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When They Were Making It: The Backlot

@WhenTheyWereMakingItTracked since Jul 2026

A narrative documentary podcast about classic Hollywood..

Observed Aug 27, 2026 · stalePublic earnings

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71.7% · 30-day rate from 23 observed days

Total audience

incl. free followers

Observed monthly earnings

$225

Starting price

$5/mo

3 membership tiers

Where the 55 observed tier members sit

Membership tiers

CAD 043.6%$518.2%$1038.2%

Largest observed tier is CAD 0 Free. Tier totals include free-tier members and come from the Aug 27, 2026 public snapshot, so they do not reconcile to the paid-member total.

CAD 0/moFree2443.6% of observed tier members

$5/moVisitor Pass — The Backlot1018.2% of observed tier members

$10/moStudio Insider — The Backlot2138.2% of observed tier members

Growth signals: When They Were Making It: The Backlot

+71.7%

31 paid members · 30-day rate from 23 observed days

Membership

31161

Jul 20269 weeks trackedNow

When They Were Making It: The Backlot31 members · $225/mo

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When They Were Making It: The Backlot's paid members rank in Recommended cohort
Rank	Creator and why included	Paid members	Gap vs When They Were Making It: The Backlot	Freshness
#1	When They Were Making It: The BacklotProfilePodcastsPaid members position in Recommended cohort	31	Reference	Aug 27, 2026Stale
#2	zoonPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence	24	7 fewer	Aug 28, 2026
#3	CatebiPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence	20	11 fewer	Aug 28, 2026
#4	Shitty Craft ClubPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence	18	13 fewer	Aug 27, 2026

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55Posts total4 postsLast month75%Members-only

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Article Latest postPublicComing Up on The Backlot: August

The studio doors are open — and August is bringing a darker, stranger new slate to The Backlot. This month: Theda Bara becomes one of Hollyw

August 14 3 likes 3 comments

After the Cut: Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)This is the Backlot companion to the main-feed Breakfast at Tiffany's episode — the pieces from the research file and the cutting-room floorArticleJuly 4$5 tier & up 0 0

After the Cut: Lana TurnerThis is the Backlot companion to the main-feed Lana Turner episode — the pieces from the research file and the cutting-room floor that didn'ArticleJuly 4$5 tier & up 0 0

After the Cut: Rudolph ValentinoThis is the Backlot companion to the main-feed Rudolph Valentino episode — the pieces from the research file and the cutting-room floor thatArticleJuly 4$5 tier & up 4 1

Tomorrow on WTWMI: The Backlot — Barbara Stanwyck (Full Episode)From a Brooklyn childhood marked by loss to Broadway chorus lines, Pre-Code notoriety, Oscar-nominated triumphs, noir immortality, Western rArticleJuly 1Public 4 1

After the Cut: Mae WestThis is the Backlot companion to the main-feed Mae West episode — the pieces from the research file and the cutting-room floor that didn't fArticleJuly 31$5 tier & up 0 0

After the Cut: Marlon BrandoThis is the Backlot companion to the main-feed Marlon Brando episodes — the pieces from the research file and the cutting-room floor that diArticleJuly 31$5 tier & up 0 0

Backlot Q&A: July 2026This is the monthly Backlot Q&A for July — a place for questions about classic Hollywood, the research, the episodes, the show, and anythingArticleJuly 31$5 tier & up 3 2

Grace Kelly — The Movie Star Who Became a Princess (Full Episode)A WTWMI: Backlot full-length bonus episode for Studio Insider members. Hollywood perfection, private desire, and the price of becoming a priArticleJuly 29$5 tier & up 0 0

Tomorrow on WTWMI: The Backlot — Grace Kelly (Full Episode)From a privileged Philadelphia childhood where she never quite fit in, to the New York stage, a meteoric Hollywood rise, Hitchcock immortaliArticleJuly 28Public 3 1

The Hollywood Sign: Story of an Icon, Peg Entwistle, and a Playboy InterventionA WTWMI: Backlot bonus mini-episode for all Backlot members. The Hollywood Sign began as a temporary real-estate advertisement — thirteen enArticleJuly 21$5 tier & up 0 0

Poverty Row: Borrowed Sets, Fading Stars, and Movies Made OvernightA WTWMI: Backlot bonus mini-episode for Studio Insider members. Beneath Hollywood's major studios operated a scattered world of cramped sounArticleJuly 21$5 tier & up 0 0

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