The Runcast with John Richards

Latest Episodes:

The Marathon Runcast Oct 02, 2026

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John is joined by DJ Kevin Cole who shares inspiration and motivation while also sharing a surprise during the runcast.

Jose Gonzalez - “Against the Dying of the Light”
Hemi Hemingway - “Promises”
New Pornographers - “Ballad of the Last Payphone
Lala Lala - “Even Mountains Erode”
Darkswoon - “Antivenom”
Mona et Toi - “Nothing Rhymes With Myself”
Mona et Toi - “Sweet + Sour”
Temples - “Jet Stream Heart”
Dark Chisme - “Dominance of Truth”
Chalk - “Can’t Feel It”
Digitalism - “Achtung! Optimism!”
Genesis Owusu - “Stampede”
Genesis Owusu - “Human Again”
Madeline “Goldstein - “Strange & Absurd”
Death Valley Girls - “Message From the Venus Flower”
Man/Woman/Chainsaw - “Nosedive”
Makthaverskan - “Shatter”
Spanish Horses - “Hey Man (Hey Man!)”
Radio Free Alice - “Kick in the Shins”
Soft Science - “Fade”
Soft Loft - “Caught”
Wishy - “Sensational”
Party Dozen - “Euro Stomper”
Death Cab For Cutie - “Riptides”
Modest Mouse - “Look How Far”
Orbit 17 - “Tunnels”
Flair - “Nausea”
New German Cinema - “I Become Heavy”
Tempers - “Cold and Cruel”
Hazy Waters - “Blue”
Beatrice Deer - “Aukkauti”
Girl Scout - “Uh-Huh”
Untitled (Halo) - “Easy Rider”
Porcelain Tongue - “Understanding Time”
Ratboys - “Light Night Mountains
Russian Blue - “Already Dead”
The Early Years - “A New Way of Living”
Interpol - “See out Loud”
Anna Calvi - “God’s Lonely Man”
Fat Dog - “Go LOVE Urself”
Liars - “Ice Pick, Kalamazoo”
Madmadmad - “Hey!”
Getdown Services - “Stop Living”
Imperial Teen - “All Over You”
Opus Kink - “I’m a Pretty Showboy”
R. Missing - “Turning Off Lights Is My Destiny”
Antony Szmierek - “Chalk”
Nightbus - “Angles Mortz (Tom Sharkett Remix)”
Alexis Taylor - “Out of Phase”
Mono - “Gerbera”
Apparat - “Hum of Maybe”
Uh Huh Her - “Shook”
Hannah Lew - “Sunday”
Deary - “Seabird”
Blind Yeo - “Today’Tomorrow”
Caroline Rose - “Yip Yip Yow”
Sugar - “Long Live Love”
Guv - “Warmer Than Gold”

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The “In a World of Cheetahs, Be a Penguin" Runcast Sep 18, 2026

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No one gets to tell you how fast you run, when you run or why you run. Running, walking, moving in anyway is yours and yours only. On this episode of The Runcast, host John Richards encourages you to find your own pace with motivating music from Wild Pink, Metric, Ceremony, and more. As John says, “in a world of cheetahs, be a penguin.”
Matt Berninger and Rosanne Cash - “Who Loves the Sun”
Dogwood Tales - “McMemories”
Wild Pink - “Round of Applause at the End of the World”
Dazy - “Beat Change”
Parlor Greens - “Emeralds”
Bodega - “Weather Me”
Slow Fiction - “Junior Year”
Megasound - “Keep On Running”
Pitschouse - “Dinner With the Dreamies”
Metric - “Victim of Luck”
Trentemoller - “Terrified”
Arab Strap - “I Get Noise”
Tinsley - “More Alive”
Sibille Attar - “Dark Stuff”
Abracadabra - “Peel Away”
Chinese American Bear - “Dance Dance Dance”
Hey Thanks - “Forward”
Strange Lot - “All I Know”
RIP Dunes - “Living in Fear”
Ceremony - “Antenna”
Painted Vein - “Wanna Be Enough”
Dark Chisme - “Suffer Like Me”
Lily Seabird - “Lightspheres on Their Way”

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Don’t Run Away From Your Fears, Run Toward Your Goals Sep 04, 2026

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This week on the Runcast, DJ John Richards crafts another mix of tracks to keep you motivated on your run, featuring music from Kiwi Jr., Temples, Death Valley Girls, and more. On this mix, John encourages you to keep your focus away from what’s holding you back and more toward where you’re trying to get to. It’s not how you start the race, it’s how you finish it. Let this music help guide you as you make your way to all the things you’re trying to accomplish.

