The Grit City Podcast

Punk Rock Gumby

Apr 21 • 44 min

2:31 – Justin gives props to Jason at Castle Security and Protection, Punk Rock Gumby and Punk Rock Pokey introduce themselves, and give a shout out to Friday Night Fights put on by the Blue Mouse Theater. Justin talks about going to watch the 30-year…

Streetball Supe

Apr 15 • 39 min

This time the guys are joined by local Seattle rapper Streetball Supe. Streetball Supe is an independent artist from Seattle's Central District. His latest album, The Streetball EP, was released February 13th and can be heard on any of your favorite music…

Citizen Corps Council of Pierce County

Apr 8 • 51 min

On this episode the teams sits down with Marvin, Melinda, and Stephanie from Citizen Corps Council of Pierce County (CCC-PC). CCC-PC is a recognized 501c3 organization and is one of nearly 2,500 councils across the United States that were created after…

Ejay O’Donnell

Apr 1 • 65 min

This time the GCP guys talk to Tacoma resident, Ejay O'Donnell. Ejay is VP of Diecutstickers.com in Tukwila, he founded the peer-to-peer mentorship group ‘Opportunity Has No Offseason’, started the Tacoma Run Club, and is the creator of the @Tacoma_WA…

Drunk History with Steve!

Mar 25 • 76 min

On this episode, Steve Dunkelberger rejoins the guys to talk Drunk History. Steve Dunkleberg has been a working journalist for more than 20 years at various publications around the Puget Sound. In addition to being a journalist, he is also a judge for the…

Nourish Pierce County

Mar 18 • 43 min

This time the GCP guys talk with Travis Weller from Nourish Pierce County. Nourish Pierce County is a local non-profit whose mission is to provide nutritious food and support services to people in need with compassion, dignity and respect. Established in…

New Track City

Mar 11 • 54 min

Bem, Drui, and Chi Stone from the band New Track City joins the guys on this GCP episode. New Track City is a hip hop band based out of Federal Way. They bring music rich in jazz, soul and alternative style sound with influences that range from Jay-Z,…

GCP Hangout

Mar 4 • 49 min

On this episode Justin, Jeff, and Scott are hanging at the Union Club talking about what is going on with GCP and the haps in the community. They cover Snowmageddon, Emerald City Comic Con, and ideas for upcoming shows. For listeners that know of people…

Grit City Magazine

Feb 25 • 61 min

On this episode the GCP guys talk to Sara Kay and Sierra Hartman from Grit City Magazine, a local Tacoma Magazine founded in 2017. The magazine explores the places that define Tacoma, pays homage to the history that built it, and celebrates the people who…

GCP Bonus: Archway Consulting Group

Feb 20 • 16 min

On this GCP bonus episode, the guys talk with Christina Blocker, Keith Blocker and Dr. Cindy Caldwell from Archway Consulting Group, a full service strategy consulting firm rooted in principles of equity and inclusion. The team is highly recognized for…

The Studio - Amani Taylor - Part 2

Feb 18 • 53 min

This episode is the second of the two part chat the guys have when they hang out with their friend and comedian Amani Taylor. Amani hosts weekly comedy shows at The Local 907, Trencher’s, and The Hanger 205. People can find him on Facebook and at his…

The Studio - Amani Taylor

Feb 11 • 52 min

This episode is the first of a two part chat the guys have when they hang out with their friend and comedian Amani Taylor. Amani hosts weekly comedy shows at The Local 907, Trencher’s, and The Hanger 205. People can find him on Facebook and at his website…

Tacoma CERT - Part 2

Feb 4 • 46 min

This episode is Part Two of the conversation with Josh from the Tacoma Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). As mentioned in Part One, the CERT Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them…

Tacoma Community Emergency Response Team

Jan 28 • 43 min

This time the GCP guys sit down with Josh from the Tacoma Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The CERT Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such…

