This week we sir down with the amazing Kendra Sheetz! Kendra is a Chicago-based writer, photographer, and music lover. She owns and operates Bad Copy - a music site which covers Punk, Indie, Hardcore, and Alt bands. She runs a small PR company

Ian MacKaye

Mar 23rd, 2023 46m 48s

This week we sit down with Ian MacKaye. Ian MacKaye!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brooks Harlan

Mar 17th, 2023 47m 54s

This wee we have a wonderful conversation with War On Women's Brooks Harlan!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 61 with Daniel Sea

Mar 9th, 2023 50m 46s

This week have a wonderful talk with Daniel Sea.Daniel Sea (he/they) is a trans non-binary actor, musician and artist. Sea has worked in film, theater and TV series. They played the first recurring transmasculine role on television, appearing

Matt Kreutz

Mar 2nd, 2023 47m 29s

This week with sit down with Matt Kreutz, the founder of Firebrand bread. Matt founded Firebrand with the goal of making a positive impact on his community by hiring homeless and previously incarcerated people. Firebrand was born out of Matt Kr

Episode 59 with J. Robbins

Feb 23rd, 2023 50m 40s

Note from Pepper: This episode is special for me. J Robbins is my favorite producer and I never in a million years thought I would get the chance to have a conversation with him. Yay!Robbins began his career as a bassist for Government Issue,

Kim Coletta

Feb 16th, 2023 54m 46s

This week we sit down with the amaizing Kim Coletta! Kim bought her first bass from David Grubbs (Squirrelbait, Bastro, Gastr del Sol) when they both attended college in Washington, DC. After graduating, much to her father's chagrin, she starte

Zach Barocas

Feb 9th, 2023 54m 12s

This week we sit down with the amazing Zach Barocas. Zach is best known for his drumming in Jawbox, The Up On In, and BELLS≥. He is currently at work composing material for his latest project, New Freedom Sound. Since 2001, he has served as edi

Gordon Withers

Feb 2nd, 2023 47m 44s

This week Kevin and Pepper talk with Gordon Withers! Gordon is a Post-Punk Cellist residing in the suburbs of Washington, DC. He plays cello with the J. Robbins Band, New Freedom Sound, Betwixt, and many others. He is best known for his cello t

Jon Wurster

Jan 26th, 2023 56m 30s

This week we sit down the amazing Jon Wurster! Jon is an American drummer and comedy writer. As a musician, he is best known for his work with Superchunk, the Mountain Goats, and Bob Mould.He is also known for appearing on The Best Show with To

Mitch Hobbs

Jan 19th, 2023 53m 38s

Mitch was the mystery 2nd Guitar player on Jawbreaker Dear You tour. He's also a husband, father, and one of the nicest guys we know. Mitch talks about growing up in a Central Valley conservative house, hiding your devil music records, and answ

Brandon Chadwick

Jan 12th, 2023 55m 10s

Brandon began interviewing survivors of narcissistic and domestic abuse on his podcast, Narcissist Apocalypse in 2019, I began interviewing survivors of narcissistic and domestic abuse on my podcast, Narcissist Apocalypse. In that time, he’s pu

Episode 52 with Rich Egan

Mar 20th, 2022 55m 48s

This week we sit down with Rich Egan, founder of Vagrant Records, to talk about managing Jawbreaker in a pandemic, running a record label, being a young skater in Santa Monica, and much, much more!--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.f

Episode 51 with Blake Schwarzenbach

Oct 30th, 2021 1h

This week we welcome Blake Schwarzenbach back to the show to talk about the pandemic, writing, the craziness of the past five years, Jawbreaker, and more!Blake Schwarzenbach is an American musician. He is the singer and guitarist of Jawbreake

Episode 50 with Kira Roessler

Oct 22nd, 2021 53m 4s

This week we sit down for an amazing conversation with Kira Roessler.Kira Roessler is a musician, singer, and two-time Emmy Award-winning dialogue editor. She is perhaps best known as the bassist for the influential hardcore punk band Black

Episode 49 with A.C. Thompson

Oct 17th, 2021 57m 55s

Season 5 kicks off with our friend A.C. Thompson joining us once again. A lot has happened since the last time he was on. Covid, BLM Protests, The United States capitol attack... A lot. We talk about it all! A.C. Thompson is a staff reporter w

Bonus Episode! Death By Incarceration

Jun 8th, 2021 1h 1m

Death By Incarceration is a show about life behind bars. The USA is the only nation where a minor can be sentenced to die by incarceration before turning 18. A minor can’t vote, can’t serve in the military, can’t drink or smoke, but they CAN go

Episode 48 with Jackson Galaxy

Jan 25th, 2021 1h 1m

Popularly known as “The Cat Daddy,” Jackson Galaxy is the host and executive producer of Animal Planet's long running hit show “My Cat From Hell.” Jackson, an animal advocate and cat behavior and wellness expert, is also a two-time New York Tim

Episode 47 with Laurie Ruettimann

Jan 18th, 2021 56m 19s

Laurie began her career began in 1995 as an HR assistant for Leaf Candy Company, providing operations assistance and recruiting services for an hourly workforce in a manufacturing environment that was heavily unionized and staffed with immigran

Episode 46 with Ferris Plock & Kelly Tunstall

Jan 11th, 2021 1h 8m

Two people able to paint like one, especially for an extensive period of time is a rare thing indeed. For over a decade Kelly Tunstall and Ferris Plock have been presenting elaborate stories of earthly conditions through mischievous characters

Episode 45 with Jesse Townley

Jan 4th, 2021 1h 14m

Jesse grew up in the Roxborough neighborhood of Philadelphia. Upon discovering HC punk, he fully immersed himself in the mid-/late-'80s scene.He founded Philly Zine and moved to a squat at 51st and Baltimore in West Philly. By the late '80s h

Episode 44 with Amy Miller

Dec 28th, 2020 1h 4m

Amy Miller was one of Comedy Central’s “Up Next” comics for 2018, and was a breakout favorite in Season 9 of Last Comic Standing. Her Comedy Central Presents set has been viewed over 3 million times on Youtube and Facebook. She was also a featu

Episode 43 with Terrie Samundra

Dec 21st, 2020 1h 7m

Terrie Samundra is a Director and Screenwriter whose debut feature KAALI KHUHI, a Netflix Original, was released internationally in October 2020. Samundra's short films ICE CREAM WALLAH, KUNJO and A SHORT TALE OF XUAN, have screened in film fes

Episode 42 with Jane Kim

Dec 14th, 2020 1h 15m

Jane Kim served on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, representing a diverse district in San Francisco, including the lowest-income residents and the wealthiest zip code in the City. Further, she represented a district absorbing close to

Episode 41 with Golden Bull Owners Mark Lynn, Jason Beebout, and Bill Schneider

Dec 7th, 2020 1h

Owning a bar during COVID: This week we talk past and present punk with Golden Bull Owners Mark Lynn, Jason Beebout, and Bill Schneider.Mark Lynn moved to Oakland in 1994. In addition to co-owning The Golden Bull, he also co-owns Bay Function