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**The Runcast with John Richards**

We believe that everyone who runs should have a great soundtrack. Not one curated by an algorithm, but one that’s hand-picked by a DJ who runs too. The Runcast with John Richards brings you a dynamic mix of music and inspiration to keep you company and motivate you on your run, no matter what your level.

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We'll be back on August 26th Aug 12, 2022

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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.

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The Long Way Home (Live from Ragnar) Jul 29, 2022

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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 Mine
The Vega Bodegas - All My Fish Are Dead
James and the Cold Gun - The Long Way Home
Built to Spill - Gonna Lose
Kyle Craft - Pentecost
WOOZE - I'll Have What She's Having
Smokey Brights - Flash Your Lights (Rudy Willingham Remix)
Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
Amyl and the Sniffers - I'm Not a Loser
The Go! Team - Everyone's A V.I.P. To Someone
Parts & Labor - Nowheres Nigh
Ginger Runner - Tall Trees, Tough Trails
Tacocat - I Love Seattle
Cassandra Jenkins - Hard Drive
TORRES - Dressing America
Kevin Morby - This Is A Photograph
Stef Chura - Method Man
Yellow Ostrich - Marathon Runner

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Heart and Sole Jul 15, 2022

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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 Rebuild
Penelope 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

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Baby, We're Ascending Jul 01, 2022

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Musical notes, inspiring quotes, and songs that make you float from Sneaker Pimps, Automatic, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, and more.

S. Carey - Break Me Open
Zola Jesus - Lost
Automatic - Skyscraper
Working Men's Club - Widow
HAAi - Baby, We're Ascending
First Hate - Commercial
Good Looks - Vision Boards
The Reds Pinks and Purples - Let's Pretend We're Not In Love
Sneaker Pimps - So Far Gone (feat. Simonne Jones)
Tempers - Nightwalking
Seratones - Pleasure
Dylan Moon - Deep Time
The Haunted Youth - Shadows
Pom Pom Squad - Popular (feat. Matthew Caws of Nada Surf)
Rural Alberta Advantage - CANDU
Papercuts - Lodger

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A Random Act of Kindness Jun 17, 2022

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KEXP's John Richards joins you on your journey to run with songs from KEXP favorites like Kevin Morby, Santigold, Warpaint, and more. On this mix, John shares how running helps him maintain both his physical and mental health, with the right music to keep motivated. As author and runner Christopher McDougall says, “We run when we're scared, we run when we're ecstatic, we run away from our problems and run around for a good time.”

Kevin Morby - A Random Act of Kindness
Wild Pink - Q Degraw
Porridge Radio - The Rip
Matthew Dear - Talking Sleep
Dazy & Militarie Gun - Pressure Cooker
Santigold - High Priestess
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Blood in the Snow
Warpaint - Champion
Sudan Archives - Selfish Soul
Automatic - New Beginning
Fontaines DC - Roman Holiday
Bodega - Thrown
Yard Act - The Overload
Working Men's Club - Circumference
F!res - Into the Storm

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Running With the Hurricane Jun 03, 2022

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On the first episode of this season, John Richards talks about the joys of getting back into races and running with other people, but ultimately, the importance of running for yourself. Runners of all levels will feel welcome with the dynamic mix of high-energy, emotional and propulsive tracks designed to keep you running, featuring artists like Mitski, Toro y Moi and Dehd.

Camp Cope - Running with the Hurricane
Aeon Station - Fade
Nation of Language - The Grey Commute
Beach House - Once Twice Melody
Hatchie - This Enchanted
Mitski - The Only Heartbreaker
Lucius - Next To Normal
Odesza - The Last Goodbye
Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
Doss - Jumpin'
Toro y Moi - Magazine (feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis)
Spiritualized - The Mainline Song
The Hunt - I Can't Stand
Dehd - Bad Love
Widowspeak - Everything is Simple

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The Runcast with John Richards: Coming June 3 Jun 02, 2022

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We believe that everyone who runs should have a great soundtrack. Not one curated by an algorithm, but one that’s hand-picked by a DJ who runs too. The Runcast with John Richards brings you a dynamic mix of music and inspiration to keep you company and motivate you on your run, no matter what your level.

