# What music is used in the SD Podcast?

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**Created:** [September 30, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-is-used-in-the-sd-podcast/598087 "2011-09-30T00:00:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![helicopterjeff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@helicopterjeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/helicopterjeff)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-is-used-in-the-sd-podcast/598087/1 "2011-09-30T00:00:54Z")

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I love the straight dope podcasts. My favorite part is the intro/outtro music. Who is the artist of this? I’d like to hear more!🙂

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-is-used-in-the-sd-podcast/598087/2 "2011-09-30T02:58:08Z")

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I don’t know, but it sounds like music used in game shows from the '60s.

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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-is-used-in-the-sd-podcast/598087/3 "2011-09-30T03:16:49Z")

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[moderating]  
I know this is about the podcast, not the boards, but I’ve moved it over to ATMB anyway. I don’t know the answer myself, but one of the other staffers probably does.  
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**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-is-used-in-the-sd-podcast/598087/4 "2011-09-30T03:45:07Z")

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I was going to say that it has a ska feel to it.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-music-is-used-in-the-sd-podcast/598087/5 "2011-09-30T12:31:51Z")

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Well, look at the sponsor. 🙂

A visit to the website of the sponsor, Ska Brewing, reveals more of this music from “The Toasters.”

> **[Ska Brewing Company | Craft Beer | Durango, CO](http://www.skabrewing.com/)**
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> When it comes to the world’s best craft beer, nobody does it quite like Ska Brewing. From flavor-packed flagship brews to ridiculously refreshing seasonal libations and hard seltzers, we’ve got the goods.

There’s a music player on the site so you can listen to more.

And …

[http://www.toasters.org/](http://www.toasters.org/)

> **[The Toasters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Toasters)**
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> The Toasters are one of the original American second wave of ska bands. Founded in New York City in 1981, the band has released nine studio albums, primarily through Moon Ska Records.
> Englishman Robert Hingley relocated to New York City in 1980, where he managed that city's Forbidden Planet comic book store location. Hingley formed the Toasters in 1981 after seeing the Beat perform at the Roseland Ballroom.
> The group's first live show was supporting Bad Brains at A7 in 1981. One of the original...

[http://www.amazon.com/Big-Red/dp/B000PIK1LU](http://www.amazon.com/Big-Red/dp/B000PIK1LU)

The tune you hear on the podcast is “[Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSo-_TavE1U).”