October 01, 2025

Listener Q&A feat. Eric King, A Day Without Love & Justin Arena (prisoner support, music recs, finding folk punk friends, folk punk clothing & more!) #59

1 hour 21 minutes

Pepe brings on friends Eric King (former political prisoner), Brian Walker (A Day Without Love) & Justin Arena (musician/Together Press) to answer questions listeners sent in. Also, a bunch of songs get sampled throughout the episode. Be sure to check below for links to Pepe's playlists & the social pages of musicians mentioned in this episode.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

What non-folk punk songs do you listen to?
3 ways to offer prisoner support
Tips for interviewing people
What folk punk you listening to currently?
Tips on finding folk punk friends
New to the scene & wondering what it looks like to dress more folk punk at shows
New music from friends that Pepe is excited about currently

Pepe's Playlist from this episode & more:

open.spotify.com/playlist/2Xhq4qecLwq8DiI5x0vVPA?si=vPyUnlUzQJCV7vafXEi8DA

Pepe's Rocksteady playlist:

open.spotify.com/playlist/1og9SP4Leh9a8mbcEqDI0c?si=SEH0yXawTFizpYgjFOcN0w

DOUBLE RAINBOW

Bandcamp - doublerainbow.bandcamp.com/track/i-talk-english-2

Apple Music - music.apple.com/us/song/i-talk-english/419670335

DUSTY THE KID

Bandcamp - dustythekid.bandcamp.com/track/when-the-leaves-come-out

Apple Music - music.apple.com/us/song/when-the-leaves-come-out/1804771643

instagram.com/dustythekidd/

CRAZY & THE BRAINS

Bandcamp - crazyandthebrains.bandcamp.com/track/catatonic-youth

Apple Music - music.apple.com/us/song/catatonic-youth/1828016948

instagram.com/crazyandthebrains/

CRICKET

Bandcamp - crickettheguy.bandcamp.com/track/1-up

Apple Music - music.apple.com/us/song/1-up/1695642904

instagram.com/crickettheguy/

RUEN

Bandcamp - weareruen.bandcamp.com/track/a-neglected-spark-burns-the-house

Apple Music - music.apple.com/us/song/a-neglected-spark-burns-the-house/1823876291

instagram.com/weare_ruen/

MARBLE BERRY SEEDS

Bandcamp - marbleberryseeds.bandcamp.com/track/on-the-walmart-radio

Apple Music - music.apple.com/us/song/on-the-walmart-radio/1813968478

instagram.com/marbleberryseeds/

CONFESSION KIDS

Bandcamp - confessionkids.bandcamp.com/track/sprouts

Apple Music - music.apple.com/us/song/sprouts/1820342010

instagram.com/confessionkids/

MYLES BULLEN

Bandcamp - mylesbullen.bandcamp.com/music

Apple Music - music.apple.com/us/song/iamnotforeveryone2-feat-chris-og-and-the-dopameanies/1832711191

instagram.com/beatboxpoet/

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