Punk This Week is a weekly podcast from Evan Minsker (see/saw, Pitchfork) and Nina Corcoran (Pitchfork, Rolling Stone), breaking down the latest releases in the world of punk rock. Each episode highlights two records with brief discussions of an additional four. It’s a wide survey of the world of punk, with international releases both from the deep underground of heavy music as well as discussions of rising stars reaching bigger audiences and venues.
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Sep 29, 2026 · 1:20:21
It’s an episode about our opposing recent waterslide experiences, vegan crepes, weird ice cream flavors [complimentary], babies dressed as JB Pritzker, and being gaslit by a box…
Sep 22, 2026 · 1:27:05
There’s (almost) no time for snack talk because Nina attended Riot Fest over the weekend while Evan witnessed the power bill of Jim E. Brown, Uranium Club, Cherry Cheeks, and…
Sep 15, 2026 · 1:12:37
For episode 101, we pledge allegiance to the dogs, state some trail mix preferences, shout out our favorite boilerplate wedding reception bangers, salute the Nitro flag , and…
Sep 8, 2026 · 1:37:40
On the centennial episode of the podcast, Nina returns from Australia with tales of bands, bites, and BIZZA. We discuss new albums from Tense , 1-800-MIKEY , the Alices , Spread…
Sep 1, 2026 · 1:16:59
While discussing Toffifay at the five-star review behest of true head and grocery store vandal Geriatric Punk Rocker , Evan and Nina are shocked by Brazil’s rendering of Tony the…
Aug 25, 2026 · 1:25:12
Nina’s voice is compromised once again, but this time, it’s Alan Schilke’s fault. That’s right, she’s back from Cedar Point, where a surprise literally fell into her lap during…
Aug 19, 2026 · 1:14:53
Leave us a five-star review on Apple Podcasts and we will talk about a snack of your choosing. Choose your fighter. Nina tries an apple soda that goes full Jolly Rancher, then…
Aug 12, 2026 · 1:24:16
After a deeply wholesome vacation and a trip to see the Gories, Evan hears about a D&D bar with vegan food, Green River, Suuns on the aux, and Malort ice cream. We shout out some…
Aug 4, 2026 · 1:15:03
see/saw jukebox is a bonus podcast about perfect punk records from Punk This Week hosts Nina Corcoran and Evan Minsker. Each episode, we’re joined by special guests to curate…
Jul 28, 2026 · 1:20:29
Featuring Dog Date , Mesh , Vida Ruim , Cel Ray , Falcon Crust , and Cuticles . Bam! Bam! Bam! We’re swooning over punk records like some construction workers who just saw some…
Jul 21, 2026 · 1:17:39
This week we discuss new ones from Cry Cyclops , Cold Comfort , OUST , Loaming , Face Off , and Rupture_punk . You want to live like we do? Eat some sour Super Cola candies from…
Jul 14, 2026 · 1:25:34
After a discussion about the lucha mask that lives on the back of a baseball hat (see below), sour candies, Krill, and the hostile puppet takeover of a sick Chicago ice cream…
Jul 8, 2026 · 1:21:19
On a post-Independence Day episode where we talk about the Ritornello Form , Hot Load , Grey Matter , Smirk , Far Too Late , and Chrome Cell Torture (plus ska, Nitro, and fruit…
Jun 30, 2026 · 1:22:13
This new episode features records by Fiddlehead ( read David Anthony’s piece ), Alien Nosejob , Consensus Madness , Old Yeller , Girl Trouble , and Baby Jane . Plus, Evan and…
Jun 23, 2026 · 1:12:48
As Midwestern punk podcasters who love snacks, we finally talk about Culver’s and chalky candies. Nina introduces Evan to Sky Bar, who immediately creates the Sky Bar Challenge.…
Jun 16, 2026 · 1:13:32
Don’t go down to the basement (to watch D. Sablu) while the Knicks lock down their historic game four comeback. Two decadent desserts: butterscotch budino and Stuf of Doom Oreos.…
Jun 9, 2026 · 1:09:33
Evan and Nina discuss how many boxes of Cracker Jacks we’re putting down in a given year, New England-exclusive seltzer flavors, why all punk bands should be sending out fan club…
Jun 2, 2026 · 1:11:50
Evan and Nina celebrated some dear friends over the weekend. This happened mere days after getting shouted at by one of their heroes during a taping of see/saw jukebox .…
