Archives: Episodes

* Huskies lose football national championship to Michigan * Boeing Max inspections find similar problems with other jets after emergency door plug blows out mid-flight * we're hearing from a passenger who sat in the row where the Alaska Air emergency door blew out * Seattle politician admits the city is spending way too much taxpayer money * GUEST: UW professor, Cliff Mass, explains today's blizzard conditions in the Cascades & lowland snow for Puget Sound this week * how El Nino and La Nina are natural cycles not attributable to climate change * everybody knows about the Iowa caucuses coming up this week but WA also has caucuses this week too * new poll: 80% of Democrats think Trump should NOT be allowed on the ballot (and the irony of the 80% statistic) * UW head coach and QB both have powerful words for the fans after losing Championship game last night * still no arrests for any of the protesters who blocked I-5 in Seattle last Saturday for six hours * why Gov. Inslee is ultimately responsible for WA freeways * GUEST: reporter for TheCenterSquare.com (and former KVI and KOMO radio colleague) Carleen Johnson is now covering the Olympia Legislature and she'll have regular on-air updates for The Commute With Carlson for the 2024 session *

Anti-Israel activists shut down I-5 in Seattle for over 3 hours // Boeing jetliner was restricted due to warning light concern door, plug from plane found, according to the NTSB // The Pentagon didn’t inform Joe Biden or the White House for days about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization // The Biden administration to remove statue of William Penn from Philadelphia park and 'rehabilitate' the park to commemorate Native Americans // Blizzard warning issued for Washington as snow is expected by Thursday and Washington State Dems move to pull Trump from 2024 primary ballot // California state health insurance to cover sex changes for illegal immigrants // Were you caught in the traffic jam the other day because of the pro-Hamas protesters? You may have a legal recourse - Ted Frank joins Ari to discuss the details // The Washington State Legislature is back in session - Senator Jesse Salomon joins to discuss the details

* UW natty game tonight * emergency door blows out of Boeing 737 Max 9 Alaska Air jet shortly after departing Portland but plane lands safely and nobody is physically injured * 41-yr-old man ordered to prison for 8 months for shining laser pointer at planes in Snohomish Co. * Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin never told the Pentagon or White House he was in the ICU for 3 days last week * Golden Globes "swag bags" just another example of how grounded and connected Hollywood is to the rest of main street America * GUEST: KVI Super Sports Weekend correspondent, Matthew Carlson * KVI's Lars Larson airs an expose' about the government cost to collect tolls on bridges and roads * I-5 blocked in downtown Seattle by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who used 5 cars to block the freeway lanes * what's the carbon footprint of a freeway blocking protest and all the idling cars with traffic congestion * GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Schoessler says Republicans will be on offense in the 2024 Legislative session starting today * GUEST: KOMO 4 Meteorologist, Kristin Clark, warns of looming snow and mountain blizzard conditions in the forecast * a NY high school girls basketball game halted in 3rd quarter when opponents hurl anti-Semitic comments and taunts at Jewish school opponents * Face The Nation host says House Speaker is an election denier by CBS's newsroom standards *

The University of Washington has Discriminated Against White And Asian Candidates // Washington will have the highest state minimum wage in the country in 2024 at $16.28 an hour // Joe Biden attacks Donald Trump in 2024 campaign speech at Valley Forge, Pa. // Suspected Iowa school shooter's digital footprint indicates his was possibly yet another trans rampage // Brandi Kruse torches House Speaker Laurie Jinkins and Governor Jay Inslee at the Washington state legislature // Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm brags about gas prices at $3.09/gallon — still 30% HIGHER than when Biden took office // Sham lawsuit threatens to disenfranchise WA’s Latino voters. Sen. Nikki Torres joins Ari to discuss the details

* TX Gov. says Biden border policy costing his state $10 billion * the possible impeachment of DHS Secretary * Senate Democrats siding with Hamas over Biden * KVI giving you a chance to win Billy Joel concert tickets in Seattle this May * GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers acquires more documentation that Gov. Jay Inslee knew in 2022 that his "cap and invest" law was going to raise gas/diesel prices * Biden releases first Presidential campaign commercial for 2024 * GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson, host of Full Measure, reports on the legal efforts to keep Donald Trump off the Presidential ballot * 1975 Seattle murder cold case uses DNA evidence and connects the killing to an already executed WA murderer and rapist * legal reasoning from noted legal scholar Barbara Streisand, yes, that Barbara Streisand * the irony of Legislative Democrats in Olympia who don't like the initiative process *

