Episode 11 - Julia Steiner (Ratboys)
Julia Steiner and I talk Dublin, country music, and how the Ratboy became Ratboys
Intro - "Alex Chilton" The Replacements
Interlude - "PostmanSong" Ratboys
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Episode 10 - Mark Chen (Winter Break, Summer Vacation)
Mark Chen and I talk Third Eye Blind, isolation, and transitioning from Summer Vacation to Winter Break
photo courtesy of Joey Tobin joeytobin.com
laurenrecords.bandcamp.com/album/s-t
summervacation.bandcamp.com/
Intro - "Eyes Wide Open" Goo Goo Dolls
Interlude - "4:49" Winter Break
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Episode 9 - Nicole Schoenholz (The World Is A Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid To Die)
Derrick Shanholtzer-Dvorak and I talk building a community, coping with anxiety, and the continuous evolution of The World Is
theworldisabeautifulplace.com
theworldis.bandcamp.com
store.brokenworldmedia.com
Intro - "Heaven Only Knows" Emmylou Harris
Interlude - "January 10th, 2014"
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Episode 8 - Nnamdi Ogbonnaya
Nnamdi Ogbonnaya and I talk positive songs for negative times, feeling out of place, and the lessons we wish punk would take from hip-hop
nnamdiogbonnaya.bandcamp.com/releases
sooperswag.bandcamp.com/album/the-sooper-swag-project
monobody.bandcamp.com/releases
nervouspassenger.bandcamp.com
ittochicago.bandcamp.com
sooperrecords.com
Intro - "Days Just Wave Goodbye" Smoking Popes
Interlude - "Sit Tight" Nnamdi ft. Julia Steiner
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Episode 7 - Joe Katz (Spit-take)
Joe Katz and I talk punk houses, settling into your body, and Come On Feel The Lemonheads
spit-take.bandcamp.com
Intro - "4th of July" X
Interlude - "Sideways" Spit-take
Outro - "Relatively Easy" Jason Isbell
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Episode 6 - Kate Grube (Kittyhawk)
Kate Grube and I talk death cults, Chicago's saddest bar, and building a space you can call home
kittyhawkisaband.bandcamp.com
Intro/Outro - "I Just Wanted To See You So Bad" Lucinda Williams
Interlude - "Seasonal Abjective Disorder" Kittyhawk
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Episode 5 - Patrick Nordyke (Angry Gods, Boiling Over, Bruges)
Patrick Nordyke and I talk Knights of Columbus shows, negative straight edge and the Real Life that went into the new Angry Gods LP
angrygods.bandcamp.com/
Intro/Outro - "The Fox" Sleater-Kinney
Interlude - "Fixed Position" Angry Gods
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Episode 4 - Matt Kissinger (Coaster)
Matt Kissinger and I talk The Ronettes, Catholic Guilt, and being in a "band's band"
coastertheband.bandcamp.com
optionstheband.bandcamp.com
teenagerage.bandcamp.com
Intro/Outro - "Fourth of July" Galaxie 500
Interlude - "Waste" Coaster
Episode 3 - Jordan Hudkins (Rozwell Kid)
Jordan Hudkins and I talk sustaining momentum, Gavin Rossdale, and representation of self
rozwellkid.bandcamp.com
thedemonbeat.bandcamp.com
Intro/Outro - "Alcoholiday" Teenage Fanclub
Interlude - "Kangaroo Pocket" Rozwell Kid
Episode 2 - Andy Hendricks (What Gives, Annabel)
Andy Hendricks and I talk brothers, universal experience, and Boyz II Men
annabel.bandcamp.com
whatgivesband.bandcamp.com
pintotheband.bandcamp.com
Intro/Outro - "Headache" Frank Black
Interlude - "Julianne" What Gives
Episode 1 - Jim Gies (Boilerman, Gidim, Rash)
Jim Gies and I talk touring Japan, a concept album about existential dread, and the Goo Goo Dolls
https://boilerman.bandcamp.com/
https://gidim.bandcamp.com/
https://rashchicago.bandcamp.com/
http://hipkidrecords.storenvy.com/
Intro/Outro - "The First Part" Superchunk
Interlude - "Gee, Thanks" Boilerman