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The Hook and Bridge Podcast

The Hook and Bridge Podcast

Hook and Bridge 210 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

Join hosts Harley, Taylor, and Lindsey on a captivating journey through the world of music. They feature engaging interviews with famous musicians, hilarious games, top 10 music lists, and comedic banter. Discover the stories behind your favorite songs, explore music trivia, and find new artists across genres. Whether you're a music aficionado, trivia guru, or seeking a good laugh, this podcast is your go-to destination for weekly episodes that celebrate music, laughter, and friendship.

Episodes

The Wild Finals Of Our Best Artist Bracket
The Wild Finals Of Our Best Artist Bracket Oct 12, 2026 4616 Send in your music story!A song can be perfectly tuned, perfectly written, and still feel… fake. So where do we draw the line when AI music, pitch correction, and “industry normal” tools all start to blur together?We kick things off with the kind of chaos you expect from us: weekend updates, an Outback steak breakdown, Chris’s tank fixation (yes, there’s a tank made of bullets), and a Walmart pick
Free the Witness: Punk, Pressure, and Good Mourning America
Free the Witness: Punk, Pressure, and Good Mourning America Oct 5, 2026 4406 Send in your music story!A punk band doesn’t go viral by accident, it goes viral by showing up every day, getting humbled in public and turning the “wrong” decision into a song people can’t stop replaying. We’re joined by Jake from Free The Witness to talk about their EP Good Morning America, the current lineup, and what it really looks like to chase momentum while you’re also juggling real adult
Dolly Parton Grief Culture And The Music News Grab Bag
Dolly Parton Grief Culture And The Music News Grab Bag Sep 28, 2026 3871 Send in your music story!Eleven minutes of pure technical chaos somehow turns into one of the most honest conversations we have had in a while. Once the mics finally cooperate, we talk about the death of Dolly Parton, what her legacy means, and why people feel protective of her in a way that is rare for any celebrity. We give her flowers for the philanthropy, the literacy work, and the generosity,
Stay Out Shares How Touring Rebuilds Family
Stay Out Shares How Touring Rebuilds Family Sep 21, 2026 4481 Send in your music story!Home is supposed to be where you recover. For a lot of us, it’s where we learned to brace for impact. We’re joined by Grant, Mason, and Nate from Stay Out to talk about their new album Broken Homes and the lived experiences that shaped it, from growing up around divorce, emotional chaos, and constant tension to trying to build something healthier as an adult.We get into ho
How Lou Perlman Built Pop Stardom Then Built A Scam
How Lou Perlman Built Pop Stardom Then Built A Scam Sep 20, 2026 3457 Send in your music story!Lou Perlman didn’t just “manage” pop. He engineered it. And somehow, after helping launch the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC, the same story spirals into deception, ugly contracts, and the early framework of a scandal that later gets labeled as one of the largest Ponzi schemes in American history.We start with the uncomfortable paradox: these groups may have been manufactured,
How Well Do We Know Each Other’s Music Taste
How Well Do We Know Each Other’s Music Taste Sep 7, 2026 5219 Send in your music story!We’ve argued about music for so long that it felt inevitable to finally put our friendship on the line, so we play a music Newlywed Game and try to guess each other’s answers under pressure. It starts as a simple “how well do we know each other’s music taste” challenge, then quickly turns into a full-on personality test: one artist for the rest of your life, favorite album
Get Out Alive: Building Heavy Music With a Purpose
Get Out Alive: Building Heavy Music With a Purpose Aug 31, 2026 3425 Send in your music story!A great heavy song doesn’t just hit hard, it tells the truth. We sit down with Chaz, the artist behind Get Out Alive, to talk about the real stories hiding inside the riffs, including the personal struggle and faith journey that shaped “Death Has Been Defeated,” plus the boundary-setting message at the center of “Hornets Nest.”We also get practical about what it takes to b
We Decide Which Bands Deserve Redemption
We Decide Which Bands Deserve Redemption Aug 24, 2026 4040 Send in your music story!We’ve somehow turned into full-time music judges, and the bracket is only getting messier. Part three is where we stop debating the obvious winners and start arguing about redemption: which artists who already lost deserve a second chance and why. It’s the kind of debate that sounds simple until you’re staring at names like Pink Floyd, Blink-182, Pearl Jam, and System Of A
Joyous Wolf Opens Up About Their New Album “In Between”
Joyous Wolf Opens Up About Their New Album “In Between” Aug 17, 2026 4386 Send in your music story!A great rock record does not just hit hard, it moves. We’re joined by Blake, guitarist of Joyous Wolf, to talk about the band’s first full-length LP In Between (out August 21) and why the album feels designed for a front-to-back listen even in a single-driven world. We dig into the story behind standout tracks like Karma and Juniper, how a “pretty” intro can become a heavy
64 Artists. One Winner. Who Survives Our Music Bracket? | Part 2
64 Artists. One Winner. Who Survives Our Music Bracket? | Part 2 Aug 10, 2026 5242 Send in your music story!Somebody gets “killed off” by food poisoning, Florida delivers a hit and run story before breakfast, and then we do what we always do: turn the chaos into a music debate you can’t stop listening to. While Chris is out, we run Round Two of our music bracket with the kind of honesty that makes brackets dangerous, because once you say a pick out loud you have to live with it.
The Darkside Of Music: The Murder Of Jam Master Jay
The Darkside Of Music: The Murder Of Jam Master Jay Aug 3, 2026 4805 Send in your music story!A hip-hop pioneer is murdered in his own Queens recording studio and the story keeps changing decades later. We dig into the killing of Jam Master J (Jason William Mizell) from Run DMC, starting with what happened on October 30, 2002: two armed men enter 24-7 Studio around 7:30 p.m., Jam Master J is shot at close range, another man is wounded, and the attackers vanish into
One Band Survives A 64-Artist Music Bracket
One Band Survives A 64-Artist Music Bracket Jul 26, 2026 4357 Send in your music story!64 artists enter a bracket and every single loss deletes an entire catalog. That’s the game, and it sounds fun until you actually have to choose. We kick off our Ultimate Band Showdown by setting the rules, admitting our biases, and realizing our “criteria” is basically a mix of unskippable songs, nostalgia, and whether a band can carry your mood from cleaning day to late-

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