Vinyl Emergency

Jim Hanke

jim.hanke@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

This is a niche music interview podcast focused on how vinyl records shape the lives and careers of musicians, record-label professionals, journalists, and visual artists, with recurring conversations with established external guests. Agencies could credibly pitch recognized recording artists, songwriters, producers, label owners, music journalists, and visual artists with a substantive vinyl connection; booking difficulty is high because the show regularly features prominent music-industry figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 267

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

jim.hanke@gmail.com

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Host

Jim Hanke - Creator and host of Vinyl Emergency, where he explores the influence of vinyl records on the careers and creative lives of musicians and other arts professionals.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established musicians, songwriters, producers, music journalists, record-label owners or executives, and visual artists with recognized careers and a meaningful connection to vinyl or recorded music.
Required Achievements:  
Released or performed on notable recordings, Built a recognized career in music or the visual arts, Led or shaped work in the recording, journalism, or record-label industries

Recent Guest Discussions

Greg Barnett - Vinyl's Evolution, The Band's Creative Democracy, Collaborations With Producer Will Yip, And The Making Of The Album Everything I Ever Saw.

Anthony Mason - Songwriting As A Mechanism For Processing Trauma, Artistic Creation, And His Long-form Interview Work.

Nick Harmer - The Band's Album I Built You A Tower, Record Collecting, Shaping Nearly 100 Demos, And Themes Of Grief, Apathy, And Change.

Recent Topics

Vinyl, Musicians, Record Collecting, Music Industry, Visual Art

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Vinyl Emergency
:

Episode 240: The Menzingers' Greg Barnett

July 14, 2026

Gearing up this week to release their latest album Everything I Ever Saw, Menzingers vocalist/guitarist Greg Barnett discusses vinyl's evolution since the band's inception two decades ago, their friendship and collaborations with in-demand producer Will Yip, and why allowing the group to be a democracy in the first place has kept it alive. Visit themenzingers.com for album info, tour dates, socials and more, including listening party and in-store performance details to celebrate the record's ...

Episode 239: Anthony Mason (Returns!)

June 30, 2026

You'd be hard-pressed to find someone else with as much curiosity and vigor at 70 years old about the creation of art as longtime CBS News journalist Anthony Mason. Over his 40+ years with the network, he's shaped an Emmy-winning career around making songwriters of all stripes (from Bruce Springsteen to Phoebe Bridgers) feel comfortable enough to get uncomfortable about their motives, fears and process. And though his CBS schedule hasn't slowed down in the least, he's now launched 'Alchemy wi...

Episode 238: Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie

June 16, 2026

Hot on the heels of I Built You A Tower — Death Cab for Cutie's 11th album, released earlier this month — bassist and founding member Nick Harmer tells us why this LP is the band's loudest in a long time. Plus, a deep dive into his personal record-hunting habits, how the group culled through nearly 100 demos to shape this release, and pinpointing the connecting tissue between Tower's themes of grief, apathy and change. Tour dates, socials and more are available at deathcabforcutie.com.

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