Last Believer: A Podcast About Good Riddance

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Two guys from Toronto talk about Santa Cruz punk band Good Riddance. Three songs a week.

Dan and Josh


    • May 4, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 52m AVG DURATION
    • 68 EPISODES


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    Episode 65- Last Believer (with Luke Pabich, Matt Woo, Josh Kemble, Greg Soden)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 53:10


    Episode 64- Avalon Drive, Out of Mind, No Safe Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 51:28


    Well, here it is. The last of the usual format Last Believer podcasts. Josh's mic is too hot and Dan trips over his words a few times. Extremely on brand for this podcast.

    Episode 63- There's No I In Team, Article 4, Save The Children

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 38:19


    There's No I In Team- 5:06Article 4- 13:50Save The Children- 26:15

    Pain Stain on the Main

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 63:58


    Check out playlists for this and all of our episodes! lastbelieverpod@gmail.com // @lastbelieverpod on IG 

    Episode 62- Leader of The Pack, Darkest Days, Edmund Pettus Bridge Featuring Matt from Bellyacher

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 65:59


    Matt- 2:00Leader Of The Pack- 20:34Darkest Days- 31:10Edmund Pettus Bridge- 43:35Bellyacher bandcamp

    Episode 61- What's The Answer?, One For The Braves, Yesterday Died, Tomorrow Won't Be Born

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 46:01


    What's The Answer?- 6:40One For The Braves- 15:40Yesterday Died, Tomorrow Won't Be Born- 26:15

    Episode 60- Uniontown, Bobby Baun, Start At Zero

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 45:58


    Uniontown- 3:27Bobby Baun- 12:25Start At Zero- 29:55

    Episode 59- Up The Affiliates, Little Man, Familiar

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 32:49


    Up The Affiliates- 2:20Little Man- 12:00Familiar- 17:55

    Episode 58- Black Bag Confidential, Wrong Again, Cages

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 41:11


    Episode 57- Luke Pabich

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 61:03


    Luke Pabich is on the podcast this week.Hear the story of how Chuck got into the band, hear about how to make an impression as a touring band with your wildly unsafe van, hear about how to balance a family a full time job and occasional trips to Spain.

    Episode 56- Better, I Stole Your Love, Strickland vs Washington featuring @hate5six

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 72:34


    Better- 10:10I Stole Your Love- 20:30Sunny from Hate5Six- 31:50Strickland vs Washington- 58:10hate5six

    Episode 55- Free Sex, Washed Away, West End Memorial

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 50:08


    Free Sex- 6:30Washed Away- 12:30West End Memorial- 23:52

    Episode 54- No Greater Fight, Year of The Rat and United Cigar featuring Roland Cameron (Generals of Monrovia, Thumbs Down)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 41:19


    No Greater Fight- 3:00Year of The Rat- 6:45Roland Cameron shows up at 11:10United Cigar- 28:00Generals of Monrovia BanadcampPatreon

    Episode 53- Favorite Son, Up and Down, All Mine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 42:40


    Favorite Son- 2:55Up and Down- 17:30All Mine- 26:00

    Epidode 52-Lo Que Sucede, Spit You Out, Fertile Fields

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 50:32


    Lo Que Sucede- 2:35Spit You Out- 16:00Fertile Fields- 30:35Patreon

    Episode 51- Disputatio, Shiloh, Sacrifice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 48:26


    Disputatio- 3:00Shiloh- 15:50Sacrifice- 27:25Patreon

    Episode 50!- Man Of God, No King But Caesar, In My Head

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 57:01


    Man of God- 6:50No King But Caesar- 20:25In My Head- 34:35Hot Diggety ApparelBroke and StokedUnscripted MomentsThe FAMILY CastPatreon

    Episode 49- Up To You, Weight of The World and I Don't Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 42:09


    Up To You- 4:40Weight Of The World- 14:05I Don't Care- 24:45Patreon

    Episode 48- Gidget, Mother Superior and Dear Cammi Featuring Ben Rispin (Rules, Saint Alvia, Video Dead, Cut Off, Bong Manor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 76:23


    Gidget- 3:30Ben Rispin on Rules- 11:00God Hates Flags by Rules- 28:45Ben on Good Riddance- 32:45Mother Superior- 45:45Dear Cammi- 1:01:20Rules BandcampGirly DrinksPatreon

    Episode 47- Sour Grapes, Our Better Nature, The Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 59:43


    Sour Grapes- 4:30Our Better Nature- 31:05The Process- 44:55Patreon

    Episode 46- Saccharine, Not Too Late, Letters Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 29:08


    Bring Brett HomeSaccharine- 1:35Not Too Late- 11:20Latters Home- 18:20

    Episode 45- Undefeated, A Credit To His Gender, Regret

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 48:27


    Undefeated- 3:00A Credit To His Gender- 12:15Regret- 28:25 Patreon

    Episode 44- Understood, Lasmpshade and Free Featuring Chris Cresswell (The Flatliners, Hot Water Music)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 51:28


