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Hosted by Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike. Published by Barney Hoskyns, Jasper Murison-Bowie, William Pike.

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Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Sometimes has guests
25% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
74 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Monthly
236 episodes · last 2026-09-28
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
83
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.

How this show compares to other culture & arts podcasts

Episodes run noticeably longer than the Culture & Arts average, so prepare for a conversation rather than a short segment.

Measured against every culture & arts podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 25% 17%
Episodes in the last 90 days 6 10
Typical episode length 74 min 43 min
Episodes published in total 236 149
Reach percentile 83 50

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What the show says about itself

Tales from the world's largest archive of music journalism: entertaining interviews with luminaries such as Neil Tennant, Billy Bragg, Pamela Des Barres, Gary Kemp, Vashti Bunyan, Midge Ure, Nick Hornby and Robyn Hitchcock. Thoughtful and informative conversations about all aspects of popular music history, interspersed with clips from exclusive audio interviews that date back to the mid-'60s. The RBP podcast is hosted by Barney Hoskyns and William Pike and co-hosted & produced by Jasper Murison-Bowie. We're a proud part of Pantheon — the podcast network for music lovers.

Recent episodes

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

  1. E236: Nik Cohn and Ben Ratliff on Corner Boy + Awopbopaloobop
  2. E235: Tony Fletcher on Jamming! + The Jam + U2 audio interview
  3. E234: Mitchell Cohen on Dolly Parton + The Lovin' Spoonful + The Blues Project
  4. E233: Brian Cullman on Sandy Denny + John Martyn + Big Joe Turner
  5. E232: Tim Page on his Pulitzer Prize + Judee Sill + Stephin Merritt
  6. Episode 231: Geoffrey Cannon on the '60s + the Guardian + Jack Bruce audio
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Common questions

Does Rock's Backpages accept guests?

Sometimes has guests. Interviews appear alongside other formats. This is our reading of the show's recent episode titles, not a statement from the show itself.

How do I contact Rock's Backpages?

Yes. Rock's Backpages 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 Rock's Backpages publish?

It publishes about once a month. There are 236 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 74 minutes.

Is Rock's Backpages still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.