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  1. Scream Therapy Big
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    Flex Your Head 12: Jawbreaker – ’24 Hour Revenge Therapy’
  2. enough.
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    enough. Podcast: Episode 12 – Nathan Gray: “I Do This So the World Won’t Change Me”
  3. Scream Therapy Big
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    Reid Chancellor of Hardcore Anxiety on Self-Care & Knowing Your Limits
  4. enough.
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    enough. Podcast: Episode 11 – Subtext: “Cancel Culture”
  5. Scream Therapy Big
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    Flex Your Head: Fugazi – ’13 Songs’
  6. Love Songs Of The Month
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    LoveSong of the Month “Love and Pride” (King)

    "You'll dance to anything." - Dead Milkmen

  7. Scream Therapy Big
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    Jason Shevchuk of Former Member and Kid Dynamite on Stage Fright & Social Anxiety
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    enough. Podcast: Episode 10 – Will Kenneth: “Against the Grain, That’s Where I’ll Stay”
  9. Scream Therapy Big
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    Flex Your Head: Bikini Kill – ‘Pussy Whipped’
  10. Love Songs Of The Month
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    LoveSong of the Month “Lido Shuffle” (Boz Scaggs)

    Thou shalt not mock rock.

  11. enough.
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    enough. Podcast: Episode 9 – “This is (Still) Enough.”
  12. Scream Therapy Big
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    Dani Hernandez of Zeta on Music for Transformation & Healing
  13. Scream Therapy Big
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    Flex Your Head: Rites of Spring – ‘End on End’
  14. Love Songs Of The Month
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    LoveSong of the Month “Texan Book of the Dead” (Clutch)

    Alan, Joe, and Annie... should I call it a Superpoop? Or maybe a Poopergroup?

  15. Scream Therapy Big
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    Kellie Newsome of Carlat Psychiatry Podcast on Punks & Mania
  16. Scream Therapy Big
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    Flex Your Head 8: Nomeansno – ‘Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy?’

    Flex Your Head is a special episode of the Scream Therapy podcast where host Jason Schreurs welcomes a guest each episode to discuss a classic punk album.

  17. Love Songs Of The Month
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    LoveSong of the Month “Bad Fun” (The Cult)
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    Brandon’s Top 10 Records & Things of 2021

    Another year, another list of things that got me through it.

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    Steve’s Favorite Records of 2021

    Well, 2021 is almost over. And I bet you can't remember how much you were looking forward to the end of 2020.  Unfortunately, in some ways 2021 was even worse. 

  20. Scream Therapy Big
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    Bobby Bray of The Locust on Screaming as Preventive Therapy
  21. Scream Therapy Big
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    Flex Your Head: Drive Like Jehu – ‘Yank Crime’
  22. Love Songs Of The Month
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    LoveSong of the Month “All Out of Love” (Air Supply)

    A gentle entry into the mild annals of the soft rock canon. (aka Song for mom)

  23. Scream Therapy Big
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    Writer Amanda Filippelli on Connection & Healing Through Storytelling
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    enough. Podcast: Episode 8 – Tim Anderl: “Let’s Not Destroy Each Other”

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You Oughta Know

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enough.

enough. is a podcast which aims to shine light into the darkened corners of the music industry while discussing the ways we can and should improve

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Up The Pets

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Punx Who Panic

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    Vicious Dreams Releases Lyric Video for “TOMB” Ahead Of New LP

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