During KEXP’s fall fund drive, discover the variety of music podcasts we produce at KEXP and hear some of our favorite clips from each one. We’re thankful to the thousands of amplifiers who already donate to KEXP, building the foundation for our community of storytelling, and we want you to join them with a one-time donation or a recurring gift! 50 Years of Hip-Hop: https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/50-years-of-hip-hop/ El Sonido: https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/el-sonido/ Fresh off the Spaceship: https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/fresh-off-the-spaceship/ Live on KEXP: https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/live-on-kexp/ Sound and Vision: https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/sound-vision/ Song of the Day: https://www.kexp.org/podcasts/song-of-the-day/ KEXP Podcasts on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kexppodcasts Donate today: kexp.org/donateSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To close out Season 2 of The Runcast, John Richards brings you a marathon mix of 53 songs filled with hope and inspiration to get you moving. Plus, a sprinkling of quotes from famous runners like, um, Benjamin Franklin? It'll make sense once you start listening, and running... ODESZA - HopefulGeorge FitzGerald - VeneraMaribou State - BlackoakTycho - Time to RunJungle - DominoesLP Giobbi, DJ Tennis, Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream - LP Giobbi Club EditActivity - Department of BloodNoble Rot - Casting No Light (feat. Colin Newman)Genesis Owusu - Get InspiredGhost of Vroom - Still Getting It DoneSkinny Pelembe - Like a Heart Won’t BeatM83 - Oceans NiagaraLol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee - Los Angeles (feat. James Murphy)Deeper - TeleShalom - HappenstanceJake Shears - Devil Came Down the Dance Floor (feat. Amber Martin)Golden Features - FleshBonobo - ATKLP Giobbi - Body Breathe (feat. Monogem)Roosevelt - Ordinary LoveGrouplove - HelloPalehound - The ClutchBully - Days Move SlowThe New Pornographers - AngelcoverLucky Lo - I Will Always Be YouTemple of Angels - Tangled in JoyLanterns on the Lake - String Theorydeary - FairgroundGeorge Clanton - I Been YoungODESZA & Yellow House - HeavierBonobo & Jacques Greene - FoldLP Giobbi - GeorgiaGolden Features - Yield (feat. Rromarin)Barry Can't Swim - Dance of the CrabEdapollo - OpalescentNation of Language - Too Much, EnoughBlonde Redhead - SnowmanSea Lemon - CellarAlaska Reid - Back to ThisBeach House - American DaughterAndy Bell & Masal - Tidal Love Conversation in That Familiar Golden OrchardSteve Mason - The People SayGenerationals - Waking MomentBombay Bicycle Club - My Big DayTemples - AfterlifeFilm School - Tape RewindGrian Chatten - FairliesLadytron - Misery Remember MeDeath Valley Girls - Magic PowersTemples - Gamma RaysThe New Pornographers - Really Really LightBlondshell - JoinerBlack Belt Eagle Scout - Don't Give UpSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Runcast features a guest curator! Joining John Richards on this episode is DJ, producer, musician, activist AND runner LP Giobbi. She shares insight on how running motivates and grounds her, while also motivating you to get moving and to be thankful for your body. LP Giobbi - GeorgiaLP Giobbi, DESIREE - All I Need (DESIREE Remix)Barry Can't Swim - SunsleeperLP Giobbi -  Feels Just LIke It (Club Edit)LP Giobbi, DJ Tennis, Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream (LP Giobbi Club Edit)Maribou State - BlackoakEdapollo - OpalescentNation of Language - Too Much, EnoughBudgie, Jacknife Lee, and Lol Tolhurst - Los Angeles (feat. James Murphy)Bombay Bicycle Club - My Big DaySupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Songs and messages from John Richards and your favorite artists fueled with inspiration and emotion…(inspirmotion?) to keep you moving whether you run, walk, bike or just dance to The Runcast. Margo