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Ep. 62: Based on the Best Seller (P)review

It's finally (almost) here! Sloan's 14th studio album, Based on the Based Seller, is a 12-track romp through both modern stylings and blasts from the past. On this latest

Ep. 61: Sloan in Japan (ft. Linda Noelle Bush)

We're back with new content! On this episode, Sloan inner circle member and music industry professional Linda Noelle Bush joins us to walk us through her time touring wit

Emergency Update!

@Sloancast is dead. Long live @sloancastpodcast. Stay tuned for more emergency content as Sloan 14 becomes more tangible!

Ep. 60: Alan Wong and 90s Web Fandom

A/S/L? On this episode, we fall deep into the phenomenon that was 90s web superfandom with the one and only Alan Wong, alias SquirrelAl—webmaster of the legendary Sloan H

Ep. 59: Bass Challenge

We are back — and once again joined by Trenton, NJ based musician and Sloan superfan Aaron Pinto. In this sequel to last year’s Drum Challenge, Rob and Aaron attempt to c

Ep. 58: Brian Walsby

We dig into the Sloancast vault and uncover an entertaining conversation with artist and musician Brian Walsby about his newfound love for the GBOAT and his involvement a

Ep. 57: Twice Removed (Part 2)

Travis and Dave from the band Heron & Crane come back to Sloancast to dive into their experiences with the GBOAT's sophomore album and to discuss each of Twice Removed's

Ep. 56: Twice Removed (Part 1)

We're (finally) back and we're finally addressing the elephant in the room. After four years, the time has come to discuss what many consider to be the band's greatest ac

Ep. 55: Patrick Pentland talks Smeared

This episode is a real haymaker: we had the pleasure of welcoming hitmaker Patrick Pentland back to Sloancast to discuss the band's goings-on in 2024, including the antic

Ep. 54: Chris Trowbridge

We welcome producer, record collector and legendary liner-note-writer Chris Trowbridge (aka Chico T. Sanchez) as we discuss the Halifax music scene of the early 90s and d

Ep. 53: 12 (feat. Julian Muia)

Sloan's 12th studio album — 2018's aptly titled "12" — is an exercise in collaboration and Sloanocracy. After half a dozen years of ripening, we're joined by musician and

Ep. 52: The Closers

As a bookend to our "Openers" episode, we individually rank and discuss each of the closing tracks to Sloan's 13 studio albums and reveal the Sloancast community rankings

Ep. 51: The Openers

What makes a great opening track? In this episode, we dig into the openers to each of the band's 13 studio album releases to date. Rob and Ken deliver their own rankings,

Ep. 50: Elaine Hsu

In celebration of our 50th episode, we invited superfan, artist and early Sloan internet celebrity Elaine Hsu to tell us her story. Join us as we chat about about the ear

Ep. 49: Drum Challenge

Think you know Sloan? How's your musical acumen? How attentive of a listener are you? Rob and recurring guest Aaron Pinto try to guess 20 Sloan songs based alone off of a

Ep. 48: Craig Northey

We were thrilled to be able to welcome Odds frontman and Trans-Canada Highwaymen member Craig Northey to Sloancast! Listen in to hear about the upcoming Odds studio LP, h

Ep. 47: Smeared

We may have missed the official 30th anniversary of Sloan's debut LP last year, but the time has finally come to delve deep into Smeared. We welcome fellow Sloan superfan

Ep. 46: Gordon from Double Wonderful

We talk to NYC-based Sloan superfan and band t-shirt creator extraordinaire, Gordon Kenny (alias Double Wonderful), about his Sloan-centric family upbringing and the New

Ep. 45: Action Pact (Part 3 – feat. Chris Murphy)

To round off our three-part 20th anniversary special on Action Pact, Chris Murphy joins us to give the inside scoop on the period in the band's history leading up to the

Ep. 44: Action Pact (Part 2)

As part of our continuing celebration of the 20th anniversary of the band's 2003 album "Action Pact", we take a look at each of the album's songs in succession.