We’re thrilled to be joined by Mike-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic to discuss his new book, The Franchise: Seattle Seahawks, a Curated History of the Legion of Boom Era, how the Legion of Boom fell apart, Russell Wilson’s legacy and much more. Plus we toast to Cal Raleigh hitting 50 homers and the Sounders advancing to the Leagues Cup final, give up on the Storm’s chances of winning a playoff series and preview UW football opening the season against Colorado State.
After a dismal East Coast road trip, M’s hot takes has a chain restaurant comparison for the franchise but the non-takes portion of the pod remains bullish on the chance to win the AL West. Plus the latest statue talk centers on Sue Bird’s, unveiled Sunday, and we discuss whether the Storm really have two timelines or just a distant one.
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Intro – Who should be the first Seahawks statue? 15:30 – M’s hot takes: Road trip causing indigestion 41:30 – Roundup: Sounders unbeaten streak ends; Reign can’t hold lead 44:40 – What is the upside for the 2025 Storm? 1:06:00 – Do assistants still matter in college recruiting? Who can say 1:09:47 – Preseason correspondent Tristan on Seahawks-Chiefs
Get your chisels ready, because the M’s are honoring another ALCS participant with a statue and Tristan believes this year’s surging team is going to merit a whole lot more. We also discuss the sale of the Blazers, find optimism in a series of close Storm losses and discuss the Seahawks’ opening game of preseason.
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Intro – Toasting to Mike-Shawn Dugar’s book release 10:40 – Blazers sold 21:30 – M’s hot takes: Build more statues 45:55 – Roundup: Sounders smash defending champs, Reign crash in Portland 48:17 – Why there’s reason to believe the Storm could be poised for a run 1:01:07 – Projecting UW football 1:05:30 – Seahawks tie Raiders in preseason opener
We’re coming to you live from Benton County (yes, we’re sure) with the first quarterfinals in our search for Seattle’s best cookie. Plus the sizzling M’s have no holes and you heard it first on M’s hot takes, the Sounders advance with an impressive showing in Leagues Cup and the Storm make perhaps the WNBA’s biggest midseason trade to try to reverse a recent slide.
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Intro – Toasting to Andrew Tate’s perfect weekend at Seafair (not that one) 12:45 – Search for Seattle’s best cookies: Bell’s vs. Hello Robin 24:20 – M’s hot takes: The team that’s making the World Series 37:55 – Roundup: Sounders sweep through first phase of Leagues Cup, Reign return with win 41:35 – What newcomer Brittney Sykes brings the Storm bench 56:49 – Don’t read too much into Seahawks preseason
The MLB trade deadline has passed and the Mariners did the thing, reacquiring popular 3B Eugenio Suarez in the midst of a career year without surrendering any of the team’s top prospects. We break down how this trade deadline had something for everyone and also discuss a surprising extension for John Schneider.
You may not listen to this week’s Peltoncast, but you’ll be glad it’s there to preview two big events this week — the MLB trade deadline and the Seafair unlimited hydroplane races. We’re saving our M’s hot takes for after the deadline, but Tristan is loving the minutes for surging Dominique Malonga and the Storm bench during a 2-1 road trip.
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Intro – Skylar Diggins joins WNBA triple-double trend 7:46 – Recapping Dave Villwock’s Water Follies win and looking ahead to Seafair 21:18 – Reviewing Lil Woody’s-Pagliacci Pizza Burger collab 27:20 – M’s not takes: Deadline expectations 44:35 – Roundup: Sounders sign Mark Brunell’s nephew, Reign return to NWSL play 47:55 – Storm bench enjoying best stretch
This week’s Peltoncast? It’s complicated, starting with Kevin’s position on the M’s trading for Josh Naylor a week before the MLB trade deadline. Tristan is ready to quit hearing about an overrated M’s legend who’s still making headlines, but we’re both excited about Damian Lillard’s return to Portland even though our feelings on Oregon are — you guessed it — complicated.
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Intro – Semi-emergency pod on the Naylor trade 22:35 – Toasting to Ichiro’s HOF induction and Bobby Wagner joining Storm ownership group 29:50 – Getting Blazers-pilled by Lillard’s return 39:00 – M’s hot takes: Where’s the emotion? 51:15 – Roundup: Sounders playing high-scoring thrillers, Sofia Huerta returns with friendly brace 1:00:05 – Storm finally take care of business against lottery team 1:04:50 – UW roundup: MBB to face Nevada, B1G media day 1:12:24 – Seahawks open training camp after waiving Noah Fant
We toast and give takes on Cal Raleigh joining Ken Griffey, Jr. as the second M’s Home Run Derby champ ever before discussing an update on NBA expansion that wasn’t as definitive progress as we were hoping, plus the Storm slumping ahead of the All-Star break and a new contender for the title of Seattle’s best cookie.
Hot Chicken Caesar summer has begun, and we react to its limited return to the menu in place of the Taco Burger 2.0 before discussing other items we’d love to see back on the Taco Time Northwest menu and answering a listener email from yet another chef who loves TTNW.
During a quiet stretch in Seattle sports, M’s hot takes remain must-see TV (though not aging well) as the pitching staff led a 4th of July shutout sweep over the Pirates. Plus a breakout performance for Storm rookie Dominique Malonga and a scary Stefan Frei injury that could have been much worse.
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Intro – Pagliacci x Lil Woody’s coming soon 4:40 – Toasting to large M’s and Storm All-Star contingents 11:35 – M’s hot takes: No fireworks from the Pittsburgh bats 29:50 – Roundup: Frei in concussion protocol, Joao Paulo suffers ACL tear 33:18 – Debating Malonga’s minutes during Storm surge 43:10 – UW football adds four-star RB
The Fabulous Peltoncast is a weekly podcast where brothers Kevin Pelton and Tristan Carosino discuss Seattle sports from an analytical perspective and search for Seattle’s best food. The Peltoncast Network also includes Talkin’ Taco Time and Trader Bros.
Hot Chicken Caesar summer has begun, and we react to its limited return to the menu in place of the Taco Burger 2.0 before discussing other items we’d love to see back on the Taco Time Northwest menu and answering a listener email from yet another chef who loves TTNW.