The Kraken landed the No. 2 pick in the 2021 NHL Draft in last week’s lottery and Ryan S. Clark of The Athletic Seattle helps us unpack what that means. Then we recap our taste test of Seattle’s first family of fried chicken: Ezell’s and Heaven Sent.

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Intro – An old standard beer and a “new” old standard seltzer
9:08 – Talking NHL Draft, team building and coaching search with Ryan
37:05 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken head to head at Ezell’s and Heaven Sent
54:31 – More food talk: Salare to close, grilled chicken at Mama Bird
59:46 – Looking at the Blazers’ offseason and Damian Lillard’s future
1:22:02 – M’s hot takes: Taking the blame on Jarred Kelenic’s demotion
1:24:34 – Coach’s corner
1:27:50 – Roundup: Another OL Reign loss, Storm splits thrillers with Wings
1:31:00 – Julio Jones isn’t coming to the Seahawks

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Ryan S. Clark on Twitter
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Ezell’s Famous Chicken
– Heaven Sent Fried Chicken website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– Salare announcement
– Mama Bird website
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis xGoals

After wrapping up the UW softball season following a loss in the super regionals to Oklahoma, we discuss the possibility of the Seahawks trading for Julio Jones and Dan Hughes’ decision to retire midseason as Storm’s head coach.

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Intro – Fremont Vega IPA
5:00 – Pouring one out for UW softball and an incredible group of super seniors
14:00 – Would trading for Jones make sense for the Seahawks?
35:08 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken in Tacoma at Southern Kitchen
42:25 – More food talk: Cookie at Cornelly and an outstanding chicken sandwich at Portland’s Toki
52:28 – Blazers tie Nuggets 2-2
58:14 – Food at Climate Pledge Arena
1:03:21 – Soccer Roundup: Sounders play scoreless draw, Reign lose Rose Lavelle’s debut
1:08:20 – Looking at the Storm’s decision to promote Noelle Quinn to head coach
1:22:15 – My full interview with Hughes on his retirement

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Fremont Vega IPA
– Southern Kitchen website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– Cornelly website
– Toki website
– The Climate Collective
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis xGoals
– Kevin’s news story on Dan Hughes retiring
– Kevin’s news story on Noelle Quinn taking over as head coach
– Over the Cap: Julio Jones contract
– Football Outsiders WR DVOA

We celebrate full vaccination with our first in-person podcast since summer 2020 and also toast UW softball rallying to reach the NCAA tournament super regionals and a showdown with top-seeded Oklahoma.

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Intro – Two Beers Drinking Boots IPA
4:00 – Where are we excited to go back in person to eat?
8:17 – Toasting UW softball and previewing their matchup with Oklahoma
21:08 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Musang
30:29 – Pagliacci Big Woody Primo review
36:50 – Relocation talk
45:16 – Roundup: Sounders draw to stay unbeaten, Rapinoe scores as OL Reign win derby, Storm working OT
57:46 – Blazers and Nuggets split in Denver

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Two Beers Drinking Boots IPA
– Pink Boots Society
– Musang website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– Pagliacci Big Woody Primo
– Pike Street Pagliacci Vaccination Clinic appointments
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis xGoals
– ESPN.com/USA Softball top 25
– NCAA Division I Softball RPI
– NCAA Division I Softball Massey Ratings

The Famous Cousin Katie joins us to celebrate her third Peltoncast MVP win, discuss a pair of collabs between two of our favorite restaurants and air grievances about UW softball’s low seed in the NCAA tournament.

