A party in the Bronx on August 11th, 1973 is widely considered to be the birthplace of hip-hop. The art form has since touched every corner of our world and evolved into one of the most significant cultural forces today. This year, on hip-hop's 50th anniversary, we’re giving it a proper tribute. 
50 Years of Hip-Hop is KEXP’s newest podcast. Hosted by Larry Mizell Jr, the series highlights a different year of rap history each week. Jumping around the timeline from 1973 to today, expect personal reflections, iconic tracks and albums, and conversations around the genesis of the culture. New episodes drop every Wednesday starting February 1. 
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50 Years of Hip-Hop: Coming February 1

The Runcast’s Season 1 finale brings you an incredible lineup of songs and inspirational quotes from the heart and mind of DJ and runner John Richards. Whether it’s to power you through a long run, or just a long day, take this Runcast with you to know that you are not alone. 

Lydia Ramsey - I Will Wait For You
Alec Shaw - Spinning
Broken Bells - We're Not In Orbit Yet...
Secret Machines - Underneath the Concrete 
Röyksopp - Speed King
Editors - Vibe
Dazy - Peel
Screensaver - Repeats   
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - When the Lights Go
Raw Poetic - Ralph Ellison
Silversun Pickups - Hereafter (Way After)
Art d'Ecco - Midlife Crisis
Preoccupations - Fix Bayonets!  
Rolling Blackouts Coast Fever - Tidal River
The Beths - Knees Deep
Say She She - Pink Roses
Nilufer Yanya - Stabilise
Doss - Jumpin’
Röyksopp - The Night (feat. Alison Goldfrapp)
Cumulus - Sunbeam
Bright Eyes - Haligh, Haligh, A Lie, Haligh (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
Rocky Votolato - Little Black Diamond
Kraus - Anyone
The Mary Veils - Bone Blossom Green
Holm - Intelligent Moves
Miss Grit - Like You
Bambara - Birds
Courting - Tennis  
Bill Callahan - Coyotes
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The Marathon Confessional

A running mixtape of motivational songs from our hearts to yours, featuring a portion of our favorite songs to run to this year. 

Jungle - Keep Moving
Sudan Archives - Selfish Soul
Santigold - High Priestess
Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
The Black Angels - El Jardin
Beach House - Once Twice Melody
Spiritualized - The Mainline Song
Nation of Language - The Grey Commute
Mt Fog - Behind a Silent Door
Automatic - New Beginning
Dazy & Militarie Gun - Pressure Cooker
The Beths - Silence is Golden
Camp Cope - Running with the Hurricane 
Aeon Station - Fade
ODESZA - The Last Goodbye (feat. Bettye LaVette)
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Mainline Melody Motivational Mixtape to Fix a Grey Commute

Inspiring stories, infused with hope, of listeners sharing what this Runcast means to them. One who runs to keep illness at bay. Another who just said goodbye to their best friend and how this community makes them feel “not alone.” Plus, an ending that surprised us all! 

Small Paul - Mountain
Night Shop - Let Me Let It Go
Big Joanie - In My Arms
Wild Pink - ILYSM
Precocious Neophyte - AIWA
Melts - Outlier
SPICE - Recovery
Beacon - Can’t Turn Back
Winter - Atonement (feat. Hatchie)
The Black Angels - El Jardin
NNAMDÏ - Dedication
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Running to Hope

Songs to get you inspired to run, no matter what kind of run you are on, because once you take that first step, well, you're a runner and you are not alone! 

