Podcasts from Mongabay and Mongabay India have been shortlisted in two categories of the 2025 Publisher Podcast Awards. Media Voices, the weekly publication behind the award, announced the shortlist for the Publisher Podcast Awards last week.
Episodes from Mongabay Explores, hosted by Mike DiGirolamo, and Mongabay India’s Wild Frequencies were both shortlisted in the “Best Science & Medical Podcast” category.
The three-episode miniseries Wild Frequencies, hosted by Mongabay India’s Kartik Chandramouli and Mongabay’s Shreya Dasgupta, was also shortlisted in the “Best Limited Series” category.
In a statement, Media Voices said the shortlist was picked from hundreds of entries. Nearly 50 judges from around the world will now pick the winning podcasts, which will be announced in London on June 11, 2025.
This podcast is an ongoing series featuring interviews with people seeking to solve the world’s biggest environmental issues. For season 5, published in 2024, host Mike DiGirolamo interviewed experts about circular economies.
Episode 1: “EV issues are all about more than just cars” details the life cycle of electric vehicles, as well as their environmental and human rights impacts.
Episode 2: “How Finland is leading the world in circular economy planning” looks into Finland’s efforts and challenges as the first nation to implement a circular economy road map.
Episode 3: “Are there circular solutions for global housing” explores how pursuing a circular economy can lead to a more sustainable housing system.
Follow Mongabay Explores on Apple to Spotify. You can also listen to all episodes here on the Mongabay website.
Wild Frequencies
This miniseries, produced by Mongabay India’s Everything Environment podcast in 2024, follows researchers who study wildlife in India through the emerging science of bioacoustics, that is, through the sounds that animals produce.
Episode 1: “Find Them” introduces listeners to bioacoustics and its uses, from locating and identifying species to counting them.
Episode 2: “Know Them” takes listeners through how researchers use sounds to learn about animal behavior and interactions.
Episode 3: “Us and Them” looks into what animal sounds tell researchers about how wildlife is adapting to their changing environment, mostly caused by humans.
Follow Mongabay India’s Everything Environment on Apple and Spotify. You can also listen to all episodes here on the Mongabay India website.
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