Best Ready To Mosh Podcasts (2025)

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Special Guests Continents 26:50

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2h ago26:50

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As we get closer to this year's Amplified Festival, we had a chat with Phil from Welsh metalcore titans Continents! There was a lot of things packed into this episode, including their upcoming set, lineup changes since their hiatus, their most recent EP Lifelines, working with Cherry from Defences and upcoming dates with King810. If you need a litt…

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August 2025 Roundup 48:35

3d ago48:35

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It's time for another roundup and in this episode we chat about all of the latest news, festival and tour announcements. Everything we've been up to and we've also managed to get three albums reviewed as well, including the latest releases from Deftones, Dinosaur Pile Up and Syncolima! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it w…

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King Abyss Live Review 22:37

9d ago22:37

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In this episode, we chat about our most recent trip to our local venue Legends for a headline set from King Abyss. There was also support from one of our favourite bands Godeth and Eliminate the Middle Class. This has been one of our most anticipated gigs of the year and you can hear all about the bands, merch purchases and the incredible announcem…

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Stonedead Festival 2025: King Kraken 13:34

6d ago13:34

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In the final episode of our Stonedead Festival 2025 coverage, it was time for Kev P to talk with our campsite neighbours King Kraken. After putting on a very special set earlier in the day, it was time to reflect on their set full of huge anthems, chat about their incredible Stonedead t-shirt collaboration and their recent album March of the Gods! …

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Stonedead Festival 2025: Jayler 10:16

9d ago10:16

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In this episode Gem G had a chat with one of rock's brightest new stars Jayler! Gem caught up with the band backstage before they played their electrifying set at Stonedead Festival. You can hear all about playing some of the biggest festivals this year, the success of their most recent release Riverboat Queen and what they have planned for 2026. I…

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Stonedead Festival 2025 Review 1:01:16

8d ago1:01:16

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Our final camping festival review of the year is here, and in this episode we chat about Stonedead 2025! You can hear about everything we got up to, including twelve live bands, the mighty Krusher as a compere on the Saturday and the best Ozzy Osbourne tribute we've ever seen. You can also hear about the different bars, merch purchases and of cours…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Apathy UK 6:29

9d ago6:29

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It's the final interview from Bloodstock Festival 2025 and in this episode, Gem caught up with Sunday's opening band on the Sophie stage Apathy UK. Hear about how they prepared for the earliest show of their lives, returning to Bloodstock after playing the New Blood stage two years ago and their recent tour with Monochrome! If you need a little mor…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Waterlines 11:23

12d ago11:23

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After almost destroying the Jager stage two years ago, Waterlines were back to tear up the Sophie stage at Bloodstock Festival this year. After playing a memorable set, Gem caught up with the band to chat about their huge festival run and their plans for new music and shows next year! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it wh…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Exorcism 10:10

14d ago10:10

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We're kicking off the interviews at Bloodstock Festival from Sunday with Exorcism! After smashing the New Blood stage it's no suprise that they have a very busy time playing all over the country. After receiving stellar reviews for their debut EP Spectral Agression, you can find out what the band have planned next! If you need a little more mosh in…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Adfeilion 11:54

12d ago11:54

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Next in the Bloodstock Festival interviews, is Gem's chat with Adfeilion. After winning the Swansea Battle of the Bands last year and the South Wales M2TM this year, you can hear what is the next big thing for the band. Listen to them chatting about the new album released this year, lineup changes and their set earlier in the day. If you need a lit…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Symbyote 10:58

19d ago10:58

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From the London M2TM to Venom 4, you can hear Gem's chat with Symbyote after their set at Bloodstock Festival. Here about what they're working on, the deadly chilli vodka, their heroes and villains and of course the most important question......their favourite crisps! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then c…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Mecromorph 6:28

14d ago6:28

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The Bloodstock Festival interviews continue and in this episode, Gem caught up with the Essex M2TM winners Mecromorph! Hear about the changes they made to win their regional final, what everyone could expect from their set and what's coming next for the band. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out …

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Bloodstock Festival 2025 Review Part 2 1:17:12

15d ago1:17:12

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The second part of our Bloodstock Festival 2025 review is here and we chat about everything we got up to on Saturday and Sunday. We had early starts across the weekend, changes to the festival, headline sets from Machine Head and Gojira plus much much more! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out th…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: tealdeer 10:46

