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Ep. 45: Action Pact (Part 3 – feat. Chris Murphy) Apr 01, 2023

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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 album, as well as on the album's recording and production. He also gives us his reactions to each of the tracks after two decades of maturation.

Ep. 44: Action Pact (Part 2) Mar 24, 2023

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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.

Ep. 43: Action Pact (Part 1) Feb 23, 2023

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In this 20th anniversary year of the release of the album, we discuss 2003's Action Pact in detail both from the perspective of the events leading up to the release (including the aftershock of the Pretty Together era) as well as with a view to the band's changing creative processes. Plus, Emily Plunkett joins us to give an update on her bid to get the band into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.

Ep. 42: Greg Rhyno Dec 31, 2022

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We round off 2022 with an interview with author and musician Greg Rhyno, whose debut novel "To Me You Seem Giant" takes a semi-fictional, semi-autobiographical glance at the Canadian indie rock scene of the mid-90s, including depictions of the members of Sloan and other Murderecords artists. Plus, Rob spills the beans on his brief-yet-illustrious career as drummer of Sloan.

Ep. 41: Jay Ferguson Nov 06, 2022

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To round off our series of interviews with the four members of Sloan, we sit down with Jay Ferguson and chat about his own "cradle-to-Sloan" story. Tune in to find out more about Jay's gig at Old Dan's Records, about his pre-Sloan careers with Deluxe Boys and Kearney Lake Rd., about his love for collecting music paraphernalia, and about his almost-career as a professional baseball player.

Ep. 40: Steady Preview Oct 09, 2022

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Join us as we dive into the band's 13th studio album "Steady", due for release on October 21st, 2022. Find out why this band just keeps getting better on each and every outing!

Ep. 39: Haris Cehajic Sep 25, 2022

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In our first-ever (partially) in-person interview, we sit down with musician, drone enthusiast and guitar/instrument tech to the GBOAT, Haris Cehajic, to talk about his history as part of the band's road crew, the band's upcoming 13th studio album "Steady", as well as his directorial debut for the first single off of this album, "Scratch the Surface". We also entertain our first-ever call-in guest.

Ep. 38: The Album Covers Aug 28, 2022

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You like ranking stuff? So does Sloancast. Join us as we each individually rank the 16 covers of Sloan's major releases (13 studio LPs, 2 major EPs, 1 live album) from least favourite to favourite, discussing along the way the merits of each piece of artwork.

Ep. 37: Supervoice Jun 11, 2022

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Move over, Lennon & McCartney: there's a "new" lead vocal amalgam from the colonies whose double helix harmonic stylings will blow your minds. In this episode, we discuss the iconic lead vocal combination of Patrick Pentland and Chris Murphy, illustrated through ten examples from across the catalogue.

Ep. 36: Paul Myers Apr 25, 2022

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In this episode, we sit down with Toronto-born, California-based writer, journalist, musician and all-round Cancon renaissance man Paul Myers to chat about his own overlap with the Greatest Band of All Time, Sloan's place in the power pop canon, and the correlation between comedy and music. Be sure to check out Paul's Record Store Day Podcast as well as his upcoming documentary The Kids In The Hall: Comedy Punks!

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