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Back On The Grind

A podcast exploring life, music, people & the stories that bring us closer.

Episodes are published on the 1st & 15th every month.

With intimate interviews, folk punk & my own personal experiences, I explore how we can show up for the story of life. There’s no reason to do this alone, we can learn from each other, even if we make some mistakes along the way. Join me as I embark on a journey to figure out how to find meaning & balance, navigate relationships & culture, all while growing with you. We can survive our failures, learn from them & celebrate the victories we also achieve when we put in the work.

I have a strong connection to the folk punk & DIY, underground music community in general, so expect to hear about that too. Some other common themes on the show are, creativity, prison, addiction/recovery, spirituality, personal authority & relationships. I hope to become a valuable part of your life through my efforts here at Back On The Grind as I bring you closer to myself & the guests I converse with.

Stay Free,

Pepe Bandit

Help support this project & overall journey & get some member exclusives:

patreon.com/BackontheGrind

Do you have a question about something you heard in an episode?

Do you have a question about something you’re dealing with in life?

Is there a topic you think should be discussed?

Is there something you want to know about me?

Get in touch with your questions & I will do my best to address it on the show.

Email (I guarantee results)

Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com

Connect on Instagram

instagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engram

Get coffee roasted by your host Pepe Bandit

StayFreeCoffee.com

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Latest Episodes:

Preparing For Freedom - Pepe's interview one week before prison #8 Jul 15, 2023

Show notes

While Folkpunk Dad is away on tour & unable to be in the studio, we're airing an older interview Pepe gave 1 week before he went to prison in 2019. Pepe talks about originally facing 10 to life, the work he did to keep his relationship(s) intact, preparing for release before he was even sentenced, being in relationship while one partner is incarcerated, having a morning routine & working out, & how it's usually not easy to do the work that life asks of you but, it's worth it. This is an inspirational interview that can help you see there is a way through even the toughest of times.

Support the podcast to get extras & goods:

patreon.com/BackontheGrind

HIGHLIGHTS:

Pepe's box of shit story
Pizza & prison with the kids
Pepe's positive response to his apartment burning down
The questions Pepe & his wife asked each other about their relationship before he went to prison
Doing the work
What Pepe did first thing the morning he was getting sentenced to prison

Watch the interview here:

youtube.com/watch?v=br9Y1smB1hQ&t=123s

Get Coffee for the Bandit in you (roasted by Pepe)

StayFreeCoffee.com

Back On The Grind Records - For DIY, Folk Punk, Rap & Merch:

backonthegrindrecords.bandcamp.com/music

Follow the podcast on Instagram

instagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engram

Reach out...Send us questions, comments or topic suggestions to

Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com
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***Word of mouth really matters for us. Here's two simple things you can do to help keep this podcast going strong:

Share your favorite episode with a friend or two who might enjoy it.
Leave a rating / review. This helps me get access to the guest you want to hear from & allows the show to reach & support more folks like you :)

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Pepe Bandit

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Homeless Gospel Choir - A Hopeful Conversation Around Music, Mental Health & More #7 Jul 01, 2023

Show notes

"There's moments where I feel like all the good songs are written...I'm able to look at my friends who are writing amazing songs & are filled with love & gratitude & I feel, well maybe there's some hope left in this old guitar for me too & I'll get back in there & give it a try."

Derek Zanetti a.k.a. Homeless Gospel Choir has an inspiring conversation with Folkpunk Dad. Derek has a lot to share & he does it with an upbeat honesty that is refreshing to hear amongst all the chatter of the modern world today. They dive into what Derek is up to musically, writing good and bad songs, discovering punk rock before the internet made it easy, crab rangoon, addiction/sobriety, choosing to resist, upcoming tour & much more. Enjoy the show!