16d ago10:46

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In this installment of the Bloodstock Festival interviews, Gem caught up with Nottingham's M2TM winners tealdeer to talk about their set on the New Blood stage, including tech issues and huge signs in the crowd. Plus you can hear the three quickfire questions with the song that they want to banish forever! If you need a little more mosh in your lif…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Surya 8:42

17d ago8:42

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We tried something a little different for this interview at Bloodstock....We decided to hold the interview from the artist and media campiste and the background noise was significantly better. So in this episode you can hear from Surya talking about their route to this year's Bloodstock Festival after wining the Burnley M2TM! If you need a little m…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Helldown 6:19

18d ago6:19

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We are back at Bloodstock and Gem caught up with Helldown ahead of their set on the EMP stage. We found out about a new track making its premiere at the festival and how their first album is coming along, with a hopeful release for next year. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and t…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Ofnus 9:46

19d ago9:46

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In this episode, Gem chatted with Ofnus. Returning to Bloodstock on the Sophie stage this year, they discussed their last album Valediction and plans for their next release. Their was also a chance to chat about every bands biggest nightmare........merch not being available for the weekend! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Devilhusk 9:03

20d ago9:03

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The next installment of our Bloodstock Festival interviews features Brighton's very own Devilhusk. Gem had a chat with them ahead of their set on the New Blood Stage. Did you see their set and the surpise they aluded to? If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below. Patr…

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The Bloodstock Festival Interviews: Backseat Juliet 5:30

21d ago5:30

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The first of our live Bloodstock Festival 2025 interviews has landed and in the opener you get to hear from 80's metal inspired Backseat Juliet, before they took to the New Blood stage on Friday. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check out the Patreon and the socials below. Patreon Instagram Facebook Ti…

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Bloodstock Festival 2025 Review Part 1 47:01

22d ago47:01

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We are back with part one of our review of this years Bloodstock Festival. In this episode we chat about all of the changes we noticed over the first two days of the UK's biggest independant metal festival, all of the bands we watched from the opening band Dead Flesh right the way through to Friday's headliner Trivium. If you need a little more mos…

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Stonedead Festival 2025 Preview 34:43

29d ago34:43

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As we return from Bloodstock, we have a look at our final camping festival of the year, Stonedead! We cover everything you need to know ahead of this year's Stonedead Festival, from the food to the bars, merch to the campsite, and of course all of the bands playing at the Friday night party and the main event on Saturday. Whether you're a first-tim…

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Special Guests The Machinist 12:26

1M ago12:26

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The last of our Bloodstock pre-interviews is here and we chatted with The Machinist ahead of their headine set at our local venue Legends. We had a chat with them before they headlined the Bloodstock warm-up show in Mansfield last weekend about finding out they were going to be playing at Bloodstock, their upcoming EP, and lots more including some …

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Special Guests Vmbra 13:56

1M ago13:56

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In this interview, we spoke with Manchester's M2M winners Vmbra. Hear about their route to the final, working on a new album, the songs they want to banish and everything you can expect from their live set on the New Blood stage at Bloodstock Festival this year! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then check o…

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Special Guests Ghosts of Atlantis 29:15

1M ago29:15

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On Sunday at Bloodstock Festival, Ghosts of Atlantis are opening the main stage, so we sat down for a chat with Colin to talk through what we can expect from them this year. We also chatted about their last time playing and being bumped up from the New Blood to the Sophie Lancaster stage. With the new single Melkin's Tale released last month, we sp…

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Special Guests Baelfyr 9:30

1M ago9:30

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We're kicking off our Bloodstock Festival 2025 interviews already, and we were at our local venue Legends to chat with Baelfyr! We chatted with them about winning the Leicester M2M final, their video for At the Mercy of a Vain God and releasing an EP on the day they play the New Blood stage. If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets fac…

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June and July 2025 Roundup 43:05

1M ago43:05

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We've been so busy that we couldn't fit in a roundup for June, but fear not they're both combined in one episode for you. We also have the biggest talking points of the last two months along with a few questions for Kev P about his trip to Glastonbury Festival and what it was like on his second visit. There's also reviews of the latest releases fro…

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EP 245: Bloodstock Festival 2025 Preview Part 2 36:51

1M ago36:51

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It's part two of our look ahead to Bloodstock Festival 2025! In this episode we discuss who we want to watch on Saturday and Sunday including the headliners Machine and Gojira. We also chat about various drinks available for consumpion and some of the biggest stage time clashes that we'll have to face this year. If you need a little more mosh in yo…

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EP 244: Bloodstock Festival 2025 Preview Part 1 42:37

