Welcome to EKA 111! Today we are joined by Canadian duo PONY. Sam and Matty are a couple of good ol' Canadian kids with a serious AOTY contender dropping in a couple of days (Clearly Cursed out Feb 13 via Take This To Heart Records), and we were lucky enough to be joined by them to talk about everything under the northern sun. Detroit Pistons, Rick Campanelli, we covered it all.

Sam told us the tale of the tarot card reader who warned her of a dark spirit she is carrying and how she deals with it (heavy, right?). They walked us through the writing process for the new record, including some surprises. Janet Jackson, Sheryl Crow. PONY know ball fr fr. Our PONY pals also explained the concept of the Canadian vocal flip that all of your favorite Canadian pop stars do. Avril, Alanis, Shania, even the Barenaked Ladies do it! Be sure to go check out their new album this Friday, seriously. If we did an EKA version of Oprah's book club, Clearly Cursed would be our pick of the month.

With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo and everything else. Previous guests include Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Winona Fighter, Origami Angel, Greywind, sports., Riley!, Ben Quad, The Click Five and so many others.

EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

EKA is part of Never A Phase Network, a collective of creators working to keep the scene alive.

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Welcome to EKA110! Today we are joined by canadian pop punk princess LØLØ! With a string of shows on this summers Vans Warped Tour and a new album dropping in April, LØLØ had a lot to fill us in on. We talk canadian roots and TV shows, her growth as an artist and embracing the sad girl stuff. Much to the chagrin of her PR team I'm sure, we also discuss the grooming storylines from Canadian TV show Instant Star as well as whether or not anyone has ever cooked meth while listening to LØLØ. Of course, we also discussed her new album "God Forbid a Girl Spits Out Her Feelings", out April 17th.

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With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo and everything else. Previous guests include Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Winona Fighter, Origami Angel, Greywind, sports., Riley!, Ben Quad, The Click Five and so many others.

EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

EKA is part of Never A Phase Network, a collective of creators working to keep the scene alive.

Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!

www.brotege.com

JOIN OUR DISCORD! 

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Follow us on other platforms:

Twitter: @emokidsanonpod

Instagram: @emokidsanonymous

TikTok: @emokidsanonymouspodcast & @emokidsclips

Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")

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Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon

Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)

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Emo Kids Anonymous is a proud part of Never A Phase Network. Please follow and subscribe to stay up to date!

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Welcome to EKA 109! Today we're joined by Jason Call of Daphne Loves Derby. If you grew up in the early 2000s and you were the 2000s equivalent of terminally online, you knew about Daphne Loves Derby. Formed in Kent, Washington by three pals, Daphne were the first band to ever hit a million plays on PureVolume. This led to them getting signed by Trevor Pryce of the Denver Broncos (WTF?) while they were still teenagers. Jason tells me the whole story plus why he left the band and what we can expect when it comes to a possible DLD reunion. Kenny and Stu are currently inactive in music but fellas, if you're reading this people do miss you! Along with all of that, we also talk about PNW emo from that era. Bands like Emery, Acceptance, This Providence, Forgive Durden and most notably, Gatsby's American Dream. We talk about what makes Casey Bates such an incredible producer, as well as regular old parent stuff that two dudes in their late 30's would discuss. Thanks for joining me Jason, you're a class act!

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With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo and everything else. Previous guests include Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Winona Fighter, Origami Angel, Greywind, sports., Riley!, Ben Quad, The Click Five and so many others.

EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

EKA is part of Never A Phase Network, a collective of creators working to keep the scene alive.

Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!

www.brotege.com

JOIN OUR DISCORD! 

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Follow us on other platforms:

Twitter: @emokidsanonpod

Instagram: @emokidsanonymous

TikTok: @emokidsanonymouspodcast & @emokidsclips

Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")

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Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb LaffoonExecutive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)

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Emo Kids Anonymous is a proud part of Never A Phase Network. Please follow and subscribe to stay up to date!

