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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘It hits us in our pocketbooks’: Spike breaks down the U.S.-Canada trade war’s impact on WA

Spike O'Neill walked through both sides of the U.S.-Canada trade war and said the fallout is heading straight for Washington.
27 days ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘It’s a pretty big deal’: Spike credits Apple for its first real innovation in years with the foldable iPhone

Spike O'Neill said he discovered Apple's new foldable iPhone by accident because he Googled a new phone for his wife. Now he's swamped with targeted ads.
27 days ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘The mayor is just not ready for prime time’: Spike rips Mayor Wilson’s response to deadly Belltown shootings

KIRO host Spike O'Neill said Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's response has been a failure of both communication and common sense.
28 days ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Give them the school back’: Jake challenges UW to back up its land acknowledgments after $600K payout

The University of Washington agreed to pay $600K to settle a lawsuit after a ruling found that UW administrators violated a professors First Amendment rights.
29 days ago
A hand holds a single one hundred US dollar bill over a grey asphalt surface. (Photo: Lazy_Bear via...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘I felt like such a schmuck’: Spike recalls finding $4.3K in a briefcase as Albany PD hunts a man over $30

Albany police posted a surveillance photo on Facebook asking the public to help identify a man who picked up $30 off the floor of a local Walmart and kept it.
29 days ago
sound transit dead fish bridge...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘In 10 years, you’re not going to have any fish’: Spike raises long-term concerns as Sound Transit scrambles to stop killing fish

Sound Transit acknowledged that the agency's Crosslake Connection may be responsible for the deaths of an estimated 2,000 fish in Lake Washington.
29 days ago
seattle encampment...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘It looks like District 9’: Jake, Spike rip Seattle’s response to sprawling South Seattle encampment

A growing homeless encampment near Beacon Hill is spanning multiple acres, and Jake and Spike said the city's response is indefensible.
29 days ago
tacoma hiring freeze...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Tacoma, be better’: Spike calls out the city after it ranks 7th worst for retirement in new study

A new study reveals Tacoma's low ranking in retirement, calling for improvements to attract retirees and enhance quality of life.
1 month ago
whitman republican club...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘All points of our view are welcome’: Jake, Spike call out Whitman College after student senate unanimously blocks Republican club

Jake and Spike scold the Whitman College Senate's unanimous rejection of a Republican Club's application, sparking debate on campus inclusion and free speech.
1 month ago
parent rights...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Who’s making that decision? The school?’: Jake and Spike spar over WA parental rights initiative

A new ballot initiative that would restore Washington's Parents' Bill of Rights is headed to voters on Nov. 3.
1 month ago
wa cop pursuit policy ban...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Stupid policy’: Jake, Spike clash over whether WA’s pursuit ban was anti-cop or just badly marketed

Jake and Spike debate Washington's pursuit ban and its impact on policing and vehicle theft rates.
1 month ago
Fred Meyer tacoma free transit close...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘A gut punch’: Jake and Spike question what Tacoma can do after second Fred Meyer closure

Fred Meyer’s James Center closure leaves Tacoma with one store, raising questions about the city's retail future.
1 month ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘She’s fully owning that it wasn’t her fault’: Jake, Spike rip Katie Wilson’s response to Bite of Seattle communication breakdown

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson sat down with KOMO News to address the city's response to the Bite of Seattle shooting that killed three people.
1 month ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘I turned around, there’s a bear charging at 15 feet, full speed’: Walla Walla man recounts bear mauling in remote Alaska

A 27-year-old Walla Walla man is home recovering after a brown bear attacked him during a caribou hunting trip in remote northern Alaska.
1 month ago
bounty hunter seattle...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘You’d rather have drug dealers?’: Jake, Spike clash over bounty hunter tactics near Seattle’s Sandel Park

Jake and Spike analyze a chaotic encounter in Seattle, revealing tensions between bounty hunters and locals in Greenwood's Sandel Park area.
1 month ago
portland parallel parking competition...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘A lot of bragging going on’: Jake, Spike plan their own parallel parking showdown after Portland’s viral competition

Jake and Spike plan to take on Portland's parallel parking competition after its viral success, with both believing they are the superior parker.
1 month ago
teachers strike seattle...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘You’re the one footing the bill’: Jake, Spike split on whether teachers should be able to live where they work

Jake and Spike debate the impact of Seattle's cost of living on teachers and the debate over their work and residence locations.
1 month ago
pest control door-to-door...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘A secret cabal’: Jake and Spike riff on the pest control industry’s door-to-door playbook

Discover how Jake and Spike unveil the secret strategies used by pest control salesmen to lure unsuspecting homeowners.
1 month ago
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Jake Skorheim

Jake: Televise Seattle’s teacher contract negotiations — it’s public money

Jake Skorheim explores the need for transparency in Seattle's teacher contract negotiations over public funding.
1 month ago
denny way bus-only lane...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Late 8’ slowdowns have ‘nothing to do with South Lake Union’: Rantz argues Denny Way bus-only lane misses why Route 8 is actually late

Several blocks of Denny Way eastbound in Seattle are now bus-only, extending from Seattle Center to I-5, but not everyone is happy with the change.
1 month ago
Bellevue Collection...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘I hope it survives’: Jake, Spike fear Bellevue Collection could follow Seattle’s retail collapse as it goes up for sale

The Bellevue Collection, the 5.5 million-square-foot mixed-use complex that became the Eastside's retail crown jewel, is up for sale.
1 month ago
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘The teachers should sign the contract and get back to class’: Jake, Spike react after Seattle superintendent reveals teacher pay

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner published an eight-page letter telling parents exactly how much teachers make.
1 month ago
SPD...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Tone deaf, completely’: Jake and Spike say cutting SPD’s $50K hiring bonus ‘does not reflect well for Seattle’

The Seattle Police Department will stop offering hiring bonuses, and KIRO hosts Jake and Spike think the timing could not be worse.
1 month ago
alaska dan sullivan...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Almost everything is the exact same’: Jake reviews Alaska’s copycat Senate race with Dan Sullivan v. Dan Sullivan

Explore Alaska's rare Senate race featuring two Republican candidates, both named Dan Sullivan, in this intriguing political analysis.
1 month ago