Podcast The Hero
A Podcast loosely affiliated with the band Protest the Hero but also featuring Rody Walker lead vocalist of the band Protest the Hero
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142 episodes
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Episode 140 - Discriminating Gentlemen
This week is over 90 mins. You're Welcome. This was a fun one for sure. Lots of tangents but the main topic is the Life of a Showgirl. We break down the new Taylor Swift release track by track. And it is decidedly not a ...
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Episode 139 - Tin Foil
This week's episode doesn't exist. In fact, this podcast has never existed.DiscordPatreon
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Episode 138 - Night Bees
This week, we dive into another Palimpsest smash hit, Gardenias. For some reason, this episode is full of debates on really dumb things. There are a lot of debates. Gifts and Games including a game from Rody. There is ho...
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Episode 138
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Episode 137 - Meathooks
This week Fritzy went on Twitch and crowdsourced all of the questions for this episode about All Hands. We deep dive the song. Animorphs? Sure. A game about Hands? Yup. Better audio than last week. Also yes. Anythi...
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Episode 137
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Episode 136 - Victory Lap
Rody and Fritz got together this week for a weekend hang in Whitby which included a pop into downtown Toronto to see Propagandhi at the The Concert Hall. Fritz wore socks. Rody is very concerned about Fritz's lack of caloric intake....
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Episode 136
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Episode 135 - Suck It Life
Trigger Warning: There is discussion about suicide in this episode. This week's episode is ostensibly about Scurrilous smash hit C'est La Vie. But let's be honest, this is Podcast the Hero, so how much time do we spend on it?&...
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Episode 135
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Episode 134 - A Loss of Autonomy
This week we are joined by Michael Ieradi. You might remember him from such bands as Today I Caught the Plague and Mystery Weekend. But he joining us this week to talk about his new musical project Same Fears. We always love h...
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Episode 134
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Episode 133 - Rubix Cubix
This week, we are in for a treat. Watch our very own Rody Walker successfully complete a feat never before seen. A feat so great it should have its own website where he sells uncensored pictures of it. And all the while we tal...
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Episode 133
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Episode 132 - Orchestral Man Ouer D'Oeuvres
Rody big-timed me this week. He went to a cottage on a lake but not Walker Manor. A bigger nicer cottage on a probably bigger nicer lake. He claimed it had internet. I didn't believe him, so I invited one of his best fri...
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Episode 132
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Episode 131 - Not for Vegans
This episode we dig into A Plateful of Our Dead the final track on Kezia. Obviously that means we are going to tangent into meat talk and maybe a little cannibalism. So be warned. For that one listener, sorry. We also fo...
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Episode 131
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Episode 130 - It Ain't Fun
This week we debut the premiere of Paracast the Hero. Our Paramore-themed Protest the Hero podcast. This week we dive into Ain't It Fun. It is catchy plus Cheese loves Paramore more than life itself. I don't know if he h...
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Episode 130
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Episode 129 - Gobblin Wood
This week we jumped into the PTH catalog and went back to Scurrilous. We got a special request to cover Termites. So we did. There is some addiction talk and mentions of Eating Disorders. Just wanted to be upfront about ...
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Episode 129
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Episode 128 - Laundr-o-Mat
This week's episode is based on These Colours Don't Run from A Calculated Use of Sound. But I said based on. Sure, there is a little background info on the song. But this is so much more than that. The gifts this week ar...
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Episode 128
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1:11:31
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Episode 127 - Why Always Space?
Rody is out this week so I decided to give you all a story "hour" (more like 40 minutes). I am not sure why this stuff always ends up being in space. My original plan was supposed to be super hero-based. But ChatGPT knows the ...
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Episode 127
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Episode 126 - Who Cares? Not Us
We bring back all the paying Patreon Names. There is a new Patreon Name Contest in Effect until the end of July. To Enter just make yourself a new Patreon user name each week and we will pick the best one for a T-Shirt. Cheese...
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Episode 126
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Episode 125 - Cheese Chompers
This week we dip back into the Volition well and we grab a bucket of yellow teeth. I know everyone really wants song breakdowns. There is only so much we can dive into before we go off on tangents. So you get some Yellow Teeth and t...
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Episode 124 - Batman Vs Predator
This week, we break down the major themes in Without Prejudice. Batman fights Predator in a cage match of end-stage capitalism. Also, the space program for some reason. It all ties together. I promise. PTH News, Ne...
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Episode 124
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Episode 123 - Turn Tables Turned
After Cheese hit Fritzy with the hard questions, Fritzy turned the tables on Cheese and hit him with some queries of his own. Get to know the mind of Rody Walker in this thrilling-edge-of-your-seat-laugh-a-minute nightmare. Maybe th...
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Episode 123
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Episode 122 - Impostor
Rody has a conspiracy theory. Fritz has been replaced with a doppelfritzer. This week he subjects "Fritzy" to a battery of tests to determine if he is the real Fritzy or an impostor. PTH News? Extensive new music discuss...
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Episode 122
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1:03:21
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Episode 121 - I'm Always Watching
We're back baybeeeee. Tour Wrap up Episode. First we do some PTH News, New Music discussion and then we go show by show, city by city and review the BTBAM ComAlaska tour. Rody throws hypotheticals at Fritz throughout the Episo...
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Episode 121
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1:40:41
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Episode 120 - Sweatin to the Choadies
Cheese is flyin solo this week. Fritzy had to work. Worthless piece of human trash. Everyone knows that Cheese is dedicated and I mean dedicated to sculpting and chiseling his biceps and pectoral muscles. Do not pay atte...
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Episode 120
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Episode 119 - Hinks and Dinks
This week I did something weird. I fully believe that Rody wants nothing more than to be a stand-up comedian. So I made him a 30-minute Comedy Special. Some pretty good bits, stories and crowd work. Please enjoy.S...
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Episode 119
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30:59
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Episode 118 - Old Faithful
This was a special episode. Recorded Live at the Mill in Tillsonburg Ontario. I was nervous and awkward and quiet. Cheese was his always gregarious self. Tim and Ben were wonderful as always and the crowd was amazing.&nb...
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Episode 118
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1:07:42