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 Richards
Produced and Mastered by: William Myers
Production support: Serafima Healy

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&rsquo;s maxim that &ldquo;the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.&rdquo; Michelle David and the True-Tones - &ldquo;Running&rdquo; Anna Calvi and Iggy Pop - &ldquo;God&rsquo;s Lonely Man&rdquo; Genesis Owusu - &ldquo;Stampede&rdquo; Makthaverskan - &ldquo;Shatter&rdquo; Lala Lala - &ldquo;Even Mountains Erode&rdquo; Mona et Toi - &ldquo;Nothing Rhymes With Myself&rdquo; Liz Cooper - &ldquo;Better Than Ever&rdquo; Ismay &ldquo;- American Flag&rdquo; Hannah Lew - &ldquo;Sunday&rdquo; Beatrice Deer - &ldquo;Aukkauti&rdquo; Swapmeet - &ldquo;I Know&rdquo; Girl Scout - &ldquo;Uh-Huh&rdquo; Francis of Delirium - &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a Beautiful Life&rdquo; Ian Sweet - &ldquo;Criminal Kissing&rdquo; Melanie Baker - &ldquo;HAHA!&rdquo; Sunsick Daisy - &ldquo;Waiting For&rdquo; Arlo Parks - &ldquo;Get Go&rdquo;
Host: John Richards Produced and Mastered by: William Myers Production support: Serafima Healy

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 “Journey of a Thousand Miles” Runcast

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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