
Dan Hanzus and Bob Castrone love listening to music- almost as much as they love hanging out in a garage and talking about it. On The Throwback Podcast, lifelong friends revisit important albums from their past and go through them--track by track-- with fresh ears. From the classics to the cringeworthy, every week is a throwback.
Episodes

Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
A BETTER 90’S PLAYLIST
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Remember the 90's? These guys do. In fact, they never left. In this Very Special Episode (tm) Dan and Bob pull out some of their favorite CD's from their 60-Disc CD changer to give YOU, the listener, the best songs to include on your So-Not-Basic 90's mix.

Thursday Mar 23, 2023
HAIR METAL SPECTACULAR Vol 2: Power Ballads
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
The boys bring the POWER in part 2 of this thrilling series worthy of its own late night infomercial. After rocking your faces off in Part 1, it's time to slow it down a little (but not too much) and hit the greatest Power Ballads of the 1980's. If you're still listening to Bad English, Skid Row, or Jon Bon, this episode will hit you right in your sensitive wheelhouse.

Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
HAIR METAL SPECTACULAR Vol 1: The Rockers
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
R.O.C.K: What does that spell?? It's time for part 1 of a two part 80's spectacular. Are you ready for the greatest Hair Metal hits of the 1980's and the stories that come with them? Order now!

Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
SPRING BREAK 2001: Cancun Mix Vol. 1 & 2
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
In the Spring of 2K1 (pre-Tuesday) Dan, Bob, their buddies Greg and Brian, and a guy named Vinsanity flew to Cancun, Mexico for the ULTIMATE SPRING BREAK EXPERIENCE (as promised by MTV). Naturally, these 4 Super Cool Dudes did what Super Cool Dudes do: they made a Double Mix CD to score their trip. Now, for the first time in 22 years, we're going to revisit ALL 38 tracks... and relive the stories that come with them. Lo Siento.

Thursday Feb 09, 2023
THE BIGGEST HITS OF 2003... and ZWAN!
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
For our 150th episode we're going back 20 years to revisit the biggest hits of 2003... and Zwan! So get ready for some 3 Doors Down, some Matchbox 20, a little Chingy, an unfortunate amount of R. Kelly... and Zwan!

Thursday Dec 15, 2022
THROWBACK TO THE FUTURE 5
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
The Throwback Podcast is back! C'mon, we couldn't end this mess of a year without making one final trip to the nü garage to recap our favorite music from 2022. Let's do it!

Friday Jul 15, 2022
GUNS N’ ROSES - Appetite For Destruction
Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
When a classic 80's album that's sold 30+ MILLION copies turns 35 AND wins a Patreon Poll, it's time for Dan and Bob to cover it. The boys return to the garage to crank up the EPIC masterpiece by a group of Sunset Strip lunatics. It's Appetite For Destruction time on the Throwback Pod.

Friday Jul 01, 2022
SONGS OF SUMMER: The Ultimate Mixtape
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Friday Jul 01, 2022
Fire up the grill and break out the slip & slide - it's summertime! To soundtrack your summer fun, Dan and Bob compiled a playlist of the ultimate summer songs* [*for people born in exactly 1980]. So crack open a piña colada flavored Bartles & James wine cooler and enjoy!

Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
EVERCLEAR -Sparkle & Fade
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
Five years into this ungodly podcast experiment known as The Throwback Pod, Bob and Dan are finally ready to swim out past the breakers and watch the world die. Before they go, they're going to revisit one of Bob's absolute favorite albums of the 1990's, Everclear's major label debut Sparkle & Fade. Sounds like heaven to me.

Thursday Jun 02, 2022
JUNE 2000 - Modern Rock Countdown
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Thursday Jun 02, 2022
Papa Roach. Eminem. A Perfect Circle. STP... it can ONLY be The Year 2000. The Bosom Buddies have reunited in the nü garage just so they can travel back in time twenty-two years to see what all the cool kids were listening to during modern rock's dark ages. This is our last resort.

