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Emo Kids Anonymous

Hosted By Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon

With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, sports. 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.

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01:22:11

145. tenmonthsummer: "Your Name Is My Ocean" EP, The...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/05/13

Welcome to EKA 145! Today we are joined once again by Nishat Ahmed, aka Nish from seminal lakeshore emo band tenmonthsummer! If you've been following our show since the beginning, you remember Nish from one of our earliest episodes! Since then, Nish has been a near and dear friend of the show so when word got out about a new tenmo EP, we had to run it back! In this interview Nish and I dive into the state of the world, the state of diy emo, and the state of our own lives. Their new EP "Your Name Is

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00:22:23

144.5. Paper! At The Disco: Emo Origins, IG Success,...

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2026/05/12

Welcome to EKA144.5! On todays minisode we are joined by the youngest guests in Emo Kids Anonymous history, Paper! At The Disco. If you use instagram, there's a strong chance these kids have popped up on your feed and we had to know more about how this started, where it's going, and what we can expect from a potential paper! at the disco "real" band.Thanks to these young fellas for joining us, keep doing what you're doing and stay off them drugs and

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01:12:09

144. Bugjuice Blues: Adultery Rock, McRib Theory,...

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2026/05/11

Welcome to EKA144! Today we are joined by Bugjuice Blues out of Oklahoma! When Coop reached out to me about coming on the show I told her to email me and when I received the email I knew immediately they had to come on the show. These MFs are weird but their music is great. With tons of hooks and absurd song titles, I had to learn more about the Bugjuicers and I was not disappointed. We talk about their origins, their favorite bands, their local scene, and so much more. Shoutout to Garden Ants, it

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01:04:47

143. Tom Denney: ADTR, Overcoming Addiction, Writing...

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2026/05/08

Welcome to EKA 143! Today we are joined by Tom Denney, former guitarist and co-founder of A Day To Remember slash co-writer, composer and producer of some of your favorite bands of the 2010s. Tom is an open book, we talk about the early days of ADTR up to leaving the band, his work behind the scenes with bands like Secrets and Pierce The Veil, his new band Sounds Like Color, and his journey with sobriety. ---------------------------- With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your

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00:58:23

142. Future Teens: Meeting on Tinder, Making "Still...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/05/06

Welcome to EKA142! Today we are joined by the Boston band Future Teens! Their new album Still Life comes out this Friday May 8th and Amy and Daniel joined us to discuss it in depth. This record is an absolute classic, a tonal masterpiece if i do say so myself. We spend time nerding out over specific songs, the arrangements, and the gut wrenching lyrics. Along with the new record we also talk about their previous tour mates The Wonder Years, as well as the albums co-producer Dan Campbell. We also

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01:07:41

141. Latchkey Kids: Philly & NJ Emo, Fall Out Boy,...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/05/04

Welcome to EKA 141! Today we are joined by our friends Hanny, Cyle and Joey aka latchkey kids, a New Jersey band based in Philly. Join us as we explore the journey of the band Latchkey Kids, their influences, the creative process, and the making of their latest album 'Year of Summers'. We talk about Tom May from The Menzingers involvement in the record and how that relationship came to fruition, working with Kyle Pulley, and the greek mythology present throughout the lyrics. As usual, the

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01:07:54

140. MakeWar: Jose Prieto Talks Punk vs Emo, The...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/05/01

Welcome to EKA140! Today we are joined by Jose Prieto, aka MakeWar! I first heard Jose's music about a decade ago so when our friend Gary Cioni texted me to suggest bringing Jose on, I was immediately excited. Jose has a helluva story and we cover as much of it as we can in this hour long conversation. From his arrival in America from Venezuela to learning english through "Friends" to finding punk rock, we learn all about Jose's life leading into MakeWar and since. He tells us

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01:02:02

139. Potionseller: Michigan DIY, The Making of...

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2026/04/29

Welcome to EKA139! Today we're joined by one of Michigan's finest, Potionseller. Austen and Andy were kind enough to join us to talk all about Buzzard, their new album dropping on May 15th courtesy of Brain Synthesizer. We discuss the journey they went through trying to find a label to put it out after their previous label folded. It's been a helluva wait for Buzzard to finally come out but it's nearly here. There was quite a few technical difficulties for nearly everyone in this episode so at times

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00:43:46

138.5. EKA Ranks The BEST & WORST Music Crazes Of Our...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/28

Welcome to EKA138.5! On todays minisode we're doing something a lil' bit different (millennial burger joint jargon). That's right, we're doing a classic youtube slopisode! TIER RANKING! We're ranking a bunch of the most popular music moments and fads of the last 30+ years. Soundcloud rap, nu metal, mall emo, bro country, metalcore, mall emo, y2k pop, whisper pop, even stomp clap. We rank them all, S-tier to F-tier. Let us know in the comments what we got wrong, what we got right,

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01:06:30

138. Prince Daddy & The Hyena: Kory Talks Hotwire...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/24

Welcome to EKA 138! Today we are joined by Kory Gregory of Prince Daddy & The Hyena for a wide ranging chit chat about their new album Hotwire Trip Switch and more. P Daddy has been one of the more requested bands in show history so it was a pleasure to have Kory join us. We discuss the differences between this record and Cosmic Thrill Seekers or I Thought You Didn't Like Leaving, the intentionality in the song writing, and if this is their best album yet (hint: yes). Kory talks about having

