The Punk Nite Podcast

Saeed and Jen were honored to have Blake Van Houten as a guest on this episode. Listen in for a great discussion touching on the Iowa music scene, AI, alt-country music, and the birthday gift that changed Blake’s life. On 9/14 you are invited to join Blake and Saeed as they join forces to co-host Punk Nite at Maggie’s Rumble Room. See ya there!

Lindsey Mollenhauer does hair and so much more. Saeed and Jen were honored to speak with Lindsey about getting fired, neurodivergence, how punk rock fashion has impacted mainstream style, and the enduring business venture of Debbie Harry’s background vocalists! We are excited to have two of Lindsey’s salons, Salon Bounce and the Underground Beauty Studios, as sponsors for August’s Punk Nite

tribal connection: choir, choir, choir

8 year old Nash makes his podcast debut and answers hard hitting questions about candy cigarettes and art projects. But will Nash disclose which of his parents he thinks is more punk rock?

“This is boring actually.”

Saeed and Jen welcome self proclaimed "rabid music fan" Kyle Munson to the show. Their conversation takes many twists and turns, yet always points to the way punk rock is an amalgamation of open defiance and quiet resistance. 

Superfan of the podcast and owner of C & M Mowing, Michael Prescott, joins Saeed and Jen to talk about some of his favorite moments in past episodes

"the Ramones are pop punk?"

This episode of the Punk Nite podcast is sponsored by Piney Ridge Greenhouse in Johnston, Iowa. Piney Ridge is now open for the season, so stop in for exceptional plants, succulents, seeds and outstanding customer service

“Punk rock is saying, ‘do not conform to society, do not be like the others, be unique, be different, be you’.”

Special guest Ace Wilde joins Saeed and Jen for a conversation that touches on superheroes, comedy, the historic punk scene in Des Moines, and what it means to be an anti-racist skinhead