Yo! That’s My Jawn: The Podcast

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...

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, h...

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...

It’s the 3rd Annual ‘Twas the Jawn Before Christmas Ukulele Sing-a-Long, originally streamed on FBLive!! Pour yourself a cup o’ hot chocolate, roast some chestnuts on an open fire, and watch me sit in my basement and talk to a handful of strangers on the internet who have nothing better to do than watch some guy with a ukulele singing holiday tunes! It’s a Ho-Ho-wHole lot of fun for everyone! And…...

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 Gram...

Nate is joined by returning champions and friends of the pod, D.X. and James Ferris to discuss some of their favorite Christmas songs.  Before digging into their lists, they bounce around what they look for in a Christmas song, how having kids has affected their outlook on the holidays, traits of Christmas songs that turn them off, Christmas Themes, and their least favorite Christmas songs.  Then,...

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 Philadelph...

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 ab...

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...

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,...

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 200...

Nate bids farewell to summer and reminisces about MTV before being joined by Caroline Weinroth of Cinema Hearts. They talk about her childhood and learning to play the piano, early songwriting, theater, open mic nights, playing out, La Sera's album Sees the Light , her work with Girls Rock! DC , her song " Fender Factory, " guitar elitism, entering the world of pageantry, the dream of playing the...

Nate comes back from his vacation in Vermont recharged and ready to both rock and roll. He starts back by talking about his recent guest appearance on the Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue with host, Zach Eastman. Then, join Nate for a walk down memory lane as he revisits some of his favorite segments from the past few seasons of the show. Enjoy!

We're back with an all new episode! Join Nate as he sits down with Tyler Asay, John Domenico, Doug Keller, and Jason McGovern of The Tisburys.  They talk about growing up, learning to play and the first songs they could perform, the Pictures of Fireworks EP, "Shattered," the pandemic and their productivity, the new album Exile on Main Street, getting tapped to perform at the XPoNential Music...

Nate is joined by Steven Rosplock, Jay Yachetta and Aaron White of the band Phantasm for an epic chat (4:05). The guys discuss the “Spirit Box” video, moving to Philadelphia, forming the band in college, growing up, being a trio, crafting their sound, coming into the Philly scene, their live sound vs recording, building a following in Philly, pivoting towards writing in the studio, the Pandemic, w...

After a brief podcast update, Nate is joined by actor/writer/director/producer Katierose Donahue Enriquez (How I Met Your Mother, 2 Broke Girls, Future Man). The two discuss her Geico commercial with Maxwell the Pig , growing up, how the musical Oliver sparked her desire to be an actor, the Missoula Children's Theatre, her path from Ryder, to the American Reparatory Theater's Institute at Harvard...

Happy Fourth of July! In this episode, Nate talks about cookouts and fireworks (2:40) before sharing his thoughts on Web3 (4:53). Nate is then joined by Eliot Greene of the Visible Project (7:14). They talk about the importance of community, growing up in Boston, Eliot’s parents, wanting to be a newscaster, living in Bejing at the age of 16, his high school championship Squash team, going to Brown...

Back with a new episode, Nate teases more treats coming down the pipeline (2:40) before sitting down with Mariah Parker aka Linqua Franqa (4:57). The two have a fantastic discussion about growing up around their mother’s gospel trio, early endeavors with writing, the power of communication, lingua franca, curiosity, the construct of schools, setting roots in Athens, Georgia, bringing hip hop back...

Nate is back with an all new episode and fights through a damaged voice to interview Andy Hurwitz (3:53)! And and Nate talk about growing up, his father’s music room, meeting Jonathan Shecter & becoming obsessed with hip hop, going to law school and realizing he could work as a music lawyer, finding a mentor in Brad Rubens, working with Pearl Jam in their battle with Ticketmaster, how Eddie Ve...

An all new episode! Nate has an incredible conversation with his guest, Jason Ager (4:13). The two talk about their shared love of the word, “jawn,” regional dialectic changes, growing up the youngest of 7, bonding with his dad over a found shared love of Creedence Clearwater Revival, the musical influence of his older siblings, finding the music of his own, MTV and music videos, taking piano less...

Nate updates on a minor change to the release schedule and shares two versions of the Yo! That’s My Jawn theme song.

A very special episode of Yo! That’s My Jawn!! Nate talks about the importance of having G. Love on the podcast, the first of three of his day one stretch goal guests (that also includes John Oates and ?uestlove) (3:54). He then shares a rough demo of his song, “B.L.T.” (5:58) before sitting down to chat with G. Love (10:48). Nate and G. talk about bridging hip hop and rock, Beck, creating a new l...

Nate opens up the show, recapping his 2022 Record Store Day haul from the weekend (2:34), before sitting down to chat with composer/producer/bassist/percussionist David Jamison (6:17). The two talk about his song “Spanish Jawn,” the overuse and abuse of the word Jawn, growing up, WDAS and WJJZ, learning to play drums, playing throughout high school and college, getting his doctorate in biomedical...

New episode! Nate celebrates a jam packed New Release Friday and tells the tale of the rare moment in 8th grade when he was cool. Then, Nate chats with musician Lia Menaker. The two discuss growing up with an interest in musical theater, learning and playing piano, her early songwriting, writing and recording the album Animal Behavior, touring the US, life on the road, learning to use Ableton and...

In this episode, Nate talks about continuing to meet former guests of the podcast in person for the first time (2:24) and wishes the love of his life a Happy Birthday (3:39). Then, Nate is joined by Jamie Salvatore and Morgan Russo from the band Jamie and the Guarded Heart (4:00). They talk about finding music, early songwriting and bands, meeting each other, Jamie playing the cover circuit, Dawso...