The epDate  —  Podcast Award Season Welcome to The epDate, where we bring you the latest in podcasting for podcast people!  On this week’s show, we’ll explore the latest news in the podcasting world, some podcasts you should be checking out this week, and our podcaster spotlight, featuring Jarrod Walsh from Best Team Men. But first, here are two fresh news headlines from the podcasting world:World Podcast News Podcast Award News (Australia & Britain) True crime podcast, ‘Wrong Skin’ has taken out Australian podcast of the year at the Australian Podcast Awards in Sydney. ‘Wrong Skin’ is a podcast from news outlet The Age, which investigates the 1994 disappearance and death of two Indigenous young adults in the Kimberley. ‘STAGES with Peter Eyers’ took out the Best New Podcaster award. In the British Podcast Awards, it was George, The Poet and his podcast ‘Have You Heard George’s Podcast’ taking out five awards — including the coveted Podcast of The Year award. Sony Music Join the Pod Wars Sony Music Entertainment has announced its entry into the booming podcasting landscape, with a joint venture with two veteran podcast producers. Sony has teamed up with Adam Davidson, the co-founder of NPR’s “Planet Money” and Laura Meyer, who’s worked with such companies as Stitcher and Panoply Media, to create original scripted and unscripted podcast content, spanning a multitude of genres. Sony is the latest big name to join in the impending fight for exclusive podcasting talent and content rights, in what the epDate is calling, the Pod Wars. That’s what’s making waves in the podcast world this week, now here are a few show suggestions for your podcast cravings.Podcast Suggestions: This week we’re looking at some shows for the history buffs out there. Retropod Join Mike Rosenwald on Retropod, a show for history lovers, featuring stories about the past, rediscovered. Looking into the past for forgotten heroes, overlooked villains, explorers, world changers, dreamers and more. The latest episode looks at the forgotten pioneers of the first American utopia. The Dollop Check out The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds for a comedic look into the past. Anthony research’s and tells fascinating, quirky, and sometimes hard-hitting stories from history to his friend Gareth — who enters the show knowing nothing about the topic at hand. A great way to learn about some bizarre and untold parts of history, whilst having a laugh. Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History takes a unique approach to analysing history. Carlin isn’t a historian, and this isn’t academic history, but rather it’s journalist and broadcaster Dan Carlin’s unique blend of high drama and fantastic narration that has built a large following for this beloved podcast. Check all these podcasts out on your favourite podcast app today.Podcaster’s Spotlight: Each week we’ll have a different podcaster on to talk about their favourite podcasts right now! On this podcaster spotlight, we have Jarrod Walsh from the Auscast Network Extra show, Best Team Men — a brand new sport and pop culture podcast — here are his favourite podcasts right now! Jarrod’s Favourite Podcasts: Fitzy & Wippa The Rub Catch Up — Triple M The Sounding Board   Road Trippin’ The Woj Pod The Howie Games  Police Tape Interview with Andrew Denton The Bad Cast Check out Best Team Men via this channel — Auscast Network Extra — on your podcast app, or at AuscastNetwork.com. If you’re a podcaster and want to share your favourite podcasts at the moment, hit us up on Twitter @AuscastNetwork. And that’s it for the epDate, make sure you subscribe for free to Auscast Network Extra for plenty more great podcasts. The sponsors for this weeks epDate are: Pushpull Media, Got the