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72 Miles til KentuckyChapter 8: The HolidaysWhen you’re Jewish, it seems like the holidays are always around the corner, and there always seems to be some sort of competition. Whether it’s the High Holidays just as school gets into full swing, or how Chanukah and Passover often, but confusingly not always, overlap with Christmas and Easter. There’s a lot of explaining to do, and partnerships to be built. That’s what led my mother into my elementary school classrooms, where she fried latkes and read Herschel and Chanukah Goblins for me and my Christian classmates. It’s also what led her into in...
2024-04-2230 min
COVID StoriesIntroducing 72 Miles til KentuckyHi there, it's been a while. I wanted to share my latest release with you. It's actually the story of how COVID Stories got started, when I was building skills to produce a family project. It's called 72 Miles til Kentucky, and it's a storytelling podcast all about Jewish life in my home state. Here's the quick blurb. You can check out the full podcast here.72 Miles features the stories of three separate interfaith Jewish families–two real, one not, and one mine. Together, they trace 150 years of Kentucky history, with experiences that resonate today—about being Jewish in A...
2024-02-1206 min
COVID Stories72 Miles Chapter 1: Tell a Really Good StoryHere's Chapter 1 of 72 Miles til Kentucky. For the rest, you'll have to check out the main feed. Here's the quick blurb. You can check out the full podcast here.72 Miles features the stories of three separate interfaith Jewish families–two real, one not, and one mine. Together, they trace 150 years of Kentucky history, with experiences that resonate today—about being Jewish in America, about being Jewish and southern at the same time. About being Jewish, being interfaith, and the blending of the two.So strap in, and take a ride with me, up and down I65...
2024-02-1221 min
Modern TorahIntroducing 72 Miles til KentuckyThis is a bit of a break from the regular Modern Torah feed, but I want to share a new, limited-series podcast with you that I've just released. It's called 72 Miles til Kentucky, and it's a storytelling podcast all about Jewish life in my home state. Here's the quick blurb. You can check out the full podcast here.72 Miles features the stories of three separate interfaith Jewish families–two real, one not, and one mine. Together, they trace 150 years of Kentucky history, with experiences that resonate today—about being Jewish in America, about being Jewish and southern at t...
2024-02-1206 min
72 Miles til KentuckyChapter 7: Back & ForthFrom Sunday School in Nashville to Sunday dinner at Granny's, my family bushogged our way towards a cohesive religious identity. Even as my mother was returning to the faith of her childhood, my father was moving further away from his, and towards an unlikely home — The American Society of Friends. Introducing a third faith in our household seemed to solidify our identity, rather than shatter it, and my brother and I were quick to absorb the tenets of our father's new faith, a chance we got every summer, for a few years, when we attended SAYMA – the Sout...
2024-02-0831 min
72 Miles til KentuckyChapter 6: Choosing JudaismMy mother passed away on September 14, 2021 after a years-long battle with cancer that cost her control of the left side of her face. We had been recording for just over a year, but there was still so much more she wanted to say. After she died, I went through her journals, to learn the perspectives that she was hesitant to share with me even at the end of her life. My father contributed by archiving the family VHS tapes my mother had saved all these years, including a copy of my Bar Mitzvah and my mother's adult Bat Mitzvah...
2024-01-1840 min72 Miles til KentuckyChapter 5: Are We Jewish or Are We Christian?My family moved to Bowling Green in 1989. My brother was turning six, and I was turning three. We rented a house in the country for a few months, then bought the red-brick home on Garrett Drive where we lived for 16 years. We joined the local Presbyterian Church, but didn’t quite fit in. It was too conservative, or maybe we were too liberal. My parents struggled to make friends, and my brother and I hated Sunday School. All of which fueled an identity crisis, and another poignant question posed by my brother from the back seat of the family Old...
