Blossom Banter

It's International Podcast Day! With season two right around the corner we're taking a look back at all our favorite moments from season one and getting hyped for an all new season of Blossom Banter with the Tidal Basin Trio! Hosts: Jared McGrath, Sharon Schwei, Carlos Bonnett-CastilloFor Credit Union Cherry Blossom Productions: Executive Producer Jared McGrath and Supervising Producer Sharon SchweiFor Castle on the Hill Productions: Supervising Producer Carlos Bonnett-CastilloMusic: Beck Nebel, Licensed through audio.comFor more information on the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile, 5k, and kids races, go to www.cheryblossom.orgFor more information on the Blossom Banter podcast, go to www.blossombanterpodcast.com

The Trio are back for one last episode of the season and this one is fun! With their finisher medals in hand, Jared, Sharon, and Los sit down to recap the entire race weekend while tasting some of D.C.'s delicious cherry blossom inspired treats! Thank you all for listening all season long! We hope you all enjoyed this season as much as we love making it. We will see you all next season! Hosts: Jared McGrath, Sharon Schwei, Carlos Bonnett-CastilloFor Credit Union Cherry Blossom Productions: Executive producer Jared McGrath and Supervising producer Sharon SchweiFor Castle on the Hill Productions: Supervising producer Carlos Bonnett-CastilloMusic: Beck Nebel, licensed through audiioFor more information on the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile, 5K, and kids races, go to www.cherryblossom.orgFor more information on the Blossom Banter podcast, go to www.blossombanterpodcast.com

IT'S RACE DAY!We're LIVE from the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 miler! The Trio are out on the course running through the streets of Washington D.C. and celebrating the Runner's Right of Spring! On this episode, Jared and Sharon are on the mics talking to run clubs, volunteers, and some of the amazing people who came out to cheer all TWENTY THOUSAND runners as they run these 10 miles together. Oh and Los...well he might have finished the race just a little bit quicker than them. Hosts: Jared McGrath, Sharon Schwei, Carlos Bonnett-CastilloThank you to all our guests!For Credit Union Cherry Blossom Productions: Executive producer Jared McGrath and Supervising producer Sharon SchweiFor Castle on the Hill Productions: Supervising producer Carlos Bonnett-CastilloMusic: Beck Nebel, licensed through audiioFor more information on the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile, 5K, and kids races, go to www.cherryblossom.orgFor more information on the Blossom Banter podcast, go to www.blossombanterpodcast.com

It's race weekend and the Tidal Basin Trio is live at the expo to speak with some of the people who will be running the 5K, 10 miler, and Double Blossom races this weekend to discuss the race, their goals, and why they love this race! Hosts: Jared McGrath, Sharon Schwei, Carlos Bonnett-CastilloThank you to all our guests!For Credit Union Cherry Blossom Productions: Executive producer Jared McGrath and Supervising producer Sharon SchweiFor Castle on the Hill Productions: Supervising producer Carlos Bonnett-CastilloMusic: Beck Nebel, licensed through audiioFor more information on the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile, 5K, and kids races, go to www.cherryblossom.orgFor more information on the Blossom Banter podcast, go to www.blossombanterpodcast.com

Today on the show the Trio sit down with an amazing athlete and DC's most well known "run-fluencer" Rob Perez! As a runner, Rob has accomplished some amazing feats, he's run TSP LA/LV solo, won the TSP Atacama solo race, run up all 94 floors of the John Hancock building in Chicago, and paced a vision impaired runner to a 1:10 at the 2025 Cherry Blossom 10 miler! As a community member with a large platform Rob seeks to highlight his community and he shows ways to make running more accessible to anyone looking to start their running journey. Rob will be participating at this year's Cherry Blossom 10 miler! Hosts: Jared McGrath, Sharon Schwei, Carlos Bonnett-CastilloGuest: Rob PerezFor Credit Union Cherry Blossom Productions: Executive producer Jared McGrath and Supervising producer Sharon SchweiFor Castle on the Hill Productions: Supervising producer Carlos Bonnett-CastilloMusic: Beck Nebel, licensed through audiioFor more information on the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile, 5K, and kids races, go to www.cherryblossom.orgFor more information on the Blossom Banter podcast, go to www.blossombanterpodcast.com

