During a difficult week, we can’t stick to sports but are glad for the community we’ve built, particularly on Discord. We do discuss the Sounders advancing in the MLS Cup playoffs, UW basketball kicking off their seasons, Husky football moving a step closer to bowl eligibility and where the Seahawks stand heading into their bye week.

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Intro – Revisiting our approach
15:54 – Remembering legendary producer and Garfield grad Quincy Jones
18:52 – Adam Silver updates expansion timeline
22:00 – What can M’s do to solve batter’s eye issues?
34:04 – Roundup: Kraken can’t score, Sounders reach West semifinals
40:45 – UW women dominate and UW men come back in season openers
52:13 – Huskies hold on against USC, head to Penn State
1:24:50 – Can the Seahawks get healthy in time to make the playoffs?

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A pre-Halloween episode takes a look at a spooky weekend for Seattle’s football teams and what it means for both going forward. Before that, we consider whether Tristan’s Leo Messi costume required any props and the unusual nature of the MLS mini-series as the Sounders take a 1-0 lead against Houston.

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Intro – Toasting to Paolo Banchero’s 50-point game
21:00 – Where does Tristan end and Messi begin?
28:05 – Roundup: Kraken pile up goals, Sounders don’t but win anyway
38:45 – UW men open Danny Sprinkle era with blowout exhibition win
43:50 – UW football couldn’t take advantage of path to victory
1:17:25 – Seahawks outmatched at home against Bills

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We’re back from a two-week hiatus to cover a Super Bowl edition of coach’s corner, Kevin’s trip to Italy and our annual list of NBA players to watch before getting to what’s happened in Seattle sports since we’ve been gone and which Seattle football team has a better chance of winning this weekend.

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Intro – Back like we never left
15:27 – Italy food update
37:17 – Conclusion of 2024 football coach’s corner
53:30 – Kevin’s list of NBA players to watch
1:13:22 – Roundup: Kraken off to best start, Sounders face Houston in MLS Cup playoffs
1:22:15 – Where UW football stands ahead of a College Gameday trip to Indiana
1:42:34 – Seahawks host Bills coming off impressive win in Atlanta

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Recording after the Seahawks suffered their first loss of the Mike Macdonald era in Detroit on Monday Night Football, we take encouragement from the offense stepping up while the short-handed defense got lit up. Tristan is also rationalizing a UW losing at Rutgers despite statistical dominance, which made the Huskies favorites Saturday against Michigan. Plus a first look ahead to the Mariners’ offseason.

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Intro – Semi-emergency pod on Seahawks-Lions
25:45 – Why was the Huskies’ loss statistically aberrant?
50:30 – Toasting to the Sounders extending their bizarre streak with the Mariners
55:55 – Making sense of the Mariners’ season and what lies ahead
1:10:47 – Roundup: Kraken open preseason, Sounders draw that felt like a loss
1:14:40 – WNBA expansion draft details
1:19:15 – A national championship rematch with a very different look (and a different favorite)
1:44:25 – How the Giants match up with the Seahawks

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The Seattle summer sports season ended Tuesday and we contrast the future outlook for the Storm, who were swept by the Aces in the opening round of the playoffs, and the Mariners after their playoff hopes were all but extinguished. Then we look at dominant defense by both Seattle football teams in two symmetrical games before a barometer week awaits the Huskies and Seahawks this weekend.

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Intro – Mariners playoff odds in miracle territory after loss in Houston
12:08 – Was going for it the right call for the Storm?
49:07 – Seahawks and Huskies win in similar fashion
1:08:47 – Previewing UW-Rutgers
1:17:50 – Will the Lions finally beat the Seahawks?
1:35:35 – Roundup: Kraken open preseason, Sounders draw that felt like a loss

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After Mike Macdonald became the first coach in Seahawks history to start his career 2-0, we’re debating how hyped to get about this season before arguing over what UW’s narrow Apple Cup loss at Lumen Field meant. Plus the M’s playoff hopes are just about dashed and the Storm face a difficult first-round matchup without home-court advantage.

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Intro – Just how good are the Seahawks?
29:30 – Why the discourse is getting it wrong on Jedd Fisch
57:50 – Toasting to UW alum Jean Smart and farewell to Shellie Hart as Storm emcee
1:04:00 – NBA Seattle update: Our ESPN report on expansion plus mock expansion draft
1:15:00 – Tuesday painful to M’s faint playoff hopes
1:19:00 – Roundup: Sounders win at weekend, Reign streak snapped
1:20:40 – Storm set in No. 5 seed, likely to face Aces starting Sunday
1:29:35 – Huskies open Big Ten play against Northwestern
1:42:30 – Should the Seahawks be favored by more against the Dolphins sans Tua?

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Confidence is running high after a 2-0 weekend for the home football teams, as the Huskies head into the Apple Cup and the Seahawks face another favorable matchup in New England. Plus Salmon Run hot takes (and cold ones on retaining Jerry Dipoto), meteorological seasons, a memorable Sounders game and the Storm head into the final full week of the regular season.

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Intro – Recapping Seahawks-Broncos
29:15 – Recapping Huskies-Eastern Michigan
45:21 – NBA Seattle update: No progress on expansion — yet
49:00 – A Mariners miracle?
1:07:02 – Roundup: Sounders cruise against non-goalkeeper, Reign winning streak at three
1:10:30 – Storm heading into season’s final week
1:13:10 – What to expect in the Apple Cup
1:35:10 – Projecting a defensive battle against the Patriots

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It’s hard to stay neutral after UW football opened the Jedd Fisch era with an impressive win over an outmatched Weber State squad on Saturday. We preview their matchup with Eastern Michigan and the Seahawks beginning the Mike Macdonald against Bo Nix and the Broncos. Plus the Storm came up with their best win of the season in the midst of a difficult road trip.

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Intro – Neutrality
4:00 – Toasting to Jonah Coleman’s strong UW debut
28:45 – Searching for Seattle’s best cookies at Cookies with Tiffany
36:15 – Songs that make you ask ‘How did they do it?’
43:20 – A very Mariners-y stretch with playoff hopes all but gone
46:00 – Roundup: Sounders lose in Portland, drop in standings
48:07 – Storm raise hopes with win at Connecticut
1:00:07 – Previewing UW-Eastern Michigan
1:10:40 – Taking a look at the Broncos ahead of the Seahawks’ opener

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As the Seahawks prepare to begin the Mike Macdonald era on Sunday, Ben Baldwin of RBSDM.com joins us for our annual season preview, including a look at where we expect the team to rank on offense and defense and our pick for the Seahawks and all the NFL over/under win totals.

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The dream of the ’90s is alive in Seattle after the Mariners made Dan Wilson their manager and brought back Edgar Martinez to serve as hitting coach. We also preview UW football season ahead of Saturday’s opener, look at where the Storm stand with 10 games remaining and discuss the Seahawks’ cutdown.

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The Peltoncast has done its homework, and it revealed a rough weekend for Seattle sports. Although Seattle might be off the map in terms of political conventions, the Mariners could put themselves back in the mix by taking an unconventional strategy from Must See TV. Plus takeaways from the latest Seahawks preseason game.

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Intro – Do your homework!
11:55 – M’s hot takes: The Costanza plan
41:27 – Roundup: Sounders blown out by LAFC again, Reign trade Bethany Balcer
48:18 – Storm drop first two games after Olympic break
53:30 – Seahawks lose second preseason game as starters sit

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– Presidential nominating conventions
– Nielsen DMA rankings