Unfamous with Justin Tranter

About Unfamous with Justin Tranter

Most of what you love in pop culture didn’t happen the way you think it did. Unfamous goes deep with the people who were actually there. Hosted by Grammy-nominated hit songwriter Justin Tranter, whose credits include Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” and some of the biggest pop songs of the past decade, Unfamous takes you inside the rooms where culture gets made. Artists, writers, producers, executives and collaborators reveal the decisions, disagreements, false starts, rewrites, rejections and breakthroughs behind the songs, performances, careers and cultural moments you know. Because the finished product is only part of the story. New episodes every Wednesday.

Publisher

Justin Tranter + Morgan Stuart

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Feb 2026

Latest episode

21 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

21 of 38 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Paul McCartney Took 100% of the Publishing. Here’s Why.

   Host Justin Tranter and guest Ant Clemons discuss music publishing, sampling versus interpolation, and the crucial role of artist development in this interview.

2. 

   14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Who Gets The Final Say? Inside The Hollywood Reporter

   Host Justin Tranter interviews The Hollywood Reporter's Maer Roshan and Alison Edmond about the creative process behind iconic magazine covers, revealing how they navigate talent demands and collaboration to achieve impactful visuals.

3. 

   7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Lost Boys Was “The Hardest Thing We’ve Ever Done”: The Rescues on 60 Songs + Band Therapy

   Host Justin Tranter interviews Kyler England, AG, and Gabriel Mann about the challenging five-year creation of the musical "The Lost Boys" and their collaborative journey.

Inside a recent episode

Paul McCartney Took 100% of the Publishing. Here’s Why.

Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So my favorite Ed Sheeran song to break down is this song called Happier. It's on the Divide album. And the first line of the song is walking down 29th and Park. So that's a where, it's a when, and it's what's going on. I saw you in another's arms. That's a what and a who. Only a month we've been apart. That's a when and a what. You look happier. That's a what and a who. So that's the strong structure for the first four of that. Then he keeps the same song structure and breaks it right down in the next section. Saw you walk inside a bar. Who, what, where is going on? Like he says something to make you laugh. […]

Who has been a guest on Unfamous with Justin Tranter

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Maer Roshan
• Alison Edmond
• Kyler England
• AG
• Gabriel Mann

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

28 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

94 ratings

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Books guests

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