State of Love & Trust Podcast
Jason Kerepesi & Paul Ghiglieri dig into the music, art, photography, film, activism & more that inspires the best in people. New pods every Tuesday! Become a Patron Buy pod merch Follow Us on Instagram Follow Us on Facebook Follow us on X Email Us Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Jason and Paul celebrate the 35th anniversary of the lone Temple of the Dog record by reviewing it...retroactively. In the wake of Andrew Wood's death, Chris Cornell sought to mourn through music...writing music to honor his friend who'd died of a drug overdose. In doing so he convinced Wood's former Mother Love Bone bandmates, Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard, to help him flesh out and record the music along with Soundgarden drummer M...
Jason and Paul celebrate Dark Matter at two years old by taking the record and completely changing the order of the songs! It's called a retracking and Pearl Jam's 12th album finally gets the treatment. Do the guys completely change it up...or make subtle tweaks? Plus, two old segments finally return. It's the Lyric and Live Cut of the Week -- Got to Give.
Jason and Paul welcome back photographer Geoff Whitman to the show to discuss his new book chronicalling Pearl Jam's Dark Matter World Tour. Whitman pulls back the curtain on life in the pit, the split-second decisions behind iconic shots, and the stories you didn’t see from one of the biggest tours in the world. React \ Respond is packed with raw, intimate moments that capture the band at full power. If you’ve ever wondered what i...
Jason and Paul celebrate 300 epiosdes by welcoming back King Ultramega and Metal Allegiance founder Mark Menghi and Alice In Chains frontman William DuVall to the show. They discuss their collaborations across both KU and MA with the tracks "Rusty Cage" and "Black Horizon" respectively. Then the guys talk about collaborating, egos, seeking vulnerability and truth in the music making process and the inspirational organism that is th...
Jason and Paul celebrate their impending 300th episode milestone with a mailbag for the ages. Answering questions from listeners, patrons and special guests of the pod to boot!
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Jason and Paul welcome back former Billboard, SPIN, and Spotify writer Jessica Letkemann and Sheehan Perera aka Concertpants back to the show to celebrate Pearl Jam's 'Gigaton' on its 6th birthday. If you've enjoyed this series before you know what to expect. Conversations around the band's most introspective lyrics, most infectious grooves, risks that didn't land, lyrics most relevant in 2026 and many more.
Jason and Paul welcome legendary multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Alain Johannes for a deep conversation about the art of collaboration, creativity, and the quiet role of the musician who helps great music happen.
Known for his work with Chris Cornell, Queens of the Stone Age, Eleven, Mark Lanegan, and many others, Alain has spent decades shaping some of rock’s most powerful and emotional records—not always in the...
Jason and Paul welcme musician, producer, and co-owner of the legendary London Bridge Studio to the show to discuss how the studio that birthed Pearl Jam's Ten, Alice In Chains' Facelift and Sap, Soundgarden's Louder Than Love, Candlebox's self-titled and Lucy, and many, many more adds it's own personality to every recording over its 41 years in service to music. Musicians reveal themselves, find truth in their music and discover h...
Jason welcomes comedian and podcaster Dean Delray to the show to discuss his life of lives beginning as a rock club booker, then a touring musician, then a Harley Davidson salesman, then a standup, then a podcaster. All the while, with rock in his blood, Dean has paid tribute to AC/DC's Bon Scott for decades. Every time adding more and more premier rock stars to the roster culminating in this month's final edition. The stories and ...
Jason and Paul welcome singer/songwriter Chris Pierce to show as he readies his new album Songs for the Heavy Hearted. Chris has written and performed socially concious, deep and meaningful songs for over two decades, toured with the likes of Neil Young and has the respect of some of most revered in Americana music. We dive into his songwriting process, lyrical perspectives and how he articulates his feelings about the current stat...
Jason and Paul welcome indie rocker Zach Person to the show to discuss his still young and burgeoning career. The Atlanta-based Person combines a blues based rock with modern grooves and an urgent vocal delivery with aplomb. Person is set to release new music this year after his first to LP's in 2021 and 2024. The self-admitted fan of Seattle's music scene infuses that asthetic with Nashville, Austin and more.
Jason and Paul continue their celebration of Pearl Jam's Yield album by revisiting their "Write Your Own..." series. The guys pick through the lyrics from acrsos the album to create a new piece of art that encompasses the album in their eyes. Plus, the 2026 Grammys! Jason and Paul give their 3 big takeaways from the annual awards show and how they think music industry is adapting to the latest cultural shifts....or vice versa.
Jason and Paul return to their Retro Reviews series where the review records from a contemporary perspective. This week it's Pearl Jam's 1998 record Yield.
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Jason and Paul begin a new series to find out what albums created the soundtrack to a year. It could be any year but we begin with 2016. The goal of this series is find the music that makes you feel seen, heard, empowered, lifted up and so much more. And maybe in the process you'll find new records to love as well.
Jason and Paul welcome filmmaker Matt Finlin and EB Research Project CEO Michael Hund to the show to discuss their documentary 'Matter of Time' chronicling the journeys of EB patients and seeking the cure. Eddie Vedder, his wife Jill, and their daughters are huge supporters of the project to eradicate this disease and this new documentary beautifully paints the picture from the viewpoints of a handful of patients all against the ba...
Jason and Paul welcome a slew of guests to the show to honor 25 years of official Pearl Jam bootlegs by picking their favorite shows from Pearl Jam's Dark Matter World Tour. They called the best shows in 2000 the Ape|Man shows. Mixer/engineer Brett Eliason, mixer Greg Nelson, and photographer Geoff Whitman share their thoughts on Pearl Jam's wildly successful Dark Matter tour in the year's final episode.
Jason and Paul are feeling the holiday season and decided to resurrect Pearl Jam's old holiday fan club singles as fodder for another playlist. The band put out 27 vinyl singles with multiple tracks. So what EP-length playlist would you make...and what would the theme be?
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Jason and Paul welcome filmmaker Amy Berg to the show to discuss her latest project, a documentary chronicalling the heartbreaking yet beautiful career and life of singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley -- It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley. Amy relates her treatment of Jeff's story to her own as a single mother and a little bit about her next project...a documentary on Chris Cornell.
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Jason and Paul celebrate Vitalogy by giving it the Superlatives treatment and do so with community legends -- Music For Rhinos author and music journalist Jessica Letkemann...and PJ20 author and music journalist Jonathan Cohen. They discuss the best and surprising moments from Pearl Jam's third studio album.
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Jason and Paul celebrate Pearl Jam's Riot Act after 23 years with two of their favorite segments: Write Your Own Song and What We're Grateful For. Riot Act divided opinion upon release but it was a difficult time in the United States and an aging fanbase may not have been ready for what the band were ready to put out into the world. But 23 years later the record has aged well.
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