
Songs & Stories Podcast
All we ever do is make music, talk shit, and do fun things that lead to good stories. That's what the Emery culture is about. We love telling you band stories and even more, we love convincing your favorite artists to tell their stories... even the ones they probably shouldn't.
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Dogs Are Never Wrong
Our new EP that includes covers of Everlong, My Futu...
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Mar 27 2023 51m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Building a PodcastChapter 2 8 mins
Being Drunk and RecklessChapter 3 6 mins
The Power of TechnologyChapter 4 13 mins
Monetizing Music in the Digital AgeChapter 5 6 mins
Technology and Digital CitizenshipChapter 6 7 mins
Wrapping Up Projects and Code UpdatesChapter 7 36 sec
The Rise of John Burnenthal
Marriage Negotiations
What's the craziest DM you've ever received? The guy...
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Mar 20 2023 1h 8m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Tasty Old ManChapter 2 11 mins
Quitting and Divorce InsuranceChapter 3 13 mins
Thank You Note ConnectionChapter 4 6 mins
The Gift of Larry David's AuthenticityChapter 5 5 mins
Independent Music ShowChapter 6 12 mins
Touring for a BandChapter 7 5 mins
Animal Sounds and Simulated ScenariosChapter 8 2 mins
Reality of Zebra Eaten Alive
Grim Age
Matt Macdonald joins the show to talk about The Clas...
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Mar 13 2023 1h 16m
Chapter 1 4 mins
The Challenge of Touring While MarriedChapter 2 12 mins
Understanding the Road LifeChapter 3 8 mins
What Does Quality Production Mean?Chapter 4 5 mins
The Comeback of Albums and CDsChapter 5 11 mins
Signing to Tooth and Nail RecordsChapter 6 8 mins
The Annoyance of Being Judged UnfairlyChapter 7 9 mins
Surviving in Music IndustryChapter 8 7 mins
Exploring Emeryland BenefitsChapter 9 4 mins
Joke-Telling Explainer
Draft #3 - Pump It Up Songs
The Music Draft is back! The boys take a break from ...
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Mar 6 2023 1h 14m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Pump Up Song Drafting StrategiesChapter 2 6 mins
Picking the Perfect Pump-Up SongChapter 3 8 mins
Exploring the Impact of Rock MusicChapter 4 8 mins
The Power of Pump Up MusicChapter 5 6 mins
Pumping Up With MusicChapter 6 6 mins
Country & Rap Pump Up SongsChapter 7 14 mins
Music Genres Across BoardChapter 8 7 mins
The Rowdy Friends Playlist DebateChapter 9 7 mins
Pump Up Songs for All AgesChapter 10 1 min
Picking a Pump-Up Song
Furnace Fest 2023 Lineup Reactions with Chad and Johnny of FF
Special drop here. Devin and Matt got the chance to ...
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Feb 23 2023 1h 34m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Connecting Music ScenesChapter 2 13 mins
Persistence and CrowdfundingChapter 3 7 mins
Celebrating the Music Community in 2021Chapter 4 8 mins
Connections at Furnace FestChapter 5 6 mins
Hardcore Music Festivals and ArtistsChapter 6 10 mins
Planning Festivals in AdvanceChapter 7 10 mins
Navigating the Challenges of Festival PlanningChapter 8 13 mins
The Risk and Joy of FestivalsChapter 9 13 mins
Exploring Festivals, Cover Songs, and MoreChapter 10 27 sec
Showing Gratitude and Support
The Surro-Gate Trial
We confront Chris from Emery because apparently he h...
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Feb 21 2023 1h 14m
Chapter 1 6 mins
Exploring Cold Calling ServicesChapter 2 8 mins
Navigating Life as a Single FatherChapter 3 11 mins
Ending a BandChapter 4 4 mins
Indie Rock to Christian MarketChapter 5 9 mins
Exploring Christian ConcertsChapter 6 7 mins
The Challenges of Tour ManagingChapter 7 3 mins
The Revival of Rock MusicChapter 8 1 min
Perceptions of Trump
Joe Biden Visits The Show!
On this episode Joe Biden stops by to talk about Yem...
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Feb 13 2023 1h 6m
Chapter 1 4 mins
The Fear of a Small CasinoChapter 2 11 mins
Getting Good SleepChapter 3 3 mins
The Mystery of SleepChapter 4 10 mins
Exploring the Mysterious Nature of SleepChapter 5 3 mins
The Wealthy Safety MindsetChapter 6 4 mins
The Paradox of Low Stress LivingChapter 7 2 mins
Negative Visualization
Stories from Living Room Shows
Playing living room shows has changed how bands can ...
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Feb 6 2023 1h 16m
Chapter 1 3 mins
Waiting Room EtiquetteChapter 2 7 mins
The Late Power MoveChapter 3 7 mins
Exploring Liberal Midwest CitiesChapter 4 10 mins
The Uncertainty of Live Music ExperiencesChapter 5 7 mins
The Exotic Pet Smell House ShowChapter 6 5 mins
The Intimacy of Living Room ShowsChapter 7 10 mins
Exploring Venues MidwestChapter 8 8 mins
Exploring Different Types of PoopChapter 9 13 mins
Exploring Alcohol AmountsChapter 10 1 min
Exploring Faith and Profanity in Music
Chris Dudley from Underoath
What’s your personal studio like? What is it like to...
