The Runcast with John Richards

Latest Episodes:

Keep Up the Good Work Jun 23, 2023

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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 Work
The Veldt - The Everlasting Gobstopper
Superviolet - Overrater
La Fonda - New Mexico
Samia - Honey
Flyying Colours - Goodbye to Music
Miya Folick - So Clear
Caroline Polachek - Welcome to My Island
Ooh La La - Life’s Too Fast To Feel
Jungle - Candle Flame featuring Erick the Architect
Dame Area, -Esto me pertenece
Nabihah Iqbal - Gentle Heart
El Michels Affair and Black Thought - Glorious Game
CIEL - 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 - Love
Lowly - Keep Up The Good Work

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Running Up That Hill Jun 09, 2023

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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 Orchard
George Fitzgerald - Venera
George Clanton - I Been Young
Beach House - American Daughter
Lanterns on the Lake - String Theory
Temple of Angels - Tangled In Joy
Grouplove - Hello
New Pornographers - Really Really Light
Palehound - The Clutch
Generationals - Waking Moment
Bully - Days Move Slow
Sam Himself - Strangelove
Flyying Colours - Hit the Road
bdrmm - Be Careful

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For Whatever Holds The Sacred May 26, 2023

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Inspirational music and messages to lift you up wherever you are on your running journey.

HÆLOS - Last Days
Petite Noir - Blurry
Kele - Someone to Make Me Laugh
Fever Ray - Carbon Dioxide
LP Giobbi - Body Breathe (feat. Monogem)
Acid Arab & Wael Alkak - Ya Mahla
Jake Shears - Devil Came Down the Dance Floor (feat. Amber Martin)
Bonobo & Jacques Green - Fold
Skinny Pelembe - Like a Heart Won't Beat
Shalom - Happenstance
Noble Rot - Casting No Light (feat. Colin Newman)
WITCH - Avalanche of Love (feat. Sampa the Great)
Ritmo Machine - Isla del Ritmo
Beach Vacation - Lay Low

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Running to Heal and Motivate May 12, 2023

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Host John Richards kicks off the new season of The Runcast with songs and messages of hope, inspiring you to run to heal.

ODESZA - Hopeful
M83 - Oceans Niagara
Petite Noir - Finding Paradise
Steve Mason - The People Say
Lucky Lo - I Will Always Be You
The New Pornographers - Angelcover
deary - Fairground
Alaska Reid - Back to This
Plains - Problem With It
Ladytron - Misery Remember Me
Frankie Rose - Sixteen Ways
Temples - Gamma Rays
Death Valley Girls - Magic Powers
Fruit Bats - It All Comes Back

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The Runcast Season 2: Coming May 12 Apr 28, 2023

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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.

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50 Years of Hip-Hop: Coming February 1 Jan 31, 2023

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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.

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The Marathon Confessional Oct 07, 2022

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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 You
Alec Shaw - Spinning
Broken Bells - We're Not In Orbit Yet...
Secret Machines - Underneath the Concrete
Röyksopp - Speed King
Editors - Vibe
Dazy - Peel
Screensaver - Repeats
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - When the Lights Go
Raw Poetic - Ralph Ellison
Silversun Pickups - Hereafter (Way After)
Art d'Ecco - Midlife Crisis
Preoccupations - Fix Bayonets!
Rolling Blackouts Coast Fever - Tidal River
The Beths - Knees Deep
Say She She - Pink Roses
Nilufer Yanya - Stabilise
Doss - Jumpin’
Röyksopp - The Night (feat. Alison Goldfrapp)
Cumulus - Sunbeam
Bright Eyes - Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
Rocky Votolato - Little Black Diamond
Kraus - Anyone
The Mary Veils - Bone Blossom Green
Holm - Intelligent Moves
Miss Grit - Like You
Bambara - Birds
Courting - Tennis
Bill Callahan - Coyotes

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Mainline Melody Motivational Mixtape to Fix a Grey Commute Sep 23, 2022

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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 Moving
Sudan Archives - Selfish Soul
Santigold - High Priestess
Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
The Black Angels - El Jardin
Beach House - Once Twice Melody
Spiritualized - The Mainline Song
Nation of Language - The Grey Commute
Mt Fog - Behind a Silent Door
Automatic - New Beginning
Dazy & Militarie Gun - Pressure Cooker
The Beths - Silence is Golden
Camp Cope - Running with the Hurricane
Aeon Station - Fade
ODESZA - The Last Goodbye (feat. Bettye LaVette)

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Running to Hope Sep 09, 2022

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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 - Mountain
Night Shop - Let Me Let It Go
Big Joanie - In My Arms
Wild Pink - ILYSM
Precocious Neophyte - AIWA
Melts - Outlier
SPICE - Recovery
Beacon - Can’t Turn Back
Winter - Atonement (feat. Hatchie)
The Black Angels - El Jardin
NNAMDÏ - Dedication

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Once You Run One Step, You're a Runner Aug 26, 2022

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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!