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!
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Episodes
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Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show Recap
June 13th, 2022 | 1 hr 28 mins
camp bar, cosmic bottles, grit city comic show, hellbound, is it tacoma, ken carlson, northwest pinball and arcade, pinball, seattle surge, the studio, video games, vr
On this episode, the guys chat about their recent Northwest Pinball and Arcade visit, VR, slot machines, online games, and more, including Is It Tacoma!
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GCP: Hangout - Sunday Hangover
June 6th, 2022 | 56 mins 39 secs
clyde, cosmic bottles, crypticon, discord, hangout, hangover, horizon worlds, oculus, old people party, sunday, swapmeet, vr, yager bombs
This time, the guys have a special Sunday Night Grit where they talk Crypticon, the VR world, Five Mile Drive, re-opening of Owen's Beach, and everything in between.
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Crypticon 2022
May 30th, 2022 | 1 hr 48 mins
biohazard, crypticon, enter the mind dungeon, film, james clark, ken carlson, movie, pbr coffee, rusty, tiktok
This episode, the guys hit up Crypticon, Seattle's premier horror convention. The con offers opportunities for local, and not-so-local, talent in all fields, be that movies, television, radio, music, art, literature, or creators and purveyors of household products and games—all dark-themed to tickle the terrifying fancies of our lurid Seattle horde. Guests have included authors, actors, directors, producers, and writers from classic and upcoming horror titles. Friends Rusty and Ken drop in, along with actor and producer James Clark.
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Friday Night Grit - Hothusbands and VR
May 23rd, 2022 | 1 hr 35 mins
chris chan, crypticon, discord, drinks, fng, friday night grit, hangout, hothusbands, pizza & pipes, sng, stoned evergreen travelers, taste of tacoma, the ladies man, the valley, vr
On this Friday Night, Grit, Scott, Justin, and Jeff talk about various topics, including the upcoming Crypticon, hothusbands, Taste of Tacoma, and getting into VR.
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Althea - Broadband Internet - CEO Deborah Simpier
May 16th, 2022 | 50 mins 5 secs
althea, broadband internet, ceo, co-founder, coaster questions, community, deborah simpier, interoperable, isp, multi-stakeholder networks, network, open market, revenue sharing system, telecom
Deborah Simpier, co-founder, and CEO of Althea, sits down with the GCP guys for this episode. Althea is a new way to access broadband internet that enables network growth through a unique revenue sharing system. Althea was founded in 2017 with the vision to bring the open market and interoperable peering from the data center to the field and empowering communities to build multi-stakeholder networks faster and more affordable than legacy telecom models.
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Ken Carlson Hellbound Slant 6
May 9th, 2022 | 59 mins 17 secs
author, comic book, dead drift, director, hell, hellbound slant 6, ken carlson, meat raffle, nicolas cage, penny palabras, rhein haus, roscoe the junkyard cat, super villains, writer
This week the GCP crew is joined by friend of the show, Ken Carlson. Ken is a PNW writer, director, and author of the comic book mini-series Hellbound Slant 6. The four-issue mini-series chronicles the dangerous exploits of a tough-talking, no-nonsense, street-smart girl named Danielle, who's currently on a quest to escape from hell so she can be by her mother's side before she passes away. He has also written and directed Dead Drift, Penny Palabras, and Roscoe the Junkyard Cat.
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Ross Allison - AGHOST
May 2nd, 2022 | 1 hr 13 mins
afterlife, aghost, amityville, author, coaster questions, documentary, ghost hunting, ghosts, manresa castle, movie, paranormal, paranormal investigator, parasense, ross allison, spirts, spooked in seattle, teacher, tours, union club
Ross Allison, founder of AGHOST joins the guys for this episode. Ross has been a ghost hunting for over 30 years, and in addition to being a paranormal investigator, he is an author, media host, lecturer, teacher, and event tour guide. He has appeared on several radio programs, news coverage, and television shows, including The Learning Channel’s America’s Ghost Hunters, Ghost Adventures, The Tonight Show, MTV, CMT, CNN, A&E, the Discovery Channel, ABC’s Scariest Places on Earth, Sci-Fi’s Ghost Hunters, Nightline and two episodes of Travel Channel’s “Most Terrifying Places in America”.
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Friday Night Hangout
April 25th, 2022 | 1 hr 50 mins
bad drivers, crypticon, discord, disney, food, hilltop rats, mushrooms, pennywise, pickles, real art, rusty, scott topics, south sound scooters, tacoma couch guy, whidbey island
On this Friday Night Hangout, Jeff, Justin, and Scott talk about 420, Crypticon, Whidbey Island, mushrooms, and much, much more!
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Saturday Night Grit - Backpacks and Buttcheeks
April 18th, 2022 | 1 hr 28 mins
420, chasing ghosts on scooters in bars, cruises, crypticon, jeff's capades, saturday night grit, scooters, scott, sng
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On this Saturday Night Grit, Scott, Justin, and Jeff talk about Jeff's recent cruse, what their friends from Chasing Ghosts have been up too, their plans at Crypticon, the upcoming 420 and much more! -
Saturday Night Grit with Joe Malik
April 11th, 2022 | 1 hr 44 mins
author, books, coaster questions, conventions, crypticon, fantasy, joe malik, knives, norwescon, radcon, sci-fi, science fiction, writer
On this Saturday Night Grit, friend of the podcast, Joseph Malik, joins the crew. He is the author of two books, Dragon’s Trail and New Magic, and is currently working on the final installment of the Outworlders series. His first book, Dragon's Trail, was released in September 2016 and is a #1 international bestseller. The second installment in the Outworlders series, New Magic, was released in September of 2018. He also has a blog where he shares his adventures in writing, research, and attending various conventions.
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Keeping Dispensaries Safe Smoke Out with Billy!
April 4th, 2022 | 1 hr 53 mins
billy, cannabis, crime, dispensary, marijuana, mary mart, rainbow room, robberies, smoke out, studio, weed
Billy, a friend of the podcast, re-joins the show!! In addition to being a friend of the podcast, Billy manages the local cannabis store, Mary Mart. Mary Mart prides itself in being well-versed in their craft and love offering their expertise and insight regarding marijuana and its many applications. He's also joined the guys for 12 other episodes; find more information on those episodes at: https://www.gritcitypodcast.com/guests/billy
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Jeff Goldblum Does Not Appear On This Podcast
March 28th, 2022 | 1 hr 17 mins
crypticon, drinking for conservation, fat zacks, hangout, jazz, jeff goldblum, mary mart, pickles, pizza
Scott and Justin hold down this episode discussing recent guests, Fat Zachs, plans during the Crypticon convention, their upcoming guest Billy from Mary Mart, and more!