100 Words Or Less: The Podcast

100 Words Or Less: The Podcast

Ray Harkins

Episodes 767
Avg. Duration 1h 9m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (436)
Since Sep 2010
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Host Ray Harkins dives deep with creators of independent culture from musicians, artists and other interesting people to find out what inspires them, how they came to be and many other unexpected places.

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Joey Chiaramonte from Koyo

Jun 10, 2026 1h 6m

Joey Chiaramonte (Koyo) joins the podcast this week for a conversation about identity, growth, and finding your place both on and off the stage. As the vocalist of Long Island's Koyo, Joey has helped…

Jay Weinberg

Jun 03, 2026 1h 6m

More than a decade after his first appearance on 100 Words or Less, Jay Weinberg returns to reflect on a career that has taken him from DIY hardcore basements to some of the world's biggest stages.…

Daniel Danger from The Saddest Landscape

May 27, 2026 1h 6m

Daniel Danger has spent decades building worlds through both sound and image. As a member of The Saddest Landscape and one of the most recognizable artists in underground music, his work has become…

Nathan Martin from Creation Is Crucifixion

May 20, 2026 1h 10m

From growing up in the shadow of Western Pennsylvania industry to helping shape some of the most abrasive and intellectually confrontational music of the early 2000s hardcore underground, Nathan…

Matthew Cole from Knumears

May 13, 2026 1h 11m

From the suburbs of Rancho Cucamonga to the deeply personal world of Knumears, Matthew Cole joins the show to talk about the path that shaped both his life and music. We get into growing up in…

Scott Mellinger from Zao & Creation Is Crucifixion

May 06, 2026 1h 13m

Scott Mellinger has spent decades shaping heavy music from the inside out. Best known as the guitarist and primary songwriter for Zao, his path runs through some of the most forward-thinking corners…

Piper Ferrari from Roman Candle

Apr 29, 2026 1h 12m

This week we sit down with Piper Ferrari from Roman Candle for a conversation that drifts between isolation, creativity, and the strange ways identity takes shape.Piper talks about growing up in the…

Travis Shettel from Piebald

Apr 22, 2026 1h 2m

In this episode, we talk with Travis Shettel of Piebald about the band’s unique mix of humor and sincerity, and how their songs have aged into something more universal than anyone expected. Travis…

Ryan George from Carry On & Youth Code

Apr 15, 2026 1h 8m

Ryan George is on the podcast this week and we discuss the Central Coast beginnings pre-Carry On, to A Life Less Plagued, to where things sit now with the Carry On reunion shows. We talk about that…

Jeff Hydro from Turmoil

Apr 08, 2026 1h 15m

In this episode, we sit down with Jeff Hydro of Turmoil to trace the arc of a band that helped define late ’90s metallic hardcore scene. Jeff takes us back to Turmoil’s early days in the Lehigh…

Leah B. Levinson from Agriculture

Apr 01, 2026 1h 8m

In this episode, I sit down with Leah B. Levinson of Agriculture to trace a path that starts in the unlikely corners of Poway, California—where punk and hardcore weren’t just genres, but survival…

Jennifer Finch from L7

Mar 25, 2026 1h 3m

This episode features Jennifer Finch — musician, photographer, archivist, and cultural lifer whose work stretches far beyond her time in L7. We get into her earliest bands, including the experimental…

Uri Avila from Trauma Ray

Mar 18, 2026 1h 9m

Uri Avila from Trauma Ray joins the show to talk about the band’s path from the Texas DIY scene to the release of their new EP Carnival. We get into his early musical upbringing playing church music,…

Jacob Bannon from Converge

Mar 11, 2026 1h 23m

Episode 700 of the podcast welcomes Jacob Bannon, vocalist of Converge, for a reflective, era-by-era conversation about one of the most influential bands to emerge from the hardcore…

Michael Bingham from Spiritual Cramp

Mar 04, 2026 1h 6m

On this episode, we sit down with Michael Bingham, frontperson of Spiritual Cramp and former member of Creative Adult, to dig into the unlikely path that shaped him. We talk about growing up in San…

Jack Shirley from The Atomic Garden & Comadre

Feb 25, 2026 1h 19m

On this episode, we sit down with producer, engineer, and musician Jack Shirley for a deep dive into the craft and philosophy behind his work. We talk about why live recording remains such a powerful…

Frank Bach from Monk

Feb 18, 2026 1h 13m

In this episode, we sit down with Frank Bach of the band Monk to explore how a life shaped in Southern Ontario forged his lens on punk, creativity, and work. Frank walks us through his early years in…

Tyler Watamanuk, writer for GQ and author of “Bigger Than Fashion”

Feb 11, 2026 1h 14m

This week on the show, we sit down with writer and journalist Tyler Watamanuk—a voice at the crossroads of fashion, music, and culture. You’ve read his work at GQ, where he’s spent years breaking…

Mikayla Mayhew from Blackwater Holylight

Feb 04, 2026 55m

In this episode of the podcast, we interview Mikayla Mayhew, guitarist for the Portland heavy-psych band Blackwater Holylight. Mikayla shares her story of growing up in a small town with limited…

Tyler Washington from Excide and Foreign Hands

Jan 28, 2026 1h 5m

This week on the pod: Tyler Washington of Excide and Foreign Hands. We get into growing up in the South Carolina hardcore scene, being shaped as much by left-of-center, “weirdo” music as by…

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