1M ago42:37

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The countdown is on to one of the biggest metal festivals in the UK, and in this episode we chat through Thursday and Friday at Bloodstock Festival 2025! We cover the things you can expect to see from marauding vikings to video games and our favourite festival foods. Most importantly though we discuss who we really want to watch this year at Bloods…

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Torah as Connection: Connecting through Learning as a Fulfillment of Divine Command 16:51

2M ago16:51

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This powerful shiur clarifies the essence of Torah study—not as intellectual pursuit, but as divine connection. We explore how true limud haTorah must be in the context of tzivui (command) of Hashem. Torah isn’t just a body of knowledge, but the means through which Hashem’s ratzon (will) expresses itself the world. We examine the dual role of Torah…

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EP 243: Mangata Festival Live Review 1:01:51

2M ago1:01:51

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We're back at one of Nottingham's best metal festivals, and in this episode we chat about a great four band collection at Solgata and a huge five stage Mangata Festival. With an astounding 45 live performances through the day and night we had lots to discuss! Hear about who we watched, merch purchases, the food we tried including a mysterious goth …

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009 Tzidkas HaTzaddik: The Avodah of Showing Up 8:28

2M ago8:28

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We explore Rav Tzadok’s striking assertion that failure to engage in mitzvos at the right time—when one is capable—is not neutral but an actual aveira. We delve into the deep connection between identity, purpose, and obligation, reframing chiyuv not as religious pressure but as existential design. Rav Tzadok draws on the statement of Chazal relatin…

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008 Tzidkas HaTzaddik: The Right Preparation for the Right Avodah: Timing, Clarity, and Personal Readiness 19:51

2M ago19:51

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What does it mean to prepare ourselves to accept Hashem’s kingship—and why is that preparation different by day and by night? In this penetrating shiur we explore Rav Tzadok’s teaching that kabbalas ol malchus Shamayim must be preceded by appriate hachanah. We learn that nighttime is not just a technical zman—it represents a stage of confusion and …

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EP 242: Back to the Beginning Live Review 1:06:39

2M ago1:06:39

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We were there and we’re still recovering. In this episode, we give our full review of Back to the Beginning — the legendary farewell show for Ozzy Osbourne at Villa Park that brought the metal world to a standstill. From the moment the day started all the way through to Black Sabbath playing their final show, this wasn’t just a concert. It was a de…

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EP 241: Special Guests Esoterica 1:13:54

2M ago1:13:54

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Mangata Festival is on the horizon and in this episode we chat with Toby and Luke from Esoterica. After already seeing them earlier this year, we had lots to talk about including their upcoming headline show at the Sheperd's Bush Empire, an intimate tour later in the year, a huge change in the way they create everything and of course the next oppor…

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EP 240: Mangata Festival 2025 Preview 39:55

2M ago39:55

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We are flying through festival season and in this episode we look ahead to Mangata Festival 2025! We've been to every single one so far and for its fourth installment, they now have five stages of incredible bands. We are fortunate enough to have seen many of these bands before, but if you haven't then you can hear who we recommend and who we want …

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EP 239: Download Festival 2025 Review Part 3 47:00

3M ago47:00

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It's the third and final episode of our Download Festival XXII review and the focus in this episode is everything we did over Saturday and Sunday. With headline sets from Sleep Token and Korn plus two more full days of music, you can hear our thoughts on everyone we watched and what we thought of Download Festival 2025! If you need a little more mo…

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EP 238: Download Festival 2025 Review Part 2 37:41

3M ago37:41

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It's part two of our Download Festival XXII review, and in this episode it's all about Sleepy Hollow camping in RIP. We were back in our usual campsite and there were lots of changes again, some good and some bad. We also had many bands that were exclusive to RIP campers and some that were playing again over the weekend at Download Festival XXII. F…

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007 Tzidkas HaTzaddik: Which Kriyas Shema Are You Living? – Modes of Inner Avodah 26:19

3M ago26:19

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In this deeply structured shiur on Tzidkas HaTzaddik, Os Zayin, we explore the four categories of zman Kriyas Shema—oni, bnei adam,, erev Shabbos (preparers), and kohanim—as stages of Kabbalas Ol Malchus Shamayim. Rav Tzadok reveals how each archetype models a different mode of identity formation and submission to Hashem’s will. Some quotes: “The m…

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EP 237: Download Festival 2025 Review Part 1 44:17

3M ago44:17

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Download Festival XXII has finished and we have the first of our review episodes here. We chat about the first three days of Download Festival 2025, including all of the changes, the bands we watched in both the courtyard area and the main grounds of Donington Park including the headline band Green Day and the sub headliner Weezer! If you need a li…

