Kirby is talking kid's meals. higher taxes, HIV, Jim Carville, and a crazy idea called "Democrat for a Day" that John Carlson and Kirby have been kicking around gets the phones to ring like crazy.

Kirby talks about the sex education bill, callers bring up socialism and communism, we take a look at the generation behind the millennials and how they are different and Happy Valentine's Day-King County just raised your property taxes by an average of 13%!

Kirby talks about our national debt and a caller tries to help with the math, since it is Valentine's Day we talk about dating, the shooting in Parkland and lucky for us, the asteroid coming by Earth is not coming close enough to hit us, but maybe in 2029.

Every Friday, Kirby teaches at a home school co-op for 8th to 12th graders, and this year he's teaching a class on the Civil War. This podcast includes an excerpt from Friday's lecture at Crossroads Bible Church. #9 - Gettysburg, Day 2.

KVI's John Carlson invites fellow show host Kirby Wilbur to undertake a political experiment as they talk about the 2020 Presidential and then the WA governor's election.

6am hour -- clearing up the controversy involving the sentence for Trump's buddy Roger Stone, Trump's AG tells him that tweets (on active legal cases) don't help, Mitch McConnell agrees with Trump's AG, several KC Chiefs are stoked for their White House Super Bowl visit , are the Democrats on the verge of a civil war involving Bernie Sanders?

Kirby talks about money and the re-election campaign, Senate Bill 5395 regarding sex ed and callers have their opinions plus a health insurance rule that says only one issue allowed per visit stirs up controversy.

The legislature looks at legalizing sports betting, Joe Biden comes up as a topic, along with the minimum wage, Elizabeth Warren and This Day in History.

The case regarding Roger Stone and Kirby adds his thoughts, the feud in the White House that is brewing thanks to the comments made by Bill Barr, a Yakima felon that is not very smart and parking spaces in new apartments and condos.

Are John and Kirby considering turning "Democrat for a day" and voting during the Washington primary? Tim Eyman has announced that he'll be running for governor as a Republican instead of an independent - what does that mean? Plus John shares stories from his run for governor and Kirby has advice for Phil Fortunato, Joshua Freed, and other Republican candidates in the upcoming race.

GUEST: founder of MyPillow.

8am hour -- a failed presidential candidate thinks its time to impeach Trump again, KVI's John Carlson invites you to Kirkland on Saturday for a 5K charity run/walk to benefit medical screening to keep teenagers healthy, a Seattle repeat offender with over 100 convictions was just sentenced to 6 months in jail for assaulting a Ballard bar manager but will the modest jail sentence change the man's violent/erratic behavior?

7am hour -- you're invited to join KVI's John Carlson Saturday morning in Kirkland for a charity fundraiser after a Bellevue teenager almost died from a mis-diagnosed illness, KVI's Lars Larson says the 2020 Presidential election is shaping up as the 'Capitalist versus the Communist', will the gun control crowd shun Bernie Sanders nomination because of his prior votes on 2nd Amendment issues?

6am hour -- news from China about Corona virus (Corvid 19) infection/death stats is not good and underscores concerns that China is not being forthright about how extensive the disease is hitting, Bernie Sanders vs. Clinton ally James Carville, where Biden voters are likely to go if his campaign continues to stall, are all the American supporters of 'single payer/Universal/gov't run health care' paying attention to what's happening in China with the Coronavirus/Corvid 19 deaths and infections?

Kirby explains what happened in New Hampshire and talks about what he expects to happen in upcoming events in other states, it looks like the end of the road for Joe Biden and every Americans that defend themselves, their families and their property by using their 2nd Amendment rights.

The homeless issue here in Seattle and the new 'proposed laws' for being a landlord in this area, a caller has a question about sales tax and we learn what happened on "This Day in History".

Kirby breaks out the results of the New Hampshire primary and outlines what he thinks will happen, plus Mariya Frost- she is the Director of the Coles Center for Transportation at Washington Policy Center and she talks about the $30 car tabs, plus 'Good Guy with a Gun".

Seattle repeat criminal just sentenced to 6 months in jail for pulling a knife on a bar manager in Ballard, the repeat offender has over 100 convictions for assault, harassment; what are the chances this repeat criminal actually changes his ways and stops acting this way?

8am hour -- GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers, gov't red tape preventing access to jobs, reforming the training hours required for certification of vocational jobs, HB 2356, why a state employees union is blocking this bill that would help people convicted of crimes re-establish themselves with attractive employment credentials for hiring.