2024-01-0425 min72 Miles til KentuckyChapter 4: I'm Jewish, You're Not!My parents met at Walnut Street Baptist Church in 1979. My father was there for services, at his mother's request. My mother was there working, as a sign language interpreter. They were married not long after in a different Baptist church, by a group of friends, using an interfaith wedding ceremony they wrote themselves. As a young couple, my parents found their a home at Central Presbyterian Church, in downtown Louisville, where they met my godparents, and made lifelong friends. They even baptized their two children, much to the congregation's delight. We tried to have it both ways, a...
2023-12-2033 min72 Miles til KentuckyChapter 3 – The Untold Jewish History of Bowling Green, KYMy family moved to Bowling Green in 1987, but we weren’t the first Jews to live there, far from it. Jews had been settling in Bowling Green for over 150 years, drawn by economic prosperity. Jewish merchants helped open up the American frontier, wherever they could a stream or railroad to follow. They learned to adapt their faith and traditions to a new place, one where there wasn’t a Jewish community to rely on. And when their children grew older, and fell in love, it was sometimes with a local Christian kid. In this episode, I speak with D...
2023-12-1434 min72 Miles til KentuckyChapter 2: Meet the FamEvery interfaith family has at least two sides to its story. Mine features a poor white boy who was the odd duck in his devout Baptist family, and a Detroit Yankee who was raised in a tight-knit Jewish community until she rebelled and ran away to Kentucky. This episode also introduces the second of three families featured in 72 Miles, one that’s make-believe. Conjured from the imagination of I.J. Schwartz in an epic Yiddish poem titled New Earth, that follows the life of Josh, a Jewish blacksmith, newly immigrated from Lithuania, who settles in rural Ke...
2023-12-0631 min72 Miles til KentuckyChapter 1: Tell a Really Good StoryMy family has a motto, “We are making memories.” It’s a motto that’s led us through life’s more chaotic moments. The secret to making memories, of course, is how you tell the story. And in my family we strive to tell, and retell, really good stories. And we’re not the only ones. Storytelling is a southern folk tradition, and I come from a long line of master storytellers, a tradition I’m proud to carry on, because some stories just need to be told. Of course, every story deserves some slight embellishment, that’s a southern traditio...
2023-12-0621 min
72 Miles til KentuckyStart HereEvery story needs a starting point. For years, my mother and I had been talking about how to tell our family’s story, and whether our experiences as a Jewish interfaith family would have value for anyone but us. First we imagined a blog, then a life-coaching business, a book, and even a cookbook. Then she was diagnosed with cancer, and suddenly the whole project seemed more important than ever. In January, 2020 we started recording content. In March we launched a crowd-funding campaign. The pandemic hit and derailed all of our plans, but we kept recording content—remot...
2023-11-1406 min
Modern TorahFreedom to RestThis week is Shabbat Nachamu, Shabbat of Comfort, and our Torah portion this week finds Moses recounting the experience at Sinai, including the 10 Commandments, to the Israelites community, on the eastern bank of the Jordan River. But the version of the 10 Commandments Moses shares is slightly different from the version in Exodus. And, as you might imagine, the differences are interesting.I’m not a rabbi, so every week, I look at our Torah portion and try to put it in conversation with the world around me. Judaism is rich in tradition, and each of us deserves th...
2020-07-3107 min
Modern TorahChanging the NarrativeThis week's Torah portion finds the Israelites camped on the Jordan River's eastern bank. Before crossing the river into Canaan, Moses gathers the people for one last, long teaching, his famous speech that comprises most of Deuteronomy. In the beginning of his speech, as he's just warming up, Moses does a funny thing, he subtly changes the narrative of history to place himself in a better light.I’m not a rabbi, so every week, I look at our Torah portion and try to put it in conversation with the world around me. Judaism is rich in tr...
2020-07-2305 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 71 - Hawthorne Heights (JT Woodruff & Matt Ridenour)Sappenin' is for Lovers. Emo gatekeepers, Hawthorne Heights are our guests on Episode 71 of Sappenin' Podcast! JT Woodruff and Matt Ridenour unleash an honestly brutal, funny and refreshing look into their lives on the road over the last two decades. Celebrate the 15th anniversary of their debut studio album 'The Silence of Black and White' with amazing stories on how the record was made and their feelings towards it now, overcoming jaded moments, seeing their audience grow up and connecting with a whole new generation of fans, embracing emo nostalgia, their plans for having time off at home, hilarious...