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Welcome to EKA 108! On todays classic Wednesday one on one with Robb and Amanda, the gang discusses the major current events of the music world. That's right, we're talking about The Grammys, The Super Bowl halftime show and the Vans Warped Tour lineup reveal Are the grammys irrelevant? Should we be stoked that Turnstile won some awards? Or is this a broken clock being right twice in a day?With the Super Bowl this weekend, all eyes are on our boy Bad Bunny, so we dive into past halftime shows and the history. We discuss our favorites, least favorites and the absolutely bizarre. And of course, we also talked about the first few days of announcements regarding the 2026 Warped Tour lineup. Is all this nostalgia a good thing? A step in the right direction or the contrary? What would a couple of millennial emo kids talk about if not the Vans Warped Tour? Either way, their takes will surprise you!Also, we'd like to formally announce the first ever EKA x Brotege giveaway. To enter for your chance to win a 3 month supply of Brotege and two shirts, be sure to go follow EKA and Brotege on TT or IG and then tag two people in the comments of the giveaway video. While you're there, leave us a weird or funny comment because while there is two winners, only one winner will be randomly drawn. The other winner will be the comment that makes Amanda, Robb and Gabe laugh the hardest. What are you waiting for? Go enter!______________________________________________________________With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo and everything else. Previous guests include Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Winona Fighter, Origami Angel, Greywind, sports., Riley!, Ben Quad, The Click Five and so many others.EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.EKA is part of Never A Phase Network, a collective of creators working to keep the scene alive.Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!⁠www.brotege.com⁠JOIN OUR DISCORD! ⁠discord.gg/eaBH4aBA⁠Follow us on other platforms:Twitter: @emokidsanonpodInstagram: @emokidsanonymousTikTok: @emokidsanonymouspodcast & @emokidsclipsTheme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")______________________________________________________Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb LaffoonExecutive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)⁠www.emokidsanonymous.com⁠______________________________________________________Emo Kids Anonymous is a proud part of Never A Phase Network. Please follow and subscribe to stay up to date!⁠www.neveraphasenetwork.com⁠

Welcome to EKA107! Today we are joined by Thanks! I Hate It from Hollister, CA, but they are midwesternites at heart. With appearances at both Stoop Fest and XLNC this year, these California kids sure have an affinity for the flyover states and we discuss it at length. We also dive into the bands origin story, some bandmembers family infidelity, the current state of america and so much more. Oh yeah, we also discuss the writing and recording of their most recent release, 2025 LP Scatterbrain, released on Take This To Heart records. With song titles like "The Butterfly Tattoo Effect", "The Ultimate Worrier" and "Tonights The Night You Fight Your Dad", you knew this band was gonna be a great time and we were not disappointed.

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With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo and everything else. Previous guests include Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Winona Fighter, Origami Angel, Greywind, sports., Riley!, Ben Quad, The Click Five and so many others.

EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

EKA is part of Never A Phase Network, a collective of creators working to keep the scene alive.

Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!

www.brotege.com

JOIN OUR DISCORD! 

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Follow us on other platforms:

Twitter: @emokidsanonpod

Instagram: @emokidsanonymous

TikTok: @emokidsanonymouspodcast & @emokidsclips

Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")

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Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb LaffoonExecutive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)

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Emo Kids Anonymous is a proud part of Never A Phase Network. Please follow and subscribe to stay up to date!

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Welcome to EKA 106! Today I am joined by Walking Blue, a band out of Orlando Florida who you may recognize from the mainstage at the Orlando date of the 2025 Vans Warped Tour. If you didn't catch them there I'm sure they've popped up on your algorithm because these boys been putting in the work. We dive into the bands personal and collective emo origin stories, as well as the full story about how they won the Ernie Ball Battle of the Bands and were chosen to play the Warped Tour. We discuss the differences between pop punk and emo, as well as who would win in a hypothetical fight between the four of them. Walking Blue are working on a new record and I am super excited to hear it. Jimmy, James, Sean and Luca were absolute sweethearts. Your moms (who are probably closer to my age) raised very nice young men!

Follow Walking Blue online @WalkingBlueFL

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With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo and everything else. Previous guests include Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Winona Fighter, Origami Angel, Greywind, sports., Riley!, Ben Quad, The Click Five and so many others.

EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

EKA is part of Never A Phase Network, a collective of creators working to keep the scene alive.

Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!⁠

www.brotege.com⁠⁠

JOIN OUR DISCORD!

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Follow us on other platforms:

Twitter: @emokidsanonpod

Instagram: @emokidsanonymous

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Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")

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Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb LaffoonExecutive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)

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Emo Kids Anonymous is a proud part of Never A Phase Network. Please follow and subscribe to stay up to date!

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Welcome to episode 105 of Emo Kids Anonymous! Today we are joined by Gary Cioni. You may know Gary for his time in legendary Long Island band Crime in Stereo. You may know Gary for his work as a producer and engineer, working out of Sound Acres , the studio he owns. Either way, Gary has been engrained in our scene and culture for 20+ years and it was an honor to be joined by him. We talk about music production and engineering. How he got into it, the different processes for different bands. Some of the EKA alumni who have worked with Gary include EMWAY?, Good Sleepy, Tiny Voices and Scarlet Street, along with heavy hitters like Hot Mulligan and obviously Crime in Stereo. Gary has been talked about on this show in many interviews so it was a real treat getting to know the man behind the myth. Currently working with Leisure Hour, we dove into their songwriting and recording process as well. Along with all of this technical talk we also dove into how Gary got his start, as well as his original career as a musician. Gary joined Crime in Stereo after their debut album and is currently the frontman in NEKS as well. Growing up in Long Island and having graduated in 2002, Gary is obviously well versed in the 2000's emo scene and drama (TBS vs Brand New, anybody), so we touched on that quite a bit as well. Be sure to go check out Gary's work over at soundacres.com and you'll be surprised to see how many of your favorite emo records of the last 5 or so years were made with Gary at Sound Acres.