7am hour -- KVI's Lars Larson digs in to last night's story lines from the New Hampshire primary, why last night's NH primary confirms that the Trump impeachment only inflicted damage on Joe Biden, why Bernie Sanders is so toxic to the Democratic Party, DEVELOPING: actor Jussie Smollet indicted on 6 felony counts for his hoax attack story in Chicago, GUEST: Seattle campaign strategist and consultant, Cathy Allen, reax to NH primary and who she thinks will excel in next week's Nevada caucus.

6am hour -- Bad news for Elizabeth Warren in New Hampshire, she finished 4th next door to her home state, surprise: MSNBC reporter doesn't expect the response she gets from a New Hampshire primary voter when she asks him a question during a live report.

Kirby updates us on the numbers coming out of New Hampshire and we learn of two candidates that are dropping out, callers want to talk about China and the corona virus and the surprising campaign being run by Michael Bloomberg.

Kirby sees signs in the polls coming out of New Hampshire that don't bode well for the Democrats and KOMO Reporter Jeff Pohjola stops by to talk about the CIA story that broke earlier today, plus the 'huge chess game' that we have been playing with foreign governments for years.

Newly compiled stats for 2019 political campaign donations show which presidential candidates are cashing in with donors in Seattle and Tacoma, the surprising amount of money political donors gave Trump in Tacoma, also an astonishingly bad response from a PA school when a 6-year-old student made a gesture with her hand like a gun.

8:05 GUEST: KOMO’s Carleen Johnson reports on a developing story of a home invasion robbery in Lakewood WA that ended in murder overnight, why is Joe Biden losing African-American supporters in the last 10 days?

7am hour -- KVI's Lars Larson starts the hour talking about the Trump Administration suing King County over its Sanctuary policy law protecting illegal aliens, the bogus argument State Democrats made about property tax levies for public school funding, why this change on property taxes is prompting Carlson to urge all voters to vote down these levies (for schools, parks, etc.

6am hour-- New Hampshire primary looking like an open contest to be 2nd place to Bernie Sanders, Sunday's Academy Awards show TV ratings are lowest in history, how political correctness in Hollywood drives away more casual fans, presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar repeats her warning about a Democratic Socialist like Sen.

Joe Biden called a New Hampshire voter a "lying, dog-faced pony soldier" over the weekend. What does that even mean?! According to MSNBC's Katy Tur, we need to stopgerrymandering Senate elections. Hardball host Chris Matthews goes off on the evils of Socialism. Democratic presidential hopeful Amy Klobuchar: "I am troubled by having a socialist lead our ticket". And AOC's favorite economist, "MILTON KEYNES"

More phone calls about the water bill and commercial bottled water production. GUEST: Kimberly talks to Kirby about his remarks on the Swedish Medical Center nurses strike. Breaking news:Justice Department Files Suits Against States (including Washington) Over ‘Sanctuary’ Policies. GUEST:Rep. Drew MacEwen. Plus This Day in History!

We kick off the show talking about last night's Oscar Awards, but what really gets to phones ringing is state senate bill 6278, concerning water withdrawals for commercial bottled water production. GUEST:Mark Harmsworth, Director, WPC Center for Small Business. He talks to Kirby about the possibility of a 9. 7 cent gas tax increased designed to pay for fish barrier removal.

Popular historian and former White House speechwriter Jonathan Horn tells the astonishing true story of George Washington’s forgotten last years—the personalities, plotting, and private torment that unraveled America’s first post-presidency. Washington’s End begins where most biographies of George Washington leave off, with the first president exiting office after eight years and entering what would become the most bewildering stage of his life.

8am hour -- special election tomorrow in King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties and Carlson recommends voting 'no' on all levy/bond measures for schools and parks because politicians are relying too much on property tax increases right now, Carlson says owners and renters "have been fleeced" with property tax increases in the last decade. If Republicans can take back the US House via the November 2020 election should they push to expunge the impeachment of Trump?

6am hour -- Academy Awards last night: the good and the bad, who is Bong Joon Ho? Joe Biden what are you doing??!? Trump plans a New Hampshire rally tonight ahead of the Democrats' primary vote tomorrow, Brad Pitt's Academy Award speech shows his deep political chops (insert eye roll emoji here), nthe anti-Trump effect on TV ratings for events like NFL games and awards shows, Friday's political story of Pres. Trump firing Lt. Col. who testified against him in House impeachment process.

Kirby listens in on the debate and callers want to talk politics, gun control and the animal cruelty bill.