2020-04-031h 04
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 70 - Caleb Shomo (Beartooth)Disease. The multi talented, musical in-cyclopedia that is Caleb Shomo is our guest on Episode 70 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Beartooth frontman invites us into the bands tour bus for a mind blowing conversation on all things music, life and happiness. Hear Caleb take time to reflect on the bands rise over their last three records, how this project started as almost a joke, his former band Attack Attack! (US), catching the songwriting bug with writing, recording and producing EVERYTHING, his mix-tape list of his own collaborations, names he's almost worked with, mad John Feldman stories, worst criticism, getting bullied...
2020-03-271h 07
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 69 - Alex Sim-Wise (OnlyFans / Get Your Bits Out)In the words of Bill and Ted...Sixty-nine dudes! Alternative modeling superstar, author, presenter and sexy consultant, Alex Sim-Wise is our guest on Episode 69 of Sappenin' Podcast. As one of the top creators on OnlyFans, we get invited to find out how "working in the sexy world" really is with her self help website and workshop books in "Get Your Bits Out", strange requests and celebrity DM's, experiences and journeys working for Front Magazine, MTV and BBC Radio 1, being a mother in her industry, time in the music scene, going big on her mad wedding, favourite taboo smells, sexy...
2020-03-201h 50
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 68 - Joel Birch (The Amity Affliction)Misery. Joel Birch from The Amity Affliction is our guest on Episode 68 of Sappenin' Podcast! Turn it up and join Sean and Morgan to find out Sappenin' this week!Follow Us on Social Media:Twitter: @sappeninpodInstagram: @sappeninpod Special thank you to our Sappenin' Podcast Patreons:Join the Sappenin' Podcast Community: Patreon.com/Sappenin.Dayna Lasnover, Kylie Wheeler, John Price, Emma Barber, Janelle Caston, Liam Connolly, Paul Hirschfield, Nathan Crawshaw, Scarlet Charlton, Kelly Irwin, Drew Styles, Sam Ledgerwood, Mitch Perry, Becca Vaughan, Caden DenOudst...
2020-03-131h 10
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 67 - John O'Callaghan (The Maine)You Are OK. Flamboyant alternative emo songwriter, John O'Callaghan is our guest on Episode 67 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Maine vocalist takes time to dive into the world of their 8123 community by playing us top secret demos of new music, their evolution of sound in recent albums, trying to create an experience, the old MySpace days, keeping up with pop culture, Greta Thunberg, trying to keep everything independent, his upcoming wedding, updates on their drummer Pat's new born baby, letting fans interpret his lyrics, causing chaos for The Blackout on Warped Tour in 2009, getting twitter trolled by Adam Lazzara from...
2020-03-061h 01
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 66 - Loathe (Kadeem France & Feisal El-Khazragi)I Let It in and It Took Everything. British metal titans Loathe are our guest on Episode 66 of Sappenin' Podcast! Kadeem and Feisal take time to reflect on the surreal period that has been the release of their second studio album. Experience their reactions to seeing the record blow up online, how the songs were made, having their idols in Deftones, Architects and Good Charlotte post their approval, changing as people, secret family member features, coming to terms with life on the road, working with Ryan Richards from Funeral For A Friend, shocking elements of the industry, snare drums...
2020-02-281h 23
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 65 - Shane Told (Silverstein / Lead Singer Syndrome)A Beautiful Place to Drown. One of the most inspirational emo vocalists, songwriters and talkers of our generation, Shane Told is our guest on Episode 65 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Silverstein frontman celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the band with a hilarious, love filled and passionate conversation about their growth, all the secrets behind their new album, it's list of guest collaborations, how the emo scene has evolved, Discovering The Waterfront, his love for Morgans puns, some of the best road stories we've ever heard, THAT Hollywood Undead tour with The Blackout, his podcasting world, vocalist problems, 2000 Trees, life and...