Cilker - Lowland TrailLocal Natives - Just Before MorningGrandaddy - The Town Where I'm Livin NowKristin Hersh - Ms HahaElizabeth M Drummond - CrisisBass Drum of Death - Find ItJames and The Cold Gun - Chewing GlassTycho - Time to RunBarry Can't Swim - Dance of the CrabDeeper - TeleGirl Ray - UpBombay Bicycle Club - My Big DayGhost of Vroom - Still Getting It DoneSmall Paul - Live AlongSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join the KEXP Radioheads as we take you 200 miles through forests, over mountains, and along the sea. We’ll bring you along throughout this podcast with musical picks, reflections and exploits during this year’s Ragnar Northwest Passage road race.  Bully - Days Move SlowBroncho - Class HistorianGrrrl Gang - Rude AwakeningHurry - Beggin’ For YouSpirit Award - FantasyGenesis Owusu - Get InspiredRoosevelt - LunaPahua - Porque Yo (feat. Eva de Marce)Soft Kill - MollyRahill - Fables (feat. Beck)George FitzGerald - Mother (feat. SYML)Aphex Twin - Blackbox Life Recorder 21fGlasser - VineGeorgia - Give It Up For LoveTSHA - The LightGolden Features - Yield (feat. Rromarin)Wild Pink - Hold My Hand (feat. Julien Baker)Kevin Morby - A Random Act of KindnessBdrmm - It’s Just A Bit of BloodSea Lemon - CellarPalehound - The ClutchThe Beths - Expert In A Dying FieldGreat Grandpa - BloomThe Budos Band - Frontier's EdgeSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A runcast featuring notes of inspiration from runners hitting the trail locally in Seattle, as well as from the Hudson Valley rail trails and some scenic Scandinavian fjords. Plus, solid advice from an elementary school teacher and ways to stay motivated after injury. Black Belt Eagle Scout - Don't Give UpTomo Nakayama - ContigoODESZA & Yellow House - HeavierBonobo - ATKHÆLOS - Hear MeRoosevelt - Ordinary LoveGolden Features - FleshActivity - Department of BloodOdonis Odonis - No One Left (feat. ACTORS)Film School - Tape RewindMAN ON MAN - Hush (feat. J Mascis)Upper Wilds - Short CenturiesBlonde Redhead - SnowmanSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A story that took 53.9 miles and 112,004 steps to complete, how movement helps us work through conflict, and a shoutout to all the walkers out there. Plus, incredible songs from KEXP favorites new and old. Hammock - Love in the VoidStrange Ranger - She's On FireLaveda - SurpriseTemple of Angels - Waving to the WindSmokey Brights - Long GoodbyeBlondshell - JoinerGenerationals - Eutropius (Give Me Lies)Jungle - DominoesLittle Dragon - GoldDaisies - Blue CowboyRitmo Machine - PsychedelicTony Allen and Doctor L - Jakelewah (Doctor L's 3 Years In Heaven Remix)Grian Chatten - FairliesHibou - Upon the Clouds You WeepTemples - AfterlifeSea Lemon - CellarSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DJ and runner Kevin Cole guest hosts this episode of the Runcast providing a motivating soundtrack for discovery--musical discovery and self-discovery on your running journey. Lowly - Keep Up The Good WorkThe Veldt - The Everlasting GobstopperSuperviolet - OverraterLa Fonda - New MexicoSamia - HoneyFlyying Colours - Goodbye to MusicMiya Folick - So ClearCaroline Polachek - Welcome to My IslandOoh La La - Life’s Too Fast To Feel Jungle - Candle Flame featuring Erick the Architect Dame Area, -Esto me perteneceNabihah Iqbal - Gentle HeartEl Michels Affair and Black Thought - Glorious GameCIEL - Somebody ĠENN - A Reprise (That Girl) JOHN - Trauma Mosaic Spirit Award - New Energy, The Fear Moreish Idols - Chum, Lock Eyes and Collide Say She She - Prism NAVVI - LoveLowly - Keep Up The Good WorkSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a runcast that starts meditative and then ROCKS OUT, John shares his secret to running up hills (it's funny!) along with songs to motivate you as you run. Andy Bell & Masal - Tidal Love Conversation in That Familiar Golden OrchardGeorge Fitzgerald - VeneraGeorge Clanton - I Been YoungBeach House - American DaughterLanterns on the Lake - String