Tracklist:

Myra Lee - “Trapped”
White Flowers - “Heaven”
Atmos Bloom - “Closer”
Sundayclub - “Blue Wave”
Hurry - “Moving After You”
Kiwi Jr - “Photos of the Reenactment”
Radio Free Alice - “Kick in the Shins”
Darkswoon - “Antivenom”
Temples - “Jet Stream Heart”
Wishy - “Sensational”
Hazy Waters - “Blue”
Getdown Services - “Stop Living”
Beacon - “Cinder”
Portraits of Tracy - “Caught in a Jam”
Death Valley Girls - “Message From the Venus Flower”
New Age Healers - “Moored”

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The “Live Music to Make You Feel More Alive” Runcast Aug 21, 2026

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Once again, DJ John Richards digging into the recent Live on KEXP archives for a Runcast featuring all live performances. All these recordings come from 2026, featuring powerful tracks from Band of Horses, Just Mustard, Rogue Wave and more. Live music makes use feel alive, and you can take that energy with you on your next run.
Tracklist:
The Royston Club - “Spinning”
Band of Horses - “The Great Salt Lake”
Rogue Wave - “Endless Shovel”
The Barr Brothers - “Run Right Into It”
Hannah Lew - “Sunday”
Lala Lala - “Does This Go Faster?”
Spacemoth - “Do We Exist”
Chapterhouse - “Pearl”
The Wedding Present - “Damage”
Toadies - “Possum Kingdome”
Mclusky - “She Will Only Bring You Happiness"
Just Mustard - “We Were Just Here”
Russian Blue - “This is The Sound of What Was”
Russian Blue - “Patience”
Getdown Services - “The Radiator”
Drama - “Dancing on my Own”
Lyrics Born - “I Like it I Love it”
Sera Cahoone - “Say Something”

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Running is Love, Love Your Running Aug 07, 2026

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Spencer Krug - “I”ll Believe in Anything (Piano Version)”
Hammock - “We Close Our Eyes So We Can See”
Ed O’Brien - “Incantations”
Basement - “Broken by Design”
Russian Blue - “Patience”
Interpol - “See Out Loud”
Diary - “Keep Comin’ Up”
R. Missing - “Turning Off Lights is My Destiny”
Uh Huh Her - “Shook”
Asal - “Winters Gonna Come”
Wet Leg - “CPR (Horsegirl Remix)”
Desire - “Summer Skin”
Genesis Owusu - “Human Again”
Terror/Cactus - “Transmisión Clandestina”

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PROGRESS, NOT PERFECTION Jul 24, 2026

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Anna Calvi - “Is This All There Is?
Blondshell - “Heart Has to Work So Hard”
Ill Peach - “Crash Course Dummy”
Catherine Moan - “No Magic”
Punchbag - “Pile of Clothes”
Antony Szmierek - “Chalk”
Alexis Taylor - “Out of Phase”
Digitalism - “Achtung! Optimism”
Fat Dog - “Go LOVE urself"
New German Cinema - “I Become Heavy”
Sunglaciers - “Future Free”
Orbit 17 - “Tunnels”
Joy Forever - “Love is Real”
Soft Loft - “Caught”
Getdown Services - “I Can’t Die Like That”
Sylvan Esso - “Hot Slob”
Caroline Rose - “Yip Yip Yow”
Sera Cahoone - “Say Something”

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The Radiant Pulse Jul 10, 2026

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DJ Kevin Cole supercharges your run with an international mix of life-affirming tracks, designed to help you lock into a deep, sustained flow state. Radiate to the rhythm and pulse of artists like Gelli Haha, Ezra Collective, MadMadMad, and Ninajirachi.

