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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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01:03:22

132. Jeremy Scott: JERMFEST Founder Tells Us How To...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/04/06

Welcome to EKA132! Today we're joined by Jeremy Scott, a DIY promoter out of Baltimore who has a festival coming up on May 30th at Zen West in Baltimore. We talk all about Jermfest, how it came to be, the ins and outs of booking it and so much. more. At the time of recording, he had Jake Langley of Handguns booked and this was the week before I spoke with Jake so there was some fun Jake lore shared on camera (and even more off). We talk about his entrypoint into the scene, his favorite bands,

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01:20:25

131. HummusVacuum: Community, Content Creation & The...

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2026/04/01

Welcome to EKA131! Today we are joined by Kevin Cappy, aka HummusVacuum. We knew this one was gonna be a great time but this truly exceed expectations. From his transition from The Grievance Club to HummusVacuum, to creating content, to how to properly pull one over on the self checkout machines, this interview was equally informative as it was entertaining. We talk about some of our mutual friends of the show like Adjust The Sails and Dear Cincinnati, as well as Alex Trebek and the kid from The

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00:20:55

130.5: Robb's Brotege & Bananas Weekend Recap + Bands...

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2026/04/01

Welcome to another little mini episode! Today we're talking about Robb's weekend, more specifically his experience at the Savannah Banana's game doing work with Brotege and the Man-Nana's cheer squad. Okay idk why I started this in third person it's clearly me typing, yeah this was an awesome time and I am super excited for you to see more content to come from this but for now I just wanted to give you all a little run down of it all because it was truly the most magical time

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01:02:50

130. Stars Hollow:Tyler Stodghill on Emo, Iowa, Gary...

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2026/03/30

Welcome to EKA130! Today we are joined by Tyler Stodghill from Iowa emo icons Stars Hollow! If you are a regular EKA listener you definitely know Stars Hollow. They've been mentioned in Mt. Rushmores, multiple episodes, etc and today we find out what makes them so highly regarded. Tyler walks us through their origins, favorite emo bands both contemporary and classic, and the everlasting love for life that Louie their guitarist possessions. We also talk about their new album "Kind of

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00:58:30

129. Ikana: Jake Davis Talks Pop Punk, San Diego,...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/03/27

Welcome to EKA129! Today we are joined by Jake Davis from the San Diego band Ikana! When I interviewed Jake, he was one day removed from playing a show with Jake Langley of Handguns (this was before Handguns pt 2 ) so we had lots to talk about. Ikana have been laying claim to the term Southwest Emo and in this wide ranging conversation Jake Davis makes a strong case for Ikana to be considered THE southwest emo band. We talk his norcal origins, the state of the San Diego scene today vs. when I was

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00:20:20

128.5: Looking Back on One Year of Emo Kids...

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2026/03/26

Welcome to EKA128.5, a minisode celebrating the one year anniversary of this program. One year, 128 episodes, countless interviews, silly sketches, memories and magic. When we started this show I don't think either of us would have dreamed of being where we are today and this minisode is a celebration of all we have accomplished in that time. From interviewing our favorite bands to getting to meet eachother in person, adding Catherine to our team, flying to LA for meetings with our boy Minardi

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01:29:20

128. Dylan Hryciuk: Canadian Filmmaker Talks Making...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/03/25

Welcome to EKA128! Today we are joined by Dylan Hryciuk, a Canadian Filmmaker who recently released Our Last Days As Kids, a short film that is like Almost Famous and Mid90s took place in the late 2000s with scene kids. Dylan has also made music videos for artists like Spiritbox and Senses Fail. We discuss his filmmaking journey, the difficulties he faced licensing music for the film and more. After a recent run of accolades from TIFF, SIFF and the Moose Jaw Film Festival, Dylan finally gets his

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00:24:35

127.5 Music Festivals: Falling Off or Forever Goated?...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/03/24

Welcome to a EKA127.5, a mini episode (minisode) about the future of music festivals. Among other things we discuss the future or not future of When We Were Young, Waterparks and the Vans Warped Tour, plus the financial side of things. Has the over corporatization of the major festivals made smaller ones more appealing? What if we put together our own festival featuring bands from our show and scene? Would that be like, totally crazy or nah? What do you think? Are festivals a little friggity right

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01:15:12

127. Capture This!: The Denver DIY Scene, Brendon...

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2026/03/23

Welcome to EKA127! Today we are joined by Capture This, a pop punk band based out of Denver, CO. A couple months ago we asked who we should have on the show and no band was tagged more than Capture This so we had to see what the fuss was all about. Leah, Zach and Alex were an absolute pleasure to have on and they walked us through the history of their band. From their Craigslist origins to recording at Bill Stevenson's Fort Collins studio The Boiler Room to working with Dan Swank, the story of

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01:13:36

126. Chemical Sun: Butt Rock, Midwest Emo and...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/03/20

Welcome to EKA126! Today we're joined by Chemical Sun out of Springfield Missouri. This band blends the best of early millennial rock music. Post hardcore, pop punk, emo, even a little butt rock. We talk about the bands origins and writing process as well as the difficulties of parenting (sorry Devon, kinda bit your whole thing). Kevin also owns a merch company that prints garments for many friends of the show, including halftimeshow, Thoughts on Bowling and Dear Cincinnati. We talk about these

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01:06:17

Handguns II: The Trial of Jake Langley, Uncensored &...