Support the podcast to get extras & goods:

patreon.com/BackontheGrind

HIGHLIGHTS:

The song writing process
Getting started
What Derek learned from his first tour
Mental health & music
The role of punk music & politics for Derek
Integrity as an artist within capitalism

Connect with Homeless Gospel Choir:

thehomelessgospelchoir.com
thehomelessgospelchoir.bandcamp.com/album/curt-large-demo-tape-recordings

Get Coffee for the Bandit in you (roasted by Pepe)

StayFreeCoffee.com

Back On The Grind Records - For DIY, Folk Punk, Rap & Merch:

backonthegrindrecords.bandcamp.com/music

Follow the podcast on Instagram

instagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engram

Reach out...Send us questions, comments or topic suggestions to

Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com
Leave a comment/question on Spotify or Instagram (we read them all)

***Word of mouth really matters for us. Here's two simple things you can do to help keep this podcast going strong:

Share your favorite episode with a friend or two who might enjoy it.
Leave a rating / review. This helps me get access to the guest you want to hear from & allows the show to reach & support more folks like you :)

Stay Free,

Pepe Bandit

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How To Show Up For Others & Yourself During Difficult Times w/ Pepe Bandit & Folk Punk Dad #6 Jun 15, 2023

Show notes

Pepe is trying to show up for people in his life that are currently facing challenging times. Him and Folk Punk Dad discuss what this means and how you can actually do it. Then they talk about how showing up for yourself is just as important. Thoughts on swamps, compassion, resentment & snitching are also shared.

Support the podcast to get extras & goods:

patreon.com/BackontheGrind

HIGHLIGHTS:

Showing up for friends/family when it's difficult
Facing uncomfortable feelings
Self-care & self-love
Finding solace in the swamplands
Having compassion for someone who has caused harm
Managing resentment
Pepe's lack of resentment for the folks who snitched & sent him to prison

Support the podcast:

patreon.com/BackontheGrind

Check out Pepe's video by the swamp where he talked about getting ready to go to prison:

facebook.com/diybanditsfurever/posts/an-update-about-my-situationkeep-an-eye-out-for-johnny-hobo-and-wdu-vinyls-a-pat/907986072892779/

Chill out to Pepe's rocksteady playlist on Spotify:

open.spotify.com/playlist/1og9SP4Leh9a8mbcEqDI0c?si=2NO7OD5xS--UX9vrDujxMA&nd=1

Get Coffee for the Bandit in you (roasted by Pepe)

StayFreeCoffee.com

Back On The Grind Records - For DIY, Folk Punk, Rap & Merch:

backonthegrindrecords.bandcamp.com/music

Follow the podcast on Instagram

instagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engram

Reach out...Send us questions, comments or topic suggestions to

Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com
Leave a comment/question on Spotify or Instagram (we read them all)

***Word of mouth really matters for us. Here's two simple things you can do to help keep this podcast going strong:

Share your favorite episode with a friend or two who might enjoy it.
Leave a rating / review. This helps me get access to the guest you want to hear from & allows the show to reach & support more folks like you :)

Stay Free,

Pepe Bandit

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Endless Mike & the Beagle Club talks WDU, Bad American Theology & Desiring a Different World #5 Jun 01, 2023

Show notes

"Nothing had ever spoken to me before I got into music...The first 16 years of my life...I was just faking my way through it all."

We bring you closer to Mike Miller of Endless Mike And The Beagle Club endlessmikeandthebeagleclub.bandcamp.com/music which also played as the backing band for Wingnut Dishwashers Union.

In this conversation Mike talks about his early life, touring, struggling with Christianity, incidentally finding his way into the folk punk scene and much more.

Support the podcast to get extras & goods:

patreon.com/BackontheGrind

HIGHLIGHTS:

Reflections on building a scene
Connecting & working with Pat (the Bunny)
Thoughts on Christianity
Was Jesus a radical?
What kind of world Mike desires
Prison abolition
Listen to their new song "Heman and Skeletor"

Connect with Endless Mike And The Beagle Club

instagram.com/emandthebc/?hl=en

Get Coffee for the Bandit in you (roasted by Pepe)

StayFreeCoffee.com

Back On The Grind Records - For DIY, Folk Punk, Rap & Merch:

backonthegrindrecords.bandcamp.com/music

Follow the podcast on Instagram

instagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engram

Reach out...Send us questions, comments or topic suggestions to

Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com
Leave a comment/question on Spotify or Instagram (we read them all)

***Word of mouth really matters for us. Here's two simple things you can do to help keep this podcast going strong:

Share your favorite episode with a friend or two who might enjoy it.
Leave a rating / review. This helps me get access to the guest you want to hear from & allows the show to reach & support more folks like you :)

Stay Free,

Pepe Bandit

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DIY Bandits, Folk Punk Dad & the Intuitive Process #4 May 16, 2023

Show notes

Listener feedback, the married life & the early days...Pepe discusses opening an illegal venue, the origins of the DIY Bandits, meeting a young Pat The Bunny & Folk Punk Dad points out the many aspects of intuition involved. Folk Punk Dad shares stories & practical steps that helped him access intuition & he helps Pepe become more comfortable using the word. Where does intuition come from?

