Pretty Good Vibrations

Dan Koch

Pretty Good Vibrations analyzes and celebrates pop and rock music and its crucial role throughout our lives. Podcast veteran and host Dan Koch (You Have Permission Podcast) has been a professional musician for most of the last 20 years: songwriter for the emo-pop band Sherwood, then as a commercial composer since 2012. Multiple episode styles include bracket-style tournaments, chronological walk-throughs, and deep dives into genres, artists, and eras.

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Pretty Good Vibrations

Episodes (98)

Jan 20th Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down" (The Emo Diaries) *Fixed*
Dec 5, 2025 Brand New - "Jesus Christ" (The Emo Diaries)
Nov 11, 2025 Blink-182 - "Adam's Song" (The Emo Diaries)

Pretty Good Vibrations

Jan 20, 2026
1¼ hours
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An earlier version of this episode was edited very poorly (automatically -- it was my fault!), so please listen to this fixed version. I'm joined by psychologist Daryl Van Tongeren for another Emo Diaries, a segment-based show that gets in its feelings about one great emo song per episode. This week, it's the white whale of 2000s emo: "Hands Down" by Dashboard Confessional. ___________________________ Dan is accepting WA state therapy clients and coaching/consulting clients from everywhere: religiononthemind.com Email Dan: prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com IG: www.instagram.com/prettygoodvibespod/ <...

Pretty Good Vibrations

Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down" (The Emo Diaries) Fixed

Dan Koch

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