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

  • Brogan's Bad Week

    August 27th, 2018  |  35 mins 47 secs

    This week the guys discuss the bad week Brogan’s had including Wizards Keep being burglarized and him almost dying.

  • Local hip-hop artist Benjamin J

    August 20th, 2018  |  31 mins 36 secs
    benjamin j, gospel, hip hop, jazz, north carolina, pacific northwest, pnw, rap, tacoma, union club, washingtion

    Justin and Scott talk to hip hop artist and transplant from North Carolina, Benjamin J.

  •

    Apache 6 - Cannabis Security

    August 13th, 2018  |  52 mins 55 secs
    apache 6, cancer, cannabis, marijuana, nacho, security

    Justin and Scott sit down with Nacho owner of Apache 6, a cannabis security company.

  • The Studio - After Hours with Rusty

    August 6th, 2018  |  1 hr 2 mins
    rusty, the church cantina

    Everyone hangs out at The Studio with Rusty, talk trash, and have a few drinks. He tells us about The Church Cantina.
    Definitely not safe for work but a great time!

  •

    SURGE Tacoma and The Union Club.

    July 30th, 2018  |  41 mins 13 secs
    coworking, shared space, small business, surge, tacoma, union club, workspace

    We interview Guion and Alice, managers of The Union Club and SURGE Tacoma, two coworking or shared workspaces in Tacoma, Washington.

  •

    Art on The Ave

    July 23rd, 2018  |  54 mins 52 secs
    art on the ave, devil's reef, lyon pride, mary mart, misha, o'malley's, rusty, steve dunkelberger, tacoma, tacoma cabana, washington

    We check out Art on The Ave, have a few drinks and talk to all the cool people you know from past episodes.

  •

    Best Of - Spun

    July 16th, 2018  |  1 hr 16 mins
    art, artists, clay, derek, gcfu, grit city follow up, rolling misadventures, sometimes geek, spun, studio, tacoma, washington

    First a Grit City Follow Up with The Sometimes geek Derek, who tells us about his new podcast Rolling Misadventures. Then we give you a GCP Best Of: Spun.

  •

    Ben Andrews - RenCon

    July 9th, 2018  |  43 mins 6 secs
    bill baker, bullet train, comic book convention, europe, grit city, rencon, renton, tacoma, washington, world cup

    Ben Andrews tells us about RenCon and what it's like starting and running a comic book convention.

    Bill Baker makes a quick guest appearance as well.

  •

    Best Of - Blue Helix

    July 2nd, 2018  |  1 hr 7 mins
    best of, blue helix, music, musician, sami chohfi, tacoma, washington

    This week we revisit our interview with Sami Chohfi of Blue Helix.

  •

    Pretty Gritty Tours - Chris Staudinger

    June 25th, 2018  |  1 hr 1 min
    chris staudinger, history, pretty gritty, tacoma, tours

    Chris makes a stop by our temporary home, Wizard's Keep, to talk about his new tour business in Tacoma, Pretty Gritty Tours.

  •

    Puzzle and Game Designer - Mike Selinker

    June 18th, 2018  |  52 mins 59 secs
    axis and allies revised, grit, lone shark games, lords of vegas, mike selinker, pathfinder, president, puzzles, risk godstorm, seattle, tacoma, unspeakable words, washington

    Mike Selinker is a puzzle and game designer based in Seattle, Washington. He is the president of the design studio Lone Shark Games. His puzzles appear in Wired magazine, the New York Times, Games magazine, and the Chicago Tribune. His games include Risk Godstorm, Lords of Vegas, Unspeakable Words, Axis & Allies Revised, and many others.

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    Best Of - Jake Bird

    June 11th, 2018  |  34 mins 55 secs
    axe murderer, free rpg day, gcfu, history, jake bird, killer, pacific northwest, pnw, railroad, role playing games, rpg, rusted portal, serial, tacoma, washington

    This week we bring back one of our most popular episodes. The story of serial killer Jake Bird, told by our friend and history nut Steve Dunkelberger. Plus a GCFU from Rusted Portal.