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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.

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86:13

Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down" (The Emo...

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2026/01/20

An earlier version of this episode was edited very poorly (automatically -- it was my fault!), so please listen to this fixed version.I'm joined by psychologist Daryl Van Tongeren for another Emo Diaries, a segment-based show that gets in its feelings about one great emo song per episode. This week, it's the white whale of 2000s emo: "Hands Down" by Dashboard Confessional. ___________________________ Dan is accepting WA state therapy clients and coaching/consulting clients from everywhere:

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88:58

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

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2025/12/05

** Join the PGV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AxqsBR6fe/I'm joined by best friend of the pod Jed Payne (Screamo & Post-Hardcore tournament episodes) for another Emo Diaries, a segment-based show that gets in its feelings about one great emo song per episode. This week, it's "Jesus Christ" by Brand New. Discussion of the song and band begins in earnest around 30:00. ___________________________ Dan is accepting WA state therapy clients and coaching/consulting clients from

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81:14

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

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2025/11/11

** Join the PGV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AxqsBR6fe/I'm joined by fellow therapist and buddy Chris White for another Emo Diaries, a segment-based show that gets in its feelings about one great emo song per episode. This week, it's "Adam's Song" by Blink-182 -- and yes, we know they are not an emo band. We unpack how humor, adolescent angst, and grief intersect in the band’s work, and how this anthemic ballad helped normalize talking about depression. Expect music nerd

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65:31

Foo Fighters - "Everlong" (The Emo Diaries)

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2025/11/06

** Join the PGV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AxqsBR6fe/I'm joined by Sherwood's own Joe Greenetz for another Emo Diaries, a segment-based show that gets in its feelings about one great emo song per episode. This week, it's "Everlong" by Foo Fighters -- and yes, we know they are not an emo band. ___________________________ Dan is accepting WA state therapy clients and coaching/consulting clients from everywhere: religiononthemind.com Email Dan:

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83:16

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

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2025/10/23

** Join the PGV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AxqsBR6fe/I'm joined by my friend Evan Rosa for an in-depth installment of The Emo Diaries (named after the legendary compilation series of the same name), a segment-based show that gets in its feelings about one great emo song per episode. This week, it's "Magazine" by Pedro the Lion. ___________________________ Dan is accepting WA state therapy clients and coaching/consulting clients from everywhere: religiononthemind.com Email

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89:56

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

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2025/10/15

** Join the PGV Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1AxqsBR6fe/I'm joined by returning guest Lindsay Strannigan for our next installment of The Emo Diaries (named after the legendary compilation series of the same name), a segment-based show that gets in its feelings about one great emo song per episode. This week, it's "The New Year" by Death Cab for Cutie, from their album Transatlanticism. Join us as we travel back, quite specifically, to January 1st,

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62:07

Top 10 Relient K Songs

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2025/10/09

I am back making Pretty Good Vibrations episodes, including some new ongoing series like this one: a "B-side" episode of The Album Cycle. Joe Greenetz (Sherwood) and I discuss our time on the road with Relient K, their unique strengths as a band, and each of our Top 5 RK songs.___________________________ Dan is accepting WA state therapy clients and coaching/consulting clients from everywhere: religiononthemind.com Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG:

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86:15

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

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2025/10/07

The boys are back in town! I am back making Pretty Good Vibrations episodes, including some new ongoing series like this one: The Album Cycle. These interview-based episodes will focus on the high's and low's of the three main phases of professional musician life: writing, recording, and performing or touring. This inaugural episode features Jon Schneck, guitarist for midwestern pop-punk-and-more legends Relient K. “The most interesting thing about recording is just making something that will

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92:59

NEW SERIES: The Emo Diaries (The Dangerous Summer -...

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2025/09/25

The boys are back in town!I am back making Pretty Good Vibrations episodes, including some new ongoing series like this one: The Emo Diaries (based on the legendary compilation series of the same name), a segment-based show that gets in its feelings about one great emo song from an ALL TIME TOP 100 EMO SONGS ranking I compiled using a secret algorithm. We start off with a track you might not be familiar with: "No One's Gonna Need You More" by The Dangerous Summer (#88 on my personal Top 100 list)

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145:20

Brian Wilson's Faith & Music

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2025/06/30

I'm joined by David Zahl, returning YHP guest and editor-in-chief of Mockingbird's online magazine. David is also a massive Beach Boys/Brian Wilson fan like myself, so I knew he would be perfect to talk with about what we know about Brian Wilson's personal faith and spirituality. We also celebrate what his music has meant to us personally, playing a lot of song clips along the way. This is a dual-feed episode on both the You Have Permission and Pretty Good Vibrations feeds because the content feels

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122:31

70s Punk Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 2)

