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Let It Roll

Nate Wilcox

Booking Overview

This is a music-history interview podcast focused on the development of popular music, with recurring conversations featuring music historians, authors, and experienced journalists. Credible pitches include published music writers, genre historians, archival researchers, and experts on influential artists, recordings, labels, or musical movements; booking difficulty is medium because guests typically need substantial subject expertise and published or broadcast credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 659

Frequency: Several times a week

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

letitrollpodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Nate Wilcox - Nate Wilcox is a podcast host who leads discussions about the history of popular music, its genres, recordings, and influential figures.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published music historians, authors, specialist journalists, and researchers with deep knowledge of particular genres, artists, songs, recordings, or music-industry history
Required Achievements:  
Published books or substantial articles on music history, Recognized journalism, broadcasting, or specialist research experience, Established expertise on a significant musical genre, artist, recording, or movement

Recent Guest Discussions

Elijah Wald - Paul Whiteman, The History Of Jazz, And Changing Perceptions Of Rock And Roll

Ed Ward - The Prehistory Of Rock And Roll, The 1920s And 1930s Record Industry, Black Music, And Hillbilly Music

Michael Corcoran - Texas Gospel Artists Arizona Dranes, Blind Willie Johnson, And Washington Phillips, Along With Record Executive Don Robey

Ted Anthony - The History, Versions, Circulation, And Interpretation Of “house Of The Rising Sun”

Recent Topics

Music, Music History, Popular Music, Country Music, Rock Music

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Let It Roll
:

Record Men From Thomas Edison to John Hammond & Chris Blackwell: Let It Roll From the Beginning... 4.2

October 09, 2026

Gareth Murphy set out to write an obituary for the record man. A French label boss had told him over lunch that the record producer was a dying breed, and in the 2010s, with the industry shrinking every year since 1999, it looked like he was right. Then Murphy went back to the beginning, found the same collapse in the 1920s and again in the Depression, and came out the other side with the opposite conclusion: the record business is cyclical, it has to go extinct now and then, and it always co...

Bing Crosby's Swing Brought Him Superstardom: Let It Roll From the Beginning... 4.1

October 07, 2026

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The Jazz Age of Pop From the ODJB to Bing Crosby: Let It Roll From the Beginning... 3.12

October 05, 2026

Host Nate Wilcox is joined again by Peter Doggett, author of “Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 Years of Pop Music,” in a conversation first recorded in 2019 and returning now to conclude season 3 of Let It Roll From the Beginning..., in which the whole Let It Roll archive is being re-cast in chronological order by topic. GO TO THE LET IT ROLL SUBSTACK TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- Th...

Frequently asked questions

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Let It Roll
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How do I get in touch with Let It Roll?

Let It Roll is hosted by Nate Wilcox. Its publicly listed email is letitrollpodcast@gmail.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Let It Roll?

The publicly listed email for Let It Roll: letitrollpodcast@gmail.com.

How many listeners does Let It Roll have?

Podseeker estimates Let It Roll reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Let It Roll?

Let It Roll typically books well-known public figures. Typical guest background: Published music historians, authors, specialist journalists, and researchers with deep knowledge of particular genres, artists, songs, recordings, or music-industry history. Common among recent guests: Published books or substantial articles on music history; Recognized journalism, broadcasting, or specialist research experience; Established expertise on a significant musical genre, artist, recording, or movement. Recent guests include Elijah Wald, Ed Ward, and Michael Corcoran.

How hard is it to get booked on Let It Roll?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Let It Roll cover?

Recent episodes cover Music, Music History, Popular Music, Country Music, and Rock Music. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

letitrollpodcast@gmail.com

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