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Growing Up Punk

by Growing Up Punk

Growing Up Punk is a podcast about punk rock and all its friends. Your hosts David and Aaron grew up listening to punk rock, and now they talk about it. Weekly episodes dive into classic punk albums (mostly from the 90s and early 00s), as well as interviews from some of your favourite punk rockers.

Latest episodes

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Human Issue w/ Hunter Martinez (vocals)

It's the one where David chats with Hunter Martinez (vocals) of California hardcore band Human Issue. They discuss the new record 'In Flesh' out now on Smartpunk Records

Nov 2
1 h 38 min

...Does 2013!

It's the one where David and Aaron hop in the time machine, and travel back to 2013. The punk and emo landscape was full of future greats, and bands of yesterday still h

Oct 22
1 h 40 min

...Does 1996!

It's the one where David and Aaron patch up their relationship for the good of the family. They bond over some of their favourite releases of 1996 (except for the one Dav

Oct 9
1 h 39 min

Double XP w/ Nick Rossi

It's the one where Aaron chats with Nick Rossi of New York pop punk band Double XP. With the release of their debut full length, 'All A Game', earlier in 2026, now was a

Sep 21
40 min

Gametime w/ Kyle Devlin

It's the one where Aaron chats with Kyle Devlin of Kansas City pop punk band, Gametime. With the upcoming release of their album 'The Fresh Start Effect', now is the tim

Sep 14
48 min

Feeble Attempt w/ Aaron Friesen & Frank Tsoukalas

it's the one where long time punk rock friend, Aaron Friesen returns! He's back to talk about his new project Feeble Attempt, and the record 'The Places That Change You'

Aug 31
45 min

Best of 2026 (sofar) Pt. 2

It's part 2 of the one where David plays some of his favourite releases from 2026. Punk rock, hardcore, emo and more! Get the full episode on our FREE Patreon. JOIN OUR

Jun 29
32 min

Best of 2026 (sofar) Pt. 1

It's the one where David plays some of his favourite releases from 2026. Punk rock, hardcore, emo and more! Get the full episode on our FREE Patreon. JOIN OUR FREE PATR

Jun 22
39 min

Indolent Records w/ Scott Lynch

It's the one where David interviews Scott Lynch of Indolent Records. They discuss Scott's introduction to punk rock, and his journey to running his own label. They also

Jun 15
33 min

Drop Me Out, I'll Walk From Here

It's the one with (nearly) 2 hours of music all from the UK. From some of the first, to some of the latest, and everything in between. ***Join us on our brand new FREE P

Jun 3
1 h 53 min

DISCOVERED //0725//

It's the one where David plays a bunch of new music, recapping the first half of 2025. It's not an official return of the DISCOVERED series, more like a 'hey, I was in t

Jul 11 2025
58 min

A Brief History of Music w/ George Stroumboulopoulos

It's the one where David chats with George Stroumboulopoulos. Strombo is known for his time as a VJ and music journalist, on Much Music in the late 90s and early 2000s.

Jul 4 2025
1 h 05 min

BUDDIED UP w/ Mike Assatly (Unseemlier)

It's the one where David and Mike Assatly (guitar & vocals) of Unseemlier play a bunch of music. Unseemlier is a self-described 'Heavy Emo/Soft Punk' band from Boston wh

Jun 27 2025
2 h 00 min

(I'll Make You) A Mixtape: Love + Sharks

It's the one where David makes a mixtape, and shares it with you. The thoughts behind it, and the journey making it. 60 minutes of 90s indie and punk. OUR LINKS: GRAB

Jun 11 2025
1 h 07 min

BUDDIED UP: w/ Roger LeBlanc (G.U.S.H.)

It's the one where David hangs with Roger LeBlanc (vocals/guitar) of G.U.S.H. They discuss their love of grunge, and listen to a bunch of grunge/grunge adjacent songs.

Apr 14 2025
1 h 51 min

King Thief

It's the one where David chats with Eric (vocals) and Nick (bass) of King Thief. This episode also features music from Stateside, You Vandal, Debt Neglector, Glare, Scow

Apr 7 2025
1 h 26 min

The Warriors w/ Roger Camero (Guitar)

It's the on where David interviews Roger Camero (guitar) of The Warriors. They discuss the journey that is their new record, Burn Yourself Alive coming out on Pure Noise

Mar 24 2025
1 h 14 min

All Seven Inches

It's the one where David plays a selection of songs from his 7" collection (mostly...sometimes e breaks the rules). There's new stuff, there's old stuff, and there's stu

Mar 5 2025
1 h 28 min

ALL IN w/ Brendan Schulze (Vocals)

It's the one where David chats with Brendan Schulze (vocals) of Australian hardcore band, ALL IN, as well as the man behind Set The Fire Records AU. They talk about Bren

Sep 19 2024
1 h 24 min

DISCOVERED: //0624//

It's the one where David shares some of his favourite new punk/hardcore/emo releases from the month of June, 2024. Also featured in this episode are interviews with Trac

Jul 5 2024
2 h 14 min

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