The Self Portrait Gospel :: Podcast

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• "And The Nights Were Perfect, Too" - A Silver Jews Podcast Season 1 Ep. 07 :: "We Could Be Looking For The Same Thing w/ Kevin Guthrie"

  October 6, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

  I first became of aware of longtime Nashville artist Kevin Guthrie's work when Pavement played two sold-out shows at the Ryman in late July, and later realized how important his relationship not just with Berman, but with both bands and…

• Season 9 Ep. 15 - Mark Pellington

  October 2, 2026 · 52 min

  Born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, American film director, writer, producer and son of Bill Pellington, an All-Pro linebaker who played for the Baltimore Colts, Mark Pellington crash-landed in the music industry as an MTV intern only…

• "And The Nights Were Perfect, Too" - A Silver Jews Podcast Season 1 Ep. 06 :: "You're The Only Ten I See/ Tony Crow" (Pt. 1)

  September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min

  Longtime member of Nashville's beloved Lambchop and Silver Jews, multi-instrumentalist, and southern gentleman Tony Crow has been sharpening his tonal tools and wild weapons of melodic magic for almost half a century. We could have talked…

• Season 9 Ep. 14 - Jesse Duquette

  September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 41 min

  Maybe you've seen his work while endlessly doom scrolling through the mundane matrix that is social media, or maybe his intense illustrations have pierced through your portable phone and into you're eyes as you gaze out the window, hoping…

• "And The Nights Were Perfect, Too" - A Silver Jews Podcast Season 1 Ep. 05 :: "From Tennessee To Tel Aviv w/ Brian Kotzur"

  September 8, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

  Drummer extradordinaire Brian Kotzur, one half of the mighty Nashville duo Country Westerns, and Ultra Frog, among several other groups, and projects, first joined the Silver Jews a few years before the band recorded its fifth studio album…

• Season 9 Ep. 13 - Nick Sutton (Gummo) - Pt. 1

  September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

  We're joined by Nick Sutton, who famously played Tummler, for this two-part episode to explore the endless enviroments of an atmospheric apocalypse where character and personality complete and revolutionary relationships. Sutton is based…

• Season 9 Ep. 12 - Julia Holter

  August 27, 2026 · 54 min

  An intimately inspired continuation of 2024's beloved "Somthing In The Room," "Materia," which was released just this past weekend on Domino, is a melodic meditation on the ghostly harmonies of the past, present, and future, and how…

• "And The Nights Were Perfect, Too" - A Silver Jews Podcast Season 1 Ep. 04 :: "Maybe I'm the Only One for Me w/ Gate Pratt"

  August 18, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

  When delving into the unparalleled universe of David Berman, you've probably run across the name Gate Pratt several times in your research. A fundamental fixture in our poetic pursuit to better understand the melodic mysteries and artisitc…