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How to get on The Hidden Third

Hosted by Mariana van Zeller.

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Sometimes has guests
20% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
137 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Weekly+
45 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
70
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 other podcasts

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

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

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 20% 17%
Episodes in the last 90 days 11 8
Typical episode length 137 min 33 min
Episodes published in total 45 103
Reach percentile 70 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

From Emmy and Peabody Award–winning journalist Mariana van Zeller comes THE HIDDEN THIRD, a weekly dive into the underground markets that quietly power a third of the global economy. Every episode Mariana sits down with people who know these worlds firsthand - the hustlers, smugglers, scammers, kingpins, and those trying to shut them down. The series reveals how they function, why they endure, and the profound ways they impact us all. New episodes drop every Wednesday wherever you get your podcasts. The Hidden Third is a co-production of Muck Media and The Roost Podcast Network.

Recent episodes

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

  1. From College World Series Hero to $32M Ponzi Scheme
  2. Evan Rachel Wood: The Cost of Speaking Out Against Marilyn Manson
  3. He Helped Save Thousands of Abused and Exploited Kids
  4. The Vigilante Hunting Bullies, Scammers and Predators
  5. Trapped in Bolivia's Deadliest Prison. Then She Took It Over.
  6. She Escaped Traffickers, Then Was Kidnapped Again
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Common questions

Does The Hidden Third 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 The Hidden Third?

Yes. The Hidden Third 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 Hidden Third publish?

It publishes at least once a week. There are 45 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 137 minutes.

Is The Hidden Third still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.