Edibles with Billy

Jan 21 • 48 min

This time the guys are joined by a friend of the podcast Billy. Billy is the manager of Mary Mart, he takes care of the day to day operations and has been with the company for four years. Mary Mart is the largest square footage dispensary in the state of…

The Tacoma Sun

Jan 14 • 71 min

On this episode the guys are joined by Josh Jorgensen and Erik Bjornson who are restarting The Tacoma Sun. The Tacoma Sun is a digital news source that is “Working to make Tacoma a more vibrant, healthy and inclusive city using best urban practices.” 1:35…

NYE 2018

Jan 7 • 69 min

Happy New Year!!!! For their first episode of 2019, the guys get together to reflect on 2018 and what they have coming up this year! 1:46 – The guys reflect on 2018, their new Patreon account, the tiers they offer, and what they provide for each tier.…

Finley Mimbles

Dec 31, 2018 • 43 min

This time Justin, Jeff, and Scott talk to Amber and Nathan from the production company Finley Mimbles. Finley Mimbles mission is to make films that make you laugh. They were the winners of the Gig Harbor Film Festival 72 Hour Contest in 2012, winners of…

The Studio - Castle Security

Dec 24, 2018 • 70 min

This time the GCP hosts talk with Jason from Castle Security & Protection. Castle Security Protection is a security firm that provides services to business owners, executives, and VIPs in the greater Seattle area. Castle Security’s goal is to ensure that…

FabLab and Zeva

Dec 17, 2018 • 45 min

On this episode the guys talk with Steve Tibbitts from FabLab located in Tacoma. FabLab is a makerspace technology workshop that offers premier membership-driven prototyping. Their monthly rate includes access to their prototyping, electronics,…

Alchemy Skateboarding

Dec 10, 2018 • 49 min

On this episode, the guys talk to Taylor and Terrance from the non-profit Alchemy Skateboarding, Tacoma’s best kept secret. From their website, Alchemy Skateboarding “believes that skateboarding naturally promotes and teaches: confidence, creativity,…

Steve Dunkelberger - The Maury Island Incident

Dec 3, 2018 • 37 min

On this episode Steve Dunkelberger rejoins the guys for another history lesson. Steve Dunkleberg has been a working journalist for more than 20 years at various publications around the Pugent Sound. In addition to being a journalist, he is also a judge…

Radio Tacoma

Nov 26, 2018 • 43 min

This time the guys talk with Louisa Beal and Pam Beal from Radio Tacoma. Radio Tacoma is a low-power FM public access radio station developed to serve Tacoma, Washington, to provide the community with the opportunity for participatory democracy and to…

Best Of - Jeff Black

Nov 19, 2018 • 49 min

This time the guys do a GCFU with Derek Graziano, host of Sometimes Geek podcast, a show that covers all of the major news from the gaming industry in a short and easy to listen format. Derek also co-hosts the newish podcast, Rolling Misadventures, a…

The Studio - Jeff, Justin, and Scott

Nov 12, 2018 • 36 min

On this episode, Justin, Jeff, and Scott kick it at Justin’s home studio to talk Tacoma Hops, The Union Club, PNW earthquakes, and ideas for future shows! 2:28 – The guys kick off the show with giving props to GCP fans that became customers of Tacoma Hops…

Filmmaker - Matt Esteron

Nov 5, 2018 • 52 min

This time the guys sit down with Matt Esteron, film producer and co-creator of Mozaic Studios. Matt’s most recent film, DRONE will be available online in November of 2018. Mozaic Studios has won many awards, including the 2018 winner for Best Actress at…

FAIRWINDS Cannabis

Oct 29, 2018 • 60 min

This week Steve from Fairwinds joins the guys and they also have a special guest from Yakima who joins the conversation: Jeff’s Mom! Fairwinds is a cannabis grower whose focus is based on wellness. They work closely with their scientists to develop new…

Joseph Malik Returns!

