The Pod Punk Cast

Duncan Smith + Scott Smith

Hosted by Scott Smith + Duncan Smith, The Pod Punk Cast is your favourite podcast about pop punk, and the albums that soundtracked our lives. Each episode, we pick a classic album to discuss the songs, the stories, and the memories that go with it. Join us as we look into the impact these records have had on us over the years, the friendships that stood the test of time, and everything that comes with growing up. Because... "I guess this is growing up!" Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and Amazon Music. Follow us on instagram @thepodpunkcast

  1. 4d ago

    The Story So Far - Under Soil and Dirt

    When discussing The Story So Far's debut full-length, Under Soil and Dirt, we are coming at it from two completely different worlds. For one of us, this 2011 Pure Noise Records release has been an absolute classic since day one; for the other, it is a brand-new, shiny toy that simply cannot be put down! With a big headline show coming up, we’ve pushed them up the queue with anticipation. Join us as we watch the sunrise over Mt. Diablo... If you even bother getting dressed today. Guest Appearance: Karl Smith Official Site : https://thestorysofarca.com/ Roam (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5vBvCxA3C0 Quicksand (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vACAiPfAlc May (bonus track) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdCDRiY8HG0&list=RDmdCDRiY8HG0&start_radio=1 Dropkick video in Toronto (30sec in) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IZj2doUNlQ VICE article : https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-singer-of-the-story-so-far-dropkicked-a-girl-off-stage-for-taking-a-selfie/ Short Music For Short People (full album) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REojIUxX4rw&list=PLfaOdc-7UbC3sG2YZ_U8829jKd8IfvnWv PLAYLISTS Apple - https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/the-pod-punk-cast-s1-e20-the-story-so-far-under-soil-and-dirt/pl.u-b3bMA1DhLlLG6b Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5uPaxQGI2jQcOfUISZLW2w?si=L9E8BTZZRUyyYAN4xYQFBw&utm_source=copy-link

  2. Sep 27

    Midtown - Save The World, Lose The Girl

    We're saving the world, but losing the girl this week with the debut album from Midtown. Hailing from New Brunswick, New Jersey, they were one of the early breakthrough Drive-Thru Records bands that really helped put the label on the map. We've got a lot of history with this band, from the shirts we probably should've bought in a few bigger sizes, to one particularly infamous Midtown headline show that Duncan somehow managed to miss with a ticket in his wallet. We spent some money on Midtown, but hey, come on... It's Just Rock and Roll! Official Site : https://midtownrock.com/ Just Rock and Roll (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh8zQNWV0to Recluse (live) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV37z24Q7KQ&list=RDWV37z24Q7KQ&start_radio=1 Come On (live) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN7ctbEPNcg&list=RDHN7ctbEPNcg&start_radio=1 Let Go (live) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DzBSXosQCA No Place Feels Like Home (live) : https://youtu.be/-m7M6j1w1mQ?si=F6aw_5xboGDCrkK2 Frayed Ends (live - full band, Scottie was right) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrCli1d-ABo PLAYLISTS Apple - https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/the-pod-punk-cast-s1-e19-midtown-save-the-world-lose-the-girl/pl.u-ZmbDY7rIz6zab4 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0uNAoB6G4lQHDuoXtbXray?si=iE78-YDHQlOU6QYjFKMcmw&utm_source=copy-link&pi=Dg_TDMsgSYyo5

