The P.O.D. Kast
Episodes
Episode 79: Uncle Kracker's "Double Wide", or Kid Rock's Rib
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We think the story goes thusly: Kid Rock has some success in circles he did not expect (like Adult Pop radio) with "Only God Knows Why". He also has a...
Episode 78: Fear Factory's "Obsolete", or Getting the Story Straight
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We dive into Fear Factory for the first time ever on the pod, and this is a concept album: just ask the band members. Or maybe only ask one of them, b...
Episode 77: Spineshank's "Strictly Diesel", or Searching for a Single
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After literal years of trying, one of Bryan's most beloved nu-metal albums, "Strictly Diesel", gets the P.O.D. Kast treatment, and it's probably no su...
Episode 76: The Prodigy's "The Fat of the Land", or Light Shoulders, Light Pelvis
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bryan goes all the way back to 1997 and relives a lot of his friends and himself grappling with the fact that this dance music was hitting very hard b...
Episode 75: Hoobastank's "The Reason", or When We Learned Hoobastank Might Be Canadian
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Last time we covered a Hoobastank album, we learned of the conspiracy theory that they might be the feds. This time, we're wondering if they're Canadi...
Episode 74: Dope's "Felons and Revolutionaries", or A Band Who Are Neither of Those
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dope has titled this album "Felons and Revolutionaries" because they really want you to be invested in the idea they sold drugs to fund the making of ...
Episode 73: (hed)pe's "(hed)pe", or Are You Sure About That?
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the debut album that leads us to asking the question "are you sure about that?" perhaps more than any other, as we tackle (hed)pe's first record,...
Episode 72: 30 Seconds To Mars' "30 Seconds To Mars", or How To Say a Lot Without Saying Anything At All
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we know, nu-metal is not exactly a genre filled with smart guys. But as far as dumb guys in the scene go, Jared Leto might take the cake. A man who...
Episode 71: Slipknot's "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)", or Stories=Bulls**t
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There may not be a band on earth that is more invested in their own myth-making and Slipknot truly slide over the edge on this, their third record, as...
Episode 70: Rage Against the Machine's "The Battle of Los Angeles", or Rage's Last Stand
05 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Whether or not you think Rage Against the Machine is nu-metal, we can all agree on one thing: they definitely did not like each other while making thi...
Episode 69: Brian "Head" Welch's "Save Me From Myself", or How Korn Gave Head to Christ lol
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a rare album on the P.O.D. Kast that has us eschewing the normal preamble because we know there'll be so much to talk about with the album, but n...
Episode 68: Coal Chamber's "Chamber Music", or the Nu-Sophomore Slump
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We really, really liked Coal Chamber's self-titled debut. We really, really do not like this. One of nu-metal's most famous cases of a sophomore slump...
Episode 67: Deftones' "Adrenaline", or Bryan's Favorite
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a few months in a row of investigating the silly side of nu-metal, we get back to business here with one of the absolute pillars of the genre, i...
Episode 66: Bloodhound Gang's "One Fierce Beer Coaster", or Once You Jimmy Pop, the Fun Does Stop
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Truly one of the most heinous and terrible albums we've ever listened to for an episode, we go wildly deep on this monstrosity that Bryan thought was ...
Episode 65: Methods of Mayhem's "Methods of Mayhem", or Nu-Metal's Densest Text
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For the first time in the show's history, there is no preamble, there is no nu-metal news, there is no lead-up into discussion of the album. No, this ...
Episode 64: Insane Clown Posse's "The Great Milenko", or Finding Meaning in a Storm of Faygo
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's one of the most highly-anticipated episodes in POD Kast history, as Bryan finally gets a chance to delve into his long and complicated history wi...
Episode 63: DMX's "It's Dark and Hell is Hot", or [insert dog noises]
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We love covering a nu-metal-adjacent album, and perhaps no rapper was toeing that line more than DMX in 1998, as his debut album came out equal parts ...
Episode 62: Mudvayne's "L.D. 50", or the Mighty Mighty Bass Tone
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We finally get around to covering Mudvayne on a main (hey, that rhymes), and it catches Bryan by surprise, as he ends up liking the album a lot more t...
Episode 61: Korn's "Untouchables", or How To Spend 4 Million Dollars Without Really Trying
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most expensive albums in history–#9 to be exact–Korn's fifth album that reportedly cost $4m to make was a sign of the changing times in...
Episode 60: Staind's "Dysfunction", or Sometimes I Sing, But Mostly I Fish
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Lewis really, really likes fishing. While there's lots of interesting stuff to unpack with Staind's major label debut, from the probably made up...
