Episodes
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Peltoncast No. 439
During a difficult week, we can’t stick to sports but are glad for the community we’ve built, particularly on Discord. We do discuss the Sounders advancing in the MLS Cup playoffs, UW basketball kicking off their seasons, Husky football moving … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 438
A pre-Halloween episode takes a look at a spooky weekend for Seattle’s football teams and what it means for both going forward. Before that, we consider whether Tristan’s Leo Messi costume required any props and the unusual nature of the … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 437
We’re back from a two-week hiatus to cover a Super Bowl edition of coach’s corner, Kevin’s trip to Italy and our annual list of NBA players to watch before getting to what’s happened in Seattle sports since we’ve been gone … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 436: Seahawks Lose on MNF
Recording after the Seahawks suffered their first loss of the Mike Macdonald era in Detroit on Monday Night Football, we take encouragement from the offense stepping up while the short-handed defense got lit up. Tristan is also rationalizing a UW … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 435
The Seattle summer sports season ended Tuesday and we contrast the future outlook for the Storm, who were swept by the Aces in the opening round of the playoffs, and the Mariners after their playoff hopes were all but extinguished. … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 434
After Mike Macdonald became the first coach in Seahawks history to start his career 2-0, we’re debating how hyped to get about this season before arguing over what UW’s narrow Apple Cup loss at Lumen Field meant. Plus the M’s … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 433
Confidence is running high after a 2-0 weekend for the home football teams, as the Huskies head into the Apple Cup and the Seahawks face another favorable matchup in New England. Plus Salmon Run hot takes (and cold ones on … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 432
It’s hard to stay neutral after UW football opened the Jedd Fisch era with an impressive win over an outmatched Weber State squad on Saturday. We preview their matchup with Eastern Michigan and the Seahawks beginning the Mike Macdonald against … Continue reading →
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2024 Seahawks Preview with Ben Baldwin
As the Seahawks prepare to begin the Mike Macdonald era on Sunday, Ben Baldwin of RBSDM.com joins us for our annual season preview, including a look at where we expect the team to rank on offense and defense and our … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 431
The dream of the ’90s is alive in Seattle after the Mariners made Dan Wilson their manager and brought back Edgar Martinez to serve as hitting coach. We also preview UW football season ahead of Saturday’s opener, look at where … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 430
The Peltoncast has done its homework, and it revealed a rough weekend for Seattle sports. Although Seattle might be off the map in terms of political conventions, the Mariners could put themselves back in the mix by taking an unconventional … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 429
The Earl Thomas edition of the podcast is ready to declare it over for the Mariners, and not just in 2024. Plus, after toasting to UW’s strong Olympics, we look at the possibility of the Storm adding Gabby Williams for … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 428
A toast is in order to local Olympians as well as four-time reigning Seafair hydroplane winner J. Michael Kelly. After debating whether there are reasons or just reason for Mariners hope, we look at the Seahawks adding to their offensive … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 427
The trade deadline is past and the M’s have strengthened their offense both this season and beyond, offering new hope to win the AL West. We also say farewell to Rashaad Penny, the only running back who mattered, after he … Continue reading →
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M’s Add Before Deadline
Days before the July 30 MLB trade deadline, the Mariners swung a pair of deals late Thursday night and on Friday, adding outfielder Randy Arozarena from Tampa Bay and reliever Yimi Garcia from Toronto to try to salvage their AL … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 426
With the Mariners putting more key starters on the IL than they have wins in their last eight games, we abandon takes, ponder their strategy a week before the deadline and are ready to start thinking about Seahawks training camp. … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 425
The Eastside edition of the Peltoncast goes deep on the Seahawks’ Mount Rushmore before getting to various Peltoncast Geography, a Don Henley-inspired midseason M’s hot take, the latest on the streaking Sounders and a look at the Storm heading into … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 424
