November 1, 2023 show

Morning Ride with phil vandervort

* pushing back on the "lunatic left in Seattle" * WA homeschooling stats * Israel vs Hamas * GUEST: Snohomish Co. Sheriff Adam Fortney is facing re-election campaign and the endorsements in this race tell you all you need to know for how to vote * trick or treat etiquette * GUEST: candidate for King Co. Elections Director, Doug Basler has been a King Co. Elections watch-dog and explains "super secret server swaps" at KC Elections that has been done with a lack of transparency * GUEST: We Heart Seattle founder, Andrea Suarez, the impact of next week's Seattle City Council elections on homelessness and drug addiction * how Suarez's group has housed more homeless people with one person than one group did with a $12 million budget *

 

October 31, 2023: Israel is the canary in the coal mine for the US

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FBI Director Chris Wray warns that a Hamas terror attack could happen in America // Seattle Sounders fans wave pro-Palestinian Antifa flags, banners at soccer match // Biden's Sec of State Antony Blinken dresses son as Zelensky and daughter as Ukraine flag for Halloween at White House // Federal Contractor Urges DHS To Ditch Term ‘Illegal Immigrant,’ Says ‘Jihadist’ Is ‘Racially Charged’ // Seattle Sounders fans wave pro-Palestinian Antifa flags, and banners at soccer match // McDonald's CEO warns California minimum wage hike will hurt franchisees // What is King County Elections covering up today? Who Knows! Doug Basler joins Ari to talk about why voting in the election is so important // Who is teaching students to hate? Tracy Castro Gill posted yesterday "Zionists believe Israel is their goal for liberation so they can rationalize the genocide of Palestinians" // Ari shoots down the narrative about the bombing of a supposed refugee camp in Gaza // Suspect in train station hammer attacks now charged with biting Seattle Nordstrom employee // GUEST: Carmen Goers, Candidate for Congress WA 8th

 

October 31, 2023 show

Morning Ride with phil vandervort

* Happy Halloween...do you know what a "sponge bomb" is? * more examples of abhorrent anti-Semitism on expensive US college campuses * the irony of university elites devoted to DEI that openly express anti-Jewish and anti-Semitic vitriol * Hamas is refusing 800 humanitarian aid truckloads offered to Gaza by Israel * some historic context on Arabs colonizing Middle Eastern lands * Seattle Congresswoman thinks Biden is out of touch with Americans on Israel * GUEST: Seattle Times Free Press editor, Brier Dudley, talks about America's lack of trust in the news media * GUEST: We Heart Seattle organizer and founder Andrea Suarez *

 

October 30, 2023: No ceasefire until hostages are home

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According to activists at a pro-Hamas rally at UW, Ari is apparently a "Zionist aggressor"; Israeli officials identify Shani Louk's body, beheaded by 'sadistic animals' // Beacon Hill park vandalized by man with stolen excavator, nearby residents express frustrations // Larry Elder endorses Donald Trump, drops out of presidential race and Mike Pence DROPS OUT of presidential race on stage at RJC, 'This is not my time' // Flight attendants blocked from ritzy Dodgers charter for not being 'blond, blue-eyed', according to lawsuit // Meet George Conzuelo, who claims to be campaign manager for Erasmo Ruiz, candidate for Bethel School board. During his speech at a UW pro-Hamas rally George called rape, torture & murder of Israeli civilians "resistance" saying it was "justified" // California Gov. Gavin Newsom plows into child while playing basketball in China // GUEST: Rabbi Yaakov Menken joined Ari to discuss Coalition for Jewish Values launching a video campaign asking for MLB, NBA, and NFL to end their support for BLM because of their support for Hamas and violence against Jews // Matthew Perry, one of the stars of the hit TV show Friends has died at 54 // Kamala Harris Confronted With Biden's Brutal Poll Numbers

 

October 30, 2023 show

Morning Ride with phil vandervort

* America's trust in news media plummets in latest Pew Research poll * lack of trust in news media most acute in last 8 years * West Seattle Pickleball court protest continues * HBO's Bill Maher delivers perfect take down of red tape bureaucracy that takes 18 years to approve a Wyoming wind farm * GUEST: Matthew Carlson tracks Seattle's weekend football news and the two wild card teams playing for the MLB World Series * GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers

tries to explain Gov. Inslee's transportation electrification strategy * fixation on a politically popular strategy that doesn't reduce CO2 emissions * War Of The Worlds broadcast 85 years ago today on KVI * GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman talks about pro-Israel and anti-Semitic anti-Israel demonstrations in Seattle during the last few days.