Support the podcast to get extras & goods:

patreon.com/BackontheGrind

HIGHLIGHTS:

Getting married

How/Why did the DIY Bandits get started

Pat the Bunny story

What is intuition

Folk Punk Dad shares several stories of intuition

Steps to getting intuitive

Fear vs. Intuition

The unconscious & Carl Jung

Pepe's Intuition around getting busted by the Feds

Connect with Folk Punk Dad:

instagram.com/folkpunkdad/?hl=enw.

tiktok.com/@folkpunkdad?lang=en

Read Pepe's blog from prison:

preparingforfreedom.org

Get Coffee for the Bandit in you (roasted by Pepe)

StayFreeCoffee.com

Back On The Grind Records - For DIY, Folk Punk, Rap & Merch:

backonthegrindrecords.bandcamp.com/music

Follow the podcast on Instagram

instagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engram

Reach out...Send us questions, comments or topic suggestions to

Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com
Leave a comment/question on Spotify or Instagram (we read them all)

***Word of mouth really matters for us. Here's two simple things you can do to help keep this podcast going strong:

Share your favorite episode with a friend or two who might enjoy it.
Leave a rating / review. This helps me get access to the guest you want to hear from & allows the show to reach & support more folks like you :)

Stay Free,

Pepe Bandit

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Getting Intuitive with P.T. Burnem' #3 May 15, 2023

Show notes

"We have to think about music as a physical touch. It moves from my mind, through my body, through the string and then to you."

We bring you closer to independent rapper, P.T. Burnem' ptburnem.bandcamp.com/music who has a unique way of combining the organic and the technological in his music.

In this conversation Burnem' shares his ideas around intuition, replacing guilt with responsibility, relationships and much more.

Support the podcast to get extras & goods:

patreon.com/BackontheGrind

HIGHLIGHTS:

Burnem's ideas around intuition

Music is physical touch

Burnem' asks Pepe about quieting the mind in prison

Taking responsibility for telling your own story in life

Getting curious about other people's stories

Reaching out to people

Using your voice to tell your own story

Check out the new song P.T. Burnem' contributed

Back On The Grind Records - DIY & folk punk music merch:

backonthegrindrecords.bandcamp.com/music

P.T. Burnem' instagram.com/ptburnem/?igshid=ZWIzMWE5ZmU3Zg%3D%3D

Get Coffee for the Bandit in you (roasted by Pepe)

StayFreeCoffee.com

Back On The Grind Records - For DIY, Folk Punk, Rap & Merch:

backonthegrindrecords.bandcamp.com/music

Follow the podcast on Instagram

instagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engram

Reach out...Send us questions, comments or topic suggestions to

Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com
Leave a comment/question on Spotify or Instagram (we read them all)

***Word of mouth really matters for us. Here's two simple things you can do to help keep this podcast going strong:

Share your favorite episode with a friend or two who might enjoy it.
Leave a rating / review. This helps me get access to the guest you want to hear from & allows the show to reach & support more folks like you :)

Stay Free,

Pepe Bandit

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid w/ Pepe Bandit & Folk Punk Dad #2 May 02, 2023

Show notes

Folk Punk Dad brings you closer to Pepe through a deep dive into fear and his responses to it. Pepe shares personal stories & practical action steps around fear. We talk about Pat The Bunny, prison, regret, doing the work & more.

