Whew! It's been a busy few months in the Webby Podcast studio. Now that Season 1 has drawn to a close, we're looking back on a few of our favorite conversations with innovators like Ben Smith (BuzzFeed), Reshma Saujani (Girls Who Code), and more.

The Webby Podcast will be back in September with a new season of interviews with Webby winners, judges, and more. For now, subscribe here, and check out 5 of our fav episodes below.

From drone technology to the inner workings of Twitter and Instagram, Laurie Segall has reported on the front lines of tech for years. In this ep, we talk about her web series Mostly Human, and unpack the ethical questions raised by our relationship with technology.

Stephen Dubner joins us to dive into his Webby-Winning Freakonomics podcast episode “Is the Internet Being Ruined?” and we also explore his partnership with economist Steven Levitt and their rise to fame with the Freakonomics series of best-selling books.
(Photo credit: Audrey S. Bernstein)

Closing the gender gap in tech is no easy task, but Girls Who Code Founder Reshma Saujani is leading the charge. In this episode we dig into how diverse workforces are more creative, how we socialize women to be perfect, and how she's working to change tech for good.

BuzzFeed has grown into a thriving outlet for investigative reporting, and Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith has shepherded the site’s transformation. From the Trump dossier to fake news and more, we explore how he's navigating an ever-changing news media landscape.

What’s life like as a photographer for National Geographic magazine? Hear how photographer Anand Varma’s years-long honeybee story led him from his own backyard bee hives to capturing never-before-seen footage of honeybee development.