On today's episode the Trio are joined by an incredible elite athlete, the newly minted Women's American Record holder for the 8K distance, ASICS pro athlete, and toeing the line at the 2026 CUCB 10 mile race, Emma Grace Hurley! Hosts: Jared McGrath, Sharon Schwei, Carlos Bonnett-CastilloGuest: Emma Grace HurleyFor Credit Union Cherry Blossom Productions: Executive producer Jared McGrath and Supervising producer Sharon SchweiFor Castle on the Hill Productions: Supervising producer Carlos Bonnett-CastilloMusic: Beck Nebel, licensed through audiioFor more information on the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile, 5K, and kids races, go to www.cherryblossom.orgFor more information on the Blossom Banter podcast, go to www.blossombanterpodcast.com

On today's episode the Trio are graced by Cherry Blossom royalty, the one and only mascot for the race, STUMPY! Joining Stumpy is his translator and CUCB committee member, Erica Baca. The crew talk to Stumpy and Erica about Stumpy's origins, his many adventures, and his most famous TV appearance! Hosts: Jared McGrath, Sharon Schwei, Carlos Bonnett-CastilloGuest: Erica Baca & StumpyFor Credit Union Cherry Blossom Productions: Executive producer Jared McGrath and Supervising producer Sharon SchweiFor Castle on the Hill Productions: Supervising producer Carlos Bonnett-CastilloMusic: Beck Nebel, licensed through audiioFor more information on the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile, 5K, and kids races, go to www.cherryblossom.orgFor more information on the Blossom Banter podcast, go to www.blossombanterpodcast.com

Dan Cao is the fourth and final member of the 2026 Cherry Blossom Race Ambassador class. This week the Tidal Basin Trio sit down with this multi talented athlete to discuss his running journey, how he fueled during a recent ultra marathon, and his passions and goals as an Ambassador for the race! Hosts: Jared McGrath, Sharon Schwei, Carlos Bonnett-CastilloGuest: Dan CaoFor Credit Union Cherry Blossom Productions: Executive producer Jared McGrath and Supervising producer Sharon SchweiFor Castle on the Hill Productions: Supervising producer Carlos Bonnett-CastilloMusic: Beck Nebel, licensed through audiioFor more information on the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile, 5K, and kids races, go to www.cherryblossom.orgFor more information on the Blossom Banter podcast, go to www.blossombanterpodcast.com

On today's episode of Blossom Banter, the trio are joined by Jonathon Ladson aka Fogell. He is a former race ambassador, CUCB Double Blossom Champion, and the current holder of sever fastest known times (FKTs) in the DMV area. Fogell sits down and talks about his mantra, his experiences with CUCB events and how he went from disliking running to training to be a sub-elite. Hosts: Jared McGrath, Sharon Schwei, Carlos Bonnett-CastilloGuest: Jonathon "Fogell" LadsonFor Credit Union Cherry Blossom Productions: Executive producer Jared McGrath and Supervising producer Sharon SchweiFor Castle on the Hill Productions: Supervising producer Carlos Bonnett-CastilloMusic: Beck Nebel, licensed through audiioFor more information on the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile, 5K, and kids races, go to www.cherryblossom.orgFor more information on the Blossom Banter podcast, go to www.blossombanterpodcast.com

Amy Gomes is another one of the 2026 Cherry Blossom Race Ambassadors. This week the Tidal Basin Trio sit down with this amazing athlete, how she advocates for new runners and her excitement to not only be an Ambassador for the race, but also her excitement to be a first time Cherry Blossom racer! Hosts: Jared McGrath, Sharon Schwei, Carlos Bonnett-CastilloGuest: Amy GomesFor Credit Union Cherry Blossom Productions: Executive producer Jared McGrath and Supervising producer Sharon SchweiFor Castle on the Hill Productions: Supervising producer Carlos Bonnett-CastilloMusic: Beck Nebel, licensed through audiioFor more information on the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 mile, 5K, and kids races, go to www.cherryblossom.orgFor more information on the Blossom Banter podcast, go to www.blossombanterpodcast.com