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How to get on The Other Kind of Doctor

Hosted by Royal Holloway Doctoral School.

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Sometimes has guests
40% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
42 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Monthly
50 episodes · last 2026-07-30
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
53
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

Interviews run alongside other formats here, more often than most comparable shows, so a guest slot is a normal part of the schedule.

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

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 40% 18%
Episodes in the last 90 days 3 7
Typical episode length 42 min 33 min
Episodes published in total 50 98
Reach percentile 53 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

Welcome to The Other Kind of Doctor, where we sprinkle a bit of fun on the brilliance of PhDs! Join our diverse group of PhD candidates as we navigate the maze of research, academia, and life, all with a healthy dose of humour. In this podcast we don't wear stethoscopes and scrubs – we're the other kind of doctors! Here we celebrate the quirks and triumphs of the doctoral journey, sharing insightful conversations, compelling anecdotes, and lots of laughs. Whether you’re knee-deep in research or just curious about academia, our podcast offers a light-hearted take on the serious business of earn

Recent episodes

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

  1. Season 5, Episode 5: Royal Holloway's Festival of Research Special
  2. Season 5, Episode 4: Hauntology of Print with Oliver Hambsch
  3. Season 5 Episode 3: Bumblebee Parasites with Alexis Gkantiragas
  4. Season 5, Episode 2: Researcher Showcase: Ukulele Playing Techniques with Elisabeth Pfeiffer
  5. Season 5, Episode 1: Women at the Fitzwilliam Museum: A History of Three Objects, Adrianna Chmielewska
  6. Trailer - Series 5, Spring 25/26
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Common questions

Does The Other Kind of Doctor 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 Other Kind of Doctor?

Yes. The Other Kind of Doctor 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 Other Kind of Doctor publish?

It publishes about once a month. There are 50 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 42 minutes.

Is The Other Kind of Doctor still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.

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