High School Never Ends : A Pop-Punk Dad Podcast

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The Road to Four Chord feat. Brooks Betts of Mayday Parade Jul 30, 2026

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To wrap up The Road to Four Chord we're joined by Brooks from Mayday Parade! We go back to the beginnings of the band, talk Fearless Records and Punk Goes, and their brand new album SUGAR out now!

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The Road to Four Chord feat. Driveways Jul 23, 2026

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This week on the Road to Four Chord we sit down and chat with Pat and Ryan from the post-hardcore band Driveways. We talk all about their music, the fall, and especially Halloween. Check out Driveways on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4OuSiJSnuRsK0dTM0dtm1R?si=PDEBbz1gT3if2euNiC_hFA

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The Road to Four Chord feat. Nick Thompson of Hit the Lights Jul 16, 2026

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Next up on the Road to Four Chord we're chatting with Nick from Hit the Lights! We did a deep dive on Skip School, Start Fights earlier this year and they're currently on the road playing their first album This Is A Stick Up...Don't Make It A Murder in full, and we chat all about the band's history, blink-182's Dude Ranch, Four Chord and more!

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The Road to Four Chord feat. Rishi Bahl Jul 09, 2026

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There's no better person to hype up Four Chord Music Festival than Pittsburgh's own Rishi Bahl. He founded the show and has put in a ton of work year over year and we hit him up with all the questions about this year's fest, the bands, and what he learned on Reddit.

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The Road to Four Chord feat. Will Pugh of Cartel Jul 02, 2026

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Four Chord Music Festival in Pittsburgh is coming back to town on Sept 25-26 and we're taking the month of July to celebrate the festival and some of the bands playing. Kicking it off we have Will Pugh of Cartel to talk a little band history, their new album, and of course, FCMF!

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You Pick 'Em June: Hold On Jun 25, 2026

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In the final episode of You Pick 'Em June we're going back to 2004 to discuss Name Taken's Hold On. We have Blake and Ryan from the band on to deep dive the album and give some awesome background intro on these tracks!

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Quick Hits: The Cab Jun 21, 2026

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In a special episode, we catch up with Alex & Joey of The Cab to talk about their first album in 14 years, their headlining tour, and much more!

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You Pick 'Em June: Pollyanna Jun 18, 2026

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Next up in You Pick 'Em June we're going back to 2004 to discuss an album that many would consider a cult classic. We're joined by Jessie and we're deep diving Northstar's Pollyanna. Should they be considered part of an emo trinity? Listen and weigh in!

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You Pick 'Em June: Avalanche United Jun 11, 2026

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For our second You Pick 'Em June, you wanted us to talk about I Am the Avalanche and their album Avalanche United. We have some IATA super fans in Dave and Steve Kelly join us to break this one down.

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You Pick 'Em June: Box Car Racer Jun 04, 2026

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You Pick 'Em June is back! You chose the albums for the votes, and you chose the winners. First up, a monster of an album we've never officially broken down, it's the one and only release from Box Car Racer.

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High School Never Ends is a part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network. www.dragonwagonradio.com

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