
Suisse Podcast Awards 2023
Discover the winnersThe winners 2023
A total of six categories were awarded. In addition, two special prizes, a diversity award and a community award. The jury judged based on quality, uniqueness, relevance, zeitgeist and reach.
The 2023 edition is complete. Submissions and voting are closed.
NewsEcho der Zeit
«Echo der Zeit» is Radio SRF's oldest political background programme: since 1945, the programme has broadcast the most important news, reports, interviews and analyses on current events daily.
Listen to the podcastLifeBeziehungskosmos
Everything here revolves around core psychological questions. For example: What makes a good relationship? Including with oneself. What are the classic everyday pitfalls and how can I better understand myself and others? Journalist Sabine Meyer asks the questions and psychotherapist and couples therapist Felizitas Ambauen answers.
Listen to the podcastSocietyMy last Goodbye
Franziska von Grüningen aims to encourage thinking about death while still alive. Confronting one's own death takes some effort. But it can also make one more relaxed and self-determined, and the podcast helps with that.
Listen to the podcastSportPodcast am Pistenrand
Former professional skiers Tina Weirather and Marc Berthod and former sports equipment salesperson Michael Schweizer discuss competitive skiing once a week.
Listen to the podcastEntertainmentZivadiliring
When life goes awry, it is all the more important to talk about it. In the talk with Yvonne Eisenring, Gülsha Adilji and Maja Zivadinovic, there are absolutely no taboos.
Listen to the podcastNewcomersJe suis papa
Raf Cramatte's podcast for fathers and expectant fathers: What does the birth of a child do to the father, how do fathers cope with separations? Raf discusses this in his podcast – also with a touch of his own experiences.
Listen to the podcastCommunityYynedruggt
« Yynedruggt » by Patric Sterki and Dominik Hug, on the other hand, deals with Swiss football events. They won the « Community » award and prevailed among more than 300 nominations. 20 podcasts made it to the public vote, four of which reached the final. In total, 13'372 people voted online.
Listen to the podcastDiversityZurich Pride Podcast
A special award in the « Diversity » category goes to the « Zurich Pride Podcast ». It tells Swiss stories around the theme of queerness. These can include unusual fates, coming-out stories or new ways of life.
Listen to the podcastThe jury 2023
The jury of the 2023 edition. The portraits and biographies reflect the status at that time.
Dominique Von Matt - President

Dominique Von Matt is co-founder and chairman of the board of directors of the communications agency Jung von Matt/Limmat, board member of the NZZ media group, president of the Society for Marketing GfM and honorary professor of business administration at the University of St. Gallen.
More about the personGion Mathias Cavelty

Gion Mathias Cavelty is a writer, radio play author and current recipient of the Graubünden Literature Prize. His current novel «Lucifer» satirises the Freemasons.
More about the personRosanna Grütter
Rosanna Grütter is a journalist, presenter, media producer and DJ. In 2022, she wrote and produced the five-part ARD series «Call Me DJ!» about women in electronic music.
More about the personMarc Lehmann

Marc Lehmann was editor-in-chief at Tele Bärn, layout editor at the daily newspaper «Bund», SRF Eastern Europe correspondent, freelance author at WDR, and for almost eight years he hosted and led «Tagesgespräch» on SRF 1, Switzerland's most-listened-to radio programme. Today, Lehmann is head of communications at the think tank Avenir Suisse. He has been teaching interview, reportage and news journalism at the Swiss Journalism School MAZ for 24 years.
More about the personGabriela Mennel

Gabriela Mennel is a media specialist and the youngest presenter on the SRF Virus team. Under her artist name Cachita, the 22-year-old produces and raps her own songs. She explicitly campaigns against sexism in Swiss rap.
More about the personFatima Montandon

Fatima Montandon was a successful model, pioneering fashion blogger and presenter at RTS. Today, she works as a lawyer at a company in Bern specialising in education in the digital space. She is an expert in intellectual property and advocates for start-ups.
Karin Müller

Karin Müller is one of Switzerland's best-known radio voices. She was a presenter on Radio Basilisk, Radio DRS3 and Radio DRS1, and programme director at Radio Pilatus, Radio 24, BCS Sachsen and Tele Basel. Today, she works at the Office of Economy and Labour of the Canton of Aargau.
More about the personSandro Spaeth
Sandro Spaeth is a layout editor and member of the editorial board at 20 Minuten. As a long-standing economics editor, he also hosts the discussion format «Live aus dem Chefbüro» he developed for 20 Minuten. Sandro Spaeth was formerly a mountain bike marathon racer and has won numerous national and international titles.
More about the personSylwina Spiess

Sylwina Spiess has been an anchorwoman on BlickTV since 2020. She presents the daily news programmes and produces the format «sichtbar», which sheds light on taboo subjects, fates and exceptional life paths. Previously, the qualified yoga teacher co-hosted the morning show on Radio 105 and worked independently as an influencer in social and content marketing.
More about the personMartin Tillmann
Martin Tillmann is Switzerland's most successful film musician and has worked and contributed as a cellist, composer and multi-instrumentalist on over 100 Hollywood soundtracks, including blockbusters such as «Total Recall», «The Da Vinci Code», «The Dark Knight Rises (Batman)» and «Pirates of the Caribbean». On 5 and 6 May, he premieres his musical epic «Superhuman» at Theater 11.
More about the personFlorian Wanner

Florian Wanner is Head of Electronic Media at CH Media and is therefore responsible for CH Media radio stations, regional TV channels and Today platforms. He also sits on the board of directors of AZ Medien and is a board member of IGEM and the Swiss Association of Private Radio Stations.
More about the personAbout the Awards
With the Suisse Podcast Awards, we want to give a stage to the people behind the words and award the most popular formats, ideas and moments.
The Suisse Podcast Awards were initiated by leading players in the audio industry. The prize awards the most popular formats in the Swiss podcast landscape in selected categories, thus creating more attention for the people behind the microphones.



