Vinyl Emergency
Jim HankeMusicians, record label owners, visual artists and beyond describe how vinyl records have shaped their lives and careers. Previous guests include Hozier, Rosanne Cash, Ben Gibbard, Adam Duritz, Lisa Loeb and members of Run-DMC, Foo Fighters, R.E.M. and more.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 264 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | MusicMusic Interviews | |||
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- Great Interview Show!
Are you a fan of vinyl? Are you a fan of great interviews? If so, this podcast is for you! The show combines my two loves into one weekly show. I love it!
Apple Podcasts5LukinFan
United States2 years ago - Good guests = good podcast!
When the guests are good, it’s a great podcast, but it’s let down by the presenter who doesn’t really listen carefully to his guests. You sense he’s urging them to finish an answer so he can get to his next question, so I often feel he misses some golden opportunities to get more out of his guests if he’d responded to what they actually said rather than just ploughed on to his next question.
It’s also really offputting to hear him typing away while his guests are talking! It sounds like he’s s... more
Apple Podcasts3MandurahJamie
Australia3 years ago - For Vinyl Love and Beyond
Jim’s podcast is excellent for vinyl lovers, but each guest brings a lot more to the table than just records. It’s a great music podcast as a whole! Love it.
Apple Podcasts5blaineduncanUnited States4 years ago - a music enthusiasts dream
Love this podcast, Jim is knowledgeable and an excellent interviewer. His interview with Chris Carrabba is amazing, such a fun listen. He really gets his guests to morph into total fanboys of music and the vinyl LP, it makes it very relatable.
Apple Podcasts5leafsfan1980
Canada5 years ago - Great Podcast
Jim does an amazing job interviewing artists/musicians from all genres. He has a vast background of all types of music and his research for each show is evident. Well done and highly recommended!
Apple Podcasts5jmbenishekUnited States5 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #114 | United States/Music/Music Interviews |
Apple Podcasts | #127 | Canada/Music/Music Interviews |
Apple Podcasts | #229 |  United Kingdom/Music/Music Interviews |
Apple Podcasts | #51 |  Denmark/Music/Music Interviews |
Apple Podcasts | #72 |  Israel/Music/Music Interviews |
Apple Podcasts | #86 |  Sweden/Music/Music Interviews |
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What is Vinyl Emergency about and what kind of topics does it cover?
This show centers on conversations with artists, label owners, and other music-industry figures about how vinyl and physical media shape their careers, art, and listening habits. Episodes عادة explore intimate storytelling around creation, production, and the tactile culture of records, with a strong emphasis on the vinyl ecosystem, festival moments, and the evolving role of physical formats in a streaming era. Notable strengths include in-depth interviews that go beyond discographies to reveal process, community, and the human side of making and releasing music through vinyl. The format often blends archival memories, gear and pressing plant details, and first-hand experiences in bands, labels, and studios, offering listeners actionable in... more
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2. Indiecast
3. The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
4. Kreative Kontrol
5. Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
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Recent guests on Vinyl Emergency include:
1. Erin Osmon
2. Taylor Goldsmith
3. Courtney Marie Andrews
4. Tenille Townes
5. Sara Watkins
6. Sara Jarosz
7. Aoife O'Donovan
8. Jordan Smart
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