All Episodes

144.5. Paper! At The Disco: Emo Origins, IG Success, Making A Real Band & Backpack Politics | Emo Kids Anonymous

144. Bugjuice Blues: Adultery Rock, McRib Theory, Mall Emo and Garden Ants| Emo Kids Anonymous

143. Tom Denney: ADTR, Overcoming Addiction, Writing With Vic Fuentes, Sounds Like Color & More | Emo Kids Anonymous

142. Future Teens: Meeting on Tinder, Making "Still Life" and Emo Adjacency | Emo Kids Anonymous | EKA143

141. Latchkey Kids: Philly & NJ Emo, Fall Out Boy, and the Making of Year of Summers | Emo Kids Anonymous

140. MakeWar: Jose Prieto Talks Punk vs Emo, The Lawrence Arms, Survivor, Fat Wreck Chords, Friends & Fest | Emo Kids Anonymous

139. Potionseller: Michigan DIY, The Making of Buzzard, Billy Mannino & Galaxy Gas | Emo Kids Anonymous

138.5. EKA Ranks The BEST & WORST Music Crazes Of Our Lifetime | Emo Kids Anonymous

138. Prince Daddy & The Hyena: Kory Talks Hotwire Trip Switch, Sabrina Carpenter, and Selling Out | Emo Kids Anonymous

137. Filth Is Eternal: Brian McLelland Talks New Record, Joe Trohman and Jacuzzi's on Tour | Emo KIds Anonymous

136.5. Did Covid Cause The 2020's Emo Resurgence? | Emo Kids Anonymous

136. Bike Routes: Making of "Prairie", Meeting Bruce Springsteen & The Magic of NJ | Emo Kids Anonymous

135.5. Our AOTY's (So Far): Leisure Hour, Red Sun, Fishbone, TAI, Joyce Manor, Bilmuri & More | Emo Kids Anonymous

135. subtitles.: Long Distance Emo Band Talk New Album, Vans Warped Tour and The Differences Between France & The US | Emo Kids Anonymous

134.5 Introducing CZB: Meet our Producer/BTS Extraordinaire Catherine Jones | Emo Kids Anonymous

134. Tokyo Rose: Ryan Dominguez Talks New Jersey Emo Icons, Touring with Taking Back Sunday and the Return of Tokyo Rose | Emo Kids Anonymous

133.5. Tori's Back: Tori Town vs Holyoke Update, Townfest 2026 and Whats Next For Tori Town? Emo Kids Anonymous

133. Palette Knife: The Making of "Keyframe", XLNC Fest, FinalBossFight! and Cheem | Emo Kids Anonymous

132.5: Our Top Albums of 2006! MCR, Taking Back Sunday, The Killers, +44 and More | Emo Kids Anonymous

132. Jeremy Scott: JERMFEST Founder Tells Us How To Book A DIY Fest | Emo Kids Anonymous

131. HummusVacuum: Community, Content Creation & The Art of Shoplifting | Emo Kids Anonymous

130.5: Robb's Brotege & Bananas Weekend Recap + Bands Bringing Out Guests At Shows and Other Gimmicks | Emo Kids Anonymous

130. Stars Hollow:Tyler Stodghill on Emo, Iowa, Gary Cioni and The Gilmore Girls | Emo Kids Anonymous

129. Ikana: Jake Davis Talks Pop Punk, San Diego, California Burritos and...Creed? | Emo Kids Anonymous

128.5: Looking Back on One Year of Emo Kids Anonymous! The Guests, The Memories & What's Next for EKA | Emo Kids Anonymous

128. Dylan Hryciuk: Canadian Filmmaker Talks Making Our Last Days As Kids + Senses Fail and Spiritbox Music Videos | Emo Kids Anonymous

127.5 Music Festivals: Falling Off or Forever Goated? What If We Put Together Our Own? | Emo Kids Anonymous

127. Capture This!: The Denver DIY Scene, Brendon Urie and Male-Backed Bands | Emo Kids Anonymous

126. Chemical Sun: Butt Rock, Midwest Emo and Millennial Music | Emo Kids Anonymous

Handguns II: The Trial of Jake Langley, Uncensored & Uncut | Emo Kids Anonymous

125. Mitchell Jay: Thoughts on Bowling, Vocal Coach of the (emo) Stars, Social Media Singing Sensation | Emo Kids Anonymous

