The Runcast is back for season four! John Richards has some great mixes to inspire and motivate you on your run while discovering new music. As always, you can expect a new mix every two weeks. We’ll have a guest mix from DJ Kevin Cole, exclusive tracks from live on KEXP sessions, and so much more. We can’t wait to share it all with you.

We love hearing about how you use The Runcast, so while we’re getting ready for the new season, feel free to reach out at runcast@kexp.org. Keep running, and see you soon!

New episodes start on Friday, May 30.

The Runcast is back for season four! John Richards has some great mixes to inspire and motivate you on your run while discovering new music. As always, you can expect a new mix every two weeks. We&rsquo;ll have a guest mix from DJ Kevin Cole, exclusive tracks from live on KEXP sessions, and so much more. We can&rsquo;t wait to share it all with you.
We love hearing about how you use The Runcast, so while we&rsquo;re getting ready for the new season, feel free to reach out at <a href="mailto:runcast@kexp.org" data-stringify-link="mailto:runcast@kexp.org" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-haspopup="menu">runcast@kexp.org</a>. Keep running, and see you soon!
New episodes start on Friday, May 30.

We believe that everyone who runs should have a great soundtrack. Not one curated by an algorithm, but one that’s hand-picked by a DJ who runs too. The Runcast with John Richards brings you a dynamic mix of music and inspiration to keep you company and motivate you on your run, no matter what your level.

We believe that everyone who runs should have a great soundtrack. Not one curated by an algorithm, but one that&rsquo;s hand-picked by a DJ who runs too. The Runcast with John Richards brings you a dynamic mix of music and inspiration to keep you company and motivate you on your run, no matter what your level.

The Runcast with John Richards

The Runcast Season 4: Coming May 30

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” 

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

The Marathon Runcast

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”

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

The "Run for Your Live on KEXP" Runcast 

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”

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

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