2020-02-211h 10
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 64 - Michael "Padge" Paget (Bullet For My Valentine)Hearts Burst Into Fire. Heavy metal riff master and hilarious Welsh gentleman, Michael "Padge" Paget is our guest on Episode 64 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Bullet For My Valentine guitarist gives us an exclusive insight into the bands next chapter as they take time off following their unstoppable touring cycle of latest record Gravity for our Valentines Day special (see how well planned out we are). Get new takes on some of Bullets craziest achievements over the last fifteen years including new ideas, The Poison, inspiring a generation of guitarists, bizarre fan meetings, line up changes, hanging out with everyone...
2020-02-141h 11
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 63 - Jordan Buckley (Every Time I Die)New Junk Aesthetic. Hardcore guitar virtuoso and beautiful artist, Jordan Buckley is our guest on Episode 63 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Every Time I Die axemen opened up backstage at Manchester, UK as we get an exclusive insights into working on their new studio album with riff and songwriting ideas, recording with producer Will Putney, the lasting legacy of Low Teens, how ETID has evolved over the years, their crazy touring schedules, going on the road with While She Sleeps, finding yoga and meditation, his paintings, the future and so much more! What a wonderful human, prepare for a look...
2020-02-071h 02
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 62 - While She Sleeps (Lawrence Taylor & Mat Welsh)Silence Speaks. Punk metals finest While She Sleeps are our guests on Episode 62 of Sappenin' Podcast! Loz and Mat take time to reflect on the bands biggest run of shows to date after selling out Brixton and Manchester Academy and open up on their famous DIY mindset that's taken them to the next level. Experience hilarious and insightful conversations about their passion for changing the music industry, how they decided to make their own warehouse as a work base, new music plans, So What?, connecting with their audience, not taking anything for granted, riffs, new influences, tour injuries, sharing...
2020-01-311h 28
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 61 - Milk Teeth (Becky Blomfield & Em Foster)Owning Your Okayness. Everybody's favorite punk rock mates Milk Teeth are our guests on Episode 61 of Sappenin' Podcast! Becky and Em give us all the gossip and exclusive news behind their upcoming Self-Titled studio album in a real lovely conversation of hilarious laughing fits, mad rants and real band life stories. Get all the insight on the new songs and their evolution as a band as they open the door on everything from weird personal obsessions to keeping the grunge vibe alive, going back to their raw recording roots, unexpected talents, paying rent, Watford football club, ASMR, Elton John...
2020-01-241h 05
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithBonus. 1 - Matt Riddle (WWE)The Bro That Runs The Show. WWE wrestling superstar and former UFC fighter Matt Riddle features on this special bonus episode of Sappenin' Podcast! As the road to sports entertainments biggest night of the year, WreslteMania fast approaches with the Royal Rumble, the nerdy wrestling fans inside of us wanted to share this brilliant, funny and insightful mini-conversation we had with one of the best wrestlers on the planet today. The original bro steps inside the podcast cage with us to lay the raw smackdown on a number of highlights in his career including his move to NXT from...
2020-01-2121 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 60 - YONAKA (Theresa Jarvis & Alex Crosby)Don't Wait 'Till Tomorrow. Fired up alternative rockstars, Yonaka are our guests on Episode 60 of Sappenin' Podcast! Theresa and Alex invite us to a backstage look into their groundbreaking past twelve months with the release of their debut studio album, breaking genre boundaries, being accepted by a mixture of fans, strange gifts, how their lyrics have helped a lot of people they meet on the road, boxing obsessions, tour fails, horror film inspirations, a new found love for cooking, collaborations, new music, plans for 2020 and more! A pure, insightful and relaxed conversation from a band taking over. Turn it...
2020-01-1751 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 59 - Chris Conley (Saves The Day)Can't Slow Down. Emo songwriting sweetheart, lyricist and frontman Chris Conley is our guest on Episode 59 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Saves The Day vocalist joins us for a mind blowing and life opening conversation as he celebrates the twentieth year anniversary of one of the bands most iconic albums Through Being Cool. Experience exclusive insights on how the record was made, the stories behind the songs, it's impact today, having a personal thank you from Fall Out Boy, appreciating it's legacy and so much more. Get a unique look into the mind of one of the most important figures...
