Archives: Episodes

Israel Hezbollah ceasefire, Trump shaking up the federal health establishment, somebody steals a generator during power outage in Enumclaw sending an 89-year-old woman on an oxygen tank to the hospital, SeaTac Airport repeat car thief arrested (again), doing the math on the 2024 cost of your Thanksgiving dinner, how's WA doing with creating those green jobs?, Wal-Mart ends its DEI policy/programs, new evidence finally surfaces in Dan "D.B." Cooper skyjacking mystery, Trump's nominee for NIH director is speaking truth to power over the Biden Administration, frustration persists with one-week long PSE power outages, the story of the first Thanksgiving, Democrats realizing they may not want to make an enemy of Elon Musk.

Ari is off for Thanksgiving, living Big Mike and Young Zach to hold down the fort.

- Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. But does it fuel climate change?

- The McRib is returning for the holidays. Why isn’t it sold year-round?

- Ariana Grande doesn't know what words mean

- Bob Ferguson announces subcommittee to "fight" Project 2025

- Monorail renovation to ease crowd flow for potential NBA return, major Seattle events

Democrats in denial: telling allies to avoid Thanksgiving with Trump or MAGA family members, Snohomish Co. property taxes are going up despite voters rejecting one earlier this month,  GUEST: Tiffany Attrill (crime victim's advocate) explains the drastic reduction in funding for crime victims in King County and how this relates to the public safety/crime problems Democrats have created in WA, GUEST: CEO of WaFd Bank, Brent Beardall, tells KVI what to make of the Trump nominee for Treasury Secretary, what is the Trump "3-3-3" plan?, what Trump's 25% tariff plan on Canada and Mexico might do for border security; Jan. 6th case against Trump now dismissed at request of prosecutor, GUEST: Brandi Kruse tells KVI her top 10 list for WA Democrats undermining democracy in 2024, a big one on the list revolves the ballot wording on the 4 statewide initiatives.

Polling shows momentum for Trump, Progressives need to love public safety "more than they hate Trump", a lot of hostility to PSE power restoration timelines, can't depend on Gov. Inslee when it comes to power outages, Wikipedia vandal, Bill Maher vs. Neil DeGrasse Tyson on trans athletes in women's sports, Hunter Biden levity, 4 DUI crashes in 4 hours for WSP Troopers overnight into Sunday, cost of Thanksgiving dinner in WA is higher than last year, California voters reject a statewide minimum wage hike, Canada's PM admits he was wrong on immigration policy, John's mom passes away--tells family it's time, why words matter: Biden White House told Administration in 2021 to stop using the term "illegal alien", Biden's "Orwellian" attempt to change the narrative, new CBS poll shows strong support for Trump (mass) deportation plan 57%.

KVI's Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson:  pro-Hamas activists spray paint in front of Amazon CEO's Seattle house about genocide etc, Gaetz is out & Pam Bondi is in, if you're cold and without power right now remember that Climate Solutions is going to sue to reverse the WA vote on I-2066, PSE power outages, listener e-mail 'where's Dow Constantine or Jay Inslee?', Pramila Jayapal opposes tighter financial scrutiny of non-profits that work with terrorist groups, former NBC News anchor gets candid about how Democrats ignored the economy and it cost them the election, Bud Light and Jaguar both have new commercials moving in opposite directions, Ari's deep dive on WA facing a $10-12 billion budget deficit, the perfect storm Inslee predictably created, newly elected trans Congresswoman seems to have a sense of humor about being trans.

KVI's Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson:  pro-Hamas activists spray paint in front of Amazon CEO's Seattle house about genocide etc, Gaetz is out & Pam Bondi is in, if you're cold and without power right now remember that Climate Solutions is going to sue to reverse the WA vote on I-2066, PSE power outages, listener e-mail 'where's Dow Constantine or Jay Inslee?', Pramila Jayapal opposes tighter financial scrutiny of non-profits that work with terrorist groups, former NBC News anchor gets candid about how Democrats ignored the economy and it cost them the election, Bud Light and Jaguar both have new commercials moving in opposite directions, Ari's deep dive on WA facing a $10-12 billion budget deficit, the perfect storm Inslee predictably created, newly elected trans Congresswoman seems to have a sense of humor about being trans.

Producer Philip J. Vandervort III substitutes for John: damage report in East King County, another wind storm event hits WA foothills and coast arriving at midnight tonight, Seattle PD arrest 14 year-old shooting suspect, why the convicted killer and rapist of Laken Riley is not getting the death penalty, the Seattle rationale for taxing the rich, Martina Navratilova appears to be the voice of reason in the trans bathroom debate in Congress, a Hollywood celeb is moving out of the US to Britain.