The Runcast with John Richards

This Marathon Runcast has you covered, whether you're embarking on a 26.2-mile journey or accomplishing a different kind of marathon. We're grateful to have you as part of this community. Keep running. You are not alone. 1. Unwed Sailor - “Bend the Air” 2. M83 - “Amnesia (Rachika Nayar Remix)" 3. The Asteroid No. 4 - “Rescue”  4. Ohr - “Afterglow” 5. Ride - “Last Frontier” 6. Trentemoller - “Dreamweavers” 7. George FitzGerald - “Gleams” 8. Runner - “Eleven” 9. Gift - “Going in Circles” 10. Gift - “Later” 11. Gift - “Wish Me Away” 12. New Age Healers - “All Wrapped Up” 13. Film School - “Influencer” 14. Crows - “Vision of Me” 15. Been Stellar - “Start Again” 16. Brimheim - “No Liver, No Lungs” 17. Brimheim - “Dancing in the Rubble” 18. The Haunted Youth - “Into You” 19. Kindsight - “Love You Baby All the Time” 20. Pet Snake - “Crashing” 21. Hana Vu - “Hammer” 22. Christian Loffler - “Ease” 23. Aurora - “Some Type of Skin” 24. Kelly Lee Owens - “Love You Got” 25. Flying Mojito Bros - “Glitter” 26. Goat - “Ouroboros” 27. Kiasmos - “Flown” 28. Kessoncoda - “X is Closer to A” 29. IDLES - “Dancer” 30. Heartworms - “Jacked” 31. Cold Cave - “Hourglass” 32. Flyying Colours - “Wavygravy” 33. Cults - “Crybaby” 34. Wishy - “Triple Seven” 35. Nada Surf - “In Front of Me Now” 36. Old 97s - “Where the Road Goes” 37. Pokey LaFarge - “Run Run Run” 38. Ducks Ltd - “A Girl, Running” 39. Deary - “The Moth” 40. Star Anna - “Pure Magic” 41. San Gabriel - “Going Nowhere” 42. Blondshell and Bully - “Docket” 43. Tinsley - “Distract Me” 44. Pink Breath of Heaven - “Blue is the Morning” 45. Jon Hopkins - “Ritual/Palace” Contact us at runcast@kexp.org [runcast@kexp.org]. Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate [https://www.kexp.org/donate] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

We could not describe The Runcast better than Steve in Santa Rosa who says, "The music was an awesome match for a rural Sonoma County morning. The dappled light coming through a redwood grove was the start of a climb, when the tune playing hit an uplifting climbing beat. The music, the lifting fog and the serene setting was perfect."  1. Jon Hopkins - “RITUAL (palace)" 2. Trentemøller - “Dreamweavers” 3. Ben Böhmer - “Hiding (feat. Lykke Li)” 4. Nation of Language - “Weak in Your Light (Classixx Remix)" 5. deary - “The Moth” 6. Wishy - “Triple Seven” 7. GIFT - “Later” 8. Angelica Garcia - “Color De Dolor” 9. GUM & Ambrose Kenny-Smith - “Dud” 10. Kelly Lee Owens - “Love You Got” 11. urika's bedroom - “XTC” 12. LISASINSON - “Decidí Desaparecer” 13. San Gabriel - “Going Nowhere” 14. Pet Snake - “Crashing” 15. Hachiku - “Time Wasted Worrying”  Contact us at runcast@kexp.org [runcast@kexp.org].  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate [https://www.kexp.org/donate] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

It's our first-ever Shoegaze-themed Runcast, featuring songs picked by, and some even written by, Greg Bertens of Film School. In this episode he explains why running helped change his life for the better, how music plays a HUGE role in that, and why both have become spiritual for him.  1. somesurprises - "Be Reasonable" 2. Flying Colours - "Wavygravy" 3. Mo Dotti - "For Anyone and You" 4. Laveda - "F***" 5. MØAA - "Diffuse" 6. Catch the Breeze - "Enemy" 7. Seablite - "Melancholy Molly" 8. Airiel - 'Your Lips, My Mouth" 9. Letting Up Despite Great Faults - "In Steps" 10. LSD and the Search for God - "Backwards" 11. Film School - "Influencer" 12. Pale Sun - “Gathering Lights” 13. Ringo Deathstar - “Gazin” 14. Chatham Rise - “Sugar” 15. New Age Healers - “All Wrapped Up” 16. Tanukichan - “Enough” 17. Memory Drawers - “Lovingly” 18. Pink Breath of Heaven - “Blue is the Morning” 19. The Asteroid No 4 - “Rescue” 20. Cheatahs - “Geographic” 21. Whitelands - “Setting Sun” 22. Soft Science - “Sadnesss” 23. Pinkshinyultrablast - “Holy Forest” 24. Film School - “Defending Ruins”  Contact us at runcast@kexp.org [runcast@kexp.org].  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate [https://www.kexp.org/donate] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

DJ, producer, AND runner Diplo joins The Runcast to share his thoughts on how DJing compares to running a marathon, how running affects his mental health, and maybe why you should consider running if you are on the fence.  1. Diplo & Sleepy Tom - “Be Right There” 2. Diplo, French Montana & Lil Pump - “Welcome to the Party” 3. Major Lazer - “Watch out for This” 4. Fred Again, Skrillex & Four Tet -  “Baby Again” 5. M83 “Amnesia (Rachika Nayar Remix) 6. Ohr - “Afterglow” 7. Gift - “Going in Circles” 8. Been Stellar - “Start Again” 9. Melenas - “Bang" (Peanut Butter Wolf Remix) 10. Rubblebucket - “Stella the Begonia” 11. Cold Cave - “Hourglass” 12. Heartworms - “Jacked” 13. Bear Garden - “Sunshine, Sunshine, Sunshine” Contact us at runcast@kexp.org [runcast@kexp.org].  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate [https://www.kexp.org/donate] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

DJ Alex guest curates a special "Pacific Notions" edition of The Runcast with a mix of ambient, neo-classical, post-rock, jazz, and blissful electronic songs to help guide your run. From getting into a meditative zone while warming up, to pushing yourself to pick up the pace with more propulsive picks, this beautiful and motivating mix spotlights the cinematic sounds DJ Alex shares every Sunday morning on Pacific Notions, but with an enhanced pulse to get your feet moving. 1. Tutara Peak - Kaleido 2. Holland Andrews - Aura 3. aus - Further 4. Oliver Patrice Weder - I'd Like the Birds to Teach Me How To Fly 5. Kelly Moran - Butterfly Phase 6. Immersion | Thor Harris - Rotations 7. Runnner - eleven 8. Jim Nópedie - winter sun through train window 9. Manatee Commune - Mosaic 10. Kiasmos - Flown 11. Affelaye - Dim Rumer 12. Aleksi Perälä - FI3AC2410109 13. Francisco Sonur - But 14. Kessoncoda - X is Closer to A 15. Kinkajous - Heliosphere 16. Skalpel - Together (Pejzaż Remix) 17. Nalepa - The Fountain 18. Leaving Laurel - and those guardian angels carried you away 19. Unwed Sailor - Bend the Air Contact us at runcast@kexp.org [runcast@kexp.org].  Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donate [https://www.kexp.org/donate] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.