Subscribe right here, and enjoy new episodes every two weeks starting June 3, 2022.

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The Runcast, Vol. 25 (2021 Replay) May 27, 2022

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In case you missed the announcement, The Runcast is returning, right here, on June 3rd!

Email us at runcast@kexp.org if you have questions, feedback, or guest suggestions for the new season, launching in just ONE WEEK. Today, John stops by for a few reminders before replaying Volume 25 of the Runcast from 2021:

In his final Runcast of the year – and KEXP's final episode of The Weekly Mix – John goes freeform to create a very personal Runcast just for you. Listen for advice, motivation, inspiration, and incredible music to power your run.
1. The Antlers - Solstice
2. Big Red Machine - Phoenix (feat. Fleet Foxes & Anaïs Mitchell)
3. Big Red Machine - The Ghost of Cincinnati
4. Public Service Broadcasting - Blue Heaven (feat. Andreya Casablanca)
5. The Shivas - Undone
6. The Parrots - You Work All Day And Then You Die
7. Tycho & Benjamin Gibbard - Only Love
8. Fort Romeau - Control
9. Tycho - Pink & Blue
10. Bad Bad Hats - Walkman
11. Mac McCaughan - Dawn Bends
12. Dummy - Daffodils
13. The Violent Hearts - Everything and Nothing
14. Lord Huron - Time to Run

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The Runcast, Vol. 24 (2021 Replay) May 20, 2022

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In case you missed the announcement, The Runcast is returning, right here, on June 3rd!

Email us at runcast@kexp.org if you have questions, feedback, or guest suggestions for the new season, launching in just two weeks. Today, John shares details on the new season before replaying Volume 24 of the Runcast from 2021:

This edition of the Runcast is hosted by John Richards and powered by incredible music and quotes from the likes of Confucius, Danny Rojas from Ted Lasso, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. As Emerson said, "Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage."

1. Bartees Strange - Going Going
2. Dinosaur Jr - Garden
3. TORRES - Thirstier
4. The Joy Formidable - Chimes
5. Film School - Superperfection
6. Flyying Colours - Big Mess
7. Foxing - Where the Lightning Strikes Twice
8. Songhoy Blues - Worry
9. Kele - Between Me and My Maker
10. Yves Tumor - Jackie
11. Binki - Clay Pigeon
12. Lala Lala - DIVER
13. Shamir - Running
14. Wet Leg - Chaise Longue
15. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Cold as Weiss
16. Geowulf - Round and Round

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Announcing "The Runcast with John Richards" May 13, 2022

Show notes

Take your running shoes out of storage and start planning your next route because The Runcast is returning, right here, on June 3rd!

With three weeks until the new episode, John shares details on this summer's series before replaying Volume 23 of the Runcast from 2021:

John reads listeners' stories of hope amidst a pandemic, divorce, and more, showing how the runcast has inspired them, which in turn, inspires him.

1. Mint Julep - A Rising Sun
2. Efterklang - Living Other Lives
3. Piroshka - V.O.
4. José González - Head On
5. Ducks Ltd. - As Big As All Outside
6. Night Beats - New Day
7. Ages and Ages - Light Goes Out
8. Ora the Molecule - Die To Be A Butterfly
9. Mumu Fresh - Work
10. Nation of Language - Across That Fine Line
11. Liars - Big Appetite
12. PRONOUN - I WANNA DIE BUT I CAN'T (CUZ I GOTTA KEEP LIVING)
13. Split Single - Satellite
14. Shine - Stare Into the Sun
15. Deep Sea Diver - Stop Pretending
16. MAN ON MAN - Stohner

Email us at runcast@kexp.org if you have questions, feedback, or guest suggestions for this year's season of The Runcast with John Richards.

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