124. Primrose: The Black Eyed Peas of Emo Talk TRSH, TikTok and Their Favorite New England Emo Bands | Emo Kids Anonymous

123. Tequila Mockingbird: Michigan DIY and The Making of LP1 | Emo Kids Anonymous

122. How to Become a Real Music Journalist with Kayla Moreno | Emo Kids Anonymous

121. Margaret's Sick: Chappell Roan, Queer Emo and the Importance of Community | Emo Kids Anonymous

120. Latenightsinmycar.: Sleeping With Sirens, State Champs and Chicago | Emo Kids Anonymous

119.5 FOBonus Episode: Breaking Down Fall Out Boy's FUCT Era Demo Drop | Emo Kids Anonymous

119. Surrender The Ghost: Hilary Duff, DIY Emo and Ohio | Emo Kids Anonymous

118. We Hate Rowan: How To Start Beef with Emo Bands | Emo Kids Anonymous

117. Cute Is What We Aim For According To Fred Cimato | Emo Kids Anonymous

116. Howling At The Earth: The Anime to Emo Pipeline, Werewolves and Fall Out Boy | Emo Kids Anonymous

115. Dear Maryanne: Midwest Emo, DIY, Great Value Tour & The Power of Friendship | Emo Kids Anonymous

114. Allmondsville: Taco Bell, Fall Out Boy and Midwest Emo Impressions | Emo Kids Anonymous

113. Gabe Saporta: Midtown, Cobra Starship, Brotege and Everything Else | Emo Kids Anonymous

112. Quartz Morrigan AKA Madison James of Ogbert The Nerd on New Jersey, Emo and New Jersey Emo | Emo Kids Anonymous

111. PONY: Tarot Cards, Collecting Trash and the Making of Clearly Cursed | Emo Kids Anonymous

110. LØLØ: Vans Warped Tour, Vocal Surgery and Entering Her Michelle Branch Era | Emo Kids Anonymous

109. Daphne Loves Derby: Alt Press, Pure Volume and Pacific Northwest Emo | Emo Kids Anonymous

108. Vans Warped Tour, Grammy's and the SB Halftime Show: Institutions or Irrelevant? | Emo Kids Anonymous

107. Thanks! I Hate It: West Coast Emo, Warped Tour and Wishing You're From The Midwest | Emo Kids Anonymous

106. Walking Blue:Vans Warped Tour, Emo Origin Stories, Hypothetical Fist Fights & Florida | Emo Kids Anonymous

105. Gary Cioni: How To Get Into Music Production, DIY Emo, Crime In Stereo, TBS vs Brand New & More | Emo Kids Anonymous

104. Gay Meat: Karl Kuehn on Lady Gaga, Losing His Mom & The Rural Queer Experience | Emo Kids Anonymous

103. The Bald: An Hour of Unhingery with The Bald | Emo Kids Anonymous

102: Tori Talks Tori Town, Townfest, C&Ds and DIY | Emo Kids Anonymous

101. The Click Five on Power Pop, JoBros and Emo/Pop Punk Adjacency | Emo Kids Anonymous

100. Celebrating 100 Episodes of EKA! We Reflect On The Past & Answer Your Questions | Emo Kids Anonymous

99. Everyone Asked About You: EAAY On The Evolution Of Emo From The Nineties to Now + Coming Back 20+ Years Later! | Emo Kids Anonymous

