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Welcome to Clique Bait—the podcast where we stay Fairly Local, dig into the Lore, and ask the big questions like… What’s the story behind the antlers? Why is there duct tape on everything? And how many layers deep is this metaphor, Tyler? If you’ve ever cried in the car to Oldies Station, screamed Heavydirtysoul at a concert, or blacked out your hands for a Blurryface show—you’re in the right place! Every week, we’ll bring you The News—from tour announcements to easter eggs hiding in social posts. We’ll break down theories so deep even Nico would be impressed, and analyze lyrics that make you say, “Wait… is this about faith, trauma, or are they actually singing about Taco Bell? Whether you’ve been riding with the Skeleton Clique since the Self Titled days, or you just discovered Next Semester on a random playlist, there’s something here for you. We’ll deep-dive into albums—from the Car Radio angst to the Scaled and Icy sparkle, or the disappearing Torchbearer—and ask the hard-hitting questions like: What does it all mean? Is Ned okay?? And why is Josh always on fire? So if you’re Stressed Out by the lack of good Twenty One Pilots content in your feed, or just Craving more information, smash that subscribe button, and come hang out in our trench. This is Clique Bait: where every theory is overthought, every random tweet is dissected, and yes, we’ll absolutely talk about the stolen drums. Subscribe now, and remember: stay alive, frens!.
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Welcome back or welcome to Clique Bait! We have a good one this week as we welcome a very, very special guest; our first born, son extraordinaire, "Jorrrrrrrrrrrrge" (extra heavy roll on that R) to the show!Jorge gets into his top ten twenty one pilots songs and we play along with ours as well. We give our thoughts on the stupid Grammy's, Tyler's poor driving habits (apparently), and all the other news out there this week! Oh yeah, huge congrats to our "daddy," Joshua William Dun on his recent Rock Drummer of the Year award from Drumeo! So very well-deserved for our favorite drummer!Closing things out is a super smart deep dive into 'Mulberry Street' from Scaled and Icy. Tee knocks it right out of the park with her thoughtful analysis as always.Thank you all for being here and following along with us each week, we sure appreciate and love you all! We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
We're going low this week, Frens, with an all-out Bandito themed episode! I'm not sure we planned it that way but here we are. We get into the normal news and notes from the week that was, including some more observations from Alter Ego Fest, Clikkies behaving badly during the crowd walk, closure for "No Mercy-gate," & more!JJ proposes a new merch idea for all the Clique Moms out there and Tee introduces the all new Clique Bait sourdough starter, BandiDOUGH! He could be a rye dough, but he knows that he's sourdough...he is BandiDOUGH...get it?!Finally we close things out with a sploosh-inducing lore deep dive into the origins of the word/character "Bandito." Are they all escapees? Survivors? Or indigenous people of Trench? Find out in another expertly crafted deep dive by your fave podcasters.Thank you as always for listening and being a part of the Clique Bait fam, we love you guys! We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
Welcome back, Frens! We are back and so are the boys, FINALLY! That's right, we have some live music to talk about again and we are SO excited!This week we bring you all the usual news and notes, plus our reactions to the Alter Ego Fest performance of a lifetime. What an absolutely incredible short set by our band! The masters of transitions strike again with their ability to cram 12 songs into a 40 minute set and boy did they not disappoint! We had the regular hits, plus plenty of Breach to make it fresh and the boys looked SO refreshed and ready! We are SO back, y'all!Of course we get into our listener reactions, plenty of sploosh, and a satisfying deep dive into 'Bounce Man' from Scaled and Icy. Plus, Tee gives a bonus life lesson based off of 'Stressed Out' in case you love that song as much as JJ does!You guys, we're totally killing it with the downloads and interactions for this show and it's all because of YOU! Thank you so much for being here and making this happen, we love you guys. We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
Let's all go to the movies, let's all go to the movies!!! That's right, Frens, we're getting an all new twenty one pilots movie! We hope you're as excited as we are, and we hope to see some of you there!This week, we give some predictions of what we think will be in the film, some festival set list ideas, tons and tons of listener updates, a really amazing TOP fan doing amazing things, and a new round of 2026 TOP song mantras by request from some of our loyal listeners.We are also officially kicking off our campaign for a 2027 Golden Globe nomination in the Best Podcast category and we're gonna need all the help and support from the Clique! This is a joke (kinda...)! Additionally, due to overwhelming demand, approval, and participation, the Spoti5 hence forth shall be know as the "SpotiSploosh!" Don't worry Spoti5 OGs, you will keep your "first 5" status!In case you couldn't tell, we're having an absolute blast doing this and it wouldnt be so fun (or even possible) without all of you! For that, we say THANK YOU! Thank you for listening, participating, following, sharing, and all the things! We LOVE you! Have a great week...we are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