Oct 22, 2018 • 70 min

This time the guys are rejoined by local author, Joseph Malik. His first book, Dragon's Trail, was released in September of 2016, and is a #1 international bestseller. His second book, New Magic is the second installment in the Outworlders series,…

Joshua W. Turner

Oct 15, 2018 • 40 min

On this episode, Justin, Scott, and Jeff sit down with Joshua W. Turner, local indie singer/songwriter and producer based out of Tacoma. His music, in his words, is a solid mix between Ed Sheeran, Phil Phillips and Benjamin Francis Leftwich. People…

The Studio - After Hours with Billy from Mary Mart.

Oct 8, 2018 • 47 min

This time the guys hang out with Billy White, a returning guest, from Mary Mart in Tacoma. Mary Mart is a retail marijuana dispensary located nearby in the south Tacoma neighborhood. They’re family-owned and operated and take pride in serving their local…

SPICE! Dances of the African and Arab Diaspora

Oct 1, 2018 • 40 min

This time the guys talk with Denetta Uzzell(who dances under the name Nafiah) and Carol The Belly Dancer, about the Tacoma event SPICE! Carol created SPICE! in 2017. SPICE! is a powerful, exciting showcase of dance styles from around the world with…

Tacoma Hops

Sep 24, 2018 • 56 min

On this fun episode, the guys talk with LeeAnn McGhie-Stoermer, the owner of Tacoma Hops. Tacoma Hops offers a walking tour of Tacoma's breweries and feature a fantastic beer and local food pairing at each stop. Their 2 ½ - 3 hour tour features…

Tacoma Film Festival

Sep 17, 2018 • 44 min

On this episode, the guys sit down with Wade Neal and David Dinnell from the Tacoma Grand Cinema. Wade and David stoped by to talk about the Tacoma Film Festival that’s going on Thursday October 4th – 11th, starting at the Grand Cinema. The film festival…

Best of - Shroom Brothers

Sep 10, 2018 • 88 min

This time the guys play a best of from 2015 where they talked with husband and wife, Bob and Carrie and Bob from Shroom Brothers. Beginning in 2012, Shroom Brothers is a company that sells beautiful originally made art that includes wearable and hangable…

GCFU - The Church Cantina

Sep 3, 2018 • 22 min

This episode is a Grit City Follow UP with Rusty, longtime friend of the podcast, and one of the owners of The Church Cantina. The Church Cantina is located at 5240 South Tacoma Way in Tacoma. Their grand opening is on September 8th at 5 PM where the…

Brogan’s Bad Week

Aug 27, 2018 • 35 min

This week the guys discuss the bad week Brogan’s had including Wizards Keep being burglarized and him almost dying. 4:42 – After discussing Justin’s house warming party, conversation turns to Wizards Keep recently being burgled at 3:46 am the day of…

Local hip-hop artist Benjamin J

Aug 20, 2018 • 31 min

This week, the guys sit down with local hip hop artist, Benjamin J, at the Union Club in Tacoma. Benjamin has been in the PNW for the last year and is originally from North Carolina. He recently put out his first album, First In Flight. People can hear…

Apache 6 - Cannabis Security

Aug 13, 2018 • 52 min

This time the guys sit down with Nacho, owner of Apache Six. Apache Six is a veteran based company that trains, recruits, and staffs security guards, private investigators, and executing protection agents from some of the most demanding industries. Apache…

The Studio - After Hours with Rusty

Aug 6, 2018 • 62 min

This week the guys sit down with longtime friend of the show, Rusty, to chat about his new bar/ restaurant in Tacoma, The Church Cantina. This is the 4th time he’s been on, previous episodes he has also joined them on were Episode 1, 10, and 11. The…

SURGE Tacoma and The Union Club.

