Per annual tradition, we discuss music trends in 2021, including Tristan’s perspective on the return of live music after an extended pause for the Covid-19 pandemic. Then we pick our top 10 songs of the year.

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– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Peltoncast on Twitter
– Kevin’s top 10 songs of 2021 (Spotify)
– Tristan’s top 10 songs of 2021 (Spotify)
– Drivers License SNL sketch
– Talkin’ Taco Time with Aramis Johnson of Enumclaw
– Turnstile on Late Night with Seth Meyers

We commiserate over Jake Haener’s change of heart on returning to UW before previewing a must-win Seahawks matchup with the Rams and discussing Matthew Stafford’s effectiveness in L.A.

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Intro – Silver City Snow Blaze
2:13 – Redefining the Kraken Curse/appreciating Tyler Lockett
10:11 – Kraken fall in first home OT
13:43 – Sounders and OL Reign prepare for expansion drafts
16:18 – UW women beat Seattle U; men hope to return to court
18:34 – Other options for UW football QB transfers (Michael Penix Jr. corrections)
37:19 – Seahawks facing Rams team coming off impressive win in Arizona

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– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Silver City Snow Blaze
– NCAA QBR
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– RBSDM.com
– ESPN pass/rush block win rates

Like goldfish, we’re feeling better about Seattle football after reports that Jake Haener will transfer back to UW and a Seahawks victory. Yet as UW men’s soccer advances to the College Cup (Footy Four?), we still wonder what the Timbers reaching MLS Cup says about the Seattle sports curse.

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Intro – Fremont Winter Ale
2:25 – Toasting to UW volleyball and men’s soccer advancing (Friday’s College Cup game will be on ESPNU)
14:50 – What’s next for the Blazers after firing Neil Olshey
35:52 – Solid Kraken stretch ends in blowout loss
37:09 – The cases for and against the Timbers being part of the curse
46:00 – UW hoops returns to action (women) and hopefully faces Gonzaga (men)
53:42 – Kalen DeBoer beginning to fill out staff with familiar faces
1:12:07 – Seahawks still alive (segment recorded before news that Jamal Adams will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery)

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– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Emergency Pod: Seahawks Win Wild Game
– Fremont Winter Ale
– Crosscut: Student athletes at UW can now earn money, but it’s complicated
– Dance Troupe 1-on-1 with Kyler Gordon
– Tio Baby’s website
– Kevin on the Lowe Post
– FPI efficiency
– NCAA QBR
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– RBSDM.com
– ESPN pass/rush block win rates

The Kraken/Coldplay/Macklemore curse has hit Seattle sports hard over the past week, with the Sounders and UW football seasons ending in disappointing fashion and the Seahawks’ playoff hopes all but dashed. Still, we find hope in a pair of other UW teams and the suddenly surging Kraken and remember an even worse year in Seattle sports.

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Intro – Semi-emergency pod: Seahawks drop to 3-8
28:50 – Huskies outplayed by historic margin in Apple Cup
48:36 – Sounders knocked out of playoffs without conceding a shot
56:38 – Pair of losses for both UW men’s and women’s hoops
1:02:16 – Let’s remember the worst year for Seattle sports
1:09:18 – Toasting UW volleyball and men’s soccer
1:12:20 – M’s hot takes: There’s always a bounceback
1:17:35 – Kraken knocking off NHL’s top teams

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Emergency Pod: Huskies to Hire DeBoer
– Talkin’ Taco Time with Aramis Johnson of Enumclaw
– FPI efficiency
– NCAA QBR
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– RBSDM.com
– ESPN pass/rush block win rates

We take stock of the Seahawks’ future after another loss dimmed their playoff hopes, debate the nature of the curse on Seattle sports and preview the Sounders’ MLS Cup playoff opener and an atypical Apple Cup matchup.

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Intro – Deschutes Rip City Lager
6:08 – Tristan wants your gravy thoughts
13:09 – Kevin’s experience at both Kraken games last weekend
31:50 – Previewing Tuesday’s playoff matchup with RSL
35:36 – UW men’s hoops opens Crossover Classic with win
38:30 – A perplexing name linked to UW football coaching search plus how to approach Apple Cup
1:05:12 – Was Sunday the end of an era for the Seahawks?

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Deschutes Rip City Lager
– Thanksgiving Food Special with Nate Duncan
– College football coaching buzz (ESPN+)
– FPI efficiency
– NCAA QBR
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– RBSDM.com
– ESPN pass/rush block win rates