Our podcasts have again proven their strength over the past year. With compelling stories and in-depth analysis, our audio journalism has not only engaged listeners but has also received recognition from industry juries. We proudly present an overview of our award-winning podcasts, each reflecting our dedication to quality journalism.


Dutch Podcast Awards
Daily
The daily podcast Vandaag (Today) delivers the story of the day in 20 minutes every weekday, told by NRC’s best journalists.
Creators: The NRC Vandaag team


New York Festivals Radio Awards
Serialized podcast, bronze
The series I’m Not Here to Hurt You from The Indo Daily tells the story of one of Ireland’s most prolific bank robbers, John O’Hegarty, dubbed “the polite bank robber” after he held up at least 15 banks in 2004.


Peter Binder Media Prize for Effective Journalism
What’s it like to grow up as a young person in a world that is constantly in crisis? In Mutausbruch, we follow four young people from the Aachen region and hear how they have learned to cope with difficult situations, as well as their fears and dreams.
Creators: Jasper Riemann, Amien Idries and Peter Engels


Dutch Podcast Awards
Journalism
Zij is van mij (She Belongs to Me) is an eight-part podcast series that explores the harsh reality behind femicide, or the murder of women.
Creators: Saskia Belleman, Marieke Mager and Wilson Boldewijn


Justice Media Awards
Broadcast journalism (podcast)
This episode of The Indo Daily podcast covered the story of neighbours who demanded €225,000 in return for not objecting to planning permission for a housing development in a southside Dublin suburb.
Creators: Kevin Doyle, Fionnán Sheahan, Tabitha Monahan and Niall McMonagle


Oorkondes
Current Affairs
In the daily podcast DS Vandaag (DS Today), a journalist from De Standaard delves into a single current issue.
Creators: The DS Vandaag team


Dutch Podcast Awards
Best interview
Every week in Het Uur (The Hour), host Pieter van der Wielen welcomes a leading guest from a field that is particularly relevant in today’s world. How do they view life? What do they see as the key challenges of our time? And what can we learn from them?
Creators: The Het Uur team


New York Festivals Radio Awards
News Documentary, silver
In the two-part series Killing Edgar, journalist Sam McBride revisits the life of Edgar Graham, an Ulster unionist politician and law lecturer who was widely expected to be a future leader of the Ulster Unionist Party. The 29-year-old was shot dead on 7 December 1983 by the IRA at Queen’s University in Belfast.
Creator: Sam McBride