Don Was on Bonnie Raitt, The B-52's, John Mayer, Bob Weir & Track-By-Track on Don's Great New Album with The Pan-Detroit Ensemble

Naked Lunch

Straw Hut Media

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Arts

4.8 • 889 Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In the Nick of Time, Phil & David are sharing take two of their jazzy, improvised, epic conversation with the legendary music producer, artist and timelessly cool cat Don Was. Don shares wonderful stories about working with the great Bonnie Raitt on albums that changed both of their lives, building "Love Shack" with The B-52's, how Don helped bring together John Mayer and Bob Weir. Then, Don tells the story of starting The Pan-Detroit Ensemble and offers a quick, fun track-by-track trip through the group's excellent new album, "Groove In The Face Of Adversity." For more on Don, go to https://donwas.com. To learn more about building community through food and "Somebody Feed the People," visit the Philanthropy page at philrosenthalworld.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, David.
0:02.0	Hey, Phil.
0:03.0	We have someone very special.
0:05.0	Someone who was special and it still was.
0:08.0	Was not was special.
0:10.0	He was, just was and is special.
0:12.0	By the way, what does that mean was not was?
0:14.0	Don was is one of the greatest record producers, musicians, coolest cats I've ever met. I've known him for, I think, exactly as long
0:23.3	as I've known you, or maybe a little longer. Who's better? He was better. You not was better.
0:33.3	But so we're going to hear about his was not was about Bonnie Rape, Bonnie Rape, B-52's,
0:41.3	and his amazing new record with his group, Don Was, in the Pan Detroit Ensemble.
0:46.6	Beautiful. Ladies and gentlemen, Don Was.
0:53.3	Let's spill the beans, chew the fat, food for thought and jokes on tap.
1:03.0	Talking with our mouths full, having fun.
1:08.0	A piece of cake and humble pie, serving up a slice alive to leave the dressing on the side.
1:15.6	It's naked lunch.
1:19.1	Clothing option.
1:21.4	Someone who you did not only get, but you took one of the greatest artists of our times and gave her,
1:29.1	she together, you made her everything she should be.
1:32.8	And I think her whole career and life change.
1:35.1	And I talked to her at the Grammy Museum a year and a half ago about that.
1:39.7	Tell us Bonnie Raid, how important was that in your life and music?
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