State of Love & Trust Podcast

By Jason Kerepesi & Paul GhiglieriMusic Music Commentary Music Interviews Music History

State of Love & Trust Podcast episodes

October 20 Lightning Bolt Superlatives
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.
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1 hr 7 min
October 13 Whale Wars with Capt. Paul Watson
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.
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30 min
October 06 Mike McCready & Mark Sables | 'Farewell to Seasons'
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.
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40 min
September 22 Ohana Festival 2026 Preview - Pearl Jam Is Back!
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.
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58 min
September 15 Retro Reviews: Pearl Jam - Backspacer
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...
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1 hr 24 min
September 08 Mike McCready, Josh Evans & Eric Lilavois Go Deep on Pearl Jam's New 'Ten Live' Record
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.
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1 hr 8 min
August 25 Retro Reviews: Pearl Jam - No Code
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?
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1 hr 41 min
August 18 LP2EP: Pearl Jam - Ten
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!
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1 hr
August 11 Retro Reviews: Metallica - Metallica
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.
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1 hr 32 min
August 04 Reece Gonzales of Identity Crisis Talks New EP, Grunge Revival & More
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.
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56 min