Callers want to ask about what happened in Iowa, plus controversial gun control laws and bills, a gun story that needed to be corrected and "This Day in History".

Kirby talks about the upcoming debate tonight and what is expected from the candidates, all this rain causing massive flooding and our guest this hour is Dave Workman he is a senior editor at TheGunMag. com and Liberty Park Press, author of multiple books and formerly an NRA-certified firearms instructor.

A downtown Seattle 3rd & Pine fatal shooting survivor talks to KOMO News, the survivor was walking home from work when the gunfire erupted, he still has bullet fragments in his leg, a SW Washington school principal's been suspended with pay over a social media post about Kobe Bryant's death in a helicopter crash, she admits now that her post was hasty and wrong but should she be fired for what she posted?

8am hour -- brand new report about how much rain Seattle area has received so far in 2020 and still a long way away from being the #1 most rainy start of a calendar year,Nisqually River flooding overnight forces mandatory evacuations, a 34 yr old Chinese doctor who warned about Corona Virus concerns (and was punished for voicing those concerns) has died and the cause is unknown, concerns about accurate reporting of Corona Virus death/infection statistics.

7am hour -- Inslee's re-election campaign facing uncertainty after new statewide polling data released, since running for president Inslee's approval rating in WA has steadily dropped, how this new polling data impacts the independent campaign of Tim Eyman. Hawaii Senator is now an acquittal denier!

The calls keep coming as listeners bring up topics they want to discuss: guns, gas cars, alternative power, the mess in Iowa, plus we hear from one of our more liberal listeners.

Kirby answers the phone and the calls keep coming-covering topics like the violence downtown, the Iowa disaster, Ron Paul, mistakes made by the Democrats, the medal that was awarded to Rush and gun control.

Kirby talks about what happened in Iowa and then the topic shifts to the mayor of San Francisco and 'poop maps' and his guest this hour is Jon Scholes, President and CEO of the Downtown Seattle Association.

The Iowa Caucuses still have not completely reported their results! John and Kirby tee off on the Democrats and where they can possibly go from here.

John Carlson "livecasts" this morning's Pres. Trump press conference about his Senate acquittal yesterday, as we await the start of Trump's press conference we discuss a new KING 5 poll that shows some re-election vulnerability for WA Gov. Jay Inslee.

8am hour -- Trump throws heavy shade at both Speaker Pelosi and Senator Romney in this morning's speech at the National Prayer Breakfast, charging papers finally explain the downtown Seattle 3rd & Pine fatal shooting, why the accusations against the last two suspects underscore how Seattle political officials get it wrong about gun laws and relative enforcement.

7am hour -- GUEST: author and investigative writer, Peter Schweizer, talks about his newest book "Profiles in Corruption"; Schweizer talks about "the Trump vortex" and the corruption of progressives who are demanding far more power than Republicans or Democrats have demanded in the past, if progressives want that much power in the future what are they doing now to deserve so much more power?

6am hour -- new revelation about Speaker Pelosi pre-tearing her State of The Union speech, noted law professor excoriates Pelosi for her stunt with her copy of SOTU speech; top Senate Republican needles Pelosi over her refusal to accept Senate acquittal vote,GUEST: St. Sen.

This hour we hear from listeners with tons of questions including: the deficit, last night's State of the Union, upcoming caucuses, the behavior of Nancy Pelosi and the current state of Cuba, plus "This Day in History".

Kirby goes over the State of the Union and also details of the impeachment results this afternoon, plus ordinary Americans that use their 2nd Amendment rights to defend themselves and their families.

Kirby goes over the impeachment numbers again and then summarizes some of the talking points from last night's State of the Union address, callers want to talk about what each party is up to and a couple married 50 years has an unexpected visitor in today's "Good Guy with a Gun".

GUEST: St. Sen.

8am hour -- musical accompaniment to last night's State of The Union final lines by Trump, impeachment acquittal vote this afternoon and two Democrats appear ready to acquit, Joe Biden's path to the White House gets tougher after initial Iowa caucus results, well known Democratic strategist confronts everything that went wrong with Iowa caucus (and calls for DNC chair to resign), how Britain's political election back in December should be a warning signal to the Bernie Sanders campaign. US Rep.

Click the picture above to hear the audio. John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur provide reaction and commentary on President Trump's State of the Union address, along with listener questions, LIVE from our annual "Steak of the Union" event at Daniel's Broiler in Bellevue!

Our phones light up with questions about the Iowa caucuses and the tax cuts, plus "This Day in History" and Kirby's guest is Jenny Graham, an American businesswoman and politician serving in the Washington State House of Representatives for Washington's 6th legislative district, having first won the seat in the 2018 elections.

