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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Episodes

  • The Tacoma Sun

    January 14th, 2019  |  1 hr 11 mins
    electric scooters, erik bjornson, joshua jorgensen, parking, public transit, tacoma, the tacoma sun

    Erik and Joshua come in and tell us about restarting The Tacoma Sun and their thoughts on civic life, rebuilding, and repairing Tacoma.

  • NYE 2018

    January 7th, 2019  |  1 hr 9 mins
    church cantina, derek, nye 2018, patreon, rolling misadventures, rusty, sometimes geek, studio

    Happy New Year! We spend NYE in the studio reflecting on 2018, planning for 2019, and taking shots of whiskey with friends.

  • Finley Mimbles

    December 31st, 2018  |  43 mins 9 secs
    art, artist, backyard theater, film, filmmaker, finley mimbles, production

    Film production company Finley Mimbles stops in and tells us a little about what they do and their upcoming Backyard Theater event on January 5th in Tacoma.

  • The Studio - Castle Security

    December 24th, 2018  |  1 hr 10 mins
    23andme, castle security, comedy, malarkey's, patreon, security, youtube

    Brogan, Justin, and Scott hang out with Jason from Castle Security and recap the year.

  • FabLab and Zeva

    December 17th, 2018  |  45 mins 40 secs
    evtol, fablab, flying car, steve tibbitts, zero, zeva

    Steve from FabLab stops in and talks a little about running a makerspace. Then we talk about his new company Zeva that's building a personal flying machine The Zero.

  • Alchemy Skateboarding

    December 10th, 2018  |  49 mins 27 secs
    501c3, alchemy skateboarding, grindhouse, indoor, non-profit, park, skate, skateboards, skatepark

    Taylor and Terrance from Alchemy Skateboarding stop in and tell us all about their non-profit and indoor skate park in Tacoma.

  • Steve Dunkelberger - The Maury Island Incident

    December 3rd, 2018  |  37 mins 26 secs
    drunk history, history, maury island incident, men in black, steve dunkelberger, ufo

    Steve Dunkelberger tells the guys about The Maury Island Incident. One of the first UFO and Men in Black experiences in the US.

  • Radio Tacoma

    November 26th, 2018  |  43 mins 52 secs
    101.9, 95.3, fm, ktqa, louisa, low power, lpfm, pam, radio tacoma

    Pam and Louisa stop by from Radio Tacoma. They tell us all about getting two low-power FM stations up and running in Tacoma, 101.9 and 95.3.

  • Best Of - Jeff Black

    November 19th, 2018  |  49 mins 32 secs
    best of, comedy, jeff black, malarkey's

    We start this week with a GCFU with Derek of Rolling Misadventures/Sometimes Geek, then we give you a Best Of, all the way back from 2014, our 10th episode, with comedian Jeff Black.

  • The Studio - Jeff, Justin, and Scott

    November 12th, 2018  |  36 mins 39 secs
    beer, earthquakes, food, halloween, rainier, tacoma hops, tacomahistory.live, union club

    Jeff, Justin, and Scott hang out in the studio. They talk a little about Tacoma, then get a bit "inside" about the podcast.

  • Filmmaker - Matt Esteron

    November 5th, 2018  |  52 mins 33 secs
    art, artist, drone, film, filmmaker, matt esteron, movies

    Pacific Northwest Filmmaker Matt Esteron stops in to talk about making the short film DRONE.

  • FAIRWINDS Cannabis

    October 29th, 2018  |  1 hr 57 secs
    cannabis, cbd, fairwinds, marijuana, mary mart

    Steve from Fairwinds Cannabis and Billy from Mary Mart bring in tacos and answer some questions about CBD for us and Jeff's Mom.