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In Defense of Ska
@indefenseofskaTracked since May 2026
creating a podcast.
Observed Aug 11, 2026 · staleModeled revenue
Paid members
76
−5.2% · 30-day rate from 22 observed days
Total audience
303
incl. free followers
Estimated monthly gross
$760
$380–$1.1K modeled range
Starting price
$5/mo
7 membership tiers
Pricing and benefits captured publicly
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$5/moSKA DEFENDERYou mean business about defending ska! By putting your money where your mouth is, you will gain access to all of the following:
$7/moNICE SKA DEFENDERYou will get everything in the SKA DEFENDER tier, but you will also make us laugh! Nice!
$10/moSKA EVANGELISTYou love telling people how awesome ska is. And that makes YOU awesome. By spreading the Good News of Ska, you will earn the following:
$15/moSKA ACTIVISTYou stand up and FIGHT for SKA! You won't back down no matter what the haters say. Your advocacy has earned you the following rewards:
$25/moSKA ZEALOTYou devote your life to SKA. When the siren calls, you bow your head and begin to SKANK. There is nothing that matters more to you than SKA, except for these well-deserved perks:
$50/moSKA NOW MORE THAN EVERYou are READY to RISE UP and DEFEND the HOLIEST of genres! You wake up in the morning and whisper to yourself, "Ska Now More Than Ever." And for this you have achieved the highest possible level:
Growth signals: In Defense of Ska
−5.2%
Membership76 paid members · 30-day rate from 22 observed days
848076
May 202617 weeks trackedNow
In Defense of Ska76 members · $760/mo
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Ranking data · includes stale rows| Rank | Creator and why included | Paid members | Gap vs In Defense of Ska | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5 |  Skeleton Realm LIVE!PodcastsContent relevance + business context | 153 | 77 more | Aug 22, 2026 |
| #6 |  J. Plank's PlankenpeoplePodcastsContent relevance + business context | 84 | 8 more | Aug 14, 2026Stale |
| #7 |  In Defense of SkaProfilePodcastsPaid members position in Recommended cohort | 76 | Reference | Aug 11, 2026Stale |
| #8 |  Alex SkolnickPodcastsContent relevance + business context | 52 | 24 fewer | Aug 22, 2026 |
| #9 |  Andrew CahakPodcastsContent relevance + business context | 0 | 76 fewer | Jul 20, 2026Stale |
The rank uses the full fixed cohort. This table shows up to five creators around In Defense of Ska; the coverage summary above still counts everyone.
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8d ago 0 likes 0 commentsIn Defense of Ska presents: Behind The CurtainOOPS! Here it is: Bad Operation's Everything Must Go!ArticleJuly 14$5 tier & up 0 0In Defense of Ska presents: Behind The CurtainTHEE Mike Park book (I hosted the event at Books Inc in Campbell, CA)ArticleMay 29$5 tier & up 0 0Mike Park book event (Audio drops tomorrow)if you'd like to listen to the entire conversation I had with Mike huguneor at Books Inc in Campbell CA about his book, Elvis is Dead, I'm Still Alive (About THEE Mike Park), I will be dropping it to the Patreon here tomorrow, which you can sign up for if you aren't already.ArticleMay 28Public 0 0In Defense of Ska presents: Behind The CurtainHobo Johnson Book May 27ArticleMay 27$5 tier & up 0 0New project: Hobo Johnson memoirOn May 14, I announced my new project. I'm co-authoring Hobo Johnson's memoir, which I discuss here.ArticleMay 14Public 0 0UPDATEI'm not allowed to say anything else about it until it gets announced. Although I can say that it's getting published on CLASH Books and our release date is May 2028. I'm very excited about it!ArticleMay 6Public 0 0In Defense of Ska presents: Behind The CurtainNEW EPISODE: Richard Walker of Potato 5 (Research for new book)ArticleApril 29$5 tier & up 0 0New interview drops tomorrow (Richard Walker of The Potato 5)Great new interview drops tomorrow to the Patreon with Richard Walker of legendary UK ska band The Potato 5. The conversation is about the anti-apartheid movement in the UK, and its research for a new ska book I'm SLOWLY working on. I will be uploading all of the interviews for this book as I do them to this Patreon.ImageApril 28Public 0 0In Defense of Ska presents: Behind The CurtainFrom the archives: Chris Murray pt. 2 (Bluebeat Lounge)ArticleApril 22$5 tier & up 0 0Prozac fundamentally altered how I listen to music (Now I'm relearning how to enjoy music)April 19ArticleApril 19Public 0 2In Defense of Ska presents: Behind The CurtainFrom the Archives: Chris Murray (Part 1) April 8ArticleApril 8$5 tier & up 1 1
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