Ska Boom - An American Ska & Reggae Podcast

About Ska Boom - An American Ska & Reggae Podcast

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.

Publisher

Marc Wasserman

Category

music · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Sept 2020

Latest episode

6 Nov 2024

Latest episodes

112 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Nov 2024

   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 Gen X Love Letter To The English Beat. Across 18 episodes, I’ve explored the legacy of the English Beat and their final album, Special Beat Service, highlighting its significance to a generation of music lovers. This final episode encapsulates the journey of celebrating a band that has profoundly influenced so many – m...

2. 

   30 Oct 2024

   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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of the Special Beat Service album which embodies both the brilliance and the bittersweet end of the English Beat whose songs served as a soundtrack for thousands of Gen Xers like me. The book and this podcast is my tribute to the band’s final, triumphant act...

3. 

   23 Oct 2024

   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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of the Special Beat Service album which embodies both the brilliance and the bittersweet end of the English Beat whose songs served as a soundtrack for thousands of Gen Xers like me. The book and this podcast is my tribute to the band’s final, triumphant act...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

29 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

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