Episode 59: N.E.R.D.'s "In Search Of..." or Finding Meaning in Horniness
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An album that was seminal for John and one he had tried to get on the show forever, we take a long look at N.E.R.D.'s debut album "In Search Of...", a...
Episode 58: System of a Down's "System of a Down", or SUGAHHHHHH, Doot Doo, Da Doo Doo, Doot Doot
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It took over 4 years, but we are finally reviewing System of a Down again on this program and doing what a lot of people did after hearing "Toxicity":...
Episode 57: Trapt's "Trapt", or Feeling Trapt in a Glass Case of Soft Music
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It was always going to come down to this. A band that got absolutely massive off of their early single "Headstrong" and has since begun a long, downwa...
Episode 56: Stone Sour's "Stone Sour", or How Corey Taylor Became the Omega Dog
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's one of our longest episodes ever, but we simply had to do it, as there's too much here to process, even with a 2-hour running time. A complicated...
Episode 55: Soulfly's "Soulfly", or the Plastic "Oh No!" Band
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After being in SEVEN Polls, Soulfly finally get their day in the sun, and not a moment too soon as we dig into their weird and wonderful history, with...
Episode 54: Linkin Park's "Meteora", or How John Learned to Stop Worrying and Skipped School to Buy Linkin Park
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It took exactly FIFTY episodes, but Linkin Park is back on the show and we are talking about their legendary, 16 million copy-selling, sophomore album...
Episode 53: Saliva's "Every Six Seconds", or How To Make the Perfect Album (For Us)
05 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's one of the longest episodes of the show ever, and how could it not be when we're discussing an album that so perfectly captures the strange gap p...
Episode 52: Primus' "Frizzle Fry", or The Cult of Virtuosity
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Who is a Primus Guy, exactly? We turn to Bryan's expertise on the subject (both Guys and Primus) to dig in on one of the 90s' most confounding top-sel...
Episode 51: Chevelle's "Wonder What's Next", or Band of Brothers: Like the Miniseries, but Worse
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a little detour and something a little different on our last episode, we are back to covering a regular album this month, and what a regular alb...
Episode 50: Our Favorite Nu-Metal Songs w/ Raina Douris, Dan Ozzi, Ed Zitron, and Andy Anaya
06 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We made it! Who knew that this podcast, birthed out of a random DM from John to Bryan after they effectively hijacked his episode of Blocked Party and...
Episode 49: Limp Bizkit's "Three Dollar Bill, Y'All$", or Some Days It's Wack
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When Limp Bizkit gets in the studio, some days it's heavy, some days it's mellow, some days it's good, and some days...well, some days it is wack. Fre...
Episode 48: P.O.D.'s "The Fundamental Elements of Southtown", or P.O.D. and the Works of Darkness
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For just the second time in the show's history (and perhaps the last time), we are covering our namesake band, as we dive into the P.O.D. well once ag...
Episode 47: Metallica's "St. Anger", or My Pod Style Determines My Death Style
04 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was perhaps an inevitability that we got around to covering one of the most maligned albums in the "nu-metal" genre, when the biggest metal band of...
Episode 46: Adema's "Adema", or a Nu-Metal Cinderella Story
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a Poll of bands we thought may never get a chance to win, Adema's "Adema" emerged as the clear victor and how could it not: an album we loved a ...
Episode 45: Rage Against the Machine's "Evil Empire", or Answering Nu-Metal's Toughest Question
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It took 45 episodes, but we finally answer the question of whether or not Rage Against the Machine counts as nu-metal. It's a question that has rocked...
Episode 44: Disturbed's "Believe", or You Can Lead The Guy to Water, But You Can't Make Him Rock
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
He's baaaaaack! We are covering our favorite nu-metal Capital-G Guy for the third time on this show (including bonuses), as David Draiman and Disturbe...
Episode 43: Sevendust's "Home", or the Dickpick Papers
06 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An episode nearly 4 years in the making, John finally gets Sevendust to win a Poll and tries to help Bryan realize that they're good, actually. It's a...
Episode 42: Deftones' "Deftones", or We Are Definitely Not a Ska Band
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been nearly two years since we've covered Deftones on the podcast, and not a moment too soon, as we go over 2 hours talking about our favorite bo...
Episode 41: Avril Lavigne's "Let Go", or Take Me Somewhere New, I'm With Nu
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are with you this month, listeners, as we calm things down a bit and review the seminal sorta-pop-punk, sorta-pop, sorta-country, barely-nu-metal "...
