The Fabulous Peltoncast: Seattle Sports and More

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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → 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 → Continue reading →

We’ve seen all of the darkness after a frustrating Mariners loss in the series finale against Houston, leading to some of the hottest takes yet. (Please note that the original version of these takes was recorded before Eugenio Suarez told … Continue reading → Continue reading →

A special episode recaps the Seahawks celebrating the 10th anniversary of their Super Bowl victory with a win over the Carolina Panthers that felt very much like the good old days before briefly touching on the Mariners weekend sweep in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

We recap Kevin’s thrilling trip to Michigan to see UW football dominate Michigan State and the Seahawks offer proof of concept in an upset win at Detroit, as well as try Midwest-style pizzas. Plus the AL West race heats up … Continue reading → Continue reading →