ParaPod Podcast Awards Announce 2026 Winners
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The 2026 ParaPod Podcast Awards have revealed their winners, recognizing excellence in the paranormal podcasting community. Acid for Squares has been named Podcast of the Year, and AJ Gentile of The Why Files has won Best Podcast Host. The awards received more than 900 submissions this year, reflecting the breadth of talent and storytelling across the paranormal podcast community.
The fourth annual ParaPod Podcast Awards honored creators exploring unexplained encounters, UFOs and UAPs, ghosts and hauntings, cryptids, spirituality, ancient history, conspiracy, and investigative storytelling. This year’s honorees represent the voices and production teams bringing these subjects to audiences around the world.
Among the category winners, Acid for Squares also took home the Best Metaphysical and Spiritual Podcast award. The Why Files, hosted by AJ Gentile, won the Best Conspiracy Podcast. Additionally, The Common Anomaly Podcast, a new entrant, was named the Best Newcomer Podcast.
Other winners included: - Best UFO and UAP Podcast: Somewhere in the Skies, hosted by Ryan Sprague - Best Ghost and Haunting Podcast: Paranormalish, hosted by JoJo Wright - Best Cryptid Podcast: Bigfoot and Beyond with Cliff and Bobo, hosted by Cliff Barackman and James “Bobo” Fay - Best Archaeology and Ancient History Podcast: Fall of Civilizations, hosted by Paul Cooper - Best Psychic and Medium Podcast: The Psychic and the Doc, hosted by Mark Anthony and Dr. Pat Baccili - Best True Crime Podcast: Crime Junkie, hosted by Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat - Best Investigative Podcast: Uncanny, hosted by Danny Robins
The awards also recognized special honors: - Living Legend Award to George Noory for his longstanding contributions to paranormal broadcasting. - Cosmic Legacy Award to Erich von Däniken for his legacy of exploring ancient mysteries and encouraging generations of readers and audiences to consider humanity’s place in the cosmos. - Disclosure Leadership Award to Nick Pope for his contributions to public discussion and understanding of UFOs, UAPs, and disclosure.
ParaPod Podcast Awards Founder Tony Sweet expressed gratitude to all creators and teams behind the submissions.