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Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Often has guests
100% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
53 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Weekly+
331 episodes · last 2026-10-05
Language
English
The feed says "en" without a region, so the country is unknown.
Where it's from
Not established
No .uk domain and no region in the feed language. Apple reports the storefront, not the show, so we do not guess.
Reach
92
Percentile among shows you could realistically get on. Not a download count.
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Worth a pitch. This show publishes its own contact, sits outside the national chart, is independently published, and its recent episodes show it books guests.

How this show compares to other other podcasts

This show features a guest in almost every episode. That is rare in comparable, and it makes this one of the more realistic bookings in the field.

Measured against every other podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 100% 17%
Episodes in the last 90 days 13 8
Typical episode length 53 min 34 min
Episodes published in total 331 105
Reach percentile 92 50

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What the show says about itself

Against the Grain is your key to the latest news about libraries, publishers, book jobbers, and subscription agents. Our goal is to link publishers, vendors, and librarians by reporting on the issues, literature, and people that impact the world of books and journals.

Recent episodes

Straight from the feed. The quickest way to judge whether your angle fits.

  1. ATGthePodcast 337 - A Conversation with Jonathan Grunert, Scholarly Publishing Librarian, University at Buffalo
  2. ATGthePodcast 336 - A Conversation with Harry Collins, Professor Emeritus, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
  3. ATGthePodcast 335 - A Conversation with Daniel Dollar, Associate University Librarian for Scholarly Resources, Yale University
  4. ATGthePodcast 334 - A Conversation with Ulrich Herb, Head, Publication and Research Support, Saarland University Library
  5. ATGthePodcast 333 - A Conversation with Elizabeth Gadd, Chair, INORMS Research Evaluation Group
  6. ATGthePodcast 332 - A Conversation with Josh Cromwell, Scholarly Communications Manager, University of Southern Mississippi Libraries
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Common questions

Does Against the Grain accept guests?

Often has guests. This show interviews people regularly. This is our reading of the show's recent episode titles, not a statement from the show itself.

How do I contact Against the Grain?

Yes. Against the Grain publishes a contact address in its own RSS feed, and it is the show's own inbox rather than a shared network desk. We hold it and release it to people on a plan. We never invent an address and never send a pitch on your behalf.

How often does Against the Grain publish?

It publishes at least once a week. There are 331 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 53 minutes.

Is Against the Grain still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.