 

October 27, 2023: The eve of WWIII

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US launches air strikes against Iran's proxy forces in Syria // City crews address rampant issues in Ballard encampments, majority of residents transitioned to housing // Why is Kamala Harris so unpopular in the polls? // Biden State Department torched online over 'Intersex Awareness Day' post // Washington clears thousands of backlogged sexual assault kits and Bob Ferguson wants you to clap for him // Trespasser Arrested At RFK Jr.’s Los Angeles Home Twice In One Day // Do school choice programs “take” money from traditional public schools? Liv Finne joins Ari to discuss the details // Fake News Friday with Young Zach // Lars Unleashed!

 

October 27, 2023 show

Morning Ride with phil vandervort

* US fighter jets strike two sites connected to Iranian terrorism ops in eastern Syria * "Israel is really fighting Iran" * student pro-Palestinian rally irony: she calls to boycott Nike while wearing Nikes * GUEST: John Fund, reviews the legacy media coverage portraying new House Speaker as "an extremist" * the five "families" (factions) of House Republicans today * manhunt continues in Maine for suspected mass murderer Ronald Card * what's the reality for allowing or restricting gun ownership? * AI helped produce a new Beatles song * Seattle #5 in America for organized retail theft (LA is #1) * US military recruiting is missing some of its recruiting targets for the first time in 50 years *

 

October 26, 2023: Guns don’t kill people, ignoring red flags kills people

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Lewiston, Maine mass shootings leave 18 dead as manhunt underway for suspect still at large // Man charged in Seattle encampment fire, park attack released from custody...again! // Jamaal Bowman is still lying, even after he surrenders to police after being charged for pulling fire alarm in Capitol // ACLU backs Trump in fight against DC judge's gag order // Masked teen thieves target Washington State high school students for robbery and Suspects flee in stolen Kia after robbing woman at gunpoint in Bellevue // Officials at Oregon State University said that a person suspected of threatening to place a bomb in a food-delivery robot has been arrested // Friendly Faceoff with Batya Ungar-Sargon // Lesbian club at Columbia University hosts 'free Palestine' black lesbian film night, says 'Zionists aren't invited' // After the UN Secretary General stated that Palestinians are living under occupation, the Israeli Ambassador called him out for his hypocrisy // Jewish student gets assaulted by Hamas supporters at Tulane University; Pnina Sasson is a freshman at Tulane and joins Ari to discuss the details

 

October 26, 2023 show

Morning Ride with phil vandervort

* new WSJ story says Iran hosted "roughly 500" Hamas (and Islamic Jihad) soldiers for training recently * bounties were paid to Hamas attackers if they brought back Israeli hostages * Mike Johnson Speaker of the House * chickens are coming home to roost for LA's 'no cash bail' switch by social justice activists * Maine fatal mass shooting suspect still on the loose * a sign that Gov. Jay Inslee's 'cap and invest' gas tax is causing more problems than it's solving * more audio highlights from new House Speaker and his 7 core principals of conservatism * GUEST: KVI's Ari Hoffman explains the 'ethnic cleansing' rhetoric by a candidate for Bothell/Woodinville North Shore School Board *

 

October 25, 2023: The most wretched hive of scum and villainy

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Mike Johnson elected as new House Speaker and the 16 lawmakers who did not vote for a House resolution supporting Israel after the Hamas attacks // NYC Cooper Union Students Locked in Library During Pro-Palestine Protest // Rep. Jamaal Bowman charged with falsely pulling fire alarm in Capitol Hill office building // Anti-Israel protestors declare 'Palestinian liberation is black liberation' at 'Gays 4 Gaza' march // The guy who let cartels flood Washington with fentanyl is worried about your kids being addicted...to Facebook // Governor Newsom Meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping after a visit to Israel // DeSantis orders Florida universities to shut down student groups supporting 'Hamas terrorism' // Shooting in Georgetown leads to hours-long standoff and we talk about gas station food // Guest: Nirav Sheth is a Candidate for Congressional District 8 WA. He’s a US Marine Veteran, Former Police Officer & An Entrepreneur. He joins Ari Hoffman to discuss his campaign and platform. For more information, go to his website shethforcongress.com