Welcome back, Frens! We have a good one for you this week (as usual, am I right?!)!The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is back in the news with its wide release broadcast on January 1st. The boys were HEAVILY featured in the promo materials with some even calling their performance a masterpiece! Of course we couldn't agree more!We also get into some year-end 2025 charts and poll results, discuss a buns reaction channel that called the 'Downstairs' live video "dramatic" instead of seeing the passion and power behind it, a new personality type has entered the conversation (hello, Otroverts!), listener reactions, @coolcatspooky doing amazing things, and more!Closing things out is a fun new twist on the Song Deep Dive where Tee gives us our 2026 mantras based on the first twenty one pilots songs we listened to in the new year - Levitate for JJ and The Contract for Tee! Let's see if we can stick to them all year long!Thank you as always for being here and supporting us on this journey. This show is for YOU and we sure hope we're doing it justice. We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It may be 2026 but we're not letting go of Christmas just yet! This week we get into all the twenty one pilots-related gifts we got, including a special a trip to Europe to see two festivals! All the latest news, listener comments from the Spoti5 and beyond, and so much more, including a fun little game of "What if twenty one pilots had 21 members...who would they be?!"Closing things out is a 'Christmas Saves the Year' video lore deep dive uncovering all the band's hidden nuggets and what they might mean to the greater storyline. We're so excited to start the new year with you all and we would love to hear from you! Send us a DM, email, whatever and let us know what you'd like to hear on the show! We are open to just about everything and would love to make you feel included! Thank you for listening and coming along with us on this journey. We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, Frens! We are for your cheer and are bringing all the holiday happiness for your earholes! Christmas shenanigans in the news, fan shoutouts, and a very special holiday double song deep dive featuring 'Christmas Saves the Year' AND 'Smithereens' from the album Trench!We're a little goofy on this one but that's okay! Sometimes we need a little fun in our lives. Thank you all so much for the best gift of all - your listening for the past half-year. We love having you guys here and all the interaction and fun that comes with it! We wish you all a very happy Christmas holiday tomorrow and may you have the absolute best week! We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
First things first, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CLANCY'S JUMPSUIT from the Spotify Clique! We missed that it was her birthday today during recording so we want to make sure everyone knows here!Second, HUGE congrats to our favorite drummer and is best lady, Josh and Debby Dun, on their beautiful baby girl, Felix Winter! Best of luck to them and many prayers and well-wishes for a healthy and happy life with your their precious Moonbeam.besides the big baby news, there's not a ton going on in the twenty one pilots universe this week but whatever there is, we've got you covered here! Listener Shoutouts this week covers some new friends from the socials who have been sliding into the DMs, and the creation of an all new super group in the Spotify Clique - introducing The Spoti5! These are our five original listeners who decided to comment with us every week and JJ can't remember the names so we've given them a group!Later we feature @gobsmackeddonthesitate from TikTok who makes amazing DJ-style mashups of all your favorite TOP songs, proving that you can indeed twerk to Forest...when it's mixed with Hometown! Thank you, Adam, for this incredible public service!We close things out with Tee's Lore Deep Dive where she breaks down some of the physical DEMA letters that were sent to fans in recent years. The details and things this band gives back to the fanbase is truly something remarkable and may never be seen again by any group out there. For that, we say THANK YOU!Speaking of thank you, thanks so much for listening and being a part of our little fam! We love all of you! We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
