Best Pop Kast Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 73: (hed)pe's "(hed)pe", or Are You Sure About That? 2:20:22

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It's the debut album that leads us to asking the question "are you sure about that?" perhaps more than any other, as we tackle (hed)pe's first record, where they insist they were influenced by G-funk (you sure about that?), use the N-word in their lyrics (you sure about that?), use rampant misogyny in their lyrics to inflame the public because they…

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Episode 72: 30 Seconds To Mars' "30 Seconds To Mars", or How To Say a Lot Without Saying Anything At All 1:46:35

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As we know, nu-metal is not exactly a genre filled with smart guys. But as far as dumb guys in the scene go, Jared Leto might take the cake. A man who sure has a lot of ideas about space, life, and the human struggle, this debut album has potentially the most insane lyrics we've ever heard and the interviews back up all the insanity. We aren't sure…

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Episode 71: Slipknot's "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)", or Stories=Bulls**t 2:03:51

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There may not be a band on earth that is more invested in their own myth-making and Slipknot truly slide over the edge on this, their third record, as they clearly try to make something designed to make a little pop turn and capitalize on the success of Stone Sour, and all that comes with it. We've got constant talk of the bands' in-fighting, their…

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Episode 70: Rage Against the Machine's "The Battle of Los Angeles", or Rage's Last Stand 2:03:12

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Whether or not you think Rage Against the Machine is nu-metal, we can all agree on one thing: they definitely did not like each other while making this record, which stands as their last–to date–of original material. Some bands thrive on the conflict though, and this album has bangers upon bangers that stand the test of time and while "Evil Empire"…

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Episode 69: Brian "Head" Welch's "Save Me From Myself", or How Korn Gave Head to Christ lol 2:11:20

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It's a rare album on the P.O.D. Kast that has us eschewing the normal preamble because we know there'll be so much to talk about with the album, but not only is that the case here, it's our longest main episode ever, as we go insanely deep on this insane album that Korn's "Head" was convinced to make after leaving the band and becoming a born-again…

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Episode 68: Coal Chamber's "Chamber Music", or the Nu-Sophomore Slump 2:03:18

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We really, really liked Coal Chamber's self-titled debut. We really, really do not like this. One of nu-metal's most famous cases of a sophomore slump, the band runs away from the silliness and giant riffs that made them popular on their first record in favor of something more serious, more professional, and less nu-metal. It turns out they are not…

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Episode 67: Deftones' "Adrenaline", or Bryan's Favorite 2:05:23

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After a few months in a row of investigating the silly side of nu-metal, we get back to business here with one of the absolute pillars of the genre, it's Deftones' debut "Adrenaline". It's a fascinating conversation because it was one of the first albums that got Bryan into nu-metal, hearing it almost in real-time before Deftones had any other work…

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Episode 66: Bloodhound Gang's "One Fierce Beer Coaster", or Once You Jimmy Pop, the Fun Does Stop 2:07:09

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Truly one of the most heinous and terrible albums we've ever listened to for an episode, we go wildly deep on this monstrosity that Bryan thought was funny in 1996 and realizes today that it's not funny now and it definitely wasn't funny then, either. A lazy album full of hack rhymes and jokes with even lazier production and musicianship, neither o…

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Episode 65: Methods of Mayhem's "Methods of Mayhem", or Nu-Metal's Densest Text 1:56:53

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For the first time in the show's history, there is no preamble, there is no nu-metal news, there is no lead-up into discussion of the album. No, this 1999 album is nu-metal's richest text, and we needed the full length of the episode to unpack it all. Tommy Lee, feeling unmoored creatively in Motley Crue and after the leak of his sex tape with wife…

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Episode 64: Insane Clown Posse's "The Great Milenko", or Finding Meaning in a Storm of Faygo 1:59:34

10M ago1:59:34

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It's one of the most highly-anticipated episodes in POD Kast history, as Bryan finally gets a chance to delve into his long and complicated history with Insane Clown Posse, as we also review the long and complicated history they've had with themselves. John essentially only knew ICP as wrestlers, and so perhaps for the first time in the show's hist…

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Episode 63: DMX's "It's Dark and Hell is Hot", or [insert dog noises] 1:52:38

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We love covering a nu-metal-adjacent album, and perhaps no rapper was toeing that line more than DMX in 1998, as his debut album came out equal parts vicious and solemn, and we cover it all here. You know that John was scared by DMX (but still liked him) and Bryan was out of his hip-hop phase at the time but we find an awful lot to like here. DMX i…

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Episode 62: Mudvayne's "L.D. 50", or the Mighty Mighty Bass Tone 1:51:00

