The Fabulous Peltoncast

We’re toasting to a Peltoncast MVP that’s gone missing and pouring one out after Sam Haggerty’s season-ending injury before saluting the unlikely heroes from the Mariners taking their first two games in the Bronx, looking at why the Storm are … Continue reading →

Tristan might look like Leo Messi and Ryan Gosling, but the Peltoncast MVP contender sounds like somebody who’s excited about the return of Julio Rodriguez’s power and the start of the most anticipated season in WNBA history. Plus our search … Continue reading →

The Peltoncast hasn’t issued any ultimatums, but we’re wondering whether the Seattle Swoon is attributable to Seasonal Affective Disorder after the Sounders went scoreless again and UW softball dropped in the final Pac-12 standings. Plus a look at the UW … Continue reading →

With the NFL Draft in the books, we look at a historic number of Huskies who got selected as well as the Seahawks filling needs and drafting for value. Plus the M’s takes have rarely been hotter after a thrilling … Continue reading →

Recording on the eve of the NFL Draft, a supersized podcast begins by previewing the Seahawks’ options at No. 16 and beyond with the expert help of The Athletic’s Mike-Shawn Dugar. Then we discuss Costco’s new cookie, how the M’s … Continue reading →

After hitting rock bottom on Sunday, the mood around the M’s has turned thanks to the arrival of Jonatan Clase. Can he single-handedly end the Seattle swoon? Plus the Storm drafts a Caitlin Clark stopper and the Seahawks continue to … Continue reading →

The Seattle swoon experienced a false spring over the weekend with the Sounders winning big, but the only consistent winner in the Seattle sports scene is the team that’s already headed to the lottery. We debate again what to make … Continue reading →

A week into the Mariners’ season, the M’s bats are cold and the takes are hotter than ever. We also update the state of UW men’s basketball transact now that we know Will Conroy will no longer be part of … Continue reading →

Before our inaugural hot takes of the 2024 season looking ahead to M’s opening day on Thursday, we discuss the logical fit between UW and new athletic director Pat Chun, changing sides in the Apple Cup rivalry. Then we close … Continue reading →

Despite athletic director Troy Dannen’s departure to take the same job at Nebraska, the Huskies were able to hire Utah State head coach Danny Sprinkle as their new men’s basketball coach hours after Sprinkle’s season ended with a win and … Continue reading →

We’re through the bulk of free agency and the Seahawks more or less executed our plan after signing Leonard Williams, which should result in a haul of compensatory picks in 2025. We grade the offseason, then take our search for … Continue reading →

The opening days of free agency have seen more Seahawks going than coming, but it’s their deal to re-sign Leonard Williams that has us most concerned so far. After discussing that, we propose a new (very old) method to rank … Continue reading →

It’s the end of multiple eras in Seattle sports as the Seahawks move on from several players, including safeties Jamal Adams and Quandre Diggs, ahead of free agency and UW men’s basketball appears headed for a coaching change. (Update: ESPN’s … Continue reading →

The (first) Eastside edition of the Peltoncast goes long on what makes a great cookie as we search for Seattle’s best at Midnight and Shikorina, then considers whether UW women’s basketball can make the NCAA tournament and the impact of … Continue reading →

It’s no error but it is a flex: Tristan details a busy sports weekend that saw him attend losses for both UW men’s basketball and the Kraken as well as the latest Coach’s Corner. Before that, our search for Seattle’s … Continue reading →

With Adam Schefter reporting the Seahawks will guarantee Geno Smith’s 2024 salary for injury, Ben Baldwin joins us to preview the team’s offseason and the possibility that Smith could still be traded. Then we start our search for Seattle’s best … Continue reading →

The nepotism cloud has rained down a Belichick and a Harbaugh on Seattle and we discuss what it means for the Huskies and Seahawks in addition to weighing in on the offensive coordinator search. Before that, how good will the … Continue reading →

After interviewing him Tuesday, the Seahawks have chosen Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald as their next head coach. Ben Baldwin joins us to discuss what to make of the Seahawks going with a defensive coach, what we want to … Continue reading →

We know that Ben Johnson won’t be the Seahawks’ next coach but not yet who they will pick after they completed interviews with losing coordinators from both championship games. We take stock before discussing the M’s adding power via trade, … Continue reading →

After nearly nine years of tracking his Taco Time Northwest visits, co-host Randy Cote completed his quest to visit and eat at all 79 locations on Saturday at Rainier Avenue. After Taco Time surprised him with balloons, a Taylor Swift-inspired … Continue reading →

It’s our 400th episode and Tristan is straight up not having fun as the Seahawks reportedly plan second interviews primarily with defensive coaches and UW football continues to build a roster without key players following Jedd Fisch from Arizona. Plus … Continue reading →

After a historic run of emergency pods covering coaching changes for the Seahawks and UW football, we’re back with our regularly scheduled pod to take stock of the Seahawks’ search for Pete Carroll’s replacement, the latest on Jedd Fisch’s coaching … Continue reading →

Two days after losing football coach Kalen DeBoer to Alabama, the Washington Huskies poached Arizona’s Jedd Fisch as a replacement. Tristan breaks down the three reasons he became convinced Fisch was the best realistic option and Kevin breaks down the … Continue reading →

It’s official: Washington football coach Kalen DeBoer will replace Nick Saban at Alabama, leading the Huskies days after leading them to the CFP championship game in just his second year on Montlake. We discuss why DeBoer’s departure doesn’t spell doom … Continue reading →

In a shocking turn, the Seahawks announced Wednesday that Pete Carroll will no longer be their head coach as he moves into an advisor role. Ben Baldwin joins us to discuss our thoughts on the decision and who we’d be … Continue reading →