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How to get on What Is This Hot Mess?

Hosted by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Tiffany Kagure Mugo.

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Often has guests
71% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
44 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Monthly
14 episodes · last 2026-09-08
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.
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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 health & wellness podcasts

Most episodes here are interviews, well above the Health & Wellness norm, so the format is already built around having someone on.

Measured against every health & wellness podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 71% 20%
Episodes in the last 90 days 5 7
Typical episode length 44 min 36 min
Episodes published in total 14 96
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

What Is This Hot Mess? is a fun yet insightful podcast that merges the personal and political to look at the running joke that is our world. In a world where we constantly feel like every major event feels like a bad punchline, the podcast seeks to have in-depth conversations with those who are trying to make sure the punchline doesn’t end us all. The podcast features conversations with feminists, freedom fighters and front-line defenders that dive deep into the world of ‘superheroes who do not wear capes’ exploring the ways in which these amazing people are fierce and fantastic but also flawe

Recent episodes

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

  1. A hot mess of the genderless nature of sports, men catching feelings with Marion Remiers (Part I)
  2. A mess of ethical philanthropy, mo’ money mo problems and inheritors *without* the fur
  3. A mess of radical giving, the politics of the purse and not 'eating your own' with J. Bob Alotta
  4. A mess of a mental health flavoured climate crisis, vulnerability during emergency and the power of community
  5. A Mess of Unequal Exchanges, Lessons in ‘Ubuntu’, and Recycling (Not Really) with Ruth Nyambura
  6. A mess of pleasure as liberation, judgey gynaes, stolen lubes and magical vulvas with Dr T. a.k.a Tlof Tlof (Part II)
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Common questions

Does What Is This Hot Mess? 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 What Is This Hot Mess??

Yes. What Is This Hot Mess? 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 What Is This Hot Mess? publish?

It publishes about once a month. There are 14 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 44 minutes.

Is What Is This Hot Mess? still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.

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