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 r…

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 difficu…

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. DOWNLOAD/STREAM THE FABULOUS PELTONCAST View on: iTunes | Spotify | Stitc…

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. DOWNLOAD/STREAM THE FABULOUS PELTONCAST NO. 431 …

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. Contents sponsored by Pagl…

The Earl Thomas edition of the podcast is ready to declare it over for the Mariners, and not just in 2024. Plus, after toasting to UW’s strong Olympics, we look at the possibility of the Storm adding Gabby Williams for the stretch run and what we saw in the Seahawks’ preseason opener. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Return of the Peac…

A toast is in order to local Olympians as well as four-time reigning Seafair hydroplane winner J. Michael Kelly. After debating whether there are reasons or just reason for Mariners hope, we look at the Seahawks adding to their offensive line and the structure of Julian Love’s contract extension. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Seafai…

The trade deadline is past and the M’s have strengthened their offense both this season and beyond, offering new hope to win the AL West. We also say farewell to Rashaad Penny, the only running back who mattered, after he announced his retirement and deliver the most comprehensive Seafair hydroplane preview you’ll hear on any Seattle sports podcast…

Days before the July 30 MLB trade deadline, the Mariners swung a pair of deals late Thursday night and on Friday, adding outfielder Randy Arozarena from Tampa Bay and reliever Yimi Garcia from Toronto to try to salvage their AL West chances. In an emergency pod, we break down the trades and why the Mariners might not be done. DOWNLOAD/STREAM THE FA…

With the Mariners putting more key starters on the IL than they have wins in their last eight games, we abandon takes, ponder their strategy a week before the deadline and are ready to start thinking about Seahawks training camp. Plus a preview of the women’s basketball competition in the Olympics, which features multiple Storm ties, and our search…

The Eastside edition of the Peltoncast goes deep on the Seahawks’ Mount Rushmore before getting to various Peltoncast Geography, a Don Henley-inspired midseason M’s hot take, the latest on the streaking Sounders and a look at the Storm heading into the Olympic break tied for third in the WNBA. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Shouting …

The Ken Griffey Jr. edition features an impromptu discussion of Seattle’s best jersey number and a debate over the Seattle sports Mount Rushmore with our Mom giving her thoughts. Then we resume our search for Seattle’s best cookie at Pike Place Market, give M’s hot takes a one-week sabbatical and discuss the path not taken for the Storm. Contents s…

More than five months after our last episode, the TTT crew has tons of news to discuss. We start with the shocking news that the iconic Wallingford TTNW is closing before going into menu items new (Gelatiamo) and old (Caesar’s triumphant limited return!) and getting to concerns about Taco Time’s hot sauce and new app. DOWNLOAD/STREAM TALKIN’ TACO T…

Although the Mariners offense has provided few fireworks ahead of July 4, our hot takes have no shortage as we debate the team’s slide toward .500. Plus a look at the surging Storm at the midpoint of the WNBA season and a look at the Kraken stuffing a whole offseason into the past week. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – The two Washingt…

Did someone look? The M’s have lost four games off their lead in the AL West since we last recorded and the takes are pivoting to pessimism. In happier news, the Sounders pulled off a pair of thrilling comebacks to secure points and the Storm earned their best win of the season to start a nine-game homestand. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza I…

Don’t look now but the Mariners have an enormous lead in the AL West after sweeping the Rangers and look to have secured the Seattle sports championship belt. Plus the Sounders’ purchase of the Reign is finally complete with a SeaTac tie and the Storm are almost through to the longest homestand in franchise history. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci …

We’re getting political as we discuss Jewell Loyd being selected for the USA Olympic team, the trades the Mariners should make and the Coachella Valley Firebirds reaching a Calder Cup finals rematch against Hershey. Plus our search for Seattle’s best cookie takes us to a Ravenna porch. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Why has Nneka Ogw…

