Archives: Episodes

Trump tax cuts expiration date is coming soon if US Senate doesn't extend them, Elon Musk steals the show at Trump's first (new) Cabinet meeting, the WA Democrats' attempt to pass 'rent control' under the guise of "rent stabilization", update on 15 yr old in Lynnwood who shot himself with illegally possessed gun: he previously cut off an electronic home ankle monitor, some heartfelt tributes to actor Gene Hackman found dead in New Mexico home, new poll of liberal Democrats shows lopsided support for Cuba but not Israel, CNN panelists claim Trump is "shredding Constitution", death of an unvaccinated Texas boy from Measels creates a curious standard for anti-Trump Democrats, Puyallup State Senator reveals the more accurate math on multi-billion dollar WA budget gap.

Carlson bumped into Gov. Bob Ferguson yesterday in Seattle, Ferguson announces a big budget decision, this week's windstorm leaves nearly 40K customers in the dark in Kitsap Co. and Vashon Island and frustrated PSE customers are venting,  GUEST: ATR.org's Grover Norquist talks about taxpayer accountability and DOGE and adds an instructive story about the IRS playing partisan politics with personal tax info, House Democrats vote against a bunch of big tax cuts for workers (like tips and OT), WA Democrats want tighter restrictions on voters signing statewide initiatives but simultaneously oppose that tighter verification when it comes to voters at the ballot box, fatal DUI in Burien kills a notable Seattle documentary filmmaker and the DUI suspect faces prior charges for DUI, today's Legendary Lyrics winner has a memorable story about the song from when he was 15 yrs old, some context to the Elon Musk/DOGE battle with the Beltway bureaucracy establishment that dates back to the growth of 'civil service' branch since the 1800s, the growth and absurdities of bureaucratic bloat, CNN's Jake Tapper is all of a sudden touting Biden's cognitive decline after previously running interference for him, WaPo's Jeff Bezos touts free markets and personal liberties when it comes to the paper's op-ed page.

A 15 yr old hit-n-run suspect in Seattle has prior violent crime convictions and his father is openly questioning the latest evidence against him in court, V.P. Vance and award winning Hollywood actor Timothy Chalamet seem to have a lot in common, AP suing Trump Administration, controversy over woman interrupting Republican Party event in Couer d'Alene ID,  the story of two 1960s TV actors who turned up on opposite sides of a 1980s political campaign, Kim Strassel WSJ op-ed dispels Democrats' claims that Trump's cuts to bureaucracy are a Constitutional crisis, Tom Homan calls out Boston PD Chief for failing to cooperate with ICE on detaining criminal illegal aliens, battle and controversy over expansion of Catholic hospitals by abortion supporters, GUEST: WA Sec. of State, Steve Hobbs.

Trump replaces Chair of the Joint Chiefs with a guy nicknamed "Raisin' Caine", if you enjoy video games you need to thank these two important inventors, MSNBC cancels Joy Reid Show, Spanaway carjacking injures 4 deputies but 4 suspects are arrested, body cam recording of WSP Trooper being hit head-on by wrong-way driver, another high end retailer is leaving downtown Seattle,  the turf battle between Elon Musk, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel, Seattle UFC fans conduct their own fight card, Trump vs. Maine's Governor over legal battle on trans-athletes in girls/women's sports, OSPI Reykdal opts for "social" science instead of hard science, RIP Roberta Flack at age 88, GUEST: St. Rep. Chris Corry (R-Yakima) updates the status of the Democrats' effort to apply new requirements and restrictions on statewide initiatives.

- WA Superintendent claims its "inaccurate" that there are only 2 genders

- Trump destroys Maine Gov for letting boys in girls sports

- WA is funding the battle against your 2A rights

- What bills are going forward and which are dead?

Thank God It's Friday! John Talks to Steve Moore, Sharyl Attkisson, and Lars Larson. The Seattle Times is mad about deportations and a serial car thief you won't believe continues to find his way back onto the streets and into the SEA parking garage.