Punk This Week

This is it! During our holiday travels to visit family, the two of us found two hours to sit in front of microphones and discuss our respective top three favorite punk records of the year. No spoilers in case you’re don’t want those, but click through the links for Evan’s top three and Nina’s top three.A note to listeners that there's a longer unabridged version of this episode available on see-saw.fun and Mixcloud. The file for this full episode was too big for the podcast hosting service, so apologies for that!Remember to grab a copy of see/saw’s physical newsprint broadsheet featuring the top 54 punk + rock'n'roll records of 2025. It includes writing from Evan, Nina, and other greats. Consider buying any and all beloved sickos a gift subscription to see/saw!Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork. Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT or NO AMERICANS bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: [email protected] This Week is made possible by see/saw subscribers; please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll learn about way more punk records than we can pack into the pod! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a lengthy discussion about the circumstances in which we will celebrate a Calvin pissing bumper sticker, we talk about new records from Wandering Bird, Coffee Stain, Rhys Renwick, the Washington Apples, HONG!, and Amy Beth and Thee Creeps. It’s our last regular-format podcast of the year; next week we’ll share our punk favorites of 2025!We still would love to know: Which Muppet are you? Take the quiz and tell us on Discord. Crucial links: A mother’s homemade Nazgûl costume and K9 Sniffies’ 2016 album Master’s Touch.Remember to grab a copy of see/saw’s physical newsprint broadsheet featuring the 54 best punk + rock'n'roll records of 2025. It includes writing from Evan, Nina, and our talented friends! And consider buying your loved ones a gift subscription to see/saw!Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork. Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT or NO AMERICANS bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: [email protected] This Week is made possible by see/saw subscribers; please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll learn about way more punk records than we can pack into the pod! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Which Muppet are you? Take the quiz and tell us on Discord. We also discuss a Gumby that is for Nina and also dogs, Kool-Aid pie (shout out Reba Gibbs), losing what appears to be a tooth chunk after the best night of one’s life, Luigi the yule goat, and eventually, records by Mujeres Podridas, Smashed Glass, Jacky Cougar & the Vampyres From Africa, Shrudd, Veneno para Niños, and OnlyThanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork. Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT or NO AMERICANS bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: [email protected] This Week is made possible by see/saw subscribers; please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll learn about way more punk records than we can pack into the pod! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we bid a tearful farewell to Nina’s laptop, we offer a post-Thanksgiving demand that you tell us about your pies. We discussed new records from Quazimorto, Extraña Humana, cóclea, BAG, Bridch, and Scrabbled. We also discover the connective tissue shared by all six records. Essential link: the recipe for butternut squash enchiladas.Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork. Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT or NO AMERICANS bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: [email protected] This Week is made possible by see/saw subscribers; please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll learn about way more punk records than we can pack into the pod! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nina saw an absurd number of movies in theaters and now has a stockpile of popcorn in Ziploc bags. Evan had a sword held to his crotch in the tiny room of Minneapolis’ Eagles #34 courtesy the Memphis punks Snörkler. We discuss new records from Sharp Pins, HETTA, Flippeur, Bee Bee Sea, the Brokedowns, and Big Modern. Essential links: Leor Galil’s new Chicago Reader feature about the Hallogallo scene all grown up + Shaq running to the bathroom on Inside the NBA.Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “Needs” off their self-titled album. Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork. Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram, Bluesky, and Twitter; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky.Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT or NO AMERICANS bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: [email protected] This Week is made possible by see/saw subscribers; please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll learn about way more punk records than we can pack into the pod! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.