The Eddie Trunk Podcast

Eddie Trunk has been the loudest advocate for hard rock and heavy metal in American media for over three decades, and his podcast is the natural extension of that obsession. Running since 2014 with 469 episodes and a 4.5-star rating from over 1,200 reviewers, the show is a weekly fixture for anyone invested in the harder side of rock and roll. Trunk's SiriusXM radio show (Trunk Nation on Faction Talk) gives him a direct pipeline to major artists, and the podcast guest list reflects that: Slash, Alice Cooper, Dave Mustaine, Nikki Sixx, Phil X, members of Styx and Tesla—it reads like a backstage pass to every arena tour of the last 40 years. The format is straightforward—long-form interviews mixed with Eddie's own commentary and news roundups. He has strong opinions and doesn't soften them for anybody, which is part of the appeal. The show leans heavily toward 1980s and 1990s hard rock, so if your thing is more indie or punk, this might not land for you. But if you grew up with MTV-era rock and want to hear the artists who made it talk candidly about their careers, feuds, and the current state of the business, Trunk remains the go-to host. Nobody else in podcasting has his rolodex in this space.