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Pretty Good Vibrations

Pretty Good Vibrations analyzes and celebrates pop and rock music and its crucial role throughout our lives. Podcast veteran and host Dan Koch (You Have Permission Podcast) has been a professional musician for most of the last 20 years: songwriter for the emo-pop band Sherwood, then as a commercial composer since 2012. Multiple episode styles include bracket-style tournaments, chronological walk-throughs, and deep dives into genres, artists, and eras.

Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down" (The Emo Diaries) *Fixed*

86 hours 13 mins; January 20, 2026

Brand New - "Jesus Christ" (The Emo Diaries)

88 hours 58 mins; December 05, 2025

Blink-182 - "Adam's Song" (The Emo Diaries)

81 hours 14 mins; November 11, 2025

Foo Fighters - "Everlong" (The Emo Diaries)

65 hours 31 mins; November 06, 2025

Pedro the Lion - "Magazine" (The Emo Diaries)

83 hours 16 mins; October 23, 2025

Death Cab for Cutie - "The New Year" (The Emo Diaries)

89 hours 56 mins; October 15, 2025

Top 10 Relient K Songs

62 hours 7 mins; October 09, 2025

NEW SERIES: The Album Cycle w/Relient K's Jon Schneck

86 hours 15 mins; October 07, 2025

NEW SERIES: The Emo Diaries (The Dangerous Summer - "No One's Gonna Need You More")

92 hours 59 mins; September 25, 2025

Brian Wilson's Faith & Music

142 hours 20 mins; June 30, 2025

70s Punk Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 2)

119 hours 31 mins; October 29, 2024

70s Punk Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 1)

91 hours 9 mins; October 22, 2024

80s Punk Tournament (Re-Broadcast)

120 hours 39 mins; October 12, 2024

90s Tooth & Nail Records Tournament

107 hours 14 mins; September 10, 2024

70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 3)

107 hours 39 mins; August 27, 2024

70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 2)

103 hours 14 mins; August 20, 2024

70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 1)

94 hours 18 mins; August 13, 2024

Soundtrack Shootout: Pulp Fiction v. Forrest Gump

128 hours 11 mins; May 07, 2024

2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 5)

67 hours 55 mins; April 30, 2024

2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 4)

104 hours 15 mins; April 23, 2024

2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 3)

60 hours 34 mins; April 16, 2024

2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 2)

77 hours 51 mins; April 09, 2024

2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 1)

83 hours 38 mins; April 02, 2024

2012 Rock Albums Draft!

79 hours 15 mins; March 26, 2024

Hair Metal Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 2)

91 hours 57 mins; March 19, 2024

Hair Metal Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 1)

92 hours 25 mins; March 12, 2024

Sherwood's Favorite Songs & Stories (Part 2)

81 hours 34 mins; March 05, 2024

Sherwood's Favorite Songs & Stories (Part 1)

86 hours 37 mins; February 27, 2024

Wish I Wrote That: Face to Face "You Could've Had Everything" (with Ethan Luck)

54 mins; February 20, 2024

90s Alternative Mega-Tournament (Part 2)

114 hours 32 mins; February 13, 2024

90s Alternative Mega-Tournament (Part 1)

106 hours 40 mins; February 06, 2024

2000s Post-Hardcore Mega-Tournament (Part 2)

132 hours 36 mins; January 30, 2024

2000s Post-Hardcore Mega-Tournament (Part 1)

124 hours 47 mins; January 23, 2024

Dan's Year-End (Non-Rock) Mix

47 mins; January 16, 2024

Ska-Punk Tournament (Part 2)

113 hours 44 mins; January 09, 2024

Ska-Punk Tournament (Part 1)

90 hours 0 mins; January 02, 2024

Power Pop Postscript: Nirvana, Weezer, Sherwood

31 mins; December 22, 2023

Indie Pop Mega Tournament (Part 2)

102 hours 50 mins; December 19, 2023

Indie Pop Mega Tournament (Part 1)

113 hours 19 mins; December 12, 2023

Dan's Year-End Rock Mix

47 mins; December 06, 2023

Power Pop Revival Tournament (Part 2)

86 hours 12 mins; November 28, 2023

Power Pop Revival Tournament (Part 1)

95 hours 49 mins; November 21, 2023

Hot Takes: Saves the Day, Jimmy Eat World & More

78 hours 21 mins; November 14, 2023

90s Alt Pop Tournament (Part 2)

51 mins; October 31, 2023

90s Alt Pop Tournament (Part 1)

74 hours 48 mins; October 27, 2023

Top 10 "New" Emo/Punk Bands

104 hours 29 mins; October 17, 2023

David vs. Goliath: Carly Rae Jepsen's "Emotion"

80 hours 37 mins; October 10, 2023

Confessions of a Music Video Director

85 hours 38 mins; October 04, 2023

Indie Folk & Americana Mega Tournament (Part 3)

98 hours 31 mins; September 27, 2023

Indie Folk & Americana Mega Tournament (Part 2)

