Seattle Times Seahawks reporter Bob Condotta joins us to discuss how the Seahawks move on without Richard Sherman and preview a Monday night matchup with the Falcons. Plus we break down the status of the KeyArena renovation vote and air grievances about the Huskies’ loss to Stanford.

Contents

Intro – Cheers to loyal listener Nick plus Tristan‘s new podcast
6:30 – Reviewing a Li’l Woody’s burger of the week that Kevin calls Seattle’s best burger PLUS a food bracket coming soon
15:00 – Arena update: vote on MOU amendments Thursday, plus Port of Seattle Commissioner voted out
19:00 – A better than expected start for UW men’s basketball (plus shoutout to UW volleyball)
29:00 – UW football’s playoff hopes end with loss at Stanford: What happened?
46:00 – Airing a random grievance on Italy missing the World Cup
52:30 – Where the Seahawks stand with nine weeks left, plus how they match up with the Falcons

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Links
– Bob Condotta on Twitter
– Seattle Times Seahawks coverage
– Peltoncast repayment of bet with Ben B.
– Li’l Woody’s Burger of the Week
– Email your dumpling recommendations to peltoncast at gmail
– King5: Council committee to vote on amended arena deal Thursday
– Seattle Times: Port of Seattle commissioner John Creighton voted out after 11 years despite big fundraising advantage
– Sonics Rising guest op/ed: Let’s bring transparency and partnership to our Port to return our Sonics

Special guest Danny Kelly of the Ringer joins us to break down a 22-16 Seahawks victory in Arizona that was overshadowed by the loss of star cornerback Richard Sherman to an Achilles injury. We break down all the key plays and the impact of Sherman’s injury.

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The Seahawks (Thursday) and Huskies (Friday) have nationally televised weeknight games this week, and we preview both of them. But first, we air some grievances about the Seahawks’ home loss to Washington and toast to the Sounders reaching the Western Conference Finals.

Contents

Intro – Congrats to loyal listener Nate for winning our Peltoncast hat giveaway
6:00 – Does Stanich’s in Portland have the nation’s best burger? (Plus thoughts on Dough Zone, Tat’s and Ma’ono fried chicken at Rachel’s Ginger Beer in University Village)
14:00 – Arena update: Election results, Tim Leiweke media tour, musicians for music-only KeyArena renovation and questions about timetable of KeyArena MOU vote
25:00 – UW men’s basketball season preview (and Saint Martin’s scare)
37:00 – Sounders beat Vancouver to reach MLS Western Conference Finals (plus Reign coaching change)
43:00 – Huskies crush Oregon and prepare for Friday night showdown with Stanford
1:02 – Airing grievances on Russell Wilson in the rain and more
1:15 – Breaking down the disconnect between Arizona’s 4-4 record and dismal advanced stats

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Links
– Peltoncast Seattle Burger Special with Kevin Alexander
– Kevin Alexander’s burger rankings
– Seattle Times: With lessons learned, Oak View Group’s Tim Leiweke is doing it his way
– Tim Leiweke sit down with Bill Wixey
– King5: Macklemore, Sir Mix-a-Lot, other musicians back SoDo arena, KeyArena remodel
– King5: Seattle arena ‘designed to deliver an NHL team by 2020’ says councilmember
– FourFourTwo: How Laura Harvey leaving Seattle forecasts her promising future with the USWNT
– KenPom.com: The Boeheim Exception
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals
– ESPN NCAA Football Power Index
– ESPN NCAA QBR
– Pro Football Reference: List of “Stantons”

A Halloween edition of the Peltoncast ranks our top five best and worst candies before discussing why Oregon is much scarier with Justin Herbert and breaking down the Seahawks’ surprising trade for LT Duane Brown.