Jul 30, 2018 • 41 min

On this episode the guys visit Alice Lubic and Guion Rosenzweig from SURGE. They recorded at the Union Club location. SURGE Coworking “empowers startups, freelancers, entrepreneurs, students, and non-profits by providing state of the art offices,…

Art on The Ave

Jul 23, 2018 • 54 min

This time the guys recorded from Tacoma’s Art on the Ave 2018. Art on the Ave is Tacoma’s largest art based event that celebrates music and arts along 6th Avenue from State St to Alder. This year was its 18th year and attracted thousands of supporters.…

Best Of - Spun

Jul 16, 2018 • 76 min

This time the guys do a GCFU with Derek Graziano from The Sometimes Geek Podcast, a show that covers all of the major news from the gaming industry in a short and easy to listen format. He’s kicking off a new podcast, Rolling Misadventures. GCFU is then…

Ben Andrews - RenCon

Jul 9, 2018 • 43 min

This time the guys sit down with Ben Andrews, creator of RenCon, Renton Comicon. RenCon is a celebration for comic book fans, technophiles, cosplayers, & nerds of all ages! It is a place where you can buy your favorite comic book, find that collectable…

Best Of - Blue Helix

Jul 2, 2018 • 67 min

On this episode, after a short intro, the guys replay a "Best Of" that was recorded with Sami Chohfi from Blue Helix. Blue Helix is a local alternative rock band that Sami formed in 2008. Their latest record, “A Tale of Two Halves” was released in 2014.…

Pretty Gritty Tours - Chris Staudinger

Jun 25, 2018 • 61 min

This week the guys chat with Chris Staudinger owner of Pretty Gritty Tours at Wizards Keep Games in Renton. Chris is an Adventurer, videographer, social media consultant that has travelled around the world writing articles for places like USA Today.…

Puzzle and Game Designer - Mike Selinker

Jun 18, 2018 • 52 min

This time the guys sit down with Mike Selinker. Mike Selinker is the president and chief creative officer of Lone Shark Games. He's the co-creator of the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, Lords of Vegas, Unspeakable Words, and many other games, as well as…

Best Of - Jake Bird

Jun 11, 2018 • 34 min

On this podcast the guys do a GCFU with Donaven Brians from Rusted Portal Games to talk about them joining Wizards of the Coast for the upcoming Free RPG. They’ll be brining Apocalypse the Risen for people to try before it’s released! After they catch up…

Music Documentarian Isaac Olsen

Jun 4, 2018 • 52 min

This week the guys sit down with Isaac Olsen, a local writer, director, and producer from Tacoma. His movies include Ich Hunger, Quiet Shoes, Semi Iconic and Strictly Sacred, The Story of Girl Trouble. Justin kicks off this episode chatting about his…

The Knights of Pythias, Commencement Lodge # 7 with Steve Dunkelberger

May 28, 2018 • 66 min

Steve Dunkelberger joins the GCP team this week to talk Pythians and the Pythian Temple. Steve has been a working journalist for more than 20 years at various publications around Washington's Puget Sound, and is currently the news writer/online editor at…

Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Biologist Suzanne Akerman

May 21, 2018 • 60 min

One this episode they guys are joined with Suzanne Akerman. Suzanne spends her days sharing her passion for animals with visitors at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium where she works as a staff biologist for the Wild Wonders Outdoor Theater. When she is not…

Amani Taylor

May 14, 2018 • 58 min

This time the guys are sitting down with Amani Taylor, a local PNW comedian and host of weekly comedy shows at The Local 907, Trencher’s, and The Hanger 205. People can find him on Facebook and at his website AmaniTaylor.com. ******Avengers Spoiler******…

Tacoma Ghost Tours

May 7, 2018 • 53 min

This time Justin and Scott are joined by Andrew who is a part Tacoma Ghost Tours, the first and longest running paranormal guided walking tour of Tacoma. Running since 2012, they offer three different, entertaining, tours around the connection between…

Fear and Loathing at Norwescon - Part 4

Apr 30, 2018 • 69 min

The Norwescon 41 saga comes to an end with Fear and Loathing Part IV. This time they’re joined by their friend James and also David Carnahan from The Alexandria RPG Lending Library. The Alexandria RPG Lending Library is now an official non-profit in the…

