# Episode 327: Mikey Kent of Private Hell Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-scene-1219383/episode-327-mikey-kent-of-private-hell Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-scene-1219383/episode-327-mikey-kent-of-private-hell.md Podcast: [The New Scene](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-scene-1219383) Published: 2026-03-30T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://thenewscene.podbean.com/e/episode-327-mikey-kent-of-private-hell/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4xdqvqxsj4mm2mhc/TNS327Final.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-new-scene-1219383/episodes/episode-327-mikey-kent-of-private-hell Duration seconds: 4552 ## Resource Keith welcomes Mikey Kent back to the show and we discuss quitting drinking, navigating the current state of the world and our responsibility in it, Mikey's band Private Hell and their new EP "To Dust You Shall Return" and the themes of personal loss, struggle and attempts to find hope in this world that influenced the EP. We also discuss Mikey's history booking shows in Richmond, the difficulties of booking in the modern age, a recent Deadguy + PG.99 show that Mikey put together, Mikey's horror movie podcast Years of Fear, his upcoming new band The Trojan War and more. Intro - 0:00 - 3:48Private Hell Interview - 3:49 - 1:06:42Outro - 1:06:56 - 1:15:52 ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-new-scene-1219383/episodes/episode-327-mikey-kent-of-private-hell/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-new-scene-1219383/episode-327-mikey-kent-of-private-hell.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.