![The Toth Zone](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9434146/large_logo_2_1_MASTER_copy_3_Croppedv1670wg.jpg)
The Toth Zone chronicles musician James Toth’s all-consuming obsession with music while growing up in pre-9/11 New York City, and all the trouble it caused him along the way. It's a little like A Christmas Story, but with headbangers, hoodlums, and hip-hop. "...something like David Sedaris by way of Iggy Pop." - Elizabeth Nelson, Lawyers, Guns & Money blog
Episodes
![Episode 20: Creatures Of The Bubble, Part 2](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9434146/large_logo_2_1_MASTER_copy_3_Croppedv1670wg_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Episode 20: Creatures Of The Bubble, Part 2
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Tuesday Mar 02, 2021
Topics covered: Punk rock pilgrims, how to avoid awkward small talk with strangers on tour, and that time I attempted to rock through a hurricane.
Plus, the results of our first poll question!
![Episode 19: Creatures Of The Bubble, Part 1](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9434146/large_logo_2_1_MASTER_copy_3_Croppedv1670wg_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Episode 19: Creatures Of The Bubble, Part 1
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Get in the van with The Toth Zone! This is the first in a series of episodes examining the strange world of DIY touring. Also, a lesson in How To Make Any Band Sound Objectively Terrible.
![Introduction: Welcome to Season 2!](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9434146/large_logo_2_1_MASTER_copy_3_Croppedv1670wg_300x300.jpg)
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Introduction: Welcome to Season 2!
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Welcome back! On this brief episode: a preview of the season to come, and our first poll question,
![Episode 18: A Reason To Live That Wrecks Your Life](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9434146/large_logo_2_1_MASTER_copy_3_Croppedv1670wg_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Episode 18: A Reason To Live That Wrecks Your Life
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Tuesday Nov 24, 2020
Season 1 finale with some conclusions and general summing-up. Also, The Toth Zone answers your questions about music, songwriting, and more!
![Episode 17: Been Caught Stealing](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9434146/large_logo_2_1_MASTER_copy_3_Croppedv1670wg_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Episode 17: Been Caught Stealing
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
CD boosting and its inevitable consequences. Note: not an endorsement of stealing! Heh heh.
![Episode 16: Scream-y Boy Shit](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9434146/large_logo_2_1_MASTER_copy_3_Croppedv1670wg_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Episode 16: Scream-y Boy Shit
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Hardcore, fanzine scams, and breaking edge.
![Episode 15: Dropout Boogie](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9434146/large_logo_2_1_MASTER_copy_3_Croppedv1670wg_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Episode 15: Dropout Boogie
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Raving till dawn, hardcore and punk, and getting fired...from Taco Bell. Yikes!
![Episode 14: My Shaolin Style and Its Effectiveness (According to the Furious Five)](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9434146/large_logo_2_1_MASTER_copy_3_Croppedv1670wg_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
Tuesday Nov 10, 2020
The rise of the Wu! Plus: first studio session, high school battles (rap and otherwise), and dropping science on Hot 97!
![Episode 13: Bombing The Suburbs](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9434146/large_logo_2_1_MASTER_copy_3_Croppedv1670wg_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Episode 13: Bombing The Suburbs
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
More graffiti, some gambling, and the insane lengths one goes to feed a music habit.
![Episode 12: Kick A Rhyme, Toth!](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/9434146/large_logo_2_1_MASTER_copy_3_Croppedv1670wg_300x300.jpg)
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Episode 12: Kick A Rhyme, Toth!
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Graffiti, hip-hop, and how I rapped my way out of getting beat up.