Need quality ear candy to binge while you’re traveling for the holidays, or just chillin’? We’ve rounded up Seattle-based podcasts run by local talent on a variety of subjects.
Pro tip: While some of these can be streamed directly from their official websites, you can also find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud + other platforms.
🎙️ Sound & Vision
| Iconic indie rock station KEXP specializes in “behind the music” narratives with a variety of panelists + guests, including Mudhoney bassist Guy Maddison who talked about his stint as a nurse during COVID.
- Latest episode: KEXP DJ Larry Mizell, Jr. honors some of the voices we lost in the hip-hop community recently. 18 minutes
🎙️ Dim Lights & Stiff Drinks
| Local historian and “Seattle Prohibition” author Brad Holden, dives deep into the city’s colorful bar history with other experts. Pull up a stool.
- Latest episode: Brad and his co-hosts explore West Seattle haunt Poggie Tavern, which has been going strong for decades. 38 minutes
🎙️ Mossback Northwest
| A companion to the KCTS 9 video series, co-host Knute Berger highlights quirky and sometimes long-forgotten PNW tales that will make you the smartest person at your next party.
- Latest episode: Knute trumpets the legacy of Frank Waldron, a Seattle great from the early 20th century who influenced other legends. 25 minutes
🎙️ Seedcast
| This show, produced by nonprofit Nia Tero
in partnership with the South Seattle Emerald, discusses the experiences of Indigenous groups in the PNW and around the world.
- Latest episode: Clay pottery artist Katsitsionni Fox talks about her ancestral inspiration and how others are sharing the teachings across tribes. 28 minutes
🎙️ Spilled Milk
| Local writers/comedians Molly Wizenberg + Matthew Amber-Burston riff about food, often with some deliciously raucous tangents.
- Latest episode: It’s all about the gooey delights of Philly cheesesteaks — and what sets the best ones apart. 39 minutes