Seahawks beat writer Mike-Shawn Dugar of the Athletic joins us to talk about whether the Seahawks’ 2024 season was a disappointment and what that means in the context of outside expectations, what went wrong with Ryan Grubb and what the Seahawks are seeking in a replacement and what to expect this offseason with Geno Smith, DK Metcalf and other key players.
An episode that won’t be canceled with the ball at the one-yard line celebrates that the Mariners have finally transacted and found a replacement in our hearts for Sam Haggerty but laments the role of ownership in Roki Sasaki heading elsewhere. Plus UW men’s basketball got a reality check in the state of Michigan, the latest on the Storm ahead of free agency and an uninspiring start to the Seahawks’ search for an offensive coordinator.
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Intro – Toasting to Jamal Crawford and the return of the NBA on NBC 27:30 – M’s adding to their 2025 roster 45:50 – Roundup: Sounders add Paul Arriola, Storm core Gabby Williams 58:08 – What went wrong for the UW men in Michigan? 1:11:40 – Comings and goings for UW football 1:17:47 – Seahawks’ reported OC interviews
Our first weekly episode of 2025 is still buzzing over Demond Williams Jr.’s impressive performance in the Sun Bowl. We also lament the Mariners’ continued inactivity, look at a major addition for the Sounders and discuss how UW hoops has started Big Ten play in earnest.
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Intro – Revisiting the greatest moments in Seahawks history 18:35 – Williams hype and more Sun Bowl takeaways 46:00 – Roundup: Sounders officially complete trade for Jesus Ferreira 53:05 – UW women’s hoops riding three-game winning streak, solid first Big Ten homestand for men 1:17:51 – UW football adds yet another Jedd Fisch Arizona recruit as transfer 1:30:50 – What we learned from Mike Macdonald’s end-of-season press conference
After the Seahawks completed their season with a win Sunday over the Los Angeles Rams, who had already clinched the NFC West, we look back on a 10-7 non-playoff season with the help of Ben Baldwin of RBSDM.com, including what we learned about Mike Macdonald in his first season as head coach and the Seahawks’ decision to fire offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb. Then we preview the offseason, including how we’d like the Seahawks to handle Geno Smith going into the final season of his contract.
As we ring in 2025, we look back on the year that was in Seattle sports, one that peaked on New Year’s Day with UW football beating Texas to reach the College Football Playoff. What followed was a tumultuous year of coaching changes for several teams. We take stock of those decisions, make our choices for Seattle sports figure of the year and revisit our bold predictions for 2024 before making new ones for the year ahead.
In our final episode of 2024, we say farewell to the Seahawks’ playoff hopes after their hopes of winning a tiebreaker with the Los Angeles Rams were extinguished and preview UW football’s Sun Bowl matchup against a Louisville team dealing with opt-outs. Plus UW women’s hoops starts Big Ten play in earnest with a historic performance and the UW men prepare for a January gauntlet.
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Intro – Recapping Seahawks-Bears, Rams-Cardinals and all the games we followed this weekend 16:53 – What to expect in the Sun Bowl 32:50 – Toasting Elle Ladine plus a brief roundup 39:06 – Husky men’s hoops blows out NJIT before starting Big Ten play for real 46:00 – UW set to hire Ryan Walters as defensive coordinator 1:06 – What’s at stake in Seahawks-Rams
An episode recorded on Festivus has plenty of grievances to air after the Seahawks lost another key home game to the Vikings and UW men’s basketball lost to Seattle U for the first time in more than four decades. But there are positives to take from UW football’s transfer additions and the Reign’s acquisition of USWNT star Lynn Williams.
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Intro – Happy Festivus and why this pod was delayed 6:10 – Bonus Keeping it 150 episode 13:15 – Carlos Santana passes on Mariners’ offer 17:40 – Roundup: Slumping Kraken make trade, MLS schedule out, Williams trade 23:55 – Another inexplicable loss for Husky men’s hoops 42:07 – LB Jacob Manu highlights UW football transfer newcomers 49:30 – Just how good are the Seahawks?
You need to listen to the return of Mariners hot takes on a quiet offseason (so far), non-takes on a Luis Castillo trade that hasn’t actually happened (and might not), an update on UW football transact via the transfer portal and guarded pessimism about the Seahawks against the Vikings if Geno Smith is able to play.
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Intro – Lamenting the lack of an NFL territorial draft 7:20 – M’s hot takes: Where’s the transact? 30:39 – UW women hoops stumbles in fourth vs. Utah 37:40 – Huskies add key transfers but see Khmori House submit notification of transfer 52:50 – Ranting about the 12s
Continuing our year-end tradition, we look back on a year where pop music made by women dominated the charts and awards and the importance of past experience to that success, as well as the looming return of hip hop as a primary trend. Then Kevin runs through his top 10 songs of the year and Tristan shares 10 bands he expects to be big in 2025.
After a series of upset wins, are the Seahawks still being underrated headed into a Sunday night matchup against the dangerous Green Bay Packers? Before posing that question, we remember Kraken founding owner David Bonderman, look at a busy Sounders schedule for 2025, consider the possible departure of UW defensive coordinator Steve Belichick and revisit a strong Seahawks win in Arizona.
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Intro – Remembering Bonderman and looking ahead to the CONCACAF Champions Cup 5:15 – M’s move up to No. 3 pick in 2025 MLB draft 22:20 – Roundup: Sounders get draw for FIFA Club World Cup 33:20 – UW women hoops competitive vs. No. 1; men not competitive vs. USC 42:28 – First look at Sun Bowl matchup vs. Louisville 1:47:45 – Previewing key NFC West rematch with Cardinals
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.