Spiritualized - Always Together With You
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Spitting Off the Edge of the World (feat. Perfume Genius)
The Beths - Silence is Golden
Beach Bunny – Entropy
Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - Go On
The Folk Implosion - Had Enough
Nikki Lane - First High
Death Valley Girls - When I'm Free
Mt Fog - Behind a Silent Door
The Churchhill Garden - Always There
High Vis – Blending
Marlon Wiliams - River Rival
Hovvdy – Town
Holy Ship - Beyond Frames
Hermanos Gutiérrez - El Bueno Y El Malo
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Once You Run One Step, You're a Runner

John Richards will be back with a brand new mix on Friday, August 26th. 
In the meantime, learn more about 50 years of KEXP at KEXP.org/50.
And check out KEXP's other podcasts, Sound & Vision, Song of the Day, Live on KEXP and Fresh off the Spaceship.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We'll be back on August 26th

This Runcast was recorded at the annual Ragnar race in Washington and stars The KEXP Radioheads (aka KEXP's John Richards, Kevin Cole, Morgan Chosnyk and Ken Tarleton, Sub Pop's Megan Jasper, and friends Danielle Henty and Terry Novak). Between legs of their 36-hour, 200-mile race, the runners share their favorite songs to motivate you to get moving and keep moving. 




Explosions in the Sky - Your Hand in Mine
The Vega Bodegas - All My Fish Are Dead
James and the Cold Gun - The Long Way Home
Built to Spill - Gonna Lose
Kyle Craft - Pentecost
WOOZE - I'll Have What She's Having
Smokey Brights - Flash Your Lights (Rudy Willingham Remix)
Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
Amyl and the Sniffers - I'm Not a Loser
The Go! Team - Everyone's A V.I.P. To Someone
Parts & Labor - Nowheres Nigh
Ginger Runner - Tall Trees, Tough Trails
Tacocat - I Love Seattle
Cassandra Jenkins - Hard Drive
TORRES - Dressing America
Kevin Morby - This Is A Photograph
Stef Chura - Method Man
Yellow Ostrich - Marathon Runner
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The Long Way Home (Live from Ragnar)

On this episode, John passes the mic to another KEXP DJ and long-time runner, Kevin Cole. He brings a mix of music to motivate, inspire, and awkwardly pump your fists in the air, featuring tracks from IDLES, Jungle, Ibibio Sound Machine, and The Vega Bodegas. 

The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble - Time To Rebuild
Penelope Isles - Play It Cool (Alt Mix)

Oceanator - Beach Days (Alive Again)


Hazel English - Summer Nights


Supercrush - Perfect Smile


TORRES - Thirstier


Francis of Delirium - The Funhouse


Confidence Man - Holiday


Jungle - Keep Moving


Stars - Hold On When You Get Love And Let Go When You Give It


Ibibio Sound Machine - Protection From Evil


Public Service Broadcasting - Go!


Sleigh Bells - Locust Laced


The Vega Bodegas - Welcome to Slow Cooker


Body Type - Buoyancy


IDLES - The New Sensation


Camilla Munck - Blessed Be

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Heart and Sole

Musical notes, inspiring quotes, and songs that make you float from Sneaker Pimps, Automatic, The Reds, Pinks and Purples, and more.

S. Carey - Break Me Open
Zola Jesus - Lost
Automatic - Skyscraper
Working Men's Club - Widow
HAAi - Baby, We're Ascending
First Hate - Commercial
Good Looks - Vision Boards
The Reds Pinks and Purples - Let's Pretend We're Not In Love
Sneaker Pimps - So Far Gone (feat. Simonne Jones)
Tempers - Nightwalking
Seratones - Pleasure
Dylan Moon - Deep Time
The Haunted Youth - Shadows
Pom Pom Squad - Popular (feat. Matthew Caws of Nada Surf)
Rural Alberta Advantage - CANDU
Papercuts - Lodger
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Baby, We're Ascending

KEXP's John Richards joins you on your journey to run with songs from KEXP favorites like Kevin Morby, Santigold, Warpaint, and more. On this mix, John shares how running helps him maintain both his physical and mental health, with the right music to keep motivated. As author and runner Christopher McDougall says, “We run when we're scared, we run when we're ecstatic, we run away from our problems and run around for a good time.”

