From audio powerhouse Clubhouse to The Meteor’s stories of intersectional feminism, The Webby Podcast shares compelling stories from the Internet.
From The Webby Awards team, we wish you a happy and safe holiday! The holidays are here. That means it’s time to curl up on the couch with a cup of tea in one hand, your favorite book in the other, and stream what you missed throughout the year. Should you start with a show or a movie? We think it’s the perfect time to catch up on Season 8 of The Webby Podcast! Earlier this season, we launched a new season to share the stories of the Internet in more than five words. Available wherever you get your podcasts, season 8 features the movers and shakers who are using the Internet to tell pressing stories, keep us connected, and invite us all to be kinder to one another. Dive into episodes with Maya Watson, Head of Global Marketing for Clubhouse, Eliot Higgins, Founder & Executive Director of Bellingcat and Lovie Awards Special Achievement Winner, Cynthia Germanotta, President of Born This Way Foundation, Cindi Leive, Co-Founder of The Meteor, and a special mini-segment in partnership with YouGov! Learn more about each episode below!
Eliot Higgins is a citizen journalist, as well as the Founder & Executive Director of Bellingcat, an international collective of researchers and open-source investigators. They use the available data on the Internet, from maps, records and more, to break some of the biggest stories about international conflicts, including smuggling operations, airstrikes, weapons trading and more. That’s why this year The Lovie Awards (our European counterpart) honored him with a Lovie Special Achievement Award. He joined us to talk all about his work - we promise it will fascinate you!
We have launched a special mini-segment of The Webby Podcast called What the World Thinks with YouGov! In the three-episode series we invite YouGov, our sponsor and an international research data and analytics group, to surface consumer insights related to the topics of each episode. Webby Podcast host David-Michel Davies is joined by Hamish Brocklebank, Chief of YouGov Safe to explore how consumers are feeling about citizen journalism, sustainability and more.
In March entertainment and marketing expert Maya Watson was tapped by the pandemic’s social platform of choice, Clubhouse, as the Head of Global Marketing. So she set out to build the most diverse team tech has ever seen, and support the community and creators that are hosting rooms with some of the Internet’s most nuanced conversations. She joined us to talk about the work she is doing there, and her days at Netflix, founding Strong Black Lead, and the need for companies to win trust with Black audiences.
Cynthia Germanotta is the President of Born This Way Foundation, which she started with her daughter Lady Gaga in 2012. Through their initiatives they are providing tools to support the mental health of young people. They’re also a foundational partner for The Anthem Awards (our award for purpose and mission-driven work) . Through initiatives like #BeKind21 and the Teen Mutual Health First Aid, they are providing tools to support the mental health of young people. Cynthia Germanotta joins us to talk about the internet and how to support the mental health of young people.
Cindi Leive is a journalist, advocate and co-founder of The Meteor, a media collective whose goal is to advance the freedom and dignity of all women. They’ve produced a lot of very important work, from the Undistracted with Brittany Packnett Cunningham podcast, to their most recent tour de force in podcasting — “Because of Anita Hill,” a series that looked 30 years back on the impact of Anita Hill’s testimony.
