Episode 24

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23rd Oct 2025

I Don't Wanna: 'Backslide' Deep Dive, Addressing the Breach Critics, Festival Predictions, & More

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!

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Clique Bait
a twenty one pilots podcast
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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