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2024/10/29

** Part 2 of 2 **The Sex Pistols, Misfits, Clash, Ramones, Stooges, Damned, Black Flag & more... This is where it all began for punk rock, and this week I'm joined by returning guest Roman Honeycutt (Weezer episodes) and our old bandmate and dear friend Jon Hwong. We pit the top bands from this era against each other in another winner-take-all tournament; we also discuss the aesthetics and graphic design of punk rock, how our love for these bands has changed as we've gotten older, and tell some

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91:09

70s Punk Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 1)

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2024/10/22

The Sex Pistols, Misfits, Clash, Ramones, Stooges, Damned, Black Flag & more... This is where it all began for punk rock, and this week I'm joined by returning guest Roman Honeycutt (Weezer episodes) and our old bandmate and dear friend Jon Hwong. We pit the top bands from this era against each other in another winner-take-all tournament; we also discuss the aesthetics and graphic design of punk rock, how our love for these bands has changed as we've gotten older, and tell some funny stories. Part

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124:39

80s Punk Tournament (Re-Broadcast)

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2024/10/12

** This is a replay of an older episode, in anticipation of the upcoming 70s Punk & Proto-Punk Tournament **Grab a 6-pack (or don’t if you’re Straight Edge) and get in the van! Your buddy’s copy of Book Your Own Fucking Life doesn’t have too many pages stuck together, and it looks like there’s just enough gas to get to Bakersfield for tonight’s basement show. Comedian Sam Tallent joins me as we pit songs by Black Flag, Bad Brains, Descendents, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, Circle Jerks, and more

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107:14

90s Tooth & Nail Records Tournament

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2024/09/10

MxPx. Slick Shoes. Project 86. Plankeye. Craig's Brother. Dogwood. Starflyer 59. Chances are good that these band names either 1) mean nothing at all to you, which makes you an average American, or 2) meant EVERYTHING to you for a few years of your life and probably still mean something. The rest of you have probably heard MxPx, but maybe nobody else on this list. For my longtime friend and guest Jon Havens and I, these bands meant pretty much everything to us at one point, and although we've moved

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111:39

70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 3)

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2024/08/27

**THIS IS PART 3**Ben Bishop is back! This time, we bask in the glow of the FM radio dial as we pit 70s pop and rock superstars against each other. We're talking Bowie, Zeppelin, Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Elton John... Episodes will continue to come out during this hectic next year of my life, but not on a weekly basis. A '90s Tooth & Nail Records tournament has been recorded but not edited yet, and we'll see what else gets added to the queue... Thanks everyone for

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107:14

70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 2)

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2024/08/20

**THIS IS PART 2**Ben Bishop is back! This time, we bask in the glow of the FM radio dial as we pit 70s pop and rock superstars against each other. We're talking Bowie, Zeppelin, Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Elton John... Episodes will continue to come out during this hectic next year of my life, but not on a weekly basis. A '90s Tooth & Nail Records tournament has been recorded but not edited yet, and we'll see what else gets added to the queue... Thanks everyone for

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94:18

70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 1)

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2024/08/13

Ben Bishop is back! This time, we bask in the glow of the FM radio dial as we pit 70s pop and rock superstars against each other. We're talking Bowie, Zeppelin, Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Elton John... Episodes will continue to come out during this hectic next year of my life, but not on a weekly basis. A '90s Tooth & Nail Records tournament has been recorded but not edited yet, and we'll see what else gets added to the queue... Thanks everyone for listening! Spotify playlist for

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128:11

Soundtrack Shootout: Pulp Fiction v. Forrest Gump

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2024/05/07

Two music-centric films. Two different generations. Both released in 1994, Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction call upon the same period of popular music but in distinctly different ways (with very different budgets). Michael Parker (Pickwick) and I try out a new episode format -- you could say we take it for a spin in a vintage Chevy while enjoying an overpriced milkshake -- where we pit the soundtracks against each other, track by track. We also talk about the films a bit. And we hear some GREAT

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67:55

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

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2024/04/30

THE GLORIOUS FINAL CHAPTER.* Also we talk about YouTube, but this episode is audio-only (and further episodes, most likely!) * We went for it on this one. 45 bands. 5 parts. Dashboard Confessional. Saves the Day. Paramore. Further Seems Forever. Anberlin. Brand New. Taking Back Sunday. Cursive. My Chemical Romance... and THIRTY-SIX other bands. I am joined by returning guest Jeff Martin (This Day & Age) for the most ambitious and thorough tournament yet attempted on Pretty Good Vibrations. But

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104:15

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

Pretty Good Vibrations ·

2024/04/23

* This is part 4 * ** There was an issue with Jeff's mic, creating some little pops and audio artifacts throughout the episode. For some it might be too annoying, but I haven't found a way to solve it and I think it'll be livable for most listeners ** *** Also we talk about YouTube, but this episode is audio-only (and further episodes, most likely!) *** We went for it on this one. 45 bands. 5 parts. Dashboard Confessional. Saves the Day. Paramore. Further Seems Forever. Anberlin. Brand New. Taking

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