Queer the Music with Jake Shears: guest pitching info, reach and format

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity

Often has guests

60% of recent episode titles look like interviews

Episode length

44 min

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

Publishing

Weekly+

40 episodes · last 2026-09-01

Language

English

The feed says "en" without a region, so the country is unknown.

Where it's from

United Kingdom

A .uk contact address or website.

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.

What the show says about itself

Jake Shears’ award-winning podcast Queer The Music celebrates the music, artists and cultural moments that have shaped LGBTQ+ lives, also shifting politics, perception and popular culture in plain sight. Each episode, Jake Shears - musician, actor, writer, and all-round trailblazer - invites the viewer in, as he’s joined by those who continue to break ground and soundtrack Pop; from queer pioneers and beloved allies to the next generation of creators subverting the mainstream. This season, Queer The Music goes further still, pushing its format with legacy artist specials, authors, themed episo

Recent episodes

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

Jehnny Beth: “I’m In It For The Long Run” | Queer The Music
Why Josh Homme Challenges the Rules of Rock | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
Meek on Music, Survival, and Finding Her Voice | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
What Happens When Queer Spaces Disappear? | Jeremy Atherton Lin | Queer the Music with Jake Shears
How ‘Yes’ Became a Queer Anthem | David McAlmont | Queer the Music
Baby Queen on Ego Death, Therapy & Starting Over | Queer the Music with Jake Shears

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