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We finally get around to covering Mudvayne on a main (hey, that rhymes), and it catches Bryan by surprise, as he ends up liking the album a lot more than he figured he would. We both do, as it really hits the sweet spot of nu-metal while claiming to be "math metal" that's really not all that mathy. They also seem like sweet and smart guys, so reall…

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Episode 61: Korn's "Untouchables", or How To Spend 4 Million Dollars Without Really Trying 1:54:48

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One of the most expensive albums in history–#9 to be exact–Korn's fifth album that reportedly cost $4m to make was a sign of the changing times in nu-metal, a sounding of the death rattle for the genre. And given how much money Korn spent on this record, the death rattle actually sounds really, really good. Impeccably produced and with way more goo…

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Episode 60: Staind's "Dysfunction", or Sometimes I Sing, But Mostly I Fish 2:04:18

1y ago2:04:18

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Aaron Lewis really, really likes fishing. While there's lots of interesting stuff to unpack with Staind's major label debut, from the probably made up story about Fred Durst discovering the band immediately after decrying their apparent Satanism to "Outside" breaking this thing to 2x platinum to the clear blueprint for "Break the Cycle" and what wo…

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Episode 59: N.E.R.D.'s "In Search Of..." or Finding Meaning in Horniness 2:00:33

1y ago2:00:33

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An album that was seminal for John and one he had tried to get on the show forever, we take a long look at N.E.R.D.'s debut album "In Search Of...", an album that is as horny as it is confusing. The Neptunes were on an insane run in this time period, and so stepping away from that to make a nu-metal-adjacent rap-rock album with a high school friend…

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Episode 58: System of a Down's "System of a Down", or SUGAHHHHHH, Doot Doo, Da Doo Doo, Doot Doot 1:49:52

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It took over 4 years, but we are finally reviewing System of a Down again on this program and doing what a lot of people did after hearing "Toxicity": looking backwards at this odd album that follows SOAD's usual formula of a few clear hits and a lot of strange, strange songs. Toxicity having the success it did was strange, but this album going dou…

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Episode 57: Trapt's "Trapt", or Feeling Trapt in a Glass Case of Soft Music 1:40:36

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It was always going to come down to this. A band that got absolutely massive off of their early single "Headstrong" and has since begun a long, downward spiral into being a band that plays 100-cap venues in towns you've never heard of and exclusively advertises tours on Truth Social, Trapt is here on the POD Kast for the first time. We go over the …

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Episode 56: Stone Sour's "Stone Sour", or How Corey Taylor Became the Omega Dog 2:04:30

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It's one of our longest episodes ever, but we simply had to do it, as there's too much here to process, even with a 2-hour running time. A complicated departure from their work in Slipknot, Corey Taylor and Jim Root set out to have their own thing that doesn't sound all that different from Slipknot and we still aren't quite sure why it happened. Bu…

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Episode 55: Soulfly's "Soulfly", or the Plastic "Oh No!" Band 1:46:11

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After being in SEVEN Polls, Soulfly finally get their day in the sun, and not a moment too soon as we dig into their weird and wonderful history, with Max desperately trying to duck Yoko Ono allegations about his wife's involvement with Sepultura. It's an album that meant a lot to Bryan and we go over in detail what the split from Sepultura meant i…

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Episode 54: Linkin Park's "Meteora", or How John Learned to Stop Worrying and Skipped School to Buy Linkin Park 1:40:41

1+ y ago1:40:41

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It took exactly FIFTY episodes, but Linkin Park is back on the show and we are talking about their legendary, 16 million copy-selling, sophomore album "Meteora". It's an album that is the last effort of Linkin Park's that could be considered nu-metal and finds John and Bryan at two totally different places in their life upon its release: an album s…

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We miss you and something new! 2:46

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Tune in for a trailer from Indra and Cousin Mary's new podcast, Can I Steal You For A Minute? - a reality dating show recap and gossip podcast!Tune into Can I Steal You For A Minute? whereever you listen to podcasts!Follow on IG/Threads: @canistealyouforaminutepodFollow on TikTok: @canistealyouforaminute…

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Episode 53: Saliva's "Every Six Seconds", or How To Make the Perfect Album (For Us) 2:07:32

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It's one of the longest episodes of the show ever, and how could it not be when we're discussing an album that so perfectly captures the strange gap period between nu-metal's brief dominance and butt rock's eventual takeover, Saliva's "Every Six Seconds". It's clear this was a band that was unashamedly shooting for the rafters of stadiums, going so…

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Episode 52: Primus' "Frizzle Fry", or The Cult of Virtuosity 1:40:28