Fear and Loathing at Norwescon - Part 3

Apr 23, 2018 • 66 min

The Norwescon 41 saga continues with Fear and Loathing Part III. This time they are joined by Tommy Rice, author of the book The Lok, and the guys from Rusted Portal Games, creators of Apocalypse the Risen. The show kicks off with the Justin sharing his…

Fear and Loathing at Norwescon - Part 2

Apr 16, 2018 • 61 min

On this episode the guys are back with Fear and Loathing Part II from Norwescon 41, this time with Kozar of Eldritch LARP and Rusty. They cover some of their favorite memories of the con, going for the first time, and what the convention means to them.…

Fear and Loathing at Norwescon - Part 1

Apr 9, 2018 • 72 min

This episode is part 1 of the Fear and Loathing at Norwescon 41 with their friends Rusty and Calvin. Norwescon is a sci-fi convention that promotes “science fiction, fantasy, and science through the written word, art, and educational programs, such as the…

Billy, Misha, and Ava D’Jor

Apr 2, 2018 • 51 min

Billy and Misha return to give the guys an update on what’s new in the 253 cannabis world, this time joined by another fellow Mary Mart friend, Ava D'Jor from the Gritty City Sirens. Gritty City Sirens is a local Tacoma burlesque troop that performs in…

Penny Palabras

Mar 26, 2018 • 55 min

On this episode, the guys sit down with Ken Carlson, Deena Ingley, and Emilie Rommel Shimkus to talk about Ken’s newest project, Penny Palabras. After his sci-fi comedy “Dead Drift,” Ken shifted gears to create a “cinematic adaptation” of the graphic…

Dystopia Rising: Washington

Mar 19, 2018 • 53 min

On this episode the guys are joined with Gaylon "Coop" Cooper the Coordinator Director and Jim Flood, the Storytelling Director of Dystopia Rising. Dystopia Rising is a completely immersed LARP (Live Action Role-Playing experience set in a…

Weird Elephant

Mar 12, 2018 • 58 min

This episode the guys sit down with Wade, the creator and programmer of Weird Elephant at The Grand Cinema in Tacoma. Weird Elephant shows weekly screenings of cult classics and new movies that are “bizarre, spine-chilling, fantastic, avant garde, retro,…

Mary Mart, Chris Stone, and T

Mar 5, 2018 • 55 min

On this episode Billy and Misha from Mary Mart return to catch up with the GCP guys. This time they’ve also brought Terrance and Chris to join the conversation. T is another face of Mary Mart and Chris is an MMA fighter and owner of the Gig Harbor MMA…

The Sometimes Geek - Derek Graziano

Feb 26, 2018 • 53 min

Derek Graziano hosts The Sometimes Geek Podcast, a show that covers all of the major news from the gaming industry in a short and easy to listen format. He’s also added a new series called Sometimes Geek Levels Up that goes a little deeper in specific…

Episode 3: Mary Mart’s Billy and Misha

Feb 19, 2018 • 52 min

This week the guys talk to Billy and Misha from Mary Mart. Mary Mart is the largest square footage dispensary in the state of Washington that offers a friendly and fun atmosphere with premium cannabis and prices to fit anyone’s budget. They are located on…

Episode 2: Joseph Malik

Feb 12, 2018 • 47 min

This week, the GCP guys are joined by fantasy author Joe Malik. His first book, Dragon's Trail, was released in September of 2016, and is a #1 international bestseller. He is currently working on his second book in the series. Joe is appearing at RadCon…

Episode 1: Return of The Grit City Podcast (and Rusty)!

Feb 5, 2018 • 59 min

The Return with Rusty They’re back!!! After taking some time to re-coop the guys are back and better than ever! This season they’re also joined by Justin, the newest member of the podcast!! They kick off this season with none other than comedian Rusty who…