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EP 236: Download Festival 2026 Predictions 30:42

3M ago30:42

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Download Festival may have just finished and we're most likely asleep in our tent, but that doesn't mean we can't take a guess at who will be there next year! In this episode we recap on how many we got correct over our last two prediction episodes for 2025 and how many we had correct on the bingo card. Most importantly though we sit down and predi…

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EP 235: May 2025 Roundup 33:36

3M ago33:36

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Another month has passed, so that means it's time for another roundup. In this episode we have three album reviews from Behemoth, Recall the Remains and Bury Tomorrow. There's also the New Music Friday reminders to check out, plus the latest news and merch purchases! If you need a little more mosh in your life, and lets face it who doesn't? Then ch…

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Episode 433: Wyrd Ways Rock Show CDXXXIII featuring Trixie Blue 2:07:23

3M ago2:07:23

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Hello and welcome to this week's edition of The Wyrd Ways Rock Show. This week's show, as well as all the usual brand spanking new music and interesting bands I've found while trawling social media, there's an interview with "the sex face of Burlesque" herself, originator of Stripknot (yes, you did read that correctly!), Trixie Blue. I spoke to her…

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EP 234: Uprising Festival 8 Review 42:58

4M ago42:58

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In this episode we return to Leicester for Uprising Festival, featuring twelve incredible bands with no stage clashes and lots of standout sets. With a scaled back version this year, we could easily cover everyone who played including a headline set from Earthtone9 and still find time for food! If the Saturday at the O2 in Leicester wasn't enough w…

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EP 233: Download Festival 2025 Preview 47:16

4M ago47:16

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Download Festival XXII is almost here and in this episode we chat about who we want to see across the full five days, from the headline acts across all of the stages right through to the hidden gems everywhere else. We cover the potential clashes, early starts and how we can save some time to watch bands from Friday! If you need a little more mosh …

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Episode 432: Wyrd Ways Rock Show CDXXXII featuring Porcelain Victoria 2:10:53

4M ago2:10:53

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Before we get going with this week's Wyrd Ways Rock Show, Porcelain Victoria (this week's guest) asked me to pass on her apologies for misgendering Bambie Thug. They identify as "they/them", not "she/her" as Victoria said during the interview. No offence meant. So I had a little bit of a fanboy moment when recording this week's show. I've been list…

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EP 232: Uprising Festival 2025 Preview 35:47

4M ago35:47

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Festival season is in full swing and in this episode we chat about Uprising 8. We have a slightly different format for this year, but it all starts with The Night Before Uprising at the Firebug in Leicester. Then we have the main event on the Saturday, with 12 incredible bands and no clashes all day at the O2 in Leicester! If that wasn't enough, we…

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Episode 431: Wyrd Ways Rock Show CDXXXI featuring Kitty Von Crypt 2:04:26

4M ago2:04:26

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This edition of The Wyrd Ways Rock Show features a special guest star as part of my push to getting more diverse voices and interesting people on the show - fire performer, model, Circus freak, piercer, Paddle Mag Awards winner 2024, Sexual Freedom Awards Finalist 2025, and Alternative Awards nominee 2025, Kitty Von Crypt. As usual with guests on t…

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006 Tzidkas HaTzaddik: The Ladder to Kabbalas Ol — From Purity to Presence 18:43

4M ago18:43

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In this powerful shiur on Tzidkas HaTzaddik Piece 6, we unpack the Gemara’s five-part sequence toward Kabbalas Ol Malchus Shamayim with completeness: cleansing the self, washing the hands- it’s a ladder of transformation. We begin by removing external distractions and internal desires, but the journey continues as we immerse in Torah as reality — n…

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EP 231: Kin'ellfest Live Review Part 2 35:35

4M ago35:35

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The Kin'ellfest part two live review is here, and in this episode we chat about the remaining eight bands we watched. With a slightly worse for wear crowd after Saturday's music, we started with Uridium kicking off the day and the energy soon returned to the room. It was one hell of a day with even more merch purchased, chats with bands through the…

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EP 230: Kin'ellfest Live Review Part 1 29:40

4M ago29:40

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The festival season has started and we were at the very first Kin'ellfest. In this episode we kick the weekend off with the Saturday review. Hear about all of the bands performances featured in day one, the vast array of merch purchases, a day full of surprises that started before we'd even made it to Legends for the festival and much more. If you …