The Ken Griffey Jr. edition features an impromptu discussion of Seattle’s best jersey number and a debate over the Seattle sports Mount Rushmore with our Mom giving her thoughts. Then we resume our search for Seattle’s best cookie at Pike … Continue reading →
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Talkin’ Taco Time: Catching Up on TTNW News
More than five months after our last episode, the TTT crew has tons of news to discuss. We start with the shocking news that the iconic Wallingford TTNW is closing before going into menu items new (Gelatiamo) and old (Caesar’s … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 423
Although the Mariners offense has provided few fireworks ahead of July 4, our hot takes have no shortage as we debate the team’s slide toward .500. Plus a look at the surging Storm at the midpoint of the WNBA season … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 422
Did someone look? The M’s have lost four games off their lead in the AL West since we last recorded and the takes are pivoting to pessimism. In happier news, the Sounders pulled off a pair of thrilling comebacks to … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 421
Don’t look now but the Mariners have an enormous lead in the AL West after sweeping the Rangers and look to have secured the Seattle sports championship belt. Plus the Sounders’ purchase of the Reign is finally complete with a … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 420
We’re getting political as we discuss Jewell Loyd being selected for the USA Olympic team, the trades the Mariners should make and the Coachella Valley Firebirds reaching a Calder Cup finals rematch against Hershey. Plus our search for Seattle’s best … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 419
We toast a final win for the Conference of Champions as UW takes home the men’s crew national championship, then discuss everything working out for the AL West-leading Mariners and a five-game winning streak for the Storm before finishing up … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 418
After saying farewell to the late Bill Walton, we learn about the “Utah Cookie Wars” and what they mean for Crave Cookies, whose franchises are new to the Seattle area. Then we salute the first-place Mariners on taking the opening … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 417
We’re toasting to a Peltoncast MVP that’s gone missing and pouring one out after Sam Haggerty’s season-ending injury before saluting the unlikely heroes from the Mariners taking their first two games in the Bronx, looking at why the Storm are … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 416
Tristan might look like Leo Messi and Ryan Gosling, but the Peltoncast MVP contender sounds like somebody who’s excited about the return of Julio Rodriguez’s power and the start of the most anticipated season in WNBA history. Plus our search … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 415
The Peltoncast hasn’t issued any ultimatums, but we’re wondering whether the Seattle Swoon is attributable to Seasonal Affective Disorder after the Sounders went scoreless again and UW softball dropped in the final Pac-12 standings. Plus a look at the UW … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 414: Seahawks Draft Recap
With the NFL Draft in the books, we look at a historic number of Huskies who got selected as well as the Seahawks filling needs and drafting for value. Plus the M’s takes have rarely been hotter after a thrilling … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 413: NFL Draft Preview with Mike-Shawn Dugar
Recording on the eve of the NFL Draft, a supersized podcast begins by previewing the Seahawks’ options at No. 16 and beyond with the expert help of The Athletic’s Mike-Shawn Dugar. Then we discuss Costco’s new cookie, how the M’s … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 412
After hitting rock bottom on Sunday, the mood around the M’s has turned thanks to the arrival of Jonatan Clase. Can he single-handedly end the Seattle swoon? Plus the Storm drafts a Caitlin Clark stopper and the Seahawks continue to … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 411
The Seattle swoon experienced a false spring over the weekend with the Sounders winning big, but the only consistent winner in the Seattle sports scene is the team that’s already headed to the lottery. We debate again what to make … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 410
A week into the Mariners’ season, the M’s bats are cold and the takes are hotter than ever. We also update the state of UW men’s basketball transact now that we know Will Conroy will no longer be part of … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 409
Before our inaugural hot takes of the 2024 season looking ahead to M’s opening day on Thursday, we discuss the logical fit between UW and new athletic director Pat Chun, changing sides in the Apple Cup rivalry. Then we close … Continue reading →
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Huskies Hire Sprinkle
