Winners Announced at the 2026 Portuguese Podcast Awards
The winners of the Portuguese Podcast Awards were announced during the Podes Festival, which took place this Sunday, February 8, in Lisbon.
The festival featured talks, live podcast recordings, guided tours of recording studios, and several other moments of interaction between podcasters and podcast listeners. It concluded with the Podes Awards ceremony, held at Casa do Comum, in Lisbon.
O Retorno das Três Irmãs, a narrative podcast by Rádio Renascença about three Portuguese sisters returning to Portugal after Angola’s decolonisation, was awarded Podcast of the Year after also winning Best Podcast in the Storytelling category.
The Audience Award was given to TSF’s mental health podcast O Ponto da Mente.
The Podes Festival 2026 Podcast Awards
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We are noticing a great increase in podcast quality, particularly indie projects, and it’s becoming harder and harder to choose nominees and winners. We may have to change the award categories next year to accommodate new trends. - Márcio Barcelos, Podes Festival director
The above list of podcasts is available as an OPML file for your podcast player
About The Podes Festival
Founded in 2019, the Podes Festival has established itself as Portugal’s leading event dedicated to the podcast format, promoting creators, projects, and new ways of connecting content with audiences. Over the years, the festival has featured panels, live sessions, workshops, and the Podes Awards, which have gained strong national media visibility.
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