The Runcast with John Richards
by 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.
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Episodes
Keep Up the Good Work
1h 32m · PublishedDJ 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.
- Lowly - Keep Up The Good Work
- The Veldt - The Everlasting Gobstopper
- Superviolet - Overrater
- La Fonda - New Mexico
- Samia - Honey
- Flyying Colours - Goodbye to Music
- Miya Folick - So Clear
- Caroline Polachek - Welcome to My Island
- Ooh La La - Life’s Too Fast To Feel
- Jungle - Candle Flame featuring Erick the Architect
- Dame Area, -Esto me pertenece
- Nabihah Iqbal - Gentle Heart
- El Michels Affair and Black Thought - Glorious Game
- CIEL - Somebody
- ĠENN - A Reprise (That Girl)
- JOHN - Trauma Mosaic
- Spirit Award - New Energy, The Fear
- Moreish Idols - Chum, Lock Eyes and Collide
- Say She She - Prism
- NAVVI - Love
- Lowly - Keep Up The Good Work
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Running Up That Hill
58m · PublishedOn 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.
- Andy Bell & Masal - Tidal Love Conversation in That Familiar Golden Orchard
- George Fitzgerald - Venera
- George Clanton - I Been Young
- Beach House - American Daughter
- Lanterns on the Lake - String Theory
- Temple of Angels - Tangled In Joy
- Grouplove - Hello
- New Pornographers - Really Really Light
- Palehound - The Clutch
- Generationals - Waking Moment
- Bully - Days Move Slow
- Sam Himself - Strangelove
- Flyying Colours - Hit the Road
- bdrmm - Be Careful
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For Whatever Holds The Sacred
59m · PublishedInspirational music and messages to lift you up wherever you are on your running journey.
- HÆLOS - Last Days
- Petite Noir - Blurry
- Kele - Someone to Make Me Laugh
- Fever Ray - Carbon Dioxide
- LP Giobbi - Body Breathe (feat. Monogem)
- Acid Arab & Wael Alkak - Ya Mahla
- Jake Shears - Devil Came Down the Dance Floor (feat. Amber Martin)
- Bonobo & Jacques Green - Fold
- Skinny Pelembe - Like a Heart Won't Beat
- Shalom - Happenstance
- Noble Rot - Casting No Light (feat. Colin Newman)
- WITCH - Avalanche of Love (feat. Sampa the Great)
- Ritmo Machine - Isla del Ritmo
- Beach Vacation - Lay Low
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Running to Heal and Motivate
55m · PublishedHost John Richards kicks off the new season of The Runcast with songs and messages of hope, inspiring you to run to heal.
- ODESZA - Hopeful
- M83 - Oceans Niagara
- Petite Noir - Finding Paradise
- Steve Mason - The People Say
- Lucky Lo - I Will Always Be You
- The New Pornographers - Angelcover
- deary - Fairground
- Alaska Reid - Back to This
- Plains - Problem With It
- Ladytron - Misery Remember Me
- Frankie Rose - Sixteen Ways
- Temples - Gamma Rays
- Death Valley Girls - Magic Powers
- Fruit Bats - It All Comes Back
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The Runcast Season 2: Coming May 12
32s · PublishedThe Runcast is back! Season 2 arrives right here on May 12, 2023.
In the meantime, you can revisit previous episodes, check out KEXP's other podcasts, or drop us a line at [email protected].
Subscribe now for a new episode every 2 weeks from May to September.
This trailer features Spirit Award's "Pushing Forward" from the album 'The Fear,' out on May 19 via Share It Music.
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50 Years of Hip-Hop: Coming February 1
1m · PublishedA party in the Bronx on August 11th, 1973 is widely considered to be the birthplace of hip-hop. The art form has since touched every corner of our world and evolved into one of the most significant cultural forces today. This year, on hip-hop's 50th anniversary, we’re giving it a proper tribute.
