# 71: Ritual Cross + Zero Sum (with David Anthony)

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Published: 2026-02-10T17:40:00+00:00
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## Resource

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 2026 Muppet Show , we make David talk about the new one by his band Ritual Cross . He can’t believe we’ve done this . We also get into new records by Zero Sum , Perro Mundo , the Nervous , BRICKIE , and Chemical Threat . Go subscribe to David’s excellent newsletter Former Clarity and check out his podcast with Dan Ozzi, No Disrespect . Punk This Week is a Ruinous Media podcast; thanks to Ruinous for their support. Thanks to Baby Tyler Band for use of our theme song “ Needs ” off their self-titled album . Thanks to Waylon Thornton for the bumpers. Thanks to Tyler Nickell for the podcast’s artwork. Find Nina Corcoran on Instagram , Bluesky , and Twitter ; find see/saw on Instagram and Bluesky . Have a question you’d like to hear addressed on the show? Want to talk about a new record we didn’t discuss? Want to send a HARD PIVOT bumper? Join us on the see/saw Discord or email us: see-saw@see-saw.fun . Punk This Week is made possible by see/saw subscribers; please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll learn about way more punk records than we can pack into the pod! Mentioned in this episode: Distrokid Punk This Week is sponsored by Distrokid. Distrokid

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