Episode 40: Sepultura's "Roots", or Podcast Bloody Podcast
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It took 7 polls and 40 episodes but Bryan's dream finally comes to life as we review one of his favourite nu-metal albums, Sepultura's "Roots". Headin...
Episode 39: American Head Charge's "The War of Art", or The Seventy Percent
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
American Head Charge's reputation in the online nu-metal community is very strong, with some critics putting this album amongst the very best in nu-me...
Episode 38: Incubus' "Make Yourself", or Libertarians on Psychedelics
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In what will likely be the last Incubus record that could be considered nu-metal enough for the show, John and Bryan dig in to Incubus' third album, "...
Episode 37: Korn's "Life is Peachy", or To Infinity and Beyond
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You can be a nu-metal fan but not be constantly engaging with the classics, particularly a band's--by their own admission--rushed second album. We kno...
Episode 36: Alien Ant Farm's "ANThology", or Lessons in How Not to Be La-Hoo
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's an episode that begins with us talking quite frankly about our balls (and our strength), and you might need a lot of strength to get through almo...
Episode 35: Coal Chamber's "Coal Chamber", or the Silliness of Nu-Metal Realized
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
BIG TRUCK! BIG TRUCK! After literal years of trying to get this album to win a Poll, Bryan's dream finally comes true and the boys cover Coal Chamber'...
Episode 34: Slipknot's "Iowa", or The Episode Where We Start To Get Serious
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a truly wild episode of the POD Kast this month, as Bryan talks about the first time he did acid...at the age of 12. It sets the tone for the ent...
Episode 33: Hollywood Undead's "Notes From the Underground", or 10 Years Too Late
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for one of the most puzzling albums we've ever covered on this show, a pure nu-metal album that came out in the complete dead zone of 2013 f...
Episode 32: Mushroomhead's "XIII", or A Collection of Anthems
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We finally get to talking about the band responsible for the best artist biography in the business, Mushroomhead. Covering their most popular album, "...
Episode 31: Faith No More's "Angel Dust", or A Decade Under the Influence
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first time that Bryan & John have been forced to tackle a band that isn't a nu-metal band, but greatly influenced a vast majority of the band...
Episode 30: Drowning Pool's "Sinner", or a Life Lost Too Soon
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
30 episodes and 4 poll nominations later, Drowning's Pool magnum opus "Sinner" finally gets a review and it turns out it's not a moment too soon, as t...
Episode 29: Hoobastank's "Hoobastank", or When We Learned Hoobastank Might be the Feds
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's another episode Bryan absolutely did not want to do, as his attempt to juice the poll in favour of Far went sideways and we are forced to cover H...
Episode 28: Papa Roach's "Infest", or a Total Turnaround
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's therapy time for Bryan as John and Bryan get personal on this one, as talking about our dads leads into Bryan's history with drug use and ends wi...
Episode 27: 311's "311", or The One Where Bryan Threw Up
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We don't think it's because of the album we were covering, but Bryan made it down to the Street Fight Studios just in time to vomit and then immediate...
Episode 26: Rob Zombie's "Hellbilly Deluxe", or Halloween Music for Adults
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This album might not be exactly nu-metal, but it's the perfect fit for October as we discuss Rob Zombie's unique ability to invent his own genre that ...
Episode 25: Powerman 5000's "Tonight the Stars Revolt!", or An Alien Concept
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's an album that contains multitudes this month, as the storylines are aplenty around PM5K's breakthrough album. The lead singer is Rob Zombie's bro...
Episode 24: Korn's "Follow the Leader", or 3 Gimmicks and a Classic
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's been almost two years since we covered a Korn album, and so the boys get down to business on what is likely the most important album in nu-metal ...
Episode 23: Evanescence's "Fallen", or a Secular Podcast About a Definitely Secular Band
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the best-selling album we've ever covered on the show and it might hold that record for a very long time, as we review Evanescence's Fallen, a re...
Episode 22: Kid Rock's "Devil Without a Cause", or the Life of Bryan
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's our longest episode to date, as we tackle an album that Bryan feels was the first to ever accurately describe his life, Kid Rock's "Devil Without...
Episode 21: Flyleaf's "Flyleaf", or Searching for Jesus in a World of Broken Bands
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the first time we've ever chosen an album because of our bonus singles episodes, as we put up 4 bands in our monthly poll whose singles we loved ...
