Radio Elton John
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 or 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! Enjoy 12 months of FREE episodes of Encore! from Radio Elton John on this app, or on Silver at www.rej.world/silver Or visit REJ.World to access all full episodes - and to enjoy faster access to all new episodes on Platinum. For complete catalogue, visit rej.world to subscribe to Platinum. Have a story to share? Email contact@rej.world #eltonjohn
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
There is one ...
Neil Barrett examines the story behind one of Elton and Bernie's most eponymous songs, Levon.
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Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri
Welcome to ENCORE! on REJ.World.
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Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026.
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri
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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.
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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 of the painting will be donated by Andre to the Elton John AIDS Foundation
- Pop-up stores start in Dubai this year and London is early on...
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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.
Neil Barrett gives us a gust of Heels of the Wind, the 1981 track from album The Fox.
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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.
For his second episode, Neil Barrett explores the meaning of I Need You To Turn To.
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Recorded: 16 Dec 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 24 Dec 2025
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
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 one of Rocket Records’ earliest signings, Maldwyn Pope, as well as REJ.World veteran Phil “Phlop” Greenfield join George Matlock. We hear ...
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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Recorded: 23 Nov 2025 Released: 6 Dec 2025
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
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 why he has parked his own podcast to do a fresh show for Radio Elton John called Neil's In The Mix. The new show zooms in and analyse...
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Recorded: 10 Nov 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 29 Nov 2025
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
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 cleaned Nigel Olsson's drum kit in his own bedroom and was shown the light by Gus Dudgeon, befo...
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Recorded: 30 Oct 2025 Released: 1 Nov 2025
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
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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 were friends of broadcaster George Matlock. This is a special edition of Saturday Night's Alright (for podcasting). Others r...
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Recorded: 22 Oct 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 Oct 2025
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri
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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 Ranch, Colorado and the album was recorded at that infamous studios too. Radio Elton John celebrates...
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Recorded: 15 Sept 2025 Released to Platinum subscribers: 27 Sept 2025
Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock
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 Album Andrea and Luca tell us about some of their discoveries in the book - but how much will they reveal?
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