State of Love & Trust Podcast

Jason and Paul welcome Jamison Wake to the show to discuss his life as a pastor turned rocker. After nearly two decades as a Christian minister, Jamison Wake traded the pulpit for the stage. On his new album, The Wheel , he explores fatherhood, masculinity, faith, American life, and personal reinvention through cinematic, anthemic rock. We talk about leaving the ministry, rediscovering his musical roots, confronting disillusionment, and finding new ways to build community through music. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul return to their Superlatives series and have fun analyzing Pearl Jam's Lightning Bolt from a differnet point of view. Best Bass Riff...Most Introspective Lyric, Song Most Lyrically Relevant in 2026...and so many more. Plus, Sheehan Perera aka Concertpants joins the fun. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul sat down with legendary conservationist and environmental activist Captain Paul Watson at the 2026 Ohana Storytellers stage. Watson is best known for aggressively confronting illegal whaling for more than 50 years and has been detained and jailed many times. Watson co-founded or was highly influential in the formation of Greenpeace, Sea Shepherd, and his latest venture, the Captain Paul Watson Foundation. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul return to the Ohana Storytellers stage in 2026 for not one...but two conversations. This epiosde focuses on the chat with Pearl Jam's Mike McCready and graphic novelist Mark Sable. Mike's new book Farewell to Seasons is a love letter and re-writing of the Seattle music scene of the 80s and 90s. It's an incredible book that allows Mike to properly grieve his losses and find peace, and some closure, through the process. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul are excited to preview the 2026 (and 10th ever) edition of the Ohana Festival. Pearl Jam returns to the stage for their first live show(s) since the departure of drummer Matt Cameron. Who will be the new drummer? Plus, they look at the festival as a whole and discuss the bands they are looking forward to seeing, the incredible speakers at the Storytellers Stage and the incredible art inside The Cove. All that plus so much more at the incredible Ohana Festival. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul celebrate 17 years of Pearl Jam's Backspacer with a Retro Review. The shortest album in Pearl Jam's career, Backspacer is often overlooked by fans yet provided one of the band's biggest hits in Just Breathe. However, there is plenty of great rock surrounding it. So is it underrated? Hmm... Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul make a special trip to Seattle to celebrate Pearl Jam's Ten at 35. They host a panel discussion at the famed London Bridge Studio (where Ten was made) with its co-owner and producer Eric Lilavois. Pearl Jam is celebrating their debut record turning 35 by completely employing producer/engineer Josh Evans to remix their live performance of the record, front to back, from their 2016 concert in Philadelphia. That newly remixed performance of Ten in its entirety will be cut to vinyl by the legendary Levi Seitz...who also shares a few words. Then, the big surprise, Pearl Jam's lead guitarist Mike McCready joins the panel to talk about that show and recording Ten in the very room they - and 65 lucky fans - sit. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaosn and Paul return to their Retro Review series to analyze and discuss Pearl Jam's fourth LP on its 30th birthday -- No Code. While the record was their third number 1 in a row...it quickly fell out of commercial favor and split the fan base. Now, 30 years later, it's often regarded as the band's best. What do we think? Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul return to their LP2EP series to figure out some way of distilling Pearl Jam's iconic Ten down from 11 songs to fit inside the 30 minute constraint of an EP. Nothing says "happy 35th birthday" like this! Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul return to their Retro Reviews series for a monster of an album -- celebrating its 35th birthday it's the iconic Metallica aka the black album. Metallica sold over 20 million records in the U.S. alone with five incredibly successful singles and a Grammy for "Enter Sandman". The guys discuss and analyze this iconic record...and no, it's not all sunshine and happy faces. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul welcome Identity Crisis lead singer Reece Gonzales to the show other discuss his young band's new EP, keeping the spirit of grunge and alt-rock alive in 2026, songwriting, and much, much more. Reece talks about the challenges of trying to make it in an AI and social media driven world and who influenced his love for our favorite bands. Identity Crisis' new EP Starve is out now -- streaming everywhere and available on vinyl on their website. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul return to their series profiling the most significant recording studios in music history by chatting with David Catching, owner of Rancho de la Luna studio in Joshua Tree, California. This desert oasis has produced countless records, collaborations, stories and friendships over its 30 year history. David has a million stories and shares some of them with us detailing why Rancho is a legend of the desert. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul return to their Retro Review series to analyze and rank all 11 songs on Nirvana's debut Bleach. The 37-minute LP was recorded at Reciprocal Studio in Seattle, WA in 1989 for a mere $600 and was the beginning of Nirvana's legendary, if short, career. It's also the only album to not feature Dave Grohl on drums. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul welcome filmmaker Danilo dos Reis to the show to discuss long-awaited documentary Montana Grind. The film explores how building skateparks across Montana has affected the youth of rural and native communities. The skateparks are personally motivated by Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and his Montana Pool Service non-profit, along with the Montana Skatepark Association and countless others. dos Reis followed a number of kids as they grew into young adults highlighting how the simple concept of having a place to skateboard keeps kids out of trouble, enhances their self esteem, and builds community. You can stream Montana Grind for rent at Pearl Jam's website at the link below. Watch Montana Grind Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul return their Soundtracking series where they discuss the albums of the year that affected them the most. They might the most critically acclaimed. They might be underground cult hits. They might something off the beaten path. Whatever they are, they are the soundtrack of that year for the guys. What are yours? Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul welcome Dead Pioneers' founder and vocalist Gregg Deal back to the show to discuss their new album Wagon Burner . Gregg discusses songwriting in the United States in 2026, educating versus entertaining and why it's not his responsibility for you to "get it". It's a great conversation fit for a commencement speech and anyone who wants to punch nazis. Wagon Burner is out June 26. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul welcome Soundgarden co-founder and guitarist Kim Thayil to the show to discuss his new memoir 'A Screaming Life: Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond.' Kim candidly speaks about discovering punk and his early years of music, coming to terms with identity, songwriting for Soundgarden, the loss of Chris Cornell, and what's to come with the final Soundgarden album. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul are joined by singer/guitarist Jamie Stephen Hall of Tigercub. We dive into Jamie's musical roots in Sunderland...to Brighton, his songwriting process, exposing too much, and how Pearl Jam's Stone Gossard helped sharpen his skills. Tigercub's new record Nets to Catch the Wind is as heavy as it is beautiful. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul welcome Sheehan Perera (Concertpants) back to the show to discuss the latest ruling against Ticketmaster and Live Nation. A jury decided the concert mega-company is, in fact, a monopoly having broken anti-trust laws. So now what? We discuss what the sentencing might be including the possibile separation of the two companies. Plus, what does the ruling mean for venues, promotors, artists, and music fans? Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason and Paul welcome back to the show 90s and 2000s rock aficionado, content creator, and Smashing Pumpkins superfan Jacob Givens back to the show to discuss the five most influential Smashing Pumpkins songs. Across 35 years, 13 studio albums, soundtracks and more, the Smashing Pumpkins are one of the most influential bands of the 90s and have evolved record after record through the genius of Billy Corgan. Like him or not...you cannot deny how prolific a songwriter he is. This was a difficult challenge to say the least. Buy Pod Merch Become a Patron Watch Us on YouTube Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Please take a short survey HERE to help us better the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.