2020-01-101h 10
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 58 - The Faim (Josh Raven & Stephen Beerkens)State of Mind. Australian songwriting geniuses The Faim are our guests on Episode 58 of Sappenin' Podcast! Josh Raven and Stephen Beerkens celebrate the new year as our first guests of 2020 with lovely, humble and comedy gold conversations about their long awaited debut album and the real insights of backstage life on tour. Get honest answers to the questions everybody is too afraid to ask, from their favorite household items to must have bathroom utensils and the value of clean underwear. No lies, just facts! You'll be blown away with all that and more as we uncover new secrets behind...
2020-01-031h 07
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 57 - WSTR (Sammy Clifford, Boots & Alex Tobijanski)Identity Crisis. The incredibly funny, pure and gentle, pop-punk powerhouse WSTR are our guests on Episode 57 of Sappenin' Podcast! Sammy, Boots and Alex take a session of band therapy in this deep, humble and no holds barred conversation. Experience the band dive into their career and future plans by exposing their own individual thoughts and feelings to each other for the first time. Things got real very quickly, this is the ultimate fly on the wall approach to a band meeting. Hear everything from hilarious tour story to secrets behind new single Filthy, their struggles to communicate their feeling...
2019-12-271h 54
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 56 - SHVPES (Griffin Dickinson & Harry Jennings)Renegades. Genre defying army SHVPES feature on Episode 56 of Sappenin' Podcast! Griffin Dickinson and Harry Jennings stop by for an indepth and wholesome conversation with us on the bands journey of bizarre career moments, explaining the whole V situation, their most creative period after releasing recent album More Than, and Acoustic EP and new single One Man Army, real struggles they've experienced in the industry, mixing influences, playing with everyone from Bullet For My Valentine to Trivium and Sleeping With Sirens, keyboard hate, love their plans for 2020 and a whole lot more including Griffins time stepping in on vocals...
2019-12-201h 09
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 55 - Luke Prebble (Canterbury / Tom Jenkins)Heavy In The Day. Episode 55 of Sappenin' Podcast features the hauntingly beautiful vocal and bass tones of Luke Prebble! Get ready for a emotional trip down memory lane with love, laughs and deep conversations reminisce everything Canterbury and how he found his rekindled love for music after working with friend of the podcast Tom Jenkins on his new album Misery In Comfort. Experience the honest truth behind the bands break up, fondest memories and struggles to his reaction of their debut album Thank You now celebrating its tenth year anniversary, interactions with Billy Talent and Robert Plant, their legacy...
2019-12-131h 12
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 54 - Stuart Richardson (No Devotion / Lostprophets)Permanent Sunlight. Musical superman and generally beautiful human Stuart Richardson is our guest on Episode 54 of Sappenin' Podcast! Get ready for a tidal wave of emotions. The iconic Welsh bassist opens up on the fun and dark sides of his unpredictable career and personal life for the first time. Experience insights into his producing studio in Florida, updates on a possible new No Devotion record, touring the world with Thursday, his brotherhood with Geoff Rickly, opening up for My Chemical Romance at their L.A reunion show, meeting Sean for the first time, unbelievable achievements, old Welsh stories from...
2019-12-061h 44
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 53 - Dallon Weekes (I Don't Know How But They Found Me / Ex-Panic! At The Disco)Christmas Drag. Power-Pop throwback sweetheart Dallon Weekes is our guest on Episode 53 of Sappenin' Podcast! The I Don't Know How But They Found Me vocalist starts the festive spirits early and gives us an exclusive look into his magic career of songwriting. Get an insight into everything from the bands new Christmas EP and working on their debut studio album to spending almost a decade as a member of Panic! At The Disco and his evolution as a musician. Nothing if off the table! With deep rants and convocations about weird European food, clowns, his love for Twenty One...
