Sloancast

Rob Butcher and Ken Gildner

Two superfans take deep dives into the career and catalogue of the Canadian rock band Sloan.

  • 2 hours 13 minutes
    Ep. 62: Based on the Best Seller (P)review

    It's finally (almost) here! Sloan's 14th studio album, Based on the Based Seller, is a 12-track romp through both modern stylings and blasts from the past. On this latest episode of Sloancast, we give you an exclusive look into the tracklist and run down each song. Look forward to a true Sloan fan's Sloan album, set for official release on September 26th!

    23 September 2025, 9:13 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    Ep. 61: Sloan in Japan (ft. Linda Noelle Bush)

    We're back with new content! On this episode, Sloan inner circle member and music industry professional Linda Noelle Bush joins us to walk us through her time touring with the band, and particularly about Sloan's tours of Japan in support of Navy Blues and Between the Bridges.

    16 August 2025, 12:37 pm
  • 5 minutes 28 seconds
    Emergency Update!

    @Sloancast is dead. Long live @sloancastpodcast.


    Stay tuned for more emergency content as Sloan 14 becomes more tangible!

    17 June 2025, 2:28 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    Ep. 60: Alan Wong and 90s Web Fandom

    A/S/L? On this episode, we fall deep into the phenomenon that was 90s web superfandom with the one and only Alan Wong, alias SquirrelAl—webmaster of the legendary Sloan Hut. We wax nostalgic about Sloan Chat meetups, Pictures of the Week and forum escapades, as well as about friendships forged on the information superhighway that stand the test of time. To all Gen Zs and Alphas out there: you kinda had to be there.

    17 April 2025, 7:05 pm
  • 1 hour 52 minutes
    Ep. 59: Bass Challenge

    We are back — and once again joined by Trenton, NJ based musician and Sloan superfan Aaron Pinto. In this sequel to last year’s Drum Challenge, Rob and Aaron attempt to correctly guess the Sloan song based on its isolated bass track. How many of the 20 songs up for speculation did you get right?

    6 December 2024, 9:07 pm
  • 1 hour 27 minutes
    Ep. 58: Brian Walsby

    We dig into the Sloancast vault and uncover an entertaining conversation with artist and musician Brian Walsby about his newfound love for the GBOAT and his involvement as honorary merch-artist-in-residence. Join us down a rabbit hole of '80s punk bands, album cover cartoons, and just plain ol' good music.

    22 November 2024, 11:57 am
  • 2 hours 27 minutes
    Ep. 57: Twice Removed (Part 2)

    Travis and Dave from the band Heron & Crane come back to Sloancast to dive into their experiences with the GBOAT's sophomore album and to discuss each of Twice Removed's tracks in detail with us.

    13 November 2024, 12:34 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    Ep. 56: Twice Removed (Part 1)

    We're (finally) back and we're finally addressing the elephant in the room. After four years, the time has come to discuss what many consider to be the band's greatest accomplishment: 1994's Twice Removed. As the album celebrates its 30th anniversary, we delve into what makes it a crucial part of where the band is today, and why critical acclaim might have come so late. Stay tuned for more episodes as the anniversary year rolls on!

    12 September 2024, 9:48 am
  • 1 hour 13 minutes
    Ep. 55: Patrick Pentland talks Smeared

    This episode is a real haymaker: we had the pleasure of welcoming hitmaker Patrick Pentland back to Sloancast to discuss the band's goings-on in 2024, including the anticipated release of a Smeared reissue box set. Listen to Patrick go into depth about the band's salad days in 1992, 1993 and the slow march towards their second release, Twice Removed.

    19 May 2024, 6:07 pm
  • 1 hour 43 minutes
    Ep. 54: Chris Trowbridge

    We welcome producer, record collector and legendary liner-note-writer Chris Trowbridge (aka Chico T. Sanchez) as we discuss the Halifax music scene of the early 90s and dive deep into the sentiment around the creation of One Chord to Another. Plus, we get the inside angle on his creation of OCTA's famous sleeve blurb.

    19 April 2024, 8:56 am
  • 2 hours 1 minute
    Ep. 53: 12 (feat. Julian Muia)

    Sloan's 12th studio album — 2018's aptly titled "12" — is an exercise in collaboration and Sloanocracy. After half a dozen years of ripening, we're joined by musician and power pop connoisseur Julian Muia to take a retrospective look at the album and discuss it's place within the GBOAT pantheon.

    5 February 2024, 8:02 pm
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