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 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”

Host: John Richards
Produced and Mastered by: William Myers
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The "marathon runcast" with special guest DJ Kevin Cole! Join DJ John Richards and DJ Kevin Cole as they run and record the podcast at the same time. The episode features music from Tunde Adebimpe, The Hives, Ty Segall, KennyHoopla, and more. 

The Lumineers - “So Long” 
Sea Lemon - “Stay” 
Shura - “Recognise” 
Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory - “Afterlife” 
NoSo - “Sugar” 
Deary - “I Still Think About You” 
Jay Som - “Float” 
Daisy the Great - “Bird Bones”
Rocket - “Wide Awake” 
The Hives - “Legalize Living” 
Ty Segall - “Possession”
The Budos Band - “Overlander”
Sister Ray Davies - “War Machine”
Dear Boy - “After All” 
Been Stellar - “Breakaway”
Alex Henry Foster - “A Silent Stream” 
Beirut - “Forest Encyclopedia" 
Bdrmm - “goit” 
Haai - “Satellite” 
Flying Mojito Bros - “Just Passing Through” 
Demise of Love - “Strange Little Consequence” 
Ronboy - “Disaster” 
Madmadmad - “Hey!” 
Dazy - “Pay No Mind” 
NoSo - “Don’t Hurt Me, I’m Trying” 
Panda Bear - “Virginia Tech”
100% Wet - “Lost Myself” 
Lawn - “Sports Gun” 
Preoccupations - “Focus” 
Sparks - “Do Things My Own Way” 
Miki Berenyi Trio - “Big I Am” 
Cults - “Crybaby” 
Chitra - “In My Opinion” 
Hotline TNT - “Break Right” 
Ribbon Skirt - “Wrong Planet” 
Craig Finn - “Crumbs” 
Matt Berninger - “Bonnet of Pins” 
Deep Sea Diver - “Shovel” 
Bria Salmena - “Closer to You” 
L'Eclair - "RUN (feat. Gelli Haha)"
Tunde Adebimpe - “Drop”
Esther Rose - “Want”
Ezra Furman - “Sudden Storm” 
Provoker - “Swarm of Flies” 
Bass Drum of Death - “Do Nothing” 
KennyHoopla - “Northern Lights” 
Soot Sprite - “Days After Days” 
Pretty Bitter - “Outer Heaven Dude Ranch” 
Wet Leg - “Catch These Fists” 
Daffo - “Habit” 
Indigo De Souza - “Heartthrob” 
The Weather Station - “Window” 
Momma - “I Want You (Fever)” 
Girl and Girl - “Okay” 
Small Paul - “Seems to Me” 

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In this episode, we talked about how the runcast changed one listener's life, John's three rules to running, plus inspirational music from Yves Tumor, Anna Von Hausswolff, Yola, World News, and more.

World News - “Don’t Want to Know”
Marseille - “Heaven’s At My Door”
The Belair Lip Bombs - “Hey You”
Packaging - “Running Through the Airport”
Pink Breath of Heaven - “Blue is the Morning”
Whitelands - “Heat of the Summer”
Say Sue Me - “In This Mess”
Horsepower - “Excalibur”
Anna Von Hausswolff - “Stardust”
Deradoorian - “Digital Gravestone
Worries and Other Plants - “Changin Me”
Living Hour - “Wheel”
Deep Sea Diver - “What Do I Know”
Clipping - “Keep Pushing”
Cari Cari - “Schmetterling”
Yves Tumor - “We Don’t Count”
KennyHoopla - “Orphan//"
Yola - “Amazing”

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Holy gosh darn guacamole, it's our second Runcast featuring live sessions from KEXP favs like Of Monsters and Men, Ibibio Sound Machine, IDLES, Melenas and more.

Washed Out - “Running Away”
Torres - “Collect”
Grace Cummings - “Ramona”
Mannequin Pussy - “I Got Heaven”
Spoon - “Knock Knock Knock”
Fontaines DC - “Too Real”
Been Stellar - “Passing Judgement”
Ride - “Taste”
Film School - “Said Your Name”
Somesurprises - “Bodymind”
Peel Dream Magazine - “Lie in the Gutter”
Of Monsters and Men - “Little Talks”
Ducks Ltd “- Hollowed Out”
Lol Tolhurst & Jacknife Lee - “Los Angels”
Ibibio Sound Machine - “Protection From Evil”
Melenas - “Bang”
Young Fathers - “Nest”
Idles - “Danny Nedelko”
Soul Asylum - “Runaway Train”

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New favorites from the likes of Ivy, Matt Berninger, Hot Chip, and Indigo De Souza. A true sonic sandwich of songs. Plus, maybe the greatest listener note The Runcast has ever received.