Hey, Frens, we are back with a fresh, new episode! This week we whip out our telescope to take a look back in time, not at our reflection, but at the beauty and potential meanings of 'Cottonwood' in a very deep song deep dive. We also get into Tee's harrowing car accident adventures, JJ's first therapy session, a trading post pop-up for the ages with our TOP fan doing amazing things, listener feedback, 2024 Jingle Ball revisits, and SO much more! We're really all over the place in this one but isn't that what we all need right now? Just some good old twenty one pilots freestyle to keep the week going!Thank you all for listening and being part of this journey with us. We are having so much fun and it's all because of you! For those that let us know we made your Spotify Wrapped for 2025, we are just THRILLED and so excited that you're part of the Clique Bait fam! We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
It's time to be comfortable with being uncomfortable, Frens! This week we wish a very happy 37th (what?!) birthday to our king, Tyler Joseph! We hope it was a good one, sir...now get back to making music already! We also cover the West Coast Jebby baby shower heard 'round the world (don't worry, people, everything is fine...these people are indeed allowed to have other friends!), new segment of Listener Feedback featuring a "JJ was right" victory lap, and all the new festival news out there.Closing things out is the always insightful Tee giving us a great and informative final lore deep deep dive on the dmaorg.info saga that we all know and love (a lot better now!). It's a great show, duh, with all the good twenty one pilots stuff for ya!Thanks as always for listening and being the greatest fans around, we sure appreciate you! For now, we are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
I know it's hard to believe me, it's Clique Bait a day early! That's right, we hurried and hustled to get this one to you before your Thanksgiving travels so you can listen and let all your family and friends know the latest in the TOP universe! For our American frens, HAPPY THANKSGIVING tomorrow, and for everyone else, HAPPY WHATEVER YOU WANT! We just hope everyone is having a "Good Day" wherever you are.This week we do a deep dive into Scaled and Icy's opening track, 'Good Day' and look at it from a few different perspectives. We also finally give some scientific answers to which twenty one pilots songs it's acceptable to twerk to (and which ones to avoid at all costs). This segment has a few surprises that no one was expecting!We also breakdown the latest Joseph Family Halloween photos, why they heck they are already decorated for Christmas, and the latest on the summer festival front. It's another packed episode for you to enjoy on this lovely holiday eve! What better time to share us with your family and friends?! Make this year's holiday a little bit brighter by sharing your favorite podcasters with the rest of your gang! Thank you as always for being here and we truly hope you have a great week! We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
Hello, Frens! What an episode we have for you this week! Believe it or not, we are not just stage 5 glazers like you may think! We actually have a few things we don't like from the boys. We get into our top 5 most cringey things that make us scratch our heads when it comes to our favorite guys. We also take things a little deeper on the Seven Nation Army tribute heard round the world...wow, do some people feel some type of way about that performance!Closing things out is part for of our lore deep dive series on dmaorg.info. We get into the final updates on the website from 2018 and promise to get into more on future episodes.All this and more on another action-packed episode of everyone's favorite twenty one pilots podcast! Thank you all so much for listening and following along, we sure appreciate you all! Remember to tell your dog to tell their dog friends and maybe their dog parents to subscribe, rate, review, and follow! It takes all of us, always! We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
Welcome back, or welcome to, Clique Bait! This week, a Seven Nation Army couldn't hold us back from getting into all the details of probably the coolest tribute performance of all time. From the veils and their potential meanings, Tyler's subtle vocal changes, to Josh's incredible drumming (as always), we cover all the goods from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.While we do that, we get a little rock & roll history lesson from JJ, we call out some of the haters, and shoutout some amazing fans who keep us smiling all week long. Closing things out is a moving song deep dive by Tee featuring 'Downstairs' from the album Breach.This one is a good one, Frens, and we're so happy you're here for it! We love all our fans and we are so excited to continue bringing this content to you every week. Keep the comments coming and the good vibes flowing, and thank YOU for being such loyal pals. We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
