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ABC Radio Australia’s Politok Wins Best International Podcast at the 2026 Asia Podcast Awards

The Pacific politics program hosted by Scott Waide received Best International Podcast, with a fourth series scheduled to air in October.

By ABC Radio Australia — · Published September 22, 2026 at 6:55 PM UTC · Announcement date 2026-09-15

Original source date: September 15, 2026

Catch-up: ABC Radio Australia’s Politok has won Best International Podcast at the 2026 Asia Podcast Awards. The show is hosted by Papua New Guinean journalist Scott Waide and examines political, social and economic issues affecting Pacific communities. ABC says a fourth series is scheduled to air in October 2026.

The award announcement points to Politok’s regional reporting model: each episode centers a specific issue and brings in people such as public officials, researchers, aid workers and community members. Recent subject areas cited by ABC include food insecurity, climate change, artificial intelligence and the impact of foreign agreements and aid structures.

For creators covering a region rather than a single country, Politok offers a useful editorial lesson. Geographic scope does not have to produce generic coverage if the show consistently approaches big questions through local voices, concrete decisions and consequences that listeners can understand.

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