    Chris shows up at 2:06Understood- 27:55Lampshade- 34:00Free- 40:55Chris' BandcampFlatliners BandcampNew Hot Water Music for Killing TimeLast Believer Patreon

    Episode 43- Shit Talking Capitalists, Eighteen Seconds, Calendar

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 43:55


    Shit Talking Capitalists- 4:2518 Seconds- 15:45Calendar- 25:00Patreon

    Episode 42- Made to Be Broken, Trial of The Century, Broken

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 51:30


    Made To Be Broken- 4:55Trial of The Century- 15:55Broken- 26:00Patreon

    Episode 41- Without Anger, Rise and Fall, Blue Black Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 36:59


    Without Anger- 5:00Rise and Fall- 13:45Blue Black Eyes- 21:15Patreon

    Episode 40- Glory Glory, October, Overkill

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 41:05


    Glory, Glory- 2:25October- 12:30Overkill- 26:10Patreon

    Episode 39- Nobody Likes A Cynic, Sometimes, Our Great Divide

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 46:41


    Nobody Likes A Cynic- 3:35Sometimes- 14:45Our Great Divide- 26:40 Patreonwww.patreon.com/lastbelieverpod

    Episode 38- Anhedonia, Remember Me and State Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 42:51


    Anhedonia- 3:30Remember Me- 13:50State Control- 21:40Patreon

    Episode 37- All The Joy You've Ever Known, Remember When, Bullet In Board

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 51:04


    All the Joy You've Ever Known- 3:30Remember When- 11:30Bullet In Board- 19:55A bunch of other songs and bands with "Bullet" in their names- 25:00Listener Questions- 42:20Our feelings won't be hurt if you skip through our alt-rock deep dive (it's not that deep)Patreon

    Episode 36- Hannibal Directive, Who We Are and Self-Fulfilling Catastrophe

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 61:09


    Hannibal Directive- 4:45Who We Are- 19:10Self-fulfilling Catastrophe- 31:30Tragic HeartsPatreon

    Episode 35- Boxing Day, Not With Him, Hippie Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 43:12


    Boxing Day- 3:30Not With Him- 13:35Hippie Girl- 24:10Dough Big or Dough Home Doughnut Eating Competition for the Parkdale Food BankPatreon

    Episode 34- Jeannie, Great Leap Forward, Blueliner. Featuring Matt Woo (Tragic Hearts, The Victim Party, Mistake Not!, Drunk Hussy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 64:43


    Jeannie- 10:00Great Leap Forward- 29:25Blueliner- 44:20Tragic Hearts BandcampWild Swans: Three Daughters of ChinaLast Believer Patreon

    Episode 33- Patriarch, Running On Fumes, Me From Adam

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 52:11


    Patriarch- 6:00Running On Fumes- 14:20Me From Adam- 26:50Patreon

    Episode 32- Russ Rankin

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 87:59


    You're not gonna beleive this...well...maybe you will. Russ Rankin, who we have been talking about every week since January, hung out with us for almost an hour and a half! There is a lot of stories about the early days of Good Riddance, what it's like to be in a band with a Flyers fan, what it's like to get called up to sing for your favourite band and who does Russ prefer, LIfetime or Kid Dynamite. There is a lot here. Thanks again to Russ for joining us.

    Episode 31- Judas and The Morning After Pill, Yesterday's Headlines, I Melt With You

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 45:35


    Judas and The Morning After Pill- 2:45Yesterday's Headlines- 16:20I Melt With You- 27:00Patreon

    Episode 30- The Same Mistake, Years From Now and Libertine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 46:41


    The Same Mistake- 5:15Years From Now- 13:35Libertine- 27:30Patreon

    Episode 29- Homeless, Class War 2000 and More Time Featuring Al Nolan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 55:56


    Homeless- 4:55Class War 2000- 18:10More Time- MO:REAl shows up at about 15:20Cursed Blessings Records WebsiteLast Believer Patreon

    Episode 28- Why'd She Have To Go?, Lisa, The Sky Is Falling

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 42:18


    Why'd She Have To Go- 3:55Lisa- 11:00The Sky Is Falling- 23:50Patreon

    Episode 27- Trophy, My War and Teachable Moments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 44:22


    Why tht fat Wreck Chords Pride Shirt is Still Bugging MeTrophy- 4:02My War- 14:05Teachable Moments- 26:20

    Episode 26- Hall of Fame, Heresy, Hypocrisy and Revenge, Token Idiot

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 54:31


    Go Fund Me for Brendan Stu MaguireHall Of Fame- 6:40Heresy, Hypocrisy and Revenge- 15:30Token Idiot- 34:10Hot Diggity Apparel

    Episode 25- Choices Made, Pisces/Almost Home and Great Experiment. Featuring Andrew and Steve from Choices Made

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 51:56


    Choices Made (the band)- 2:00Choices Made (the song)- 16:10 (with Steve and Andrew)Reason for Conflict by Choices Made- 20:15Choices Made (Dan and Josh)- 22:15Pisces/Almost Home- 28:10Great Experiment- 38:50Video for Reason for ConflictBuy the new Choices Made 7"This week we got to hang with some new pals that hopefully we can see play live soon. Also this far into the project you would think Josh could guess what Dan will think of specific songs and you would think that Dan would pick better games. But mostly, you should buy the Choices Made 7". 

