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How to Get Booked on Short Wave
Short Wave is a science podcast hosted by NPR with 1908 episodes. Your strongest route into Short Wave starts with evidence from its feed and the contact path this show publishes.
Short Wave is not affiliated with Let's Make A Podcast. We cannot book its guests.
What Short Wave is about
New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, in just under 15 minutes. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber for science on a different wavelength. If you're hooked, try Short Wave Plus. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed.
In the show’s own words, from its public feed.
- Publishes
- a few times a week
- Latest episode
- Jul 15, 2026
- Catalogue
- 1908 episodes
Recent episodes
Listen to a few of these before you pitch, then reference one by name.
- Our favorite brains, including Einstein's stolen one
- What's this super-aging butterfly’s longevity secret?
- How should we decide who, or what, is conscious?
- Plot twist: We're probably way undercounting insects on Earth
- NASA's race against time to rescue a falling satellite
Episode list read from the show’s public RSS feed on 2026-07-16.
3 show-specific steps to pitch Short Wave
- 1
Listen before you pitch
Start with the latest episode of Short Wave, which publishes a few times a week, currently “Our favorite brains, including Einstein's stolen one”. Listen for how the host frames the conversation, then make your angle fit Short Wave.
- 2
Send it to the address Short Wave publishes
Short Wave's feed publishes a contact address. We do not print Short Wave's address on public pages. A free account opens a pre-addressed draft for Short Wave in your mail app; we never send it. Get the address for Short Wave.
- 3
Lead with a specific, relevant angle
Hosts want a researcher or communicator who can make a complex finding clear and vivid. Open with one sentence on why you fit Short Wave and the exact topic you would bring to an episode. See our pitch template, or write it now, prefilled for Short Wave, then grade the draft against Short Wave.
Pitch basics: read the complete guide. Short Wave is listed from Apple Podcasts (iTunes Search API), public directory data; its host can manage it below.
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