The Runcast with John Richards

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 RichardsProduced and Mastered by: William MyersProduction support: Serafima Healy
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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 GravestoneWorries 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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