The John Templeton Foundation’s podcast, Templeton Ideas, has been honored with a Gold Davey Award in the category of Educational Podcast Series. The 20th Annual Davey Awards, announced on October 22, 2024, recognize outstanding creative work in the communications industry.

Launched in March 2023, the Templeton Ideas podcast is a biweekly interview show about the most awe-inspiring ideas in our world, and the people who investigate them. 

Hosted by Thomas Burnett, the Foundation’s Assistant Director of Communications, and produced by Samantha Cocove, the Digital Communications Associate, the podcast has amassed over 180,000 downloads. 

With 44 episodes released to date, the podcast has featured a diverse range of influential guests, including David Brooks, Gretchen Rubin, Jim Al-Khalili, and Tyler Cowen.

You can listen to Templeton Ideas on Spotify, Apple, or Castbox. 

About the Davey Awards:

The Davey Awards is an international awards program, honoring outstanding creative and marketing work exclusively from small shops, boutique agencies, internal creative teams and independent creators. The media types honored include Websites, Design & Print, Video, Advertising & Marketing, Mobile Apps & Sites, Social Media, Branded Entertainment, Emerging Tech, Podcasts, and more.

Who is behind the Davey Awards:

The Davey Awards is reviewed by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), an invitation-only body consisting of top-tier professionals from acclaimed brands and media, interactive, advertising, and marketing firms, including Spotify, Majestyk, Big Spaceship, Nissan, Tinder, Condé Nast, Disney, Microsoft, GE Digital, JP Morgan, PGA Tour, Wired, and many others. Visit aiva.org for more information.