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Video: Are Specialty License Plates Worth It?
Did you know that our fine state of Washington has as many as 70 specialty plates you can choose to decorate your automobile with? Spike, collector of cars, has many a specialty Washington state license plate. Jack thinks it’s the dumbest thing you could waste your money on. Tune in weekdays with Jack and Spike […]3 years ago
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Video: Are Catholics Losing the Church Market?
The Archdiocese of Seattle announced plans over the weekend to consolidate and combine 136 Catholic ‘parish families’ across western Washington. Why are fewer people going to mass? And what should happen to the soon-to-be vacant cathedrals? Tune in with Jack and Spike live from noon to 3pm on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM every weekday, or […]3 years ago
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Video: California Gets Pitted By Atmospheric River
An atmospheric river is drenching California, causing flooding but also creating perfect barrel swells for surfers. It’s only *really bad* if no one’s out there. Jack Stine, former resident Californian, elucidates for Spike O’Neill and the rest of our peanut gallery (Jacob, Laura) the culture of surfing storms, building (and then rebuilding) right up to […]3 years ago
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Video: Conservatives Freak Out About the Border
If you’re panicking about border security in Texas, take a deep breath in, and let it out. This is all a game of politics, although it’s certainly an interesting one. Tune in with Jack and Spike live on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM from noon to 3, or listen to our podcast while you do your […]3 years ago
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Video: Is Cozy Cardio Cringey? Micki Tries to Convince Jack Otherwise
There’s a new trend on TikTok called ‘Cozy Cardio,’ all about gentle exercise with candles in your pajamas. Reporter Micki Gamez is all about it and Jack Stine is absolutely not. Tune in with Jack Stine and Spike O’Neill weekdays live from noon to 3pm on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM. Or join us on your […]3 years ago
KIRO Newsradio staff
Jack and Spike on climate activists throwing soup at the ‘Mona Lisa’
Two activists hurled soup at the glass protecting the "Mona Lisa" at the Louvre in Paris and shouted slogans advocating for a sustainable food system.3 years ago
MyNorthwest Video
Video: Don’t Fall for the Warmonger Sales Pitch
The US has launched over 85 airstrikes targeting Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone attack that killed three US servicemembers in Jordan last week. Their funerals were today. And, like clockwork, talking heads are popping up on every cable news network to talk about why this is the correct and strong response. Jack […]3 years ago
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Video: Cringe or Based: The Sacrificial Hoisting of Punxsutawney Phil
It’s Groundhog Day, and you know what that means! Time for the annual hoisting of a groundhog by men in top hats over a chanting crowd of thousands. And this is normal because…? Jack Stine, Spike O’Neill and producer Laura float other ideas to spare the poor groundhog from this annual humiliation ritual. A animatronic […]3 years ago
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Video: Instagram Tried to Get Ahead of Congress with This Cringey New Ad
Does Instagram aka Facebook aka Meta support federal legislation that puts parents in charge of teen app downloads? It seems like the least they could do. But more importantly, it’s the very least any parent could do. Good thing Spike O’Neill and Jack Stine have a much better idea for an ad campaign. Tune in […]3 years ago
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Video: Kate Stone on the Delay in Closing Juvenile Detention Centers
Reporter Kate Stone joins us to explain the delay — and the ongoing debate — over closing juvenile detention centers across Washington state in favor of more therapeutic treatments. Join us live every weekday from noon to 3pm on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM, or whenever you like on our daily podcast: https://mynorthwest.com/category/jack-and-spike/3 years ago
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Video: Cringe or Based: Does a Beard Make a Man?
A bunch of guys on Whidbey Island in Washington have beards, an unusually high percentage. But Jack Stine is less interested in those guys, and more interested in himself. With mostly bearded men in the KIRO Newsradio studio, we take an admittedly biased survey — are beards cringe, or are they based? And also, why […]3 years ago
KIRO Newsradio staff
Jack and Spike on the pastor who said God helped him orchestrate a crypto scam
A Colorado pastor who is accused of defrauding investors of millions of dollars through a cryptocurrency marketplace says "the Lord" helped him.3 years ago
MyNorthwest Video
Jack & Spike video: Do courtroom sketch artists hate Trump?
The courtroom sketches of former President Donald Trump have not been flattering, according to Jack Stine and Spike O'Neill.3 years ago
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Video: John Curley’s Boomer Text Derails Our Show
We (Laura) had an entirely different plan for this segment on The Jack and Spike Show. But a single text from John Curley, which Spike helpfully tried to translate for Jack, instantly derailed the entire thing and sends Jack into a rant about bad Boomer memes. Tune in with Jack and Spike live every weekday […]3 years ago
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Jack and Spike on Amazon cutting jobs from Twitch, other divisions
Once the move was finalized, Amazon will have removed more than 27,000 jobs over the past year.3 years ago
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Video: Veiled Attempt To Kick Trump Off the Ballot In Washington State
There’s an attempt circulating the Washington state legislature to take former president Donald Trump off your ballot. The most dangerous man in Olympia, KIRO Newsradio’s legislative reporter Matt Markovich, joins us with the breaking story. Listen to The Jack and Spike Show, live from noon to 3 on weekdays and always on your ballot in […]3 years ago
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Video: Spike’s Dad Voice
Do you or someone you know suffer from ‘dad voice?’ A chill sometimes overtakes the KIRO Newsradio studios when our very own Spike O’Neill can be heard asking Jack and producer Laura questions like, “Do you have the proper footwear?” or “Is that a safe neighborhood?” Tune in with The Jack and Spike Show every […]3 years ago
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Video: Jack Stine Isn’t Part of the Green Day Agenda
Green Day used their televised, paid appearance at ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2024′ to really stick it to the man by changing the lyrics to one of their most popular songs. But did you know that song sounds eerily similar to someone else’s? Jack Stine does, because he’s terminally online. Tune in with […]3 years ago
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Video: ‘No Votes for Women!’ You’ve Heard of Progressive Politics. But How About Regressive Politics?
You’ve heard of progressive politics. But how about regressive politics? Jason Whitlock made a splash at the Turning Point USA conference by suggesting that women’s suffrage was a step too far (to cheers!) We just need one vote per household — the man’s vote! It prompts Jack Stine to spin a little political theory, and […]3 years ago
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Video: DeSantis Gets Heckled, Spike Coaches Him
Coach Spike O’Neill reviews some game footage of presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, who was heckled at an Iowa campaign stop and did not handle it well at all. Spike may be no fan of the governor of Florida, but he can’t watch a guy perform so badly and not want to just help, so he […]3 years ago
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Video: Jack Falls for Taylor Swift’s Witchcraft
The internet can be a dark and often dangerous place. Only one man has the courage to go where no sensible person would go. Jack Stine is terminally online, and he reports back to all of us. This week, he took some psychedelic substances and fell for Taylor Swift’s sneaky witchcraft by listening to the […]3 years ago
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Video: A harrowing experience at the Seattle Christmas Tree Lighting
KIRO Newsradio Reporter Micki Gamez had a harrowing experience while co-hosting the Seattle Christmas Tree Lighting with Ursula Reutin in downtown Seattle. She joined Jack and Spike to talk about the pro-Palestinian protest that disrupted the family-friendly event and turned violent.3 years ago
Frank Sumrall
Jack on mask requirements at Wash. clinics: ‘It’s not weird’
Both Providence Swedish and MultiCare clinics announced they would start requiring masking from visitors, patients and caregivers.3 years ago
