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
Slam Dunk Festival 2026
We headed to Slam Dunk Festival 2026 for a very special episode, and we got to do it properly, covering both festival sites across the weekend. It's a packed one. We had the privilege of chatting with the following artists: Comeback Kid Driveways The Menzingers zebrahead Allister Mike Herrera Haw...
Kevin Lyman (Vans Warped Tour)
This week, The Wasting Time Podcast is joined by Kevin Lyman for a deep dive into the history and legacy of the Warped Tour. Kevin reflects on building the iconic festival from the ground up, balancing its modern-day return with his role as a university professor, and what it was like bringing Wa...
Matt Richardson (Comedian)
Matt Richardson joins The Wasting Time Podcast and it's immediately clear this is going to be a good one. The UK comedian, presenter and all-round emo/pop punk obsessive sits down to talk career, craft and chaos. He discusses his stand-up shows as well as his presenting gigs, interviewing movie s...
Benjamin James Howard (Bottom Line)
Some bands never get the recognition they deserve. Bottom Line were one of them. We were always fans. We followed this band through the early 2000s, watching them build something real, and waited on a record made with legendary producer John Feldmann that simply... never came out. In this episode...
Kenny Vasoli (The Starting Line)
Hot on the heels of their latest album Eternal Youth, Kenny Vasoli joins the podcast for a brilliant conversation about life in The Starting Line in 2026. Kenny takes us through the band's history coming up on Drive Thru Records, what it was like working with producer Howard Benson, and how he re...