How Long Gone & Talkhouse Announce First Slate Of Nominations For The Goneies Awards, September 15th at Racket NYC

On September 15th at Chelsea venue Racket NYC, Talkhouse and How Long Gone will present The Goneies Awards: the inaugural awards show from the podcasting world's most cult-famous, bi-coastal elites…How Long Gone. Hosted by How Long Gonefounders Chris Black and Jason Stewart, the star-studded evening marks the latest extension of the thrice-weekly program's sharp, irreverent takes on music, culture and media, and today, they announce an initial slate of awards categories and nominees who will be celebrated and crowned. In addition to It Girl of the Year Presented by Magna, Best Normal Restaurant Presented by The Infatuation, Best Reality Show Baddieand much, much more that will unfold throughout the night, the first-ever Goneies nominations include:

Best Chef Who Doesn't Work at a Restaurant

Alison Roman

Molly Baz

Pierce Abernathy

Andy Baraghani

Ben Lippett

Matty Matheson

Ally of the Year "For the Gay Guy Who's Rockin With Us the Most"

Mel Ottenberg

Ryan O'Connell

Rostam

Derek Blasberg

Max Stein

John Early

Watch Goneies Nominee Matty Matheson Exclusively Reveal The Best Normal Restaurant Presented by The Infatuation Award: HERE

Uniting the full GONE universe of artists, journalists, cultural figures, previous guests and fans for one unforgettable occasion of winners and losers, The Goneies Awards will feature surprise celebrity appearances and music performances, beginning at 7PM for a sold-out crowd. GRAMMY®-winning producer, performer and friend of the pod Brad Cook (Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman) will serve as bandleader and musical director, with Blondshell slated to play a set alongside other talent recently teased by Chris Black in the How Long Gone episode HERE.

Powered by Bootleg, Marshall speakers, amps, backline and podcast listening stations, The Goneies Awards will welcome attendees on a Green and Blue Carpet rolled out by Threads, the night's official social media and arrival correspondent partner, as well as Acast's intimate happy hour from 6PM-7PM.

Preceding The Goneies Awards, Talkhouse will also take over Racket NYC, bringing together Bloomberg journalist Ashley Carman and 4x Peabody Award-winner Jad Abumrad (Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, Dolly Parton's America, Radiolab) for a special conversation at 3PM, accompanied by an exclusive Marshall listening lounge and more.

Very limited VIP tickets for The Goneies Awards remain available HERE , with tickets for Jad Abumrad & Ashley Carman's conversation available HERE

"This will be a seismic gathering of the greatest minds of our generation. People who make music, post selfies, act, think they are funny, the media elite, and most of all look hot will all gather in one room in Manhattan to receive awards based on merit and high achievement from a podcast that they may or may not even listen to. We will have several surprise guests standing in with our all-star house band led by Brad Cook, so if nothing else, you get to see one of your faves play a few songs," said Chris Black and Jason Stewart, hosts of How Long Gone.

Talkhouse founder Ian Wheeler added, "To our knowledge, this is the first and only cultural awards show presented by a podcast, and we're very proud of that. We're also really excited to get Chris and Jason and all of their friends in front of a step-and-repeat for the very first time."

About Talkhouse

Talkhouse is a Peabody and Webby Award-winning first-person media company, podcast network, and outlet for musicians, actors, filmmakers, and others in their respective fields. Talkhouse's podcast series includeA View From A Bridge , How Long Gone , Blank Check , Alison Roman's Solicited Advice , Life of the Record , Craig Finn's That's How I Remember It , This Is Taste , Jokermen , Santigold'sNoble Champions , Björk: Sonic Symbolism - which GQ praises as "a road map to the creative life," delivering what The New Yorker calls "a rare chance to listen in as one of the most mysterious and mystical artists working today explains herself" - as well as the new Peabody-winning Fela Kuti: Fear No Man , which critics are raving about and represents Jad Abumrad's triumphant return to audio. Björk's Cornucopia represents Talkhouse's first foray into producing TV/film. Other projects are currently in development and production.

About Marshall Group

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