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

  • Boot 2 Boot

    June 3rd, 2019  |  51 mins 28 secs
    boot 2 boot, camp bar, flying boots and wings, rhein haus

    This week the guys hang at Justin’s bar to talk about what’s coming up on the podcast and promoting their upcoming event on June 29th, The Boot to Boot!

  • Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

    May 27th, 2019  |  1 hr 17 mins
    bfro, bigfoot, bigfoot field researchers organization, sasquatch

    On this episode, Nathan Bronis and Kirk Brandenburg, members of The Bigfoot Field Research Organization, join the guys to talk about their investigations into reports of Bigfoot sightings and also expeditions they host in Washington and New Mexico.

  • Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures

    May 20th, 2019  |  1 hr 7 mins
    eleven eleven, isaac olsen, justin peterson, kickstarter, peaks and pints, the valley, the ventures, walk don't run: the story of the ventures

    This week we sit down with Isaac Olsen and Justin Peterson and they tell us about their project making a documentary about the rock and roll hall of famers, The Ventures.

  • Gutty and Tha Wurm

    May 13th, 2019  |  53 mins 17 secs
    art, gutty, music, stay grounded, tacoma, tha wurm

    This time the guys talk with local Tacoma artists Gutty and Tha Wurm about their newest project. Each have played in multiple bands in the area over the years including bands like Stay Grounded. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram for updates on their new projects and where they’re playing.

  • Once Upon a Superhero

    May 6th, 2019  |  38 mins 11 secs
    art, blue mouse, independent films, movies, once upon a superhero, producer, scott weil

    This time the GCP team talks with Scott Weil, producer of the movie Once Upon a SUPERHERO. The movie is about a homeless wanderer, named Solar Flare, who proclaims to be a real superhero from the Sun who has been exiled to live on Earth without his superpowers for 189 days.

  • Chasing Ghosts. On Scooters. In Bars.

    April 29th, 2019  |  53 mins 34 secs
    bars, ghosts, mark, podcasts, scooters

    Skeptic Mark and Believer Mark from Chasing Ghosts. On Scooters. In Bars. stop in and we talk ghosts, bars, and scooters.

  • Punk Rock Gumby

    April 21st, 2019  |  44 mins 58 secs
    cosplay, prg, prp, punk rock gumby, punk rock pokey, punkrock_gumby, street art

    On this episode the guys sit down with artist, photographer, and cosplayer Punk Rock Gumby and his sidekick Punk Rock Pokey.

  • Streetball Supe

    April 15th, 2019  |  39 mins 49 secs
    artist, hip hop, music, name offa work, rap, seattle, streetball supe

    This week we talk to Seattle musician Streetball Supe. He comes in with the most surprising story and positive message we've ever heard on the show.

  • Citizen Corps Council of Pierce County

    April 8th, 2019  |  51 mins 18 secs
    ccc- pc, citizen corps council of pierce county, emergency preparedness, federal emergency management agency, fema, medical reserve corps

    On this episode the teams sits down with Marvin, Melinda, and Stephanie from Citizen Corps Council of Pierce County (CCC-PC) to talk emergency preparedness and response programs.

  • Ejay O'Donnell

    April 1st, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins
    die cut stickers, ejay o'donnell, instagram, street art, tacoma run club, tacoma_wa

    Ejay O'Donnell stops in and talks Tacoma. Ejay is VP of Diecutstickers.com, he founded the peer-to-peer mentorship group ‘Opportunity Has No Offseason’, started the Tacoma Run Club, and is the creator of the @Tacoma_WA Instagram page, which has successfully reached 22.6k followers and has become a staple Instagram page for Tacoma.

  • Drunk History with Steve!

    March 25th, 2019  |  1 hr 16 mins
    drunk history, girl trouble, history, karpeles manuscript library museum, knights of the pythias, mcneal island, safe streets, steve dunkelberger

    Steve Dunkelberger stops in to drink with us and talks history and stuff.

  • Nourish Pierce County

    March 18th, 2019  |  43 mins 53 secs
    food bank, healthy food, nourish pierce county, tacoma

    Travis Weller from Nourish Pierce County stops in and talks about who they are, what they do, and how you can get involved.