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00:58:20

137. Filth Is Eternal: Brian McLelland Talks New...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/22

Welcome to EKA137! Today we are joined by Brian of Filth Is Eternal, a band based out of Seattle. Their new album Impossible World dropped last month, featuring cameos from a few well known names in the industry, including a gentleman named Joe Trohman! Obviously we discuss how Joe ended up playing on their new record, as well as debating Fall Out Boy's hardcore credibility. Along with this, we also talk about the Seattle DIY scene, the importance of the Vera Project, and the way the scene has

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00:24:41

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

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/21

Welcome to EKA 136.5! A minisode where we examine the ties between the world shutting down and the recent resurgence in emo and emo adjacent music. After interviewing 80+ bands on this show, an overwhelming amount of them formed during covid. Some people baked sourdough some people made bands, I guess. From nostalgia acts to the litany of great young bands popping up over the past few years, it really does feel like 2020 was a bit of a calatyst. Don't get us wrong, still a net negative for the

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00:58:11

136. Bike Routes: Making of "Prairie", Meeting Bruce...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/20

Welcome to EKA136! Today we are joined by David Osterhout of Bike Routes! Every now and then we have a guest that we know will be an immediate best pal, and Bike Routes did not disappoint. In this episode we talk about the time he met Bruce Springsteen at an Oregon book store, how he was able to get Jake Clemons on his new single Delicate, and his favorite Bruce records. Don't worry, we talked about things other than the boss as well. We talked about New Jersey and Philly, the beautiful thriving

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00:37:44

135.5. Our AOTY's (So Far): Leisure Hour, Red Sun,...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/16

Welcome to EKA135.5, a minisode where we yap about our favorite albums of the year so far, as well as some most anticipated records and EP's we love as well. Amanda brings up Hilary Duff, The Academy Is, Bilmuri, Fishbone and Magnolia Park, as well as the highly anticipated album from our friend LØLØ. Robb went with Joyce Manor, Red Sun, Palette Knife, Tequila Mockingbird and Leisure Hour, along with EPs from Thoughts On Bowling and Dear Maryanne. The soon to be released albums from Potionseller

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01:01:44

135. subtitles.: Long Distance Emo Band Talk New...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/15

Welcome to EKA135! Today we are joined by Jake and Alex from subtitles., an emo band based in Arizona but also based in France? That's right, we got the transcontinental Twenty One Pilots here. Jake is in Arizona and Alex is in his native France, but somehow they are making magic happen from across the planet. Last month they released their debut album "subtitles. on" on March 19th and we were able to talk to them about making the album with Kris Crummet and JoJo Centineo as well as a

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00:21:30

134.5 Introducing CZB: Meet our Producer/BTS...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/14

Welcome to EKA134.5, a bite sized minisode from emo kids anonymous! Today we are joined by Catherine, our producer/showrunner/wrangler of Robb, in a special look at the person behind the curtain at EKA HQ. Catherine joined our team a few months ago, after already spending months working with me on tons of NAPNET LLC, EKA LLC, and Robb Laffoon LLC ventures. We figured our team needed to grow to keep up with us and what better person than someone we already both knew and trusted. In this clip we get

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01:11:08

134. Tokyo Rose: Ryan Dominguez Talks New Jersey Emo...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/13

Welcome to EKA134! Today we are joined by Ryan Dominguez of Tokyo Rose! These New Jersey scene favorites of the 2000s went away in 2008 and recently came back with two new singles so we had to find out what the hell happened in the last 18 years. We discuss the glory days of the 2000s New Jersey scene. Bands like Midtown (hi Gabe!), Lifetime, Thursday, Saves The Day, we touch on all of them. We talk touring with the likes of Taking Back Sunday and Bayside, the end of the band, and what led to the

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00:21:37

133.5. Tori's Back: Tori Town vs Holyoke Update,...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/09

Welcome to another snack sized minisode of Emo Kids Anonymous! Today we are joined once again by Tori Town of Tori Town! 30 episodes ago Tori joined us to talk about her house show venue getting shut down by the Holyoke PD after successfully putting on 60+ shows. This led to Tori Town the venue closing but Tori Town the person kicked into full gear. By moving her diy festival Townfest from her house to a new location, she was able to keep it alive last month and possibly going forward. We talk about

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01:07:44

133. Palette Knife: The Making of "Keyframe", XLNC...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/08

Welcome to EKA133! Today we're joined by Ohio emo band Palette Knife! This week the Columbus band are dropping their third album Keyframe (April 10th on Take This To Heart Records, shoutout Joe!), and Alec, Aaron and Chris joined me to yap about the making of the record. Along with this, we also discussed their recent performance at XLNC Fest in Michigan, as well as some of our favorite bands and friends: T!IHI, Cheem, FinalBossFight, Kerosene (and Hawthorne) Heights, No Problemo!, plus the band

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00:39:47

132.5: Our Top Albums of 2006! MCR, Taking Back...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/07

Welcome to another snack sized edition of Emo Kids Anonymous! Today we are taking a trip 20 years in the past as we discuss our favorite albums of 2006! From classics like Sam's Town to The Black Parade to Louder Now, we cover both of our five favorite albums of 2006 as well as a few honorable mentions. I can't believe I forgot Decomposer? Anyways, let us know your favorite album of 2006 in the comments!With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for all things emo

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