98. Exploring The 90s Boy Band to 2000s Emo Pipeline + 10 Most Rewatchable Movies | Emo Kids Anonymous

97. Tiny Voices: DIY Emo, Airplanes 2.0 and Reasons I Won't Change | Emo Kids Anonymous

96. The Low Blow: Deconstructing Catholicism, Emo, Pop Punk and the South | Emo Kids Anonymous

95. Thoughts On Bowling: Berkeley Wasson on Sportsbetting, Midwest Emo & Classic Cinema | Emo Kids Anonymous

93. Cheem: Skye & Sam on Emo, R&B, Nu Metal & Starting Band Beef | Emo Kids Anonymous

92. Cinema Stare: FOB, DIY, Avril Lavigne & The Logistics of Being In A Band | Emo Kids Anonymous

91. Best of 2005?: FOB, P!ATD, AAR, MCS, Alkaline Trio, Boys Night Out, Kanye, Mariah & More | Emo Kids Anonymous

90. Dikembe: Chicago Bowls, Zohran Mamdani, Emo, ITYSL and Gainesville | Emo Kids Anonymous

89. Ben Quad: Oklahoma Emo, Star Wars, LOTR, Wisher and More | Emo Kids Anonymous

88. Emo Year In Review: Best Songs & Bands of 2026, Most Anticipated of 2026 & More | Emo Kids Anonymous

87. Action/Adventure: Brompton Takes The Pod Mic From This White Boy To Talk Pop Punk, Pure Noise and Chicago DIY | Emo Kids Anonymous

86: FinalBossFight!: FBF! On XLNC Fest, Billy Mannino and Midwest Emo | Emo Kids Anonymous

85. Rec League: Emo's Youngest Band Talks TRSH, sports., Touring Goals & More | Emo Kids Anonymous

84. Dear Cincinnati: Emo's Taylor Swift Talk Touring, 2026 Goals and Southeast Emo | Emo Kids Anonymous

83. Tonight We Let The Josh Talk: Robb & Amanda Reunited at Last, Amanda Explains the Absence and we get Warped on Wine | Emo Kids Anonymous

82: Adjust The Sails: Shane Hurst on How To Make Your Emo Band Go Viral, Midwest Emo & More | Emo Kids Anonymous

81. State Of The Scene Address: Emo Year in Review, EKA Future, 2025 Emo All Stars & Freshman Fifteen Talk | Emo Kids Anonymous

80. Tiger Would: Albany Emo Scene, DIY Roots, and Social Media Success

79. Jason Tate: Music Mends Broken Hearts, the Story of Absolutepunk & Chorus.FM | Emo Kids Anonymous

78: Good Sleepy: Central Mass DIY Scene, sports. and Constant Humming | Emo Kids Anonymous

77. Pretty Bitter: Pleaser, Punk Ethos & The DC Scene | Emo Kids Anonymous

76. Updog: Ska, Surviving Texas & The Making of Going Nowhere Fast | Emo Kids Anonymous

75. Drought: Craigslist Connections, East Bay Hardcore & the Making of Souvenir | Emo Kids Anonymous

74. Greywind: Steph Spills All On The Rise & Fall & Rebirth of Greywind | Emo Kids Anonymous

73. No Problemo!: The Glizzy Goblin, Glucose Guardian & The Year of The Frog | Emo Kids Anonymous

72. Don't Call It A Comeback: The State of Guitar Music | Emo Kids Anonymous

71: Pretty Suspect: Warped Tour, Patrick Stump & VRBO Knife Fights | Emo Kids Anonymous

70. Camp Trash: Bryan & Levi Go Maniac Mode on Mitch McConnell, The Hold Steady, and How They'd Spend $200,000 | Emo Kids Anonymous

69. Halloweemo: Examining the ties between Halloween & Emo: A Super Spooky Special Halloween Special | Emo Kids Anonymous

68. Low Phase: 90's Rock, Emo Adjacency and The Power of Friendship | Emo Kids Anonymous

67: Lift The Curse: Are Emo, Metalcore & Buttrock Siblings? Plus The State of Modern Rock & Music Consumption | Emo Kids Anonymous

66. Social Media & Music: Analyzing the impact and effect that Social Media has on Music | Emo Kids Anonymous

65. Origami Angel: Ryland Heagy talks Pokemon, Pop Punk, Chief Keef, Combat & The Current State of Emo | Emo Kids Anonymous

64. The Top 250 Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | Rolling Stone List Reactions & Review, Taylor Swift TLOAS, Handguns-gate and More | Emo Kids Anonymous

63. Handguns: Pop Punks Most Unpalatable Band |The Uncut, Uncensored and Unsanctioned Interview | Emo Kids Anonymous

62. Glass Generation: South Bay, Burritos, Blink-182, Bad Religion & More | Emo Kids Anonymous

61. The Buttrock Episode: Musical Abomination or Necessary Evil? | Emo Kids Anonymous

60. Scarlet Street: Emo, Cults & Surviving Late Stage Capitalism

59. Sweet Time: Where Do They Go From Here? | Emo Kids Anonymous

58. halftimeshow : Bryce & AJ 's Thoughts on Bowling, Emo & Everything Else | Emo Kids Anonymous

