On behalf of the Punk Scholars Network/PSN, the Punk Scholars Podcast/PSP team wanted to wish all you punks out there (and all you non-punks, too) the very best for the holiday season and an even better start to the New Year. On this episode filled with seasonal good cheer, your co-hosts, Paul Hollins and Jessica Schwartz, keep the punk tunes ringing and insights coming right along with the laughs as they share holiday gig stories and, as a gesture of appreciation, reflections on the PSP’s first six episodes’ esteemed guests who brought their knowledge, dedication, and unique contributions to punk scholarship into the zoom studio. We can’t wait to share the voices of more punk scholars worldwide as we expand the show’s breadth and reach. So, thanks for listening in 2024. Here’s to 2025…Cheers!
Musical excerpts
“Fairytale of New York” - the Pogues (feat. Kirsty MacColl)
“Christmas Time for My Penis” - the Vandals
“I’m Getting Pissed for Christmas” - Peter and the Test Tube Babies
“Silent Night” - the Dickies
“A Merry Jingle” - the Greedies
“Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)” - the Ramones
“Ambition” - Subway Sect
“The Lonely Jew on Christmas” - Frightwig*
“It’s Gonna Be a Punk Rock Christmas This Year” - the Majorettes*
*from the Riot Grrrl Christmas Compilation
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The PSP theme music is excerpted from “Crows” by. All rights reserved.
Season 1, Episode 7 was recorded on November 27, 2024 on Zoom with participants in the UK and the US. Paul Hollins and Jessica Schwartz co-hosted and co-produced this episode. Jessica Schwartz edited the audio and the transcript is available .