\"...The singles titles say it all. “Orgasm Addict” promises fiction, romance. “Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn'tve?)” And of course, “What Do I Get?” so perfectly expressing the primal cry of youth? There was also a celebration of androgyny within punk, which further amplified glam rock’s earlier bisexual and sexually ambivalent posturing. As a tomboy and non-traditional girl, I knew I'd found my countercultural home here. What I love most about punk was its absence of definitions. I aspired to become a freer, wilder, stronger person, and it felt amazing to be part of something that actually encouraged you to become more of those things...\"
This is Caroline Collett revisiting her latest work, What Do I Get? My Teenage Punk Rock Diary, as excerpted from \"Caroline Collett, Part 2\" in conversation with co-hosts Jessica Schwartz and Paul Hollins.
For Caroline’s bio and more info, please check out PART 1.
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We’d love to hear from you and are soliciting episode ideas and guests. Contact us at: punkscholarspodcast@gmail.com
The PSP theme music is excerpted from “Crows” by Watch You Drown. All rights reserved.
Season 2, Episode 11, was recorded on April 3, 2026, on Zoom with participants in the UK and the US. Paul Hollins and Jessica Schwartz co-hosted and co-produced this episode and edited the transcript, which is available here. Jessica Schwartz also edited the audio.
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