{"podcast":{"title":"Pantheon - Podcasts for Music Lovers","slug":"pantheon-podcasts-for-music-lovers-769338","podcast_index_feed_id":769338,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/pantheonpodcasts","website_url":"http://www.pantheonpodcasts.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/7e2efd42-913d-11ed-97e3-c31be85f95c4/image/8557623d5ff46d1523a0bf877b76521c.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Pantheon Media","episode_count":3000,"summary":"Welcome to Where Fans Belong! Find the amazing shows from the Pantheon Network in our main feed here: Rock N Roll Archaeology, Growin' Up Rock, The Struts Life, The Metallica Report, History in Five Songs with Martin Popoff, Decibel Geek, My Rock Moment with Amanda Morck, Tunes & Tumblers, Mistress Carrie Podcast, The Hook Rocks!, Performance Anxiety, JBTV, Into the Banjoverse, Rock's Backpages, Goldmine, Pamela Des Barres' Pajama Party, Who Cares About the Rock Hall?, You're Not Listening, the C.L.I.M.B., The Career Musician, Cobras & Fire, Rock and/or Roll, The Band: A History, No Filler, Shout it Out Loudcast, My Weekly Mixtape, Side Jams, I'm in Love with That Song, The Ugly American Werewolf in London Rock Podcast, See Hear, Ditty TV, Strange Phenomena, The Devil's Music with Pleasant Gehman, Metal Mayhem Roc, Colorado Music Experience, Audio Judo, ImmaLetYouFinish, What Difference Does It Make?, Songfacts, Story Song Podcast, The Age Old Question, There Can Be Only One, VRP Rocks, The Punk Tree, Long May You Young, Music Buzzz, Play That Rock N Roll, Ugly Things, Rock is Lit, Throughline, Banned Biographies, Only Three Lads, Glass Houses - A Billy Joel Podcast, Something for…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:18:40.534953+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pantheon-podcasts-for-music-lovers-769338"},"episode":{"title":"Set Lusting Bruce - Jake Cassman on Dueling Pianos, Teaching Music in LA, and Finding Bruce Springsteen on the Road","slug":"set-lusting-bruce-jake-cassman-on-dueling-pianos-teaching-music-in-la-and-finding-bruce-springsteen-on-the-road","published_at":"2026-05-31T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pantheon-podcasts-for-music-lovers-769338/set-lusting-bruce-jake-cassman-on-dueling-pianos-teaching-music-in-la-and-finding-bruce-springsteen-on-the-road","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pantheon-podcasts-for-music-lovers-769338","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/PAN8712261371.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/PAN8712261371.mp3","summary":"Host Jesse Jackson welcomes Los Angeles–based musician and music teacher Jake Cassman, who shares his path from growing up in Berkeley on classic rock and ’90s alternative to discovering Bruce Springsteen later through a 2008 Obama rally performance, long bus rides through New Jersey, and years playing dueling pianos. Jake discusses teaching recording and songwriting at The Geffen Academy, the realities of freelancing (busking, weddings, improv), and how COVID ended live work and pushed him into a USC master’s program that led to greater stability and new opportunities, including producing for the podcast Switched on Pop. He explains why he shifted from the Drunken Logic moniker to releasing music under his own name, introduces his album Idling High, performs “We All Look the Same,” and talks songwriting, storytelling, and favorite Springsteen albums, ending with the classic Thunder Road question. https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/PAN6239596108.mp3 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 02:00 Teaching Music in LA 03:00 TeachRock and Music Education 04:27 Writing and Community Programs 05:35 Growing Up With Rock 07:32 Finding Bruce Springsteen 09:14 Early Music Obsession 10:31 Dueling Pianos Stories 12:31 Requests and Deep Cuts 15:10 Freelance Music Career 17:38 Rebranding as Jake Kassman 19:17 Pandemic Shock and Pivot 22:41 Freelancing and Saying Yes 25:52 Better Paying Gigs 26:32 Idling High Origins 28:15 We All Look the Same 33:33 Storytelling Gets Universal 36:19 Bruce Road Trip Deep Dive 39:28 Next Creative Steps 40:40 Pop Podcast Tangent 44:00 Thunder Road Debate 47:53 Where To Find Jake 49:34 Final Wrap And Thanks Learn more about your ad choices. 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