How Long Gone launches its own awards show, the Goneies
A pop culture podcast is throwing its own awards party. How Long Gone, hosted by Chris Black and Jason Stewart, will stage its inaugural Goneies, meaning its first edition, on Tuesday at Racket NYC in Manhattan. Variety reported the plan on 14 September.
The idea started as a joke. The hosts were riffing on the Las Culturistas Culture Awards, the Bravo show from Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers that grew out of their comedy podcast. Variety headlined its story “Why ‘How Long Gone’ Created Their Own Awards Show — and ‘Squashed the Beef’ With Bowen Yang.”
The night is organised around live music and in-jokes. Performances will include acts such as Nirosta Steel, and one category is Ally of the Year for “the Gay Guy Who’s Rockin With Us the Most.” Backers for the live event include Meta’s Threads and audio brand Marshall.
The name Goneies was suggested by Ian Wheeler, co-founder of Talkhouse, a podcast distribution hub. The trophy holds liquid. Winners can drink from it like the Stanley Cup.
That playful tone fits the rivalry that inspired it. The Las Culturistas Culture Awards have now run to five editions, according to Variety. The fourth edition was the first televised version, airing 5 August on Bravo, according to Variety.
Las Culturistas, the podcast, won Podcast of the Year at the 2023 and 2025 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards, according to Variety. Yang earned his fourth acting nomination for Saturday Night Live in 2025 and became the most nominated Asian male performer in Emmy history, as reported by Variety.
How Long Gone began during the pandemic as an interview and culture podcast. It later joined the Talkhouse Podcast Network in an ad sales and marketing deal, according to The Hollywood Reporter. In February it added a spin-off video series with studio conversations, guest interviews and musical performances, according to Deadline.
What makes this stand out is the humour of the swap. A show built on talking about culture now has a red-carpet night of its own, with trophies, sponsors and a house band. For fans, this means one live room in Manhattan decides which running jokes become actual awards.
