Critical Listening
Hosted by Max and Liz · Critical Listening
4.9from 29 ratings
- 28
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 29
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
- 502
- YouTube views
About Critical Listening
Sharp takes on music technology and culture industry hell. A new podcast from journalist Liz Pelly and musician/educator Max Alper. Support the show and find bonus content at patreon.com/criticallistening
- Publisher
- Critical Listening
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 21 Apr 2025
- Latest episode
- 30 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 28 episodes have a transcript.
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 27: We Read the Spotify Earnings Call Transcript So You Don't Have To (October 2026 Headlines) (PATREON PREVIEW)
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 26: Live From Warsawza
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Episode 25: September 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW)
Who has been a guest on Critical Listening
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Piotr Kurek
- Wilhelm Sasnal
- Mat Shulz
- Lira Mondal
- Caufield Schnug
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 502
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 29 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 2
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 66
- Engagement
- 85
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Questions about Critical Listening
Who hosts Critical Listening?
Max and Liz host the show. Published by Critical Listening.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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