My Annual Podcast Awards!!!

Since I (1) listen to a lot of podcasts, and (2) have a blog, I believe I am qualified to talk about my favorites podcasts of 2020. Or at least as qualified as any other organization or person giving awards to podcasts!

Favorite Podcast That I Guested On In 2020
Runners-Up: Back to the Bins, Batgirl to Oracle: A Barbara Gordon Podcast, Count Dante's Black Dragon Society, Earth Destruction Directive, Fan Film Fridays, Robin: Everyone Loves the Drake.
Winner: Views from the Longbox.   I joined Podcasting's Michael Bailey to talk about one of my all-time favorite comic book series, 100 Bullets. 

Best Produced Podcast
Runners-Up: The Classic Tales Podcast, No Agenda, Prairie Justice, SuperSonic Pod Comics.
Winner: Ocagecagonagon Theater Works. A new full-cast adaptation of Terry Moore's comic book series "Strangers in Paradise." Very well done. 

Off Into the Sunset Award, for a show that wrapped up its mission in (or around) 2020, and rode off victoriously into the sunset.
Runners-Up: A Christian Gaming Podcast, Trentus Magnus Punches Reality, Waiting for Doom.
Winner: Justice's First Dawn. Mike Peacock did an excellent job for a number of years covering Justice League of America stories from the Bronze Age.  

Where Have You Been All My Life? Award, for a show that started before 2019, but that I didn't start listening to (or even heard of, in some cases) until 2020.
Runners-Up: The Arseblog Arsecast, The Fifth Column, The Glenn Show, More Than A Song, Sports Spectrum.
Winner: Walk-ins Welcome. Bridget Phetasy is a fascinating person with a fascinating life story. She brings all of that to this interview show, whether the topic is politics, addiction, or personal betterment. One of the rare shows that can be legitimately surprising in where it goes, and what topics it covers.  

Podfaded But Not Forgotten Award, for a show that ended (or maybe seems to have ended) in 2020, and it's hard to know if or when it's coming back.
Runners-up: Gothamites Anonymous, Lords of Order, Two Geek Soup, Vineyard Justice Network.
Winner: DC 50 Years Ago. I truly hope that Mike Staley is able to return one day to this podcast. A great concept, and I hear that the "lost episode" was especially amazing.

Back From The Dead Award, for shows that seemed to maybe have been dead, but released at least one episode in 2020!
Runners-up: The Babylon Podcast, The Jen and Dave Show.
Winner: The Superman Fan Podcast. I was worried that Billy Hogan would not be returning to this show, but after a hiatus, he did come back, and continues to produce excellent episodes.


And now on to the two most prestigious awards ...

Favorite New Podcast of 2020
Runners-Up: A World on Fire, Annie and Eddie Keep Talking, The Foreword, The In Between, Prairie Justice, The Sacramental Charismatic.

Winner: What the Frell. Super-fan Nathaniel Wayne and newbie Jessie Gender do a rewatch / first watch of the excellent Sci-Fi TV series Farscape. Weekly episodes run about 30-40 minutes, and do an excellent job discussing the show, the characters, and the world of Farscape.

and ......

Favorite Overall Podcast of 2020
Runners-Up: Earth Destruction Directive, The Editors, Marks Mess, The Tolkien Professor.

Winner: The Arsenal Vision Post-Match Podcast. It was a year of drama for my favorite English football club, and the team on this show walked me through all of the downs and ups and downs that was the soccer scene of 2020.