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Jan 31 2023 1h 19m
Chapter 1 2 mins
The Power of Remote StudiosChapter 2 3 mins
Raising Kids in Digital AgeChapter 3 9 mins
Pursuing Dreams in a Digital AgeChapter 4 14 mins
The Power of AgreeingChapter 5 4 mins
AI Impact on Creative IndustriesChapter 6 8 mins
AI for Music CreationChapter 7 10 mins
Manifesting Through Film MusicChapter 8 13 mins
Marvel Films CoordinationChapter 9 8 mins
Starting a Podcast With AnchorChapter 10 5 mins
Finding Faith in Music
Sleeping with Sirens and groupies
The guys sit down with Kellen Quinn from Sleeping wi...
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Jan 16 2023 1h 3m
Lundsford Puts The Anal in Root Canal
Lundsford has lived with tooth pain for 2 years it’s...
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Jan 9 2023 45m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Dealing With Tooth Pain and AnxietyChapter 2 9 mins
Dental Horror StoriesChapter 3 10 mins
Effects of Percocet on the Mind and BodyChapter 4 12 mins
Adult Sex Toy StoreChapter 5 3 mins
A Needle in the EyeChapter 6 1 min
The Cost of Going Blind
Emo's Not Dead for Matt Cutshall
Instagram/YouTube Creator, Matt Cutshall, hangs with...
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Jan 2 2023 1h 20m
Chapter 1 8 mins
Emo Cruise Was a SuccessChapter 2 5 mins
The History of Emo MusicChapter 3 11 mins
The Success of a Comedy CareerChapter 4 4 mins
What Makes a Good Live Performance?Chapter 5 6 mins
Emo MusicChapter 6 10 mins
Emo Music Is Making a ComebackChapter 7 9 mins
Social Media for InfluencersChapter 8 8 mins
Emo Singer Worries About VoiceChapter 9 13 mins
Announcing the Cruise LineupChapter 10 1 min
Zane Made a Mistake
It’s All Over for 2022
We look back on the year for the last episode of 202...
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Dec 16 2022 55m
Chapter 1 7 mins
The Worst YearChapter 2 8 mins
The Difficulties of 2019Chapter 3 5 mins
The Good, the Bad, and the CrazyChapter 4 5 mins
The Struggles of 2020Chapter 5 10 mins
The Impact of Christianity on MarriageChapter 6 5 mins
Emery's Biggest Year YetChapter 7 8 mins
The Worst Days for MurderChapter 8 2 mins
What People Do on New Year's Eve
Music Biz with JT Woodruff (Hawthorne Heights)
Our good buddy JT Woodruff joins us to talk about th...
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Dec 5 2022 1h 26m
Chapter 1 10 mins
The Art of Monetizing Your MusicChapter 2 10 mins
Band and Booking Agent RelationshipChapter 3 9 mins
How the Music Industry Exploits ArtistsChapter 4 7 mins
The Importance of Monetizing Your ArtChapter 5 11 mins
Exploitation of Musicians by Music IndustryChapter 6 13 mins
The Concept of a Music SceneChapter 7 8 mins
Vans Warped Tour Teaches Us About Music FestivalsChapter 8 6 mins
Moon. Moon. Talking About ThatChapter 9 7 mins
How to Start Your Own PodcastChapter 10 43 sec
Touring Digitally
The Music Draft: Draft #2 - Christmas Songs
“The Big Four” as Lunsford likes to call it, are dra...
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Nov 28 2022 1h 41m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Christmas Song Music DraftChapter 2 6 mins
Strategizing the Christmas Music DraftChapter 3 3 mins
Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock" as the Best Christmas SongChapter 4 14 mins
The Importance of a Christmas SongChapter 5 7 mins
What Are the Best Christmas Songs?Chapter 6 6 mins
The Crooner Version of Blue ChristmasChapter 7 14 mins
How to Start Your Own PodcastChapter 8 8 mins
Jingle BellsChapter 9 13 mins
Best Use of a Song in a Christmas MovieChapter 10 7 mins
Choosing a Christmas SongChapter 11 8 mins
Christmas SongsChapter 12 4 mins
It's All Over Music Draft
When Logan Attacks
Our Hetero Lifemate Logan is back to talk abou...
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Nov 22 2022 1h 23m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Things You Enjoy Prolong Your LifeChapter 2 12 mins
Prolonged Life and Its DiscontentsChapter 3 13 mins
The Benefits of Being an AnimalChapter 4 11 mins
Pros and Cons of an ApocalypseChapter 5 13 mins
Penis FactsChapter 6 10 mins
Dating as a Newly Divorced ManChapter 7 7 mins
Dating in Your FortiesChapter 8 13 mins
Vaginal Facts
It’s Not All Over For Emo…Yet
The boys finally get their sea legs on the Emo’s Not...
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Nov 17 2022 57m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Pros and Cons of a CruiseChapter 2 6 mins
Cruise Ship VacationsChapter 3 5 mins
Less-Structured Concert ExperienceChapter 4 11 mins
The Death of Emo?Chapter 5 11 mins
The Dangers of Mister BeastChapter 6 9 mins
The Power of YouTubersChapter 7 1 min
The DIRTIEST Things People Have Said
The Magic Clit
In episode 2 of Sex 101, the Sex Ed you wish you had...
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Nov 10 2022 28m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Sex One Zero OneChapter 2 5 mins
How to OrgasmChapter 3 5 mins
Improving Your Dirty Talk SkillsChapter 4 5 mins
Dirty TalkChapter 5 1 min
Communicating About New Things
It’s All Over with Tim McTague and Nate Young (Underoath and Anberlin)
Tim from Underoath and Nate from Anberlin join us to...
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Nov 7 2022 1h 12m
Toby’s starting a college
Toby feels too far removed from college so he’s goin...
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Nov 1 2022 1h 22m
It’s Actually All Over For Real with Kervin Aucoin: Intelligence Analyst
We talk to Kervin Aucoin, our friend and Intelligenc...
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Oct 25 2022 1h 21m