The Wasting Time Podcast
The Wasting Time Podcast is an alternative and pop punk–focused show digging into the stories, scenes, and songs behind the artists we love. Based in the UK, hosts Nick and Chris have welcomed a huge array of guests from across the scene, including Sum 41, Descendents, Jimmy Eat World, Rise Against, and many more. The show has become a regular part of the UK alternative scene and has partnered with Four Chord Music Festival in Pittsburgh.
The Wasting Time Podcast is...
Chris
Chris is a co-creator and co-host of The Wasting Time Podcast, and also manages artists within the scene. His favourite artists include MxPx, blink-182, Social Distortion, New Found Glory, Relient K and Sam Cooke. Away from music, he’s into Indian street food, bird-watching, quoting Bilbo Baggins, and cosy English pubs.
Nick
Episodes
2000 Trees Festival 2024
We were lucky enough to get back to 2000 Trees Festival again this year! It’s always a good time there. This year we spoke to Spanish Love Songs, The Gaslight Anthem and Tigress. We also managed to grab quick-fire interviews with Giles Bidder from 101 Part Time Jobs Podcast and Harley from Fandom...
Gabe Saporta (Cobra Starship/Midtown)
Gabe Saporta is on The Wasting Time Podcast! Midtown are one of the most important bands to The Wasting Time Podcast, so talking to Gabe was always on our hit list. We talk about Midtown, his journey through the scene and the many different chapters of his career, from his early band Humble Begin...
Brian Fallon
Brian Fallon has been someone we have wanted to have on the show for a long time, so this one has been a long time coming. We caught up with Brian whilst he was in Edinburgh to talk about his incredible career, from the early days of The Gaslight Anthem through to his solo work and everything in...
Jimmy Eat World (return)
The Wasting Time Podcast returns with a very special episode recorded at Jimmy Eat World’s headline show at Crystal Palace Bowl. Chris catches up with Jim Adkins, Tom Linton and Rick Burch to talk about the significance of playing such a huge show in London, the experience of returning to the UK,...
WALWIN
The Wasting Time Podcast is joined by Australian-based British artist WALWIN. The conversation covers his journey to becoming a solo pop punk artist, the incredible tours he's been on, and what the future holds. WALWIN also teases an upcoming crossover between pop punk and UK garage, explains why...