Mixtape Stories

Every week we invite a guest to curate a 5-song playlist with a specific theme and talk about why they chose those songs.

Mixtape Stories is a music podcast hosted by Erik Casarez, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Erik Casarez hosts Mixtape Stories, a music show with 17 episodes published.

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  Episode #7

  Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Soundtrack feat. FrameWright Workshop

  Dec 3, 20251h 10mS2

  <p>On this week's episode of Mixtape Stories, we invite old friend Andrew Cheuvront aka Frame Wright Workshop to make a playlist of songs from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game soundtracks. We talk about our 20+ year friendship that bonded over punk music and video games, the fundamental elements of skate punk vs pop punk, what the Tony Hawk video games meant to us as people who can't skate, and much more.</p><p>Listen as we discuss each of the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Soundtrack songs Andrew picked:<br>1. "New Girl" by Suicide Machines<br>2. "Guerilla Radio" by Rage...

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  Episode #6

  ASMR Songs feat. Barely Average Jo

  Nov 19, 20251h 27mS2

  <p>On this week's episode of Mixtape Stories, we have ASMR Artist and Twitch Streamer Jordan aka Barely Average Jo. She made a playlist of songs that give the kinds of tingles that are similar to the sensations one would get from ASMR. We talk about "musical edging" with Pink Floyd, the concept of time and sleep in relation to music, how the Third Eye Blind self-titled album is the epitome of 90s rock, getting lost in the grooves of Tame Impala, how Vivaldi was metal af, and much more. If you listen closely, canine cohost Teddy gets in on...

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  Episode #5

  Favorite Songs to Cover feat. Like Ghosts

  Nov 13, 20251h 20mS2

  <p>On this week's episode of Mixtape Stories, we have Gage, Noel and Andrew from the band Like Ghosts on to talk about a playlist of songs they've covered. With 3/4s of the band present, we discuss their evolution as a band through songs they've covered over the past decade, why they decided to cover these songs, how they were signed, meeting and performing with Ryan Cabrera, how one of their covers went viral through an NSFW video and much more.</p><p>Listen as we discuss each of the cover songs Like Ghosts picked:<br>1. "High" by The Chainsmokers<...

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  Episode #4

  PreGame Music feat. PreGame Andy

  Nov 5, 20251h 10mS2

  <p>On this week's episode of Mixtape Stories, we have my brother Andy Casarez, who spent the bulk of his 20s under the nickname PreGame Andy because of how he used to PreGame for parties. We talk about what makes a good pregame song vs what is just a good drinking song, the thin line between pregame songs and guys being dudes songs, and share stories from our 20s that helped shape the people we are today.</p><p>Listen as we discuss each of the PreGame songs Andy picked:<br>1. "No Beef" by Steve Aoki and AfroJack<br>2. "Sorry...

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  Episode #3

  Disney Pop Stars feat. Shawn Gessay

  Oct 29, 20251h 18mS2

  <p>On this week's episode of Mixtape Stories, we have my wife Shawn Gessay to make a playlist of songs by Disney Pop Stars. We specifically look at pop stars whose career started on the Disney Channel. We discuss the exploitation that some of these young stars went through, how many tried to redefine themselves with more adult music,  how some are seeing a resurgence thanks to Tiktok trends, a brief tangent on the unpunished crimes of Justin Timberlake and much more.</p><p>Listen as we discuss each of the Disney Pop Star songs Shawn picked:<br>1. "Bad Liar" b...

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