The great and patient Tom Witcombe from the Flog Cabin podcast joins me for a great little chat. We're talking about one of my favourite ever records this week, and Tom couldn't be more ambivalent about it. I think TUI really embodied the spirit of hardcore for a period in time there, combining all the things that make it so cool - the toughness combined with the vulnerability of being a "confused kid" and this underlying punk rock rattiness beneath it all. We mainly talk about comedy I guess.

Topics discussed: comedy, thoughts VS feeling, Jeselnik, post-punk, the F-slur.

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Australia's favourite nephew Luka Muller joins the pod to discuss Have Hearts's second & final record. We discuss our mindsets at the time, how this record smashed our expectations of hardcore more widely, as well as all the cool bands we were in.

Topics discussed: scents, smells, aromas, comedy.

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My producer/manager/promoter for Powerbomb Comedy joins the pod to discuss Australian heavy music heroes, Parkway Drive. We discuss their 2007 watershed album, Horizons, and how it changed everything for heavy music in Australia, as well as a couple of detours into the winding roads of Nat's brain.

Topics discussed: The Amity Affliciton, the Northern Beaches, public transport, flipping cars, data, getting crushed.

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Brisbane's favourite sovereign citizen/former military operator/creek dweller Jack Knight was down in Sydney for the comedy festival, so I got him on to discuss the 2006 Hope Con classic, Death Knows Your Name. Jack and I don't see eye to eye on many things, but that only makes our friendship even stronger.

Topics discussed: the killdozer, apes, ape sounds, eggs.

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Alright, it's the big one, the record I named the whole damn podcast after, and we have returning our first ever guest, the queen herself Edan McGovern.

'Witness' by MLIW is yet another turning point in my own musical lifespan - not only did they redefine what hardcore was capable of, they turned me onto authors, poets & other styles of music I never thought to look to for inspiration in making my own art. But more importantly, I think this record represents something that anyone making any style of music is always reaching for - it's truly personal, truly universal, and truly uncompromising.

Topics discussed: thalidomide, boy bands, allyship, Ethel Cain.

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Stokesy aka @harrowingfilms drags his corpse into the studio (my dining room) to discuss THE metalcore album of the new century. Misery Signals changed the landscape of the scene with their debut album, taking what was fast becoming a stale sub-genre and blending it with an authentic emo influence, as well as authentically emotional subject matter. A real fun one here.

Topics discussed: Pete Wentz, Mark Hoppus, shoes.

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Kiyanosh Sahebi joins the podcast to bring a jazz-hip-hop fusion perspective to mid 2000s hardcore. Terror are one of the most energising bands in the culture, and continue to carry the flag for hardcore 20 years on from this debut. I think Kiyanosh is a convert, thanks purely to the undeniability of this record. Nothing sums up hardcore for me quite like this record.

Topics discussed: pronunciation, Iran, the north shore, friendship, jazz-hip-hop fusion.

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Comedian and British Person Freddie McManus joins the pod to discuss Hatebreed's seminal 2002 album, 'Perseverance.' Another episode discussing the mainstream appeal of heavy music, including MTV Headbanger's Ball, UFC sponsorships, supporting Slipknot on tour, etc, etc. Also: analogies.

Topics discussed: masculinity, respect, horses, russian dolls.

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Bec's back and more patient than ever. We're discussing the record that changed my life (and I'm sure plenty of other people's). Converge are an enduring force in hardcore & extreme music, and for better or worse their flagship album, the record that cemented their legacy, is a concept record about a bad breakup, told, of course, from the man's perspective. But damn, it's fucking good.

Go watch Bec Charlwood's stand-up special "BIPOLAR BABY" on YouTube at your earliest convenience and listen to her podcast Screen Queens.

Topics discussed: 9-11, Ariana Grande.

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Lauren Bonner joins the pod for an introduction to the quintessential screamo/skramz/emoviolence band Orchid. DTRT is not as lauded as Chaos Is Me, but I personally like it more and it's my podcast. I try to explain, quite badly I think, where they fit into the sub-culture and their legacy. Lauren does a lot of heavy lifting on this episode and it's a great conversation.

Topics discussed: how to intro a podcast, gratitude, being in service of others.

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