Despite athletic director Troy Dannen’s departure to take the same job at Nebraska, the Huskies were able to hire Utah State head coach Danny Sprinkle as their new men’s basketball coach hours after Sprinkle’s season ended with a win and … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 408
We’re through the bulk of free agency and the Seahawks more or less executed our plan after signing Leonard Williams, which should result in a haul of compensatory picks in 2025. We grade the offseason, then take our search for … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 407
The opening days of free agency have seen more Seahawks going than coming, but it’s their deal to re-sign Leonard Williams that has us most concerned so far. After discussing that, we propose a new (very old) method to rank … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 406
It’s the end of multiple eras in Seattle sports as the Seahawks move on from several players, including safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs, ahead of free agency and UW men’s basketball appears headed for a coaching change. (Update: ESPN’s … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 405
The (first) Eastside edition of the Peltoncast goes long on what makes a great cookie as we search for Seattle’s best at Midnight and Shikorina, then considers whether UW women’s basketball can make the NCAA tournament and the impact of … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 404
It’s no error but it is a flex: Tristan details a busy sports weekend that saw him attend losses for both UW men’s basketball and the Kraken as well as the latest Coach’s Corner. Before that, our search for Seattle’s … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 403: Seahawks Offseason Preview
With Adam Schefter reporting the Seahawks will guarantee Geno Smith’s 2024 salary for injury, Ben Baldwin joins us to preview the team’s offseason and the possibility that Smith could still be traded. Then we start our search for Seattle’s best … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 402
The nepotism cloud has rained down a Belichick and a Harbaugh on Seattle and we discuss what it means for the Huskies and Seahawks in addition to weighing in on the offensive coordinator search. Before that, how good will the … Continue reading →
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Seahawks Hire Mike Macdonald
After interviewing him Tuesday, the Seahawks have chosen Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as their next head coach. Ben Baldwin joins us to discuss what to make of the Seahawks going with a defensive coach, what we want to … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 401
We know that Ben Johnson won’t be the Seahawks’ next coach but not yet who they will pick after they completed interviews with losing coordinators from both championship games. We take stock before discussing the M’s adding power via trade, … Continue reading →
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Talkin’ Taco Time: Quest Complete
After nearly nine years of tracking his Taco Time Northwest visits, co-host Randy Cote completed his quest to visit and eat at all 79 locations on Saturday at Rainier Avenue. After Taco Time surprised him with balloons, a Taylor Swift-inspired … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 400
It’s our 400th episode and Tristan is straight up not having fun as the Seahawks reportedly plan second interviews primarily with defensive coaches and UW football continues to build a roster without key players following Jedd Fisch from Arizona. Plus … Continue reading →
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Peltoncast No. 399
After a historic run of emergency pods covering coaching changes for the Seahawks and UW football, we’re back with our regularly scheduled pod to take stock of the Seahawks’ search for Pete Carroll’s replacement, the latest on Jedd Fisch’s coaching … Continue reading →
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Emergency Pod: Huskies Hire Jedd Fisch
Two days after losing football coach Kalen DeBoer to Alabama, the Washington Huskies poached Arizona’s Jedd Fisch as a replacement. Tristan breaks down the three reasons he became convinced Fisch was the best realistic option and Kevin breaks down the … Continue reading →
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Emergency Pod: Kalen DeBoer to Alabama
It’s official: Washington football coach Kalen DeBoer will replace Nick Saban at Alabama, leading the Huskies days after leading them to the CFP championship game in just his second year on Montlake. We discuss why DeBoer’s departure doesn’t spell doom … Continue reading →
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Carroll Out as Seahawks Head Coach
In a shocking turn, the Seahawks announced Wednesday that Pete Carroll will no longer be their head coach as he moves into an advisor role. Ben Baldwin joins us to discuss our thoughts on the decision and who we’d be … Continue reading →
About this show
Kevin Pelton podcast with Tristan Carosino on Seattle sports and more