Archives: Episodes

6am -- M's and Julio Rodriguez are on a tear right now changing the MLB playoff landscape, Trump's statisically stronger right now in the presidential campaign than he was in 2020, a total of 1063 Canadian wildfires burning as of Friday, a chemical company CEO speaks bluntly about innovation/carbon emissions and the economy, NY Times editorial guest (from Portland OR) says she'll be asking all prospective dates if they believe in and support climate change.

7am hour -- GUEST: candidate for US Senate, Raul Garcia M.D., talks COVID and what you need to know heading in to the fall months, Seattle Mariner breaks 123 year-old record with hitting hot-streak last week, an example of human gullibility and social media, Chewelah WA neighbors show powerful appreciation for all volunteer fire-fighting department, Seattle fatal mass shooting at hookah lounge kills 3 and wounds 6 with disturbing lack of info about any suspects being arrested for the killings.

8am -- what's the upside to Trump participating in this week's Presidential candidate debate with fellow Republicans, liberals love to roast Trump over honesty problems but over-look many Democrats (like Inslee, Schiff, Abrams or Biden) who like just as much as Trump does, GUEST: attorney Anne Bremner explains the legal odyssey that struck down a Milton WA murder conviction and turned it into a plea deal instead after a 25-year-old woman was shot and killed by an enraged ex-boyfriend, the story of a 110-year-old "super Centenarian" who gives advice for how to live a long life "Speak your mind and don't hold your tongue".

KVI's John Carlson and candidate for US Senate in Washington, Raul Garcia M.D., discuss the possibility that mask mandates could return in fall or winter of 2023/24 if COVID cases rise.

GUEST: attorney Anne Bremner examines the murder prosecution in Pierce Co. of defendant Joshua Ellis who is accused of killing a 25-year-old former girlfriend, Wendi Traynor, in her Milton apartment in 2017 but his 2nd degree murder conviction was thrown out on appeal over a reference by the prosecuting attorney to the O.J. Simpson trial during jury selection. Now, Bremner explains, instead of a new trial, the Pierce County Prosecutor's office is pursuing a plea deal with Ellis in the domestic violence murder.

Donald Trump chooses Tucker Carlson interview over GOP debate on Fox News // The guy who set the homeless encampment on fire on Mercer is let go with no charges filed // FOIA of whose cocaine in WH denied // Boycott on Target seems to be working as bud light shows signs of coming back // Top destination for bay area California exodus? Seattle WA // Portland is so bad their public safety manager doesn’t live there // How you can help the police department // Fake news Friday // Can’t enact America first policy if you can't win // Lars Unleashed!

6am hour -- Lahaina and Maui residents are venting frustration at how state and federal officials are handling the initial response and now relief efforts following the catastrophic wildfire last week, not a lot of faith in blue-collar Scranton Joe Biden right now, M's JRod plays the sports hero in dramatic fashion, Bellevue drivers beware: weekend closure of 5-mile stretch on I-405 for culvert/salmon habitat fixes, why the M's are getting hot at the right time of the season.

7am hour -- the musical statement from a West Virginia singer who has gone viral this week with his song about frustration on economics/politics in America, how the song is a dedication to Appalachia and heartland America, "when are we going to fight for what's right again?" asks Oliver Anthony, progressives bitter with Biden Admin. over kids' climate case lawsuit and the US Constitution, our KVI commercials must be working because Seattle's not the least air-conditioned city in America anymore, more business woes for San Francisco as a luxury department store announces a closing, the NE Seattle Little League team is on a roll right now at the LL World Series in PA.

8am hour -- a Sno. Co. Sheriff's deputy is honored for saving 2 people from a Marysville house fire in June, three examples of political pushback on woke agendas, Gov. Inslee sued by legal watchdog over SB5599 preventing parents from being told if their minor child is seeking gender affirming care, Gov. Jay Inslee is a "fire denier",

GUEST: Salvation Army's Patrick McGinn, explains how listeners can donate to Lahaina/Maui fire victims relief fund,

GUEST: Stewart Yerton with the Hawaii news website "CivilBeat.org", reporting that a Hawaii state official in Maui refused to release water for Lahaina area fire until it was too late.

Salvation Army relief fundraiser for Lahaina and Maui fire victims. KVI's John Carlson interviews Patrick McGinn,

The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Director of Northern California, who explains how donations can be made right now at https://hawaii.salvationarmy.org/

The disaster in Lahaina was a failure at every single level of government // Activists are pissed that local establishments make requirements for entry // Biden's border crisis reaches disaster levels in New York // Is Amazon throttling Tucker Carlson's book // New lawsuit filed against Inslee and Washington dems over 5599 // Walking tour of San Francisco squalor sells out in a flash // Friendly Face-off with Batya Ungar-Sargon // Students suspended over memes? // California has overtaken Washington's highest gas prices in the country - Todd Myers joins Ari to discuss the details

6am hour -- source of Lahaina fatal wildfire still under investigation but video surfaces of a downed tree on a power line hours before near hurricane-strength wind accelerated the fire that destroyed the iconic town, the Maui island warning sirens/communications system couldn't be relayed because of power failures during the storm, who is the Maui official responsible for operating the warning system?, WA AG Bob Ferguson goes after O'Reilly Auto Parts stores for the same thing that opponents of the Inslee COVID vaccine requirement complained about, no such thing as a fringe or too radical when it comes to the trans-gender movement in America.

7am hour -- WSDOT and Seattle officials say they can't sweep problematic and criminal homeless camp at I-5 and Mercer St. for another few weeks, meanwhile Seattle City Council continues dragging its feet on a criminal drug possession law, economics from people who don't understand economics, red-flags about WA Democrats who want a high-speed rail line from Vancouver BC to Portland OR, NYC reality hits home with too many illegal aliens despite being sanctuary cities and political double-talk about the impact of illegal aliens on border states, revenues for Target stores down after controversy over LGBTQ+ clothing and other store merch.

8am -- KVI caller sounds off on the Democrats' political strategy involving illegal aliens and future voters, Jay Inslee and Democrats tout the 1-year-old Inflation Reduction Act as helping the battle against climate change yet a week ago they were claiming the Lahaina wildfire catastrophe was caused by climate change, KVI caller rebutts the prior call about Democrats and WA voters clueless inconsistency, juvenile crime problems persist in Pierce County.

WSDOT and Seattle officials say they can't sweep problematic and criminal homeless camp at I-5 and Mercer St. for another few weeks, meanwhile Seattle City Council continues dragging its feet on a criminal drug possession law.

Economics from people who don't understand economics, red-flags about WA Democrats who want a high-speed rail line from Vancouver BC to Portland OR.