Archives: Episodes

A KVI listener e-mail about the Boeing machinist strike gives context to the pay wage debate, a concert suggestion for Macklemore after he's dropped from headlining a "free" Vegas music festival, WA OSPI wants a state income tax to pay for nearly $3 billion education spending hike while his OSPI opponent says lottery & cannabis sales dedicated for education spending are going to the state's general fund, GUEST: WSP's Chris Loftis, warns about a serial car-jacking spree where the robbers crash into the victim's car, Seattle carjacking have nearly tripled this year and many of the suspects are armed juveniles, GUEST: Congressional candidate Jerrod Sessler, how the 4th District race is bellwether for Trumpism vs. the establishment, how gun rights and excessive federal spending will be a factor in the election.

Boeing says it has made 'best and final' offer to striking machinists, new Sienna poll on Pres. election, Boeing's struggle right now with machinists' strike, GUEST: Republican candidate for Congress, Joe Kent,  Lt. Gov. Denny Heck vs. St. Rep. Travis Couture on cost of housing,  is this Tik Tok gal too accurate for cable news?, GUEST: Republican candidate for Public Lands Commissioner, Jaime Herrera-Beutler, the difference between private forests and public forests in WA, why opponent Dave Upthegrove supports a policy to leave dying forests intact, the activists that are opposing timber sales and ultimately reducing money for schools, Seattle rapper Macklemore's "F--- America" performance, a striking Boeing machinist calls KVI to explain his opposition to "last best offer", GUEST: Bothell HS parent, Jaymie Gibbs,  per cheer squad denied out of state competition trip by the school, an "every other year" travel ban for out of state competitions.

Tim Walz's Freudian slip at PA campaign rally, Kamala Harris's puzzling response to how she'll reduce the American cost of living if elected, the logic of Pres. Biden's FTC Commissioner on the Kroger/Safeway merger, Bothell High School imposes "every other year" travel ban on the school's extra-curricular teams like cheer squad, looming fallout over the electoral college map amid two emerging political scandals--one in No.Carolina and the other in Maryland,  Trump and Harris can't agree on a plan for another Presidential debate, Israel vs. Hamas update, GUEST: Auburn Mayor, Nancy Backus,  city has adopted a new tougher homeless camping ordinance, RIP Dan Evans.

Seattle Schools DEI/social justice chickens are coming home to roost, 1 in 4 Seattle school kids are in private school, gasoline for $3.21 this morning in Renton for a limited time as part of the I-2117 campaign, where's Joe Biden? The Babylon Bee has the answer, KOMO fact check on Bob Ferguson campaign attack, Kamala Harris word salad with Oprah, GUEST: Brian Heywood invites KVI listeners to buy gasoline for $3.21 (limited time only) this morning in Renton, where does money from the CCA hidden gas tax/cap and invest tax money go? Here's one example, GUEST: economist Steve Moore examines this week's Fed rate cut and Trump's latest promise to impose tariffs on imported cars.

Big moments in last night's WA Governor's campaign debate, the Federal Reserve drops the interest rate 0.5%, WA is 5th worst place among states to do business, how this begins to impact the Governor's election, GUEST: Brent Beardall President and CEO of WaFd Bank explains the half-point interest rate cut yesterday and why America's national debt is a dire yet unaddressed problem, GUEST: 8th District Congressional candidate, Republican, Carmen Goers, is challenging incumbent Rep. Kim Schrier, GUEST: candidate for WA Governor, Dave Reichert, was trying to express the frustration of every Washingtonian in last night's debate, GUEST: OSPI candidate, David Olson.