Rare Candy

Glen Rockney

Booking Overview

This independent literary and film criticism show combines solo cultural analysis with long-form conversations featuring authors, commentators, and fellow podcast hosts. Credible pitches include novelists, literary or film critics, cultural commentators, and experts able to discuss fiction, adaptations, and notable cultural figures; booking difficulty is likely low because guests tend to be niche authors, writers, and podcast creators rather than major celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 402

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.5/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

rarecandypod@gmail.com

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Host

Glen Rockney - Host and cultural commentator focused on literature, film, fiction, and notable historical figures.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Authors, literary or film critics, cultural commentators, and podcast hosts with a strong point of view and subject expertise in books, fiction, adaptations, or cultural history.

Required Achievements:

Published books or substantial writing, Established podcast or media work, Recognized expertise in a literary, film, or cultural subject

Recent Guest Discussions

Kelby Losack - Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards

J. David Osborne - Bret Easton Ellis's The Shards

Matthew Sini - Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner, And Blade Runner 2049

Matthew Fresta - Philip K. Dick's Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?, Blade Runner, And Blade Runner 2049

Recent Topics

Literary Criticism, Film, Fiction, Cultural Criticism, Biography

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Rare Candy

Alpha/Beta: NFL Head Coaches w/ Marcus Johnson

September 10, 2026

Marcus Johnson, host of Tape Don't Lie joins Glen to rate every NFL Head Coach on the Alpha/Beta scale. How does your favorite team's coach fare? We will let you know. Follow Marcus Johnson Youtube ⁨@tapedontlie⁩ X https://x.com/TheMarcJohnNFLTo support Rare Candy, head to https://rarecandy.substack.com/ and subscribe.

Magnolia Electric Co. w/ Bigmac McCarthy

September 03, 2026

Good friend of the show Bigmac McCarthy joins us to talk about his latest short story John The Rock, Magnolia Electric Co. by Songs: Ohia (which Glen had never heard of), and the state of modern music. Read John The Rock by Bigmac McCarthy https://rarecandy.substack.com/p/john-the-rockFollow Bigmac McCarthy https://x.com/polished_steel

Cape Fear w/ Detective Wolfman and Parker Longbaugh

August 26, 2026

Detective Wolfman and Parker Longbaugh join Glen Rockney to talk about the Cape Fear Franchise from the novel The Executioners by John McDonald, The 1962 and 1991 film adaptations, to the underrated AppleTV series. Follow Rare Candy on Substack https://rarecandy.substack.com/Follow Detective Wolfman on X https://x.com/Det_WolfmanFollow Parker Longbaugh on Substack https://longbaugh.substack.com/

Publicly listed emails

rarecandypod@gmail.com

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