Our third annual podcast awards are here.
Submissions Now Closed
The Parapod Podcast Awards were created to honor the incredible voices and content within the paranormal and true crime genres. This year, we’ve expanded our award categories and will host a live ceremony this October to announce the winners.
Stay tuned as we share the full list of nominees and details on how each winner will be revealed.
A huge thank you to all the podcasters who submitted their work—we can’t wait to celebrate with you in October as part of our inclusive, paranormal-obsessed community, where creators and fans come together to connect, network, and recognize outstanding contributions to the field.
2025 Podcast Award Categories
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Best UFO Podcast
Submit your UFO podcast into this category and be in to win.
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Best True Crime Podcast
Submit your True Crime podcast into this category and be in to win.
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Best Ancient History / Archaeology Podcast
Submit your Ancient History / Archaeology podcast into this category and be in to win.
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Best Psychic Podcast
Submit your Psychic podcast into this category and be in to win.
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Best Metaphysic/Spirituality Podcast
Submit your Metaphysic/Spiritualty podcast into this category and be in to win.
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Best Cryptid Podcast
Submit your Cryptid podcast into this category and be in to win.
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Best Ghost/Haunting Podcast
Submit your Ghost/Haunting podcast into this category and be in to win.
2025 Special Awards
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Legend Award
Awarded by our adjudicator team to recognize an influential and notable figure in the paranormal industry.
PREVIOUS WINNERS:
Linda Moulton Howe
Billy Carson
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Best Podcast Host 2025
Awarded by our adjudicator team to recognize the most captivating podcast host in the paranormal industry (audience engagement and entertainment value are considered).
PREVIOUS WINNERS:
Kaelyn Moore
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Best Podcast 2025
Awarded by our adjudicator team to recognize the overall best paranormal podcast of 2025 (production quality, entertainment value and nature of content/ research are considered).
PREVIOUS WINNERS:
Heart Starts Pounding
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Conspiracy Theory Rabbit Hole
Awarded by our adjudicator team to recognize the most compelling and thorough deep-dive into a conspiracy theory. Theory can be both well-known or under-researched.
BRAND NEW CATEGORY!
2024 Podcast Award Winners
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Cryptid Cocktail Party
Winner of 'Best Cryptid Podcast'
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Getting Strange with Steffany Strange
Winner of 'Best Personal Transformation Podcast'
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Abandoned: The All-American Ruins
Winner of 'Best History Podcast'
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Stories with Sapphire
Winner of 'Best Supernatural Podcast'
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Paranormal Almanac
Winner of 'Best UFO Podcast'
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Hollyweird Paranormal
Winner of 'Best True Crime Podcast'
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The Witching Hour with Patti Negri
Winner of 'Best Psychic Podcast'
2023 Podcast Award Winners
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Ghost Town
Winner of ‘Best Ghost Podcast’
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Heart Starts Pounding
Winner of ‘Podcast of the Year 2023’
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UFO Chronicles Podcast
Winner of ‘Best UFO Podcast’
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Heart Starts Pounding
Winner of ‘Best True Crime Podcast’
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The Colby Rebel Show
Winner of ‘Best Spiritual Podcast’
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Kaelyn Moore
Winner of ‘Best Podcast Host’
