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John Curley Show

‘This is all about Macklemore’s bottom line, baby’: Comedian rips rapper’s Palestine speech as a career play

New York-based comedian Eitan Levine had a sharp take on Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour.
3 hours ago
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Katrina Guischard

‘Oreogate’ has parents picking sides over a kindergartner’s lunchbox

A chocolate sandwich cookie has become the center of a viral parenting showdown, real or not, dubbed "Oreogate."
5 hours ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘I got really, really mad’: Jake celebrates as Costco brings back fan-favorite food court item

Costco has officially confirmed it is bringing back churros to its food court, and KIRO host Jake Skorheim said it's about time.
7 hours ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘We were blindsided’: Spooner Berry Farms owner says Olympia gave her two weeks to move a 43-year berry stand

After more than four decades selling berries on Yelm Highway in Olympia, Spooner Berry Farms owner Sue Spooner said the city told her to get out.
8 hours ago
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Gee Scott

Gee: Wait, what?! Drew Lock gets a chance to rewrite his story

Wait, what?! Drew Lock will start at quarterback for the Seahawks on Sunday in Arizona with Sam Darnold out.
8 hours ago
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John Curley Show

‘The head’s missing, we’ll have no idea’: Curley has questions after decapitated shark washes up near Ocean Shores

A thresher shark washed ashore near Ocean Shores last week.
9 hours ago
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Manda Factor

Retiring Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs on what went wrong in 2026 — and why he’s ‘really positive’ about next year

With nine games remaining in his 52-year broadcasting career, Rick Rizzs isn't ready to concede anything about the season or the joy of calling it.
13 hours ago
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John Curley Show

‘The money’s gone’: Nirvana’s Novoselic says a WA lawmaker steered $500K to her own employer and Olympia shrugged

Krist Novoselic reacts to a WA lawmaker steering funds to her employer, highlighting concerns in Washington politics on "The John Curley Show."
14 hours ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘You’re probably going to get Care Bears showing up’: Jake rips Seattle mayor’s gun violence plan

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson released a gun violence plan that would move $5 million to the city's CARE Department. Jake thinks it landed with a thud.
16 hours ago
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John Curley Show

‘Reality hits you like a brick to the face’: Political consultant says Katie Wilson’s rocky start is more than growing pains

Political consultant Sandeep Kaushik says Seattle mayor Katie Wilson's office is still sorting out a basic question: who's actually in charge?
18 hours ago
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John Curley Show

‘The facts don’t matter when you get the mob all worked up’: Curley defends Tacoma restaurant owners caught in boycott

Two Tacoma brothers who donated $1,250 to oppose Washington's income tax are watching their businesses get torched by a boycott built on what John Curley called a false premise.
1 day ago
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Jake Skorheim

Jake: Can Seattle learn from its affordable housing mistake?

Seattle has been running this experiment for a decade with "affordable housing," and the results are in. Good intentions, bad math.
1 day ago
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Ursula Reutin

Ask Ursula: Am I petty for wanting a separate check at family dinner?

Dear Ursula, I love getting together with my family at restaurants, but when it comes to paying the bill, I always dread it.
2 days ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘That feels like a threat’: Jake flags Sen. Pedersen’s payroll tax warning if WA voters repeal the millionaires tax

Jake flags Sen. Pedersen's warning on payroll tax if WA voters repeal the millionaires tax, raising critical economic concerns.
2 days ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘An F to a D does not mean we are done’: Chamber of Commerce CEO rates Seattle’s public safety after a summer of shootings

Chamber CEO Joe Nguyen addresses Seattle's public safety issues amid increased gun violence, enhancing business leader concerns.
2 days ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘You cannot arrest your way out of all of this’: Gee says Seattle’s dueling gun violence plans miss the bigger question

Seattle's mayor and city council are both pushing plans to reduce gun violence. Gee Scott welcomed the fight.
2 days ago
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John Curley Show

‘Why did they need to open up that account?’: Curley, I-645 sponsor question why WA income tax strips pension protections

Washington's new income tax didn't just create a 9.9% bracket for millionaires. Lawmakers quietly stripped pension protections.
2 days ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘It’s diabolical’: Gee praises Tacoma’s new parking plan, rips Seattle’s ‘outrageous’ prices

Downtown Tacoma drivers will soon pay a little more to park at the curb, but a lot less to park in city-owned garages, a tradeoff that had Gee Scott fired up.
2 days ago
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John Curley Show

‘This is where it falls apart’: Curley argues Mayor Wilson’s governing philosophy can’t survive human nature

John Curley has a theory about why Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson governs the way she does. It starts with her father's bookshelf.
2 days ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Ticking time bombs’: KIRO hosts question how an 8x felon on active supervision was free to kill a man in Westlake Park

Jake Skorheim discussed an eight-time felon under supervision being charged with killing a man in Westlake Park, raising serious questions about public safety.
3 days ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘The check engine light is on’: Gee warns Seattle’s job losses should worry everyone, not just big tech

Discover how Seattle's recent job losses impact everyone, as nearly 7,000 jobs vanished last year amid economic shifts.
3 days ago
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John Curley Show

‘That’s not protection, that’s displacement’: RHAWA director warns Tacoma’s tenant measure will gut mom-and-pop landlords

The Tacoma DSA are back with a new ballot measure, and Government Affairs Director for RHAWA said it will make the city's housing crisis worse.
3 days ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘These things don’t mesh’: KIRO hosts say Seattle’s downtown crime drop just shifted problems to other neighborhoods

An analysis by The Seattle Times found violent and property crimes in Seattle's downtown commercial core have fallen by nearly 50% since 2018.
3 days ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Stop taking my money’: Jake says lands commissioner’s op-ed ignores what’s actually fueling WA wildfires

KIRO host Jake Skorheim said Upthegrove left out the most important part in his op-ed on wildfires in Washington.
3 days ago