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.
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Episode List
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Jaimie Cordero from Espionage Cosmetics
October 14th, 2019 | 58 mins 38 secs
entrepreneur, espionage cosmetics, jaimie cordero, kickstarter, mentors, sba, score, small business, tacoma
This time the guys sit down with CEO Jaimie Cordero from Espionage Cosmetics. Espionage Cosmetics sells nerd based nail wraps, makeup, accessories, and tools. You can find more information on the products by visiting them online at: https://www.espionagecosmetics.com
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Steve's Drunk History - Education
October 7th, 2019 | 1 hr 23 mins
drunk history, ghosts, mcneil island, steve dunkelberger, steve's drunk history
Steve has been a working journalist for more than 20 years at various publications around the Puget Sound. In addition to being a journalist, he is also a judge for the Society of Professional Journalists National Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Awards. He has also has given lectures in the area on issues facing journalists, is a member of the Knights of the Pythias, and offers Drunken History tours of Tacoma. Steve has written two history books on the city of Lakewood and has just published his newest book on McNeil Island.
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Scanners with Rusty and Ken
September 30th, 2019 | 1 hr 9 mins
church cantina, comedy, dead drift, ken carlson, movies, penny palabras, roscoe the junkyard cat, rusty
Rusty and Ken join the guys to talk about the 1981 movie Scanners.
Ken Carlson is a PNW writer, director, and producer that likes “telling stories and hopes to one day create some that won’t bore you to death”. He has written and directed Dead Drift, Penny Palabras, and his latest comedy show, Roscoe the Junkyard Cat. Rusty is a PNW comedian, co – owner of Church Cantina, and longtime friend of the Grit City Podcast. -
Tacoma Film Festival 2019
September 23rd, 2019 | 46 mins 26 secs
art, film blue mouse, grand cinema, independent film, tacoma film festival, tff, weird elephant
David Dinnell and Tanya Tran from the Tacoma Film Festival join the guys to talk about the upcoming event happening on October 3rd – 10th. Established in 2006, the film festival presents a lively week of films, workshops, events, and discussions. Tacoma Film Festival programming is a unique blend of audience and industry programming that empowers all who attend to connect with creators.
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Urban Business Support
September 16th, 2019 | 47 mins 34 secs
501(c)3, diversity, gentrification, non-profit, oliver scott, small business, urban business support
Oliver Scott from Urban Business Support joins the guys for this episode. He is the executive director of the organization, which is a 501(c)3 non-profit that gives businesses in gentrifying communities the resources to adapt, survive, and grow in the changing marketplace emerging around them to retain diversity of business ownership.
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Tacoma Sirens
September 9th, 2019 | 58 mins 38 secs
pacific northwest rugby football union, pnrfu, rugby, tacoma sirens, usa, women’s teams
Tacoma Sirens are part of the Pacific Northwest Rugby Football Union (PNRFU), a competitive league including over 10 Women’s teams, and are also members of USA Rugby. Women of all shapes and sizes are welcome, their team is always looking for new players and no experience is necessary, they will teach you. They encourage people in the community to come out and join in the fun! Those looking for more information can find them online at: https://tacomarugby.com/sirens/.
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Tacoma Hounds (Tacoma Gaelic Athletic Co-Op)
September 2nd, 2019 | 1 hr 7 mins
camogie club, gaa, gaelic athletics association, gaelic football, hurling, sports, tacoma gaelic athletic co-op, tacoma hounds, tgac
This time the guys sit down with Sean, Kevin, Alex, and John from the local Hurling, Gaelic football, and Camogie club, The Tacoma Hounds, which are supported by Tacoma Gaelic Athletic Co-op, TGAC. TGAC is a 501c3 (Pending) organization dedicated to supporting GAA (Gaelic Athletics Association) competition through the development of and support provided to amateur athletes residing in the Tacoma Metropolitan, Pierce County, and Greater South Sound areas.
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Food Is Free Tacoma
August 26th, 2019 | 39 mins 14 secs
cars, coaster questions, food, food is free, garden, tacoma
The guys talk with David Thompson from the Tacoma chapter of the Food is Free Project. The Food is Free Project is a worldwide movement of people sharing food freely. The organization strives for food-sharing that advocates for front yard gardens and sharing among neighbors in order to help in growing the community.
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After Hours with Billy
August 19th, 2019 | 1 hr 3 mins
billy, cannabis, mary mart, small business, tacoma, weed
Billy joins the guys for an update on what’s been going on at Mary Mart in Tacoma. Mary Mart is a retail marijuana dispensary located nearby in the south Tacoma neighborhood. They’re family-owned and operated and take pride in serving their local community.
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's Suzanne Akerman
August 12th, 2019 | 57 mins 43 secs
american association of zoo keepers, biologist, drinking for conservation, point defiance zoo and aquarium, suzanne akerman, tacoma, zoo
Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium Biologist Suzanne Akerman stops in again and talks animals and Drinking for Conservation with Justin and Scott.
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Deane Benninghoven - Hypnotist
August 5th, 2019 | 1 hr 8 mins
anxiety, art, artist, certified hypnotist, creativity, deane benninghoven, flow state, hobo nickels, hypnosis, hypnotherapy, hypnotism, self-help, self-hypnosis, stress, summit hypnosis
Certified hypnotist Deane Benninghoven stops in to talk about using hypnotherapy to overcome limiting and negative behaviors, chronic pain, and increase creativity.
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Jeremey Tate
July 29th, 2019 | 1 hr 3 secs
grown men watch this s***?, indie wrestling, jaimsvanderbeek, jeremey tate
Jeremey Tate is host of the Grown Men Watch This S* * *? podcast and manages the hilarious @jaimsVanDerBeek Twitter account.