May 26, 2026 · 1:07:38
Nina asks a burning question about public bathroom hand dryer technique and road trips for a grail television and some free VHS tapes. This episode’s unofficial title is “Dysons,…
May 19, 2026 · 1:11:55
One host enjoys a weekend with Robber Robber and a very fast wooden rollercoaster. The other spills coffee all over their office floor in the middle of recording. Which band…
May 12, 2026 · 1:01:32
Evan tries root beer float cereal, Nina orders an alcoholic root beer, and we both go see Reno’s Rotary Club on their conquering tour of the Midwest. We both admit that we wish…
May 6, 2026 · 1:28:58
How does Max Rebo get into that circular keyboard? What’s he wearing under there? One thing’s for certain: He’d smoke Dr. Teeth in a battle set. We discuss these possibilities,…
Apr 29, 2026 · 1:24:28
Evan develops a burgeoning Vampire Crawlers addiction. Nina remembers some classic letters penned to her neighbors in Animal Crossing (2002). Which M&M is a union buster? Is Nina…
Apr 21, 2026 · 1:26:47
With WrestleMania fever in the air, Nina and Evan announce their respective finishing maneuvers. Evan tastes his own blood in the Reek Minds pit. Nina basks in a hometown Ratboys…
Apr 14, 2026 · 1:15:51
No Terry Cashman, but we’re talkin’ baseball to start the episode. Evan pledges allegiance to the Detroit Tigers. We go see shows headlined by the two most recent guests on the…
Apr 7, 2026 · 1:20:49
We celebrate Easter with a visit from the Dr. Pepper-flavored Peep we’ve named Dr. Peeper. Nina meets Rocco for a summit about the state of the Reese’s Easter egg (and a…
Mar 31, 2026 · 1:30:50
Fresh off the see/saw year 2 party, Evan breaks down an unbelievable night in Minneapolis. Nina balks at Evan’s MLB agnosticism; our hosts decide that he must choose between two…
Mar 24, 2026 · 1:05:15
Our hosts finally find their way to a discussion about Pop Tarts and the unfortunate case of the limited 2021 Mister E flavor. We also discuss the big upcoming see/saw shows…
Mar 23, 2026 · 59:59
Minneapolis garage punks the Sleaze last played shows and put out records in 2013. They’re reuniting on March 28, 2026. This episode of see/saw radio is a retrospective of their…
Mar 17, 2026 · 1:16:58
We talk about dry cookies while faced with the reality of Gooey Cookie , saying goodbye to a very good Wigglytuff, and the exceptional new Chris Fleming special, plus new records…
Mar 10, 2026 · 1:21:46
After discussing our listeners’ own sightings of Pokémon in the pit (following last week’s extensive Poké chat), we talk about Fugazi ’s finally officially released sessions with…
Mar 3, 2026 · 1:20:52
Who’s that Pokémon??? Nina returns from Boston as our co-hosts discuss the next three starter Pokémon. We fixate hard on one in particular and begin to wonder which Pokémon we’ve…
Feb 24, 2026 · 1:12:24
Evan and Nina underline what’s been true all along: we’re Oscar and Slimy. Evan hangs out with the Sleaze , their dachshund friend, and the End Press in Minneapolis. Ritual Cross…
Feb 17, 2026 · 1:16:24
It’s time for Grimace lore, more viewings of Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie , filling plastic Easter eggs with Nerds for percussion purposes, and a cautionary tale brought…
Feb 10, 2026 · 1:21:21
This week, Evan and Nina welcome their dear friend, the great punk writer and musician David Anthony! Following a discussion of savory ice creams (a Super Bowl tradition) and the…
Feb 3, 2026 · 57:14
What’s that? We read books ? That’s right, we talk about some of the books we’ve been reading. After Evan went to Tom Morello’s First Avenue benefit concert with Bruce…
Jan 27, 2026 · 1:04:15
We try to open the podcast by saying “fuck ICE” in unison, which falls apart when Evan introduces the podcast as Puck This Week . Following a tangent about Frasier, “ Grunge…
Jan 20, 2026 · 1:33:38
As of this moment, our podcast has joined Ruinous Media ! We get a check-in from our new pod father Joe Plummer ( Tour Stories , The Check-In ) before we even had a chance to…
Jan 13, 2026 · 1:10:19