Bellaire - "Pure Love"
Gelli Haha - "Klouds Will Carry Me To Sleep"
Pigeon - "Miami"
Ninajirachi iPod Touch - "I Love My Computer"
Pullstring - "Nowhere Left To Go"
Dead Pioneers - "Never Alone"
Ezra Collective - "Only Love"
Sosyete '25' - "Yaygara"
Midpak - "Disco Heaven 54"
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - "Chicken Leg"
ABOP - "Zwei Kilo Zucker"
Chui - "Tvrdi Sicevi"
MadMadMad - "Overload"
ŽIVA - "I See Right Through You"

Produced and Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

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Running And Dancing Like No One Is Watching Jun 26, 2026

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A mix of dance tracks, post-punk, and remixes to set a new PR!

Mono - "Gerbera"
Russian Blue - "This is the Sound of What Was?"
Dark Chisme - "Dominance of Truth"
Muscle Memory - "Conditions of Love" (Boy's Shorts Remix)
L’Eclair - "RUN" (feat. Gelli Haha)
Digitalism - "Space Invaders"
Madeline Goldstein - "Strange & Absurd"
Buscabulla - "Miraverahi" (Slow Jamz Remix)
Nightbus - "Angles Mortz" (Tom Sharkett Remix)
MADMADMAD - "Hey!"
Boy Deluxe - "Energy is Power"
Actors - "CTRL"
Chalk - "Can't Feel It"
Adult DVD - "Real Tree Lee"
Apparat - "Hum of Maybe"

Host: John Richards
Produced and Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

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The “Watching the Watch” Runcast Jun 12, 2026

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Do you ever find yourself “watching your watch” on a run? John can relate. In this Runcast, DJ John Richards encourages you to resist that temptation and gives motivation for staying present in the run with an inspiring set of music from Hemi Hemingway, Courtney Barnett, Ratboys, and more.
Hemi Hemingway - “Promises”
Courtney Barnett - “Another Beautiful Day”
Nothing - “Never Come Never Morning”
The Early Years - “A New Way of Living”
Allison Russell - “Cold April”
Chinese American Bear - “All the People”
Remember Sports - “Across the Line”
Good Day Father - “Sonic Amadea”
Bibi Club - “Amaro”
Tempers - “Cold and Cruel”
Man/Woman/Chainsaw - “Nosedive”
Ratboys - “Light Night Mountains All That”
44go - “Revolver”
TV Star - “Out of My Bag”
Flair - “Nausea”
Prism Shores - “I Didn’t Mean to Change Your Mind”
Host: John Richards
Produced and Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

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The “Journey of a Thousand Miles” Runcast May 29, 2026

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The Runcast is back for its fifth season! To kick things off, DJ John Richards brings a fiery set of tracks to inspire and motivate you on your run. From the soulful sounds of Michelle David and the True-Tones through fresh jams from Lala Lala, Genesis Owusu, and more. John reminds you on this episode that 1) the first mile is a liar and 2) Lao Tzu’s maxim that “the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
Michelle David and the True-Tones - “Running”
Anna Calvi and Iggy Pop - “God’s Lonely Man”
Genesis Owusu - “Stampede”
Makthaverskan - “Shatter”
Lala Lala - “Even Mountains Erode”
Mona et Toi - “Nothing Rhymes With Myself”
Liz Cooper - “Better Than Ever”
Ismay - "American Flag”
Hannah Lew - “Sunday”
Beatrice Deer - “Aukkauti”
Swapmeet - “I Know”
Girl Scout - “Uh-Huh”
Francis of Delirium - “It’s a Beautiful Life”
Ian Sweet - “Criminal Kissing”
Melanie Baker - “HAHA!”
Sunsick Daisy - “Waiting For”
Arlo Parks - “Get Go”