State of Love & Trust: A Pearl Jam Podcast

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.

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...

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.

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?

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.