Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean Smith

Crucified: GORE. singer/songwriter, metal badass and actual NASA spacewalk engineer, Haley Roughton , is our guest on Episode 412 of Sappenin' Podcast ! Recorded backstage on the I Prevail : Violent Nature UK/EU tour, Haley opens up on the bands explosive growth, debunking industry plant rumours and all the space questions you can imagine. In this conversation, learn untold secrets behind thei...

I'm Just A Kid! Simple Plan drummer, pop-punk encyclopaedia and lyric theorist, Chuck Comeau , is our guest on Episode 411 of Sappenin' Podcast ! Recorded on their biggest ever European headline tour, the bands co-founder returns with exclusive insights into their underrated legacy, never giving up and headlining Slam Dunk 2027 ! In this conversation, Chuck reflects on selling-out Wembley...

Burn It to the Ground! Nickelback stage left, bass line extraordinaire and jiu-jitsu master, Mike Kroeger , is our guest on Episode 410 of Sappenin' Podcast ! The founder behind the internets most talked about band, unveils exclusive news on new album 'Everything Under The Sun', 2027 world tour dates and countless backstage secrets. In this conversation, Mike opens up the magic formula...

True Power. Sick motherfucker with a violent nature, Eric Vanlerberghe , is our guest on Episode 409 of Sappenin' Podcast ! The I Prevail vocalist invites us backstage to their sold-out UK tour, for an exclusive showcase on the bands insane pyro production, their most viral moments and taking on new responsibilities as the solo frontman. In this conversation, Eric reflects on a year of their c...

LIVE POD! LIVE POD! LIVE POD! Recorded to a rowdy sunburned crowd at 2000Trees Festival 2026, Cancer Bats frontman, Liam Cormier , surprises our live audience with an exclusive tell all conversation, celebrating their new album ' Give Me Dirt ', keeping the band completely next level DIY and turning any prompt into an insane story. In this episode, Cormier confesses untold secrets on hav...

Don't Quit It! Emo's most distinctive Scottish accent, Irn-Bru canoniser and golf maniac, Sam McTrusty , is our guest on Episode 407 of Sappenin' Podcast ! The Twin Atlantic vocalist returns for an exclusive deep dive into new album ' Separation From The Animals ', never fitting into a scene and the bands twentieth anniversary. In this conversation, McTrusty opens up honest truths on the bands lon...

Heads Will Roll! Wrestling champion, music fanatic and bohemian badass, Jamie Hayter , is our guest on Episode 406 of Sappenin' Podcast ! All Elite Wrestling ' s resident brawler celebrates winning the AEW Women’s Tag Team Championships with Alex Windsor at All In: London, by reflecting on her career trajectory, monsters moments and the importance of finally getting her own Wembley Stadium match....

You're Not Alone! Recorded LIVE to a passionate sold-out crowd at Fuel Rock Club Cardiff, angry guitarist James 'Bob' Davies, surprises our live audience with an exclusive tell all conversation, celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of an album called 'Hope ' by The Blackout . In this episode, Bob and Sean discuss untold secrets behind the songs, playing the record in full inside a virtual do...

If Podcasts Were Confidential!? The scenes favourite prankster, pop-culture lyricist and self proclaimed future TV reality host, Awsten Knight , returns to Episode 404 of Sappenin' Podcast ! The Waterparks vocalist dishes out unfiltered confession behind new album JINX , internet fandom and officially having the worst luck. Throughout this conversation, Awsten opens up on the bands emo takeover, s...

Bite My Tongue! Your favourite band you’ve never heard of… until now, Wilt , are our guests on Episode 403 of Sappenin’ Podcast ! Vocalist Chelsea Rofkin sits in for her first ever podcast to dissect the bands viral comedic skits, underground emo lore and making their debut studio album! In this conversation, Chelsea reflects on accidentally starting Wilt on her birthday, why that’s a Leo's worst...

Live, Laugh, Love, Sappenin!? AS IT IS asked us to host the official album launch for their new self-titled album and we recorded the whole thing for Episode 402 of Sappenin' Podcast ! Patty Walters, Ben Langford-Biss, Patrick Foley AND Alistair Testo take part in an exclusive full band interview, in front of a live audience, for an honest conversation on their reunions, why nobody expected this i...

Come Get Your Girl! Electro-Emo sensation, the original tumbler trailblazer and living comic book character, Lights , is our guest on Episode 401 of Sappenin' Podcast ! On her first UK headline tour in over a decade, the multi-instrumentalist invites us backstage for a deep dive behind her era evolutions, new sassy attitude and taking risks as an independent artist. In this conversation, Lights re...