Episode 20: Godsmack's "Godsmack", or What's the Wayshun?
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A band that certainly hoped to be all things to everyone, we're reviewing Godsmack's debut album that's a little bit Metallica, a little bit Creed, an...
Episode 19: Sugar Ray's "Floored", or The Sugar Way
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
One of the more surprising entries in the nu-metal canon if you knew nothing about the band other than what you heard on the radio, the album that fea...
Episode 18: Limp Bizkit's "Gold Cobra", or a Greatest Hits Album With New Songs
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An episode that was almost entirely influenced by the listeners saying how good this album is, Bryan and John go back and revisit Limp Bizkit's last a...
Episode 17: Deftones' "White Pony", or the Day Nu-Metal Stood Still
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the episode that many of you have been waiting for, as we finally cover what is considered to be nu-metal's magnum opus, "White Pony". Coming out...
Episode 16: Crazy Town's "The Gift of Game", or Mr. Shifty Goes To Platinum
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Bryan's words, it was time that we get to a truly bad album on the podcast. Never mind the fact we've reviewed Puddle of Mudd and a slew of bad alb...
Episode 15: Staind's "Break the Cycle", or Rolexes and Golf
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's been awhile since we last saw you, and we're thrilled you're back again for another episode of the P.O.D. Kast! This month, it's all about one of...
Episode 14: Orgy's "Candyass", or Murder Bryan's Opus
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's an album that Bryan has wanted to do since Day 1 of the show, and the day has finally come, as Jordan Uhl donated enough money to make it so! It'...
Episode 13: Limp Bizkit's "Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water", or Poor Wes
02 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We finally made it to one year here on the POD Kast, and our two hosts celebrate the occasion the only way they know how: by listening to a little bit...
Episode 12: Static-X's "Wisconsin Death Trip", or The Masked Singer
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most iconic figures in nu-metal, Wayne Static, is almost more of the focus of this episode than the band is, as we look into Static-X's sta...
Episode 11: Disturbed's "The Sickness", or Nu Metal's Triple Major
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An album that Bryan describes as "elevator music, but nu-metal", Disturbed kicks off a bafflingly successful career with this, their debut album, "The...
Episode 10: Kittie's "Spit" w/ Fallon Bowman of Kittie
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are extremely pleased to be joined by Fallon Bowman, one of the founding members of Kittie, to discuss their debut album, "Spit". We said we would ...
Episode 9: Puddle of Mudd's "Come Clean", or the Tao of Wes Scantlin
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We've finally arrived at a pivotal moment in the show's history: an album both hosts absolutely despise. After Bryan rigged the show poll to get a con...
Episode 8: Incubus' "S.C.I.E.N.C.E.", or Californians Gone Wild
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Incubus is what happens when you take 5 guys from California, give them a bunch of mushrooms and a major-label deal before they're 22 years old, and a...
Episode 7: P.O.D.'s "Satellite", or Not Christian Rock, but Rock from Guys Who Love Jesus
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It took us 7 episodes, but we finally get down to the band who gave us our name: Payable on Death, or as you know them, P.O.D. Another album that baff...
Episode 6: Slipknot's "Slipknot", or 9 Guys, 1 Paycheck
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do you get when you take 9 guys from Iowa, throw them in masks and boiler suits, and tell them to record an album? This monstrosity, an album tha...
Episode 5: System of a Down's "Toxicity", or How I Learned They're Trying to Build a Prison
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The bad boys of podcasting are back, and this month, it's political. Street Fight Radio's Bryan Quinby and Blocked Party's John Cullen take on the 200...
Episode 4: Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory", or How Bryan Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Linkin Park
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"SHUT UP WHEN I'M TALKING TO YOU" is not something you'll hear on this month's episode of your favorite nu-metal podcast with Street Fight Radio's Bry...
Episode 3: Deftones' "Around the Fur", or Learning How to Love Other Music
13 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It's episode 3 of your favorite monthly nu-metal podcast (it's a niche genre) from Street Fight Radio's Bryan Quinby and Blocked Party's John Cullen, ...
Episode 2: Korn's "Korn", or the Dumbest Guys in Rock n' Roll
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this brand-new monthly podcast from Street Fight Radio's Bryan Quinby and Blocked Party's John Cullen, the two men sit down and wax poetic about th...
Episode 1: Limp Bizkit's "Significant Other", or the Psychology of Fred Durst
07 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this brand new monthly podcast from Street Fight Radio's Bryan Quinby and Blocked Party's John Cullen, the two men sit down and wax poetic about th...