State of Love & Trust: A Pearl Jam Podcast

Jason and Paul discuss recent postponement of the Indianapolis concert and what it means for the rest of the short 2023 tour. Then they pick the songs they feel a Pearl Jam concert rookie has to hear…

Jason and Paul welcome famed audio mixer and engineer, Brett Eliason, to the show to discuss his 30+ year career working with Pearl Jam. From his early days working with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard …

Jason and Paul get ready for the 2023 fall Pearl Jam tour by debating the best t-shirts and tour posters the band has ever put out. Merch is a historically significant part of the live experience and…

Jason is joined by Branden Palomo (Better Band Podcast) and Stip (The Sky I Scrape / Red Mosquito) to play America's new favorite game...The State of Puzzles & Games! It's back to school time and whi…

Jason and Paul discuss the best riffs from the 1996 album, No Code. Then the debate the pros and cons of the evolution of the song In My Tree and if the band will continue to re-imagine the track in …

Jason and Paul head back to 1994 and discuss memories -- good and bad -- with Jimmy Shoaf from his time as Dave Abbruzzese's drum tech (and other odd touring jobs). Jimmy has stories -- like the time…

Jason and Paul discuss the opening lines to every song that they feel best encapsulates what the entire song is about. You know, the lyrics that set the table, distill the essence of and define the r…

Jason and Paul discuss and debate the various side projects the members of Pearl Jam have been involved with and the music they've put out over the last three decades. Ultimately they picked their to…

Jason sits down with photographer Lance Mercer to discuss his photography career from a teenager in punk show pits to shooting the album covers for Soundgaren's Ultramega OK, Mother Love Bone's Apple…

Jason and Paul use inspiration from Stone Gossard's recent comments about the next album being "heavy" by discussing their choices for heaviest songs in the catalog. Then, the guys debate the most ov…

Jason and Paul celebrate America's declaration of independence with another Playlist. This week's theme is Patriotism. The guys also discuss Jeff Ament's comments on the progress of Pearl Jam's next …

Jason and Paul welcome Vance and Tony from the bluegrass band Ironhorse. Ironhorse is a quartet from Alabama that has covered some of the best and most popular musicians in music history including Le…

Jason and Paul welcome Branden from Better Band Podcast and Stip from The Sky I Scrape / Red Mosquito back to the show. This time the guys discuss what they believe are the most difficult or challeng…

Jason and Paul dissect Kyle Meredith's interview with Stone Gossard. The chat traverses Brad's upcoming releases, the latest with Loosegroove Records, and both new and old Pearl Jam. All that and the…

Jason and Paul revisit an episode from 30 weeks ago - song couplets! They've found even more song pairings in a sequel of sorts that might be even more enjoyable than the original! Plus they reveal t…

Jason and Paul dive back into their Playlist series and focus on the theme of gratitude. Plus the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week - Just Breathe.

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Jason and Paul welcome David and Ian from the State of Amorica podcast. The hosts of the amazing Black Crowes podcast discuss what makes a great debut record considering Ten and Shake Your Money Make…

Jason and Paul celebrate the 23rd anniversary of Binaural's release by discussing the hypothetical question, What If Tchad Blake never produced Binaural? Then the guys debate the overrated and underr…

Jason and Paul welcome back to the show Stip from The Sky I Scrape & Red Mosquito forums, Branden Palomo from the Better Band podcast, and a listener and Patreon member, Marty Thomas! The guys discus…

Jason and Paul deconstruct Pearl Jam's eponymous album Pearl Jam and create their own, new "song" out of lyrics from the entire album. Then, the guys debate what they contend to be the most essential…