According to new data posted by the Seattle Times, Seattle is less diverse now than it was in 2010, so how did the social justice warrior & politically correct Seattle city council allow the city to get less diverse in the last 10 years?

8am hour -- Iowa irony for Democrats who fail to compile caucus results at the end of the night, KVI caller points out the options for local prosecutors to get serious about repeat criminals (especially repeat shoplifters), CNN interview with an Iowa caucus precinct captain trying to report the caucus results by phone.

7am hour -- GUEST: National Review columnist John Fund analyzes what's known so far about the Iowa caucus results reporting fiasco, Fund also talks about his professional and personal friendship with talk show Rush Limbaugh,how Limbaugh is different off the mic than he is on the mic, how Limbaugh's syndication gamble paid off.

6am hour -- Iowa caucus results delayed due to flaws with computer app that was supposed to transmit results, irony of the Democrats being unable to conclude the Iowa caucus with voter results, Rush Limbaugh announces he's stricken with lung cancer, how Rush Limbaugh originally aired his syndicated show on KVI in the early 1990s,This tweet sums up just about everything from the Iowa caucus last night...

Kirby talks about the revelation the Rush has advanced lung cancer-John calls and they tell some stories, congratulations Seattle Police on the arrests of the two men suspected in the shooting in downtown Seattle last week and our phones light up this hour with questions and comments from listeners.

The Super Bowl, details about what can or will happen in the Iowa caucuses, the suspects in the 3rd & Pine shooting from last week and Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic (7th District) is Kirby's guest.

Kirby talks about the revelation the Rush has advanced lung cancer-John calls and they tell some stories, congratulations Seattle Police on the arrests of the two men suspected in the shooting in downtown Seattle last week andWPC Education Director Liv Finne joins us to tell you about her reports on School District spending and academic learning in the 20 largest school districts in the state.

A county-level government agency admits that they haven't been recycling glass for the last 7 years, the revelation begs a number of questions about government transparency and charging for a service that's not delivered, yesterday's Super Bowl flag tribute by the NFL and Fox is a subtle response to Colin Kaepernick's disregard for the US flag.

8am hour -- the airplane crash 61 years ago today that devastated music fans, GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers unveils new data from Oregon that sheds light on how gas prices and carbon emissions would be impacted if WA Legislators follow Oregon/California with a "Clean Fuel Standard" law, his new stats show how the CFS will be both expensive to drivers/consumers and simultaneously fail to reach the climate (carbon emissions) goals of its backers.

7am hour -- SB LIV predictions by the KVI morning show were all pretty close, favorite Super Bowl ads and one ad that caused a family disagreement during the game, one SB political ad was full of misleading info on (spoiler alert) mass shootings. State Senate approved a death penalty repeal bill,GUEST: State Rep.

6am hour --Iowa Caucus tonight and Bernie Sanders has Democrats terrified, an ex-Secretary of State is denying a last minute Presidential run, a Congressional "Squad" member boo's Hillary at a pro-Bernie Sanders rally, Seattle fatal shooting suspects (from 3rd and Pine gun battle after a verbal dispute) finally arrested in Las Vegas after more than a week on the loose, Trump's Super Bowl tweet with a geography mistake has his critics crowing, GUEST: ShiftWA.

The hour is all about callers and they touch on a number of topics with Kirby including: the impeachment, Trumps, the nurses and the strike, robots and what role they will play in our lives, communism and gun control.

The current state of Seattle streets and safety-is the answer more police protection, This Day in History, plus the nurses strike and the latest from PETA.

Kirby talks about the vote to ban witnesses and how that will affect the impeachment proceedings, the latest on the deadly coronavirus and of course we have to discuss the upcoming Superbowl on Sunday.

UC Berkeley law school removes its name because of past behavior of the namesake 140 years ago, what John Boalt did all those years ago to merit this reversal for the law school name, the push to remove Boalt's name from the law school isn't actually coming from members of the Asian demographic group he was racist against.

7am hour -- GUEST: Tacoma resident with the group Informed Parents of Washington, Kimberly Wendt, joins Carlson to talk about two WA Legislative bills that critics think are too invasive for school children, when Wendt testified at a Legislative hearing earlier this week about one of the bills on student health clinics at public schools she was gaveled down by a Tacoma State Rep.