Contents

Intro – How you can win a Peltoncast hat
7:30 – Ranking our top five (Kevin) and bottom five (Tristan) Halloween candies
21:00 – Questions from Sodo Arena group about KeyArena renovation EIS (BTW the election is a week from today, which is technically within two weeks but Kevin misstated that)
26:30 – First look at Husky hoops
29:00 – Sounders return home needing a win over Vancouver to advance
34:00 – It’s Oregon week, and the big question is who plays QB for the Ducks
48:00 – What can Brown do for the Seahawks? Plus previewing an injury-hit Washington team (We recorded this before news broke that Russell Wilson was restructuring his contract to fit in Brown’s salary)

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Links
– Peltoncast Seahawks-Texans Recap
– FiveThirtyEight: The ultimate Halloween candy power ranking
– Sonics Rising: Sodo legal maneuvers derail campaign reboot
– Seattle Times: Sodo group says KeyArena renovation should be public, not private process
– Seattle.gov: EIS homepage
– City Inside/Out: Council Edition
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals
– Players Tribune: “Me Too” by Breanna Stewart
– FiveThirtyEight College Football Playoff predictions
– ESPN NCAA Football Power Index
– Duane Brown’s 2016 stats from Football Outsiders Almanac
– ESPN NFL QBR

A special episode recaps the Seahawks’ thrilling, come-from-behind victory over the Houston Texans Sunday behind a franchise-record 452 yards from Russell Wilson. We go through all the highs and lows of an emotional roller coaster for Seahawks fans.

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To celebrate a year back podcasting, the Peltoncast previews the Sounders’ playoff matchup with Vancouver, scouts a UW … day game? … against UCLA and considers how terrified to be of Texans rookie Deshaun Watson.

Contents

Intro – We drink Rogue Farms’ Pumpkin Patch Ale and discuss Kevin‘s trip to Portland
11:30 – Mayoral candidates continue to weigh in on arena debate
15:30 – After a first-round bye, Sounders face Whitecaps in a playoff Cascadia Showdown
24:00 – Why Huskies should run all over UCLA on Saturday
34:00 – Airing a grievance on 10 seasons without the Sonics
36:30 – Looking at why Dwight Freeney could help the Seahawks and breaking down the Texans’ surprising advanced stats. (Although not quite as surprising as I said: Houston actually ranks 15th in rushing DVOA, not 23rd.)

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Links
– Peltoncast Shea Serrano Interview
– Peltoncast Rap Year Book Special
– Rogue Farms Pumpkin Patch Ale
– Burger Stevens
– Seattle Center Arena: Design Open House
– King5: Mayoral Debate
– Duff McKagan tweets about arena debate
– FiveThirtyEight: SPI projections
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals
– FiveThirtyEight College Football Playoff predictions
– ESPN NCAA Football Power Index
– ESPN NCAA QBR

New York Times bestselling author Shea Serrano joins us to talk about his new book Basketball (and Other Things), why he loved Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp, how good Deshaun Watson is and more.

Note if you’re listening with small children that this interview includes more swearing than the typical Peltoncast.

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Links
– The Peltoncast Rap Year Book Special
– Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated
– Shea Serrano on Twitter
– Hollywood Reporter: Mike Schur Developing Family Comedy at ABC

A special episode, originally taped in 2015 while the Peltoncast was on hiatus, sees Kevin and Tristan discuss and debate the songs of the year chosen by Shea Serrano in his bestselling book, The Rap Year Book.

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Links
– Peltoncast interview with Shea Serrano
– The Rap Year Book

We’ve got a grievance or two to air in the wake of UW’s stunning loss at Arizona State. But we also take time to celebrate a Sounders playoff berth and ask whether the Giants really turned things around.

Contents

Intro – Kicking off prestige beer season with Fremont Dark Star Spice Wars
5:00 – Where does the Sodo Arena street vacation request stand?
16:00 – 2017-18 NBA preview: players to watch, Blazers, Markelle Fultz
47:30 – Sounders clinch ninth consecutive playoff berth, have chance at bye
52:00 – Airing grievances about the Huskies’ loss in the desert
1:09 – What changed with the Giants in their SNF win over the Broncos?
1:18 – Reece Lazarus from Bully joins us to discuss the band’s new album, “Loser,” and give chances of victory for the Seahawks

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Links
– King 5: Mayoral candidates on “The Sound” podcast
– Tuesday: WNBA announces relocation of San Antonio Stars to Las Vegas (note that the team will in fact play at the Mandalay Bay Events Center)
– ESPN Insider: Final RPM Projections
– Kevin’s Reddit AMA
– Basketball (and Other Things)
– FiveThirtyEight: SPI projections
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals
– YouTube: Silicon Valley and “RIGBY”
– Seattle Times: Chris Petersen transcript
– FiveThirtyEight College Football Playoff predictions
– ESPN NCAA Football Power Index
– Ben B.: Every week, the Seahawks turn an opposing defensive lineman into a superstar
– Bully at Neumos details/tickets