Indigo De Souza - “Be Like the Water”
Jamie Drake - “Thread and the Spark”
Matt Berninger - “No Love”
Nightbus - “Ascension”
Worthitpurchase - “Something New”
Legs - “Wide Open Fires”
Sharon Van Etten - “Afterlife”
Georgia Knight - “Desire”
Gans - “It’s Just Life”
Factory Floor - “Tell Me”
Hot Chip - “Devotion”
Dark Chisme - “Lost in the Night”
Dream, Ivory - “All Good”
Night Tapes - “Pacifico”
Ivy - “Say You Will”
Indigo De Souza - “Crying Over Nothing”

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We have finally put together a runcast featuring some of our favorite all-time moments during Live at KEXP sessions. We've got banger after banger from Black Pumas, Phoebe Bridgers, Broken Social Scene, and many, many more, PLUS 28-straight minutes of DJ Shadow killing it here at KEXP in 2024.

Jose Gonzalez - “Heartbeats”
Black Pumas - “Colors”
Black Belt Eagle Scout - “Don’t Give Up”
Phoebe Bridges - “Motion Sickness”
Amen Dunes - “Miki Dunes”
Broken Social Scene - “7/4 Shoreline”
Modern English - “I Melt With You”
Middle Kids - “Dramamine”
Salt Cathedral - “Terminal Woes”

DJ Shadow - Full Performance

1. DJ Shadow - Ubu
2. DJ Shadow - You Played Me
3. DJ Shadow feat Q-Tip & Lateef The Truth Speaker - Enuff
4. DJ Shadow feat Divine Styler - Divine Intervention
5. DJ Shadow feat Ernie Fresh - The Sideshow
6. DJ Shadow feat Barny Fletcher - Two Notes
7. DJ Shadow - The Number Song
8. Zack De La Rocha & DJ Shadow - March Of Death
9. DJ Shadow - If I Died Today
10. DJ Shadow - Long Stem
11. DJ Shadow - A Narrow Escape
12. DJ Shadow - What Does Your Soul Look Like (Peshay Remix)
13. DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk
14. DJ Shadow- Six Days (Remix)
15. DJ Shadow - I Gotta Rokk (Irn Mnky Swagger Mix)
16. DJ Shadow feat Danny Brown - Horror Show
17. DJ Shadow feat Run The Jewels - Nobody Speak

LAST SONG
Mega Cat “Rat Fight”

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A beats-heavy listen featuring a nation of beats in the language of running. We start and end with tracks from the great Nation of Language, hence the sandwich. Plus, amazing songs from Dark Chisme, Flying Mojito Bros, and more. All for your mental health.

Nation of Language - “Inept Apollo"
Big Freedia - “Take My Hand”
Flying Mojito Bros - “Wild Mountain Honey”
Gilliagan Moss - “Do It For Yourself”
Kerala Dust - “The Orb, TX”
Dark Chisme - “Breathe, Break It”
Factory Floor - “Between You”
Safe Mind - “6’Pole”
Leonie Pernet - “Paris-Brazzaville” (Lee-o-nee Per-nay)
A/S/L - “Work”
Heartworms - “Just To Ask a Dance”
Activity - “In Another Way”
Now Always Fades - “Close to Greatness”
Boy Deluxe - “Feedback”
Catching Flies - “Lajo”
Feiertag - “Lost Spirit”
Sasami - “Slugger”
Dummy - “Soonish (Wishy’s Deep Ectasy…)
Nation of Language - “I”m Not Ready for the Change”

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DJ Kevin Cole guest hosts this edition of the Runcast with life-affirming songs and words to inspire, motivate, and help you discover great new music while out on your run!

Featuring tracks from Yuno, Madame Gandhi, Cumulus, and more.

clipping. - "Keep Pushing"
Madame Gandhi - "Rise!"
Yuno - "Blest"
Cumulus - "Dad Song"
Deep Sea Diver - "What Do I Know"
Anna Erhard - "Botanical Garden"
Morn - "Modern Man" 
James and the Cold Gun - "Riding The Tiger"
Murder Club - "4 Eva"
Scowl - "Not Hell, Not Heaven"
Emi Pop - "Quiero Bailar Rocanrol" 
M(h)aol - "Pursuit"
Midnight Generation - "Don't Wait Up"
Miso Extra - "Pop"
Merina Gris - "Lilili" 
quickly, quickly - "Enything"
Chatham Rise - "Angus Says" 

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This banger filled episode is here to remind you that it is normal to stop running and stop caring about yourself, but don’t give up, and don’t give in, running, music and your mental health are all worth fighting for.” - John Richards

Get motivated for your run with this week’s Runcast, featuring songs from Suzzallo, Wet Leg, The Hives and more.

Suzzallo - “River”
Rocket - “Take Your Aim”
The Hives - “Enough is Enough”
Wet Leg - “Catch These Fists”
Postcards - “Dust Bunnies”
Deep Sea Diver - “Emergency”
Chimers - “3am”
Fat Dog - “Peace Song”
Virgin Orchestra - “Banger”
Grandmas House - “Slaughterhouse”
Wolfgang Valbrun - “Almighty $”
Yawners - “1 de enero”
Sunsick Daisy - “It’ll Be Alright”
Waves Crashing - “Comatose”
Moreish Idols - “Slouch”
Adwaith - “Sain”
Tunde Adebimpe - “God Knows”

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