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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
Paid members
31
71.7% · 30-day rate from 23 observed days
Total audience
55
incl. free followers
Observed monthly earnings
$225
Starting price
$5/mo
3 membership tiers
Where the 55 observed tier members sit
Membership tiersCAD 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%
Membership31 paid members · 30-day rate from 23 observed days
31161
Jul 202610 weeks trackedNow
When They Were Making It: The Backlot31 members · $225/mo
The chart only uses When They Were Making It: The Backlot's observed public history. Comparison peers are listed below, but comparable trend series are not available yet.
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30-day member gain in Recommended cohort
Semantic matches are not ready, so this fixed cohort uses the best available category, audience, pricing, and cadence evidence.
Only When They Were Making It: The Backlot has a comparable public 30-day member gain; at least one measured peer is needed for a cohort rank.Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | 30-day member gain | Gap vs When They Were Making It: The Backlot | Freshness |
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| Not ranked |  When They Were Making It: The BacklotProfilePodcasts30-day member gain position in Recommended cohort | +14 | Reference | Aug 27, 2026Stale |
| Not ranked |  CatebiPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 30-day comparison unavailable | Not comparable | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Not ranked |  Shitty Craft ClubPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 30-day comparison unavailable | Not comparable | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Not ranked |  zoonPodcastsCategory, audience, pricing & cadence | 30-day comparison unavailable | Not comparable | Aug 28, 2026 |
The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around When They Were Making It: The Backlot; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.
Recent posts
What they publish55Posts total1 postLast month75%Members-only
Previews available for 55 posts
Article Latest postPublicComing Up on The Backlot: AugustThe 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 commentsAfter 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 1After 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 1The 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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