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The Runcast with John Richards

The Weekly Mix, Vol. 779 - Runcast, Vol. 23

The Runcast with John Richards

KEXP

Music

4.6592 Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2021

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

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

John Richards is the host of The Morning Show on KEXP, weekdays from 7-10am PT on KEXP.org, the KEXP app or 90.3 FM in Seattle.

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0:00.0

I'm John Richards and welcome to the runners podcast.

0:03.5

Brought to you by K-E-X-P and Brooks Running, as they always mention run happy and we hope

0:08.6

you run happy today.

0:11.2

If you were listening to the last podcast, I asked for all of you to let me know if you've

0:15.8

signed up for a race or maybe I ask you, you probably should sign up for a race.

0:20.5

And a lot of people responded,

0:21.8

I want to start off the podcast with Mark's message. It said, I wrote to you a while back about

0:26.7

the importance of your runcast after my mom passed away in February of 2020. I just want to give

0:31.6

you a quick update. Your latest runcast got me through a 25K along the Hiawatha Trail on June 13th. I listened to it on repeat until I

0:39.1

finished and my next race is going to be the Leavenworth Marathon in October. This is going to be

0:44.6

my first full marathon and I'm excited to have the run cast as my soundtrack. Thank you for being

0:49.3

the voice in my head encouraging me to continue forward even when all of the other voices in my head are yelling

0:55.1

at me to stop. Mark, it's a perfect way to start our run cast. Let's get running.

1:00.4

The six brothers with us, the west come and tookards to the eyes,

1:11.6

all I'm biased,

1:15.6

you're close castles by our feelings, You've lost custom but I feel us

1:30.3

I'm not.

1:32.3

Oh To live in the distance Do you have lost to lift us

2:03.6

Will you show me how to feel us

2:07.6

To fill us I'm I'm I'm

2:18.3

Oh

2:20.3

Oh

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