APVA announces Nominees for the African Podcast and Voice Awards [Podcast Categories]

Everyone is filled with excitement and anticipation as APVA announces the nominees for ‘The African Podcast and Voice (APVA) Awards (podcast categories).

The African Podcast and Voice Awards (APVA) has unveiled the highly anticipated nominees for its esteemed podcast categories. Recognizing and honoring the exceptional content creators, hosts, and industry professionals who have made remarkable contributions to African podcasting and voice-over industries, APVA celebrates the rich and diverse landscape of the continent’s audio storytelling.

These exceptional nominees represent the pinnacle of African podcasting, exemplifying talent, creativity, and innovation across various genres and subjects and a true representation of “voices of the future.”

APVA was founded on 30 September 2021, to provide support for the ever-growing community of African voice talent including podcasters, voice-over artists, spoken word artists, and poets. 

On the 5th of May 2024, APVA called for nominations for their 2024 awards. And on the 10th of July, the list of nominees for this year’s awards for podcast categories was released. Voting officially opened on the 16th of July and will close on the 10th of August 2024. 

“We are thrilled to present the nominees for the African Podcast and Voice Awards podcast categories,” exclaimed [Bidemi Adedire], founder of APVA. “These exceptional podcasts embody the extraordinary storytelling and distinctive perspectives that African podcasters bring to the global stage. The breadth of topics and voices showcased this year truly exemplifies the expanding influence and impact of African podcasting.”

We are proud to release the full list of podcast nominations:

Podcast of the Year

• The Sandton Times Hour By Alexander Leibner
• Mothers By Grace Podcast
• The Young God Podcast By Rodney Omeokachie
• The Sound of Accra Podcast By Adrian Daniels
• The Expansive Podcast by John Sanei and Erik Kruger
• 234 Essential By AOT2 and Ugochi

Diasporan Podcast of the Year

• Sambaza Podcast by Stephen Batti
• The Sangyin Podcast By Rugaba John Paul
• Afros in the Diaspora By sarahuwadiae
• The Mo Sibyl Podcast by Mo Sibyl
• Concrete Pastures Podcast By Nancy Mulemwa Siisii

Rising Talent of the Year

• Safari Conversations – The Singita Podcast By Singita
• BlackFlame Podcast By Gaise Baba
• Mama Tales Podcast by  Sally Kuria
• Mixed Feelings Over Mixed Drinks by Lilly Bekele-Piper and Julie Githiri-Goko
• Teens talk with NIFEMI
•  The Sangyin podcast By Rugaba John Paul

Lifestyle and Entertainment

• In My Voice Podcast by Abass Bwanaheri
• Bioscope Brass By Jody & Ross
• My bukka adventure by Mordí Chukwunonso Esther
• African Couch Potato By Gino Shelile
• The Carol Ofori Podcast By Carol Ofori
• The Spectrum Podcast By DANANA

Comedy

• Convos and Cocktails By Lesego Tlhabi
• What a Joke By Adebayo Oduwole
• The Break Time Podcast By Denver Bagaka
• Mevrou Mevrou Podcast By Gerda de Sousa and Dianne Broodryk
• The Spectrum Podcast By DANANA
• Talk with Rams By Rams Mabote

Fiction 

• Bookishamos By Mosinmi Alake
• The Comnerdic Podcast By Akano Charles
• The Talking Phoenix By Austin Okeke
• Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa Show
• African Story Magic with Gcina Mhlophe

Finance

•  Investment terms By Chukwunonso Mordi
• The Marketing Pulse By Mukwemba Mangangu
• MoneywebNOW By Simon Brown.
• Epokothweni with Babalwa Nonkenge

Crime

• TimesLIVE Audio 
• Law & Omen By Kristin Miles
• Petty Crime South Africa By  Phil de Lange
• True Crime South Africa By Nicole Engelbrecht 

Sports

• The Hindsight Podcast 
• After the Whistle Podcast By Kay O, Corey, Crack, Kawawa, Van Gelder and Smyly 
• Sport Report By NationFM
• Working Title FC 

Society and Culture

• The Sound of Accra Podcast By Adrian Daniels
• StaybyPlan Podcast  By Afi and Zuu
• Alternative Convos with Charles Kojo Vandyck
• The Young God Podcast By Rodney Omeokachie
• Eusebius on TimesLIVE By Eusebius McKaiser
• Africana Woman By Chulu Chansa

