State of Love & Trust: A Pearl Jam Podcast

Jason and Paul dig into the second live Pearl Jam show since Covid - Jason ventured to Dana Point for Ohana Festival and Paul grilled him on the experience. That and our Lyric and Live Cut of the Wee…

Jason and Paul are joined once again by Stip from The Sky I Scrape / Red Mosquito to discuss the legacy of the songs of No Code. But first the guys react to the first live Pearl Jam concert in over t…

Jason and Paul discuss the headspace and state of the band from which No Code was born. Intra band conflict as well as the Pearl Jam continuing to fight outside forces resulted in an album intentiona…

Jason and Paul pay tribute to the skinsman who should receive more credit than he does for his role in the band - Jack Irons. They discuss the pivotal moments in his career with Pearl Jam and prior t…

Jason and Paul are joined again by Stip from The Sky I Scrape / Red Mosquito, this time, to discuss the quintessential Pearl Jam song. The history. The lyrical evolution. The music's impact. The arc …

Jason and Paul enter week four of Ten month on a mission to tackle arguably the most compelling and important song in the ascension of the band - Jeremy. They welcome in listener, Joe, to discuss his…

Jason and Paul take on the brutal task of retracking Ten. Blasphemy, of course, but an interesting challenge nonetheless. Have a listen and decide how angry you are! That and the Lyric and Live Cut o…

Jason and Paul continue Ten month with a discussion, a comparison, a contrast of the original Ten record produced by Rick Parashar and the redux version by Brendan O'Brien. The two versions are stark…

Jason and Paul celebrate the 30th anniversary of Ten with five episodes in a row completely dedicated to the band's first album. This week they take aim at their five favorite riffs from the record w…

Jason and Paul dive into the latest Pearl Jam news and discuss Jeff's comments on resuming indoor touring at the expense of a resurgent Covid-19. Then they chat about Stone's comments regarding the b…

Jason and Paul analyze what each band member's favorite book means and how it might illustrate a deeper understanding of their personalities and song writing sensibilities. They also discuss the late…

Jason and Paul go through the catalog and pick out songs of which they prefer the acoustic version to the original full electric rendition. They then revive their Over/Under segment, this time focusi…

Jason and Paul discuss songs they really used to enjoy and have since lost some of their luster to put it lightly. They also discuss the evolution of the song Jeremy. The episode is topped off with a…

Jason and Paul are back at it with another album retracking - this time taking a stab at Riot Act. This proved to be a more difficult task than they expected but yielded very satisfying results. All …

Jason and Paul discuss which Pearl Jam songs fit the ball in a random assortment of superlatives made up by them. Every June students around the United States receive a yearbook commemorating the sch…

Jason and Paul catch up on PJ-related news and talk about the collaboration between Dave A. and numerous French fans, Chris Daughtry and Lajon Witherspoon covering Hunger Strike, and react to Jeff Am…

Jason and Paul are joined by Brian "Stip" Stipelman, long time contributor to the fan site The Sky I Scrape and moderator to its message board Red Mosquito. Herein lies a discussion about Stip's past…

Jason and Paul dig deep into 'avocado', Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt to find their favorite deep cuts from the band's latest era. That and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Amongst the Waves.

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Jason and Paul discuss their top five favorite Mike McCready written Pearl Jam songs as well as the recent cover of Daughter by Nancy Wilson. That and the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Save you.

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Jason and Paul discuss the inverse topic from just a couple episodes ago. This time it's all about paring down the songs that sound better live than in the studio to the best five. They also discuss …