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<li><a href="https://podnews.net/press-release/ambies-winners-2026">The winners of the sixth annual Ambies awards were announced last night</a> - Tenderfoot TV’s Wisecrack walked away with four awards including Podcast of the Year. Jodie Tovay, the co-host, accepted the award, noting twice that the show had been turned down by all the major (television) streamers. Kara Swisher was given the Governors Award. You can <a href="https://www.youtube.com/live/h1xff6-ZVTo?utm_source=podnews.net&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=podnews.net%3A2026-02-25">watch the ceremony here</a>.</li>
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