Music

• Shotgun Story By Shotgun Tori
• Afrobeats Weekly
• Bulela Podcast by In’utu J. Mubanga
• The Tribe UG Podcast
• Quite the ordinary Podcast
• That 80s Show SA

Relationship 

• The Break Time Podcast by Denver Bagaka
• Conversation with Kalekye
• Mixed Feelings Over Mixed Drinks by Lilly Bekele-Piper and Julie Githiri-Goko
• Three’s a Crowd by Terence Mentor
• Due Parenting By Ihuoma and Ibrahim Suleiman
• Okay Kiasi By Chiku, Nyam, and Gathoni

Arts and Culture

• The Tribe UG Podcast
• Oriire By Sesi and Heleemah 
• People to People podcast by Chimzy Dorey and Hazel Darwin-Clements
• LEMBA: The Africana Authors Space
• The Art Lexcia PODCAST By Wesley Pepper

News and Current Affairs 

• Podcasts from the Edge By Peter Bruce
• The TimesLIVE in the News podcast 
• Just Us and the Climate – Climate Justice Coalition
• Raw Conversations with Chromez and Fanatik
•  Investment terms By Chukwunonso Mordi

Education

• Bookishamos By Mosinmi Alake
• The Educated Africana by Tebogo Kangote
• EduThink by Education Incorporated
• What a Joke By Adebayo Oduwole
• The Mazungumzo – African Scholarly Conversations Podcast By Training Centre in Communication (TCC Africa)

Career and Entrepreneurship

• The Curse Of The Creative by  Paulo, Bongani, Justin, Nick, Refiloe and Ricci,
• The Entrepreneurs Lodge Podcast By Tosin Olomu
• Becoming the Product by Naya
• Listen To Your Footsteps by Kojo Baffoe
• The One-Eyed Man with Mike Stopforth
• The Sound of Accra Podcast By Adrian Daniels

Personal/Self-Development 

• Revenge of the forsaken gods Podcast By Andrew Opere
• The Entrepreneurs Lodge Podcast By Tosin Olomu
• Volatile Times with Daniel
• The Interweave Podcast By Vidora
• Mama Tales Podcast by  Sally Kuria
• The Mo Sibyl Podcast by Mo Sibyl

Advocacy and Social Change

• Comm – UNITY! Podcast By CivSource
• Rising Above Shadows of Abuse By Grace Ovba
• Mazungumzo-African Scholarly Conversations By TCC AFRICA
• Alternative Convos with Charles Kojo Vandyck
• Men in Motherland By Emmanuel Waheed

Fiction

• Bookishamos By Mosinmi Alake
• The Comnerdic Podcast By Akano Charles
• The Talking Phoenix By Austin Okeke
• Kenyan Stories by Daniel Duwa Show
• African Story Magic with Gcina Mhlophe

Spirituality Podcast

• The Chai Lounge with Safeera Kaka
• The Self Propelled Flower Podcast By Tapiwa Simukwai
• Teens talk with NIFEMI
• You Can Rest Here By Mazino Malaka
• WorshipGear Podcast By Diego Domingo

Health and Wellness Podcast

• Power of Sleep with Restonic
• Heal Your Mind with Tracey-Lee Kotzen
• Being You with Lisa Raleigh and Stafford Masie
• MedxTek Africa podcast by Samuel Oti.

Technology and Innovation

• Power Talks By Ronald Ssuna 
• ZedAlpha with Dean McCoubrey
• Mtambo Podcast By Duke Mtambo
• The Open Africa Podcast By Furo, Nosa, and ‘Laolu

Children Podcast

• Solid Gold Story Time by Lynn Joffe
• ZedAlpha with Dean McCoubrey
• Kabrazen
• Represented Podcast – Storybooks for African Kids

Podcast Art of the year

• Safari Conversations – The Singita Podcast By Singita
• Made In Africa By Kemeshi Samuel
• In My Voice Podcast by Abass Bwanaheri
• The Educated Africana  By Tebogo Kangote lll
• Dangerously Honest By Susan Kaittany
• Unspoken Podcast By Awino Awiti

If any of your favs are on this list you can go to  https://awards.apva.africa/voting/ click on the category, tick your podcast of choice, and click vote. It’s that simple. Voting closes on the 10th of  August 2024.

Winners will be announced on the 28th of September 2024 via the APVA Awards live stream and various watch parties in Kenya, Nigeria, Malawi, Cameroon, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia.