Archives: Episodes

* 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

Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: UW Huskies beat their old coach and advance to NCAA Championship football game, several new WA laws in effect now for 2024--including tougher gun law and street racing law,  379 passengers survive after Japanese airliner collides with a coast guard plane after landing, the power of pets, Kirby decides to rejoin X/aka Twitter,  the historic comparisons of attempting to remove Abraham Lincoln from the Presidential ballot and what's happening with Donald Trump, King County spends $3 million on housing for potential asylum seekers this year, get ready for the political attack ads that will be coming in 2024 with six statewide initiatives likely up for vote in November, GUEST: candidate for US Senate Dr. Raul Garcia, KVI host questions a pro-Palestinian protester in Seattle about the repeated slogans in the protest events, guess who's not showing up for work today in Seattle??, key observations about Seattle's future as new Seattle City Council members take office starting today.

In our last show of 2023, it's Ari's predictions for 2024, both nationally and locally; More illegal immigrants have crossed the border in December than in any month — EVER // Seattle fire operating in 'Emergency Staffing Mode' for New Year's Eve due to staff shortages and Pro Hamas supporters are planning to target the New Year's Eve celebration at the Seattle Space Needle // Ramaswamy campaign stops TV ad spending // Ibram X. Kendi demands Supreme Court remove Trump from 2024 presidential ballots or else the Confederacy wins // Ari breaks down the new Washington state laws in 2024: minimum wage, firearm sales, employee cannabis use and more // Rogue wave blows through crowd in California injuring 8 // Homicides in U.S. dropped by record numbers in 2023, but it was the opposite in the city of Seattle. Mike Solan, Seattle Police Union president joins Ari to discuss how that can be // The best of Fake News Friday for 2023 // Rep. Sam Low joins Ari to talk about good things coming from the GOP in 2024 // Mike and Ari's favorite movies of 2024

* NY Times publishes lengthy and graphic story about Hamas weaponizing sexual assault * former NIH director gets candid about "mistakes" of singular focus on COVID response * "free" versus "subsidized" * Seattle appears to have a repeat offender tree cutter * GUEST: KC Councilman, Reagan Dunn, addresses the failures of the KC Prosecutor's Office juvenile division particularly regarding accused sex offenders * a Metro bus driver attacked in Bellevue and suspect is still at large * Ron DeSantis criticizes Nikki Haley for her answer about the cause of the US Civil War * was Nikki Haley running for chair of an Ivy League history department or running for US President? * GUEST: executive director of CIS, Mark Krikorian, tells KVI 3.5 million illegal immigrants entered the US in 2023 * compared to Trump years with illegal immigration its roughly a 10X increase * why Biden's DHS Secretary should be impeached * new polling shows a lot of college age Americans think Osama bin Laden is a positive figure * GUEST: economist Steve Moore * warning: graphic descriptions published by NY Times about Hamas weaponizing sexual assault with the October 7th unprovoked attack on Israeli (and American) citizens *

Haley’s Civil War remarks stir backlash at crucial moment for campaign as Colorado to include Trump on 2024 primary ballot as state GOP appeals to Supreme Court // In middle of the night, Seattle city officials came and removed the CHAZ-BLM Garden which was built in 2020 during the Antifa occupation // Lauren Boebert Swapping Districts For 2024 Re-Election Bid // Beer sales plunge to lowest levels in 24 years — thanks to Bud Light’s disastrous Dylan Mulvaney campaign // Proposed Washington bill aims to criminalize public fentanyl and meth smoke exposure // Methamphetamine, fentanyl drive record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon, annual report finds // Is the local GOP poised to win elections next year? KCGOP Chairman, Mathew Patrick Thomas joins Ari to discuss the details // A message from Councilmember Amy Cruver // BREAKING: Maine bars Trump from ballot as US Supreme Court weighs state authority to block former president // Let’s Go Washington turns in over 2.6 million signatures for all six landmark initiatives. Brian Heywood joins Ari to discuss the details

* extra political Christmas gifts for WA voters are about to arrive * the latest illegal border crossing stats and yesterday's US Mexico border security meeting * Russell Wilson  benched * Nikki Haley asked a bit of a "gotcha" question about the cause of the Civil War and her answer is doesn't help her campaign * an unexpected twist in King Co. court when mom of a car theft suspect asks judge to grant home detention instead of a $500,000 bail * GUEST: LetsGoWA.com founder Brian Heywood is dropping off signatures for the last of 6 initiatives at WA Sec. of State's office * the inability of WA Democrats to operate a reasonable transportation infrastructure * AG Bob Ferguson fails a 2nd time in legal case involving Tacoma Police for allegedly violating the rights of two men under criminal suspicion, GUEST: attorney Anne Bremner, explains how her client TPD officer Timothy Rankine (along with two other TPD officers were) acquitted by a jury GUEST: former Pierce Co. Prosecutor, now in private practice, Mark Lindquist felt the Manny Ellis prosecution didn't offer enough evidence to clinch a murder verdict by jury and the jury ruled as he predicted, Lindquist talks about the merits of reforming trial accountability for police, "the system worked the way its supposed to" says Lindquist, Dolly Parton's surprise phone call to a life long fan fighting cancer.

Pro-Palestinian protesters block both JFK and LAX airports // Seattle ranks among the most unsafe cities in the US // Slacker in chief comes back to DC just to go on vacation again // Media ignores race attack in NY because it doesn’t fit the narrative // Russell Wilson benched by Broncos, setting up huge questions for important offseason and Washington is #1 in the US for slacker kids // Diseases from human waste increase in Portland // The Washington Legislature is finally addressing level 3 sex offenders. Rep Travis Couture joins Ari to discuss the details // Obama Privately Came Out For Gay At Harvard Amid Anti-Semitism Scandal // From the floor of TPUSA's AmericaFest 2023, Ari talks to the woman who is taking on sex trafficking on pornhub