Mike Assatly of Unseemlier

Host Jason Schreurs and Unseemlier's Mike Assatly discuss how living in a capitalist society feeds anxiety and fear. As a punk, Mike tried to avoid "real life" for as long as he could. This has left him in a challenging place between the freedom of punk and having to fall in line in exchange for the possibility of financial stability.

Featured song clips:
Unseemlier - “My Own Summer ( Pop Shuv It )” from I Have A Screw Loose, Somewhere (Sell The Heart Records, 2025)
BearTrap - "Mouthguard" from Nailed Shut (To Live a Lie Records, 2012)
Unseemlier - “Power Chord Career Criminal” from I Have a Screw Loose, Somewhere (Sell the Heart Records, 2025)

Photo: Alex Ilyadis

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Intro/background music clips:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"

Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com