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
67 episodes
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...
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Episode 66
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1:12:21
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...
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Episode 65
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51:29
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...
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Episode 64
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59:29
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...
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Episode 63
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1:05:40
Stephen Grant - Tales of an Appalachian Mailman
If you like hearing stories from Gen X postal workers, you have come to the right podcast. Today I talk with my second mail carrier, Stephen Grant. At the beginning of the pandemic Stephen lost his job as a strategist for a Manhattan ad agency....
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Episode 62
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1:01:32
David Sax - The Sublime Virtues of an Analog Life
When I get called a boomer, it’s usually because I’m trying to explain to someone much younger why collecting vinyl records and making mixtapes is so satisfying. A Spotify playlist may be more efficient and time-saving, but what do you lose in ...
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Episode 61
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1:00:39
Tim Mays - Tim Maze Presents
Tim Mays has been promoting shows and owning clubs in San Diego for 47 years. His most famous club, The Casbah, is celebrating 37 years in business this year. Tim talks with me about the early, often violent, days of the San Diego punk scene. W...
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Episode 60
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54:02
Craig Lancaster - How to Be a High Plains Drifter
Craig Lancaster is a prolific author, playwright, and journalist who wrote the award-winning "600 Hours of Edward," as well as its sequels "Edward Adrift" and "The Summer Sun." Tired of the publishing game, Craig has decided to hang it all up a...
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Episode 59
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56:31
Michael-Shawn Dugar - Mission Over Bullshit: The Seattle Seahawks Story
OK, I'm a homer for the Hawks, I'm a 12. One of my favorite Seahawks analysts is the co-host of the Man2Man podcast, Mike Dugar. Mike recently published a book on the Seahawks called "The Franchise - Seattle Seahawks: A Curated History of the L...
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Episode 58
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1:11:20
Nathan Vass - The View from Nathan's Bus
Excited to be returning for our second calendar year of the podcast! After a couple of weeks of quiet contemplation, I've decided that we need to ramp up our optimism mission. Today, I talk with bus driver, author, and filmmaker Nathan Vass abo...
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Episode 57
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54:20
Victor M. Sweeney - An Artist of Dead Human Flesh
Victor M. Sweeney splits his time between raising four children, running a small town funeral home, writing books and being the most famous mortician on the internet. Victor hosts a podcast called Death And as well as highly entertaining YouTub...
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Episode 56
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55:04
Matt Richtel - Surviving Adolescence
A couple of years ago I came across an article in the New York Times titled "Inside the Adolescence Mental Health Care Crisis" written by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Matt Richtel. The piece was an amazing exploration of the mental health...
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Episode 55
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57:48
Kevin Hazzard - Stories from the Ambulance
Kevin Hazzard's 2016 book, "A Thousand Naked Strangers", was described to me as "Kitchen Confidential" for paramedics. An insider's account of one of the hardest, most traumatic jobs in America, an EMT. We dive into the world of first responder...
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Episode 54
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1:05:53
Larry Reid - The Godfather of the Seattle Underground
Larry Reid is curator by trade and Seattle icon by reputation. He co-founding Rosco Louie gallery in Seattle’s Pioneer Square in 1978. He has since served as director of Graven Image gallery and the Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA), and ...
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Episode 53
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57:18
Lee McIntyre - How to Talk to a Science Denier
Today marks our 52nd episode! I couldn’t be happier to round out year one with our guest, Lee McIntyre. Lee is a philosopher by training, a research fellow at Boston University, and a lifetime member of Clare Hall, Cambridge. In this episode, w...
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Episode 52
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1:02:46
Jane Borden - America is a Cult
Ever wonder why there are so many cults in American history? From religious cults to success cults to wellness cults—we’re lousy with them. Author Jane Borden argues that this is no surprise when you consider that the Pilgrims and Puritans were...
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Episode 51
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52:41
Mario Livio & Jack Szostak - The Quest for Cosmic Life
Every few months I like to run some fun ideas I see on YouTube by a couple of renowned scientists who then puzzle over me like a talking chimpanzee. This week I talk with author and astrophysicist Mario Livio and Nobel Prize-winning biologist ...
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Episode 50
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59:57
Thomas Kohnstamm - Supersonic Man
Today I sit down with author Thomas Kohnstamm to talk about his wild ride from grocery store deli worker to grad student, Lonely Planet travel writer, and now celebrated novelist. In the early 2000s, Thomas made global headlines after an Austra...
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Episode 49
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1:00:19
Ruth Whippman - Boy Trouble
Raising a teenage boy today is not easy. Young men face intense pressure to navigate conflicting models of masculinity. They're told that a real man should strive, win and dominate but one misstep could lead to being cancelled online without re...
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Episode 48
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1:03:14
Bryan Roper - Cruise Ship Confidential
Get ready for a good laugh. Today I talk with my friend, beta reader, piano man - Bryan Roper. Bryan spent years sailing the seas as a piano bar entertainer on all manor of cruise ships. From bargain savers to billionaire yachts, from blues cru...
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Episode 47
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1:06:13
Rob Morrow - Paging Dr. Fleischman
When I was living in Los Angeles in 1993-94, I was homesick for the Pacific Northwest. I missed my friends, I missed the rain, and the small-town charms of the Olympic Peninsula. One thing got me through: reruns of Northern Exposure, which remi...
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Episode 46
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1:07:23
Jess Walter "So Far Gone"
Jess Walter is one of my favorite modern authors. I love his voice, his sense of humor and the way his characters stick with me long after I finish one of his books. Today we discuss his new novel, "So Far Gone." The story follows our reclusive...
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Episode 45
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1:01:55
Stone Gossard - Death, Taxes & Pearl Jam
Today I talk with legendary rock guitarist, Stone Gossard. Stone's distinct guitar sound has become synonymous with what we understand as the other Seattle sound of the '90s. On one hand, there were the more chaotic, big fuzzy guitar sounds fro...
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1:05:10
Jim Lampley - The Sweet Science
I'm a big fan of boxing. As a novelist I can't think of a sport that lends itself more to dramatic storytelling. Today I'm thrilled to talk "The Sweet Science" with one of my all time heroes, sportscaster Jim Lampley. Jim was the voice of HBO W...
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Episode 43
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1:01:01
Officer Bill - Smells Like Bacon
I was at a book signing a week or two ago when a tall, handsome fellow named Bill approached me to say that he was a fan of the podcast. It turns out Bill was a recently retired police sergeant from the Lynnwood PD. Remembering how much everyon...
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Episode 42
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