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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Music Documentarian Isaac Olsen
June 4th, 2018 | 52 mins 55 secs
band, director, garage band, girl trouble, independant, isaac olsen, movie, pacific northwest, pnw, punk, semi iconic, strictly sacred, tacoma
Writer/Director Isaac Olsen talks about making his movies Semi Iconic and Strictly Sacred, The Story of Girl Trouble.
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The Knights of Pythias, Commencement Lodge # 7 with Steve Dunkelberger
May 28th, 2018 | 1 hr 6 mins
history, illuminati, jake bird, knights of pythias, maury island, pythian temple, secret society, steve dunkelberger, tacoma
Downtown Stevie D. gives us a tour of the Pythian Temple and some Tacoma history to go along with it.
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Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Biologist Suzanne Akerman
May 21st, 2018 | 1 hr 17 secs
animals, bigfoot, biologist, drinking for conservation, otters, point defiance, suzanne akerman, unisloth, zoo
Biologist Suzanne Akerman stops in to talk a little about Drinking for Conservation, and zoos...and animals.
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Amani Taylor
May 14th, 2018 | 58 mins 1 sec
907, amani taylor, avengers, bigfoot, comedy, comics, grit city, pacific northwest, tacoma, trenchers, washington
Amani Taylor stops in to talk comedy shows, conspiracy, and Avengers.
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Tacoma Ghost Tours
May 7th, 2018 | 53 mins 38 secs
andrew, comedy, flat earth, gcfu, ghost, grit city, pacific northwest, tacoma, tacoma ghost tours, washington
Andrew stops in and tells us about Tacoma Ghost Tours and shares some creepy Tacoma stories.
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Fear and Loathing at Norwescon - Part 4
April 30th, 2018 | 1 hr 9 mins
convention, fantasy, fiction, norwescon, science, seatac, seattle, tacoma, washington
In the last installment of our Fear and Loathing at Norwescon series we check in with some of the original corrupters from Brogan and Justin's past. James and Rob tell their Norwescon histories and David from The Alexandria RPG lending library explains what they are doing.
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Fear and Loathing at Norwescon - Part 3
April 23rd, 2018 | 1 hr 6 mins
action, author, gaming, horror, live, lok, norwescon, post-apocalyptic, role playing, rusted portal, seatac, tommy rice, washington, zombie
Author and huge human Tommy Rice talks about his book the LOK and the Rusted Portal guys stop in to talk about their game and Norwescon history.
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Fear and Loathing at Norwescon - Part 2
April 16th, 2018 | 1 hr 1 min
action, convention, eldritch, fantasy, fiction, geek, kozar, larp, live, norwescon, pacific northwest, pnw, role playing, rusty, science, seatac, seattle, tacoma
In Part 2 of our Fear and Loathing at Norwescon series we bring in Kozar. The creator of Eldritch, a live action role playing game. He has also been attending Norwescon for some time. Substances are consumed and more stories are shared.
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Fear and Loathing at Norwescon - Part 1
April 9th, 2018 | 1 hr 12 mins
41, calvin, convention, fantasy, fiction, fireball, geek, norwescon, rusty, science, seatac, seattle, tacoma
We kick off our weekend at Norwescon 41 with Rusty and Calvin. Stories and drinks are exchanged.
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Billy, Misha, and Ava D'Jor
April 2nd, 2018 | 51 mins 10 secs
ava d'jor, burlesque, cannabis, gritty city sirens, marijuana, merry mart, pacific northwest, pnw, recreational, seed people, tacoma, washington, weapons grade brownies
The Mary Mart crew are back again! Billy and Misha stop in with burlesque performer Ava D'Jor from The Gritty City Sirens.
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Penny Palabras
March 26th, 2018 | 55 mins 7 secs
acting, comics, dead drift, film, ken carlson, occult, penny palabras, web series, witchcraft
Ken Carlson, Emilie Rommel Shimkus, and Deena Ingley come by and tell us all about the new film Penny Palabras.
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Dystopia Rising: Washington
March 19th, 2018 | 53 mins 17 secs
action, dystopia rising wa, larp, live, post-apocalyptic, role playing, washington, zombie
Coop and Jim come in and tell us all about live action post-apocalyptic zombie role-playing. Yeah, it's a real thing.