{"podcast":{"title":"Punk This Week","slug":"punk-this-week-7000190","podcast_index_feed_id":7000190,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/punk-this-week/","website_url":"https://punk-this-week.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/3b66ada7-ccb5-42df-986b-0e961d872996/1725210157802-f78edb8f-d82f-4b90-bcd9-84978378b1d7.jpeg","author":"see/saw","episode_count":91,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/punk-this-week-7000190"},"episode":{"title":"79: Brainwash Victims + Pretty Baby","slug":"79-brainwash-victims-pretty-baby","published_at":"2026-04-07T18:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/punk-this-week-7000190/79-brainwash-victims-pretty-baby","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/punk-this-week-7000190","url":"https://see-saw.fun/punk-this-week-podcast-brainwash-victims-pretty-baby/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/45178482-330e-4244-ac60-b48cf895282a.mp3","summary":"We celebrate Easter with a visit from the Dr. Pepper-flavored Peep we’ve named Dr. Peeper. Nina meets Rocco for a summit about the state of the Reese’s Easter egg (and a Mclusky/Pile show). Evan browses a reasonably priced vintage Charlotte Hornets jacket on eBay. We discuss new records from Brainwash Victims , Pretty Baby , Yambag , Robber Robber (read Nina’s review in Pitchfork ), Triple Ente , and the split from Mail. & Sects . If you directly support Punk This Week with a subscription to see/saw for $4/month or $40/year, you can hear the new episode of see/saw jukebox with Touché Amoré’s Jeremy Bolm . If you’re in Minneapolis, consider coming to see Eraser, Winston Hightower, Yuasa-Exide, and Tommy on Saturday night (4/11). 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 first and foremost by see/saw subscribers. Please consider a subscription if you enjoy this podcast. You’ll get ad-free and bonus episodes, plus you’ll learn about way more new punk records! Mentioned in this episode: ptw distrokid take 2 Distrokid","meta_description":"We celebrate Easter with a visit from the Dr. Pepper-flavored Peep we’ve named Dr. Peeper. Nina meets Rocco for a summit about the state of the Reese’s Ea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4849,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/punk-this-week-7000190/episodes/79-brainwash-victims-pretty-baby/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/punk-this-week-7000190/79-brainwash-victims-pretty-baby.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}