What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost? For the first time ever, Taking Back Sunday legends Adam Lazzara , John Nolan and Fred Mascherino , conduct their first interview together, as our very special guests to celebrate Episode 400 of Sappenin' Podcast ! The songwriting trio, exclusively talk the bands new live dynamic, their future status and touring the twentieth anniversary of Louder Now . In this co...

Trees Heatwave! The host to officially our favourite community driven, independent and chilled vibe festival,  2000Trees , invited us back to Upcote Farm to experience the sweatiest rays of sunshine, celebrate alternative music and dish strange backstage secrets, for Episode 399 of Sappenin' Podcast ! Listen to exclusive conversations with Don Broco (Rob Damiani and Si Delaney), Arcane R...

Welcome To Oblivion! Recorded LIVE to a rowdy crowd at Signature Brew Blackhorse Road in London, Madina Lake troublemakers Matthew Leone and Mateo Camargo surprise our live audience with an exclusive tell all conversation on the current status as a band, secret new music plans and honestly dissect some of their most shocking industry setbacks vs the lasting impact ' From Them, Trough Us, To You '...

What The Hell Just Happened!? Remember Monday royalty Lauren Byrne , Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele are our guests on Episode 397 of Sappenin' Podcast ! Your new favourite sassy pop-rock trio unleash scandalous confessions behind their musical voyage, what competing in Eurovision is really like and confronting their most ridiculous online rumours. In this conversation, the band answer honest...

Go Now and Live. Episode 396 features We Are The Ocean alumni Liam Cromby and Alfie Scully, join us for a live Sappenin' Podcast recording, on stage at the iconic Download Festival 2026, for a unique reflection on the bands afterlife, making new music together under 'Liam Cromby and The Morning Star' project and serenading the crowd with an exclusive three harmony acoustic session. Turn it up and...

DOWNLOAD BAY-BAY! This week, Sappenin' Podcast was invited back to the iconic grounds of Donington Park, to record Episode 395 , backstage from the countries premier rock festival, to capture the events historic legacy, unique spirit and uncover all the latest behind the scenes secrets. Listen to exclusive backstage conversations with pop bad boys Five (Abz Love, Scott Robinson, Ritchie Neville, S...

Major System Error!? Marmozets vocalist, punk-rock mother and the currently pregnant, Becca Bottomley , is our guest on Episode 394 of Sappenin' Podcast ! One of the scenes biggest question-marks confesses untold secrets on the bands unexpected hiatus, emotional return and new album, Co. War. Dice . In this conversation, Becca walks through what really happened during their eight year silence, dea...

Until The Sun Explodes! Sublime 's second-generation vocalist, California dreamer and SVN/BVRNT Records founder, Jakob Nowell , is our guest on Episode 393 of Sappenin' Podcast ! The son of the iconic, Bradley Nowell, reflects on his involvement in the bands return, honouring his father’s legacy and trying to put his own stamp on the music industry. In this conversation, Jakob opens up on why step...

DUNKIN' DELIGHT! In what has become  Sappenin' Podcast tradition, we begin our summer festival recordings with a trip to  Slam Dunk 2026 !   In this special episode, we celebrate the staple emo events twentieth anniversary, with exclusive backstage conversations, documenting unhinged adventures in Hatfield and Leeds, filled with nostalgic throwbacks, secret gossip, wrestling ma...

All You Are Is History! The king of pop-punks new age, Derek DiScanio , is our guest on Episode 391 of Sappenin' Podcast ! State Champs cap-master vocalist returns for an exclusive audio reveal of his first ever moustache, touring ' Around The World and Back 's tenth anniversary and the bands current free agent status. In this conversation, DiScanio reflects deeply on his facial hair journey and h...

Hello Sunshine! Grammy award winning producer, frontman of the hardest band to google and our favourite person to impersonate, Jason Perry , returns to Episode 390 of Sappenin' Podcast ! As "A" get ready to release their first new album in over 20 YEARS, the mayor of positivity confesses untold tangents behind finally getting the courage to write 'PRANG', the secret to getting other artists to enj...

Goodbye, Good Riddance! Dopamine junkie, shapeshifting songstress and certified depressant,  Taylor Acorn , is our guest on  Episode 389  of  Sappenin' Podcast ! The country turned emo superstar returns for her most honest confessions on finally feeling accepted in pop-punk scenes, her secret life as a horse girl and the most haunted backstage toilets. In this conversation...

Campfire Punk-Rock 101: Unlikely friends, vivid storytelling lyricists and new touring buddies, Jaret Reddick and Frank Turner , are our special guests on Episode 388 of Sappenin' Podcast ! As Bowling For Soup and The Sleeping Souls set off on multiple co-headline runs, across Australia and The United Kingdom, on the 'Bowl My Bones' tour, two of the scenes most passionate frontmen, join forces for...