Punk Chores

Paper Boys with Jimmy & Matt

Cat & Matt & Jimmy who work at The Book House in Minneapolis talk about the Rare Books biz, being a poet in south Minneapolis, how the rare book business works, what to do when Grey's Anatomy implants itself in your psyche, and how poems translate into hardcore songs. 
Intro by Nature Boys
Outro by Texture Freq

Young America Nowhere Bridge with Carhartt

Cat & Carhartt talk about hitchhiking, sleeping under bridges, being a little punker growing up in Wisconsin washing dishes, piling beets at the beet harvest, sending punk mail, etc etc. Please excuse my rude interrupting interview nerves, Carhartt was the second interview I ever did and was bumbling through it. 
Collage by Carhartt
Intro by Nature Boys
Outro by Miracle Debt 
 

Rainbow Dolphin Splasm with Allie Morris

Cat & Allie have an unhinged conversation about growing up a Quaker, puking corn chips off boats, getting your boat anchor back from a wing nut live aboard sailor, almost dying at sea, running away with a golf cart in Hawaii. 
 
Intro by Nature Boys
 
Outro by Yoni Bologna 

Jessie Smith and the Indecent

Cat & Jessie sit on a wooden platform in North Carolina and talk about being a living statue for money, riding trains in Canada, hitchhiking in South America, getting sick in India, getting freaked out  in the southern U.S., 
living the dream! 
intro Nature Boys
outro Jessie and the Jinx

Under the Fist of the Diaper Police with Butch

Cat & Butch talk about diaper police, a fake British lady with a rotting off foot, getting your shoe sole sawn off by a train, Hurricane Helene super hero efforts, punk rock & mutual aid in Asheville, 
bears, alligators, rats, doggies, donkies, kitties, oh my! 
GET A KITCHEN JOB, BE NORMAL!
Intro by Nature Boys 
Outro by Swamp Ape

Berry Madness with Meg

Cat & Meg sit in a garage and talk about working at girls rock camps, growing up in punk world in Tennessee, touring with no money, Iron Maiden in Costa Rica, the seasonal gig of "Cranberries", poison ivy on your junk, and becoming a law wizard when your former boss is trying to fuck you over. 
Intro by Nature Boys
Outro by Liar Mute 

Angle Grinder, Kidney Stone, Oil Pan with Gabriela Farias and Emma Törzs

Emma, Gabriela, & Cat battle helicopters, car alarms, and dogs barking  (why do i keep trying to record outside?!) while discussing Gabriela's time working as a welder for Burning Man, trimming weed, and becoming a bio designer working with mycelium in the Netherlands. Not to mention her bad things come in threes story about an angle grinder to the face, a kidney stone at the Burn, and a ripped up oil pan whilst hauling DJ gear through the rain. Yehaw. 
Intro by Nature Boys
Outro by The Mall

Frozen Hearts with Ice Daddy Blake

Cat and Blake talk about what it's like to be the Original bequeather of the punk job "Ice Castles" to the Midwestern punks, working for friendly Mormons, fighting over Ice Logs, the tough job of being a friend boss over yr friends, med studies (yet again) & a lil cave talk. 
I am soooooooorry about the weird AI voice editing I had to use to save this recording. I really hope it is tolerable. 
Intro by Nature Boys
Outro by Granite 

Rikki's Modern Life

Rikki, Cat, and Colin chat about genital clams, noodle express, wild land firefighting, running away to a cult, lil' trimming weed, and some boat stuff! 
Intro by Nature Boys
Outro by God Equals Genocide 

The Mouse in the Lard Jar with Bryan May

Bryan May , Bryan's babbling baby, and Cat Raia ramble about the Portlandification of our country, grieving dead friends, whether the kids are indeed "alright", squats, punk houses, mutual aid, sleeping in closets, viral patches, drinking pee for fun and for survival, and the true story/ urban legend of the mouse in the lard jar. 
First half of the episode has an awake baby, second half, white noise machine and a napping baby.
Intro by Nature Boys
Outro by Bagheera