Podcast The Hero
A Podcast loosely affiliated with the band Protest the Hero but also featuring Rody Walker lead vocalist of the band Protest the Hero
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This week, we break down the major themes in Without Prejudice. Batman fights Predator in a cage match of end-stage capitalism. Also, the space program for some reason. It all ties together. I promise. PTH News, New Music, Game and Gifts. You know the format by now. Should we have musical interludes for the different segments?
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After Cheese hit Fritzy with the hard questions, Fritzy turned the tables on Cheese and hit him with some queries of his own. Get to know the mind of Rody Walker in this thrilling-edge-of-your-seat-laugh-a-minute nightmare. Maybe this episode will encourage you to find out more about your best friends. Seriously, so lazy.
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Rody has a conspiracy theory. Fritz has been replaced with a doppelfritzer. This week he subjects "Fritzy" to a battery of tests to determine if he is the real Fritzy or an impostor. PTH News? Extensive new music discussion. A Boys Night Out-themed game and a gift.
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We're back baybeeeee. Tour Wrap up Episode. First we do some PTH News, New Music discussion and then we go show by show, city by city and review the BTBAM ComAlaska tour. Rody throws hypotheticals at Fritz throughout the Episode and then we end with a game. Rody ran the game and let me tell you it was a challenge. Good luck Gen Z.
Cheese's camera crapped out right at the end so we said forget it, and didn't fix i...
Cheese is flyin solo this week. Fritzy had to work. Worthless piece of human trash. Everyone knows that Cheese is dedicated and I mean dedicated to sculpting and chiseling his biceps and pectoral muscles. Do not pay attention to his thighs though. Leg day is toooo hard. If you have wondered what it is like trying to stay fit on the road this one is for you. Cause Fritz doesn't have a clue.
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This week I did something weird. I fully believe that Rody wants nothing more than to be a stand-up comedian. So I made him a 30-minute Comedy Special. Some pretty good bits, stories and crowd work. Please enjoy.
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This was a special episode. Recorded Live at the Mill in Tillsonburg Ontario. I was nervous and awkward and quiet. Cheese was his always gregarious self. Tim and Ben were wonderful as always and the crowd was amazing. Enjoy this combination of live music, jokes, and storytelling from your favoritest boys in the whole wide world. Also Cage I love you and I'm sorry.
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This week invited the Patrons to join us on while the band is on the road. We got started chatting while we waited for Cheese. Then we thought maybe there wouldn't be Cheese. Then he joined us from the road to answer a few patron questions. It was a fun chat about Protest the Hero, and a conversation among new friends. If you want to participate in episodes like this you can join us on Patreon.
The boys are on the road with BTBAM right now. The Lord Guitarhorse and Fritzy went to the show in Grand Rapids. Here is their review as Mike slowly fades into nothingness. There are spoilers here. If you don't want to hear the setlist, wait until after you go to the show to listen to this one.
And on that note, if you don't have tix yet, please get them now. It is an incredible show, well worth the price of admission....
This week is a haphazard mishmash of stuff. Playoff Hockey News? We got it. Fritzy interrogates Cheese on why he loves Paramore. It gets pretty in depth. Then we discuss hypothetical Comedy Concept Albums by bands we like.
We have a game of Pick Your Poison (Would You Rather) followed by Gifts. Want the Patrons? Wait for the end. Why? Who knows.
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This week we have an extended new music discussion. Fritzy gave Cheese some alternatives to the new Scowl record. Plus new Prop song was released last week and of course we had to talk about it. We followed that with a Music Video review of Limb from Limb. Game and Gift as always. This was a fun one for sure.
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This week's Episode is slightly tangential to Protest the Hero. Rody is back and we are reviewing the first episode of the Robert Kirkman-created animated series Invincible. Both of us watched it and were blown away by it so we wanted to share. We kick off the episode with a PTH Update, followed by new Music. Rody savages Scowl for some reason. Then we get into Invisible and close with a game and some can't miss gift...
Rody was unavailable this week at the last minute, so I called a couple friends of the shows Guitarzan and Cornman to come join me to talk about the most hated song in the PTH catalog. A Life Embossed is where we spend most of the time this week. Talking about the music, the lyrics, fan reactions, and most importantly Dogs and Breed Specific Laws. We also talk a little bit about To Porter with Love since it is also a song dedica...
This week Rody and Fritz tried something new. We live streamed the recording of the episode on Youtube. We solicited videos form fans for us to react to live. Although we had some technical difficulties, including Fritz accidentally ending the stream halfway in, and the audio being straight garbage on the shared videos, it turned out pretty well. We have a solution for the second problem for next time we do this. And in this c...
This week we invited Patrons to sit in on the live recording. If you missed it, please check out Patreon. We post there when we will have upcoming live opportunities. Rody breaks down some info on the plans for the acoustic set in Tillsonburg. We answer questions from Discord, Patreon, and the Chat. It much of America, people are ignoring the horribleness everywhere and focusing entirely on their March Madness brackets. So we ...
This week we are joined by Haken and Tiktaalika Guitarist Charlie Griffiths all the way from England. Across the Pond. We talk about the new Propagandhi song At Peace, about Charlie's experience playing in Haken, his path from Thrash to Jazz to Prog Metal. We have a game and gifts. We really had a good time, and we hope you don't.
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This week Jadea Kelly joins us to discuss Hair Trigger from the album Scurrilous. We tried something new by including the music video for us to review while we discussed the song. We start with PTH news and music that we all are really into at the moment. Then we dive into Hair Trigger followed by a game and gifts.
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This week on Podcast the Hero we deep dive into Tapestry. Not Carole King. The banger from Scurrilous. Rody dropped a Mug giveaway on the YouTube Channel. So go over there and comment on who your favorite guest on the podcast has been and why. Best answer wins a Podcast the Hero Mug. We tried to game this week and then failed but there are gifts. And if you are so inclined, there is a 15 Min bonus video for paid Patreon Memb...
Cheese went on vacation this week. So Fritz replaced him with better guests. Matt Kidby and Mike Ieradi. Fritz interviews both on the process of learning PTH songs and some of their preferences when playing with the band. We also added some clips from previous episodes featuring drummers. So the TLDR is Drums.
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Have you ever wondered what a Rody Walker solo show would be like? Well don't get your hopes up. It's just hypothetical, but this week we look at possible setlists for a Rody Walker solo show. Some of these are deep cuts but if you do some deep interneting you can find em.
Game, Gifts this episode has it all.
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