We toast a final win for the Conference of Champions as UW takes home the men’s crew national championship, then discuss everything working out for the AL West-leading Mariners and a five-game winning streak for the Storm before finishing up with an early look at FPI’s college football projections. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Stat…

After saying farewell to the late Bill Walton, we learn about the “Utah Cookie Wars” and what they mean for Crave Cookies, whose franchises are new to the Seattle area. Then we salute the first-place Mariners on taking the opening two games from the Astros and consider a troubling trend of UW softball transfers. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizz…

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 off to a slow start and breaking down Great Osobor following Danny Sprinkle to UW from Utah State. Contents…

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 for Seattle’s best cookie takes us on the Fauntleroy ferry (sort of) and we preview UW softball heading on t…

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 football spring game and the dreaded Marine Layer. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro …

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 walk-off win over the Braves and the Kraken make their first ever coaching change. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Sam Hagg…

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 are what we thought they were and the Storm opening their new practice facility and headquarters. Contents sponsored by …

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 tell us they will not draft Troy Fautanu. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Seahawks mock draft SZN 9:13 …

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 of the M’s slow start after trying the cookies (and crumble) at Snohomish Pie Co. as part of our search. Contents spons…

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 the coaching staff. Plus are we in the Seattle sports swoon? Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Rip City Remix IPA 7:38 – Farewell to C…

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 by remembering two members of the Seattle sports community who recently passed, King5’s Alan Reed and Storm CFO Tricia McLean…

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 a loss in the NCAA tournament. We discuss what to expect from Sprinkle, why we’re finally excited about UW men’s…

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 Seattle’s best cookie back to Burien and wonder whether UW men’s basketball coaching target Danny Sprinkle (and Niko Medve…

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 spots in our search for Seattle’s best cookie and whether Danny Sprinkle’s ties to the Huskies might make him the right coach …

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 Pete Thamel reported Friday that Mike Hopkins has been told he will be fired at season’s end.) Plus our sea…

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 the Seahawks converting Geno Smith’s bonus. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Memories of I-405 14:02…

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 best cookie takes us to local favorite Hello Robin. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Looking for a toast 3:27 – Searchin…

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 cookie with The Cookie from Met Market. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Assessing trade mar…

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 Storm be with Skylar Diggins-Smith and Nneka Ogwumike? Plus a new search is chosen. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza In…

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 see as Macdonald builds out his staff and our hopes with a new coach for the 2024 season. DOWNLOAD/STREAM …

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, key wins for UW men’s and women’s basketball and an important Biblical transfer for UW football. DOWNLOAD/STR…

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 hoodie and a mariachi band, we recorded about what this milestone meant and went through a few stats about…

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 UW basketball sees its chances of returning to the tournament take a hit for both the men and the …

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 staff taking shape, the Kraken’s record winning streak coming to an end and UW basketball’s disappoin…

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 numbers about Fisch’s aggressiveness on fourth downs. DOWNLOAD/STREAM THE FABULOUS PELTONCAST View…

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 for UW football, his legacy with the Huskies and who might replace him. DOWNLOAD/STREAM THE FABUL…

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 interested in replacing Carroll before we discuss Pete’s legacy as perhaps the best pro coach in Seattle sports history. (Lou Piniell…

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 a pair of trades and UW men’s basketball gets a first Pac-12 win. DOWNLOAD/STREAM THE FABULOUS PELTONC…

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 went wrong in the game as well as what we’ll take from the Huskies’ run that galvanized the city of Seattle.…

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 the Pete Carroll coaster down to the bottom. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Cong…

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 full preview of the matchup with the Wolverines plus the regular rundown later this week. DOWNLOAD/STREAM THE F…

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 bold predictions for 2023 before making new ones for the year ahead. DOWNLOAD/STREAM THE FABULOUS PELTONCAST View on: iTunes | S…

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 in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Contents sponsored by Pagliacci Pizza Intro – Black Raven Festivus Pale Ale 10:07 – M’s add Mit…