It's our first-ever Shoegaze-themed Runcast, featuring songs picked by, and some even written by, Greg Bertens of Film School. In this episode he explains why running helped change his life for the better, how music plays a HUGE role in that, and why both have become spiritual for him.

1. somesurprises - "Be Reasonable"
2. Flying Colours - "Wavygravy"
3. Mo Dotti - "For Anyone and You"
4. Laveda - "F***"
5. MØAA - "Diffuse"
6. Catch the Breeze - "Enemy"
7. Seablite - "Melancholy Molly"
8. Airiel - 'Your Lips, My Mouth"
9. Letting Up Despite Great Faults - "In Steps"
10. LSD and the Search for God - "Backwards"
11. Film School - "Influencer"
12. Pale Sun - “Gathering Lights”
13. Ringo Deathstar - “Gazin”
14. Chatham Rise - “Sugar”
15. New Age Healers - “All Wrapped Up”
16. Tanukichan - “Enough”
17. Memory Drawers - “Lovingly”
18. Pink Breath of Heaven - “Blue is the Morning”
19. The Asteroid No 4 - “Rescue”
20. Cheatahs - “Geographic”
21. Whitelands - “Setting Sun”
22. Soft Science - “Sadnesss”
23. Pinkshinyultrablast - “Holy Forest”
24. Film School - “Defending Ruins”

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DJ, producer, AND runner Diplo joins The Runcast to share his thoughts on how DJing compares to running a marathon, how running affects his mental health, and maybe why you should consider running if you are on the fence.

1. Diplo & Sleepy Tom - “Be Right There”
2. Diplo, French Montana & Lil Pump - “Welcome to the Party”
3. Major Lazer - “Watch out for This”
4. Fred Again, Skrillex & Four Tet - “Baby Again”
5. M83 “Amnesia (Rachika Nayar Remix)
6. Ohr - “Afterglow”
7. Gift - “Going in Circles”
8. Been Stellar - “Start Again”
9. Melenas - “Bang" (Peanut Butter Wolf Remix)
10. Rubblebucket - “Stella the Begonia”
11. Cold Cave - “Hourglass”
12. Heartworms - “Jacked”
13. Bear Garden - “Sunshine, Sunshine, Sunshine”

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DJ Alex guest curates a special "Pacific Notions" edition of The Runcast with a mix of ambient, neo-classical, post-rock, jazz, and blissful electronic songs to help guide your run. From getting into a meditative zone while warming up, to pushing yourself to pick up the pace with more propulsive picks, this beautiful and motivating mix spotlights the cinematic sounds DJ Alex shares every Sunday morning on Pacific Notions, but with an enhanced pulse to get your feet moving.

1. Tutara Peak - Kaleido
2. Holland Andrews - Aura
3. aus - Further
4. Oliver Patrice Weder - I'd Like the Birds to Teach Me How To Fly
5. Kelly Moran - Butterfly Phase
6. Immersion | Thor Harris - Rotations
7. Runnner - eleven
8. Jim Nópedie - winter sun through train window
9. Manatee Commune - Mosaic
10. Kiasmos - Flown
11. Affelaye - Dim Rumer
12. Aleksi Perälä - FI3AC2410109
13. Francisco Sonur - But
14. Kessoncoda - X is Closer to A
15. Kinkajous - Heliosphere
16. Skalpel - Together (Pejzaż Remix)
17. Nalepa - The Fountain
18. Leaving Laurel - and those guardian angels carried you away
19. Unwed Sailor - Bend the Air

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Inspiration from the hardest hitting drummer in music, Jon Beavis of IDLES, featuring motivation and insight on running, as well as a Runcast curated by Jon from his friends in Heavy Lungs, John (TimesTwo) and, of course, his band IDLES.

