Archives: Episodes

Progressive magazine editor at Mother Jones is upset with an Alaska Airline flight attendant's greeting, Israel assassinates top Hezbollah leader(s) over the weekend, who gets to determine what constitutes "a bona fide Democrat"?, WA ferry rates increase 4% starting tomorrow, RIP Kris Kristofferson, Trump and Republicans continue to attract Hispanic voters over politics of immigration, GUEST: Ginny Burton's new documentary on the failures of King County's "housing first" and 'harm reduction' bureaucracy for homeless drug addicts, Hezbollah deep dive, Progressives equating more laws with better government, Bill Maher demolishes Macklemore's F--- America rant, John Kerry's revealing remark about restricting the 1st Amendment for political gain.

Hurricane Helene slams Florida, now a TV news reporter helping a woman caught in storm surge is going viral, Tacoma's Police Chief on paid leave suspension with no clear answers as to why, the guessing game about why Starbucks has closed another downtown Seattle store, why crime does pay in Seattle, Burien's two-fold legal victory over King County on homeless camping ordinance, bad week for Kamala Harris considering her MSNBC interview, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore new book "The Trump Economic Miracle", the Caitlin Clark culture war,  Chicago public schools are passing failing students, UW Professor Cliff Mass endorses I-2117 because it's not helping the climate/environment.

- NYC Democratic Mayor Eric Adams indicted

- Deep Thoughts with Kamala Harris

- Big win for law & order in Burien

- "Engineering challenges" derail ferry electrification

GUESTS: Kevin Schilling; Mike Solan

Israel's latest intel bonanza on Hezbollah in Lebanon continues the James Bond-esque counter operations on the terrorist network,  Macklemore releases a "CYA" statement after his "F--- America" concert comment, what to make of federal indictment against NYC mayor , Democrats distorting reports about crime going down with incomplete statistics, GUEST: Republican candidate for WA AG, Pete Serrano, will prioritize enforcing laws on fentanyl--especially to protect children,  Gov. Inslee's electric ferry delayed again for another year, the best local political campaign ad Carlson's seen this year, GUEST: un-Divided Podcast host, documentarian, Brandi Kruse. She's posted a new documentary about political indoctrination and social justice agendas in the Olympia School District,

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.