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Punk Rock AcademicPunk Rock Academic Ep. 11: Kate Reddy, MA (108 & Equal Vision Records)Hello everyone and welcome to Punk Rock Academic Episode 11!
For this episode we were fortunate enough to get to sit down with the incomparable Kate Reddy, MA. Kate is currently a PhD student in the Anthropology department at U Albany. Prior to that, she received her MA degree from U Albany and a Bachelor’s in Writing and Literature from the New School in New York City.
Kate08 is a mainstay in the punk and hardcore scene. She’s played with the legendary Krishna Conscious hardcore band
108 on and off since the early 90s. Kate08 is a...2025-01-1654 min
Punk Rock AcademicPunk Rock Academic Ep. 10: Jennie Cotterill, MFA (ex-Bad Cop/ Bad Cop, Reckoner)Salutations! Punk Rock Academic Episode 10!
This time we are chatting with Jennie Cotterill, MFA. Jennie teaches several courses in the Illustration Department at Cal State Long Beach. In addition to her teaching duties, she also makes album cover art and even has her own custom cake service called Jennie Bakes.
Jennie’s been active in the punk scene for years, singing and playing guitar in the Fat Wreck Chords punk band Bad Cop/Bad Cop from 2011 to 2022. She recently started the band Reckoner with (Kyle O’Neil of Fireworks, Candace Hansen, and Sven Wallwork) who rele...2024-12-261h 22
Punk Rock AcademicPunk Rock Academic Ep. 9: Dr. Sam Maynard PhD (School Drugs)Ahoy hoy! Punk Rock Academic Episode 9!
This episode features Sam Maynard, PhD. Sam is currently teaching history at a prestigious New Jersey private school. Prior to that he was adjunct faculty in the Political Science department at Monmouth University, teaching courses on International Relations and Latin American Policy, among others.
Prior to serving as faculty, Sam obtained his bachelor’s degree at Monmouth, followed by master’s from Georgetown and a PhD from Oxford, with his research focused on comparative politics and democratization in Latin America.
Dr. Maynard also happens to be the guit...2024-12-091h 10
Punk Rock AcademicPunk Rock Academic Ep. 8: John Peck MA (American Steel)Here we go! Punk Rock Academic Episode 8!
Today we’re chatting with John Peck, MA. John is a writer, editor, content manager, and co-owner of Volta Press, a letterpress print studio and underground publisher that he founded with his wife. He has published fiction, essays, and humor in a wide variety of journals and anthologies, and has even spent over a decade lending his talents to the video game industry.
A native of Berkeley, CA, John received his Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees in English from Stanford University. His thesis on James Joyce’s Ulysses...2024-11-271h 16
Punk Rock AcademicPunk Rock Academic Ep.7: Dr. CJ Uy II, PhD (Kill Lincoln/ James Madison University)All right! Punk Rock Academic, Episode 7!
This time we’re talking with CJ Uy, PhD. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Religion at James Madison University in the Shenandoah Valley. His work focuses on medieval Sufism and Islamic philosophy, and explores some very deep topics like what it means to “know”.
He has an impressive CV, starting with a BA from Yale’s Department of Religious Studies, followed by an M.Phil from the University of Cambridge. He also holds an MA degree from Stanford and a PhD from Brown University’s Department of Religious...2024-11-1250 min
Punk Rock AcademicPunk Rock Academic Ep. 6: Dr. Gregory Chance-Taylor PsyD (ex-MakeWar / The Holy Mountain)OK! Punk Rock Academic Episode 6!
Today we have Dr. Greg Chance Taylor, PsyD. He is a Dr. of clinical psychology, currently finishing up his residency in Portland, OR. He got a BA in psychology from the New School and his PsyD from Pacific University.