1. IDLES - "When the Lights Come On"
2. Getdown Services - "I Wish It Didn't Bother Me"
3. Emma-Jean Thackray - "Say Something"
4. Surprise Chef - "Pash Rash"
5. Ezra Collective - “Life Goes On (feat. Sampa the Great)”
6. YOWL - “Virile Crocodile Sweat”
7. Katy J Pearson - “Willow's Song”
8. The Family Battenberg - “Fuzzy Features”
9. Heavy Lungs - “Dancing Man”
10. IDLES - “Danny Nedelko" (Live in London for KEXP's International Clash Day 2019)
11. IDLES - “POP POP POP”
12. JOHN(TIMESTWO) - “Service Stationed”
13. NIJI and Moses Boyd - “Sounds of the City”
14. IDLES - “Television (Live in London for KEXP's International Clash Day 2019)

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John Richards is back to fuel your run with messages about dogs, plus great music from Nilufer Yanya, Ride, Nada Surf and.. SQUIRREL!!!

1. Pokey LaFarge - Run Run Run
2. The Decemberists - Burial Ground
3. Apples with Moya - Contact
4. Early Internet - Pisces Season But All the Time
5. Nada Surf - In Front of Me Now
6. Ride - Last Frontier
7. Gift - Wish Me Away
8. Maxband - Lines
9. BODEGA - Tarkovski
10. Pure Hex - Fray
11. Good Looks - Self-Destructor
12. Been Stellar - Sweet
13. Nilüfer Yanya - Like I Say (I Runaway)
14. Warren Dunes - Freestyle Day Spa

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Guest host DJ Kevin Cole brings you an uplifting mix of music from all over the world. Discover new music and power your run at the same time, all while trying to outrun your shadow!

1. Cloud Cult - I Am A Force Field
2. Brimheim - Dancing in the Rubble
3. IDLES - Dancer
4. Wonder 45 - Make It Happen
5. James and the Cold Gun - Fragile
6. The Haunted Youth - Into You
7. Sprints - Up and Comer
8. CHILD + THE BANNED - Dominion
9. Christian Löffler - Ease
10. Melenas - Bang
11. Ibibio Sound Machine - Pull The Rope
12. freekind. - Good News
13. mega cat - Rat Fight
14. Parlor Greens - In Green We Dream
15. Brittany Davis - Sepricon
16. The Big Hell - Hooligan Dad
17. Font - Sentence I
18. Enumclaw - Change
19. The Qualitons - The Trail I.

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With this vibed-out mix of music and motivation, John brings you advice on how to power through tough runs with the help of those you love.

1. Beirut - The Tern
2. Four Tet - Loved
3. Emancipator - Cherry Blossom (feat. Koresma)
4. Colouring - How’d It Get So Real
5. George Fitzgerald - Gleams
6. Nation of Language - Spare Me the Decision (Cutouts Remix)
7. Caribou - Honey
8. TR/ST - Robrash
9. bad tuner - 24 hours
10. Been Stellar - Passing Judgment
11. Ride - Peace Sign
12. Old 97’s - Where The Road Goes
13. Ducks LTD - A Girl, Running
14. Cuffed Up - Finer Things
15. Lamplight - House Rules

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On our first Runcast of 2024, John spotlights how dangerous it can be for women and female identifying runners to simply go out for a run, and what it means to be a good ally. Soundtracking this run is a powerful range of artists, from Empress Of and AURORA to Hana Vu and Beth Gibbons.

1. Middle Kids - Bend
2. Brimheim - No Liver, No Lungs
3. GEMZ - Younger
4. Salt Cathedral - Terminal Woes
5. Empress Of - Femenine
6. Ibibio Sound Machine - Mama Say
7. AURORA - Some Type of Skin
8. Tinsley - Distract Me
9. Hana Vu - Hammer
10. Blondshell - Docket (feat. Bully)
11. Star Anna - Pure Magic
12. Gustaf - Starting and Staring
13. Bad Bad Hats - Meter Run
14. Beth Gibbons - Floating On A Moment

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