In Service Of
IN SERVICE OF is a weekly podcast hosted by journalist Steve Baltin and artist/writer Sage Bava. Each week they will talk with a celebrated public figure, from Jane Goodall and Shepard Fairey to PJ Harvey and Samara Joy, in a wide-ranging conversation built around giving back and finding your purpose in life. Created to give hope and inspire others to give back, IN SERVICE OF gets the biggest artists to talk about the causes that mean the most to them and how their giving back inspires their work. As Alice Cooper once told us, "Fame is the brand that allows you to do good." In Service Of shines light on how artists and change makers find a well spring of inspiration being in service of their causes.
Episodes
On this week's In Service Of Struts' frontman Luke Spiller joins host Steve Baltin to talk about balancing life as a rock star frontman and emerging singer/songwriter solo artist. In this in-depth talk Spiller talks about why he is in the prime of his career enjoying the best of both worlds.
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Jessica Sevier joins Steve Baltin for this episode of In Service Of, talking AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, and whether he has heard her new single "Springsteen".
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This week on In Service Of Alana Springsteen joins host Steve Baltin for an incredibly personal and powerful conversation about her brilliant new album, 'I Hope This Helps.' A deep, thought-provoking chat on everything from therapy to Sheryl Crow and Patsy Cline. This is a masterful album and you don't want to miss the story behind the record.
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This week on In Service Of singer/actress Jena Malone joins host Steve Baltin. With a stunning new album, 'Flowers For Men,' and a hit Netflix series, 'The Boroughs,' arriving in May, Malone has a ton to talk about. And this hour-long conversation does not disappoint!
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On this week's In Service Of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, the iconic Chuck D, of Public Enemy, sits down with host Steve Baltin for a timely and fascinating conversation on music journalism inspired by Chuck's new magazine, 'Rap Central Station.'
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On this week's In Service Of a phenomenal and intimate conversation between longtime friends Haley Reinhart and host Steve Baltin. As Reinhart says the two have known each other for years, so it is literally like listening on a catch-up between two old friends as Reinhart takes us in being maid of honor at her sister's wedding, the songs she sang and cried to there and co-writing her beautiful new single, 'Promise,' with her fiancé...
On this week's In Service Of Steve Baltin sits down with the superb jazz vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa. After touring for over a year with Grammy winner Joshua Redman Cavassa steps into the spotlight for her Blue Note Records debut, 'Diavola.' In a fascinating and fun conversation they talk pizza, New Orleans, Mardi Gras, Billie Holiday and more.
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On this week's In Service Of Steve Baltin sits down with all three members of The Fray to talk to the band about their first album in a dozen years, how they decided to go on without former lead singer Isaac Slade, touring, the lasting impact of songs like 'How to Save a Life' and more.
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On the latest episode of In Service Of, we continue the Friday tradition of introducing you to the best new artists. This week host Steve Baltin sits down with L.A. based Texas native Rora Wilde. A student of Beyonce and Dylan the intriguing Wilde blends country storytelling and powerful R&B vocals into her dynamic debut album, Vixen.
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On this week's In Service Of, host Steve Baltin sits down with singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton in one of the only interviews she is doing for her new album, 'Veils' In an utterly fascinating, hilarious and engaging talk, Carlton talks about her recent guest appearance at Coachella with Teddy Swims, gardening, songwriting and wanting to keep her songs a mystery.
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In a huge week for music news, In Service Of host and veteran music journalist Steve Baltin talks about Coachella weekend one, the inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2026 class and the first new Tom Waits song in 8 years.
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On this week's In Service Of, a special hour with 5 Seconds of Summer as Luke, Calum, Ashton and Michael talk with host Steve Baltin about their most recent album, their upcoming tour, how their solo work influenced the band music and their very different choices for best pop album of all time.
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On this week's In Service Of, host Steve Baltin sits down with Glenn Tillbrook and Chris Difford, the iconic songwriting duo known as Squeeze. The British band known for hits like 'Black Coffee In Bed.' 'Tempted' and 'Pulling Mussels From The Shell" talk about their brilliant new album, 'Trixies,' a concept album written in the early 1970s and finally recorded half a century later.
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On this week's mini-sode of In Service Of, longtime Coachella and Springsteen concert veteran Steve Baltin, who has been all access at 18 Coachella's and seen Springsteen 60 times, talks about both as they converge on LA next week. Importantly for all of you going to Coachella he talks about the undercard acts, from David Byrne and Iggy Pop to Holly Humberstone, you cannot miss.
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One of the best music books of 2025 was Mark Ronson's superb 'Night People.' The iconic producer/artist/DJ joins Steve Baltin and Sage Bava to discuss his celebrated memoir recounting the beginning of his career as a DJ in New York club culture in the 90s.
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On this very forthcoming conversation J talks with Steve Baltin about her new music, why making her son pancakes is the highlight of her day, sharing in her music and more.
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On this week's In Service Of host Steve Baltin, who's known Backstreet Boys since the early 2000's, sits down for an incredibly intimate conversation with AJ McLean. In a talk that can only happen between people who've known each other for decades, McLean talks about his new EP, 'My Name Is Alex,' being four years sober, fatherhood, his brotherhood with BSB, his marriage and the Jim Croce classic that reminds him of his grandmother...
Back in 2004 Steve Baltin went on tour with Linkin Park to do a book with them. So when guitarist Brad Delson and bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell sat down with Baltin in separate interviews for In Service Of it felt very much like old friends catching up. Now you can sit in on the conversations on the season one wrap up of In Service Of.
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On this week's In Service Of, Grammy-nominated rockers Amyl and the Sniffers sit down with Steve Baltin to talk about touring with AC/DC, Jagermeister, their breakout year and more.
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On this week's Friday In Service Of we continue to introduce you to the best up and coming artists. This week Steve Baltin sits down with DREAH, a dazzling Spanish-language artist based in Miami. This is both a special artist and special person, so hope you enjoy getting to know future superstar DREAH.
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