Archives: Episodes

OSPI primary election preview, some key thoughts about Trump's appearance on a panel at the National Association of Black Journalists, Dave Reichert using an all-too-common local news story in the Seattle area for a campaign moment, a 1977 law restricts harsher and swifter punishments on juveniles for gun crimes in WA, a female Olympic boxer who previously failed a testosterone level test wins match in 46-seconds, Gov Jay Inslee vs. Brian Heywood, the temerity of Inslee calling I-2117 deceptive after Inslee constantly downplayed impact of "cap and invest" carbon pricing plan, GUEST: OSPI candidate, Reid Saaris, states his election case for voters after being endorsed by The Seattle Times, GUEST: OSPI candidate, David Olson, is a more conservative candidate for OSPI.

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- Israel settles 'all family business'

- Trump destroys intersectionality & the media

- Seattle proves it doesn't care about public safety or guns

GUESTS: Simone Barron; Brian Lott

KVI.com for your 2024 August Primary Election endorsements, Kshama Sawant is back!, Kamala Harris VP pick should be known by next Tuesday (or earlier), Toby Keith special tribute airing August 28th on NBC, Make A Wish "Wishes in Flight" fundraiser all day today, top Hamas leader killed in Tehran, Iran after their presidential inauguration, American gun ownership/sales keep going up, Seattle's "The Stranger" is sold to new buyer, GUEST: candidate for WA Insurance Commissioner (and current Republican St. Senator from Enumclaw), Phil Fortunato,  GUEST: candidate for WA Attorney General (and mayor of Pasco WA) Pete Serrano, GUEST:  Paula Lamas explains the disputed election in her home country of Venezuela, Venezuela's president refused to allow a political opponent to run against him and the candidate that was allowed to run is believed to have 2/3rds of the Venezuelan vote.

New revelations about possible presidential election fraud in Venezuela to keep a failing Marxist in power, Democrats parrot same talking point about JD Vance being "weird", Polish Olympics broadcaster doesn't like communism (or John Lennon tunes),  the curious campaign effort of 'white privilege voters' for Kamala Harris, Gov. Inslee's $200 rebate scheme to low-income WA households, GUEST: LetsGoWA.com founder Brian Heywood talks about I-2117, WA now has 11 transgendered males at the Purdy women's prison, former Seattle TV reporter now covering the US/Mexico border has some thoughts on Kamala Harris as Biden's border czar, GUEST: candidate for WA governor, Mark Mullet, closing pitch for primary voters, three issues that separate Mullet from Bob Ferguson, Ferguson "out of touch" on taxes and public safety, Americans' relative trust in the Supreme Court versus news media, what former Kamala Harris Senate staffers have to say about working for the VP/ex-Senator.

The Kamala Harris Campaign Calls JD Vance 'Weird and Creepy' // ‘Belltown Hellcat’ driver in custody, barred from using Instagram // Are we headed toward World War 3 as Kamala wants to retire terms like "radical Islamic terrorism" and "illegal alien" // Tajikistan Olympian refuses to shake Israeli athlete’s hand, yells ‘Allah Akbar' during Judo competition // It has been one year since five people were shot in the parking lot of Seattle’s Rainier Valley Safeway store and no suspects have ever been identified or arrested. Which has led to continued worry for nearby residents and workers // Park Fire arson suspect arrested. Here’s what we know about the Chico resident // GUEST: Nirav Sheth; GUEST: Melissa Arias CEO, Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington joins Ari to talk about our annual Wishes in Flight mileage drive // Ari and Mike review Deadpool & Wolverine

KVI at the Renton River Days Parade, the affront to Christians during the Paris Olympics opening ceremonies, FBI contradicts director Chris Wray's recent Congressional testimony about shrapnel possible hitting Donald Trump's ear and not an attempted assassin's bullet, Kamala Harris has been in the SF political bubble all of her professional life, irony of Paris having Seine River too polluted to conduct the triathalon competition, Boeing and aviation industry facing new hurdles with low or zero carbon fuel requirements, GUEST: KVI Senior Sports correspondent, Matthew Carlson, hits the Olympics coverage, the drag queen portrayal of Di Vinci's The Last Supper, the Mariners have blown a 10-game AL West division lead but made a big trade for a hard hitting LF, Donald Trump will return to Butler Co. PA for a rally where he was shot as part of a tribute to Corey Comperatore who was killed by the shooter, sorting out what's accurate and what's bogus about JD Vance in the last week, JD Vance resorted to "snarky phraseology", the "Soviet style script" that Democrats and their news media allies are using to disparage Vance, the irony that Pres. Biden now wants 18-year term-limits on US Supreme Court justices.

Democrats' continuing problem with the pro-Hamas wing of the party, why PA's Jewish governor Josh Shapiro seems like a more unlikely VP for Kamala Harris, Harris condemns DC vandalism from pro-Hamas crowd but misses an important point,  Harris's big demand for Netanyahu, the cost to consumers for high crime is on display in Gig Harbor, new insight on the Trump assassination attempt investigation,  GUEST: Brian Heywood, a WA gas station will reduce their gas prices for one time to off-set the Jay Inslee hidden gas tax, Reichert vs Inslee on homelessness,  GUEST: economist Steve Moore correctly predicted that Joe Biden would not be the Democratic nominee this year.