Thursday Apr 21, 2022
ARCADE FIRE - The Suburbs
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
They may not be in the garage and they're certainly not on TikTok, but Dan and Bob ARE BACK with an all new episode. This week, our suburban-raised heroes are rockin' The Suburbs, Arcade Fire's Grammy Award Winning masterpiece. If you have any issues with that, please address them to The Throwback Podcast's Office of Corrections / Department Of Go Fuck Yourself.
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Thursday Apr 07, 2022
FOO FIGHTERS - A Retrospective [Taylor’s Version]
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
On March 25, 2022 the world was shocked to learn Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins had passed away at the age of 50. For over 20 years he was Dave Grohl's right hand man, playing drums for alt-rock's most famous drummer, and amassing millions of fans around the world. Looking back at the Foo's past two decades of mega hits and successes, Bob and Dan share their favorite songs from The Taylor Era, dig into the band that was selling out arenas and winning Grammys while they were still looking for 'the next big thing', and speculate about what comes next for this century's biggest rock and roll band.

Thursday Mar 10, 2022
ARCTIC MONKEYS - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
In 2006 the Arctic Monkeys burst onto the scene with a debut album that got the world talking. EVERYONE was ready to hand Alex Turner & Co. the keys to the kingdom... everyone except Bob and Dan. Were the lads from Sheffield worthy of the hype? Did they have what it takes? And was it even OKAY that they were shattering Oasis' records? In this long-anticipated episode, the boys unpack their feelings about the Monkeys... in their trademark "we weren't prepared for this at all" way.

Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
FEBRUARY ’92 - Top 10 Countdown
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
Wednesday Feb 23, 2022
If you've ever sought out a podcast that talks about Shanice, Nirvana, Mr. Big, MJ, and Tevin Campbell... well, #1, you're a weirdo, and #2, today's your lucky day. Let's go back 30 years to February 1992, a much simpler, happier time with fewer concrete partitions. You'll get it.

Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
COUNTING CROWS - This Desert Life
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
Wednesday Feb 09, 2022
The garage: open. The Tito's: flowing. The speakers: blasting 1999's TDL by the Counting Crows. Yeah... the Throwback Podcast is back! Join us in the nü garage as Bob and Dan dig into the 3rd LP by Adam Durtiz's band of merry(?) men and ask the big questions. Like, how does it hold up? Is "Hangin' Around" good? Does Dan secretly hate the piano? And did the Crows invent Dad Rock for Guys Who Aren't Dads Yet? The Bosom Buddies also pay their respects to the dearly departed Meatloaf.

Thursday Dec 30, 2021
THROWBACK TO THE FUTURE IV - 2021
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
Thursday Dec 30, 2021
You didn't think we'd let 2021 end without our annual Throwback To The Future recap episode, did you? Let's shake the dust off this thing and see what happens.

Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
JIMMY EAT WORLD - Bleed American
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Wednesday Sep 15, 2021
Hey, don't write yourself off yet- the Throwback Podcast is back with Jimmy Eat World's platinum 2001 LP, Bleed American. Come for the Celebration Of Life playlist, stay for the 9/11 stories, and stick around for a pretty big announcement. But don't worry, everything, everything will be all right, all right.

Thursday Sep 02, 2021
PRINCE - Purple Rain w/Jason Zumwalt
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today to get through this thing called life. With 25 million copies sold, Purple Rain is one of the best selling albums EVER. So naturally, the boys in the garage needed backup for this very special episode. Enter: Jason Zumwalt. Let's go crazy and see -- once and for all -- if Bob and Dan have it in them to transform into Prince fans.

Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
METALLICA - Metallica (The Black Album)
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
We're off to Never Neverland! Grab a bottle of Jaeger, throw on your nicest (nicest?) Metallica tee, and get ready to rock out to their 30x platinum selling album, Metallica. Chud Nation, this one's for you!

Thursday Aug 05, 2021
TRAVIS - The Invisible Band
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Dan loves Travis. Bob loves Travis. Dan and Bob both love The Invisible Band. So it was only a matter of time before they cuddled up in the NU Garage and traveled back in time to 2001 to revisit the the third studio album by Fran Healy and friends, wasn't it? Put it on the board.