Woahhh the big 4-0! Chris Qualls and Lyndsi Austin of L.A. band Tidal Babes join me to discuss "Self Help" from 'Generation Rx' (2018), Good Charlotte's 7th album. Chris and Lyndsi talk how they met and life writing songs in L.A.; we also dive into relevancy and the importance of working on and taking care of yourself.

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For episode 39, I'm joined by Maria Sherman (music journalist and author of 'Larger Than Life: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS') to talk "Makeshift Love" from Good Charlotte's sixth album 'Youth Authority' (2016). We discuss what made this the perfect comeback song, GC's relationship with the press, and how GC fits into the boyband narrative.

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It's a bonus episode, and I'm going solo to talk about Good Charlotte's cover of the George Michael classic "Last Christmas", included on A G.C. Christmas, Pt. 1 (2017). I talk about the meaning of the song, how GC's cover differs from the original, and the movie of the same name.

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Woah, can you believe we're at Episode 37? Marc Juliano of Philly pop-punk band Goalkeeper joins me to talk about "Standing Ovation" from Cardiology, Good Charlotte's fifth album (2010). We talk about the art of simplicity and what it meant for pop-punk as a whole when GC broke into the mainstream; plus, Marc shares how Goalkeeper have kept true to their local scene while making a name for themselves on a bigger scale.

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For lucky episode 36, I'm joined by Logan White (Digital Content Editor at Substream Magazine) to talk about "The River" from 'Good Morning Revival' (2007), Good Charlotte's fourth album. Logan and I discuss why so many casual listeners name this as their top GC track and ponder the biblical references in the song, plus we go on tangents about All Time Low and Machine Gun Kelly.

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TW: Death and suicide 

Episode 35 is here and Kate Verts joins me to discuss "Meet My Maker" from 'The Chronicles of Life and Death' (2004), Good Charlotte's third album. We talk about the two versions of 'Chronicles', how as teens we didn't realize just how dark this song was, and what kind of headspace you have to be in to write a song like this.

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Episode 34 covers "Movin' On" from 'The Young and the Hopeless', Good Charlotte's second album, (2002) and I'm joined by Nicky Parry. Nicky talks about how her photography career has evolved over time; plus, the importance of talking about your mental health and how GC were wise beyond their years on this track.

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On Episode 33, Chase Nicholas of Cincinatti pop-punk band Mascots joins me to talk about "Festival Song" from Good Charlotte's debut self-titled album 'Good Charlotte' (2000). We discuss (surprise!) our favorite music festivals and debate whether Good Charlotte is really "punk"; Chase also tells me about the music scene in Cincinatti and gives some background on 'A Clockwork Orange'.

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We're at episode 32 and Loreana La Civita joins me to talk about "Better Demons" from Good Charlotte's seventh studio album - and their most recent release - 'Generation Rx' (2018). We ponder what type of demons they might be talking about and whether certain demons can really be "better" than others.

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For episode 31, I'm joined by Erica Brown to talk about "War" from Good Charlotte's 2016 comeback album, 'Youth Authority'. Erica talks about GC's music being an escape. We also discuss what kind of war they're fighting and what makes this song stand out from the rest of the album.

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