TheoryTemple of Angels - Tangled In JoyGrouplove - HelloNew Pornographers - Really Really LightPalehound - The ClutchGenerationals - Waking MomentBully - Days Move SlowSam Himself - StrangeloveFlyying Colours - Hit the Roadbdrmm - Be CarefulSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inspirational music and messages to lift you up wherever you are on your running journey. HÆLOS - Last DaysPetite Noir - BlurryKele - Someone to Make Me LaughFever Ray - Carbon DioxideLP Giobbi - Body Breathe (feat. Monogem)Acid Arab & Wael Alkak - Ya MahlaJake Shears - Devil Came Down the Dance Floor (feat. Amber Martin)Bonobo & Jacques Green - FoldSkinny Pelembe - Like a Heart Won't BeatShalom - HappenstanceNoble Rot - Casting No Light (feat. Colin Newman)WITCH - Avalanche of Love (feat. Sampa the Great)Ritmo Machine - Isla del RitmoBeach Vacation - Lay LowSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host John Richards kicks off the new season of The Runcast with songs and messages of hope, inspiring you to run to heal. ODESZA - HopefulM83 - Oceans NiagaraPetite Noir - Finding ParadiseSteve Mason - The People SayLucky Lo - I Will Always Be YouThe New Pornographers - Angelcoverdeary - FairgroundAlaska Reid - Back to ThisPlains - Problem With ItLadytron - Misery Remember MeFrankie Rose - Sixteen WaysTemples - Gamma RaysDeath Valley Girls - Magic PowersFruit Bats - It All Comes BackSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Runcast is back! Season 2 arrives right here on May 12, 2023.  In the meantime, you can revisit previous episodes, check out KEXP's other podcasts, or drop us a line at runcast@kexp.org. Subscribe now for a new episode every 2 weeks from May to September. This trailer features Spirit Award's "Pushing Forward" from the album 'The Fear,' out on May 19 via Share It Music.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A party in the Bronx on August 11th, 1973 is widely considered to be the birthplace of hip-hop. The art form has since touched every corner of our world and evolved into one of the most significant cultural forces today. This year, on hip-hop's 50th anniversary, we’re giving it a proper tribute.  50 Years of Hip-Hop is KEXP’s newest podcast. Hosted by Larry Mizell Jr, the series highlights a different year of rap history each week. Jumping around the timeline from 1973 to today, expect personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations around the genesis of the culture. New episodes drop every Wednesday starting February 1.  Subscribe to 50 Years of Hip-Hop now and learn more at KEXP.org.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Runcast’s Season 1 finale brings you an incredible lineup of songs and inspirational quotes from the heart and mind of DJ and runner John Richards. Whether it’s to power you through a long run, or just a long day, take this Runcast with you to know that you are not alone.  Lydia Ramsey - I Will Wait For YouAlec Shaw - SpinningBroken Bells - We're Not In Orbit Yet...Secret Machines - Underneath the Concrete Röyksopp - Speed KingEditors - VibeDazy - PeelScreensaver - Repeats   Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - When the Lights GoRaw Poetic - Ralph EllisonSilversun Pickups - Hereafter (Way After)Art d'Ecco - Midlife CrisisPreoccupations - Fix Bayonets!  Rolling Blackouts Coast Fever - Tidal RiverThe Beths - Knees DeepSay She She - Pink RosesNilufer Yanya - StabiliseDoss - Jumpin’Röyksopp - The Night (feat. Alison Goldfrapp)Cumulus - SunbeamBright Eyes - Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)Rocky Votolato - Little Black DiamondKraus - AnyoneThe Mary Veils - Bone Blossom GreenHolm - Intelligent MovesMiss Grit - Like YouBambara - BirdsCourting - Tennis  Bill Callahan - CoyotesSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A running mixtape of motivational songs from our hearts to yours, featuring a portion of our favorite songs to run to this year.  