161. Zachary Ross: Man Overboard Frontman Tells Warped Tour W**d Tales, Introduces Chew Toy | Emo Kids Anonymous

162. Super Summer Solstice Special: Warped Tour DC Recap, Dead Letter Fest Preview & NAPNET Exit | Emo Kids Anonymous

Welcome to EKA162! Today we're talking shop as we got all 3 members of Team EKA on the call discussing what we've been up to and what we have coming up. The episode starts off with Amanda and Catherine recapping their weekend interviewing bands on behalf of our show. Sleeping With Sirens, Saturdays At Your Place, Travie McCoy, Hawthorne Heights and so many others! They give us a behind the scenes look and break down their whole experience. After this, we break down the newly announced Dead Letter Fest, featuring yours truly as hosts! Catch us in Kalamazoo on August 15th with Thoughts on Bowling, Equipment, Arcadia Grey and More! Along with this, we also discuss the elephant in the room that is our newly found free agency. Following our amicable separation from NAPNET, we preview what's to come and what to expect from EKA in the near future. Thanks for watching, please subscribe for more! -------------------------------- To purchase tickets to Dead Letter Fest CLICK HERE [https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609] Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! 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, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, sports. and so many others. ⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠ [http://linktr.ee/emokidsanonymous] 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. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠ [http://brotege.com/] Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠ [https://x.com/emokidsanonpod] Instagram: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/emokidsanonymous/] TikTok: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@emokidsanonymouspodcast] & ⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@emokidsclips] Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

161. Zachary Ross: Man Overboard Frontman Tells Warped Tour W**d Tales, Introduces Chew Toy | Emo Kids Anonymous

Welcome to EKA 161! Today we are joined by Zachary Ross, frontman of the seminal pop punk band Man Overboard as well as the band Chew Toy! We talk about his east coast origins, early tours with Handguns, the origination of the Defend Pop Punk shirt, plus tons of old stories! Chris Carrabba, Andy Black, New Found Glory, Nevershoutnever! Zach gives us insight into the 2010s Warped Tour scene like only someone who was there could. Along with this we also talk about his new project Chew Toy, and what to expect from that. Editors note, honestly I like Chew Toy more than Man Overboard but don't tell anyone. --------------------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! 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, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, sports. and so many others. ⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠ [http://linktr.ee/emokidsanonymous] 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. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠ [http://brotege.com/] Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠ [https://x.com/emokidsanonpod] Instagram: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/emokidsanonymous/] TikTok: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@emokidsanonymouspodcast] & ⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@emokidsclips] Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

160. Hawthorne Heights: JT Talks Warped Tour, Fall Out Boy & The Term "Elder Emo" | Emo Kids Anonymous

Welcome to EKA160! Today we are joined by an up and coming emo band out of Dayton, OH called Hawthorne Heights! In all seriousness, JT and the fellas were kind enough to take some time to sit down with Amanda for an interview at the Vans Warped Tour in DC. We talked about the importance of bands supporting other bands before pitting bands against eachother and making the band pick. Along with this we also discussed the term elder emo, as well as the state of the genre today. Thanks to Ben Mench for pulling this favor for us! --------------------------------------- Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content! 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, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, sports. and so many others. ⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠ [http://linktr.ee/emokidsanonymous] 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. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠ [http://brotege.com/] Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠ [https://x.com/emokidsanonpod] Instagram: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/emokidsanonymous/] TikTok: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@emokidsanonymouspodcast] & ⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@emokidsclips] Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

159. Ethie: DIY Emo's Most Divisive Tweeter Talks Leisure Hour, Adjust The Sails & More

Welcome to EKA 159! Today I'm joined by Ethie, the tour manager/booker/photographer/graphic designer/ merchperson for quite literally like 82% of the bands we have had on our show. Leisure Hour, Palette Knife, Stars Hollow, Adjust The Sails, Tequila Mockingbird, Thoughts on Bowling, Dear Maryanne you know em, Ethie has worked with them. We talk about how they got their start, our similar roles as adjacent support staff to the scene and the community surrounding us. Oh yeah I think at one point we talk about how Dear Cincinnati and Walking Blue are the future. Parenthood, the unhinged Emo Game of the 2000s, this episode has a little bit of everything. If you're in a band, we probably talk about your band. sorry. ------------------------------- 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, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, sports. and so many others. ⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠ [http://linktr.ee/emokidsanonymous] 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. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠ [http://brotege.com/] Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠ [https://x.com/emokidsanonpod] Instagram: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/emokidsanonymous/] TikTok: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@emokidsanonymouspodcast] & ⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@emokidsclips] Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________

158. Saturdays At Your Place: Mitch & Gabe Take On The Emo Gauntlet & More | Emo Kids Anonymous

Welcome to EKA158! Today we're joined by Mitch and Gabe from Saturdays At Your Place for a quick interview at the 2026 Vans Warped Tour in DC! Amanda and the fellas discuss life after the release of These Things Happen, when to expect the follow up LP, touring internationally, representing the new school at legacy fests like Warped and so much more. After being eliminated by Free Throw in the emo gauntlet the day before, we gave SAYP the chance to get them back with their own gauntlet. Be sure to subscribe to stay up to date! ------------------------------------------ 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, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, sports. and so many others. ⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠ [http://linktr.ee/emokidsanonymous] 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. Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10! After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠brotege.com⁠ [http://brotege.com] Use “EMOKIDS20” to save 20% on Zimo Pouches!⁠zimopouches.com⁠ [http://zimopouches.com] Follow us on other platforms: Twitter: ⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠ [https://x.com/emokidsanonpod] Instagram: ⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/emokidsanonymous/] TikTok: ⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@emokidsanonymouspodcast] & ⁠@emokidsclips⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@emokidsclips] Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city") ______________________________________________________ Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb Laffoon Executive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB) ______________________________________________________