Kevin Morby - A Random Act of Kindness
Wild Pink - Q Degraw
Porridge Radio - The Rip
Matthew Dear - Talking Sleep
Dazy & Militarie Gun - Pressure Cooker
Santigold - High Priestess
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs - Blood in the Snow
Warpaint - Champion
Sudan Archives - Selfish Soul
Automatic - New Beginning
Fontaines DC - Roman Holiday
Bodega - Thrown
Yard Act - The Overload
Working Men's Club - Circumference
F!res - Into the Storm
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A Random Act of Kindness

On the first episode of this season, John Richards talks about the joys of getting back into races and running with other people, but ultimately, the importance of running for yourself. Runners of all levels will feel welcome with the dynamic mix of high-energy, emotional and propulsive tracks designed to keep you running, featuring artists like Mitski, Toro y Moi and Dehd.

Camp Cope - Running with the Hurricane
Aeon Station - Fade
Nation of Language - The Grey Commute
Beach House - Once Twice Melody
Hatchie - This Enchanted
Mitski - The Only Heartbreaker
Lucius - Next To Normal
Odesza - The Last Goodbye
Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity
Doss - Jumpin'
Toro y Moi - Magazine (feat. Salami Rose Joe Louis)
Spiritualized - The Mainline Song
The Hunt - I Can't Stand
Dehd - Bad Love
Widowspeak - Everything is Simple
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Running With the Hurricane

We believe that everyone who runs should have a great soundtrack. Not one curated by an algorithm, but one that’s hand-picked by a DJ who runs too. The Runcast with John Richards brings you a dynamic mix of music and inspiration to keep you company and motivate you on your run, no matter what your level.
Subscribe right here, and enjoy new episodes every two weeks starting June 3, 2022.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Runcast with John Richards: Coming June 3

In case you missed the announcement, The Runcast is returning, right here, on June 3rd!
Email us at runcast@kexp.org if you have questions, feedback, or guest suggestions for the new season, launching in just ONE WEEK. Today, John stops by for a few reminders before replaying Volume 25 of the Runcast from 2021:
In his final Runcast of the year – and KEXP's final episode of The Weekly Mix – John goes freeform to create a very personal Runcast just for you. Listen for advice, motivation, inspiration, and incredible music to power your run. 1. The Antlers - Solstice2. Big Red Machine - Phoenix (feat. Fleet Foxes & Anaïs Mitchell)3. Big Red Machine - The Ghost of Cincinnati4. Public Service Broadcasting - Blue Heaven (feat. Andreya Casablanca)5. The Shivas - Undone6. The Parrots - You Work All Day And Then You Die7. Tycho & Benjamin Gibbard - Only Love8. Fort Romeau - Control9. Tycho - Pink & Blue10. Bad Bad Hats - Walkman11. Mac McCaughan - Dawn Bends12. Dummy - Daffodils13. The Violent Hearts - Everything and Nothing14. Lord Huron - Time to RunSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Runcast, Vol. 25 (2021 Replay)

In case you missed the announcement, The Runcast is returning, right here, on June 3rd!
Email us at runcast@kexp.org if you have questions, feedback, or guest suggestions for the new season, launching in just two weeks. Today, John shares details on the new season before replaying Volume 24 of the Runcast from 2021:
This edition of the Runcast is hosted by John Richards and powered by incredible music and quotes from the likes of Confucius, Danny Rojas from Ted Lasso, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. As Emerson said, "Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong. There are always difficulties arising which tempt you to believe that your critics are right. To map out a course of action and follow it to an end requires courage."
1. Bartees Strange - Going Going2. Dinosaur Jr - Garden3. TORRES - Thirstier4. The Joy Formidable - Chimes5. Film School - Superperfection6. Flyying Colours - Big Mess7. Foxing - Where the Lightning Strikes Twice8. Songhoy Blues - Worry9. Kele - Between Me and My Maker 10. Yves Tumor - Jackie11. Binki - Clay Pigeon12. Lala Lala - DIVER13. Shamir - Running14. Wet Leg - Chaise Longue15. Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Cold as Weiss16. Geowulf - Round and RoundSupport the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Runcast, Vol. 24 (2021 Replay)

