The 2026 Takie Awards Featuring Celebrity Guest Presenters, Blake Griffin, Blake Bortles, Brooks Koepka And More
July 24, 2026
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5 min readThe 2026 Takey Awards are the eleventh (or tenth) iteration of Pardon My Take’s annual self-awarding ceremony, and the show runs for over two hours, handing out 28 awards with guest presenters ranging from Lionel Messi to President Joe Biden to the Pittsburgh Zoo’s CEO. The episode is built around a single throughline: it is a slow sports summer, so the hosts fill the void by satirizing the very culture of hot takes, sports media, and themselves. The awards are a mechanism for roasting bad predictions, celebrating absurd internet behavior, and reinforcing the show’s internal lore—all while maintaining the loose, digressive energy that defines the podcast.
Take of the Year and the Art of the Wrong Prediction
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:14) **Welcome to the 2026 Takey Awards** - The hosts kick off the eleventh annual awards show, debating whether it's year ten or eleven, and discuss LeBron James's impending free agency decision.
- 2 (09:10) **Take of the Year** - Freezing Cold Takes' Fred Siegel helps present the first major award, featuring a "Knicks section" of nominees including Brandon Tierney and Nick Wright.
- 3 (31:21) **Can't Win the Big One of the Year** - This award highlights stars who have failed to win the ultimate championship.
- 4 (36:59) **Just Log Off of the Year** - Awarded to those who are too online.
- 5 (40:16) **14th Best Quarterback of the Year** - A fan-favorite award for the most average starting quarterback.
- 6 (44:01) **Brad Stevens No of the Year** - A new award for the best trade the Celtics president turned down.
- 7 (47:18) **Lib of the Year** - Jersey Jerry is tricked into thinking he's nominated for "Bush of the Year" before learning he's a three-peat candidate for Lib of the Year.
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Show Notes
Welcome to the 2026 Takie Awards. Over 28 Awards being given out on this years Takies including Take of the Year, Lib of the Year, Fart of the Year, Blake of the Year, Ratio of the year, Hank’s loss of the year, Gorilla Trade of the Year and tons more.
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