Vinyl Emergency

Jim Hanke

Booking Overview

This music-culture interview show focuses on how vinyl shapes the lives and careers of musicians, producers, journalists, visual artists, and record-label professionals, with a typical guest roster of established figures from the music industry. Agencies could credibly pitch notable recording artists, songwriters, producers, music journalists, label executives, and visual artists with a substantive vinyl or music-history connection; booking difficulty is high because the show regularly features recognized industry names.

Metrics

Episodes: 272

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 4.6k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

vinylemergency@gmail.com

jim.hanke@gmail.com

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Host

Jim Hanke - Host and creator of a music-focused show exploring the influence of vinyl records on artists’ lives and careers.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Established musicians, songwriters, producers, music journalists, visual artists, and record-label professionals with a notable career and a meaningful connection to vinyl, recording, album art, or music history.

Required Achievements:

Acclaimed or influential recordings, Longstanding professional music careers, Major media or journalism credentials, Notable production or label work, Recognized contributions to album artwork or music culture

Recent Guest Discussions

Hutch Harris - Creating Album Artwork From Found Materials, Personalized Record Packaging, Concept Albums, And Vinyl Releases.

John Agnello - Producing And Recording The Hold Steady’s Boys And Girls In America, The Album’s Creative Development, And Its Reissue.

Markéta Irglová - Glen Hansard’s Songwriting And Creative Legacy, The Swell Season, And Essential Music.

Glen Hansard - Songwriting, Essential Albums, Vinyl, And Hansard’s Lasting Musical Impact.

Greg Barnett - Vinyl’s Evolution, Collaboration With Producer Will Yip, Band Democracy, And Sustaining A Long-running Group.

Recent Topics

Vinyl, Music, Songwriting, Album Art, Record Labels

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Vinyl Emergency

Episode 243: Jim James of My Morning Jacket

September 22, 2026

Naturally and keenly shifting from soul to folk to stadium rock (sometimes in the same song) over the last 25+ years, Jim James -- and by extension My Morning Jacket, his Grammy-nominated powerhouse quintet -- points to an unlikely influence for such a kaleidoscope of sound: Jim Henson. Through The Muppet Show and Sesame Street's wide-eyed optimism and cast diversity — be they human actors or handmade ones — songs like "The Rainbow Connection" spoke deeply to him as a youngster, leading to an...

The Promise Ring's 'Very Emergency,' Track-By-Track (with The Great Albums)

September 08, 2026

Enjoy this special feed drop of The Great Albums Podcast, where Vinyl Emergency's Jim Hanke guests to discuss The Promise Ring's 1999 LP, Very Emergency, track-by-track. Find and subscribe to the Great Albums wherever you get podcasts! Members of the Great Albums Patreon can listen to an additional interview regarding the album with Dan Didier, drummer and founding member of the band.

Episode 242: Hutch Harris (The Thermals)

August 24, 2026

Describing himself as working within "the art of opportunity," Hutch Harris has been rummaging through charity bins and resale shops for years, pocketing vintage insurance ads or worn pages of childrens books, in order to create stunning, patchwork album covers for The Thermals. In today's conversation, Hutch describes what goes into those methods and how you at home can obtain personalized lyric sheets, unique LP/CD sleeves and more. Leading up to the September 4th release of Under Crushing ...

Publicly listed emails

vinylemergency@gmail.com

jim.hanke@gmail.com

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