During the «Slushno» award ceremony on October 1, the best Ukrainian podcasters were awarded by the Megogo media service.
During the «Slushno» award ceremony on October 1, the best Ukrainian podcasters were awarded by the Megogo media service.
According to the media service’s press service, this year 168 podcasts were presented in the award’s long lists, of which 62 projects made it to the short list in 12 nominations.
«Five years ago, we were just launching the award, when there were not as many authors and formats as there are today. During this time, 670 Ukrainian podcasts have participated in „Slushno“, and more than 70 projects have already received awards in various nominations,» said Valeria Tolochyna, Global Chief Marketing Officer of Megogo.
Among this year’s winners in the main categories:
Best Independent Podcast — F1Podcast
Author: Max Podzigun is a Formula 1 commentator.
The best podcast about culture and art — UNZIP from Public Broadcasting
Host: Albert Tsukrenko — host and researcher of Ukrainian musical identity.
The best informational podcast — Chronicles of the Economy from Ukrainy Pravda
Hosts: Dana Hordiychuk and Yaroslav Vinokurov — journalists from Economic Truth.
Best Interview Podcast — Off the Record
Authors: Anya Davydenko and Oleksandra Pohorila — PR agent and founder of the strategic communications agency UAGENCY.
Best Historical Podcast — Section from Sebto Media
Host: Olga Fokaf — researcher of Ukrainian history and doctors at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Best Business Podcast — Closed the Round
Authors: Ilya Kabachynskyi and Anton Poleskov — experts in Ukrainian technology business.
The best podcast about literature and reading — The Smell of Words by hromadske
Hosts: Yevheniy Stasinevych and Serhiy Chirkov — researchers of Ukrainian literature and culture.
Best Entertainment Podcast — UNZIP from Public Broadcasting
Host: Albert Tsukrenko is a host and researcher of Ukrainian musical identity.
The best podcast about health, relationships and self-development — Healthy Person Podcast from Radio SKOVORODA
Host: Tetyana Vdovichenko — host and expert on medical topics.
The best podcast about science and technology — You’ll Have Science from Kunst
The podcast team promotes science and technology in Ukraine.
The best podcast about sports — F1Podcast
Author: Max Podzigun is a Formula 1 commentator.
The best podcast about professions — Man in a Pixel from Radio SKOVORODA
Host: Vitaliy Kyryliv — current serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Weapons Development and Innovation Unit of the National Defense Forces.
The winners were determined based on the results of the listeners' and expert jury’s assessments in equal shares (50/50).
Previously, dev.ua reported that, according to the results of a nationwide study of the podcasting industry, 13% of Ukrainian podcasts are about IT, and the largest number of podcasts in Ukraine are in the field of media and culture.
