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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Do you care more about the kids or the drug addicts?’: Jake calls out Seattle for potential homeless shelters near schools

After Seattle moved forward with legislation that would expand temporary homeless shelters, Jake questioned who the city really cares about.
3 months ago
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Spike O'Neill

Spike: The Seattle Public Library is trying to save lives, not teach kids how to use drug paraphernalia

A recent social media "report" claimed the Seattle Public Library is holding classes on how to properly use drug paraphernalia to anyone, including children.  
3 months ago
t-ball walk-up music...
Jake Skorheim

Jake: ‘Down With the Sickness’ at a T-ball game? This dad has had enough of walk-up music for six-year-olds

Look, I know walk-up music is great in the big leagues. It pumps up the crowd, it’s part of the show, I get it. But we’ve always understood that some pro-sports culture doesn’t belong in kids’ games.
3 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: Iran fired on three US destroyers. The US struck targets there. Trump called our strikes a ‘love tap.’ CNN led with the hantavirus

Despite the U.S. striking Iranian military facilities during what is supposedly a ceasefire, the lead story on CNN was about the hantavirus on a cruise ship.
3 months ago
World Cup Seattle wedding...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Some sacrifices you have to make’: Gee chooses World Cup over son’s wedding day

As the World Cup in Seattle is just around the corner, KIRO Newsradio host Gee Scott had some exciting news to share.
3 months ago
Amazon delivery ozempic...
Jake Skorheim

Jake: Amazon’s newest same-day delivery item is absurd, but also kind of amazing

Here’s a headline that caught my eye this morning: Amazon is now offering same-day delivery on Ozempic. Ozempic!
3 months ago
mother's day ask ursula...
Ursula Reutin

Ask Ursula: How to get the Mother’s Day you actually want without feeling guilty

For today’s Ask Ursula, I'm going to give advice on some common Mother’s Day dilemmas.
3 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: King County Assessor John Arthur Wilson is accused of stalking his ex. He wears an ankle monitor to work. He still won’t resign

As of today, John Arthur Wilson walks into his government office each morning wearing a court-ordered GPS ankle monitor. A Seattle judge lost confidence that he would obey the law.
3 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘Waste the money somewhere else’: Curley sounds alarm on federal ‘kill switch’ law that would let your car decide if you’re fit to drive

Curley relies on inefficiency to halt the mandatory kill switch in cars starting 2027. Explore the implications for vehicle safety.
3 months ago
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Jake Skorheim

Jake: Uh oh! World Cup hotel bookings a ‘non-event?’

I’m a massive soccer fan, and I’m excited to watch the World Cup, but something I heard recently has me worried, and an article I read justified my concerns.
3 months ago
seattle hate crime attack...
Charlie Harger

Harger: A 15-year-old girl followed a homeless stranger into the woods because she didn’t want to be rude. Seattle taught her that

A 35-year-old man rode up on a bicycle to a 15-year-old girl waiting for her bus to school. He told her to walk into the woods next to the bus stop. She refused. Then he gave her a command.
3 months ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘That should have never happened’: Gee says Katie Wilson’s Starbucks comment was wrong for a city leader

KIRO host Gee Scott critiques Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's remarks on Starbucks amid the company's Nashville expansion announcement.
3 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘I wanted to see socialism’: Curley says his Katie Wilson endorsement was a test

Now that Katie Wilson has been in office for four months, Curley said the city is seeing socialism work in real-time.
3 months ago
WA film tax break...
Jake Skorheim

Jake: WA’s film tax break is a great idea — now apply it everywhere

Seattle's film tax break is a great idea. Let's extend this strategy to boost the industry everywhere.
3 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: McDonald’s is killing the self-serve soda fountains. My coworkers are taking it personally. I have questions

McDonald's is getting rid of the self-serve soda fountains. Customers will now get their drinks handed to them by an actual employee, like it's 1987.
3 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘We don’t care about topless sunbathing’: Jake and Spike say Denny Blaine Park neighbors want police to crack down on lewd acts

A judge signed an order Friday allowing topless sunbathing at Denny Blaine Park, according to KOMO News.
3 months ago
Katie Wilson KOMO News...
John Curley Show

‘Let your guys know you can answer these questions’: Curley offers Katie Wilson advice after team yanks her from KOMO question

KIRO host John Curley had some advice for Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson after her team stopped her from answering a question last week.
3 months ago
may the fourth be with you john williams...
Jake Skorheim

Jake: May the Fourth be with you, and thank John Williams for that

Thank you John Williams for providing the soundtrack to so many of our lives. May the Fourth be with you.
3 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: Mayor Katie Wilson dodged press questions. Governor Ferguson built a system to do it statewide

Washington leaders have decided the press is a problem to be managed rather than a function to be answered. Seattle and Olympia are getting very good at this.
3 months ago
Laurelhurst...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘I never get calls when social services are cut’: Gee calls out Laurelhurst for forcing Seattle Children’s helicopters to land mile away

Seattle Children's wants to revisit a policy that requires some medical helicopters to land a mile away and transport patients the rest of the way.
3 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘Tax me more’: Curley mocks Katie Wilson’s $1.3B spending plan for child care, education

Curley mocks Katie Wilson's proposed $1.3B levy for education and day care as council bypasses voter approval.
3 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘She revealed her true colors’: Jake and Spike react to Katie Wilson’s ‘bye’ to millionaires departing WA

Katie Wilson bids farewell to millionaires in WA. Jake and Spike share their thoughts on the unexpected departures.
3 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘That’s enraging’: Jake and Spike debate WA giving inmates free tablets while cutting state park funding

Washington's decision to provide tablets for inmates raises concerns as state park funding faces significant cuts.
3 months ago
Little League...
Jake Skorheim

Jake: Little League used to be orange slices, now it’s swag bags

Orange slices used to be enough. Now we’re spending $20,000 a year so a teenager can play Little League.
3 months ago