The Grit City Podcast

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

383 episodes of The Grit City Podcast since the first episode, which aired on February 5th, 2018.

  • Buddy Boy Farm

    March 29th, 2021  |  53 mins 33 secs
    buddy boy farm, cannabis, dj, eastern washington, entrepreneur, farming, galadriel, i502, small business

    This week the guys are joined by DJ, Co-Owner, and Galadriel, General Manager, of Buddy Boy Farm. Buddy Boy Farm, located in Eastern Washington, got started in 2013 producing cannabis. The owners of the farm have 40 years of certified organic farming under their belt and use the most natural & organic methods of growing their numerous strains.

  • Olowo-n'djo Tchala - Founder and CEO of The Alaffia Foundation

    March 22nd, 2021  |  54 mins 4 secs
    501(c)3, africa, ceo, education, entrepreneur, fair trade, founder, olowo-n'djo tchala, olympia, taf, the alaffia foundation, washington

    On this episode, the guys talk to Olowo-n'djo Tchala, founder & CEO of The Alaffia Foundation, (TAF). TAF is a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to empower African communities through the advancement of Fair Trade, education, sustainable living and gender equality.

  • Saturday Night Grit - Brogan's Bathroom Troubles

    March 15th, 2021  |  1 hr 3 mins
    discord, sandwich talk, saturday night grit

    The guys sit down for another GCP Saturday Night Grit and talk sandwiches, Phase 3, the recent break in at one of the major Tacoma Food Banks, and much more.

  • Saturday Night Grit - Sandwich Talk

    March 8th, 2021  |  1 hr 4 mins
    discord, sandwich talk, saturday night grit

    This time Jeff, Justin, and Scott talk on travel, new brewery’s opening, and their favorite sandwich.

  • Cosmic Bottles

    March 1st, 2021  |  1 hr 13 mins
    beer, cosmic bottles, covington, entrepreneur, small business

    The guys finally get a chance to sit down in person at Cosmic Bottles.

  • SPUN 2021

    February 22nd, 2021  |  1 hr 53 mins
    discord, entrepreneurs, saturday night grit, shop mouse, small business, spun, tacoma

    April Sanders and Jennifer English, owners of SPUN Clay Arts Studio and Gallery in Tacoma sit down with the guys, virtually, for a Saturday Night Grit!

  • Talking UFOs with Dan Nims, MUFON Investigator.

    February 15th, 2021  |  1 hr 28 mins
    aliens, dan nims, mufon, ufo, unexplained, unidentified flying objects

    This time GCP is joined by special guest Dan Nims, the chief investigator for the Washington chapter of MUFON. Dan is retired from the US Air Force (thank you for your service) where he started his career as a fighter pilot and test pilot, followed by advancing to Director of Test for the F-22 program and finally Director of Test Resources. He has been a member of MUFON since 2017 and Chief Investigator since 2018. He handles on average 200 reported UFO cases per year.

    MUFON is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c)3 charitable corporation and the world's oldest and largest civilian UFO investigation & research organization.

  • Celebrating 3 Years

    February 8th, 2021  |  1 hr 33 mins
    anniversary, discord, saturday night grit

    On this episode, the guys celebrate GCP’s 3-year anniversary!! They give shout out’s, talk about the latest haps in the area, and reflect on the past 3 years.

  • The Hutch Returns

    February 1st, 2021  |  1 hr 12 mins
    blue mouse, chase hutchinson, movie reviews, movies, news, sundance, tacoma, tacoma news tribune, the stranger, tnt

    Chase Hutchinson, reporter for the Tacoma News Tribune, contributor at The Stanger, and a member of the Washington News Guild, joins the guys for another great conversation on news in the PNW. Chase was also on episode 135 of the GCP podcast.

  • Saturday Night Grit - Paranormal Talk

    January 25th, 2021  |  1 hr 4 mins
    bigfoot, clown hotel, discord, missing 411, saturday night grit, the stakeout

    On this Saturday Night Grit episode, the conversation spans a wide range of topics from Oklahoma’s Big Foot bill, the movie: The Stakeout, to the haps around Tacoma.

  • GCFU: Streetbeefs Scrapyard 2

    January 18th, 2021  |  1 hr 25 mins
    backyard, boxing, fighting, firechicken, gcfu, kickboxing, mma, scrapyard, streetbeefs

    Steve “Firechicken“ Hagara, founder of Streetbeefs Scrapyard, joins the guys for a second time to catch them up on what he’s been doing and upcoming matches. Streetbeefs Scrapyard is the Pacific Northwest backyard fight organization located in Gig Harbor. It’s a branch of the largest backyard fight group in the USA, Streetbeefs, created in 2008. Steve brought Streetbeefs concept “Guns Down, Gloves up!” to the PNW in 2020. To hear more conversation with Steve, tune into episode 132.

  • Saturday Night Grit - Johnny's

    January 11th, 2021  |  54 mins 13 secs
    bite bite bite, discord, johnny's, johnny's at fife, peace bus, saturday night grit, sng, soho karen

    This time the GCP guys sit down to converse on Johnny’s at Fife, how their 2021 is going so far, the lady in New York that lost her phone, and much more!

  • New Years Eve 2020 Hootenanny

    January 4th, 2021  |  2 hrs 12 mins
    2020, derek, discord, hootenanny, new years eve, nye, patreon, patrons, rusty

    This time the crew gets together to say good-bye to 2020 and welcome 2021. A couple of GCP’s friends and past guests join them to celebrate as well!

  • Tim Wilson - The Ventures, Stars on Guitars

    December 28th, 2020  |  1 hr 39 mins
    discord, emerald queen casino, eqc, pat o'day, stars on guitars, the ventures, tim wilson

    This episode is a recent conversation the guys had with Tim Wilson, son of legendary co-founder, Don Wilson, of The Ventures. Tim co-directed the movie The Ventures Stars on Guitars that came out earlier in the year. He talks on how the band got started, how the idea of the movie came to be, and great inside stories on what it’s like to have a dad in a world-famous band. The Ventures, a quartet that plays instrumental rock, was started in 1958 in Tacoma by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle. Their first wide-release single, “Walk, Don’t Run” brought international fame in the 1960’s. Since then they have had 14 singles in the Billboard Hot 100 and with over 100 million records sold, they are the best-selling instrumental band of all time.

  • Saturday Night Grit

    December 21st, 2020  |  39 mins 52 secs
    discord, saturday night grit

    The guys sit down for another kick back Saturday Night Grit!! They discuss upcoming episodes, New Years Eve, and PNW places to eat.

  • Clownvis Presley

    December 14th, 2020  |  1 hr 14 mins
    clownvis presley, clownvis to the rescue, comedy, coronavirus, covid-19, jp patches, lock down, quarantine, tacoma, youtube

    The king of clowns, Clownvis, is in the house!! The long-awaited conversation has finally happened!!

    Clownvis Presley offers a unique blend of comedy, song, and magic to people across America. He has been cited as being “Better than the real Elvis”. He tours with prominent bands like Insane Clown Posse, Neil Hamburger, Mac Sabbath, Unknown Hinson, Tim Heidecker and more. In addition to performing throughout the US, he has appeared on The Tom Green Show, Sirius XM, Comedy Central, and a variety of FM stations and NOW finally, The Grit City Podcast!