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Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast

The show where each week we break down and discuss one Reel Big Fish song until we’ve covered their entire catalog. Gary Mastriano (Backyard Superheroes), Anthony Rondina (The Guilty Parties), and Matt Vest (On The Upbeat) Sister podcast to On The Upbeat.

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00:08:39

Ep#99.9 - A Reel Big Bonus Episode

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/05/25

Anthony sits down hosts himself talk about the first 11 songs the podcast covered so he could catch up to Matt and Gary. We'll see you all next week for episode 100!

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00:47:43

Ep. 99 - Hungry Like The Wolf

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/05/18

Reel Big Fish takes on Duran Duran with this lounge meets ska classic as we cover "Hungry Like The Wolf" from the Duran Duran Tribute Album.

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00:45:27

Ep.98 - Sayonara Señorita

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/05/11

Last week we did a song about a party, this song we do a song that IS a party! We also have back-to-back mechanical bull sighting?! Austen Gray from Joker's Republic join us to discuss the track "Sayonara Señorita" from the 2002 album Cheer Up!

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00:37:39

Ep.97 - Party Down

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/05/04

I would really love to party with Reel Big Fish, but these lyrics give me some pause. We've got dingoes eating babies and cake baking? What is this song even about?! We talk all these things and more with All The Way Jay (Jason) from the b Sharps and The Maxies as we discuss the track "Party Down" from the 2007 album Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free.

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00:41:10

Ep.96 - We Close Our Eyes

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/04/27

Reel Big Fish covers a lot of songs, but is this one of the good ones? There is some disagreements amongst the hosts as well as our guest, Jason Hatfield, from such illustrious bands such as The b Sharps and The Maxies. Which song am I referring to? The RBF cover of "We Close Our Eyes" originally played by Oingo Boingo and appearing on the "Dead Band's Party" Oingo Boingo tribute album.

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00:49:00

Ep.95 - We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/04/20

I'm not one to get jealous, but don't you hate it when your friends get to do cool things and are successful? You don't? Oh.. that's cool too I guess. This week, however, we're bringing back April Dalton of Rat Party Dilemma to talk about who she hates and why she hates them! And then we discuss the RBF cover of the Morrisey song "We Hate It When Our Friends Become Successful" from the 2005 album We're Not Happy Until You're Not Happy.

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00:50:56

Ep.94 - Don't Stop Skankin'

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/04/13

Is this an instrumental with words? Sounds dumb, but only you can decide. April Dalton (she of many bands) joins us to talk about "Don't Stop Skankin'" from the 2012 album Candy Coated Fury.

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00:31:37

Ep.93 - Talk Dirty To Me

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/04/06

Another Reel Big Fish Poison cover? Yeah, why not? Reel Big Fish turns "Talk Dirty to Me" into a duet and the results are oh so good as we talk about their cover from the 2009 album Fame, Fortune, and Fornication.

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00:42:39

Ep.92 - The Main Street Electrical Parade (Baroque...

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/03/30

We dig deep in to the depths to mine this Disney cover from The Reel Big Fish! This is one that many of you may have never heard, but the RBF cover of "The Main Street Electrical Parade" is from the 2002 compilation Dive Into Disney and it's truly one of a kind.

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00:47:56

Ep.91 - You Don't Know

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/03/23

Well first of all, I'd like to say: thanks for listening to the show! We've got one more episode with Mattie Eaton (Talk the Ska) and this week we're talking "You Don't Know" from the 1998 album Why Do They Rock So Hard?

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00:50:19

Ep.90 - Everybody's Drunk

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/03/15

Another drinking song, but this time EVRBDDDY'S drunk! And to celebrate, we're gonna bring Mattie Eaton from Talk The Ska to talk about "Everybody's Drunk" form the 2007 album Monkeys for Nothin' and the Chimps for Free.

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00:31:03

Ep.89 - I'm Her Man

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/03/09

We visit another song from Everything Sucks that was remade for the 2007 album Monkeys For Nothin' and the Chimps For Free! We're talking "I'm Her Man" this week.

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00:32:29

Ep.88 I Love/You Suck

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/03/02

This week we have a host-only episode and we're talking "I Love/You Suck" from 2012 album Candy Coated Fury. Is this an underrated ska/punk gem, or is it just good enough? We tackle that question, give (bad?) relationship advice, and more on this week's episode.

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00:39:53

EP.87 Bob Marley's Toe

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/02/23

We've all enjoyed Bob Marley at one point in our life and it's a shame that his life was cut so short. "Bob Marley's Toe" is a rare reggae RBF song from the album Life Sucks... Let's Dance! and the one and only Johnny Christmas joins the crew to talk about it this week!

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00:56:48

EP.86 - Bang! The Mouse Explodes

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/02/16

This week we each in the mailbag and find a DEEP cut! And who better to talk deep cuts with than another member of Reel Big Fish--Johnny Christmas! John joins us this week to talk how he got started with the band and his feelings on a song he may or may not have recorded!

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00:42:36

EP.85 - Mama We're All Crazy Now

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/02/09

Another Reel Big Fish cover of a metal song? Sign me up! This week Beebs joins us for one more episode as we talk about "Mama We're All Crazy Now," the RBF cover of a Slade song from the 2009 Album Fame, Fortune, and Fornication.

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01:00:21

Ep.84 - Till I Hit The Ground

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/02/02

This is the first song Aaron Barrett ever wrote. Does it still hold up? Beebs (Beebs and Her Money Makers) joins us to discuss "Till I Hit The Ground" from the 2007 album Monkeys For Nothin' and the Chimps For Free.

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00:59:36

Ep.83 - Dateless Losers

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/01/26

We were the dateless losers, but were Reel Big Fish dateless losers? This week we ask former Reel Big Fish trombone player Dan Regan if the RBF guys were, in fact, dateless losers and many more questions as we talk about the song "Dateless Losers" from the 2002 album Cheer Up!

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01:08:02

Ep.82 - She Has A Girlfriend Now

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/01/19

We have quite the treat for you this week! Reel Big Fish Trombonist Dan Regan joins the ESS squad to talk about "She Has A Girlfriend Now" for the 1996 album Turn the Radio Off.

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00:46:43

Ep.81 - Keep A Cool Head

Every Song Sucks: A Reel Big Fish Podcast ·

2026/01/12

Danny Ricker (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) joins the hosts to talk about the RBF cover of the Desmond Dekker song "Keep A Cool Head" from the album Fame, Fortune, and Fornication.

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