  3. Sep 15

    Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends

    Here on The Pod Punk Cast, we're so sick of being tired, and so tired of being sick. The reason why? Taking Back Sunday's debut album Tell All Your Friends. When it arrived on ⁠Victory Records⁠ in 2002, it changed the emo and post-hardcore landscape forever, an instant classic! This was the album we were all so obviously desperate, and desperately obvious for. Plus, a full recap, as we unpack our recent trip to Montreal for the Warped Tour at Parc Jean-Drapeau! Official Site : https://takingbacksunday.com/ Great Romances of the 20th Century (video with intro) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NPDRhWksu8 Cute Without The 'E' (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ap0mqwvf7H0 You're So Last Summer (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQE7gu4D1R4 Your Own Disaster (YouTube) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qssURKBcVrI Taking Back Sunday / Brand New 'beef' (full timeline) : https://www.reddit.com/r/takingbacksunday/comments/1e1ujz9/the_taking_back_sundaybrand_new_beef_full/ PLAYLISTS Apple : https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/the-pod-punk-cast-s1-e18-taking-back-sunday-tell-all/pl.u-6mo1v3efZvZ0g5 Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6KQaWAoeHfI93uz3kK6ach?si=d-Pz3YJkTDGn4A9S3-dC9Q&utm_source=copy-link&pi=Gew8UE3rRG2m1 TBS 152

  4. Aug 31

    Four Year Strong - Rise or Die Trying

    CALLING ALL CARS! CALLING ALL CARS! We're starting the takeover with Four Year Strong's Rise or Die Trying. This record became the blueprint for the 'easycore' subgenre. Driven by the dual-vocals of Alan Day and Dan O'Connor, this album delivers those upbeat, heavy chugging hardcore breakdowns that wrecked us, and damn near killed us when it dropped in 2007! They are a must see at this summer's Warped Tour in Montreal. So dust off the old multi-disc CD shelf stereo, queue up the album, and prepare to be digitally manipulated! Official Site : https://fouryearstrong.com/ Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R5ysL36BGg Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Hell (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aztYQGeYe64&list=RDaztYQGeYe64&start_radio=1 Bada Bing! Wit' a Pipe! (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMhfzsMHQtc&list=RDbMhfzsMHQtc&start_radio=1 Chorus fm Album Review : https://chorus.fm/reviews/four-year-strong-rise-or-die-trying/ PLAYLISTS Apple : https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/the-pod-punk-cast-s1-e17-four-year-strong-rise-or-die-trying/pl.u-BNAvRKjFpdpZ8M Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xexfMtXmdIN0qcZY77ZUr?si=xREpKhm9QhS2M-D_6GVdhA&utm_source=copy-link&pi=SVEjhxOCTGm4t

  5. Aug 19

    Mayday Parade - A Lesson In Romantics

    Up next on the Warped Tour lineup is Tallahassee, Florida's own Mayday Parade. They're at the front of the class, and today's subject is A Lesson In Romantics. Not a whole lot we agree on with this one, but their debut album from 2007 is packed with hooks, heartbreak, and song titles that are somehow longer than some of the songs themselves. Official Site : https://maydayparade.com/ Jamie All Over (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZaK37dheCM Black Cat (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAEKdrX0wCs&list=RDZAEKdrX0wCs&start_radio=1 When I Get Home You're So Dead (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcYakSym-0A&list=RDTcYakSym-0A&start_radio=1 Misrible At Best (video) : ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqM3Dr7agjY&list=RDGqM3Dr7agjY&start_radio=1⁠ Jamie All Over (live with Jason Lancaster, first time in 18 years) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m3Dh7wujCs&list=RD6m3Dh7wujCs&start_radio=1 PLAYLISTS Apple - https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/the-pod-punk-cast-s1-e16-mayday-parade-a-lesson-in-romantics/pl.u-BNAvR5bCpdpZ8M Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6XGfNruQgDAoL8c9YC52z8?si=zc_BnPsQS1S8F2L9vYFMKw&utm_source=copy-link&pi=Rf4GeYG2QE2sW

