A Fresh Face in Hell with Jonathan Evison
A Fresh Face in Hell with Jonathan Evison is an hour long, conversation based, format. Guests include writers, musicians, athletes, actors, philosophers, scientists, and an array of experts across a variety of disciplines. Subjects will be treated with a mix of humor and thoughtful exploration.
Episodes
88 episodes
Brian McVeigh - When the Gods Fell Silent
As we’re currently discussing the Illiad and the Odyssey, I thought it was an opportune moment to revisit my conversation with Brian McVeigh about Julian Jaynes’ theory on the origins of consciousness. Jaynes believed that early humans lacked c...
Dr. Amit Garg - Let's Talk About Cancer
Do you ever want to ask your doctor a cancer question but you get the feeling they're trying to rush you out the door? You ever come across a fatty lipoma and then spend hours looking up the life expectancy for wrist cancer? Does your algorithm...
Alex Cox - Alex Cox and Oliver Stone Walk into a Bar
Alex Cox directed Repo Man fresh out of UCLA film school in the summer of 1983. As is the case with most cult classics, it took years before it found its audience. Turns out the soundtrack was a hit before the film. What followed over the next ...
Andrew Hessel - The Bio Punk
If you're ever feeling depressed about our troubled times, go talk to a bio futurist to get some perspective. From plastic-eating microbes to CAR T-cell therapy for autoimmune diseases, we're on the brink of a bio-revolution. Today's guest, And...
Mark Arm - Don't Call Him a Rock Star
Today I talk with Mudhoney's frontman, Sub Pop warehouse manager, and old friend, Mark Arm, or as we like to call him… The Wizard. We talk about Mark's Pomeranians, his early musical influences, and, despite his aversion to nostalgia, some fond...
Lachi - The Day I Woke Up Blind
Lachi is an American singer / songwriter, record producer, media personality, author, and disability culture advocate. She is legally blind and neurodivergent, but don't call her differently abled, she doesn't play that. As her book title says,...
Kim Thayil - Ultramega Guitar God
Before grunge had a name, Kim Thayil was helping invent it. As the founding guitarist of Soundgarden, he spent four decades building one of rock's most singular sounds. Today we talk about those early Seattle days, and the punk and metal collis...
Jasper Craven - God Forgives, Brothers Don't
Today I talk with journalist and author, Jasper Craven about his book, God Forgives, Brothers Don't: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood. Jasper explores how military culture has come to define Ameri...
Benoit Denizet-Lewis - You've Changed
As a novelist, I firmly believe that the defining characteristic of a remarkable character lies in their capacity for transformation, whether it be for the better or the worse, as a direct consequence of their choices. In his book, “You’ve Chan...
Ann Larson - Cleanup on Aisle Five
Do you love hearing me rant about late-stage capitalism and the struggles of the American working class? Well, grab your hammer and sickle, comrade, I have an episode for you! Today, I talk with journalist Ann Larson about her experience of wor...
Danny O'neil - More Grudges
In an effort to get some of our older episodes up on YouTube we've decided to revisit the episode on Grudges with my friend, journalist and radio host, Danny O'neil. Danny has a newsletter called Grudgery.com where he explores famous grudges, a...
Nancy Barile - Catholic Girl Interrupted
I've spent a fair bit of time talking about early 80's hardcore on the West Coast. In past episodes, we've covered Seattle, San Diego, and Los Angeles, but today we head east. Nancy Barile's memoir "I'm Not Holding Your Coat" is about her...
Stacy Carlson - Escape from Mount St. Helens
Friday, May 16th, 1980, author and nature enthusiast, Stacy Carlson, attended a school camping trip just 35 miles from Mount St. Helens. She was just 5 years old and had no idea that she was camping at the base of an active volcano. Sunday morn...
Andrea Suarez - Seattle's Fentanyl Crisis
Andrea Suarez, founder of "We Heart Seattle", claims that Seattle doesn't have a homeless problem, it has a serious fentanyl problem. Why is this an important distinction? For Andrea, it comes down to where we, and our elected officials, decide...
Isolde Raftery - Adults in the Room: Sexual Abuse at Garfield High School
Recently, several people recommended to me a limited series podcast called Adults in the Room, which deals with a series of sexual abuse allegations at Garfield High School in Seattle in late 90s. The story, told largely by show's crea...
Steve Turner - Superfuzz Revisited
In the summer of 2024, we recorded our first Fresh Face interview with Steve Turner, the trailblazing guitarist of Mudhoney. We initially planned on being an audio-only podcast, but we quickly realized that America prefers to watch people talk,...
Francis Weller - The Sacred Work of Grief
Francis Weller is a retired psychotherapist and renowned author of "The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief". Francis believes that grief and gratitude are inseparable, and that our capacity to feel loss is prop...
Eric D. Johnson - I Heart Fruit Bats
If I were tasked with creating a soundtrack for the Evison family, Eric D. Johnson would definetly be featured. My kids would know the lyrics already from repeated listens. From Bonnie Light Horseman to The Shins to Fruit Bats, Eric has amassed...
Vanessa Reiser, LCSW - Are You a Narcissist?
We're all a little vain and self-involved at times, does that make us narcissists? Today’s guest, therapist and writer Vanessa Reiser, posits that although we may all be guilty of manipulation and self-aggrandizing, most of us are not, clinical...
Bruce Barcott - AI in Publishing: The Shy Girl Scandal
This month, Hachette Publishing cancelled distribution of their book Shy Girl after it was reported by The New York Times that large portions of the text had been created by AI. When the author originally self-published the no...
Buzz Osborne - All Hail King Buzzo
Excited to talk to my old friend, Roger "Buzz" Osborne, King Buzzo, or as I like to call him, Buzz Melvin. Buzz is the founder and front man of the seminal punk band The Melvins. As the punk sound of the late '70s evolved into '80s hardcore, th...
Exene Cervenka - The First Lady of Punk Rock
Thrilled to talk to one of my punk rock heroes today, Exene Cervenka. In 1977 Exene, along with John Doe, Billy Zoom, and D.J. Bonebrake, formed the seminal LA punk band X. We talk about those early days and how her music evolved over the years...
Doug Martsch - The Built to Spill Story
Today I talk with a musician I have mad respect for--Built to Spill frontman Doug Martsch. I’ve seen Built to Spill a bunch of times, along with another one of his bands, Treepeople. Doug and I rap about the origins of BTS and Treepeople, along...
Noah Giansiracusa - Escape the Matrix with Math
Noah Giansiracusa is a professional mathematician who has figured out how to use his super powers to hack into the algorithms that rule our lives. From social media to credit scores to online shopping, Noah encourages his devotees to understand...
D.J. Marco Collins - 100,000 Watts of Marco
Marco Collins is a seminal figure in both the San Diego and Seattle alt-rock music scenes of the '80s and '90s. As a radio DJ, Marco was instrumental in introducing new artists to eager listeners at 91X (San Diego) and later at KNDD, The End (S...