About this podcast
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.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 66 episodes
- 🚨Elton Globe News 23 Oct 2026 · 4 min · Season 1 Episode 1Welcome to the first monthly bulletin of Elton Globe News, edited and read by Elton fan Cindy Ainsworth. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out…
- 🟣TONI TENNILLE | ENCORE! · 1 h 5 min · Season 5 Episode 9Recorded: 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…
- 🟡Neil's In The Mix | Paris · 16 min · Season 1 Episode 11Elton 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…
- 🟢TONI TENNILLE | ENCORE! · 11 min · Season 5 Episode 9Recorded: 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…
- 🟣DAVE RICHMOND | ENCORE! · 50 min · Season 5 Episode 8Recorded: 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…
- 🟡Neil's In The Mix | There's Still Time For Me · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 10After 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…
- 🟢DAVE RICHMOND | ENCORE! · 22 min · Season 5 Episode 8SHOW NOTES: 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…
- 🟣REMEMBERING RUSS REGAN | ENCORE! · 1 h 16 min · Season 7 Episode 5Recorded: 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…
- This is London Calling ☆ PINNER · 3 minThis 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…
- 🟡Neil's In The Mix | Better Off Dead · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 9Back 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…
- 🟢REMEMBERING RUSS REGAN | ENCORE! · 21 min · Season 5SHOW NOTES: 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…
- 🟡Neil's In The Mix | This Train Don't Stop There Anymore · 19 min · Season 1 Episode 8Songs 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…
- 🟢JONATHAN RUFFLE | ENCORE! · 10 min · Season 5SHOW NOTES: 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…
- 🟡Neil's In The Mix | Little Richard's Bible · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 7Bang 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…
- 🟢DJ BILL HORNBLOWER | ENCORE! · 5 min · Season 5 Episode 5SHOW NOTES: 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!…
- 🟡Neil's In The Mix | Cold · 14 min · Season 1 Episode 6Back 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…
- 🟢RAY JOHNSON | ENCORE! · 17 min · Season 5SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 23 April 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 25 April 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: George Matlock Welcome to ENCORE! on…
- 🟡Neil's In The Mix | Levon · 18 min · Season 1 Episode 5Neil Barrett examines the story behind one of Elton and Bernie's most eponymous songs, Levon. Programme produced for REJ.World Advertising Inquiries…
- 🟢BIRTHDAY SPECIAL: Paul Bacon & Neil Barrett | ENCORE! · 13 min · Season 5 Episode 3SHOW NOTES: Recorded: 25 March 2026 Released to Platinum subscribers: 28 March 2026. Presenter: George Matlock, Executive Producer: Hezikor Kadouri Welcome to ENCORE! on…
- 🟡Neil's In The Mix | Town of Plenty · 21 min · Season 1 Episode 4Neil 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…
