The podcast episodes provided explore the origins and development of the Seattle music scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, which gave rise to the grunge movement and reshaped mainstream rock music.

The episodes provide in-depth discussions of seminal bands like Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Green River, Mother Love Bone, and Mudhoney, tracing their creative processes, influences, and connections within the local scene.

The episodes also delve into the sense of community, camaraderie, and rivalries that existed among the various bands, as well as the impact of heroin addiction and tragedy on the scene and its artists.