The Grit City Podcast

The Premier Pacific Northwest Community, Entertainment, and Nightlife Podcast. Casual talk and events hosted from Tacoma, Washington!

About the show

The Grit City Podcast is a weekly podcast, hosted from Tacoma, WA. - Affectionately called "Grit City" by people who know and love it.

Every Monday we release an episode highlighting business owners, entrepreneurs, authors, artists, and unique characters we know or happen to run into. Most often these are people that we feel personify the blue collar, hard work ethic people associate with “Grit”. Sometimes it's a drug-fueled weirdo that we just met, drunk at a comedy club the night before. No matter what or who we are recording we want you to feel like you're hanging out with friends and taking part in a community of unique and interesting people.

The Grit City Podcast was launched during the summer of 2014 and had over 120 episodes between 2014 and 2017. The founders and original hosts are technology workers who met on the job and bonded over a common interest in the Seattle/Tacoma area. After a short hiatus at the end of 2017, The Grit City Podcast rebooted in 2018 with more friends and family involved. GCP's goal is to become the "Must Listen To" podcast around the Pacific Northwest, with a fan base of people around the world. People who identify with "Grit" and understand that The Reputation is Real.

We would love to hear how you found us. Get in touch here or: info@gritcitypodcast.com

Looking for a way to support the show? Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/GritCityPodcast

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Episodes

  • Quarantined 8

    May 25th, 2020  |  52 mins 5 secs
    coronavirus, covid-19, lock down, quarantine, tacoma

    On Quarantined 8 Brogan, Justin, and Scott get together and talk on business, adventures of ordering out, and what they’ve been watching as the quarantine continues.

  • Mt. St. Helens Eruption with Brian Terbush

    May 18th, 2020  |  46 mins 51 secs
    brian terbush, coronavirus, covid-19, emergency, eruption, lock down, mount st. helens, quarantine, volcanoes, washington emergency management division

    The guys talk to Brian Terbush from the Washington Emergency Management Division about the Mount St. Helens eruption that happened 40 years ago. His work supports the emergency management division’s mission to minimize the impact of emergencies and disasters on the people, property, environment, and economy of Washington State. Brian also joined the guys last November on Episode 95.

  • Quarantined 6

    May 11th, 2020  |  24 mins 4 secs
    coronavirus, covid-19, lock down, quarantine, tacoma

    Scott and Justin sit down to give their listeners a quick update on what’s coming up in the next couple weeks.

  • Quarantined 5

    May 4th, 2020  |  50 mins 23 secs
    coronavirus, covid-19, lock down, quarantine, tacoma

    Brogan, Justin, and Scott get together for another virtual conversation on what’s been happening lately and to take a step back in time to talk crazy road trips and the early GCP days.

  • Quarantined 4: Billy from Mary Mart

    April 27th, 2020  |  49 mins 46 secs
    billy, cannabis, coronavirus, covid-19, lock down, marijuana, mary mart, patreon, quarantine

    Billy from Mary Mart, sits down with the guys to talk about the happings at the store. Mary Mart is a retail marijuana dispensary located in the south Tacoma neighborhood. They’re family-owned and operated and take pride in serving their local community. They pride themselves in being well-versed in their craft and love offering their expertise and insight when it comes to marijuana and its many applications. Mary Mart is open during Stay Home, Stay Healthy. To find out more and their hours of operation during Covid-19, visiting their website at: www.marymart.com.

  • Quarantined 3: Enter the FabLab

    April 20th, 2020  |  44 mins 30 secs
    coronavirus, covid-19, fablab, fablab tacoma, lock down, makerspace, quarantine

    Billy with FabLab joins the guys for their third Quarantine Episode. FabLab Tacoma is Tacoma’s premier makerspace where they strive to provide easy and open access to cutting-edge design and prototyping equipment and to bring educational opportunities and a supportive community for students, inventors, artists, and DIY enthusiasts. They have recently been helping the community by making 3D printed masks and laser cut shields.

  • Quarantined - Episode 2

    April 13th, 2020  |  1 hr 9 mins
    coronavirus, covid-19, lock down, quarantine, shroom brothers, tacoma

    Brogan, Justin, and Scott sit down for another Quarantined conversation. This time they posted about it on Facebook and Patreon and were joined by some live listeners and returning guests on the GCP Discord!

  • Quarantined

    April 6th, 2020  |  1 hr 5 mins
    coronavirus, covid-19, lock down, quarantine, tacoma

    The Grit City guys get together through Discord to talk about how things have been during the Covid-19 lock down in Washington state.

  • Best Of - Old School Tacoma Ghost Tours

    March 30th, 2020  |  59 mins 43 secs
    andrew, best of, classic, ghosts, tacoma, tacoma ghost tours, tours

    This episode is a Best of, one of the GCP Classics that Scott and Brogan recorded. As mentioned in episode 112, Andrew from Tacoma Ghost Tours recently unexpectedly passed away. He will be greatly missed by everyone here .

  • The Studio - Tacoma Ghost Tours Tribute, Dusty's Hideaway

    March 23rd, 2020  |  51 mins 29 secs
    dusty's hideaway, hill top rats, tacoma ghost tours, this week in seattle rock

    This week the guys say good bye to longtime friend of the podcast Andrew Hansen. Andrew was the owner and creator of Tacoma Ghost Tours and recently, unexpectedly, passed away. He was a key member of Tacoma’s tour scene, the first and longest running paranormal guided walking tour of Tacoma, an amazing member of the community, and will be missed greatly.

    They also give a shout out to Dustuy’s Hideaway, a Bar/Restaurant on McKinley Hill in Tacoma. They offer great food & drinks and are open to all ages until 9 PM. As of today, they are open for phone in orders, in addition to DoorDash, and UberEats delivery.

  • GCP's Big Doin's

    March 16th, 2020  |  1 hr 7 mins
    b2b2, boot 2 boot 2., brogan, called shots, cheez-it's, gcp road trip, hangout, just us, justin, scott, studio

    Brogan, Justin, and Scott get together and talk about some local Tacoma stuff and GCP's upcoming plans.

  • Talking Penguins - and Other Animals - with Biologist Suzanne Akerman.

    March 9th, 2020  |  1 hr 3 mins
    animals, called shots, drinking for conservation, penguins, point defiance zoo and aquarium, suzanne akerman, zoo

    Suzanne Akerman is a staff biologist at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, WA. She is also chair of Drinking for Conservation, a committee dedicated to conserving wildlife through fun social gatherings. Suzanne holds a B.A in English and an M.A. in Education from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma and an M.A. in Biology from Miami University.