The podcast ScienceCast – Uma conversa com Ciencia, a project by the production company PlaySolutions Audiovisuais in partnership with the Associated Laboratories CESAM and CICECO, both from the University of Aveiro, has been nominated for the Best Podcast of the Year award in the Science, Technology, and Education category at the prestigious Podes Festival.
Launched in May last year, on National Scientist Day, ScienceCast – A Conversation with Science introduces scientists from various fields of knowledge through informal yet in-depth conversations. The main goal of the initiative is to promote scientific literacy by bringing the public closer to scientists and showcasing the excellent science produced in Portugal.
Joaquim Pedro Ferreira (CESAM/UA) and Pedro Miguel Ferreira (PlaySolutions Audiovisuais) are the creators of the project, with Mónica Ribau (CICECO/UA) as the host of the first season. Amadeu Lopes (PlaySolutions Audiovisuais) is the podcast producer and provides the voice for its opening theme.
The Podes Awards are the only awards dedicated to Portuguese podcasting, organized annually by the newspaper Público and Portcasts. The winners will be announced at the festival’s closing ceremony, which will be broadcast online and on Canal Q. This year, the event will take place on February 1st.
Congratulations to the ScienceCast team on this nomination and for their contribution to science communication in Portugal!
The full list of nominees can be found [here].