Ask Penguin

Ask Penguin

by Penguin Books UK

Insights from recent episode analysis

Audience Interest

Estimated Reach: 250,001+
Listeners across platforms

Podcast Focus

Categories: arts · books
+2 more

Publishing Consistency

Frequency: Irregular
250+ episodes since 2015

Platform Reach

Insights are generated by CastFox AI using publicly available data, episode content, and proprietary models.

Most discussed topics

book recommendationsliteraturejane austenhumor in literaturewriting about familymental healthdebut novelswuthering heightsadaptationvillains in literaturelovebrontë sisters

Brands & references

Penguin Books UK5
Mental Health Mates1
People Pleaser1
Mad Girl1
You Got This1
Wuthering Heights1
Ask Penguin1
British Book Awards1
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High Confidence

Est. Listeners

250,001+

Based on iTunes & Spotify (publisher stats).

  • Per-Episode Audience

    Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days

    10,001 - 25,000
  • Monthly Reach

    Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)

    25,001 - 75,000
  • Active Followers

    Loyal subscribers who consistently listen

    5,001 - 15,000

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Platform Distribution

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* Data sourced directly from platform APIs and aggregated hourly across all major podcast directories.

On the show

From 10 eps

Hosts

RD
Rhianna Dhillon
2 eps
AP
Ask Penguin team
1 ep
PB
Penguin Books UK
1 ep
AP
Ask Penguin
1 ep
PT
Penguin team
1 ep
R
Rhianna
1 ep

Recent guests

9 across last 10 eps
BG
Bryony Gordon
1 ep
EF
Emerald Fennell
1 ep
PH
Paula Hawkins
1 ep
KO
Karl Ove Knausgaard
1 ep
ZS
Zadie Smith
1 ep
PP
Philip Pullman
1 ep
GH
Gill Hornby
1 ep
AH
Andrew Hunter Murray
1 ep
OV
Ocean Vuong
1 ep

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Chart Positions

21 placements across 13 markets.