The Runcast with John Richards

KEXP

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.

  • 1 minute 13 seconds
    Introducing "In Our Headphones"

    Introducing KEXP’s newest music discovery podcast. In Our Headphones brings you five song recommendations every Monday, straight from KEXP’s DJs and Music Directors. We learn stories and insights about the artists, make connections between the music and the world around us, and get to know the diverse roster of DJs that make up the KEXP airwaves. Join hosts Janice Headley and Isabel Khalili on this never-ending journey of music discovery. 

    Search for "In Our Headphones" wherever you get your podcasts and listen to the first episode now, featuring song recommendations from Cheryl Waters.

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    19 April 2024, 7:00 am
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    19 October 2023, 7:00 am
  • 3 hours 28 minutes
    Running to Add Life to Your Days

    To close out Season 2 of The Runcast, John Richards brings you a marathon mix of 53 songs filled with hope and inspiration to get you moving. Plus, a sprinkling of quotes from famous runners like, um, Benjamin Franklin? It'll make sense once you start listening, and running...

    1. ODESZA - Hopeful
    2. George FitzGerald - Venera
    3. Maribou State - Blackoak
    4. Tycho - Time to Run
    5. Jungle - Dominoes
    6. LP Giobbi, DJ Tennis, Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream - LP Giobbi Club Edit
    7. Activity - Department of Blood
    8. Noble Rot - Casting No Light (feat. Colin Newman)
    9. Genesis Owusu - Get Inspired
    10. Ghost of Vroom - Still Getting It Done
    11. Skinny Pelembe - Like a Heart Won’t Beat
    12. M83 - Oceans Niagara
    13. Lol Tolhurst x Budgie x Jacknife Lee - Los Angeles (feat. James Murphy)
    14. Deeper - Tele
    15. Shalom - Happenstance
    16. Jake Shears - Devil Came Down the Dance Floor (feat. Amber Martin)
    17. Golden Features - Flesh
    18. Bonobo - ATK
    19. LP Giobbi - Body Breathe (feat. Monogem)
    20. Roosevelt - Ordinary Love
    21. Grouplove - Hello
    22. Palehound - The Clutch
    23. Bully - Days Move Slow
    24. The New Pornographers - Angelcover
    25. Lucky Lo - I Will Always Be You
    26. Temple of Angels - Tangled in Joy
    27. Lanterns on the Lake - String Theory
    28. deary - Fairground
    29. George Clanton - I Been Young
    30. ODESZA & Yellow House - Heavier
    31. Bonobo & Jacques Greene - Fold
    32. LP Giobbi - Georgia
    33. Golden Features - Yield (feat. Rromarin)
    34. Barry Can't Swim - Dance of the Crab
    35. Edapollo - Opalescent
    36. Nation of Language - Too Much, Enough
    37. Blonde Redhead - Snowman
    38. Sea Lemon - Cellar
    39. Alaska Reid - Back to This
    40. Beach House - American Daughter
    41. Andy Bell & Masal - Tidal Love Conversation in That Familiar Golden Orchard
    42. Steve Mason - The People Say
    43. Generationals - Waking Moment
    44. Bombay Bicycle Club - My Big Day
    45. Temples - Afterlife
    46. Film School - Tape Rewind
    47. Grian Chatten - Fairlies
    48. Ladytron - Misery Remember Me
    49. Death Valley Girls - Magic Powers
    50. Temples - Gamma Rays
    51. The New Pornographers - Really Really Light
    52. Blondshell - Joiner
    53. Black Belt Eagle Scout - Don't Give Up

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    15 September 2023, 7:00 am
  • 45 minutes 25 seconds
    Free Your Mind and Daydream with LP Giobbi

    This Runcast features a guest curator! Joining John Richards on this episode is DJ, producer, musician, activist AND runner LP Giobbi. She shares insight on how running motivates and grounds her, while also motivating you to get moving and to be thankful for your body.