2019-11-2941 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 52 - Jason Aalon Butler (FEVER 333 / letlive.)This is a celebration. Episode 52 features the beautiful Jason Aalon Butler as our guest! This week officially marks the one year anniversary of Sappenin' Podcast! (Yeah we can't believe it either). So who better to join our birthday party than FEVER 333? Jason celebrates with us by diving deep into everything from the creation and reaction of the band to their debut album Strength In Numb333rs, the untold story of how he began working with Travis Barker from Blink-182, gluten free cookies, the demise of letlive, wanting to spread a new message of positivity, his SURPRISING favorite album that...
2019-11-221h 16
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 51 - Sleeping With Sirens (Kellin Quinn & Nick Martin)How It Feels To Be Lost. Alternative scene kings, Sleeping With Sirens are our guests on Episode 51 of Sappenin' Podcast! Kellin Quinn and Nick Martin invite us backstage of their 2019 UK tour for a hilarious and deep conversation about all things SWS. Get all the gossip from their latest album, going to a dark place sonically and emotionally, bringing back heavy screams, love for thousand piece puzzles, why we don't fuck with Harry Potter, drunk regrets, jet-lag, working with Good Charlotte, Kellin's mentorship program Dreamer, plans for 2020 and much more! A real look into another side of a band w...
2019-11-1553 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 50 - Thrice (Dustin Kensrue & Eddie Breckenridge)The Illusion of Safety. Inspirational songwriting geniuses, Thrice are our guests on Episode 50 of Sappenin' Podcast! Dustin Kensrue and Eddie Breckenridge celebrate this milestone episode with us with a special look into the DNA of the band. Hear honest and deep insights into some of their most iconic albums, setting a barrier for the scene, the pressure of touring the UK with Refused, building their own base, surprising downtime hobbies, Dustin's journey to fatherhood, how Eddie was a part of Angels and Airwaves, still reaching new countries and fans after twenty years, their famous vocal tones, revisiting Identity Crises...
2019-11-0859 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 49 - Kris Roberts (Funeral For A Friend)This Years Most Open Heartbreak. Guitar virtuoso and brilliantly grumpy happy human, Kris Roberts is our guest on Episode 49 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Funeral For A Friend songwriting wizard joins us in an emotional and love filled episode. We remember the life of Stu Brother with an insight behind these recent FFAF reunion benefit shows, how the band became international inspirations, the possibility of any more performances in the future, their iconic albums Casually Dressed & Deep in Conversation & Hours, his life since their split, being left stranded while on tour in Europe on his birthday, sofas, how Stu created...
2019-11-011h 16
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 48 - Dream State (CJ Gilpin & Rhys Wilcox)New Waves. One of the scenes most exciting young bands, modern post-hardcore visionaries and South Wales sweethearts, Dream State are our guests on Episode 48 of Sappenin' Podcast! CJ Gilpin and Rhys Wilcox join us to celebrate the release of their debut studio album Primrose Path and dish out all the secrets that come with it. Experience emotionally deep, hilarious and fun loving stories behind their growth as a band, capturing raw energy in the studio, being mental health advocates for the youth of today, fighting their demons, memorizing dreams, smelly fridges, touring with Baby Metal, motivational sentences and more...
2019-10-251h 12
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 47 - Sully Erna (Godsmack)When Legends Rise. Heavy vs Nu-Metal icons Godsmack are our guests on Episode 47 of Sappenin' Podcast! (Yeah... we have no idea how we managed to make this happen either). Vocalist Sully Erna takes time out to reflect on the bands incredible twenty-four year career, their evolution in sound, writing new music, remaining goals on the bucket list, the rumored Godsmack film, how their music has been a big part in sports such as NFL, WWE and NHL, his mental health charity The Scars Foundation, the one song he's never released and having their own day in their hometown of...
2019-10-1856 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 46 - Stand Atlantic (Bonnie Fraser & Miki Rich)Coffee at Midnight. Australian pop-punk superstars Stand Atlantic are our guests on Episode 46 of Sappenin' Podcast! Bonnie and Miki take time out to provide us a hilarious conversation, ending is tears and laughing fits. Hear them open up on the bands international growth, debut album Skinny Dipping, pressure of a follow up, new single Hate Me (Sometimes), broken ribs, eating chocolate cake for breakfast, funny accents, wanting to start lo start a love rivalry with other bands, Taking Back Sunday reaction to their cover, working with Hannah Greenwood from Creeper, the constant struggles of living on the road, real...