Your hosts discuss being persuaded by bakery case cookies and cupcakes based on vibrant frosting color. Will we chomp into a dry disappointment or feel like a sweet little…
Jan 6, 2026 · 1:21:33
Happy New Year, fuckface! Nina has accidentally coined a new catchphrase for herself during an incident of Taco Bell-related pedestrian rage. We get into new records by Slut…
Dec 31, 2025 · 1:11:37
Punk This Week is see/saw’s free weekly podcast from co-hosts Evan Minsker and Nina Corcoran—a discussion of the latest and greatest in the world of punk rock. Usually, we talk…
Dec 23, 2025 · 1:32:22
This is it! During our holiday travels to visit family, the two of us found two hours to sit in front of microphones and discuss our respective top three favorite punk records of…
Dec 16, 2025 · 1:04:57
After a lengthy discussion about the circumstances in which we will celebrate a Calvin pissing bumper sticker, we talk about new records from Wandering Bird , Coffee Stain , Rhys…
Dec 10, 2025 · 1:24:56
Which Muppet are you ? Take the quiz and tell us on Discord . We also discuss a Gumby that is for Nina and also dogs, Kool-Aid pie (shout out Reba Gibbs ), losing what appears to…
Dec 3, 2025 · 1:07:58
As we bid a tearful farewell to Nina’s laptop, we offer a post-Thanksgiving demand that you tell us about your pies. We discussed new records from Quazimorto , Extraña Humana ,…
Nov 25, 2025 · 1:19:12
Nina saw an absurd number of movies in theaters and now has a stockpile of popcorn in Ziploc bags. Evan had a sword held to his crotch in the tiny room of Minneapolis’ Eagles #34…
Nov 18, 2025 · 1:17:56
What’s the wettest you’ve ever been in the audience of an indoor concert? Can you top Nina emptying water out her rain boots in the Empty Bottle bathroom? We also discuss a…
Nov 12, 2025 · 59:58
The same weekend Nina acquired her Blu-ray grail and Evan noted the conundrum of Twix’s load-bearing cookie when the flavor is snickerdoodle, our hosts got together to discuss…
Nov 5, 2025 · 1:04:29
We’re talking about Halloween, we’re talking about seeing Count Spookula at Rash Fest, and we’re shaming a very specific person who thought Kirby was a Pokémon. It’s a massive…
Oct 28, 2025 · 1:00:18
Punk This Week is see/saw’s free weekly podcast from co-hosts Evan Minsker and Nina Corcoran—a discussion of the latest and greatest in the world of punk rock. We talk about six…
Oct 23, 2025 · 1:00:33
It’s an episode with a ticking clock: Will Nina make it on time to the Frog gig? Still, we had to discuss the Zippy’s dog, Reksio candies, and Elmo’s bold stance. We brought new…
Oct 14, 2025 · 1:08:58
We welcome spooky season with a live taste of Reggie! Bar’s unexpected 2025 reboot and then play a bunch of hardcore records by Slug , Endless Joy , Dry Socket , and Violencia .…
Oct 7, 2025 · 1:13:48
This week, Evan has a new crisis when he asks how do you carry your stuff around a music festival when you don't want to get your back all sweaty? Evan and Nina reveal their…
Oct 2, 2025 · 1:16:34
Evan went to Gonerfest and all he got was a sore throat (and, of course, pretty sick...and a bunch of records). Nina saw that huge Turnstile show. In the midst of exciting…
Sep 23, 2025 · 1:02:50
Evan gets his ass kicked for his ranking of Kermit the Frog in the greater Muppets universe and then cocoons fully into his stereotype of only talking about Australian punk…
Sep 17, 2025 · 1:13:43
It’s the 50th episode of the Punk This Week podcast, and this time we’re each bringing long-awaited records from bands we’ve loved for a long time in Algernon Cadwallader and…
Sep 9, 2025 · 1:03:47
Did we set out to establish Donkey Kong as the latest nemesis of the Punk This Week podcast before we recorded this episode? We’ll never tell, but we will tell you all about some…
Sep 2, 2025 · 54:00
As summer winds down, we’re making apple butter, discovering the actual contents of apple butter, and feeling wistful about the changing of seasons with records by Vaguess ,…
Aug 27, 2025 · 1:00:28
It’s official: Punk This Week is one year old. What a joy to podcast with each other about punk records during what feels like a genuine boom period for great loud music. Thanks…
