610 Dose of Nostalgia
The Mike Herrera Podcast
What a week. Heading to the UK with Goldfinger for Slam Dunk Festival, and then we kick off our Warped Tour run in DC on June 14. Come see me Friday June 12, downtown Bremerton, free solo acoustic set in the World Cup fan zone, big screen game starts right after. And September 5, MxPx is headlining Punkadeka Festival in Milan, our only European date this year. Working on a new album too. This one is all voicemails. Jason from La Verne calls in about Moments Like This and his daughters growing up fast. Hannah from Carolina wants to know about Tom Wisniewski being our meet and greet talker, and...
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609 Fourth Corner Punk Fest - Jesse Goodwin
The Mike Herrera Podcast
Sat down with Jesse Goodwin, who runs Fourth Corner Punk Fest in Bellingham, Washington. Pennywise, Bouncing Souls, Suicide Machines, and The Vandals are headlining July 18 and 19. Jesse walks through the lineup (also playing are Good Riddance, Authority Zero, Bad Cop, Bad Cop, Diesel Boy, Bite Me Bambi, The Dollheads, War on Women, and Piñata Protest) and to talk about how he ended up running a punk festival. We get into year one at Evil Bikes (Face to Face, Strung Out, Teenage Bottlerocket, Guttermouth), the workload nobody warns you about, why Bellingham gets overlooked by touring...
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608 Star Wars Lore and More
The Mike Herrera Podcast
May the 4th be with you. Brand new episode 608. Got into Star Wars this week - the original trilogy versus the prequels. Four, five, six are the movies I grew up on. That's the trilogy, will die on that hill. Tried to explain what an Ewok was to my kid the other day. Best I could do was little baby bear with a blaster. Pretty proud of that one. Plus a Bob Dylan show at the KeyArena that made me rethink changing up melodies live, and a bunch of tour dates coming up. Voicemails this week: - Jonah from Orange County on how we pick a set list from this deep a catalog - Jerome from Los Angeles on...
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607 Think Funny
The Mike Herrera Podcast
This week I’m flying solo on the pod with show announcements and a round of your voicemails. Free Subscriber Sticker Link: (While Supplies Last) Tour news includes a solo acoustic set at the World Cup fan zone in downtown Bremerton on Friday, June 12 (free as far as I know), all the MxPx Warped Tour dates, and a show coming up at Punkadeka Festival in Milan on September 5. I also talk about the Goldfinger drum heads in Seattle that everyone signed except me and why I had to clear that up. Your voicemails cover a few things: new songs on Warped Tour, waiting on a signature bass, why we still...
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606 Reach Out All Night
The Mike Herrera Podcast
Mike just got back from Denver and he’s not done with your voicemails. Episode 606 wraps up the meet-and-greet conversation from Episode 604 with fan stories that span 1995 to today, plus cover song what-ifs, Screeching Weasel split ideas, show intros, and turning 40. Fresh off the Mission Ballroom in Denver with MxPx, Goldfinger, Zebrahead, and Homegrown, Mike opens with upcoming Warped Tour dates, a new album update, the Punkadeka Festival in Milan on September 5, and a Pacific Northwest show coming at the end of August (TBA). Then it’s another round of voicemails responding to...
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605 You Spoke Up - The Pod Community Responds
The Mike Herrera Podcast
Episode 605 opens with Mike addressing the wave of community response to last week's meet and greet voicemail, making clear this isn't a pile-on. It's a conversation. This week: Mike opens with a direct message to Michael, apologizing for how big the story blew up and inviting him to come on the podcast. Then: voicemail after voicemail from fans who were at the Charlotte show, The NorVa, Nashville, Chicago's Metro, Anaheim, DC, and San Francisco, all sharing their own meet and greet experiences and perspective on what went down. Callers include an attorney who was in the Charlotte line,...
