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TMZ’s Harvey Levin has some thoughts on the Golden Globes’ new best podcast category.
Earlier this week, the Golden Globes announced the nominations for their new Best Podcast category which excluded Joe Rogan’s top rated podcast.
“This year’s inaugural list of eligible programs for the new Best Podcast eligibility list reflects the incredible depth, diversity and creativity thriving in the podcasting world today,” said Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes. “From groundbreaking investigative series to deeply personal storytelling and innovative audio formats, this list showcases the power of podcasting to inform, entertain, and inspire audiences around the globe. The Golden Globes is proud to be the first major entertainment award to recognize this medium.”
Congratulations to the 83rd #GoldenGlobes nominees for Best Podcast:
✨ ARMCHAIR EXPERT WITH DAX SHEPARD
✨ CALL HER DADDY
✨ GOOD HANG WITH AMY POEHLER
✨ THE MEL ROBBINS PODCAST
✨ SMARTLESS
✨ UP FIRST pic.twitter.com/fIiiSjPLPW— Golden Globes (@goldenglobes) December 8, 2025
On Tuesday, TMZ’s Harvey Levin trashed the Golden Globes for excluding Rogan and Theo Von’s podcast over political issues.
“These awards are junk. I mean, it makes absolutely no sense when you look at the new category, podcasts. How is it that Joe Rogan and Theo Vaughn haven’t been nominated?”
“It’s obvious what the answer is. The answer is that he leans to the RIGHT. And that’s the way all of these awards work.”
🔥🚨JUST IN: TMZ founder Harvey Levin went off on the Golden Globes for excluding Joe Rogan from their first podcast category.
“These awards are junk. I mean, it makes absolutely no sense when you look at the new category, podcasts. How is it that Joe Rogan and Theo Vaughn… pic.twitter.com/RFHFoJzKC3
— Dom Lucre | Breaker of Narratives (@dom_lucre) December 9, 2025