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High School Never Ends : A Pop-Punk Dad Podcast
Thirty-Something Dads, 'Wingman' Steve and Chris-183, nerd out over the power-chorded glory that was 90's and 2000's pop-punk. Their hearts are Blink and Yellowcard but their brains are pure Baby Shark.
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HSNE Jeopardy 2: Game 3
It's our third and final qualifying round of HSNE Jeopardy Season 2 and we have a Rock Star Edition on tap for you! Competing for a spot in the finale are some…
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HSNE Jeopardy 2: Game 2
In an exciting Season 2, Episode 2 of HSNE Jeopardy we're pleased to welcome 3 first-timers to the show to face off against each other. Ryan, Austen and Nick…
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HSNE Jeopardy 2: Game 1
HSNE Jeopardy is back with Season 2! Due to a snafu with Season 1 Episode 1, we are welcoming back Tom, Bailey and Mike Elfers for a rematch! Who will advance…
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Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath: The Early November
We're wrapping up Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath and we're going back to The Early November. Instead of doing an older album we are deep diving their self-titled…
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Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath: Forget What You Know
In our next Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath episode we wanted to dig deep into Midtown's "Forget What You Know" so we got Heath Saraceno of Midtown to join us for…
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Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath: And the Battle Begun
It's no Apparition, we are back with another Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath episode and this week we are talking a bit of RX Bandits. We walk through their first…
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Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath: Direction
Drive-Thru Summer is back yet again! This time we're diving into the aftermath of bands who left the label and what their subsequent albums made us feel. We…
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You Pick 'Em June: Hoser
For our last You Pick 'Em June we are not going to be Shy Guys, we're breaking down the album YOU chose, Seaway's Hoser. We go through track by track and give…
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You Pick 'Em June: What You Don't See
A bit of deja vu this week - this is the second year in a row YOU picked an album from The Story So Far. This time around we dive into the album What You Can't…
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You Pick 'Em June: Homesick
In our second You Pick 'Em June episode, it's the very first time we talk about A Day to Remember. This one is much different than some of the traditional…
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You Pick 'Em June: Life's Not Out to Get You
It's a brand new series of You Pick 'Em June! You listeners picked all the bands and albums we're doing this month and we're kicking it off with Neck Deep's…
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Movie May: UHF
We cap off Movie May with a movie that's not really about music at all! But it's the fun classic Weird Al spoof UHF. Matt Kelly, host of the Weird Algorithm…
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Quick Hits w/ Port Maria
Bonus Episode! Our good friends in Port Maria recently put out their first full length album called Co-Conspirators. We sit down with Steve & Stew to discuss…
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Movie May: The Rocker
The Rocker was a box office bomb with an all-star cast including Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Emma Stone, Josh Gad and a whole slew of awesome ancillary…
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Movie May: Airheads
We're keeping with the early 90's theme of Movie May and talking all about the box office flop but super quotable Airheads! Who hasn't broken into a radio…
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Movie May: Wayne's World
Party on, Steve. Party on Chris. It's Movie May and we're headbanging to some Bohemian Rhapsody and talking all about the boys from Aurora, Illinois discussing…
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Movie May: That Thing You Do!
Movie May is back! We're kicking off another month of discussing music themed movies and we're starting with That Thing You Do! Whether you thought this was a…
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Awful April: Welcome the Night
It's our final episode in Awful April and we're deep diving The Ataris Welcome the Night. In the follow up to So Long Astoria the band gets bigger and more…
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Awful April: In Reverie
This week we're diving deep into Saves the Day's In Reverie. With 2 pop-punk records and 1 experimental record under their belts, this one was just…
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Awful April: The Chronicles of Life and Death
Awful April continues with a deep dive on Good Charlotte's 3rd album The Chronicles of Life and Death. We've now been exposed to Little Things, Lifestyles of…
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Awful April: Pretty. Odd.
We're kicking off April with a new concept called Awful April. This month we examine albums we thought were awful back in the day and see if they grew on us or…
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Quick Hits w/ Hot Alice
Special bonus episode! Today we sit down with Tim Rogner from Hot Alice. We talk about the musical evolution from Allister and the band's new EP Astonishing…
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Fueled by March: Action
We're putting the wraps on Fueled by March with Action! Today we deep dive Punchline's debut LP and we're joined by Steve Soboslai to give us insights on how…
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Fueled by March: The Papercut Chronicles
Fueled By March rolls on as we discuss Gym Class Heroes and some punk-hip-hop with their first album The Papercut Chronicles. We chat about FBR doing something…
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Fueled by March: Viva La Cobra!
In our next Fueled By March album spotlight we came here to make you dance tonight! We chat with Ashleigh all about Cobra Starship's emergence in electronic…
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Fueled by March: Riot!