2y ago1:40:28

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Who is a Primus Guy, exactly? We turn to Bryan's expertise on the subject (both Guys and Primus) to dig in on one of the 90s' most confounding top-selling bands, Primus. How is it that a band whose angular-yet-heavy take on rock music, centered on one man's virtuosic playing of the BASS (of all things) led to a multi-platinum-selling band? We try t…

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Episode 51: Chevelle's "Wonder What's Next", or Band of Brothers: Like the Miniseries, but Worse 1:38:06

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After a little detour and something a little different on our last episode, we are back to covering a regular album this month, and what a regular album it is, as we take a peek at Chevelle's major label debut "Wonder What's Next", an album with two MASSIVE singles and a whole swath of drama. You see, Chevelle at this point in time consists of 3 br…

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Episode 50: Our Favorite Nu-Metal Songs w/ Raina Douris, Dan Ozzi, Ed Zitron, and Andy Anaya 2:30:51

2y ago2:30:51

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We made it! Who knew that this podcast, birthed out of a random DM from John to Bryan after they effectively hijacked his episode of Blocked Party and made it the de facto first episode of POD Kast, would make it all the way to damn Episode 50! And we thought, what better way to celebrate than by bringing on some of our friends to talk about their …

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Episode 49: Limp Bizkit's "Three Dollar Bill, Y'All$", or Some Days It's Wack 2:04:23

2y ago2:04:23

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When Limp Bizkit gets in the studio, some days it's heavy, some days it's mellow, some days it's good, and some days...well, some days it is wack. Fred is honest with us and we are honest with Fred as we review Limp Bizkit's classic debut album, "Three Dollar Bill, Y'All$". Bryan remembers seeing Limp Bizkit very early on as we reminisce about some…

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Episode 73: (hed)pe's "(hed)pe", or Are You Sure About That? 2:20:22

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Episode 72: 30 Seconds To Mars' "30 Seconds To Mars", or How To Say a Lot Without Saying Anything At All 1:46:35

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Episode 71: Slipknot's "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)", or Stories=Bulls**t 2:03:51

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Episode 70: Rage Against the Machine's "The Battle of Los Angeles", or Rage's Last Stand 2:03:12

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Episode 69: Brian "Head" Welch's "Save Me From Myself", or How Korn Gave Head to Christ lol 2:11:20

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Episode 68: Coal Chamber's "Chamber Music", or the Nu-Sophomore Slump 2:03:18

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Episode 67: Deftones' "Adrenaline", or Bryan's Favorite 2:05:23

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Episode 66: Bloodhound Gang's "One Fierce Beer Coaster", or Once You Jimmy Pop, the Fun Does Stop 2:07:09

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Episode 65: Methods of Mayhem's "Methods of Mayhem", or Nu-Metal's Densest Text 1:56:53

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Episode 64: Insane Clown Posse's "The Great Milenko", or Finding Meaning in a Storm of Faygo 1:59:34

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Episode 63: DMX's "It's Dark and Hell is Hot", or [insert dog noises] 1:52:38

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Episode 62: Mudvayne's "L.D. 50", or the Mighty Mighty Bass Tone 1:51:00

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Episode 61: Korn's "Untouchables", or How To Spend 4 Million Dollars Without Really Trying 1:54:48

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Episode 60: Staind's "Dysfunction", or Sometimes I Sing, But Mostly I Fish 2:04:18

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Episode 59: N.E.R.D.'s "In Search Of..." or Finding Meaning in Horniness 2:00:33

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Episode 58: System of a Down's "System of a Down", or SUGAHHHHHH, Doot Doo, Da Doo Doo, Doot Doot 1:49:52

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Episode 57: Trapt's "Trapt", or Feeling Trapt in a Glass Case of Soft Music 1:40:36

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Episode 56: Stone Sour's "Stone Sour", or How Corey Taylor Became the Omega Dog 2:04:30

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Episode 55: Soulfly's "Soulfly", or the Plastic "Oh No!" Band 1:46:11

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Episode 54: Linkin Park's "Meteora", or How John Learned to Stop Worrying and Skipped School to Buy Linkin Park 1:40:41

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We miss you and something new! 2:46

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Episode 53: Saliva's "Every Six Seconds", or How To Make the Perfect Album (For Us) 2:07:32

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Episode 52: Primus' "Frizzle Fry", or The Cult of Virtuosity 1:40:28

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Episode 51: Chevelle's "Wonder What's Next", or Band of Brothers: Like the Miniseries, but Worse 1:38:06

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Episode 50: Our Favorite Nu-Metal Songs w/ Raina Douris, Dan Ozzi, Ed Zitron, and Andy Anaya 2:30:51

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Episode 49: Limp Bizkit's "Three Dollar Bill, Y'All$", or Some Days It's Wack 2:04:23