Like many drummers, Greg has played in a lot of bands. He toured and recorded an album with Mischief Brew on Jello Biafra’s Alternative Tentacles label. He also played in The Holy Mountain, a No Idea Records band from the early aughts. Most recently he...2024-10-0851 min
Punk Rock AcademicPunk Rock Academic Ep. 5: Toni LaMantia M.A. (The Abruptors - Asian Man Records)Hello and welcome once again to Punk Rock Academic! We’ve had a little gap in programming, but here we are with Episode 5, and this one’s a real treat!
This time we’ll be chatting with Toni LaMantia, MA. Toni received her Bachelors in Music Education from SUNY Fredonia, followed by a Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology and Quantitative Methods from University of Buffalo. She also holds an Advanced Certificate in Applied Statistical Methods, also from University of Buffalo.
She is currently employed by Tesla, using her backgrou...2024-08-0949 min
Punk Rock AcademicPunk Rock Academic Ep. 4: Mark Petz, MPNA (Mustard Plug)All right! Punk Rock Academic Episode 4, coming at you.
I know I say this every time, but this is another great episode! We have with us today Mark Petz, MPNA. Mark is currently a teacher, grant writer, and non-profit strategist in the Southwest Michigan area. He has had a long and diverse career in the non-profit sector as a director, coordinator and fundraiser, raising millions of dollars.
Mark holds a BA in History from Alma College, a small liberal arts school in central Michigan. He earned his Masters of Public and Nonprofit Administration from Grand...2024-07-041h 08
Punk Rock AcademicPunk Rock Academic Ep. 3: Royce Nunley JD (Ex-Suicide Machines/ Blueprint 76)Punk Rock Academic EPISODE 3 IS OUT NOW w/ Royce Nunley, JD (Ex-Suicide Machines)
Greetings! Salutations! And welcome to the third installment of Punk Rock Academic. We’ve got another great episode, if I do say so myself. We’re talking with fellow Michigander Royce Nunley, JD. He is the founder of The Nunley Law Group, a full-service legal practice in the greater Detroit area.
Royce obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish and received his JD from Wayne State University, both while in his 30s. Prior to his education, he founded the band Blueprint 76, operated his ow...2024-06-1947 min
Punk Rock AcademicPunk Rock Academic Ep 2: Dr. Michael Bishop aka. Blothar The Berserker/ Beefcake The Mighty (Gwar)Punk Rock Academic EPISODE 2 IS OUR NOW w/ Dr. Michael Bishop PhD (Gwar)
Hello and welcome to the second episode of Punk Rock Academic! And we’re in for a real treat this time! We have with us Michael Bishop, PhD. Michael came up in the 1980s punk scene of the Richmond, VA area. In his 30s he enrolled in community college and worked his way all the way to a PhD in Critical & Comparative Studies from the Music Department at University of Virginia. His dissertation was entitled, “A Socioesthetics of Punk: Theorizing Personal Narrative, History, and Plac...2024-06-0447 min
Punk Rock AcademicPunk Rock Academic Ep 1: Dr. Steve Lamos PhD (American Football/ UC Boulder)Welcome to the inaugural episode of ‘Punk Rock Academic’!
I’m really excited about this episode! Today we have with us Steve Lamos, PhD, Associate Professor of Writing and Rhetoric in the English Department at University of Colorado, Boulder.
He is the author of the book, ‘Interests and Opportunities: Race, Racism, and University Writing Instruction in the Post-Civil Rights Era’, which won a special commendation from the Conference on College Composition and Communication Outstanding Book Award Committee.
He is, perhaps, best known for his role as drummer of the indie emo band American Football...2024-05-2141 min
Punk Rock AcademicTrailer #1! First episode coming May 20th!Alex Yore MS & Dallas McCulloch MPH are a couple of PhD students who have spent much of their lives on tour. They're on a mission to find other academics with a background in punk rock and adjacent scenes, and discuss how the two intersect.
There's a ton of awesome bands, promoters, label workers, managers, etc. who are shaped by the punk rock scene but also have a background in higher education. Additionally, so many people in the halls of academia spent their youth at dingy DIY punk rock shows, and bring those experiences into...2024-04-2900 min