State of Love & Trust: A Pearl Jam Podcast

Jason and Paul honor Record Store Day by choosing their five favorite record sides (sides - that's an important distinction!). They also react to Pearl Jam's Record Store Day release Give Way, the 20…

Paul interviews Jason about his visit to Seattle to check out the Pearl Jam Home & Away exhibit at the Museum of Pop Culture as well as attend the going away party / Home Show screening. That, plus J…

Jason and Paul welcome Hunger Strike music video director, Paul Rachman, to the show to discuss a pivotal and transcendental moment in the history of Pearl Jam (and Soundgarden). From the phone call …

Jason and Paul welcome Tanya Kang, author of the "I Am Mine: Pearl Jam Fan Portraits book, to the show. They chat about the inception of the book, photographing over 1,000 Pearl Jam fans across a dec…

Jason and Paul welcome producer, engineer, mixer, and amateur mid-90s beat-maker, Josh Evans to the show. Josh has produced many records including Pearl Jam's Gigaton and Painted Shield's sophomore e…

Jason and Paul answer questions from you, the fine listener. The guys battle through scheduling conflicts, health issues and Paul getting ready to move house to make this one happen (Paul sounds like…

Jason and Paul dive back into their song deconstruction series and debate the best guitar solos in Pearl Jam's catalog. Then they discuss the songs Mike McCready says are his favorite songs to play l…

Jason and Paul welcome Nicole Alvarez from the world famous KROQ radio station in Los Angeles to the show. Nicole tells the guys how her super fandom started from her earliest memories in Miami to me…

Jason and Paul head back to The Playlist series. This week's theme is "Falling In Love". After that the guys debate the most Essential Song from Lightning Bolt. All that and the Lyric and Live Cut of…

Jason and Paul welcome audio engineer, Ryan Williams, to the show to discuss how the album Yield was mixed and all the accompanying stories that went with it. Ryan shares fun anecdotes about Eddie Ve…

Jason and Paul welcome Bradley and Rob, two fans who attended the famous show in Milwaukee where Yield was played in its entirety. The guys discuss the performances and remember fun anecdotes from th…

Jason and Paul welcome The Sky I Scrape / Red Mosquito's Stip back to the show to discuss the legacy of Yield. For an album 25 years old it sure does feel relevant in a number of ways. The guys discu…

Jason and Paul discuss the latest era of Pearl Jam and what songs would make a veritable third disc to the greatest hits compilation Rearviewmirror. A seemingly easy but tricky exercise in picking so…

Jason and Paul take a look at 2004's Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits (1991-2003). In their opinions, not every song merits inclusion; in fact, some songs left off deserve the honor. They debate their a…

Jason and Paul welcome six glorious Pearl Jam fans from Poland to the show to discuss their individual PJ origin stories, why they love the band, and their amazing stories that have been written over…

Jason and Paul welcome in the new year 2023 with a discussion about what songs need to open concerts more often. Sure, Release, Long Road, and Wash open concerts all the time - but what about songs t…

Jason and Paul finally get back to their Retracking the Album series after a long layoff; this time with No Code. The guys also discuss Stone's radio interview in which he speaks about album number 1…

Jason and Paul welcome Stip from The Sky I Scrape / Red Mosquito and artist, Brad Klausen, back to the show to answer the question: what is the best songwriting duo? That and the Lyric and Live Cut o…

Jason and Paul discuss the top five songs they think Pearl Jam plays more for the audience, the fans, than they do for themselves. Then a spirited discussion pondering What If George W. Bush was neve…

Jason and an under-the-weather Paul discuss their top five favorite choruses in the entire Pearl Jam catalog - a difficult task indeed. See if you agree! All that and the Lyric and Live Cut of the We…