Conan O’Brien, Bowen Yang & Shane Gillis Podcasts Become Golden Globe Eligible As Shortlist Revealed

Amy Poehler’s Good Hang won the inaugural award for Best Podcast at this year’s Golden Globes.

The awards show has now revealed the list of 30 eligible podcasts for its second award, to be handed out on Sunday, January 10, 2027.

Making the shortlist for the first time are podcasts such as Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend, Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang and Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast.

They are joined by the likes of Bad Friends from Bobby Lee and Andrew Santino, comedy history show Behind the Bastards, true-crime series Love Trapped, My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark, Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History, The Shawn Ryan Show, comedy show The Toast and This American Life.

This comes as the 84th Golden Globes has expanded the list from 25 to 30 (see full list below).

Shows that are no longer eligible include 20/20, 48 Hours, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard and The Ben Shapiro Show.

How was this list put together? Luminate determines the Top 30 qualifying podcasts among all eligible ones based on a list of criteria, including audience reach and engagement, revenue and chart rankings, using direct data from platforms. (Luminate is owned by Deadline parent PMC, which co-owns the Golden Globes.)

The shows will now be invited to submit themselves for consideration and Globes voters will determine the nominees. Last year, the nominees were Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Call Her Daddy, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, The Mel Robbins Podcast, Smartless and NPR’s Up First.

Golden Globe Eligible Podcasts

Bad Friends
Behind the Bastards
Call Her Daddy
Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend
Crime Junkie
Dateline NBC
Good Hang with Amy Poehler
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Love Trapped
Matt and Shane’s Secret Podcast
Morbid
MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious Stories
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
Pardon My Take
Pod Save America
Revisionist History
Rotten Mango
SmartLess
Stuff You Should Know
The Bill Simmons Podcast
The Daily
The Joe Rogan Experience
The Megyn Kelly Show
The Mel Robbins Podcast
The Shawn Ryan Show
The Toast
The Tucker Carlson Show
This American Life
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von