The NUMIX AWARDS Catch the Eye of Apple Podcasts
April 28, 2025Good news!
Apple Podcasts highlights the finalists of the 16th edition of the NUMIX AWARDS in its “Award-Winning Podcasts” section. In total, six projects available on the platform have been awarded this seal of quality.
The NUMIX AWARDS gala, an initiative of Xn Québec, rewards excellence in Quebec’s digital content. Techno-creative projects of all kinds are celebrated, from podcasts to web series, XR experiences, digital art and interactive installations.
The NUMIX AWARDS Gala will take place on May 29th at Club Soda in Montreal. It will be followed by a festive after-gala at the SAT. You can buy tickets for this evening here: After Gala Party at the SAT.
LA VOIX LACTÉE by La Puce à l’oreille and Radio-Canada OHdio
Finalist: Podcast – Fiction & Experimental
NASA has entrusted Vénus Lavoie, host of the student radio station of the École Truite-Arc-en-ciel, with a hyper-mega-important intergalactic mission: she must find five emblematic sounds of the Earth for the gold record 2.0, intended to be sent into space.
ON JOUE by Cactus production sonore and Le théâtre Aphasique
Finalist: Podcast – Social Issue
To suffer two strokes at the age of 25 when you dream of being a professional wrestler, to become a prisoner of your body, then, by your own will, to become free again and gradually climb what seems to be Everest. That’s Sandro!
NOUS SORTIRONS DE NOS CUISINES by Jenny Cartwright
Finalist: Podcast – History, Culture and Science
The first Quebec feminist theatre troupe, the Théâtre des Cuisines, was created in 1973. Their plays on abortion, the mental load and the invisible work of women still resonate today, strongly.
SOUS LES BARRAGES: TSHISHE MANIKUAN by Nikan Héritage
Finalist: Diversity and Inclusion Mention
The Innu families of Pessamit led a nomadic life between the coast and their ancestral territories. The hydroelectric dams built from 1950 onwards have submerged their tracks. Jean-Luc Kanapé meets the last nomads whose memories of the territory persist.
AU PAYS DES CRATÈRES by Élise Ekker-Lambert, Gaël Poirier, La Fabrique culturelle de Télé-Québec and Transistor Média
Finalist: Social Impact
In the Land of Craters is a sound documentary with a social and environmental impact. It addresses the thorny issue of the energy transition and the exploitation of our natural resources on our territory, a hot topic.
MANGE TON SAINT-LAURENT! by La Petite histoire and Mange ton Saint-Laurent
Finalist: Social Impact
Hosted by Christian Bégin, the five-episode series is presented by Mange ton Saint-Laurent, a collective of enthusiasts promoting local edible marine resources. Each episode presents the history, issues and alternatives of a particular species.
More Award-Winning Podcasts on Apple Podcasts
But that’s not all!
There are also several podcasts on the Apple Podcasts platform that have won NUMIX awards in recent years.
There is something for everyone: police investigation, biography, social issues, history… Selected by juries made up of industry professionals and celebrated by the digital creativity community in Quebec, these podcasts will honor your AirPods!
Happy listening!
POURQUOI TANT DE HAINE by Savoir Média
Podcast Winner – Social Issues – 2024
Why so much hatred? is a hard-hitting podcast led by Léa Clermont-Dion. To decipher and try to understand hate on the web, she questions its roots. Experts from all walks of life shed light on it.
LA TRAVERSÉE DU SIÈCLE by Théâtre Espace Libre and Zoé Gagnon-Paquin
Podcast Winner – Fiction & Experimental – 2024
Victoire, Albertine and Thérèse: do these names sound familiar to you? Follow the odyssey of these women, Michel Tremblay’s characters, in a family saga from 1900 to 2006, where the place of women is strengthened over time. 45 episodes.
LE RIPOU DES HELLS by QUB radio and Le Bureau d’enquête
Podcast Winner – History, Culture and Science – 2024
The story of one of the most important stories of police corruption in Quebec involving biker René “Balloune” Charlebois and police officer Benoit Roberge. Ten years after the beginning of the Roberge affair, we can finally tell you about it.
DEVENIR MARGOT by Babel Films and Télé-Québec
Podcast Winner – Social Issues – 2022
Roger, Marika’s father, suffers from dementia and is trying to acclimatize to his new life in an institution. One day, without warning, he starts calling Marika by the name of Margot.
PASSÉ DATE by Montréal en Histoires and QUB radio
Podcast Winner – Entertainment – 2022
The PASSÉ DATE podcast aims to discover the history of Quebec and Canada in a fun and anecdotal way, it is intended for high school teenagers.
DANS L’EAU CHAUDE de Parabole, Premier Acte by CKRL
Podcast Winner – Fiction & Experimental – 2022
Dans l’eau chaud is a docu-fiction podcast that reveals the behind-the-scenes of the worst services in the careers of five renowned restaurateurs in Quebec. Through the narration, performers reconstruct these incredible evenings.
MES/AVENTURES by Protégez-Vous
2022 Branded Content Podcast Winner
A host, an artist and an expert help the listener make better choices by dealing with everyday consumer topics with humour, without embarrassment and without modesty.
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