The Grit City Podcast
The Premier Business, Community, Entertainment, and Nightlife Podcast. Hosted from The Grit City - Tacoma, Washington! Located in the heart of the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
About the show
The Grit City Podcast is a weekly audio experience like no other! Hosted from the vibrant city of Tacoma, Washington - also known as "Grit City," our show has been entertaining and informing listeners since 2014. And what a ride it's been!
Every week, we release a new episode that introduces you to the dynamic and inspiring individuals who call the Pacific Northwest home. From local business owners and entrepreneurs to authors, artists, and unique characters, our guests embody the hard-working, blue-collar spirit that Grit City is known for. And let's not forget the occasional drug-fueled weirdo we may have met at a comedy club the night before!
The Grit City Podcast first launched back in the summer of 2014 and quickly built a loyal fanbase of listeners who appreciated the show's unique perspective on the Seattle/Tacoma area. After a brief hiatus in 2017, the podcast was rebooted in 2018, with even more friends and family members involved. It quickly regained its "must listen to" status and went on to deliver an impressive 275 episodes and counting, delivering over 280 hours of audio content to our fans since. With no signs of slowing down soon!
Our mission at The Grit City Podcast is simple: to bring the hard-working spirit of the Pacific Northwest to the world and have a good time doing it! We aim to create a community of listeners who understand and appreciate the concept of "grit". With a focus on local business owners, entrepreneurs, and unique characters, sprinkled with a good dose of humor, The Grit City Podcast is a one-of-a-kind audio experience that you won't want to miss.
So, if you're looking for a weekly dose of inspiration, laughter, and a celebration of the human spirit, look no further than The Grit City Podcast! Subscribe now and join us for the ride!
We would love to hear how you found us. Get in touch here or: info@gritcitypodcast.com
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Stop by the Store and pick up some Merch or Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/GritCityPodcast
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Episodes
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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! -
Saturday Night Grit - Bonus
December 11th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins
bonus, clownvis, discord, saturday night grit
It’s another GCP crew Saturday Night get together for an interesting conversation that covers everything from grocery store delivery service wars, upcoming places to eat in Tacoma, weird news and much more!! If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to the show, you’re not going to want to miss the conversation next week with Clownvis!! Patreon listeners get the chance to listen in during the recording, if you’re not one already, find out how you can support them on Patreon by going to: https://www.patreon.com/GritCityPodcast!
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Saturday Night Grit
December 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 42 secs
discord, saturday night grit
On this episode, the guys get together on Discord and cover a variety of topics ranging from movies to future guests. Special thanks to GCP’s Patreon Subscribers, if you haven’t signed up yet, please visit gritcitypodcast.com to find out how!
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Thanksgiving Special
November 30th, 2020 | 42 mins 18 secs
discords, hangout, thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving from the GCP crew! On this holiday episode, the guys get together to talk Thanksgiving, parades, what they’re thankful for this Thanksgiving.