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.
Episodes
112 episodes
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 epis...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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21:18
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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18:10
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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14:47
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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21:22
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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23:49
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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22:02
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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35:45
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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22:59
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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25:09
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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22:39
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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24:11
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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24:47
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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18:31
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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23:08
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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27:47
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." Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:40
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."Through the book and this podcast I’m telling the story of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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22:11
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 the English Beat and their third and final album Special Beat S...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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14:29
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 legacy of 2 Tone music and its ongoing impact on popular culture. ...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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1:01:04
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 music. I’ve always been a huge fan and consider Grant a musical futurist who has ...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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24:16
2 Tone Legacy - Easy Life
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 legacy of 2 Tone music and its ongoing impact on popular culture. In each epis...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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19:17
2 Tone Legacy - Geno
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 legacy of 2 Tone music and its ongoing impact on popular culture. In each epis...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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14:55
2 Tone Legacy - Mirror In The Bathroom
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 legacy of 2 Tone music and its ongoing impact on popular culture. In each epis...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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20:02
2 Tone Legacy - Madam Medusa
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 legacy of 2 Tone music and its ongoing impact on popular culture. In each epis...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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26:49
2 Tone Legacy - Inner London Violence
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 legacy of 2 Tone music and its ongoing impact on popular culture. In each epis...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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38:08
