Ponk's Not Dead - Beardfire Podcast Episode 30 - Thanks Mom
Welcome to the Beardfire Podcast, the ultimate place for discovering and celebrating the vibrant music scene of our community.
On this episode we catch up with Thanks Mom to discuss how the band formed, who will Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson play in the Thanks Mom movie? Their songwriting process, upcoming shows, some of their favourite bands, gaslighting, manspreading and Cillian being driven slowly insane by his bandmates, fights on stage, Grandad in my Pocket and more!
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00:00 - Intro
00:15 - A totally real origin of the band name
01:30 - Thanks Mom: the movie
02:48 - An introduction to the band
05:30 - Songwriting and production
06:30 - Ponk music / upcoming gigs
08:35 - DC stands for Dublin City
09:55 - Influences and favourite bands
11:55 - Gaslighting and manspreading
13:00 - On-stage fights
14:55 - Cillian is going insane
16:13 - Stealing and necklaces
16:50 - Tiny grandad
17:40 - One minute awkward silence
18:28 - LIVE SONG "If You Want Me"
21:53 - Skateboarding and horses
23:30 - French and Italian ancestry
25:15 - [THIS JOKE HAS BEEN REDACTED DUE TO EXESSIVE UNFUNNINESS]
25:42 - The ginger community
27:25 - The actual origin story
28:55 - Outro / When tickling goes on too long
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Beardfire Podcast Episode 30 - Thanks Mom - Recorded and Mixed at Beardfire Studios, Dublin, Ireland.