50 Years of Hip-Hop is KEXP’s newest podcast. Hosted by Larry Mizell Jr, the series highlights a different year of rap history each week. Jumping around the timeline from 1973 to today, expect personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations around the genesis of the culture. New episodes drop every Wednesday starting February 1.
Subscribe to 50 Years of Hip-Hop now and learn more at KEXP.org.
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The Marathon Confessional
2h 9m · PublishedThe Runcast’s Season 1 finale brings you an incredible lineup of songs and inspirational quotes from the heart and mind of DJ and runner John Richards. Whether it’s to power you through a long run, or just a long day, take this Runcast with you to know that you are not alone.
- Lydia Ramsey - I Will Wait For You
- Alec Shaw - Spinning
- Broken Bells - We're Not In Orbit Yet...
- Secret Machines - Underneath the Concrete
- Röyksopp - Speed King
- Editors - Vibe
- Dazy - Peel
- Screensaver - Repeats
- Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - When the Lights Go
- Raw Poetic - Ralph Ellison
- Silversun Pickups - Hereafter (Way After)
- Art d'Ecco - Midlife Crisis
- Preoccupations - Fix Bayonets!
- Rolling Blackouts Coast Fever - Tidal River
- The Beths - Knees Deep
- Say She She - Pink Roses
- Nilufer Yanya - Stabilise
- Doss - Jumpin’
- Röyksopp - The Night (feat. Alison Goldfrapp)
- Cumulus - Sunbeam
- Bright Eyes - Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
- Rocky Votolato - Little Black Diamond
- Kraus - Anyone
- The Mary Veils - Bone Blossom Green
- Holm - Intelligent Moves
- Miss Grit - Like You
- Bambara - Birds
- Courting - Tennis
- Bill Callahan - Coyotes
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Mainline Melody Motivational Mixtape to Fix a Grey Commute
59m · PublishedA running mixtape of motivational songs from our hearts to yours, featuring a portion of our favorite songs to run to this year.
- Jungle - Keep Moving
- Sudan Archives - Selfish Soul
- Santigold - High Priestess
- Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
- The Black Angels - El Jardin
- Beach House - Once Twice Melody
- Spiritualized - The Mainline Song
- Nation of Language - The Grey Commute
- Mt Fog - Behind a Silent Door
- Automatic - New Beginning
- Dazy & Militarie Gun - Pressure Cooker
- The Beths - Silence is Golden
- Camp Cope - Running with the Hurricane
- Aeon Station - Fade
- ODESZA - The Last Goodbye (feat. Bettye LaVette)
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Running to Hope
49m · PublishedInspiring stories, infused with hope, of listeners sharing what this Runcast means to them. One who runs to keep illness at bay. Another who just said goodbye to their best friend and how this community makes them feel “not alone.” Plus, an ending that surprised us all!
- Small Paul - Mountain
- Night Shop - Let Me Let It Go
- Big Joanie - In My Arms
- Wild Pink - ILYSM
- Precocious Neophyte - AIWA
- Melts - Outlier
- SPICE - Recovery
- Beacon - Can’t Turn Back
- Winter - Atonement (feat. Hatchie)
- The Black Angels - El Jardin
- NNAMDÏ - Dedication
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Once You Run One Step, You're a Runner
1h 0m · PublishedSongs to get you inspired to run, no matter what kind of run you are on, because once you take that first step, well, you're a runner and you are not alone!
- Spiritualized - Always Together With You
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Spitting Off the Edge of the World (feat. Perfume Genius)
- The Beths - Silence is Golden
- Beach Bunny – Entropy
- Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - Go On
- The Folk Implosion - Had Enough
- Nikki Lane - First High
- Death Valley Girls - When I'm Free
- Mt Fog - Behind a Silent Door
- The Churchhill Garden - Always There
- High Vis – Blending
- Marlon Wiliams - River Rival
- Hovvdy – Town
- Holy Ship - Beyond Frames
- Hermanos Gutiérrez - El Bueno Y El Malo
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The Runcast with John Richards has 544 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 540:39:31. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on March 12th 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 19th, 2024 02:41.