The Fabulous Peltoncast

With the Seahawks missing the playoffs and the Huskies’ season ending in the CFP championship game, we’re into the Peltoncast offseason, but not before some hot takes on Pete Carroll’s postseason media availability. Plus the M’s win fans back with … Continue reading →

UW football’s magical, undefeated 2023 season came to an end in Monday’s College Football Playoff championship game as they lost 34-13 to the Michigan Wolverines in a game that wasn’t as lopsided as the final score indicated. We discuss what … Continue reading →

We’ve got a full breakdown — and contrasting perspectives — on how Washington matches up with Michigan in Monday’s College Football Playoff championship. Before that, we discuss a frustrating last UW men’s basketball trip to the Mountain schools and ride … Continue reading →

So far, 2024 is the year of the Dawgs. We celebrate Washington football beating Texas — despite an inexplicable late scare where we saw plenty of darkness — to reach the College Football Playoff championship against Michigan. We’ll have a … Continue reading →

As 2023 comes to a close, we look at the biggest stories in a Seattle sports year dominated by the University of Washington and Husky football in particular. After handing out our sports figure of the year, we revisit our … Continue reading →

The last weekly pod of 2023 has plenty to discuss between the Mariners finally making a move in free agency, the Seahawks moving in position to secure a playoff spot by winning out and a preview of UW vs. Texas … Continue reading →

Continuing our annual tradition, we look back on industry trends from 2023, including whether Taylor Swift might be the biggest artist of all time after applying era adjustments. Then we both share our top 10 songs of the year, where … Continue reading →

A semi-emergency pod starts by recapping the Seahawks’ thrilling comeback win over the Eagles on Monday Night Football led by Drew Lock before discussing UW men’s hoops reviving the No L, the UW women entering the top 25 and Husky … Continue reading →

This week’s Peltoncast staggers back and forth between excitement about a big weekend for UW basketball (on the court) and football (in terms of awards) and pessimism about the city’s pro sports franchises. Are the M’s worth giving attention? And … Continue reading →

We fulfilled the dream of Too Beautiful to Live podcast co-host Luke Burbank by inviting him on to discuss his father making signs for Taco Time Northwest (compensated in part with free Taco Time), his discovery of the other Taco … Continue reading →

Still basking in the Huskies’ victory over Oregon and No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff, we discuss the Mariners trading Tristan’s adult son Jarred Kelenic and why we’re holding out little hope of a Seahawks win at San … Continue reading →

In one of the most hype postgame pods in Peltoncast history, we celebrate Husky football beating Oregon a second time this season in the last Pac-12 championship game as we know it to reach 13-0 on the season and assure … Continue reading →

We’re back after a long weekend to discuss the Seahawks looking outmatched on Thanksgiving night against the 49ers and why UW football is heavy underdogs to Oregon in the Pac-12 title game despite narrowly winning the Apple Cup to go … Continue reading →

It’s Apple Cup week, and while there won’t always be so much on the line for UW, we toast to a deal extending the series through at least 2028 before considering how much trouble the Seahawks are in with the … Continue reading →

We celebrate UW football improving to 11-0 and clinching a spot in their final Pac-12 championship game by escaping with a 22-20 win at Oregon State despite not scoring in the second half. We break down star turns by No. … Continue reading →

We debate the Huskies’ status as unbeaten underdogs heading into their final road test in Corvallis, while we discuss what to think about the Seahawks and Geno Smith after a thrilling finish to beat the Commanders at home. Plus farewell … Continue reading →

It’s a UW football sandwich as we start by discussing their high-scoring win at USC and wrap up by previewing a very different matchup this Saturday against Utah’s stout defense. In between, the Sounders face a playoff MLS must-win while … Continue reading →

An angsty pod picks up where we left off on Monday night, updating the Sounders winning Game 1 of their playoff series and previewing OL Reign’s semifinals matchup in San Diego before discussing how the Seahawks’ deal for Leonard Williams … Continue reading →

What was to be our weekly pod was turned by the James Harden trade into an emergency pod discussing the Seahawks’ win over the Cleveland Browns to take over the top spot in the NFC West and Monday’s deal for … Continue reading →

After covering this year’s annual list of NBA players to watch, we discuss an intriguing Seahawks matchup against a dominant Cleveland defense as well as what to make of UW football’s difficulty scoring in a shocking upset bid by Arizona … Continue reading →

The TTT crew met up in person to try out Taco Time Northwest’s trial bake-at-home frozen crisp burritos (beef and bean) and bottled hot sauce as well as frozen “taco pizza” from the other Taco Time available at Costco. We … Continue reading →

This week’s extended Peltoncast is doing you a favor by revisiting what made UW football’s win over Oregon so special and rationalizing the Seahawks’ loss at Cincinnati as a product of small sample size in the red zone. Plus a … Continue reading →

A brief pod gets hyped about a come-from-behind Washington football win over archrival Oregon with both teams ranked in the top 10 where we saw the darkness but saw the Huskies triumph anyway, checking all the boxes for a great … Continue reading →

It’s Oregon week as UW football prepares for one of its biggest home games ever with the College Gameday crew coming to town. We have a full preview after first discussing what Jerry Dipoto should have said in his end-of-season … Continue reading →

A semi-emergency pod recaps the Devon Witherspoon Game as the Seahawks’ defense dominated the Giants on Monday Night Football and offers takes on what’s ahead for the Mariners after they missed the playoffs on the season’s penultimate day before getting … Continue reading →