2019-10-1151 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 45 - Geoff Rickly (Thursday / No Devotion)Cross out the Eyes. The godfather of emo Geoff Rickly is our guest on Episode 45 of Sappenin' Podcast. The inspirational vocalist, lyricists, mic swigging frontman, record producer and beautiful human (what a list) takes time out to open up on the status of Thursday, playing places for what could be the last time, their iconic records Full Collapse & War All The Time, his past addictions, the future of No Devotion, his Welsh brothers, making the first My Chemical Romance album, showmanship rivalry with Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday, United Nations, solo work his mental health podcast and a...
2019-10-041h 01
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 44 - The Dangerous Summer (AJ Perdomo, Matt Kennedy, Ben Cato & Alfie Scully)Reach for the Sun. Alternative emo veterans, The Dangerous Summer are our guests on Episode 44 of Sappenin' Podcast! AJ Perdomo, Matt Kennedy, Ben Cato and touring session member, Alfie Scully (from We Are The Ocean fame) take a step back to reflect and open up on the unique adventures of the band. Experience laughs, smiles, deep thoughts and mind blowing takes on their second coming, new album Mother Nature, how their break up in 2014 effected their lives, getting the urge to start again, fun loving times on the road, the tenth year anniversary of their debut record, Area 51 conspiracy...
2019-09-2756 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 43 - Sam Douglas (Mallory Knox)Livewire. Songwriting wizard Sam Douglas from Mallory Knox is our guest on Episode 43 of Sappenin' Podcast! Speaking exclusively and for the first time since the bands announcement to split at the end of their current UK tour, Sam opens up raw emotions on how and why they are calling it a day, the proud but frustrated mindset of their new self-titled album, his struggles of having to step up to main vocals, being cheated by the industry, incredible adventures and achievements, getting to live his childhood dreams, what's next and a whole lot more... Emotional, fiery and NOTHING is...
2019-09-201h 10
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 42 - You Me At Six (Josh Franceschi) & Trash Boat (Tobi Duncan & Ryan Hyslop)What's It Like? Episode 42 of Sappenin’ Podcast features a DOUBLE guest special! You Me At Six vocalist Josh Francheschi returns for a chat about their new single, headlining and selling out their own Gunnersvile Festival, the legacy of the band in 2019, revisiting their back catalog, silly rumors and being Mr. Reckless, but that's not all! Trash Boat duo Tobi Duncan & Ryan Hyslop stop by to tell us all about their current UK tour, breaking expectations on second album Crown Shyness, plans for new music, experiences in America, struggling to set up tents, the most BEAUTIFUL people they’ve ever met...
2019-09-1353 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 41 - Boston Manor (Henry Cox & Mike Cunniff)Welcome to the Neighbourhood. Modern day genre defying, emo rock superstars, Boston Manor are our guests on Episode 41 of Sappenin' Podcast! Henry & Mike step away from their mad touring schedule to open up to us about their meteoric rise as one of the scenes most exciting bands. We pull the curtains back on their sophomore record, inspirations of their depressing hometown, wanting to chase the industry, vision for collaborations, new single Liquid ft John Floreani, love for The Simpsons, what it's really like for bands on non-stop festival runs, funny tales involving Sean, Nine Inch Nails, their October / November...
2019-09-0652 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 40 - Reading Festival 2019 (Enter Shikari, Bowling For Soup, Of Mice & Men, Hot Milk, The Faim, Dream State, Palaye Royale, Against The Current, SWMRS, Puppy, Patent Pending & Royls)Double celebrations! Episode 40 of Sappenin' Podcast features our Reading Festival 2019 special. Hear stories from out none-stop weekend of sun, sweat and moshing shenanigans at one the the worlds most iconic festivals with guest appearances and conversations from Bowling For Soup, Dream State, Puppy, Royls, Of Mice & Men, Against The Current, Patent Pending, Palaye Royale, SWMRS, The Faim, Hot Milk, Enter Shiakri & more! It's a long one but things are about to get wild! Listen to some of your favorite artist share secrets and insights like never before. Turn it up and join Sean and Morgan to find out Sappenin' this...