Turn the volume up...can you hear that? Maybe a little louder...can you hear it now??? probably not because we have officially entered Ordinary Time! That's right, the tour is over, Breach talk has slowed to a crawl, the boys have gone radio silence on socials, and we are here left wondering what the heck is going on!It's like part of our family has left and it's hard, Frens. But we are here for you and each other. Don't be sad, let's keep the good twenty one pilots vibes going with some light and entertaining talk about our favorite band.This ep we get into some R&R HOF updates (we were right...again...) and breakdown how pumped we are for a White Stripes cover performance, Debby's Jebbyween post of her and Josh is just trolling us now, our thoughts on why Breach achieved such high praise and popularity, and closing things out is part 3 of the dmaorg.info lore deep dive.Thank you so much for listening and telling your friends about our little slice of the TOP universe. We sure are grateful, and we need each other now more than ever. Let's stick together and keep this train moving! We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
Happy Clique-a-ween (you'll find out later in the episode why this is funny)! We bring you this action-packed episode fresh off the plane from Southern California where we took a whirlwind weekend to see the final show of The Clancy Tour: Breach in Los Angeles.What a great time we had back in our home state, complete with some California-only food that we have missed, a trip to Disneyland where the magic began 20 years ago for your hosts, 'Tear in My Heart' video sites, and of course THE best show of the tour!Lots of tears were shed, screaming was had, and the third-ever live performance of 'Downstairs' had us weak with gratitude for this amazing band and community. We recap all of it for you on this episode where we skip the lore and song deep-dives to bring you our very fresh takes on all things twenty one pilots, Breach, and what may be next for the boys. We also tease the latest clique conspiracy surfacing about the missing/stolen 'Level of Concern' thumb drive!Thank you so much for listening to us and following along. It really means the world to us. We don't have many real friends thanks to good ol' anxiety and social awkwardness, but we have connected with so many from this community and it's really just a beautiful thing that heals our souls. We love you all and can't wait to keep doing this for a long time!For now, we are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
We don't mind if it's lonely, we don't mind if it's fair, we have a new episode you can play anywhere! That's right, Clique Nation, we are back with another action-packed episode to bless your earholes and we hope you like it! This week we get into our festival predictions, the fans getting a little too touchy at recent shows, Tyler's obvious sass, and the recent criticism that Breach is "rushed and under developed (what?!). We also share some 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame potential performance predictions, who the heck is "her" in the lyrics 'I wish her parents would stop yelling,' and so so much more!Closing things out is a thoughtful deep dive broken down four ways on Clancy favorite 'Backslide.' This song is so great and has SO many layers. Let us know if we got it right in the comments on our social @cliquebait_pod on all major socials.As usual, we thank you so much for making this fun to do! Keep on listening and sharing with your friends, we sure appreciate it! We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
gEt out. the compAss lies. they don't control you. get out. the compaSs lies. They don't control you. get out. the compass lieS. they don't control yoU. get out. the comPass lies. they don't control you.welcome bAck to anotheR Episode of clique bait! this week we have a double dose of twenty one pilots lore for You to enjoy and pOnder aboUt.first things first, we give a shoutout to world mental health day back on october 10th. mental health is so imPortant and we wAnt to make sure everYone Is aware of the resources available to them. be sure to checkout www.wmhdofficial.com for more iNformation. we also Give a big thank you to blanket Approval for all the love on social media This week! iT's prEtty cool for our little podcast to get recogNized by actual artTIsts, especially a new fave! we close Out the in the News segment with tyler's stunt double, breach tour updates, tyler's rider from 2016, a thanks to sarah from wonders and thieves for the awesome braceLets shE sent us!ok, firsT Up on the lore front, a Shallow dive into tyler's strange yet haunting blurryface accent that draws striKing similarities to donNie darkO. turns out, tyler is a big fan of that movie and has been knoWn to be influenced by it during his songwriting. after that, we get into our official deep dive and continue on with part 2 of the dmaorg.info lore that gave us all kinds of cryptic info (and still does).we hope you are enjoying our new format and continue to like, share, and subscribe to the show! don't forget to rate and review as well. we want to hear from you! hit us up in the comments on all the socials and let us know what you think and what you may want to hear on future episodes. this show is for you, the clique, and we want to make it the best we can for ya! we are clique bait and so are you, stay alive, frens!