6am hour -- who will win Super Bowl LIV on Sunday? House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's attempted spin on Senate's decision not to call new witnesses or documents, how Pelosi's impeachment gamble crumbled, even anti-Trump (Republican) TN Senator ends up opposing new witnesses, how UT Sen. Mitt Romney turned in to the new version of Sen. John McCain, a compare and contrast of Trump's Iowa rally/speech last night and some of the top 2020 Democratic candidates' rallies.

Topics: President Trumps peace plan in the middle east, Bernie Sanders surging in the polls, "Real Science with Dr. B. ", and more on the low-carbon fuels standard.

Topics: Low-carbon fuels standard narrowly passes in state House, Matt Markovich of KOMO News talks about a Seattle shelter that had 2,850 911 calls in 2019, and Kirby discusses the early closure of Macy's downtown Seattle store with KOMO's Ryan Harris.

Topics: More on the violence happening in the Seattle area and Dr. B. talks about the coronavirus during the "Real Science" segment.

Kirby's guest is Dr. William Rosenau, discussing his new book,Tonight We Bombed the U. S. Capitol: The Explosive Story of M19, America's First Female Terrorist Group. Buy it on Amazon.

Seattle superhero now facing legal charges over drug dealing, some good news about drug addiction involving opiod over-doses, a Seattle State Lawmaker is trying to pass an employee head tax at the county level just like Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant is trying to pass at the city level.

8am hour -- a State Senator was listening to last hour's interview about CO2 pollution and raising the gas tax, another KVI caller suggests a documented carbon reduction criteria before allowing this HB 1110 increase on gasoline/diesel fuels is allowed to continue, a member of The Squad (Congressional Democrats) tweets about housing as a human right, a pregnant British actress says she won't raise her child in the US because of racism and guns.

7am hour -- KVI caller talks about last hour's topic of bus riding etiquette and the paradox of feminism, GUEST: former CNBC and KOMO anchor Brad Goode talks about Trump signature on USMCA and potential for an economic slowdown at some point in 2020, new court papers allege an NFL team helped a Catholic church archdiocese craft a list of credibly accused clergy over sexual abuse, Snohomish Co. man arrested for carjacking and shoving 9-year-old child out of the car during his escape.

6am hour -- which will happen first: Senate impeachment trial ends or two Seattle downtown shooting suspects (from last week) get arrested?

Topic: More with professor and author Wilfred Reilly about his book Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About,Confusion over coronavirus, downtown Seattle violence, "Good Guy with a Gun", and more verbal stumbles from Joe Biden.

Topic: Interview with professor and authorWilfred Reilly about his bookTaboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About, "This Day in History", and President Trump's religious adviser calls for the miscarriage of “satanic pregnancies".

Topics: Confusion over coronavirus, Seattle Times Op-Ed about firearm violence, Good Guy with a Gun, and Kirby touches on the Swedish hospital strike.

Kirby's guest is author Wilfred Reilly, discussing his brand-new book,Taboo: 10 Facts You Can't Talk About. Buy it on Amazon. It has become virtually impossible to honestly discuss race, gender, and class issues in mainstream American society because if you dare repeat certain "tabooo truths," you'll be ostracized as a bigot.

8am hour -- Where's the MSM after we have a fourth Bernie Sanders campaign worker caught on undercover cams praising “re-education” gulags, violent revolution, and anarcho-communism?

7am hour -- Boeing posts its first annual loss in over 20 years due to $18 billion in losses from the Boeing 737 Max grounding, a Seattle School official refuses KVI's interview request regarding the fate of the district's "gifted program", the interview refusal spurs some questions about why this district official was communicating about the program in the first place, the even a liberal writer in The Stranger calls attention to this politically correct opposition to the gifted program.

Kirby talks about other crimes committed near 3rd & Pike and also Pioneer Square, Dan Satterburg and emails, plus the big homeless camp at Dearborn was cleared out today.

The latest on the impeachment proceedings and why we should be wary of Bernie Sanders, in This Day in History the anniversary of the Space shuttle Challenger exploding after takeoff and Kirby talks to director Michael Pack about his new documentary : "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words".

Kirby talks about crime in Seattle and has a guest named Kim that joins us, we talk about bill 2288, an email going around that is allegedly from Prosecutor Dan Satterburg and in Real Science with Dr. B-the corona virus.

Michael Pack is President of Manifold Productions, Inc. , an independent film and television production company, which he founded in 1977. Through Manifold Productions, Mr. Pack has written, directed, and produced numerous award-winning nationally broadcast documentaries as well as corporate and educational films. His latest film is "Created Equal-Clarence Thomas in his own words".