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ICE Seattle...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Do cops get to decide what laws they follow?’: Spike backs Katie Wilson’s claim to fire officers who defy Seattle’s ICE directive

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has faced pushback for saying she will fire officers who don't follow her executive order on immigration enforcement.
4 months ago
Albertsons Kroger merger bob ferguson...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

Jake and Spike: Bob Ferguson got the merger wrong as Albertsons closures grow

Albertsons announced it is closing additional stores and laying off employees across the nation after its $24.6 billion merger with Kroger fell through.
4 months ago
SR 99 toll setting wa cameras bill toll camera...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘It feels a little hypocritical’: Jake calls out Ferguson’s toll camera exemption in new bill

Jake Skorheim calls on Gov. Ferguson to enforce the new license plate law on toll roads, addressing privacy concerns and federal access.
4 months ago
WA income tax lawsuit mckenna millionaires fafsa...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Profits more important than citizenry’: Spike challenges millionaires fleeing WA’s income tax

Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill butted heads on the moral high ground aspect of why a millionaire should pay the tax, rather than flee the state entirely.
4 months ago
Seattle Bumbershoot Festival lineup...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘$325 for what?’: Jake, Spike question Bumbershoot’s value with unfamiliar artists

Bumbershoot, one of Seattle’s longest-running festivals, just announced its 2026 lineup — and has been met with strong criticism due to some of the artists.
4 months ago
mercer island waterfront home sale...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘It’s expensive as heck here’: Gee blames cost of living for 35K people leaving WA yearly

Gee believes the No. 1 cause for people moving out of Washington is the elevated costs of living, whether it be taxes, street parking, or affording a home.
4 months ago
beacon hill city sweep fentanyl...
Charlie Harger

Harger: North Beacon Hill park is worse after city sweep as fentanyl is smoked openly

Last week, in the middle of a Wednesday afternoon, I walked past groups of men smoking fentanyl in an open city park in Seattle's Beacon Hill.
4 months ago
jonathan choe arrest no kings...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘I’m glad you see it now’: Gee responds after Jonathan Choe admits Vegas arrest changed his view on policing

Jonathan Choe, an independent journalist, was arrested in Las Vegas for jaywalking, and spoke out against strict policing from one of the arresting officers.
4 months ago
charlie kirk bullet analysis...
John Curley Show

‘The whole thing makes no sense’: ATF bullet analysis in Charlie Kirk murder finds no conclusive link to rifle

There is a new development in Charlie Kirk's murder after an analysis could not "conclusively" connect a bullet fragment recovered from the autopsy to the rifle found near the scene.
4 months ago
ballot washington state supreme court income tax...
Charlie Harger

Harger: You know the income tax is on the ballot this year, right? Five times

Five of nine. More than half the court. That's how many seats on the Washington State Supreme Court will be decided by voters this November.
4 months ago
renton flock cameras automated license plate readers camera...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Shut those toll roads down immediately’: Jake demands Gov. Ferguson apply license plate law to tolls

Jake Skorheim calls on Gov. Ferguson to enforce the new license plate law on toll roads, addressing privacy concerns and federal access.
4 months ago
olympia election official threats...
Charlie Harger

Harger: Ferguson signed WA’s millionaire income tax. Before you celebrate or protest, ask what happened to the last decade of budget increases

Governor Bob Ferguson signed Washington's new millionaire income tax into law Monday morning. Lawsuits were announced almost immediately.
4 months ago
downtown Seattle...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘We treat them like the enemy’: Angela Poe Russell says Seattle is failing its businesses

Angela Poe Russell highlights Seattle's failing support for businesses amid a $3.7 billion loss in skyscraper value since 2022.
4 months ago
Seattle drive-by shooting...
Charlie Harger

Harger: George Carlin warned us about soft language. Seattle and King County gave him 40 years of new material.

Explore how Seattle and King County reflect Carlin's insights on soft language and its impact on communication.
4 months ago
WA diesel prices farmers...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘They need a break’: WA farmers, Spike plead Ferguson to pause CCA amid rising diesel prices

Washington farmers urge a pause on the Climate Commitment Act as rising diesel prices threaten their business amid ongoing conflicts and economic strain.
4 months ago
Seattle vacancy tax...
John Curley Show

‘The state is not business-friendly’: Curley rips proposed vacancy tax amid 30% empty Seattle buildings

Curley challenges the proposed vacancy tax as Seattle faces high building vacancies and job losses.
4 months ago
Meta lawsuit social media...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Dangerous precedent’: Gee cautions shift from personal to corporate blame after Meta lawsuit

California jury finds Meta liable for harmful social media impacts on youth behavior and addiction.
4 months ago
tiny village homeless encampment...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘It’s not healthy’: Jake opposes Seattle’s supportive housing where dealers have ‘captive audience’

Andrea Suarez reveals how Seattle's tiny village supports drug use, raising concerns about its impact on the homeless community.
4 months ago
WA utilities - thermostat...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘It’s not compulsory — yet’: Jake says ‘no way in heck’ he would agree to WA utilities controlling his thermostat

KIRO host Jake opposes WA utilities' plan to manage thermostats remotely during energy spikes.
4 months ago
homelessness encampments bill seattle king county homelessness authority...
Charlie Harger

Harger: Hundreds responded to my Seattle homelessness commentary. Here’s what you said, and what I missed

Last week, I wrote about Seattle "homeless" and what it's hiding. I was not prepared for what came back: hundreds of responses from listeners and readers.
4 months ago
tuesday boy dolly parton...
John Curley

Curley: I met Dolly Parton while living as a ‘Tuesday boy’ for a wealthy woman

Discover my unforgettable encounter with Dolly Parton while living as a 'Tuesday boy' at 22, filled with surprises and laughter.
4 months ago
fraud king county contractors whistleblower...
Charlie Harger

Harger: King County kept paying contractors despite warnings of fraud. A whistleblower got fired for asking questions

Billions of your dollars, distributed by King County with little oversight and even less accountability. And when someone inside the system tried to raise the alarm, he got fired.
4 months ago
Home Energy Scores...
John Curley

Curley: If Thurston County leaders really wanted to reduce CO2, they’d plant trees — not require Home Energy Scores

Curley advocates for planting trees over Home Energy Scores in Thurston County's latest ordinance.
4 months ago
sound transit 3 ballard light rail 2042...
Charlie Harger

Harger: Sound Transit 3 needs another $34.5 billion. That’s $10,000 per person in the taxing district. And Ballard still isn’t getting light rail

Sound Transit held an all-day retreat last week to figure out how to close a $34.5 billion gap. Here's where this is almost certainly heading...
5 months ago