Ari breaks down what is and is not included in the Jeffrey Epstein documents // Seattle Fire has reported a significant increase in cardiac arrests // Lauren Boebert faults Ryan Reynolds, Barbra Streisand for her district switch // Philadelphia's new mayor declares public safety emergency, vows to use 'community-centered model' to crack down on crime, drugs // Fergie's Fishy Chicken Checks continue to hit mailboxes // Video shows Nevada man leap and attack Clark County judge after being denied probation // Jay Inslee was busted lying about the carbon tax again. Todd Myers Joins Ari to discuss the details // Nikki Haley surpasses Ron DeSantis in national GOP polling average. GUEST: Josh Hammer joins Ari to discuss the chances of either overcoming Donald Trump // Billy Joel to perform at Seattle's T-Mobile Park in 2024. Enter to win tickets at the KVI website!

* two renegade Seattle BASE jumpers parachute off a downtown high rise and so far haven't been caught * Bob Ferguson "chicken check" update: where the mailing list came from * viral video of a Las Vegas judge attacked when defendant charges the bench * why America needs help with impulse control * Vivek Ramaswamy delivers perfect response to WaPo reporter's manipulative question about racism/discrimination * the bureaucratic "game" of asylum seekers coming into the US when 90% of such requests get rejected, homeless enablers sue Burien * Gov. Jay Inslee completely dodges a question about acknowledging the financial hardships WA residents are facing with current inflation and his hidden gas tax * an update on the former "world's leading terrorist" who hailed from Iran * do we really think that the Democrats who got us into this un-affordable housing mess (in WA) can really get us out of it? * more back story to the resigned Harvard President *

Man Who Was Arrested At US Capitol For Carrying Machete Was An Illegal Immigrant from Venezuela // BASE jumpers plunge off Seattle high rise, landing in nearby parking lot // National debt ended 2023 at new record high // New Disney Star Wars director said she 'enjoys making men uncomfortable' in 2015 interview with Jon Stewart // Neighbors reported issues with trespassing and graffiti before 3-alarm fire at vacant Seattle building // BREAKING: Court records related to Jeffrey Epstein are set to be released, but they aren’t a client list; U-Haul highlights the most popular states to move to for 2023 // Washington lawmakers introduce 3-pronged strategy to combat costly highway graffiti - Rep. Andrew Barkis joins Ari to discuss the details // Harvard's outgoing plagiarist president Claudine Gay will KEEP her almost $900,000 salary // GUEST: Adam Guilette joins Ari to discuss the Claudine Gay resignation - What happened and why it matters?

* Gov. Jay Inslee already sounding desperate about protecting his hidden gas tax known as "cap and invest" from voter repeal in 2024 * red flags about AG Bob Ferguson's "chicken checks" * more UW accolades and stats * a UW player to watch in the era of NIL money driving players into the transfer portal * GUEST: St. Rep. from Grays Harbor Co. and current WSRP Chair, Jim Walsh, tells KVI about Ferguson's "chicken checks" * several checks have been sent to people who have been dead for years--including one person who died in 1987 * Harvard President resigns after several allegations of plagiarism * a KVI listener says he received a Ferguson "chicken check" but will donate the $120 to Ferguson's opponent for governor * a 3-part plan to fix WA ferry system * new year but same old Seattle crime * Inslee getting defensive and desperate as more media types acknowledge impact of his climate agenda on WA gas prices * the Seattle connection to the downfall of Harvard's President *

Two killed after driver plows SUV loaded with explosives into New Year's crowd in possible domestic terrorism incident in Rochester // Sound Transit isn't interested in making money that doesn't come from tax payers // Biden’s New Year’s resolution was to try and talk without a teleprompter. It didn’t go so well // Tucker Carlson Claims Ben Shapiro’s Israel Support Shows He Doesn't Care About USA // Fentanyl overdose deaths in 2023 hit record high for Seattle area // California is now providing free health care benefits for an additional 700,000 illegal immigrants // Something is fishy about AG Bob Ferguson's "chicken checks". Rep. Jim Walsh joins Ari to discuss the details // Ari reviews "The Boys in the Boat" // Harvard’s Claudine Gay set to keep her near $900K annual salary despite resigning as university president // Have Americans had enough of the pro-Hamas rallies? // Fentanyl OD's hit record high in King County