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How to get on Smashing Security

Hosted by Graham Cluley.

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Rarely has guests
5% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
50 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Weekly+
496 episodes · last 2026-09-02
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
90
Percentile among shows you could realistically get on. Not a download count.
Confirmed by the show updated 2026-09-10
Takes pitches
No, do not pitch this show
Paid slot
Not stated
Reachable, but check the format. The contact is the show's own and it is independently published, but recent episode titles show little sign of interviews. Read a few before pitching.

How this show compares to other tech general podcasts

This show runs interviews less often than most Tech General podcasts, so a guest pitch is a longer shot here.

Measured against every tech general podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 5% 20%
Episodes in the last 90 days 13 14
Typical episode length 50 min 40 min
Episodes published in total 496 193
Reach percentile 90 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.

What the show says about itself

Stories from the world of hacking, cybersecurity, and rogue AI. Smashing Security isn’t your typical tech podcast. Hosted by cybersecurity keynote speaker and industry veteran Graham Cluley, it serves up weekly tales of cybercrime, hacking horror stories, privacy blunders, and tech mishaps - all with sharp insight, a sense of humour, and zero tolerance for tech waffle. Winner of the best and most entertaining cybersecurity podcast awards in 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2024, Smashing Security has had over ten million downloads. Past guests include Garry Kasparov, Mikko Hyppönen, and Jack Rhysid

Recent episodes

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

  1. This AI helps thieves steal your iPhone
  2. This hacker leaked GTA 6 - and launched their own cryptocurrency
  3. Never say this to a robot dog
  4. This is the AI service you should never sign up to
  5. How a fake police officer nearly stole Graham's cryptocurrency
  6. This job interview could destroy your company

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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Common questions

Does Smashing Security accept guests?

No. The show has told us directly that it does not accept guest pitches, so please do not pitch it.

How do I contact Smashing Security?

Yes. Smashing Security 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 Smashing Security publish?

It publishes at least once a week. There are 496 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 50 minutes.

Is Smashing Security still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.

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