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Pretty Good Vibrations

Dan Koch

Booking Overview

Pretty Good Vibrations is a pop/rock-focused music deep-dive that blends genre and era context with emotionally grounded takes on standout songs. For PR, it offers a credible platform to reach music fans through guests who can speak thoughtfully about bands, scenes, and the cultural impact of specific tracks.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Instagram: 6.2k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

prettygoodvibrationspodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Dan Koch - Podcast veteran host. Also a professional musician and songwriter (emo-pop band Sherwood) and has worked as a commercial composer since 2012; described as accepting WA state therapy clients and coa...

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low
Typical Credentials:  
Music-scene familiarity (fans/participants in emo/screamo/post-hardcore contexts) and/or mental-health or psychology backgrounds used to interpret the emotional meaning of a single song.
Required Achievements:  
Published/recognized work as a therapist or psychologist (for clinician-leaning guests), Known involvement in emo/screamo/post-hardcore communities or tournament-style music commentary (for music-scene guests)

Recent Guest Discussions

Thomas Cho - Emo Song Analysis Within The Emo Diaries Segment

Daryl Van Tongeren - Emo Song Analysis Within The Emo Diaries Segment

Jed Payne - Emo Song Analysis Within The Emo Diaries Segment

Recent Topics

Music, Pop, Rock, Emo, Songwriting

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Pretty Good Vibrations
:

The Album Cycle: Emery

September 08, 2026

** Telehealth therapy with Dan in 43 US states: dankochclients (at) gmail.com ** I am back with another Album Cycle episode, focusing on the high's and low's of the three main phases of professional musician life: writing, recording, and performing or touring. Bassist Devin Shelton of the post-hardcore band Emery is my guest today. "You have to write quicker, you have to record quicker, you have to get on the road and tour. It's like everything becomes a part of a cog in the wheel of th...

Underoath - "Young and Aspiring" (The Emo Diaries)

June 23, 2026

** Telehealth therapy with Dan in 43 US states: dankochclients (at) gmail.com ** After a long absence, I finally edited the most recent recording of an Emo Diaries episode -- my apologies, especially to Thomas! I'm joined by fellow therapist Thomas Cho for another Emo Diaries, a segment-based show that gets in its feelings about one great emo song per episode. This week, it's one of the all-time album openers in heavy music: "Young and Aspiring" by Florida Exvangelical poster boys Underoath...

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

January 20, 2026

** Telehealth therapy with Dan in 43 US states: dankochclients (at) gmail.com ** 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...

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