Goalhanger Podcasts

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Goalhanger Podcasts
Industry Podcasting
Founder Gary Lineker
Tony Pastor
Jack Davenport
Headquarters Kennington, London, England
Products The Rest is History
The Rest is Politics
Website https://www.goalhangerpodcasts.com

Goalhanger Podcasts is a British company that produces and distributes podcasts. It claims to be the UK's largest independent podcast group, with 17.5 million downloads as of July 2023. [1]

It was founded by former professional footballer Gary Lineker, along with Tony Pastor and Jack Davenport. [2]

Programming

TitleGenreHostsAir date
We Have Ways of Making You TalkHistory Al Murray and James Holland April 2, 2019
The Rest Is History History Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook November 2, 2020
BattlegroundHistoryPatrick Bishop and Saul DavidApril 4, 2022
The Rest is Politics Politics Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart May 2, 2022
Empire History William Dalrymple and Anita Anand August 16, 2022
The Rest is Politics: LeadingPolitics Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart January 16, 2023
The Rest is Football Football Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards August 7, 2023
The Rest is MoneyEconomics Steph McGovern and Robert Peston August 30, 2023
Sherlock & Co. Scripted podcast Paul Waggott as Doctor John Watson and Harry Attwell as Sherlock Holmes October 10, 2023
The Rest is EntertainmentEntertainment Richard Osman and Marina Hyde November 28, 2023

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References

  1. "Gary Lineker and his Goalhanger teammates on their podcast empire". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  2. White, Peter (2022-06-17). "Gary Lineker's Goalhanger To Expand Podcast Output After Signing With WME". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-02-04.