57. Mary Don't Care: Peter Talks Playing Solo, Springsteen & Social Media | Emo Kids Anonymous

56: Aren't We Amphibians: Joshua Talbot on DIY, The SoCal Scene, PNWK, and Parade! Parade! | Emo Kids Anonymous

55. Stan Culture & Superfans: Community or Clique? | Emo Kids Anonymous

54. Relate. : Duncan Slack From Relate. Talks Touring, Tik Tok, and Of Course, Relate.

53. Summerbruise: Fake Emo, Infinity Guise and Popping The Boys | Emo Kids Anonymous

52. The Albums That Changed Our Lives: From Alanis and Avril to Alkaline Trio | Emo Kids Anonymous

51. sports. interview: back and better than ever a decade after demon daze

50. Saturdays At Your Place Interview: Mitch Gulish on "These Things Happen"

49. Social Media Killed the Video Star: The Decline of MTV and the VMAs | Emo Kids Anonymous

48. Petti Hendrix: Manifesting Your Own Journey to Success

47. WEAREOKAY: Embracing the Misfit in All Of Us

46. You Asked, We Answered: Fan Question Episode

45. The Townies on Starting a Band at Summer Camp

44. Old Neon: Holding It Down for Pittsburgh

43. Band Member Replacements: When Is it No Longer the Same Band?

42. Melee Fairy: Taking Risks and Following Their Dreams

41. Millennials: Most Nostalgic Generation?

40. Chris Casey - Blending Hip Hop and Emo for a New Generation

39. Sikeen: Tackling Stereotypes with Punk Rock

38. They Aren't Emo! Exploring Bands that Get Lumped into the Genre

Bonus Episode: Fall Out Boy Vs. MCR. Who had the better four album run?

37. Excuse Me, Who Are You? Putting Madison WI on the Map for Emo

36. Common Perry and the Power of the Video Game Soundtrack

35. 2morrows June on Finding Their Sound and Staying True To Themselves

34. Selling Out: Still Relevant in Music Today?

33. Knoxey: Bringing NorCal Energy to Midwest Emo

32. Interview with Riley!

31. Getting Ready for Long Beach Warped Tour with The Warped Band

30. Gabe Woodrow Interview: From Motorcross to Music

29. Tenmonthsummer Bringing Lakeshore Emo to the Mainstreem

28. Debunking the "Emo Is Dangerous" Myth

27. Interview with Chance Smith from Kerosene Heights

26. Weekly Music Review (July 7 - 11)

25. My Chemical Romance: True Kings of the Third Wave Emo Scene?

24. Weekly Music Review: Fourth of July Special Edition!!!

23. Behind the Curtain: Booking Bands & Building Tour with Ben Mench- Thurlow

22. Weekly Music Review (June 23 - June 27)

21. I'm Not Okay: Mental Health in the Scene with Daniel Rinaldi, LMHC

20. Interview with Socialghosts

19 Weekly Music Review

18. How Social and Political Climates Influence Music

17. Emo Kids Anonymous Weekly Music Reviews

16. Let's Talk DC Vans Warped Tour!

15. Interview with the Honesty

14. For Ska's Sake: How Ska Influenced Emo and Pop Punk

13. Fan Questions: You Asked, We Answered

12.5 Bonus Episode - Men & Women & The Scene: Let's Talk About It

12. TRL and Its Influence on the 2000s Music Scene

11. Definitely Maybe Interview

10. Fall Out Boy: Emo Blueprint?

09. Interview with Holden Wolf of Combat

08. Musical McRib Theory: Can a Hiatus Do a Band Good?

07. Interview with Coco Kinnon from Winona Fighter

06.5 Celebrating 20 Years: Fall Out Boy's From Under the Cork Tree

06. Are They Emo? Exploring Artists Influenced by the Genre (with Special Guest The Swemo Guy)

05.1 Emo Kids Anonymous Book Club: Fahrenheit 182 Review

05. The Comeback of Emo in the 2020s

04. New Emo/Pop Punk Artists You Should Listen To

03. Separating Art from the Artist - Exploring the Concept

02. March Sadness 2025 Bracket Challenge

01. Third Wave Emo - The Last Great Music Movement