Hatting The System

Ensuring the podcast awards feature enough funny hats

Vote for the Hat Party in Podcast Awards!

Give me the dealio

Look, your favourite shows are nominated at the podcast awards. But to win, you've gotta get the most votes. So let's share votes, you vote for friends, friends vote for you. Everyone wins.

  1. Go to podcastawards.com
  2. Vote for the shows
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  3. Submit your vote
  4. Confirm your vote by visiting the link in the e-mail

You can vote once every day, so come back tomorrow!

I'm lazy
Do this for me
The form is too clunky
I can't remember all of that

Bad news: We can't do it for you, it would be cheating
Good news: We have a nice cheatsheet for you!

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Includes basic monitoring to remind you of any you haven't voted for

Same as above, but with experimental mobile instructions

Includes manual checklist

  1. Open the popout
  2. Go to Podcast Awards
  3. Follow the notes in the popout
  1. Drag this to your bookmarks bar:
    Podcast Awards Helper
  2. Go to Podcast Awards
  3. Click on the bookmarklet
  4. Follow the instructions on the side

Choose your operating system and browser: (These guides are based on feedback from you, please tweet @HatTheSystem with how well it worked)

Note: These instructions are experimental and might not work on all browsers/operating systems

  1. Copy this URL:
  2. If you want to try making a bookmarklet: Create a bookmarklet:
    1. Bookmark this page
    2. Go to bookmarks manager and edit this bookmark
    3. Change the URL to the string you copied above and name to something you'll remember
  3. Go to Podcast Awards
  4. If you didn't make a bookmarklet:

    Paste the above text to the URL bar and press go

    Open URL bar, write javascript: then paste the above text after it and press go

    WARNING In some browsers javascript: is removed from the url on paste and you'll get redirected to search. In this case write javascript: then paste the above string and hit go.

  5. If you made a bookmarklet:

    Run the bookmarklet by tapping on it in the bookmarks list

    Run the bookmarklet by searching it's name in the URL bar (tapping on it in the list of bookmarklets will not work)

    Run the bookmarklet by tapping on it in the bookmarklets list or by searching it's name in the URL bar (one of these might not work)

  6. Follow the instructions on the side

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No Agenda

Peoples Choice
No Agenda

Scam School

Education
Scam School

We Have Concerns

Entertainment
We Have Concerns

The Angry Chicken

Games & Hobbies
The Angry Chicken

Politics Politics Politics

Government & Organizations
Politics Politics Politics

Hypothetical Help

Kids & Family
Hypothetical Help

JuRY

Mature
JuRY

No Agenda

News & Politics
No Agenda

Weird Things

Science & Medicine
Weird Things

The Phileas Club

Society - Culture
The Phileas Club

Mat Men

Sports & Recreation
Mat Men

Hak5

Technology
Hak5

Cordkillers

TV & Film
Cordkillers

In memory of

While we won't push for voting for these shows, we would like to extend a tip of the hat to the following podcasts:

The Giz Wiz

Comedy
The Giz Wiz

Was changed to Technology category, where hak5 was already decided to be the voting target. (Original choice of comedy category was based on the win in 2009)

Breaking the Panel

Entertainment
Breaking the Panel

Features the original hat Brian Ibbott. Wasn't nominated for the hat nominations, and We Have Concerns was voted for this category instead.

From the Helicarrier

Games & Hobbies
From the Helicarrier

Features the original hat Brian Ibbott. Wasn't nominated for the hat nominations, and The Angry Chicken was voted for this category instead.

Current Geek

News & Politics
Current Geek

Didn't make it to the voting slate.