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604 AITAH For Ruining Everything? A Scathing Review
The Mike Herrera Podcast
Solo episode. One very critical voicemail, one very fun one, and one about books. Plus: East Coast tour is done, Denver is next, and new MxPx album is getting close. This week: The Find a Way Home Tour with The Ataris wraps up after DC, Norfolk, Charlotte, and Charleston. Mike recaps all four shows and explains why Charlotte might have been the best of the run. Then Michael from the Charlotte meet and greet calls in with a detailed, point-by-point critique of Mike's personality and the podcast, and Mike responds at full length. Jay Gwak (AI Mike) from New York checks in about the DC show, the...
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603 Starved Naked Cold and Wet
The Mike Herrera Podcast
603 Starved Naked Cold and Wet Free Form Fun This week: Joe from St. Pete calls in about the Seahawks Super Bowl win (Mike is absolutely not over it), shouts out Clint Gresham, and recaps the Jannus Live show with Goldfinger, Zebrahead, Unwritten Law, and sullvn. Dave from Omaha asks about the new Yellowcard album and Mike gives a real, honest take. A mystery caller accidentally tries to sign up for Naked and Afraid, which sends Mike down a full reality TV rabbit hole: Survivor, Big Brother, The Traitors, and which one he would actually do. And Anderson calls in from the Dallas show at...
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#602 The Business of Living
The Mike Herrera Podcast
The Business of Living Diving deeper into how things get done and more. Questions or comments? Leave a voicemail: 360-830-6660 X/Twitter: twitter.com/mikeherreraTD Facebook: facebook.com/mikeherreraTD Instagram: instagram.com/mikeherreraTD MXPX.com: UPCOMING MxPx SHOWS: Mar 27 -- 9:30 Club, Washington DC (w/ The Ataris) Mar 28 -- The NorVa, Norfolk, VA (w/ The Ataris) Mar 29 -- The Fillmore, Charlotte, NC Mar 30 -- Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, SC Apr 11 -- Mission Ballroom, Denver, CO (w/ Goldfinger, Zebrahead, Homegrown) Vans Warped Tour 2026: DC, Long Beach, Mexico City,...
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601 Rev on The Drowns
The Mike Herrera Podcast
Ep 601. Rev on The Drowns We talked about obsession, debt, making art for yourself, and the new Drowns album recorded with Bill Stevenson at The Blasting Room. Also: Zach Blair shreds on a track, Matt Hensley plays accordion, and Rev asks me why Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo is the AC/DC of punk rock. Listen/watch, link in bio #MxPx #MikeHerreraPodcast #TheDrowns #Rev #Episode601 #punkrock — Questions or comments? Leave a voicemail: 360-830-6660 X/Twitter: twitter.com/mikeherreraTD Facebook: facebook.com/mikeherreraTD Instagram: instagram.com/mikeherreraTD...
info_outlineEpisode 605 opens with Mike addressing the wave of community response to last week's meet and greet voicemail, making clear this isn't a pile-on. It's a conversation.
This week: Mike opens with a direct message to Michael, apologizing for how big the story blew up and inviting him to come on the podcast. Then: voicemail after voicemail from fans who were at the Charlotte show, The NorVa, Nashville, Chicago's Metro, Anaheim, DC, and San Francisco, all sharing their own meet and greet experiences and perspective on what went down. Callers include an attorney who was in the Charlotte line, a fan who hit the driving range with Mike in 1999 (and remembers Ghoti Hook as the opener), members of Too Bad Eugene, and Hannah from LA, whose question about Mike's background setup closes out the episode with a full show-and-tell tour. Also: New MxPx album update, and the end of the Find a Way Home era.
UPCOMING MxPx SHOWS:
Jun 12: Mike Herrera Solo Outdoor acoustic show, downtown Bremerton, WA (FIFA World Cup fan zone)
Vans Warped Tour 2026: DC (Jun 13-14), and all remaining dates. See mxpx.com.
Sep 5: Punkadeka Festival, Milan, Italy