Take your running shoes out of storage and start planning your next route because The Runcast is returning, right here, on June 3rd!
With three weeks until the new episode, John shares details on this summer's series before replaying Volume 23 of the Runcast from 2021:
John reads listeners' stories of hope amidst a pandemic, divorce, and more, showing how the runcast has inspired them, which in turn, inspires him. 
1. Mint Julep - A Rising Sun 2. Efterklang - Living Other Lives3. Piroshka - V.O.4. José González - Head On5. Ducks Ltd. - As Big As All Outside6. Night Beats - New Day7. Ages and Ages - Light Goes Out8. Ora the Molecule - Die To Be A Butterfly9. Mumu Fresh - Work10. Nation of Language - Across That Fine Line11. Liars - Big Appetite12. PRONOUN -  I WANNA DIE BUT I CAN'T (CUZ I GOTTA KEEP LIVING)13. Split Single - Satellite14. Shine - Stare Into the Sun15. Deep Sea Diver - Stop Pretending16. MAN ON MAN - Stohner
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Announcing "The Runcast with John Richards"

What is the Black Constellation? If you know, you'll want to listen to this podcast. If you don't, you'll want to listen, too.
"Fresh off the Spaceship" is the newest podcast from KEXP, telling the story of the highly influential yet scarcely documented artist collective. The Black Constellation has included such varied musical acts as Shabazz Palaces, THEESatisfaction, Ya Tseen and Porter Ray.
Hosted by KEXP's Larry Mizell Jr. and Martin Douglas, each episode in this 10-part series takes listeners on an audio journey connecting the stars of the Constellation, shedding light on their art and their ethos along the way.
New episodes come out every Friday from March 18 - May 27, 2022. Find out more at KEXP.org/fresh-off-the-spaceship.
Watch a video version of the trailer and explore more work from the artists of the Constellation on KEXP's Fresh off the Spaceship YouTube playlist.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh off the Spaceship: The Story of the Black Constellation

Today, we bring you an episode of KEXP's Live on KEXP podcast featuring an exclusive session with Japanese Breakfast.
There are many negative ways one could sum up 2021 but one shining bright positive title we can give it is "The Year of Michelle Zauner." The Oregon-born artist is probably best known as Japanese Breakfast and released the stellar album Jubilee this June but is also now an acclaimed author with the release of the New York Times bestseller Crying in H Mart in April. 
For this episode of Live on KEXP we share a clip of Zauner’s conversation with Cheryl Waters about how writing the book exorcised the pain and trauma so that she could portray the joy felt on Jubilee. Zauner then plays four tracks from Jubilee plus one from her side project with Crying’s Ryan Galloway, BUMPER.
Recorded June 21, 2021.
Songs performed:


Kokomo, IN


Tactics


Be Sweet


Savage Good Boy


Ballad O


Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube
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Live on KEXP with Japanese Breakfast

Today, we bring you an exclusive interview with Tori Amos, from KEXP's Sound & Vision podcast.
Tori Amos talks about her new album, 'Ocean to Ocean,' and how she experiences visual trips of synesthesia when playing and listening to music. She also discusses how the pandemic impacted her mental health, strengthened her connection to nature, and influenced songs on the album.
For more stories like these, including recent interviews with The War On Drugs, Damon Albarn, and Wet Leg, check out KEXP's Sound & Vision wherever you listen to podcasts.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tori Amos on Synesthesia and Her New Album

John Richards has a message for you.
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Got Adventurous Taste?

A message from John Richards about some changes to come on this feed. Stay subscribed for something new coming to this feed in 2022!
In the meantime:

Listen to previous episodes of The Weekly Mix here on this feed (they’re not going anywhere!)
Explore the rest of KEXP's podcasts here. 
Listen to your favorite DJs on-demand via the KEXP app for iOS and Android or KEXP.ORG.
Listen to artist-curated mixes through KEXP's Midnight in a Perfect World series.
And of course, you can always listen to live DJ curation on KEXP radio at KEXP.ORG, the KEXP mobile app, or 90.3 FM in Seattle.
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