Nate talks Turkey, teases the upcoming Holiday episodes of the show and then sits for a chat with comedian/writer Josh Gondelman. They chat about the RISK! Podcast, Josh's childhood in Massachusetts, his exposure to comedy in his early years, finding ways to still appreciate the art of awful people, reconciling old material, being responsible while writing, his path into comedy writing, working on Billy On the Street, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver & journalism, his latest standup special, Positive Reinforcement, and releasing a comedy special on YouTube. Then, Josh tries on The Jawntlet for size.

• Josh Gondelman website
• Positive Reinforcement (Full Special - YouTube)
• WXPN Welcomes The Aimee Mann Ted Leo Christmas Show (Tickets)
• That's Marvelous newsletter
• Josh Gondelman Instagram
• Josh Gondelman Bluesky

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Back with an all new episode, Nate chats with songwriter/author Chris Dalla Riva about his new book, Uncharted Territory: What Numbers Tell Us about the Biggest Hit Songs and Ourselves. They discuss the relationship between music and data, growing up, first songs on guitar, going to college and studying math, early songwriting, writing, Chris's viral key change article, starting the Billboard listening project that would become the basis for the book, letting the data speak, the data points he compiled, what surprised him to discover in his findings, the saxophone, the demise of bands/groups on the charts, songs that were number one that he did not remember, poptimism and fandom, the value of music in the streaming era, Life of a Showgirl, new favorites found while working on the project, the best decade for music, the lost art of the instrumental, cultural stagnancy, and the recommendation algorithm. Then, Chris crunches the numbers of The Jawntlet!

• Uncharted Territory
• Chris's Book Launch Event (tickets)
• Can't Get Much Higher newsletter

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We're back (again)! Nate drops a bombshell announcement and then shares some bonus content from the interview he did with the Philly band, Kulfigirls as a guest host on Dan Drago's 25 O'Clock Podcast.

• Kulfigirls website
• Kulfigirls Instagram
• Kulfigirls Bandcamp
• 25 O'Clock Podcast

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On this day, five years ago... Yo! That's My Jawn: The Podcast was born....

In honor of the anniversary, Nate shares an unreleased segment from his season four chat with Zach Eastman.

Thank you to everyone who has ever listened to this silly little show put together by a guy in his basement with delusions of grandeur.

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Nate has a chance to sit down with singer/songwriter David Wilcox for a chat about his new album, The Way I Tell The Story & MORE! They talk about David's childhood, learning guitar at 18, his early songwriting, starting to play out at open mic nights, Joni Mitchell, cutting his teeth busking in Philly on South Street, Nightshift Watchmen, being prolific, what it was like being signed to a major label, major vs. indie releases, the Pandemic, his Custom Songs service, The Way I Tell The Story, working with Michael Selverne, the Bryn-Mawr show cancellation, and what it's like releasing music in 2025. Then, David takes a dive into The Jawntlet!

• David's website
• David's Bandcamp
• David on Instagram
• David on Twitter
• David on YouTube

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"Better Nate than never...." Nate is back with a fun hang with the brother & sister creative team, Samantha & Tommy Gongol! They chat about their childhood, the genesis of the Flash In The Pan web series, doing a web series over a sitcom, casting the roles of their parents, wrapping production, using social media to promote a web series vs. music, using the single "Flash In The Pan" as the theme song for the show, the announcement of Samantha's upcoming solo EP, deciding to release an EP over an album, their acting & writing backgrounds, the status of Marian Hill, as well as Samantha & Jeremy's appearance on Switched On Pop. Then, both Samantha & Tommy take a run at The Jawntlet!

• Flash In the Pan web series
• Samantha on Instagram
• Samantha on TikTok
• Samantha on YouTube

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Nate gives an update on the recent delayed episode releases and ponders out loud about the generative AI band with hundreds of thousands of streams on Spotify. Then, Nate sits down with David Lowery (Cracker, Camper Van Beethoven). They talk about David's childhood living across the world as a son of a member of the Air Force, how music entered his life, the move to California and exposure to neighborhood bands, forming the band Sitting Ducks that eventually became the band Camper Van Beethoven, Johnny Hickman, the timing of the 40th anniversary release of Telephone Free Landslide Victory, A Cracker Retrospective, and Fathers, Sons & Brothers, releasing music in 2025, the music industry in the 90s, streaming, Substack, Emily White, releasing the three EPs that would become Fathers, Sons & Brothers on Bandcamp, non-commercial radio, tour plans, the reactions to Fathers, Sons & Brothers from family, and the song "Everybody Get a Fucking Day Job." Then David partakes in The Jawntlet!

• David Lowery website
• David Lowery on Substack
• David Lowery on X

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After an extended break Nate returns with an all new episode! He is joined this week by Kevin Hanson (The Fractals, Huffamoose) for a chat about the new EP, Rescue & MORE! They talk about growing up in Washington, moving to Philly, learning guitar, playing in jazz bands as a teen, the gutting of funding for public school music education, the state of young guitar players, the formation of Huffamoose, winning the Pepsi Battle of the Bands and performing at Woodstock '94, signing with Interscope Records, the music industry in the 1990s, releasing music in 2025, the Philly scene in the '90s, the Kevin Hanson Trio record, re-recording "Bullseye," playing with Jay-Z for the Fade to Black farewell show at Madison Square Garden, The Roots, Questlove, the Rescue EP, "Christopher Walken," the upcoming show at the Falser on July 24th with Hymn For Her, physical releases, and making human connections in a digital world. Then, Kevin finds himself in The Jawntlet!

Links:

• The Fractals website
• The Fractals Instagram
• The Fractals w/ Hymn For Her at The Falser Club - July 24th

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