Author Archives: Kevin Pelton

Peltoncast No. 398

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

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Huskies Lose CFP Championship

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

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Peltoncast No. 397: CFP Championship Preview

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

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Emergency Pod: Huskies Headed to Championship

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

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Peltoncast 2023 Year in Sports

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

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Peltoncast No. 396

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

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Peltoncast 2023 Year in Music

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

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Peltoncast No. 395

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

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Peltoncast No. 394

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

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Talkin’ Taco Time with Luke Burbank

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

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