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How to get on The Backstory

Hosted by Jarrard Inc..

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Often has guests
90% 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
Occasional
167 episodes · last 2026-10-07
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
66
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 business & finance podcasts

This show features a guest in almost every episode. That is rare in Business & Finance, and it makes this one of the more realistic bookings in the field.

Measured against every business & finance podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 90% 22%
Episodes in the last 90 days 2 7
Typical episode length 40 min 34 min
Episodes published in total 167 100
Reach percentile 66 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

The Backstory, formerly the High Stakes Podcast, is a new, limited series from Jarrard Inc. President and Co-Founder Anne Hancock Toomey. For nearly two decades, Jarrard – one of the nation’s top communications consulting firms for healthcare – has partnered with thousands of leaders across the country who are striving to make healthcare better every day. But this isn’t a podcast about healthcare, or politics or even communications. It’s about authentic leadership. The Backstory is about demystifying respected leaders who’ve had a lot of success along the way because of the kind of leaders the

Recent episodes

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

  1. Backstory Sessions 2026: David Dill
  2. BONUS 211. From Plowing Snow to Leading Healthcare Transformation, with Warner Thomas
  3. 210. From Local Newspaper Delivery to National Philanthropy Leader, with Cynthia Brandt, PhD
  4. 209. From Pumping Gas to CEO of Leading Children’s Hospitals, with Dr. Patrick Frias
  5. 208. From Serving Frozen Yogurt to National Health System CEO, with Marty Bonick
  6. 207. From Clinical Dietician to CEO of Allina Health, with Lisa Shannon
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Common questions

Does The Backstory accept guests?

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.

How do I contact The Backstory?

Yes. The Backstory 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 The Backstory publish?

It publishes irregularly. There are 167 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 40 minutes.

Is The Backstory still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.