GR-OSS OUT Podcast: guest pitching info, reach and format

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity

Often has guests

100% of recent episode titles look like interviews

Episode length

40 min

Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.

Publishing

Monthly

26 episodes · last 2026-08-19

Language

English (US)

Declared in the feed as en-us.

Where it's from

Outside the UK

The feed declares en-us.

Reach

55

Percentile among shows you could realistically get on. Not a download count.

Check whether they charge. Some shows sell guest slots rather than booking them, and rates in some fields run to thousands. Nothing in a podcast feed reliably says so, so we do not claim either way. Ask before you write the pitch.

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.

What the show says about itself

This podcast takes an honest and unvarnished look at the reality of contributing to open source software projects. Too often, the open source community can paint an idealized picture of seamless collaboration and frictionless progress. But the truth is, working on OSS projects can be challenging, messy, and at times, downright frustrating. From conflicting opinions and coding philosophies to project politics and ownership disputes, there are many potential pitfalls. That's why this podcast gives voice to the personal experiences of actual open source contributors and influencers. They'll share

Recent episodes

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

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The Rust Foundation with Lori Lorusso and David Wood
Open Source Leadership with Vicky Brasseur
What Open Source Actually Requires with Jay Faulkner
Who Gets to Define Open Source AI? with Nick Vidal

This show publishes a contact

We hold the address this show publishes in its own feed. Addresses and drafted pitches are part of a plan. Browsing stays free, and we never send on your behalf.

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