    Episode 24- Outlaw, Defusing The Popular Struggle and Lame Duck Arsenal

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 61:42


    Outlaw- 6:45Defusing The Popular Struggle- 20:45Lame Duck Arsenal- 30:20This week we dive into how hard it is to listen to every punk record that came out before 1983, we skip the synopsis of European Vacation and our favourite Nofx records. You know, among other things.

    Episode 23- Queen and John, Holding On and Cheyenne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 56:58


    Queen and John- 7:25Holding On- 22:15Cheyenne- 34:35This week is a real emotional rollercoaster with lots of personal connections to the songs covered this week. Mostly though, Josh is excited that his copy of A Comprehensive Guide To Moderne Rebellion is in the mail and Dan heart is swelling with love from one of our listeners.

    Episode 22- Come Dancing, Waste and Regret featuring Josh from The Family Cast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 64:43


    Come Dancing- 11:55Waste- 23:15Regret- 44:35Josh from The FAMILY Cast shows up around 24:05All fans of the Toronto Maple Leafs can direct their anger at Dan, josh is staying out of this one. Some Almonte, Ontario trivia. Josh manages to shit talk The Kinks, Echo & The Bunnymen and Dead Prez. It's called "punching up".The  FAMILY CastPatreonPlaylist

    Episode 21- Overcoming Learned Behavior, Shadows of Defeat, Year Zero Featruing Gomo George and Ariel Lawrence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 97:46


    This week the bozos talk about one of the shortest Good Riddance songs, a serious side one track one and a math anomaly. They are joined by two experts on the life and career of Martin Luther King Junior, so we hope that you are ready for a lesson. Gomo George shows up around 16:15 and Ariel Lawrence comes in at 29:20. Also, Dan ate some discount sushi so wasn't altogether himself this week.Overcoming Learned Behaviour- 4:44Shadows of Defeat- 14:55 (then the two guest spots, discussion of the song starts at 1:15:05)Year Zero- 1:24:05Four LIttle GirlsKing In The WildernessNobel Prize SiteDavid L Lewis- King 

    Episode 20- Torches and Tragedies, Thinking To Myself, 30 Day Wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 58:55


    Do you even remember when you first sold out? This week Josh and Dan talk about the ampersandless Torches and Tragedies, the shockingly good Thinking To Myself and 30 Day Wonder. Plus a borderline therapy session and a summary of a Francis Ford Coppola movie. We promise that Josh has an actual microphone, his computer just decided to be uncooperative. Torches and Tragedies- 8:00Thinking To Myself- 24:2030 Day Wonder- 32:00PatreonPlaylistInstagram

    Episode 19- Up & Away, Not So Bad, This Beast is Dangerous

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 44:44


    Up & Away- 3:20Not So Bad- 11:30This Beast Is Dangerous- 23:50This week the bozos talk about the songs listed in the title. Also, which character from the Lion King would Russ Rankin be? And Dan has a favourite Good Riddance album. It only took him 19 episodes to get sorted.

    Epoisode 18- Twelve Year Circus, Stand, Boys and Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 50:05


    This week Dan and Josh talk about the songs Twelve Year Circus and Boys and Girls from For God and Country as well as Stand from Physical Fatness. Dan talks about his first discman, which was purchased entirely with Canadian Tire Money. Josh pretends to know anything at all about playing guitar.Twelve Year Circus- 7:20Stand- 20:10Boys and Girls- 30:05Patreon

    Episode 17- Tempest Tossed, Texas and Dry Season featuring Greg Soden of Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 73:41


    This week Dan and Josh are joined by PodPal Greg Soden. Between the songs Tempest Tossed and Dry Season, Greg and the bozos (???) go deep on potential meanings behind the song Texas. Also, is Dan a narc? Should we make a recipe book? What did Josh do for his 33rd Birthday?Benefit for the World Food ProgramUnscripted Moments: a Podcast About PropagandhiPatreon

    Episode 16- Paean to the Enlightenment, Feel Their Pain, Grace and Virtue

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 45:58


    Variant Coverage BlogAndy Chico MakAsian Man RecordsFree MumiaPatreonDan is a Fest-going, chicken wing loving punk from Ottawa, Canada that moved to Toronto more than a decade ago. He worships at the altar of Yemin. He runs Last Wishes Supply Co with Chris Cresswell of The Flatliners and can grow a beard. Josh got a job as a bartender 15 years ago so hasn't been going to too many shows since then. Before that though he worked with the label Underground Operations and hosted a weekly punk rock show on Toronto's 102.1 The Edge. He runs bartenderatlas.com with his wife Jess. His ankle clicks from skateboarding. He cannot grow a beard. 

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