Yo! That’s My Jawn: The Podcast

New week, new episode! Nate kicks things off with an update on the release schedule before sitting down to talk to singer/songwriter, Andrew Duhon. The two talk about the word jawn, the Castle on Irish Bayou, growing up in New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina and the phenomena of bonded community, Wednesdays at the Square, his mother's sheet music for the music from Dances With Wolves, piano lessons, the first song he learned to play...

e're back! Join us for an all new episode as Nate recaps his trip to New Orleans before being joined by Singer/Songwriter/Multi-Instrumentalist, E.J. Simpson. They talk about E.J.'s early musical memories, the Monkees, the Beatles, learning to play music, finding and being drawn to the bass guitar, the balalaika, his Modulus Graphite bass, his first band the Vegetables and early collaborations with Adrian Harpham, Pierce Te...

All new episode! Nate celebrates Philly music festivals before being joined by his guest, singer/songwriter Dave Hause. They discuss who has played more XPoNential Music Festivals and Main Street Music in stores performance, Dave or Dawes, WXPN and the Sing Us Home Festival, creating and curating his own music festival, growing up in Roxborough, Manayunk over the years, the music of his youth, Ambler, being a solo artist versus bei...

Nate opens up the show celebrating the recent placement in the Top 100 Music Interview charts on Apple Podcasts before being joined in conversation by singer/songwriter, Ryan Gilfillian.  They talk about Ryan's latest performance on WXPN's The Key, AJAY, Black Buttafly, growing up, his early music, rapping, his latest EP, Evergreen, the lyrics to his song "Crime," his influences, why he wears sunglasses while performing live, ...

Back with an all new episode.  Nate welcomes listeners new and old to the show with a reminder of the website content, and talks about the new shirt design before being joined by Taylor Goldsmith of the band Dawes, ahead of their show in Philly at the Fillmore on 3/16.  They talk about David Letterman, Bruce Springsteen and receiving praise, overcoming negative biases, paying tribute, growing up, how Tony Berg helped him ...

An unexpected new episode! Join Nate for a conversation with Kevin Allison (RISK!, The State).  They discuss the State, the Dreamboy sketch, the music used on the show, the season two promo "More Miserable Crap," the origins of Barry and Levon, the child-like energy of the State, Paramount's interest in the possibility of a State reunion/revival, how the brevity of their sketches lends itself to a TikTok/Reels culture, segues ...

Kicking off an all new episode, Nate give an announcement about an upcoming performance for the RISK! live show in the Lower East Side at Caveat before sitting down with Katie Feeney (You Do You, Roberta Faceplant).  They talk about growing up in Erie, musical theater, being a creative kid and the lost confidence of youth, home recorded radio shows, going to Penn State, moving to Philadelphia and getting back into music her wo...

We're back with a jam packed episode!  Nate is joined for a tremendous conversation by Zach Eastman of the Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue Podcast.  They talk about Nate's guest appearance on the YBR, expanding the scope of the Ballyhoo, Brendan Fraser and giving actors a chance, Zach's childhood, his love of vintage entertainment, discovering radio dramas, the realization that he wanted to be a creator, knowing what you want t...

Another week, another episode.  Nate gives a programming update for the next few weeks of episodes before recapping the G. Love/Donavon Frankenreiter show at the TLA. He is then joined for an incredible conversation by singer-songwriter Laura Lizcano.  They start off talking about her 2020 song "Overworked & Underpaid" before getting into her childhood, moving from Colombia to PA, her first band Strawberry Underground...

New Year, new season!! Nate is back with a hope for power and positivity for the new year... aka Twenty Twenty Me!! Then Nate sits down with Kevin McCall and Jordan Petrellis of Andorra.  They talk about how Kevin and Jordan met, starting the band, growing up, MySpace, writing original music in the early days of the band, Marcy's Playground's "Sex & Candy," the songwriting process, early shows in the suburbs, going away to...

Nate updates on the new Yo! That's My Jawn curated playlists (Christmas Favorites | Christmas Other Mentions | Christmas Jawns by Former Guests) and shouts out a few new Christmas songs that have come out this year (Brian Lambert - "All I Want For Christmas is a Brand New Start" | Sad13 - "Wrapped" | Snap Infraction - "Little Saint Nick").  Then, Nate is joined by Charlie Hall of the Grammy award winning band the War on Drugs....

Nate is back after a Thanksgiving break to report on embarrassing himself in front of Melissa Villasenor before talking about how important WXPN and independent non-commercial radio is to indie music.  Then, Nate is joined by XPN Morning Show host Kristen Kurtis! They talk about how her love of Y100 led to a radio career that took her around the country but brought her back home to Philadelphia, music in her household when she...

An all new episode!  Nate starts off talking about two shows he saw since the last episode. The Take Today/Bacchae/Catbite show at the First Unitarian Church, and Tribe of Names album release show for their new record, Evolver, at the Royal in Glenside.  Nate is then joined by musician, author, professor, radio host, and champion of Indie Music, Marc Schuster.  They talking about becoming acquainted, Marc's book Tire...

Happy Halloween!  Nate is back with a new episode reviewing the Halloween weekend and celebrating the Phillies making it to the World Series.  He then performs an excerpt of his article, "Robyn, the Saddest Girl to Ever Hold a Martini."  He is then joined by Tim Hildebrand and Brittany Luna of the band Catbite.  They kick things off chatting about how Nate has wanted them on the show for a year before digging in...

Following a busy two weeks, Nate returns to the podcast stage with his interview with Nancy Barile.  The two discuss the Vintage Philadelphia Facebook group, growing up in East Norriton, jukeboxes, sneaking down to listen to her sister's vinyl, finding David Bowie, meeting Patti Smith's mother and becoming pen pals, going away to college, keeping detailed notes of the shows she was going to, the music of the late 70s, the move...

Back after a short vacation, Nate comes back with tales of his engagement before sitting down to talk with Greg Seltzer of the Philly Music Fest.  They talk about the XPoNential Music Festival, growing up, VH-1, gravitating to the songs of Bob Dylan, Neil Young and the Grateful Dead, his books (The 1965 Project / The 1968 Project), what a follow up would look like, 9/11 and the music of 2002, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, the pandemic...