    1. LP Giobbi - Georgia
    2. LP Giobbi, DESIREE - All I Need (DESIREE Remix)
    3. Barry Can't Swim - Sunsleeper
    4. LP Giobbi -  Feels Just LIke It (Club Edit)
    5. LP Giobbi, DJ Tennis, Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream (LP Giobbi Club Edit)
    6. Maribou State - Blackoak
    7. Edapollo - Opalescent
    8. Nation of Language - Too Much, Enough
    9. Budgie, Jacknife Lee, and Lol Tolhurst - Los Angeles (feat. James Murphy)
    10. Bombay Bicycle Club - My Big Day

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    1 September 2023, 7:00 am
  • 52 minutes 59 seconds
    Running Into Purpose

    Songs and messages from John Richards and your favorite artists fueled with inspiration and emotion…(inspirmotion?) to keep you moving whether you run, walk, bike or just dance to The Runcast.

    1. Margo Cilker - Lowland Trail
    2. Local Natives - Just Before Morning
    3. Grandaddy - The Town Where I'm Livin Now
    4. Kristin Hersh - Ms Haha
    5. Elizabeth M Drummond - Crisis
    6. Bass Drum of Death - Find It
    7. James and The Cold Gun - Chewing Glass
    8. Tycho - Time to Run
    9. Barry Can't Swim - Dance of the Crab
    10. Deeper - Tele
    11. Girl Ray - Up
    12. Bombay Bicycle Club - My Big Day
    13. Ghost of Vroom - Still Getting It Done
    14. Small Paul - Live Along

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    18 August 2023, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 35 minutes
    Ragnar 2023: No Sleep Till Langley

    Join the KEXP Radioheads as we take you 200 miles through forests, over mountains, and along the sea. We’ll bring you along throughout this podcast with musical picks, reflections and exploits during this year’s Ragnar Northwest Passage road race. 

    1. Bully - Days Move Slow
    2. Broncho - Class Historian
    3. Grrrl Gang - Rude Awakening
    4. Hurry - Beggin’ For You
    5. Spirit Award - Fantasy
    6. Genesis Owusu - Get Inspired
    7. Roosevelt - Luna
    8. Pahua - Porque Yo (feat. Eva de Marce)
    9. Soft Kill - Molly
    10. Rahill - Fables (feat. Beck)
    11. George FitzGerald - Mother (feat. SYML)
    12. Aphex Twin - Blackbox Life Recorder 21f
    13. Glasser - Vine
    14. Georgia - Give It Up For Love
    15. TSHA - The Light
    16. Golden Features - Yield (feat. Rromarin)
    17. Wild Pink - Hold My Hand (feat. Julien Baker)
    18. Kevin Morby - A Random Act of Kindness
    19. Bdrmm - It’s Just A Bit of Blood
    20. Sea Lemon - Cellar
    21. Palehound - The Clutch
    22. The Beths - Expert In A Dying Field
    23. Great Grandpa - Bloom
    24. The Budos Band - Frontier's Edge

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    4 August 2023, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 14 seconds
    Do Your Best, Don't Stress

    A runcast featuring notes of inspiration from runners hitting the trail locally in Seattle, as well as from the Hudson Valley rail trails and some scenic Scandinavian fjords. Plus, solid advice from an elementary school teacher and ways to stay motivated after injury.

    1. Black Belt Eagle Scout - Don't Give Up
    2. Tomo Nakayama - Contigo
    3. ODESZA & Yellow House - Heavier
    4. Bonobo - ATK
    5. HÆLOS - Hear Me
    6. Roosevelt - Ordinary Love
    7. Golden Features - Flesh
    8. Activity - Department of Blood
    9. Odonis Odonis - No One Left (feat. ACTORS)
    10. Film School - Tape Rewind
    11. MAN ON MAN - Hush (feat. J Mascis)
    12. Upper Wilds - Short Centuries
    13. Blonde Redhead - Snowman

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    21 July 2023, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Untangling Through Movement

    A story that took 53.9 miles and 112,004 steps to complete, how movement helps us work through conflict, and a shoutout to all the walkers out there. Plus, incredible songs from KEXP favorites new and old.

