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Radio Elton John
by REJ.World
Radio Elton John airs Encore! Chats with Elton’s Circle and Fans, as well as Neil’s In The Mix, a granular assessment of a single Elton song by Neil Barrett.Before Season 5, Encore! was named Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). It remains a talk show hosted by eltonjohn.world co-founder George Matlock. Encore! is conversations with people inspired by or who worked alongside singer-songwriter Elton John.Be sure to follow REJ.World wherever you get your podcasts. That way, when a new episode drops, you get it first! Please also share us with your friends, and like us. Thank you, it means a lot!Starting with Season 4, enjoy FREE episodes of Encore! from Radio Elton John on podcast apps, or at www.rej.world/silver For complete catalogue and ad-free experience, visit rej.world to upgrade to Platinum.Have a story to share? Email [email protected] #eltonjohn
Episodes
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🟣TONI TENNILLE | ENCORE!
Recorded: 22 September 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 3 October 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 17 October 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: As we speed ever closer to the 50th anniversary of…
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🟡Neil's In The Mix | Paris
Elton has always been something of a Francophile, a lover of France, and has also scooped the country's biggest honour for a foreign national. We are crossing the Canale Le Manche to a city that has welcomed Elton with open arms, albeit in calmer times than street protests this week! Neil Barrett...
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🟢TONI TENNILLE | ENCORE!
Recorded: 22 September 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 3 October 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 17 October 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. PREVIEW: As we speed ever closer to the 50th anniversary of Elton...
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🟣DAVE RICHMOND | ENCORE!
Recorded: 2 September 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 5 September 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 19 September 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: Dave Richmond is a very unassuming character, the...
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🟡Neil's In The Mix | There's Still Time For Me
After last month's Better Off Dead, we journey to the song that helps us understand it even better, with the 1968 Elton-Bernie song There's Still Time For Me, which was produced by Caleb Quaye, and which only saw light of day on the Jewel Box collection in 2020. Mercifully, there was still time…
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🟢DAVE RICHMOND | ENCORE!
Recorded: 2 September 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 5 September 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 19 September 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. PREVIEW: Dave Richmond is a very unassuming character, the perfect...
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🟣REMEMBERING RUSS REGAN | ENCORE!
Recorded: 7 August 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 8 August 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 22 August 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: Russ Regan opened the door for Elton John in the USA and…
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This is London Calling ☆ PINNER
This song is This is London calling, composed by Pinner, the Radio Elton John orchestra and lyrics by George Matlock. Pinner was registered in July 2025. In August 2025, Pinner, an international network of musicians, most of whom are Elton fans, debuted on ENCORE! and have been delivering…
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🟡Neil's In The Mix | Better Off Dead
Back to Elton's first autobiographical album in 1975 for Better Off Dead, as Neil Barrett goes beyond the artwork and the marketing to uncover the truth of this eternal gem. Programme produced for REJ.World Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
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🟢REMEMBERING RUSS REGAN | ENCORE!
Recorded: 7 August 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 8 August 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 21 August 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. PREVIEW: Russ Regan opened the door for Elton John in the USA and saved…
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🟡Neil's In The Mix | This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
Songs from the West Coast included this gem, as Neil Barrett investigates the meaning of this song of candour from Elton and Bernie, This Train Don't Stop There Anymore. Programme produced for REJ.World Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out:...
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🟣JONATHAN RUFFLE | ENCORE!
Recorded: 13 June 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 27 June 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 4 July 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: BBC Radio's Steve Wight is often credited with Elton's Sacrifice...
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🟢JONATHAN RUFFLE | ENCORE!
Recorded: 13 June 2026 Released in full to REJ Platinum subscribers: 27 June 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 4 July 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. PREVIEW: BBC Radio's Steve Wight is often credited with Elton's Sacrifice…
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🟡Neil's In The Mix | Little Richard's Bible
Bang up to date, with an entry from Elton's (and Brandi's) latest album Who Believes In Angels from 2025, Neil Barrett explores the song Little Richard's Bible. Programme produced for REJ.World Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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🟣DJ BILL HORNBLOWER | ENCORE!
Recorded: 27 May 2026 Released to REJ Platinum subscribers: 30 May 2026. Released on REJ Silver on 6 June 2026. Presenter: Bill Hornblower, Executive Producer: None! Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: A mid-life transfer case, DJ Bill Hornblower makes a career-cramping move uninvited...
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🟡Neil's In The Mix | Cold
Back to the 1990s for a song overlooked on the Made In England album, Cold. Neil Barrett gets into the groove to make for lost time. Programme produced for REJ.World Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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🟣RAY JOHNSON | ENCORE!
Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to REJ Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Released on REJ Silver n 2 May 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray...
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🟢RAY JOHNSON | ENCORE!
Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. PREVIEW: There is one man who scares Elton. Why? Because he's Elton's double, Ray Johnson. Able to clear security to get back…
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🟡Neil's In The Mix | Levon
Neil Barrett examines the story behind one of Elton and Bernie's most eponymous songs, Levon. Programme produced for REJ.World Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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🟣BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: Paul Bacon & Neil Barrett | ENCORE!
Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: As Elton John turns 79 RPM, Pinner celebrate with a special song, Elton's Birthday Parade Broadcast, and we catch…
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🟢BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: Paul Bacon & Neil Barrett | ENCORE!
Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World. PREVIEW EPISODE: As Elton John turns 79 RPM, Pinner celebrate with a special song, Elton's Birthday Parade Broadcast, and we…
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🟡Neil's In The Mix | Town of Plenty
Neil Barrett examines whether Bernie Taupin enjoyed his creativity being examined in this expose of Town of Plenty, the opening track of 1988 album Reg Strikes Back. Programme produced for REJ.World Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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🟣ANDRE MIRIPOLSKY at the Oscars | ENCORE!
FULL EPISODE: Artist Andre Miripolsky tells George Matlock how he has teamed up with Elton John, David Furnish and the Elton John AIDS Foundation. Andre's now famous painting Elton Takes Manhattan 1980 will be premiered at Elton's Oscar Night Party this year. All proceeds from the sale of prints…
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🟣REMEMBERING ALAN: Ben McCormick & Peter Thomas | ENCORE!
Recorded: 24 Jan 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 Jan 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to Season 5 of the show, rebranded as ENCORE! on REJ.World. FULL EPISODE: Alan McCormick was a very popular Elton John fan who set up Wrap It Up!, the mail...
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🟡Neil's In The Mix | Heels Of The Wind
Neil Barrett gives us a gust of Heels of the Wind, the 1981 track from album The Fox. Programme produced for REJ.World Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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🟢REMEMBERING ALAN: Ben McCormick & Peter Thomas | ENCORE!
Recorded: 24 Jan 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 Jan 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to Season 5 of the show, rebranded as ENCORE! on REJ.World. PREVIEW: Alan McCormick was a very popular Elton John fan who set up Wrap It Up!, the mail order...
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🟡Neil's In The Mix | I Need You To Turn To
For his second episode, Neil Barrett explores the meaning of I Need You To Turn To. Programme produced for REJ.World Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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🟣MALDWYN POPE & PHIL (Phlop) GREENFIELD | ENCORE!
Recorded: 16 Dec 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 24 Dec 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock FULL EPISODE: The holiday edition of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting) is a real treat. We feature recently released EP The Gus Dudgeon Sessions 1975-2025 from...
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🟡Neil's In The Mix | Burning Buildings
Podcaster Neill Barrett kicks off a new series for Radio Elton John where he analyses the music and delivery of a specific Elton song. This week: Burning Buildings from Breaking Hearts (1984). Be sure to follow this show on Spotify or your favourite podcast player app. That way, when a new…
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🟢Neil's In The Mix | Neil Barrett
Recorded: 23 Nov 2025 Released: 6 Dec 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock PREVIEW: Podcaster Neil Barrett joins George Matlock to explain the exciting changes to Silver. Login-free, and full episodes now available free on Silver from REJ.World. Also Neil explains…
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🟣REMEMBERING STEVE: JACKY BROWN | ENCORE!
Recorded: 10 Nov 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 29 Nov 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock FULL EPISODE: Know your ABCs? Did you know that Elton John worked with two producers with the same name? Steve Brown. We speak to wife Jacky Brown about Steve who...
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🟣REST IN PEACE | REJ.World Remembers
Recorded: 30 Oct 2025 Released: 1 Nov 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Full episode: 1 November is All Saint's Day. Today Radio Elton John pays tribute to those whom we can never interview but who contributed so much to Elton John's creativity and success. Many...
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🟣Rock of the Westies at 50 | CALEB QUAYE & KENNY PASSARELLI
Recorded: 22 Oct 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 Oct 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri FULL EPISODE: On 24 October 2025, we marked 50 years since Elton John released another chart topper album, Rock of the Westies. The cover was photpgraphed at Caribou...
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🟣ANDREA GRASSO & LUCA PERASI | ENCORE!
