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2026 Signal Awards Key Dates

Read about the key dates, announcement cadence and what to expect this award's season.

Signal Award Finalists and Winners, Explained

Here's everything you need to know about being a Signal Award Finalist or Winner, and what it takes to claim a Listener’s Choice Award.

Bobby Finger on the Podcasts That Couldn't Be Anything Else

Bobby Finger co-hosts Who? Weekly with Lindsey Weber, a podcast dedicated to untangling the "Whos and Thems" of pop culture: the people who are inescapably famous but whose actual claim to fame nobody can quite place. Through banter, deep dives, and listener call-ins, the show has built a devoted following among anyone who's ever squinted at a tabloid cover wondering who they're looking at. In this interview with The Signal Award team, Bobby shares why podcasts are at their best when they can't possibly be anything else, his can't miss recording ritual, and why he's just started listening to Heavyweight.

Drew Frohmann on the Joy of Making Weird Sh!t

Will O’Hanlon on Finding the Story in the Unexplained

Will Becton on Creating the Work You Want to Make