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Intro – Fremont Brewing Ollie IPA
11:10 – Lil Woody’s x Pagliacci Pizza
16:44 – Not searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Junebaby
20:47 – Coach’s corner: Live baseball
34:15 – An M’s joke
38:17 – Sounders blank LAFC in win
42:32 – Rose Lavelle officially headed to Tacoma
43:38 – Storm split home set with Aces
47:00 – Airing grievances about UW softball seeding
58:43 – Another local player transferring to join UW men’s basketball
1:10:36 – Previewing Blazers-Nuggets

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Peltoncast MVP poll
– Fremont Brewing Ollie IPA
– Ving Rhames gives Jack Lemmon his Golden Globe
– Lil Woody’s Pagliacci Grand Salami burger
– Pagliacci Big Woody Primo
– Junebaby website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis xGoals
– ESPN.com/USA Softball top 25
– NCAA Division I Softball RPI
– NCAA Division I Softball Massey Ratings

Our M’s hot takes celebrate the team finally calling up prized prospect Jarred Kelenic. We also react to the release of the Seahawks’ schedule, preview the Storm season and search for Seattle’s best chicken at Quick Pack Food Mart.

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Intro – That’s Baseball Baby Pale Ale
11:25 – Coach’s corner: Making baseball like school
15:08 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Quick Pack Food Mart
25:38 – Searching for Portland’s best fried chicken at Screen Door
30:00 – Kraken answer a trivia question
32:13 – M’s hot takes: The Kelenic era begins
38:06 – Sounders equal best start in franchise history
42:55 – OL Reign adding Le Sommer, LaVelle to follow?
44:41 – Storm set to start defense of 2020 title
56:00 – UW softball sweeps Utah
56:45 – Cool takes on the Seahawks’ schedule

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Peltoncast MVP poll
– The Origin of Boggs
– Cloudburst That’s Baseball Baby Pale Ale
– Quick Pack on Facebook
– Screen Door website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis xGoals

We take stock of the Husky basketball rosters with both the UW men and women adding key transfers after first previewing the new karaage restaurant, Taku, from Seattle Top Chef contestant Shota Nakajima.

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Intro – Two Beers Mexican Lager
5:46 – Coach’s corner: the new Sam Perlozzo
11:35 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Taku
24:34 – M’s hot takes: M’s feeling the Bern
28:44 – Roundup: Sounders dominate unbeaten Galaxy
33:32 – UW roundup: Star center Nancy Mulkey following Tina Langley from Rice
37:52 – Busy week for UW men’s basketball with transfers and return of Quincy Pondexter
50:25 – Seahawks decline fifth-year option on Rashaad Penny

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Two Beers Mexican Lager
– Taku website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– Pack Your Knives podcast
– Bernie Sanders repping the M’s
– Ken Griffey Jr. for president ad (Nike, 1996)
– Edgar Martinez light bat ad (Eagle Hardaware, 1995)
– Edgar Martinez local lingo ad (Mariners, 1998)
– “Larry Bernandez” ad (Mariners, 2012)
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– American Soccer Analysis xGoals

Before we take a look at how the Seahawks might approach their three picks in this week’s NFL Draft, Storm associate head coach Gary Kloppenburg helps us induct Lauren Jackson in the Peltoncast Hall of Fame and we review Nashville hot chicken at Sisters & Brothers.

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Intro – Cloudburst Cut for Time IPA
12:50 – Remembering Jackson’s Storm career
32:43 – Coach’s corner returns with Baby Fantasy Genius
42:55 – Searching for Seattle’s best fried chicken at Sisters & Brothers
56:36 – We need to talk about Treat Cookies
1:06:04 – Roundup: Sounders draw with short-handed LAFC, Megan Rapinoe returns for OL Reign
1:10:39 – UW roundup: Softball loses3 of 4 at UCLA; brutal injury for Zion Tupuola-Fetui
1:19:33 – Previewing a Seahawks draft without many picks

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Cloudburst Cut for Time IPA
– Peltoncast Hall of Fame
– Hall of Fame poll
– Sisters and Brothers website
– Search for Seattle’s best fried chicken homepage
– Danny Chau: The burning desire for hot chicken
– Treat Cookies website
– FanGraphs playoff odds
– FiveThirtyEight Soccer Power Index
– ESPN NFL Draft rankings
– Danny Kelly’s NFL Draft Guide for The Ringer