Baaaaaaaaangorrrrrrrrr. BangorMaine. BangorMaine!Welcome back Clikkie nation, or welcome to if you're new here! We are the "fresh new look, same great taste" Clique Bait Podcast (peep the new logo)! This week we're getting into all the Breach Tour shenanigans from the past week, including our experiences in Hartford, CT and, of course, BangorMaine! We had an incredible time with our family but there was no shortage of the usual twenty one pilots Clique drama making for some splendid content!We also get into some technical difficulties that have popped up at a few shows, a shoutout to the Mini-Van Mosh Club podcast for fans doing amazing things, Grammy submissions, tour lore vs. lore lore, the KROQ private show and interview, and tons more! Closing things out is an in-depth analysis of 'Robot Voices' from the album Breach with a bonus deep dive into the inspiration for this amazing interpolation/collab, 'My Soft Spots My Robots' by Blanket Approval. Both songs are new favorites and we're so grateful these musical geniuses found each other! Be sure to check them out if you haven't yet and give them a follow https://www.instagram.com/blanketapproval/!Thank you all for being a part of this journey with us! We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
IDENTIFIED AS FAILED PERIMETER ESCAPEBY DEMA COUNCILVIOLATION OF SECTION 15398642_14OF VIALIST CODE OF CONDUCTwelcome back To clique bait! tHis week we hAve another actioN pacKed episode for YOU! more breach tour theories FOR you to stew over, breach song thoughts, and how much we absoLutely love just about all of them. It's juST so hard to pick onE so we're Not goING to!WE aLso get intO some twenty one pilots fans doing Very amazing things and closE things out with an unbelievablY interesting lOre deep dive aboUt dmaor.info.it's an incredible episode and we're so glad you've come along for the journey. you make this show possible with your love and support so keep spreading the word and we hope to meet some of you at a show soon. we are clique bait and so are you, stay alive, frens!
Please use discretion when you're listening to our message, MAN!That's right, we're back with another action-packed episode, Clikkie Nation! This week we get into the first three Breach Tour stops; Cincinnati and Toronto nights 1 and 1 and a half. Unfortunate weather events, stealing fun wristbands, and all the fan line drama, plus THE SETLIST!!! If you're trying to avoid spoilers before your own show, consider this your warning!We also share the deets on our latest "giveaway" (which really isn't a giveaway and is more of an opportunity) and we close things out with an in-depth analysis of Blurryface-favorite, "Message Man."We can't thank you all enough for listening, following, reviewing, and all the things! This community is magical when they want to be and we LOVE it! If you're in the Northeast next week and are attending Hartford or Bangor, be sure to be on the lookout for your favorite podcasters! We know you have no clue what we look like but I promise it won't be hard to figure out! We are Clique Bait and so are you, stay alive, Frens!
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woah, at 15:40 where you say you think the bandits are going to try to help, you nailed it!
woah, at 15:40 where you say you think the bandits are going to try to help, you nailed it!