The Runcast with John Richards

No one gets to tell you how fast you run, when you run or why you run. Running, walking, moving in anyway is yours and yours only. On this episode of The Runcast, host John Richards encourages you to find your own pace with motivating music from Wild Pink, Metric, Ceremony, and more. As John says, “in a world of cheetahs, be a penguin.”

Matt Berninger and Rosanne Cash - “Who Loves the Sun”Dogwood Tales - “McMemories”Wild Pink - “Round of Applause at the End of the World”Dazy - “Beat Change”Parlor Greens - “Emeralds”Bodega - “Weather Me”Slow Fiction - “Junior Year”Megasound - “Keep On Running”Pitschouse - “Dinner With the Dreamies”Metric - “Victim of Luck”Trentemoller - “Terrified”Arab Strap - “I Get Noise”Tinsley - “More Alive”Sibille Attar - “Dark Stuff”Abracadabra - “Peel Away”Chinese American Bear - “Dance Dance Dance”Hey Thanks - “Forward”Strange Lot - “All I Know”RIP Dunes - “Living in Fear”Ceremony - “Antenna”Painted Vein - “Wanna Be Enough”Dark Chisme - “Suffer Like Me”Lily Seabird - “Lightspheres on Their Way”
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This week on the Runcast, DJ John Richards crafts another mix of tracks to keep you motivated on your run, featuring music from Kiwi Jr., Temples, Death Valley Girls, and more. On this mix, John encourages you to keep your focus away from what’s holding you back and more toward where you’re trying to get to. It’s not how you start the race, it’s how you finish it. Let this music help guide you as you make your way to all the things you’re trying to accomplish.
Tracklist:
Myra Lee - “Trapped”
White Flowers - “Heaven”
Atmos Bloom - “Closer”
Sundayclub - “Blue Wave”
Hurry - “Moving After You”
Kiwi Jr - “Photos of the Reenactment”
Radio Free Alice - “Kick in the Shins”
Darkswoon - “Antivenom”
Temples - “Jet Stream Heart”
Wishy - “Sensational”
Hazy Waters - “Blue”
Getdown Services - “Stop Living”
Beacon - “Cinder”
Portraits of Tracy - “Caught in a Jam”
Death Valley Girls - “Message From the Venus Flower”
New Age Healers - “Moored”
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Once again, DJ John Richards digging into the recent Live on KEXP archives for a Runcast featuring all live performances. All these recordings come from 2026, featuring powerful tracks from Band of Horses, Just Mustard, Rogue Wave and more. Live music makes use feel alive, and you can take that energy with you on your next run.

Tracklist:

The Royston Club - “Spinning”Band of Horses - “The Great Salt Lake” Rogue Wave - “Endless Shovel”The Barr Brothers - “Run Right Into It” Hannah Lew - “Sunday” Lala Lala - “Does This Go Faster?” Spacemoth - “Do We Exist”Chapterhouse - “Pearl” The Wedding Present - “Damage”Toadies - “Possum Kingdome”Mclusky - “She Will Only Bring You Happiness"Just Mustard - “We Were Just Here” Russian Blue - “This is The Sound of What Was”Russian Blue - “Patience”Getdown Services - “The Radiator” Drama - “Dancing on my Own” Lyrics Born - “I Like it I Love it” Sera Cahoone - “Say Something”
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Spencer Krug - “I”ll Believe in Anything (Piano Version)”
Hammock - “We Close Our Eyes So We Can See”
Ed O’Brien - “Incantations”
Basement - “Broken by Design”
Russian Blue - “Patience”
Interpol - “See Out Loud”
Diary - “Keep Comin’ Up”
R. Missing - “Turning Off Lights is My Destiny”
Uh Huh Her - “Shook”
Asal - “Winters Gonna Come”
Wet Leg - “CPR (Horsegirl Remix)”
Desire - “Summer Skin”
Genesis Owusu - “Human Again”
Terror/Cactus - “Transmisión Clandestina”
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Anna Calvi - “Is This All There Is?
Blondshell - “Heart Has to Work So Hard”
Ill Peach - “Crash Course Dummy”
Catherine Moan - “No Magic”
Punchbag - “Pile of Clothes”
Antony Szmierek - “Chalk”
Alexis Taylor - “Out of Phase”
Digitalism - “Achtung! Optimism”
Fat Dog - “Go LOVE urself"
New German Cinema - “I Become Heavy”
Sunglaciers - “Future Free”
Orbit 17 - “Tunnels”
Joy Forever - “Love is Real”
Soft Loft - “Caught”
Getdown Services - “I Can’t Die Like That”
Sylvan Esso - “Hot Slob”
Caroline Rose - “Yip Yip Yow”
Sera Cahoone - “Say Something”
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