Aug 13, 2025 · 1:04:54
Did we expect to watch the entire trailer for the Anthony Michael Hall-starring fantasy adventure flop A Gnome Named Gnorm when we set out to record this episode? No, but when…
Aug 5, 2025 · 57:11
Nina recovers from a weekend at Lollapalooza, where she gazed starstruck at Jonathan Davis’ custom H.R. Giger mic stand while chompin’ corn chips in the Korn pit. Evan mourns the…
Jul 31, 2025 · 1:59
This entire year except for those two weeks off, punk this week hosts Nina Corcoran and Evan Minsker have podcasted about six new punk records each week. Some of those weeks, we…
Jul 29, 2025 · 53:41
This week, a perfect slice of homemade triple berry pie turns around an arduous moving day, we pay tribute to Ichiro Suzuki’s Baseball Hall of Fame induction and perfect rapport…
Jul 22, 2025 · 1:00:09
Our hosts ponder if Chester Cheetah has too many snack subsidiaries going at the same time, and then snack talk extends into punk talk with a revelation about Fiddle Faddle…
Jul 15, 2025 · 1:03:51
What does it mean to build community through a punk rock podcast? It means unintentionally encouraging listeners to show up to see/saw events bearing Frostie. We discussed new…
Jul 9, 2025 · 1:04:52
An innocent conversation about iced fluffy and Frostie Root Beer leads to a feverish research session about the Dog N Suds chain of restaurants, its mascot’s center of gravity,…
Jul 2, 2025 · 56:43
Summer rolls on as the co-hosts of Punk This Week share some thoughts about M3GAN 2.0 and some secondhand family gossip about Michael Stipe allegedly (allegedly!) being rude one…
Jun 24, 2025 · 54:08
Our Midwestern punk pod duo are trying to beat the heat wave, which of course means they’re jumping in the pool, eating ice cream, and sweating it out at punk shows. This time…
Jun 17, 2025 · 59:40
In this episode of the pod, Evan and Nina gush about art punks, their parents’ No Kings protest signs, and beautiful music about dead pets. Discussed are the new ones by Self…
Jun 11, 2025 · 59:11
On a very special birthday episode of Punk This Week , we’re talking adults vs. teens laser tag, ice cream cake, Valley Girl , That Dog, the Luigi’s Mansion arcade edition,…
Jun 3, 2025 · 57:26
In this episode of Punk This Week , Evan and Nina celebrate America’s downfall with an episode featuring zero U.S. artists. Stick around to the end to hear the world premiere of…
May 27, 2025 · 58:21
We spend a good chunk of time talking about some now-removed seafood mousse artwork (which you can see here and here for reference) and have to stop ourselves from going long on…
May 20, 2025 · 1:00:56
Nina found herself at an All-American Rejects house show in Chicago this past weekend, a tale that absolutely includes some snack chat. Then our duo ponders a wild week that…
May 13, 2025 · 57:44
At the end of this episode, Nina throws down the gauntlet, challenging listeners for a new bumper. Before that, we discussed a new tape from the now-defunct Indianapolis band…
May 6, 2025 · 54:55
On the other side of some technical difficulties, Evan and Nina ponder a possible new path for punk. What is Quiznos-core? Join us for a chat about Um, Jennifer? ’s fantastic…
Apr 29, 2025 · 1:03:34
Do you know about Life ? We do! This week, Evan and Nina bring a highlight from the Chicago screamo project’s unceasing recent output and a stellar, intense, radical new high…
Apr 26, 2025 · 6:06
see/saw jukebox is a new monthly bonus podcast from Punk This Week hosts Nina Corcoran and Evan Minsker, available exclusively to paid see/saw subscribers ! In each episode, Nina…
Apr 22, 2025 · 1:05:40
Following an intense session of whittling down which records from this stacked release week would get discussed, Evan and Nina plugged in microphones to ponder the essentials:…
Apr 15, 2025 · 1:05:07
After two weeks off, Evan and Nina get back to snack talk, read a snacks manifesto from Science Man, discuss the recent see/saw year 1 parties (skip to the 20-minute mark if you…
Mar 25, 2025 · 1:05:09
