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On an all new Hard times Podcast, Matt and Bill sit down with Foo Fighters and Me First and The Gimme Gimme guitarist Chris Shiflett! They talk pro boxers eating habits, backing tracks and Hulk Hogan’s Metallica audition. Available wherever you get your podcasts!

On the Hard Times Podcast, we have our first virtual band, Lauren Lavin and Karter Mycroft from Fluppies! They chat with Matt and Bill about World War 2, fisheries and Fluppies’ multimedia project, ‘Los Suelos, CA’, releasing February 15th

Start 2022 off strong with an all new Hard Times Podcast! Matt and Bill sit down with special guest Operation Ivy frontman Jesse Michaels to talk hipster history, grandma’s bowl candy and hardcore girl gangs.

We're closing out the year with a whole new show entirely. Enjoy this special episode of Bill's other podcast Vert Button and have a happy New Year! What's the common thread between tight pants, dyed black hair, and disco punk? Foundation's 2004 classic "That's Life." Join the Vert Button crew as they talk about all the big rails, big slams, and bad style choices along with special guest comedian and skateboarder, Whitmer Thomas.

Matt and Bill got arrested for beating up a mall Santa, so here’s a repost of our Keith Morris’ second time on the show. Have a happy holidays form all of us at The Hard Times Podcast!

Matt and Bill are taking some time to find out if Santa Clause is real so here's a repost of an episode with comedy legend David Koechner!

On an all new Hard Times Podcast, Scowl guitarist Malachi Greene hangs out with Matt and Bill to talk beating up nazis, chasing out chesters and Scowls new album “How Flowers Grow” out now.

On an all new Hard Times Podcast, Harms Way frontman James Pligge chats with Matt and Bill about the perils of keeping up with fashion, the purpose of keeping edge and teaching kids when you look like the front man of a hardcore band. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

On an all new Hard Times Podcast, musician and performance artist Bitch stops by to talk catching covid, violin power bruises and her new album Bitchcraft, out February 4th on Kill Rockstars.

On an all new Hard Times Podcast, Botch lead singer Dave Verellen joins Bill to talk the fire fighting, contract work and being treated like a real band in Europe. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

On today’s all new Hard Times Podcast, drummer Josh Freese joins the pod to talk session drumming, playing gigs at Disneyland and possibly but probably not meeting Johnny Depp. Available wherever you get your podcasts and make sure to get Josh’s new album out on October 29th!

Matt and Bill body swapped with Rizzoli and Isles, so enjoy this repost of our most downloaded episode with MCR's Frank Iero.

On today’s all new Hard Times Podcast, They Might Be Giant’s co-founder John Flansburgh joins Matt and Bill to talk first records, spider bites and They Might Be Giant’s new art book “Book.” Available wherever you get your podcasts!

Matt and Bill got sucked into a magic painting again, so here's one of our classic interviews with the Dead Kennedy's Jello Biafra!

Bill and Matt accidentally got married again, so while they're going to get that annulled we've got a classic Hard Times episode with the Needle Drop himself, music critic Anthony Fantano!

On an all new Hard Times Podcast, One Step Closer vocalist Ryan Savitsky sits down with Matt and Bill to talk touring, gas station thievery and how to officially become straight edge. Available wherever you get your podcasts!

On an all new Hard Times Podcast, Matt and Bill sit down with Deerhoof drummer Greg “Saucey” Saunier. They chat about sauces, maple syrup and Matt tries to list his favorite poetry book.

On an all new Hard Times Podcast, photographer Jim Saah joins Matt and Bill to talk about the going to shows in DC, photographing Ian Mackaye and Jim’s new book! Available wherever you get podcasts.

On an all new Hard Times Podcast, Ed Saincome joins Matt and Bill to talk getting tricked into bands, fire ants and Ed’s involvement with The Hard Times. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. This episode features “Flamethrower Horizon” by Hellzone.