Yowza!

To my total amazement I learned last night that the judges of the annual Podcast Awards competition named EP one of ten finalists in the "Political" category. Considering that over 335,000 people submitted over 6,000,000 nominations for twenty categories plus two super categories, that ain't half bad. Put differently, 4,097 shows were nominated, meaning finalists are roughly the top 5%. And we're in with such company as Democracy Now and Slate. In the final stage, which opens July 28th, the public votes for their favorites. I suppose that big sites have a built-in advantage of tens or hundreds of thousands of listeners, but the little guy still has a chance. I wouldn't have believed it earlier, but a glimmer of hope is now stirring in my heart — please do vote for EP in the finals (in this round there's one vote per person per category per 24 hours, so you can vote liberally for the next two weeks) and, perhaps, take this opportunity to introduce a friend or two to the world of podcasting. Thanks!!