Cam Jordan highlighted the versatility of international podcasting while presenting the Best International Podcast award to “The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett” from the United Kingdom.
• Host Miles Gray raised a glass of Wild Turkey bourbon to toast several winners of the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards, including Best Pop Culture Podcast “The World's First Podcast with Erin & Sara Foster” and Best Ad Read “Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend.”
• Actress and host of “Drama Queens” and “Work in Progress” Sophia Bush presented Best Travel Podcast to “JUMP with Traveling Jackie,” who reminisced on starting her podcast 11 years earlier and talked about what it takes to have an independent podcast.
• “Broken Record” host Justin Richmond and “Networth and Chill with Your Rich BFF” host Vivian Tu presented Best Technology Podcast Presented by Lenovo® to “Hard Fork,” who expressed their love for technology with hesitation for where it’s going.
• “Happy Face” actor Dennis Quaid presented the Innovator Icon Award – and the Best Spanish Language Podcast Award -- to Daniel Alarcón, who expressed his thanks on behalf of the entire “Radio Ambulante” team.
• Filmmaker Payne Lindsey and “Wrongful Conviction” host Lauren Bright Pacheco presented Best News to “Pivot” with journalist Kara Swisher and NYU Professor Scott Galloway, which was accepted by a member of their team.
• “Dear Chelsea” host Chelsea Handler presented Podcast of the Year to “Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang,” who thanked their fans for voting, with Matt Rogers saying, “That’s really why we do it, to keep you guys laughing and hopefully inform you with our half-informed takes.”

The ceremony was also broadcast on select iHeartMedia Radio stations across the country, audio streamed exclusively via the iHeartPodcast Channel on the iHeartRadio app and video streamed on iHeartRadio’s YouTube and Facebook channel. The event is now available on demand and will air on AXS TV on Today, March 11 at 8 p.m. ET.

The full list of 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards winners are:

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

Proud partners of this year’s iHeartPodcast Awards include Audible, Lenovo® and Wild Turkey® Bourbon.

Executive producers for the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards are John Sykes, Tom Poleman, Conal Byrne and Bart Peters for iHeartMedia. The 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards is part of iHeartMedia’s roster of nationally recognized events including the iHeartRadio Music Awards, the iHeartRadio Music Festival, the nationwide iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Concert Tour, iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina, iHeartCountry Festival and iHeartRadio ALTer Ego.

For more information on the iHeartPodcast Awards, visit the website here.

Hosted by Jack O’Brien & Miles Gray of The Daily Zeitgeist Podcast, The Awards Show Features All-Star Presenters Annaleigh Ashford, Chelsea Handler, Cam Jordan, Dennis Quaid, Ed Helms, Joe Manganiello, Kyle MacLachlan, Sophia Bush & More

LOS ANGELES – (March 10, 2025) – AXS TV, a leading television, streaming, digital, and social music and entertainment brand, delivers exclusive coverage of podcasting’s biggest night as the official television partner of the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards Live at SXSW. The star-studded event is being held tonight at ACL Live at The Moody Theater in Austin, TX, and AXS TV will broadcast the Awards Show on Tuesday, March 11 at 8P ET.

Hosted by Jack O’Brien and Miles Gray of iHeart’s acclaimed comedy podcast The Daily Zeitgeist, the 2025 iHeartPodcast Awards are the ultimate celebration honoring the industry’s most influential voices, groundbreaking shows, and unforgettable moments. As part of the festivities, the iHeartPodcast Awards also feature an impressive roster of all-star presenters boasting Annaleigh Ashford and Melissa Moore, Cam Jordan, Chelsea Handler, Dennis Quaid, Ed Helms, Georgia Hardstark and Karen Kilgariff, Joe Manganiello, Kyle MacLachlan, Sarah Spain, Sophia Bush, and many more.

This year is poised to mark the event’s largest production and venue to date, putting the spotlight on a diverse field of talented nominees across 29 categories including Best Comedy Podcast, Best Crime Podcast, Best Overall Host, and more. It all leads up to the coveted Podcast Of The Year award, where the fans, themselves, will vote to determine the top winner from a talented pool featuring Normal Gossip, Three, Giggly Squad, Call Her Daddy, Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, Hysterical, The Telepathy Tapes, Who Killed JFK?, Empire City: The Untold Origin Story of the NYPD and The Good Whale.

“Podcasting has redefined the traditional listening experience with dynamic content, visionary creators, and innovative formats that truly have something for everyone,” said AXS TV President Andy Schuon. “AXS TV is proud to serve as the official television partner of the iHeartPodcast Awards, giving our viewers access to an incredible evening honoring the absolute best in podcasting. The partnership is a testament to our continued drive to give leading brands unprecedented access to AXS TV—empowering industry pioneers such as Julien’s Auctions, Gibson, iHeartMedia, Anime.com, and more to reach millions of dedicated music enthusiasts around the world via AXS TV, while providing our audience with exclusive and original music programming that they can’t find anywhere else.”

Proud partners of this year’s iHeartPodcast Awards include Audible, Lenovo® and Wild Turkey® Bourbon.

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