Support the podcast (& get exclusives!)

patreon.com/BackontheGrind

HIGHLIGHTS:

The advice Pat The Bunny gave Pepe about fear before he went to prison
What Pepe feared more than prison
Pepe's "corny" acronym for FEAR (False Evidence Appearing Real)
Two types of fear & how to identify them
Pepe goes to the edge & faces a literal mountain of fear with his fiance & friend
The value of embracing micro-courage
Folk Punk Dad helps Pepe look at the word faith in a new way

Connect with Folk Punk Dad:

instagram.com/folkpunkdad/?hl=enw.

tiktok.com/@folkpunkdad?lang=en

Get Coffee for the Bandit in you (roasted by Pepe)

StayFreeCoffee.com

Back On The Grind Records - For DIY, Folk Punk, Rap & Merch:

backonthegrindrecords.bandcamp.com/music

Follow the podcast on Instagram

instagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engram

Reach out...Send us questions, comments or topic suggestions to

Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com
Leave a comment/question on Spotify or Instagram (we read them all)

***Word of mouth really matters for us. Here's two simple things you can do to help keep this podcast going strong:

Share your favorite episode with a friend or two who might enjoy it.
Leave a rating / review. This helps me get access to the guest you want to hear from & allows the show to reach & support more folks like you :)

Stay Free,

Pepe Bandit

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apes Of The State on Facing Fear #1 May 01, 2023

Show notes

"I was fucking terrified...there just wasn't a sober moment...I feared a sober moment."

We bring you closer to April Hartman, founder of the influential folk punk band Apes Of The State. In this conversation she shares intimate details of her journey through addiction and fear. We discuss the death of her mother, the world of folk punk, loneliness, relationships and at one point April really opens up and gets emotional answering one of Pepe's questions.

Support the podcast & get exclusives!

patreon.com/BackontheGrind

HIGHLIGHTS:

Pepe tells April about his fear of Apes Of The State
The shift in April's life that led her to alcohol at age 12
People wrote to Pepe in prison, telling him about April & her band
April shares why Pepe "Should & Shouldn't run a label"
April explains what she calls her "feelings bank"
The most fearful moment in April's life
Feeling loneliness in addiction & in prison
Upcoming projects
New tack played

Check out Back On The Grind Records the new song April contributed:

backonthegrindrecords.bandcamp.com/music

Apes Of The State :

nstagram.com/apesofthestate/?hl=en

apesofthestate.com

Get Coffee for the Bandit in you (roasted by Pepe)

StayFreeCoffee.com

Back On The Grind Records - For DIY, Folk Punk, Rap & Merch:

backonthegrindrecords.bandcamp.com/music

Follow the podcast on Instagram

instagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engram

Reach out...Send us questions, comments or topic suggestions to

Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com
Leave a comment/question on Spotify or Instagram (we read them all)

***Word of mouth really matters for us. Here's two simple things you can do to help keep this podcast going strong:

Share your favorite episode with a friend or two who might enjoy it.
Leave a rating / review. This helps me get access to the guest you want to hear from & allows the show to reach & support more folks like you :)

Stay Free,

Pepe Bandit

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trailer Apr 08, 2023

Show notes

Welcome to the show!

Meet your host of Back On The Grind & discover what the show has to offer.

Support the podcast to get bonus episodes & goods

patreon.com/BackontheGrind

Here's a short list of some topics you can look forward to hearing about:

Folk Punk

Relationships

Prison

DIY Music

Self Actualization

Jungian thought

Addiction/Recovery

Personal Authority

Episodes are published On the 1st & 15th of every month.

Do you have a question about something you heard in an episode?

Do you have a question about something you're dealing with in life?

Is there a topic you think I should discuss?

Is there something you want to know about me?

Send an email with your question or idea & I will do my best to address it on the show.

Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com

Get Coffee for the Bandit in you (roasted by Pepe)

StayFreeCoffee.com

Back On The Grind Records - For DIY, Folk Punk, Rap & Merch:

backonthegrindrecords.bandcamp.com/music

Follow the podcast on Instagram

instagram.com/backonthegrindpod/?hl=engram

Reach out...Send us questions, comments or topic suggestions to

Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com
Leave a comment/question on Spotify or Instagram (we read them all)

***Word of mouth really matters for us. Here's two simple things you can do to help keep this podcast going strong:

Share your favorite episode with a friend or two who might enjoy it.
Leave a rating / review. This helps me get access to the guest you want to hear from & allows the show to reach & support more folks like you :)

Stay Free,

Pepe Bandit

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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