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With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo and everything else. Previous guests include Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Winona Fighter, Origami Angel, Greywind, sports., Riley!, Ben Quad, The Click Five and so many others.EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.EKA is part of Never A Phase Network, a collective of creators working to keep the scene alive.Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!www.brotege.comJOIN OUR DISCORD! Follow us on other platforms:Twitter: @emokidsanonpodInstagram: @emokidsanonymousTikTok: @emokidsanonymouspodcast & @emokidsclipsTheme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")______________________________________________________Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb LaffoonExecutive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)______________________________________________________Emo Kids Anonymous is a proud part of Never A Phase Network. Please follow and subscribe to stay up to date!www.neveraphasenetwork.com

Hey divas, welcome to EKA Episode 104! Emo Kids Anonymous is about to get real fabulous as we are joined by Karl Kuehn, also known as Gay Meat! Mr. Meat has been in our scene for a while, first with Museum Mouth and later as a member of Say Anything. However in 2018 when his mother Karen got sick, he moved home and stayed by her side until he lost her in 2021. During that time, Karl turned back to music as therapy and created the songs that would come to make up the music we hear today. As a fellow member of the Dead Mom Club (we're getting jackets), I knew Karl and I would bond but this was such a fun and special episode for both Amanda and I.

We talk about his time in Say Anything, growing up gay in a rural world, Blink-182 and even a little buttrock (because of course). Karl tells us about how he managed to get the likes of Chris Farren and Jeff Rosenstock on his new record as well as his favorite Lady Gaga songs. We reminisce on the feeling of wonder and dive into the existential dread of AI, and I ain't talking about Allen Iverson.

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With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo and everything else. Previous guests include Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Winona Fighter, Origami Angel, Greywind, sports., Riley!, Ben Quad, The Click Five and so many others.

EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

EKA is part of Never A Phase Network, a collective of creators working to keep the scene alive.

Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!

www.brotege.com

JOIN OUR DISCORD!

Follow us on other platforms:

Twitter: @emokidsanonpod

Instagram: @emokidsanonymous

TikTok: @emokidsanonymouspodcast & @emokidsclips

Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")

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Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb LaffoonExecutive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)

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Emo Kids Anonymous is a proud part of Never A Phase Network. Please follow and subscribe to stay up to date!

www.neveraphasenetwork.com

Welcome to episode 103 of Emo Kids Anonymous. On todays episode, I'm joined by The Bald. Who is The Bald you may ask? Well, I'm still not totally sure to be honest. You guys remember our friends No Problemo! right? The interview where I laughed so hard I cried? Well, a few weeks ago Dane from No Problemo! messaged me and asked if his other band The Bald could come on I immediately said yes. I knew we would have a great time, I love Dane! I love No Problemo! Surely The Bald will be a great time right? Good time is an understatement. For a little over an hour, Dane and Ty terrorize, gaslight and troll me and I don't think I've ever had more fun doing this show. I hope you have as much fun watching this as I had living it in real time.

With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo and everything else. Previous guests include Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Winona Fighter, Origami Angel, Greywind, sports., Riley!, Ben Quad, The Click Five and so many others.

EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

EKA is part of Never A Phase Network, a collective of creators working to keep the scene alive.

Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!

www.brotege.com

JOIN OUR DISCORD! 

discord 

Follow us on other platforms:

Twitter: @emokidsanonpod

Instagram: @emokidsanonymous

TikTok: @emokidsanonymouspodcast & @emokidsclips

Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")

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Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb LaffoonExecutive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)

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Emo Kids Anonymous is a proud part of Never A Phase Network. Please follow and subscribe to stay up to date!

www.neveraphasenetwork.com

Welcome to episode 102 of EKA! Today we are joined by Ms. Town, Tori of Tori Town. She tells us about her recent legal battles involving the town of Holyoake and her fight to keep hosting house shows, a cause we wholeheartedly approve. Tori Town has hosted over 60 shows since it's inception and the police are doing all they can to stop the fun, and she tells us the whole tale. She gives us a deep dive into Tori Town history, advice on how to get involved in your local music scene plus her personal emo origin story. Full disclosure, Tori has been a silent but major influence on our show. I have found countless bands through her twitter account, and many of those bands have found their way onto the show. Support your local scene and house show venues.

With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo and everything else. Previous guests include Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Winona Fighter, Origami Angel, Greywind, sports., Riley!, Ben Quad and many others. EKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.

EKA is part of Never A Phase Network, a collective of creators working to keep the scene alive. 

Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!

www.brotege.com

JOIN OUR DISCORD!

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Follow us on other platforms:

Twitter: @emokidsanonpod

Instagram: @emokidsanonymous

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Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")

______________________________________________________

Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon

Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)

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Emo Kids Anonymous is a proud part of Never A Phase Network. Please follow and subscribe to stay up to date!

www.neveraphasenetwork.com