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Hosted by Michelle Eccles.
Hosted by Michelle Eccles.
Episodes are short by News & Politics standards, so a tight single angle will land better than a broad one.
Measured against every news & politics podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.
| This show | Category average | |
|---|---|---|
| Episodes featuring a guest | 100% | 15% |
| Episodes in the last 90 days | 20 | 22 |
| Typical episode length | 3 min | 43 min |
| Episodes published in total | 20 | 187 |
| Reach percentile | 84 | 50 |
Reach is a percentile among shows you could realistically get booked on, built from chart history, longevity, activity and cadence. It is not a download figure. Nobody outside a show can see those.
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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.
Yes. First Listen 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.
It publishes at least once a week. There are 20 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 3 minutes.
Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.
Same category, publishing their own contact, and still active. If this show is not the right fit, one of these may be.