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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Signup to Generate a PitchPunk 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.
Recent episodes include "107: Billiam + Waifish" (27 October 2026, 95 minutes), "105: Retail Simps + Tramhaus" (13 October 2026, 77 minutes), and "104: Baby Tyler + Able Baker" (6 October 2026, 72 minutes).
Punk This Week publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 80 minutes.
Booking probability for Punk This Week is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Punk This Week requires a Pod Score of 82 or higher. Punk This Week's contact route on record: verified email.
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Episode #107
Nina goes behind the scenes (and, of course, eats) of her trip to New Orleans for the Pitchfork feature “ Twisted Teens Hit the Big Time .” Evan discovers his new favorite Halloween candy shape. At listener Joel’s...
Episode #105
Exhaustion leads to Evan dropping the scalp care routine. Nina sees Aaron Cometbus in the wild. One of us catches Iron Lung while the other watches a birthday boy hoover up cupcakes and pizza crusts. This time we talk...
Episode #104
Evan special orders the Gobbledok experience. The introduction of Bizza Shapes into the Midwestern ecosystem poses a potential problem. Nina reminisces about elaborate choreography. This week we talk about new ones from...
Episode #103
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 of the Original Boston Baked Beans. It’s...
Episode #102
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 Citric Dummies. It’s a boom period for great...
Episode #101
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 play a game of Candy Corn Pumpkins...
Episode #100
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 Joy , liga de barro , and HININ . Shout...
Episode #99
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 Tiger as a scheming pervert . Nina...
Episode #98
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 one of many rollercoaster rides. Nina gets...
Episode #97
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 offers a report from the Fiddlehead and...
Episode #96
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 favorites from our week off by Society...
Punk This Week
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 perfect punk records for a mythical jukebox...
Episode #95
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 meatballs get dusted with parmesan. A...
Episode #94
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 Japan, breathe that museum air away from...
Episode #93
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 spot, Evan and Nina cement their legacy as...
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 salads), we open the episode with our...
Episode #91
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 Nina take a long walk through recent...
Episode #90
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. This time we discuss new records by...
Episode #89
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. We stan toot meme kings Miles Davis and...
Episode #88
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 cards, and some great new records by...
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