    1. Hammock - Love in the Void
    2. Strange Ranger - She's On Fire
    3. Laveda - Surprise
    4. Temple of Angels - Waving to the Wind
    5. Smokey Brights - Long Goodbye
    6. Blondshell - Joiner
    7. Generationals - Eutropius (Give Me Lies)
    8. Jungle - Dominoes
    9. Little Dragon - Gold
    10. Daisies - Blue Cowboy
    11. Ritmo Machine - Psychedelic
    12. Tony Allen and Doctor L - Jakelewah (Doctor L's 3 Years In Heaven Remix)
    13. Grian Chatten - Fairlies
    14. Hibou - Upon the Clouds You Weep
    15. Temples - Afterlife
    16. Sea Lemon - Cellar

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    7 July 2023, 7:00 am
  • 1 hour 32 minutes
    Keep Up the Good Work

    DJ and runner Kevin Cole guest hosts this episode of the Runcast providing a motivating soundtrack for discovery--musical discovery and self-discovery on your running journey.

    1. Lowly - Keep Up The Good Work
    2. The Veldt - The Everlasting Gobstopper
    3. Superviolet - Overrater
    4. La Fonda - New Mexico
    5. Samia - Honey
    6. Flyying Colours - Goodbye to Music
    7. Miya Folick - So Clear
    8. Caroline Polachek - Welcome to My Island
    9. Ooh La La - Life’s Too Fast To Feel 
    10. Jungle - Candle Flame featuring Erick the Architect 
    11. Dame Area, -Esto me pertenece
    12. Nabihah Iqbal - Gentle Heart
    13. El Michels Affair and Black Thought - Glorious Game
    14. CIEL - Somebody 
    15. ĠENN - A Reprise (That Girl) 
    16. JOHN - Trauma Mosaic 
    17. Spirit Award - New Energy, The Fear 
    18. Moreish Idols - Chum, Lock Eyes and Collide 
    19. Say She She - Prism 
    20. NAVVI - Love
    21. Lowly - Keep Up The Good Work

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    23 June 2023, 7:00 am
  • 58 minutes 52 seconds
    Running Up That Hill

    On a runcast that starts meditative and then ROCKS OUT, John shares his secret to running up hills (it's funny!) along with songs to motivate you as you run.

    1. Andy Bell & Masal - Tidal Love Conversation in That Familiar Golden Orchard
    2. George Fitzgerald - Venera
    3. George Clanton - I Been Young
    4. Beach House - American Daughter
    5. Lanterns on the Lake - String Theory
    6. Temple of Angels - Tangled In Joy
    7. Grouplove - Hello
    8. New Pornographers - Really Really Light
    9. Palehound - The Clutch
    10. Generationals - Waking Moment
    11. Bully - Days Move Slow
    12. Sam Himself - Strangelove
    13. Flyying Colours - Hit the Road
    14. bdrmm - Be Careful

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    9 June 2023, 7:00 am
  • 59 minutes 3 seconds
    For Whatever Holds The Sacred

    Inspirational music and messages to lift you up wherever you are on your running journey.

    1. HÆLOS - Last Days
    2. Petite Noir - Blurry
    3. Kele - Someone to Make Me Laugh
    4. Fever Ray - Carbon Dioxide
    5. LP Giobbi - Body Breathe (feat. Monogem)
    6. Acid Arab & Wael Alkak - Ya Mahla
    7. Jake Shears - Devil Came Down the Dance Floor (feat. Amber Martin)
    8. Bonobo & Jacques Green - Fold
    9. Skinny Pelembe - Like a Heart Won't Beat
    10. Shalom - Happenstance
    11. Noble Rot - Casting No Light (feat. Colin Newman)
    12. WITCH - Avalanche of Love (feat. Sampa the Great)
    13. Ritmo Machine - Isla del Ritmo
    14. Beach Vacation - Lay Low

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    26 May 2023, 7:00 am
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