A new month brings a new theme! During Fueled by March we are taking a look at some awesome albums released by Fueled By Ramen and we're kicking it off with a…
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February Folly: Rankin It Party Vol. 2
To conclude February Folly we're taking our signature segment "Rankin It" and expanding it to a full episode! We are joined by Houston Calls frontman Tom…
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February Folly: Running With Scissors
You can't talk about fun and silly and leave Weird Al out of the conversation. Today we talk all about Weird Al parodies, originals, polkas, and album…
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February Folly: Not Another Teen Movie
This week's folly takes us back to a spoof movie from 2001. Movie Steve joins us as we talk all about the teen rom-coms that inspired Not Another Teen Movie…
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Host Vs Host Pop-Punk Trivia Extravangza
After a super fun month of HSNE Jeopardy, our producer, Jake Lloyd Bacon offered to take over the show and put together a fun trivia contest to pit Wingman…
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February Folly: Fun with AI
In our new series February Folly we explore some fun and silly concepts. This week we're talking all about AI in general and in music. We take a listen to some…
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HSNE Jeopardy Championship
It's the Season 1 HSNE Jeopardy Championship Round! This week all 3 of our previous winners face off for a very special prize. It's PunkishDad vs Bailey vs…
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HSNE Jeopardy Game 3
The winner of our 3rd HSNE Jeopardy! game will take on the winners of Games 1 & 2 next week in the championship! This week it's Matt vs Krystin vs Freddy. Tune…
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HSNE Jeopardy Game 2
It's our second round of HSNE Jeopardy! Today we pit PunkishDad, Andy, and Jessie against each other to see who emerges victorious! Be sure to follow us on all…
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HSNE Jeopardy Game 1
Welcome to HSNE Jeopardy! We took 22 volunteers and randomly picked our contestants to battle their wits in pop-punk and emo trivia! Today, we have Bailey, Tom…
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2023 Look Back: Tear Me To Pieces
We close out 2023 and our look back with a deep dive on the newest Story of the Year record Tear Me to Pieces. This one has some major nostalgia and…
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2023 Look Back: GUTS
This week we're gonna be talking more about the pop inside pop-punk. We've given a good listen to Olivia Rodrigo's 2023 record GUTS and we're primed to talk…
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2023 Look Back: 152
The boys from Strong Island are back with an all new record. This week we look at 2023's new Taking Back Sunday album 152. This one is quite different than…
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2023 Look Back: Find A Way Home
Next up on our 2023 Look Back is the newest record from MxPx. This one came out this summer and definitely has some throw back vibes. We're joined by…
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2023 Look Back: One More Time…
We're taking the next month to talk about albums that came out this year, and there's no better place to start than with blink-182's highly anticipated reunion…
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November Nostalgia: Take This To Your Grave
We're wrapping up November Nostalgia with a light on in Chicago. This week we head back to '03 and discuss Fall Out Boy's debut album Take This to Your Grave…
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November Nostalgia: Deja Entendu
Next up from the 2003 time machine, we walk through Brand New's Deja Entendu with our bud Steve Kelly from Sinking Ship Records. Coming off a pop-punk album…
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November Nostalgia: So Long, Astoria
What do you get when combine angsty pop-punk and The Goonies? The answer is The Ataris 2003 "So Long, Astoria." We take a deep dive during November Nostalgia…
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November Nostalgia: Good Mourning
This November we're doing a play on nostalgia. 2003 was a hell of a year for pop-punk and we're going to go back and spotlight a bunch of awesome albums that…
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Quick Hits w/ Wiley J
We're back for another episode of Quick Hits and our guest today is in not 1 but 2 active bands. Wiley is the guitarist for Hey, Disarray and the singer and…
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Alt-ober: Purple
Is it you? Is it me? We couldn't finish up Alt-ober without a "traditional" 90's grunge album so that's what we're doing! This week we deep dive STP's Purple…
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Al-ober: August and Everything After
We're headed back to the early 90's with our next Alt-ober selection - August and Everything After by Counting Crows. There were massive singles on this record…
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Alt-ober: Horrorscope
Most people know the "heart in a blender" song and Here's to the Night but today we're going to deep dive the entire Eve 6 sophomore album Horrorscope. Does…
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Alt-ober: Third Eye Blind
It's Alt-ober! This month we're dedicating album spotlights to some fun alternative albums. First up the super poppy, catchy self-titled record Third Eye…
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Weeztember: Red Album
For the final Weeztember spotlight, we're going through the Red Album along with Weezer fan Jameson. Do the things you want to do, and if you don't like it…
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Weeztember: Maladroit
Weezer may have gone on a hiatus and came back but Weeztember has not. We pick up with their 4th album Maladroit with assistance from Steve P from Something in…
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Weeztember: Pinkerton
Weeztember rolls on with a deep dive discussion on their sophomore album Pinkerton. This one disappointed in terms of sales but did it disappoint the Weezer…
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Weeztember: Blue Album
It's finally here! The mini-series Chris-183 has been waiting for... welcome to WEEZTEMBER! This month we'll walk through a handful of Weezer records with some…
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HSNE Goes Punk Goes Again! Punk Goes Pop Vol 3
It's the final HSNE Goes Punk Goes and we're capping it off with a chat about Punk Goes Pop Vol 3. This is the album where the pop hits turned a little more…
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HSNE Goes Punk Goes Again! Punk Goes Acoustic Vol 2
In a HSNE first we invited Tom Keiger from Houston Calls BACK on the show to follow up our Punk Goes Acoustic chat with another discussion on Punk Goes…
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Quick Hits w/ The Vigilance Committee
This week we welcome Phil from The Vigilance Committee to the show. Fresh off a brand new album we talk about the early days of the band, play one of their…
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HSNE Goes Punk Goes Again! Punk Goes Pop Vol 2
We're back with another HSNE Goes Punk Goes and this time we're going back to the world of pop, Punk Goes Pop Vol 2 to be exact. This one is pretty screamy so…
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HSNE Goes Punk Goes Again! Punk Goes Acoustic feat. Tom Keiger
There's no better transition from Drive-Thru Summer to HSNE Goes Punk Goes AGAIN than to invite on Houston Calls lead singer Tom Keiger to chat about Punk Goes…
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Drive Thru Summer Leftovers: The Inevitability of a Strange World
We're closing up Drive-Thru Summer Leftovers with a chat about one of the only DTR bands we haven't covered so far. Today we deep dive Halifax and their album…
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Drive Thru Summer Leftovers: Life In Dreaming feat. Chris Amato
In our next Drive-Thru album spotlight, we're joined by Hidden in Plain View's bassist Chris Amato to talk all about the band and deep dive their debut full…