2019-08-302h 22
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 39 - ROAM (Alex Costello & Alex Adam)Smile Wide. British pop-punk, fun loving, milkshake drinking, rock dues, ROAM are our guests on Episode 39 of Sappenin' Podcast! The vocal duos of Alex Costello and Alex Adam join us to for a special look into their new album and all the incredible stories that come with it. Hear all the secrets behind their recording session in America, how they got attacked by scorpions (the animal, NOT the band), late night milkshake runs, being best friends with Nickelback, sliding into their DM's, wanting to create their own identity, acoustic numbers, an alternative career in taxidermy, their upcoming European tour...
2019-08-2352 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 38 - Taking Back Sunday (Adam Lazzara & John Nolan)Set Phasers to Stun. One of the scenes most iconic, ever inspirational and the kings of duel vocals, Taking Back Sunday are our guests on Episode 38 of Sappenin' Podcast! Adam Lazzara & John Nolan join us to help celebrate the twentieth year anniversary of the band with a deep insight into their history. Get all the secrets and retrospect behind some of their most meaningful albums (including Tell All Your Friends), mic swinging, outrageous music videos, underrated songs, the evolution of emo and a bunch of burning questions we've been DYING to to ask. It gets real. This is one...
2019-08-161h 00
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 37 - Jamie LenmanIt's Hard to Be a Gentleman. Excellent artistic soul, talented illustrator and ex-Reuben vocalist Jamie Lenman is our guest on Episode 37 of Sappenin' Podcast! The skilled musician joins us for a deep conversation reflecting on the journey of his career and how he lives in the hearts of a dedicated cult following. Hear him open up on his new covers album Shuffle, how it's been a project he's wanted to do since he started recording music, his take on The Beatles, Cyndi Lauper and Popeye, the current states of Reuben and any reunion plans, filling in on vocals for...
2019-08-0957 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 36 - Junior (Mark Andrews, Matt Attard & Si Martin)Beautiful Life. Your friendly pop-punk party gentlemen, Junior are our guests on Episode 36 of Sappenin' Podcast! Mark Andrews, Matt Attard and Si Martin celebrate the release day of their debut studio album in style by giving us all the real secrets behind the record, band, tour and their dedicated side projects. Explore honest insights and complete laughs into the theme of the songs, their evolution in sound and artistic outlets to how the band originally formed, shooting drums with Kurt Angle, their famous limbo competitions and more! Plus hear stories from Mark with WWE, Matt writing theme songs for...
2019-08-021h 22
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 35 - Andy Williams (Every Time I Die)Hot Damn! Guitar wizard and riff master Andy Williams is our guest on Episode 35 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Every Time I Die axeman joins us for an honest and inspirational career spanning chat, unleashing everything from the bands two decades of dominating live crowds, his journey in the world of professional wrestling and how his positive life at home has changed his outlook on things. Hear the real stories behind some of their most iconic albums, mindset for new music, challenging themselves to tour with all sorts and styles of acts, how he nearly had a mental breakdown recording...
2019-07-261h 03
Irish Music Stories PodcastTouching Down on Different FieldsWhat happens when 'trad' musicians are ALSO fluent in non Celtic traditions? When you're dealing with cultural traditions (with all the music and the community and social expectations), how do you manage without fumbling or getting sacked? Host Shannon Heaton explores the art and sport of playing on different teams with Paddy Panayotis League, Maeve Gilchrist, Andrew Finn Magill, Hanz Araki, and Nicole Rabata. And revisit February 3rd, 2019… Superbowl 53…. the day Boston, Massachusetts made history. Plenty of music here, too. Full playlist below. * * * * * * * Special thanks to Asa Duffee, Sharon Murphy, Kevin Doyle, Mark Hayn...
2019-04-0950 min