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Hosted by Elvira Bary.

Should you pitch it?

Guest activity
Rarely has guests
5% of recent episode titles look like interviews
Episode length
25 min
Median of recent episodes. That is the commitment you would be asking for.
Publishing
Weekly+
156 episodes · last 2026-09-30
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
91
Percentile among shows you could realistically get on. Not a download count.
Confirmed by the show updated 2026-10-14
Takes pitches
Yes
Paid slot
No, guests are free
The slot
1 hour
Books ahead
2-3 weeks
Based in
United States
Wants
Experts on Geopolitics, Society, Government
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 news & politics podcasts

This show runs interviews less often than most News & Politics podcasts, so a guest pitch is a longer shot here.

Measured against every news & politics podcast in the directory that has published in the last year.

This show Category average
Episodes featuring a guest 5% 15%
Episodes in the last 90 days 26 21
Typical episode length 25 min 43 min
Episodes published in total 156 187
Reach percentile 91 50

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What the show says about itself

Discover how authoritarian regimes twist history, power, and culture to survive, and what their tricks mean for us today. Each video reveals hidden mechanisms of control, shown through Russia’s past and present yet reaching far beyond its borders. I’m Elvira Bary, an author born in the USSR. I draw on lived experience, research, and cultural insight to decode how strongmen build systems, justify lies, and keep entire nations in line. Russia is the clearest example, but the lessons apply to every authoritarian society. This podcast is about more than politics. It’s about the instincts and survi

Recent episodes

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

  1. Brewing Resistance in Moscow: What Secret Protest Looks Like in Today’s Russia
  2. Blood Money: What Russia’s Soldiers Actually Do With Their Millions
  3. Russia Wasn’t Ready: How Ukraine’s Lyman Counterattack Broke Russia’s War Myth
  4. Crimea’s Property War: Who Owns the Land After the Ukraine War Ends?
  5. Russian War Criminals: Why Putin’s Generals Will Never Be Safe
  6. If Putin Wins: The Terrifying Reality of Russia’s "Victory" in Ukraine
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Common questions

Does What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia accept guests?

Yes. The show has confirmed directly that it accepts guest pitches.

How do I contact What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia?

Yes. What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia 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.

Does What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia charge guests a fee?

No. The show has told us directly that guests are not charged.

How often does What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia publish?

It publishes at least once a week. There are 156 episodes in the feed. Episodes run about 25 minutes.

Is What World Leaders NEED to Know about Russia still active?

Yes. It has published within the last 90 days.