The Marinade with Jason Earle – Details, episodes & analysis

BJ Barham is the creative force behind one of my all time favorite bands American Aquarium. BJ was on my short list of dream guests when I started this thing back in 2016 and I was thrilled that he agreed to be my very first Marinade guest! 

American Aquarium released perhaps my favorite of their albums The Fear of Standing Still earlier this year. BJ is a man who is dedicated to his craft and each album showcases the growth he and his band have attained. He is an inspiration and I am honored to have gotten to know him a little over the years.

Listen on:

• Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/episode/6mpbKw2H4pCmSXDaIq2CNS?si=a3a21238403b4b51
• Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-marinade-with-jason-earle/id1281080492?i=1000681424373
• YouTube- https://youtu.be/8DpJMVBggkQ?si=z6Ifx-5KqswQqO2A

Amythyst Kiah is a Grammy-nominated songwriter whose Butch Walker produced record Still and Bright is one of my favorites of 2024. This follows her 2021 release Wary and Strange which has been my steady road trip companion ever since. I have wanted to sit down with Amythyst for years! This is an exciting episode for me and I’m so grateful for the opportunity. Everyone, it is my pleasure to bring you my conversation with Amythyst Kiah.

Listen on:

• Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/episode/3N17jcdWcfIzzN6OisQnMm?si=77da1ad559d3410d
• Apple Podcasts- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-marinade-with-jason-earle/id1281080492?i=1000680540435
• YouTube- https://youtu.be/uAx_eILz-F8?si=XSKBZdYdYDIhWu7y

Jason Earle tells the tale of seeing Sturgill Simpson at Jack Rabbits in Jacksonville, Florida, on November 2, 2014.

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The music you are hearing is I Wanna Hold You from Jay Gonzalez’s record Back to the Hive. In addition to his work on keys and guitars in Drive-by Truckers, Jay makes beautiful solo music.

Joe Garner, better known as The Kernal, crashes into The Marinade. This is the second time we have had the pleasure of sitting down with The Kernal, last time had to be on Zoom as most folks were not yet back to touring due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This go ‘round we got to sit side-by-side in my Mazda SUV the day after Kern and the boys crushed their set at Tuffy’s Music Box in Sanford, FL. The Kernal’s latest record Listen to the Blood is the culmination of an idea Kern has been working on for several years, more about that in the conversation.

This is Episode 104 and our guest is Kristen Arnett. Kristen is the New York Times bestselling author of the novels Mostly Dead Things and her most recent book With Teeth. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Guernica, McSweeneys, and many more. 

Kristen has been on my dream guest list since the day I finished Mostly Dead Things and I am so honored to bring y’all this conversation. 

I asked Kristen if she had any Florida-related musicians in mind for this episode. She said she was a fan of Orlando-based Tierney Tough and The Pauses. The music you are hearing in this episode is the new single by Tierney Tough. The song is called “Apartment 54” and you can find it on Tierney’s new EP A Farce to Reckon With. Go get a physical copy at tierneytough.bandcamp.com.

Allison Russell is a singer and songwriter from one of my favorite cities in the world, Montreal. Her 2021 record Outside Child is nominated for three Grammys including Roots Performance, Roots Song, and Americana Album of the Year.

This recognition has been a long time in the making. Outside Child is Allison’s first solo record after two decades of making music with Po’ Girls, Birds of Chicago, and Our Native Daughters. The result is one of my favorite records in a long time. It was such an honor to sit down with Allison for what was a magical conversation. 

Van Plating wafts into The Marinade! Van Plating is a singer, songwriter, and virtuoso violin player from Lakeland, Florida, whose latest record The Way Down is a personal examination of love, family, vulnerability, and so much more. 

We caught up at Van Plating’s beautiful home in central Florida. Van and I became fast friends this year and this conversation reflects that dynamic. We talked for over two hours that felt like thirty minutes.

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Since the release of this episode, Tennessee Jet has made several statements against Trans Americans and expressed his support of bigots. We at The Marinade condemn these words and actions. This episode was recorded before knowledge of his abhorrent beliefs were made public.

Tennessee Jet climbs down into The Marinade. Tennessee Jet is a singer and songwriter from Oklahoma whose latest record, his fourth full length LP, is a gorgeous collection of songs called South Dakota. TJ, a guitar, and sometimes his harmonica are the instruments that lay his characters bare.

In this episode we talk about the process of making South Dakota, the importance of considering all sides of an issue, and much more.

The song you are hearing in this episode is "Numb" from South Dakota.

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Ryan Anderson gallops into The Marinade. Ryan is the lead singer and principal songwriter for the band Bendigo Fletcher, whose latest record Fits of Laughter is one of our favorites of the year. 

This episode is the third in our Americanafest 2021 series. I was fortunate to travel to Nashville, TN, for a weekend in September. I got to spend time with wonderful creatives and saw outstanding sets from AHI, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Van Plating, Tre Burt, Great Peacock, Matthew Fowler, and several more. If you ever have the chance to go to Americanafest, do it. The folks whose music you love are not only playing sets all over town but also just mingling in the crowd. And, to a person the folks I got to meet and hang out with was a pure delight.

This conversation with Ryan got real deep real fast and we are so excited to bring it your way. 

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