Recorded: 15 Sept 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 27 Sept 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock FULL EPISODE: This month our guests are fan-authors Andrea Grasso and Luca Perasi. Fresh from publishing a book Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - The Making of an Epic…
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🟢ANDRE MIRIPOLSKY | ENCORE!
Recorded: 10 July 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 26 July 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock PREVIEW: This month our guest is the acclaimed artist Andre Miripolsky. Famed for creating THAT outfit, the piano key costume for Elton at the historic Central Park...
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🟢Captain Fantastic at 50 | DAVID LARKHAM & MILES ALDRIDGE | ENCORE!
Recorded: 25 May 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 May 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock PREVIEW: On 23 May 1975, Elton John and Bernie Taupin's autobiograhical Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy was released in the UK and USA - to become a…
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🟢FAN FORUM | ENCORE!
Recorded: 16 April 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 26 April 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri PREVIEW: Funeral for a Fan? The last minute was the best minute? Those were some of the suggestions of Elton John fans who delivered their verdict on each and…
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🟢DALE DEBAKCSY | ENCORE!
Recorded: 21 March 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 29 March 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock PREVIEW: Elton's birthday episode is full of surprises - for the Rocketman and his fans. Dale DeBakcsy plays piano and rips Elton's songs and sheetmusic to shreds…
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🟢JOHN JORGENSON | ENCORE!
Recorded: 25 Feb 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 1 March 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock PREVIEW: He's a multi-instrumentalist who left his mark on Elton John's music in the second half of the 1990s. It is 30 years on 17 March when album Made In England…
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🟢NEIL SEDAKA | ENCORE!
Recorded: 17 Jan 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 Jan 2025 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri PREVIEW: Music legend Sedaka was a top-seller in the 1950s and 1960s. After spending 12 years off the charts, Elton John convinced him to sign with Rocket Records and...
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🟢RICHIE ZITO | ENCORE!
Recorded: 11 Dec 2024 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 Dec 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri PREVIEW: We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). To get this show the way the guests...
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🟢MARTA COLOMA | ENCORE!
Recorded: 10 Nov 2024 Released to Platinum subscribers: 30 Nov 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock PREVIEW: We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). To get this show the way the guests...
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🟢MARTYN FORD | ENCORE!
Recorded: 14 Oct 2024 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 Oct 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri PREVIEW: We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). To get this show the way the guests...
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🟢BILLY TRUDEL | ENCORE!
Recorded: 1 Sept 2024 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 Sept 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock PREVIEW: We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). To get this show the way the guests...
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🟢NEIL BARRETT | ENCORE!
Recorded: 29 July 2024 Released to Platinum subscribers: 31 Aug 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri PREVIEW: We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). To get this show the way the guests...
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🟢MURRAY DUDGEON & CHRIS HOOK | ENCORE!
Recorded: 27 June 2024 Released to Platinum subscribers: 27 July 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock PREVIEW: We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). To get this show the way the guests...
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🟢OLYMPIC SESSION | ENCORE!
Recorded: 23 May 2024 Released to Platinum subscribers: 29 June 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock PREVIEW: We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). To get this show the way the guests...
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🟢RAY WILLIAMS | ENCORE!
Recorded: 7 May 2024 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 May 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri PREVIEW: We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). To get this show the way the guests...
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🟢PETER THOMAS | ENCORE!
Recorded: 5 April 2024 Released to Platinum subscribers: 27 April 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri PREVIEW: We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). To get this show the way the…
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🟢JOHN CARSELLO | ENCORE!
Recorded: 13 March 2024 Released to Platinum subscribers: 30 March 2024 Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri PREVIEW: We hope you like the trailer. But you are missing out on the full episode of Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). To get this show the way the…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Radio Elton John airs Encore! Chats with Elton’s Circle and Fans, as well as Neil’s In The Mix, a granular assessment of a single Elton song by Neil Barrett.Before Season 5, Encore! was named Saturday Night’s Alright (for podcasting). It remains a talk show hosted by eltonjohn.world co-founder George Matlock. Encore! is conversations with people inspired by or who worked alongside singer-songwriter Elton John.Be sure to follow REJ.World wherever you get your podcasts. That way, when a new episode drops, you get it first! Please also share us with your friends, and like us. Thank you, it means a lot!Starting with Season 4, enjoy FREE episodes of Encore! from Radio Elton John on podcast apps, or at www.rej.world/silver For complete catalogue and ad-free experience, visit rej.world to upgrade to Platinum.Have a story to share? Email [email protected] #eltonjohn
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