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RSS Feed We Won! Big News From The Good Edit Unfiltered
Gold and Silver Davey Awards for an Independent Show Built From Scratch
Key Takeaways
- The Good Edit Unfiltered won multiple Davey Awards, including Gold for Best Indie Podcast, Interview or Talk, recognizing its deep-dive reality TV cultural reckoning series.
- Host Elle Schwartz reflects on leaving her nine-to-five career in education and behavioral analysis to bet on independent podcasting.
- The award-winning Reality TV Cultural Reckoning series specifically challenged the traditional Bravo edit and its built-in biases against women on screen.
- In addition to the Gold honor, the show earned Silver honors in Television and Film, Society and Culture, Best Host, and for its Real Housewives of Atlanta casting analysis.
- Elle thanks her dedicated community of listeners, known as the Edittors, along with her production team including executive producer Ric Swartzlander.
Elle checks in on video, a little under the weather, with big news. The Good Edit Unfiltered won multiple Davey Awards. She shares how the show started, what the awards mean for independent podcasters, which series won, and who she wants to thank.
In this episode:
- How Elle left the nine to five, chose podcasting, and got the advice to just do it herself
- The pilot season that began in December, the official launch in February 2026, and the milestone of over 400 episodes
- What the Davey Awards are, who judges them, how entries are scored, and what Gold and Silver mean
- Gold for Best Indie Podcast, Interview or Talk, for the Reality TV Cultural Reckoning series, which challenged the Bravo edit and its built in bias
- Silver honors for the same series in Television and Film, Society and Culture, and Best Host
- Silver in Television and Film for the Real Housewives of Atlanta franchise casting analysis
- Thank yous to the Davey Awards judges, the Edittors, Barbara Bonds, Kimberly Bryant, and executive producer Ric Swartzlander
- Elle’s plan to republish the winning episodes
- Why this award is a starting point, and why she’ll keep making the show either way
Key quote:
“This is the starting point.”
Credits and mentions:
Barbara Bonds {producer} Katherine Vasseghi {former co-host}, Kimberly Bryant (associate producer), Ric Swartzlander (executive producer), the Davey Awards
Tags:
independent podcasting, Davey Awards, award winning podcast, podcast milestone, reality TV commentary, Bravo, Real Housewives of Atlanta, The Good Edit Unfiltered
The Good Edit Unfiltered is a Bravo recap podcast and reality TV recap podcast. Behavioral analyst Elle Schwartz separates the edit from the reality.
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The Good Edit Unfiltered brings context to reality television, exploring how the housewife and reality TV experience is sometimes shifted unfairly through production edits. Hosted by behavioral analyst Elle Schwartz and Kat Vasseghi. A production of Layered Media Inc. and Rude Mood Media. Booking inquiries: Ric Swartzlander, ricswartzlander@thegoodedit.net. Bringing context to reality TV, one episode at a time.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What awards did The Good Edit Unfiltered win?
The podcast won multiple Davey Awards, taking home Gold for Best Indie Podcast, Interview or Talk, and Silver honors in categories including Television and Film, Society and Culture, and Best Host.
What is the focus of the award-winning series on The Good Edit Unfiltered?
The winning Reality TV Cultural Reckoning series focused on challenging the Bravo edit and examining the built-in biases against women in reality television.
Who produces The Good Edit Unfiltered?
The podcast is hosted by behavioral analyst and former educator Elle Schwartz and executive produced by Ric Swartzlander, a television veteran and member of the Writers Guild of America.