Goalhanger
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London, UK
The UK's largest independent podcast company
Website: www.goalhangerpodcasts.com
About Goalhanger
Goalhanger is the UK’s largest independent podcast producer and the biggest outside the US. We make chart-topping, story-first shows across history, politics, sport, business, entertainment, current affairs, and audio drama, reaching tens of millions around the world each month. Our podcasts include The Rest Is History, The Rest Is Politics, Empire, The Rest Is Entertainment, The Rest Is Politics: US, Leading, The Rest Is Money, Journey Through Time, The Rest Is Football, Sherlock & Co., The Rest Is Classified, The Rest Is Football: Daly Brightness, and We Have Ways of Making You Talk. In 2024 alone, our programmes were downloaded over 400 million times. But Goalhanger is more than just a podcast network. We’re a new-generation cultural media brand producing across YouTube, live events, and long-form audio. From in-depth interviews and cultural commentary to immersive storytelling, everything we create is rooted in trust, talent, and curiosity. Goalhanger is shaping the future of media, one great conversation at a time. Read more here: https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com/
Latest news
- Jun 24: The Rest is Politics and The Rest is Politics: US saw 1.1 million video views and 685,000 audio streams in a single day, in reaction to the US bombing of Iran, says Goalhanger.
- Jun 10: Indie podcast studio Goalhanger has announced a new free monthly masterclass, called Goalhanger’s Greenroom. Sessions from the company’s producers, editors and commercial leads will be streamed live and free to watch.
- Jun 9: Goalhanger show The Rest is Football will be “enhanced” through the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup with official match clips, in a new partnership with DAZN.
- May 23: Apple unveiled some data from one of Goalhanger’s shows, The Rest is History. That show has 45,000 paying subscribers using Apple Podcasts, and it was revealed that 57% of them are on the annual plan, which is helpful for retention. Tony Pastor, the co-founder of Goalhanger, was quoted as saying “The key advantage of Apple Podcasts Subscriptions is how seamless the experience is for listeners.”
- May 22: Also released in London was the Top 25 Podcasts in the UK for Q1/25 from Edison Podcast Metrics. There’s no change in the top three shows (Rogan, TRIP, Diary of a CEO), with Goalhanger having four shows in the top ten.
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