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2026/03/19

welcome to the interview I never thought would happen, nor wanted to. When we were joined by Handguns last fall we were expecting a routine interview with a veteran pop punk band. Instead, we were subjected to shenanigans, disrespect and downright unpalatable behavior at the hands of Handguns, most notably Jake Langley. "Never again" we vowed. Amanda was LIVID. Well, here we are six months later and I am sitting down in my living room one on one with Jake Langley to discuss the events that

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01:11:31

125. Mitchell Jay: Thoughts on Bowling, Vocal Coach...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/03/18

Welcome to EKA 125! Today we are joined by Mitchell Jay aka Mitchell Kinn aka Mr. Yummy himself. When Berkeley from Thoughts on Bowling came on our show a few months ago and hinted at the identify of their new singer I went full tinfoil hat, so when they announced Mitchell as the new vocalist I knew we had to get him on the show to learn more. We dive into how he became the new frontman for one of emo's hottest new bands as well as the wild and weirdly theatrical road he took to get there. As a

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01:07:26

124. Primrose: The Black Eyed Peas of Emo Talk TRSH,...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/03/16

Welcome to EKA124! Today we are joined by Cam, Gardner and Will from Primrose, an emo band from Maine (not to be confused with an emo band called The Maine, who they had a strong message for!). The fellas took us through the history of Primrose, from Cam and Gardner recording the record in their pandemic pod with two mics, to expanding the band, to recording Sad In The Northeast! We talk about The Office, Drinking Out of Cups, and what The Maine have to do to rightfully claim the state. Who is the

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01:27:19

123. Tequila Mockingbird: Michigan DIY and The Making...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/03/13

Welcome to EKA123! Today I am joined by Kieffer and Joe from Tequila Mockingbird and we are celebrating the release of their new album "You Always Felt Lost", available as of today March 13! I knew this was going to be a special episode before we started because these mfs have been raved about in multiple episodes. If a band is from Michigan and they've been on our show, chances are they not only know TM, but they've probably played a show at Kieffer's house, also known as The

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02:28:48

122. How to Become a Real Music Journalist with Kayla...

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2026/03/11

Welcome to EKA122! Today we are joined by Kayla Moreno, a journalist and photographer from the Bay Area. Kayla runs a quarterly zine as well as a substack and is also part of punkaganda press. Kayla and Amanda go way back in the Fall Out Boy community and we have been running in similar circles for a while so it was only a matter of time before we all sat down. Kayla interviewed Fred from Cute is What We Aim For the day before us so we talk about that experience as well as some other notable

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01:15:38

121. Margaret's Sick: Chappell Roan, Queer Emo and...

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2026/03/09

Welcome to EKA121! Today we are joined by Margaret's Sick, a queer emo band out of the pacific northwest. I had a great time chatting with the band as well as their manager Jocelyn about emo and everything else. We talked about Gonzaga basketball, great bands from the Seattle area and so much more. From the songwriting process, to the power of friendship to the importance of community within the music scene, Margaret's sick were lowkey kinda sick! Check Margaret's Sick out on the

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01:00:27

120. Latenightsinmycar.: Sleeping With Sirens, State...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/03/06

Welcome to EKA120! Today we not only welcome Amanda back to the show, but we also welcome MJ Kramer from Latenightsinmycar. to the show! MJ gives us the full band lore plus so many other fun stories. She tells us how she was able to get Kellin Quinn on a track, singing on stage with State Champs and so much more. Also, a Never!Shout!Never! reference on the pod? about time! Lowkey yall, at one point I teared up as she walked us through her weight loss journey and that first time feeling comfortable

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00:17:56

119.5 FOBonus Episode: Breaking Down Fall Out Boy's...

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2026/03/05

Welcome to a super special bonus edition of EKA! This is EKA119.5! What's the occasion? Well as you may have seen, not only is Amanda back but Fall Out Boy have also recently released the famous FUCT demos by sending out copies to some random fans. Is there still more demos to come? Is the band behind this? Was it HeyChris? Johnny Minardi? Who knows! Amanda walks us through all of the details. Let us know your favorite lost song down in the comments.By the way, welcome back

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01:11:28

119. Surrender The Ghost: Hilary Duff, DIY Emo and...

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/03/04

Welcome to EKA 119! Today we're joined by Matthew Ellis and Ricky Gonzalez from the Ohio emo band Surrender The Ghost! From DIY to Deshaun Watson to Warped Tour to 2000's emo, this one has a little bit of everything for you. Hawthorne Heights, Palette Knife, Brandtson, we cover a lot of eras of emo, plus there is even a Mike Gundy moment! Are you surprised Hilary Duff is playing such large venues too, or are we old out of touch middle aged men? Don't worry, we cover that as well, hence

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01:05:35

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

Emo Kids Anonymous ·

2026/03/02

Welcome to EKA 118! Today we're joined by Atlanta emo band We Hate Rowan! What started out as a side project for Rowan has turned into a full band with Ethan and Voss rounding out the group. Full disclosure, these mfs are HILARIOUS. I hate to say it but I'm not sure I hate Rowan after all. We talk about everything from Fall Out Boy to Michael Cera Palin to Thoughts on Bowling to Adjust The Sails, Dear Cincinnati and so many others. Rowan seems to be starting beef everywhere and we get into

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