  6. Aug 3

    Alkaline Trio - Goddamnit

    Set your alarms for 6 o'clock, because it's time we discuss Alkaline Trio's debut album, Goddamnit! One of the latest additions to this year's Montreal Warped Tour, they've given us the perfect excuse to book a trip to the City of Festivals this summer. It may not be Halloween yet, but it's always Alky season. Released in 1998 on Asian Man Records, Alkaline Trio gave us what many consider the greatest debut punk album ever made. So, enjoy your day, enjoy the episode, and "don't forget to let your life rot you inside out" Blood Pact for life. Official Site : https://alkalinetrio.com/ Cringe (Halloween @ The Metro) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQBrVMzFB6U&list=RDoQBrVMzFB6U&start_radio=1 Trouble Breathing (Halloween @ The Metro) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRkEsMYlC8A&list=RDCRkEsMYlC8A&start_radio=1 Nose Over Tail (Halloween @ The Metro) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN7PVpxt52Y&list=RDqN7PVpxt52Y&start_radio=1 Enjoy Your Day (Past Live) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrUX6YRr2cw&list=RDYrUX6YRr2cw&start_radio=1 Original Sin: The Story of Goddamnit pt1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMuIF6zAdCY Original Sin: The Story of Goddamnit pt2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm1LhObR3F4 Original Sin: The Story of Goddamnit pt3 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzjLoPEeMyU PLAYLISTS Apple - https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/the-pod-punk-cast-s1-e15-alkaline-trio-goddamnit/pl.u-b3bMeo8hLlLG6b Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6XRumEElQZ6P0UCMfJwxlK?si=N0TQvoTDSmKh__3DQDo01Q&utm_source=copy-link&pi=lXdnbZvYQG2b_

  7. Jul 23

    Yellowcard - Ocean Avenue

    Get those violins tuned up, because this week we're covering the fourth release from Yellowcard, Ocean Boulevard... I mean Ocean Avenue! This episode is being posted on the albums twenty-third anniversary, a true summer release that screams going to the beach. They certainly had us daydreaming about Califor-NYE-AY when we were in a band. With no consensus on this album, you be the referee: does it get a red card, a yellow card, or do we just play on? Official Site : https://www.yellowcardband.com/ Way Away (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4t5qqdP7As Ocean Avenue (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9fLbfzCqWw Only One (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJLkcPhVi9w Breathing (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mygwsezFMlY Live at the Electric Factory (2004) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0o4LX753sI PLAYLISTS Apple - https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/the-pod-punk-cast-s1-e14-yellowcard-ocean-avenue/pl.u-RRbYJLRFxlxVLB Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/46k1zk3w4l64Gjb5rPNe8v?si=0Dz51vLZQSmrRxPvjshIsg&utm_source=copy-link&pi=P0DpoUDmS_OlJ

  8. Jul 6

    Simple Plan - No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls

    With the Warped Tour just around the corner, the festival excitement continues with the debut album from Montreal, Quebec, hometown heroes Simple Plan. A group of kids who turned a dream into one of pop-punk's biggest success stories. Unfortunately, it was never our go-to album... Sorry we can't be Perfect. Official Site : https://officialsimpleplan.com/ I'm Just A Kid (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GOR5gvQwDI I'd Do Anything (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2M7zo8ZziE&list=RDH2M7zo8ZziE&start_radio=1 Addicted (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvpNa5O-0-8&list=RDqvpNa5O-0-8&start_radio=1 Perfect (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUi54JTgL5s&list=RDRUi54JTgL5s&start_radio=1 The Kids In The Crowd Documentary (trailer) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zg1Scuq2hI4 A Simple Plan (movie trailer) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li8aZUd6O9A EPISODE PLAYLIST Apple - https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/the-pod-punk-cast-s1-e13-simple-plan-no-pads-no/pl.u-RRbYJd2sxlxVLB Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7IPpc3jWdbA6vMlKL5pq1O?si=4SZ1LTsuQ86xeDrfs1zjwg&pi=LS3bn3ywTiq_C

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Hosted by Scott Smith + Duncan Smith, The Pod Punk Cast is your favourite podcast about pop punk, and the albums that soundtracked our lives. Each episode, we pick a classic album to discuss the songs, the stories, and the memories that go with it. Join us as we look into the impact these records have had on us over the years, the friendships that stood the test of time, and everything that comes with growing up. Because... "I guess this is growing up!" Find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, iHeartRadio, and Amazon Music. Follow us on instagram @thepodpunkcast

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  • Creator
    Duncan Smith + Scott Smith
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Duncan Smith + Scott Smith
  • Show Website
    The Pod Punk Cast