from the podcast Behind closed doors was voted best podcast of the year at the Dutch Podcast Awards. The production of financial time (FD) also won the award in the Business category.
The Dutch Podcast Awards are an initiative of BNR news radio and have been awarded for the fifth time this year.
Behind closed doors is about the controversial businessman Gerard Sanderink, who has made a lot of headlines in recent years due to his falling out with his former lover Brigitte van Egten.
The podcast discusses various events surrounding Sanderink, such as various lawsuits filed against him. The jury describes the production as “a subject you want to know everything about, wrapped up in a beautiful construction to which the filmmakers add an accessible interpretation”.
Other award-winning podcasts include Marc-Marie and Aaf find something, by Marc-Marie Huijbregts and Aaf Brandt Corstius in the Opinions & Society category. Maarten van Rossem and Gijs Rademaker won with their podcast dinocasts in the Science & Education category.
For this edition of the Dutch Podcast Awards, more than 175,000 votes were cast, which counted for 80% of the final results. The other 20 percent came from a jury. A total of 65 podcasts were nominated.