99 hours 18 mins; September 22, 2023

Indie Folk & Americana Mega Tournament (Part 1)

90 hours 50 mins; September 19, 2023

Blitzkrieg Bop: Analog Crunch

65 hours 48 mins; September 12, 2023

Rancid vs. NOFX

168 hours 56 mins; September 05, 2023

Post-Beatles Solo Tournament (Part 2)

47 mins; August 30, 2023

Post-Beatles Solo Tournament (Part 1)

90 hours 32 mins; August 29, 2023

Sugar, We're Throwin' Down: 2007 Emo/Punk Edition

107 hours 24 mins; August 15, 2023

MTV Buzz Bin Shootout

74 hours 0 mins; August 08, 2023

Screamo Tournament (Part 2)

76 hours 25 mins; August 01, 2023

Screamo Tournament (Part 1)

83 hours 3 mins; July 25, 2023

1st & 2nd Wave Ska Tournament (Part 2)

53 mins; July 21, 2023

1st & 2nd Wave Ska Tournament (Part 1)

91 hours 2 mins; July 18, 2023

Weezer Albums Tournament (Part 2)

78 hours 9 mins; July 11, 2023

Weezer Albums Tournament (Part 1)

107 hours 46 mins; July 04, 2023

Top 10 Bands We Toured With (Part 2)

62 hours 43 mins; June 27, 2023

Top 10 Bands We Toured With (Part 1)

60 hours 41 mins; June 20, 2023

Beach Boys Mega-Tournament (Part 2)

146 hours 0 mins; June 13, 2023

Beach Boys Mega-Tournament (Part 1)

125 hours 1 min; June 06, 2023

80s Punk Tournament (Part 2, with Sam Tallent)

58 mins; May 30, 2023

80s Punk Tournament (Part 1, with Sam Tallent)

64 hours 57 mins; May 23, 2023

Warped Tour '04 Tournament

54 mins; May 16, 2023

Dad's Tape Deck: Comedian Simon Gibson

54 mins; May 09, 2023

Walk Me Through: Jesus Movement Music '67-'79 (Part 2)

79 hours 14 mins; May 02, 2023

Walk Me Through: Jesus Movement Music '67-'79 (Part 1)

64 hours 44 mins; April 25, 2023

Convince Me: Nu-Metal Has Any Value At All (with The Classic Crime)

72 hours 0 mins; April 18, 2023

Emo/Punk "Scene" Radio Tournament (Part 2)

49 mins; April 11, 2023

Emo/Punk "Scene" Radio Tournament (Part 1)

100 hours 38 mins; April 04, 2023

Walk Me Through: Bon Iver / Justin Vernon (Part 2)

82 hours 59 mins; March 28, 2023

Walk Me Through: Bon Iver / Justin Vernon (Part 1)

82 hours 44 mins; March 21, 2023

90s Punk Mega-Tournament (Part 2)

82 hours 47 mins; March 15, 2023

90s Punk Mega-Tournament (Part 1)

67 hours 8 mins; March 09, 2023

Working Out Trauma at Furnace Fest

73 hours 18 mins; February 27, 2023

Walk Me Through: Post-Punk (Part 2)

88 hours 11 mins; February 21, 2023

Walk Me Through: Post-Punk (Part 1)

72 hours 13 mins; February 14, 2023

2000s Indie Tournament (Part 2)

55 mins; February 07, 2023

2000s Indie Tournament (Part 1)

64 hours 9 mins; January 31, 2023

Track by Track: Clarity by Jimmy Eat World (Part 2)

72 hours 34 mins; January 24, 2023

Track by Track: Clarity by Jimmy Eat World (Part 1)

60 hours 3 mins; January 17, 2023

Walk Me Through: Emo '95-'97 (with Motion City Soundtrack's Josh Cain)

49 mins; January 10, 2023

Walk Me Through: Emo '85-'94 (with Motion City Soundtrack's Josh Cain)

62 hours 31 mins; January 03, 2023

Dad's Cassette Case: Graceland, Sgt. Pepper's, Rumors

75 hours 12 mins; December 20, 2022

Top 8 Early 90s Major Label Debuts (Part 2)

52 mins; December 13, 2022

Top 8 Early 90s Major Label Debuts (Part 1)

51 mins; December 06, 2022

Yacht Rock Tournament (Part 2, with Tyson Motsenbocker)

55 mins; November 29, 2022

Yacht Rock Tournament (Part 1, with Tyson Motsenbocker)

61 hours 4 mins; November 22, 2022

Convince Me: Blink-182 Were Better with Matt Skiba

63 hours 4 mins; November 15, 2022

Walk me Through: Power Pop (Part 2, with John Van Deusen)

43 mins; November 09, 2022

Walk me Through: Power Pop (Part 1, with John Van Deusen)

50 mins; November 08, 2022

Pretty Good Vibrations Trailer

5 mins; November 02, 2022

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