Jungle - Keep MovingSudan Archives - Selfish SoulSantigold - High PriestessIbibio Sound Machine - ElectricityThe Black Angels - El JardinBeach House - Once Twice MelodySpiritualized - The Mainline SongNation of Language - The Grey CommuteMt Fog - Behind a Silent DoorAutomatic - New BeginningDazy & Militarie Gun - Pressure CookerThe Beths - Silence is GoldenCamp Cope - Running with the Hurricane Aeon Station - FadeODESZA - The Last Goodbye (feat. Bettye LaVette)Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inspiring stories, infused with hope, of listeners sharing what this Runcast means to them. One who runs to keep illness at bay. Another who just said goodbye to their best friend and how this community makes them feel “not alone.” Plus, an ending that surprised us all!  Small Paul - MountainNight Shop - Let Me Let It GoBig Joanie - In My ArmsWild Pink - ILYSMPrecocious Neophyte - AIWAMelts - OutlierSPICE - RecoveryBeacon - Can’t Turn BackWinter - Atonement (feat. Hatchie)The Black Angels - El JardinNNAMDÏ - DedicationSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Songs to get you inspired to run, no matter what kind of run you are on, because once you take that first step, well, you're a runner and you are not alone!  Spiritualized - Always Together With YouYeah Yeah Yeahs - Spitting Off the Edge of the World (feat. Perfume Genius)The Beths - Silence is GoldenBeach Bunny – EntropyPanda Bear & Sonic Boom - Go OnThe Folk Implosion - Had EnoughNikki Lane - First HighDeath Valley Girls - When I'm FreeMt Fog - Behind a Silent DoorThe Churchhill Garden - Always ThereHigh Vis – BlendingMarlon Wiliams - River RivalHovvdy – TownHoly Ship - Beyond FramesHermanos Gutiérrez - El Bueno Y El MaloSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Richards will be back with a brand new mix on Friday, August 26th.  In the meantime, learn more about 50 years of KEXP at KEXP.org/50. And check out KEXP's other podcasts, Sound & Vision, Song of the Day, Live on KEXP and Fresh off the Spaceship.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This Runcast was recorded at the annual Ragnar race in Washington and stars The KEXP Radioheads (aka KEXP's John Richards, Kevin Cole, Morgan Chosnyk and Ken Tarleton, Sub Pop's Megan Jasper, and friends Danielle Henty and Terry Novak). Between legs of their 36-hour, 200-mile race, the runners share their favorite songs to motivate you to get moving and keep moving.  Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in MineThe Vega Bodegas - All My Fish Are DeadJames and the Cold Gun - The Long Way HomeBuilt to Spill - Gonna LoseKyle Craft - PentecostWOOZE - I'll Have What She's HavingSmokey Brights - Flash Your Lights (Rudy Willingham Remix)Ibibio Sound Machine - ElectricityAmyl and the Sniffers - I'm Not a LoserThe Go! Team - Everyone's A V.I.P. To SomeoneParts & Labor - Nowheres NighGinger Runner - Tall Trees, Tough TrailsTacocat - I Love SeattleCassandra Jenkins - Hard DriveTORRES - Dressing AmericaKevin Morby - This Is A PhotographStef Chura - Method ManYellow Ostrich - Marathon RunnerSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, John passes the mic to another KEXP DJ and long-time runner, Kevin Cole. He brings a mix of music to motivate, inspire, and awkwardly pump your fists in the air, featuring tracks from IDLES, Jungle, Ibibio Sound Machine, and The Vega Bodegas.  The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble - Time To RebuildPenelope Isles - Play It Cool (Alt Mix) Oceanator - Beach Days (Alive Again) Hazel English - Summer Nights Supercrush - Perfect Smile TORRES - Thirstier Francis of Delirium - The Funhouse Confidence Man - Holiday Jungle - Keep Moving Stars - Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It Ibibio Sound Machine - Protection From Evil Public Service Broadcasting - Go! Sleigh Bells - Locust Laced The Vega Bodegas - Welcome to Slow Cooker Body Type - Buoyancy IDLES - The New Sensation Camilla Munck - Blessed Be Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.