Did Evan and Nina record during snack time again? Tune in to find out. It’s an episode from an unbelievable week in punk music, so we dig out our six absolute favorites—record by…
Mar 19, 2025 · 51:02
On this episode of our podcast that’s about new punk records but secretly also about snack foods, Nina talks about witnessing the return of Krill before we break down new…
Mar 11, 2025 · 57:39
An adjustment in the recording schedule means an episode light on snack talk, so instead, Evan and Nina focus on the feast of new punk records: the latest by New York City total…
Mar 4, 2025 · 1:01:52
It’s a bit of a strange one this week, as one of the two main picks is a new 40-song benefit compilation put together by Evan. We also bring some fantastic new records by very…
Feb 25, 2025 · 51:19
Pittsburgh hardcore wreckers EKGs and Montreal multihyphenates Truck Violence headline a week of multitudes— Anxious ’ shiny pop punk and Wesley & the Boys ’ dive bar scuzz,…
Feb 18, 2025 · 52:03
Do the None still have the goods on their second EP? Is Total Punk supergroup Heavy Möther II greater than the sum of its parts? Can you dip popcorn into a dense tub of hummus?…
Feb 11, 2025 · 55:41
We’re talkin’ about savory ice creams, the late Steve Albini, how much we love beans , and the way music makes us feel . It’s a very sentimental episode of Punk This Week , where…
Feb 4, 2025 · 36:14
The pod is drinking age, so we don’t have time for full-length records!! OK actually, without meaning to, we only brought EPs this week. It’s a zippy new ep discussing new ones…
Jan 28, 2025 · 54:21
In the twentieth episode of the pod, Evan reps two records from Detroit—by TY and see/saw favorites Day Residue —and gets hype about Skull Cult ’s cat photo. Nina unearths the…
Jan 21, 2025 · 53:03
Punk This Week is see/saw’s weekly podcast from co-hosts Evan Minsker and Nina Corcoran, breaking down the latest releases in the world of punk rock. Each episode highlights two…
Jan 14, 2025 · 50:02
One of the biggest punk releases in recent months is Lambrini Girls ’ Who Let the Dogs Out? , and the hosts of Punk This Week are here to say what they think. There’s also new…
Jan 7, 2025 · 49:57
In the first episode of 2025, Evan and Nina look at an impressive first week of the new year for punk rock records. Headlined by Ghoulies’ Shafted By the Algorithm and…
Dec 27, 2024 · 43:21
In the newly published pilot of Punk This Week , recorded in mid-August 2024, we discussed the fantastic Gel EP Persona , Kablooey! by Chris Burns & His Going Concerns , plus new…
Dec 19, 2024 · 1:06:46
It’s the time of year when the premise becomes elastic, because Punk This Week ’s final episode of 2024 isn’t about brand new music. Evan and Nina take a look back on some…
Dec 10, 2024 · 46:01
As the year winds down, Evan and Nina discuss some early December highlights including records by MEGA X , Heather the Jerk , Chat GRP , X2000 , Adult Human Females , and Rude…
Dec 3, 2024 · 47:44
Evan and Nina give thanks for Benzin’s Treibjagd and Impotentie’s Zonder Titel Deze Keer , plus Des Demonas’ Apocalyptic Boom! Boom! , the Civil War in France’s There You Are ! ,…
Nov 26, 2024 · 42:56
It’s the thirteenth episode of Punk This Week ! Evan and Nina dig into some scrappy excellence they unearthed from the past few days, including Monda’s Ponderous Leviathan , Data…
Nov 19, 2024 · 53:18
In episode 12 of Punk This Week , Evan and Nina discuss the new Straw Man Army album, the Will Yip-produced new one from Minneapolis’ Heart to Gold , and the Circulators ’ latest…
Nov 6, 2024 · 53:20
In the eleventh episode of Punk This Week , recorded before Election Day obviously, Evan and Nina discuss the new albums from Nashville’s Thirdface and Minneapolis’ Miracle Debt…
Oct 29, 2024 · 49:12
It’s the tenth episode of Punk This Week ! Ten!!! This time Evan and Nina discuss the new albums from Detroit’s Prostitute and Toronto’s the OBGMs . They also get into the latest…
Oct 22, 2024 · 50:45
It’s the ninth episode of Punk This Week ! This time Evan and Nina discuss the long-awaited new album from Montreal’s PYPY on Goner Records, a power pop gem from Sydney’s…
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