Archives: Episodes

Anti-Israel activists shut down I-5 in Seattle for over 3 hours // Boeing jetliner was restricted due to warning light concern door, plug from plane found, according to the NTSB // The Pentagon didn’t inform Joe Biden or the White House for days about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization // The Biden administration to remove statue of William Penn from Philadelphia park and 'rehabilitate' the park to commemorate Native Americans // Blizzard warning issued for Washington as snow is expected by Thursday and Washington State Dems move to pull Trump from 2024 primary ballot // California state health insurance to cover sex changes for illegal immigrants // Were you caught in the traffic jam the other day because of the pro-Hamas protesters? You may have a legal recourse - Ted Frank joins Ari to discuss the details // The Washington State Legislature is back in session - Senator Jesse Salomon joins to discuss the details

* UW natty game tonight * emergency door blows out of Boeing 737 Max 9 Alaska Air jet shortly after departing Portland but plane lands safely and nobody is physically injured * 41-yr-old man ordered to prison for 8 months for shining laser pointer at planes in Snohomish Co. * Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin never told the Pentagon or White House he was in the ICU for 3 days last week * Golden Globes "swag bags" just another example of how grounded and connected Hollywood is to the rest of main street America * GUEST: KVI Super Sports Weekend correspondent, Matthew Carlson * KVI's Lars Larson airs an expose' about the government cost to collect tolls on bridges and roads * I-5 blocked in downtown Seattle by pro-Palestinian demonstrators who used 5 cars to block the freeway lanes * what's the carbon footprint of a freeway blocking protest and all the idling cars with traffic congestion * GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Schoessler says Republicans will be on offense in the 2024 Legislative session starting today * GUEST: KOMO 4 Meteorologist, Kristin Clark, warns of looming snow and mountain blizzard conditions in the forecast * a NY high school girls basketball game halted in 3rd quarter when opponents hurl anti-Semitic comments and taunts at Jewish school opponents * Face The Nation host says House Speaker is an election denier by CBS's newsroom standards *

The University of Washington has Discriminated Against White And Asian Candidates // Washington will have the highest state minimum wage in the country in 2024 at $16.28 an hour // Joe Biden attacks Donald Trump in 2024 campaign speech at Valley Forge, Pa. // Suspected Iowa school shooter's digital footprint indicates his was possibly yet another trans rampage // Brandi Kruse torches House Speaker Laurie Jinkins and Governor Jay Inslee at the Washington state legislature // Biden Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm brags about gas prices at $3.09/gallon — still 30% HIGHER than when Biden took office // Sham lawsuit threatens to disenfranchise WA’s Latino voters. Sen. Nikki Torres joins Ari to discuss the details

* TX Gov. says Biden border policy costing his state $10 billion * the possible impeachment of DHS Secretary * Senate Democrats siding with Hamas over Biden * KVI giving you a chance to win Billy Joel concert tickets in Seattle this May * GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers acquires more documentation that Gov. Jay Inslee knew in 2022 that his "cap and invest" law was going to raise gas/diesel prices * Biden releases first Presidential campaign commercial for 2024 * GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson, host of Full Measure, reports on the legal efforts to keep Donald Trump off the Presidential ballot * 1975 Seattle murder cold case uses DNA evidence and connects the killing to an already executed WA murderer and rapist * legal reasoning from noted legal scholar Barbara Streisand, yes, that Barbara Streisand * the irony of Legislative Democrats in Olympia who don't like the initiative process *

Ari breaks down what is and is not included in the Jeffrey Epstein documents // Seattle Fire has reported a significant increase in cardiac arrests // Lauren Boebert faults Ryan Reynolds, Barbra Streisand for her district switch // Philadelphia's new mayor declares public safety emergency, vows to use 'community-centered model' to crack down on crime, drugs // Fergie's Fishy Chicken Checks continue to hit mailboxes // Video shows Nevada man leap and attack Clark County judge after being denied probation // Jay Inslee was busted lying about the carbon tax again. Todd Myers Joins Ari to discuss the details // Nikki Haley surpasses Ron DeSantis in national GOP polling average. GUEST: Josh Hammer joins Ari to discuss the chances of either overcoming Donald Trump // Billy Joel to perform at Seattle's T-Mobile Park in 2024. Enter to win tickets at the KVI website!

* 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.