ESPN’s Mina Kimes returns as third Pelton Brother to discuss the Seahawks’ preseason, the Earl Thomas holdout and expectations for the season. Then we preview UW’s season-opening showdown with Auburn.

Contents

Intro – Peltoncast Live is just one day away!
4:00 – A grievance on fall beer
5:00 – Mina joins us to talk Seahawks
50:00 – El Camion vs. Asadero Prime with Third Pelton Brother Ben Rodriguez (AKA the Famous Cousin Katie’s husband)
1:09 – Sounders win derby match in Portland
1:19 – Storm starts WNBA semifinals with win
1:24 – Taking a look at Auburn ahead of Saturday’s game

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Links
– Tickets for Peltoncast Live on Wednesday
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Search for Seattle’s best tacos/burrito
– El Camion website
– Asadero Prime website
– FanGraphs Playoff Odds
– Soccer Power Index on FiveThirtyEight
– Kevin’s piece on Diana Taurasi
– May 2017: Sue Bird joins the Peltoncast

The Athletic Seattle managing editor Steve Cohen joins us to pick a winner in our latest taco/burrito matchup and talk Seahawks, plus the M’s season comes to an early, hot-takey end.

Contents

Intro – Go try the Peltoncast Double at Li’l Woody’s!
10:00 – “After-Ballers” on Rams targets
13:00 – El Camion vs. Tu Cantinas
28:00 – Takeaways from Seahawks preseason plus roster news
53:00 – M’s hot takes: The M’s stay lovable by losing
59:00 – Sounders put winning streak on the line against Portland
1:06 – Storm clinch No. 1 seed, await opponent
1:08 – UW men’s hoops takeaways from the Crawsover
1:12 – Husky football ranked No. 6 in preseason AP poll

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Links
– Tickets for Peltoncast Live on August 29
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Peltoncast Double Burger Special with Cory Alfano
– Talkin’ Taco Time: Taco Time for Kids
– Seattle Times: A Rainier IPA is hitting stores and Seattle beer drinkers’ heads might explode
– Search for Seattle’s best tacos/burrito
– Steve Cohen on Twitter
– El Camion website
– Tu Cantinas on Yelp
– King5: Mariners show why they believe Safeco needs millions in repairs
– FanGraphs Playoff Odds
– Soccer Power Index on FiveThirtyEight
– Sounders fans set to vote on fate of GM Lagerway
– The Athletic: Ben Baldwin on Seahawks’ pass protection vs. Chargers
– The Athletic: Sam Gold on Rasheem Green
– The Athletic: Seahawks’ Ryan competing with, mentoring would-be successor
– The Athletic: Seahawks’ Ryan embraces underdog role

Our bracket to find Seattle’s best tacos/burrito begins, plus the return of “After-Ballers” and Tristan declares Seahawks camp battles at running back and punter over.

Contents

Intro – Welcoming The Famous Cousin Katie as third Pelton brother and advice to come hungry to our live podcast
7:00 – “After-Ballers” breaks down the first episode of Ballers on HBO season 4
21:00 – Asadero Prime vs. Taqueria El Gym
34:00 – Who is “SEAinLA” and why aren’t they the listener?
37:00 – M’s hot takes: Just when we think we’re out …
40:00 – Sounders can’t stop winning
44:00 – Storm head into final weekend of regular season
47:30 – Ale Kaho lands at Alabama
51:00 – Did the Seahawks waste their first-round pick?

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Links
– Tickets for Peltoncast Live on August 29
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Search for Seattle’s best tacos/burrito
– Asadero Prime website
– Taqueria El Gym website
– Deadspin: Meet the Reddit user with NBA scoops
– FanGraphs Playoff Odds
– Soccer Power Index on FiveThirtyEight
– NWSLsoccer.com: Reign close to clinching a playoff spot

Our search for Seattle’s best tacos heads to Asadero Prime, more proof that the M’s and Sounders are perfect opposites this season and a look at what to expect as the Seahawks kick off preseason play on Thursday.

Contents

Intro – Exciting announcement about our live show on Aug. 29
8:00 – Seafair recap
15:00 – Asadero Prime is our last contender for Seattle’s best tacos/burrito
29:00 – Kings-Warriors preseason game sells out quickly
32:00 – M’s hot takes: Math was right about the M’s
36:30 – Miraculous comeback pushes Sounders’ playoff odds above 50 percent
45:00 – Storm clinch playoff berth, close in on No. 1 seed
47:30 – Huskies top preseason Pac-12 media poll
52:00 – Seahawks prepare to open preseason

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Links
– Tickets for Peltoncast Live on August 29
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Oberto flip video
– Search for Seattle’s best tacos/burrito
– Asadero Prime website
– Adam Silver’s secret Twitter account
– FanGraphs Playoff Odds
– Graphing M’s vs. Sounders playoff odds
– Soccer Power Index on FiveThirtyEight
– Utah Jazz tweet
– Seattle Times: Kaho asks for release from UW
– Earl Thomas on Players Tribune: Here’s what’s actually going on
– Seattle Times: Seahawks step up food game

It’s our annual Seafair preview, a Peltoncast tradition truly unlike any other. But first, we discuss a rising price tag for the KeyArena rebuild and why the M’s might not get the public money they want for Safeco Field capital improvements, plus the Sounders continuing to surge and the start of Seahawks training camp.

Apologies for the audio quality this week; we did the best we could to clean it up.

Contents

Intro – Kevin reviews two tacos Tristan has yet to eat
10:00 – New Arena at Seattle Center cost rises to $700 million
15:00 – M’s hot takes: Will M’s really get $180 million for Safeco upkeep?
27:30 – Sounders keep winning, back in playoff race
35:00 – Storm back from All-Star break for stretch run
39:30 – Huskies top preseason Pac-12 media poll
43:00 – Seahawks start training camp
55:00 – Sorry to Bother You and why Tristan is responsible for it
1:00 – Seafair unlimited hydroplane preview

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Links
– Tickets for Peltoncast Live on August 29
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Search for Seattle’s best tacos/burrito
– Talkin’ Taco Time: International Episode
– Fonda La Catrina
– Cactus Restaurants
– Seattle Weekly: M’s won’t renew Safeco Field lease without county taxpayer funds
– Seattle Times: Council member abruptly pulls support for $180 million in public funding for Safeco Field
– Seattle Times: Mariners executives kept jobs after workplace complaints
– FanGraphs Playoff Odds
– Sounder at Heart: Paolo Hurtado expected to head to Seattle this week
– Soccer Power Index on FiveThirtyEight
– Seattle Times: Cult favorite Milk Bar is coming to Seattle … for a day
– Seahawks.com: Michael Robinson goes inside Seahawks training camp