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Ska Boom - An American Ska & Reggae Podcast

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Ska Boom - An American Ska & Reggae Podcast is hosted by Marc Wasserman, author of Soul Salvation: A Gen-X Love Letter To The English Beat and Ska Boom: An American Ska & Reggae Oral History published by DiWulf Publishing. Wasserman helped to found Bigger Thomas -- the first ska band from New Jersey -- in 1988 and had a front row seat to watch the growth of American ska. Ska Boom is the audio companion to his books. The podcast explores the impact of ska and reggae on popular music and features interviews with key ska and reggae musicians, audio documentaries about the history of ska and reggae and special episodes based on news and developments in the world of ska.

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Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Record Store Day Reflections

Welcome to the Ska Boom podcast.  This episode marks the conclusion of the Soul Salvation series, which has served as the audio companion to my book Soul Salvation – A G

Nov 6 2024
21 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: American Bandstand

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Oct 30 2024
18 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Bands Reunited

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Oct 23 2024
14 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: The International Beat

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Oct 16 2024
21 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Cribabi

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Oct 9 2024
23 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Fried

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Oct 2 2024
22 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Supernova International Ska Festival

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Sep 25 2024
35 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Solo Records

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Sep 18 2024
22 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: The Clash & Ranking Roger

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Sep 11 2024
25 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Special Beat

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Sep 4 2024
22 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Go Feet

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Aug 28 2024
24 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Blockhead

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Aug 21 2024
24 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Saxa

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Aug 14 2024
18 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Everett Morton

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Aug 7 2024
23 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: General Public

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Jul 31 2024
27 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: FYC

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Jul 24 2024
20 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: Covers

Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast!  This season is called Soul Salvation and its the companion to my new book “Soul Salvation – A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat

Jul 17 2024
22 min

Soul Salvation - A Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat: The End

Hi! It’s Marc Wasserman! It’s been a minute. But I’m glad to be back. Welcome back to the Ska Boom podcast and welcome to Soul Salvation, a limited edition series about

Jul 10 2024
14 min

2 Tone Legacy - The Untold Story of The Beat Girl

Welcome to 2 Tone Legacy a special 10-part audio documentary series of the Ska Boom podcast that focuses on the stories behind the songs that contribute to the enduring l

Sep 10 2022
1 h 01 min

Ska Boom Stories - Eddy Grant & Electric Avenue

In this episode, I focus on the incredibly influential and often overlooked role that Eddy Grant has played in merging the sounds of ska, reggae, pop, dance and rock musi

Jun 3 2022
24 min

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