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How to get on Alternate Shots with Richard Haass and John Ellis

Hosted by Richard Haass and John Ellis.

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Often has guests
90% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
30 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Monthly
37 episodes · last 2026-09-04
Language
English (US)
Declared in the feed as en-us.
Where it's from
Outside the UK
The feed declares en-us.
Reach
63
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 news & politics podcasts

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

Measured against every news & politics podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 90% 15%
Episodes in the last 90 days 7 22
Typical episode length 30 min 43 min
Episodes published in total 37 187
Reach percentile 63 50

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What the show says about itself

The idea of the podcast is this : We talk about “three things” that are interesting, important or both. The third thing will be about something from the world of sports. Richard is a veteran diplomat (he served in the Carter, Reagan, G.H.W. Bush and G.W. Bush administrations). He was president of the Council on Foreign Relations for two decades (he’s now president emeritus ). He’s a Senior Counselor at Center|View Partners , a prominent New York City-based investment banking firm. He also distributes a weekly newsletter — Home and Away — on Friday mornings. Home and Away addresses matters dome

Recent episodes

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

  1. Deja Vu All Over Again: Episode 37
  2. What Went Wrong? Episode 36
  3. Who Blinks? Episode 35
  4. The Hormuz Dilemma: Episode 34
  5. Overreach: Episode 33
  6. Plan C for Iran: Episode 32
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Common questions

Does Alternate Shots with Richard Haass and John Ellis 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 Alternate Shots with Richard Haass and John Ellis?

Yes. Alternate Shots with Richard Haass and John Ellis 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 Alternate Shots with Richard Haass and John Ellis publish?

It publishes about once a month. There are 37 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 30 minutes.

Is Alternate Shots with Richard Haass and John Ellis still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.

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