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Jason Rantz is Seattle’s fresh, contemporary conservative voice. Young and urban, passionate and bold, Rantz is outnumbered by the Progressive chorus, yet refuses to ignore the conservative principles at the core of America’s greatness. Prolific on-air and online, Rantz knows he’s outnumbered in Seattle, but he’s never shy to be outspoken about it.
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What’s Trending: Activist gathered outside Seattle City Hall to protest the US involvement in Iran. Portland Judge skips domestic violence trials to campaign, while collecting $209K taxpayer salary. Democrat congressman Al Green suggested that Trump wants to bring back slavery. Democratic congressman Jason Crow says his party will go after members of the Trump administration when they are back in power. // LongForm: GUEST: UW political science professor Victor Menaldo explains why Washington's new ban on noncompete clauses is a bad idea. // Quick Hit: More bad polling for Democrats — courtesy of CNN.
What’s Trending: A new lawsuit has been waged against Washington’s income tax. Joe Kent has found another reason to blame the Jews. // Big Local: The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival continues to test relationships. Olympia city council passes anti-Israel investment ban unanimously. Despite increasing the fee for a discovery pass, Washington may have to close many of its parks and trails. // You Pick the Topic: Cyndi Lauper has spoken out with a very dumb take about the SAVE Act.
More details emerge in the ongoing negotiations between the US and Iran. // Seattle residents are getting fed up with the lack of enforcement in tiny home villages. // Portland wants to tax property owners for empty storefronts — even though city policy drove them out. HHS officials want to revamp hospital food due to health concerns.
What’s Trending: More updates on the ceasefire with Iran. Seattle officers are suing the city for carbon monoxide poisoning in one of their precincts. Trump terminates transgender school civil rights settlements, including Washington’s Fife School District. // LongForm: GUEST: We Heart Seattle founder Andrea Suarez on a problematic homeless encampment that has popped up again. // Quick Hit: James Carville has a bad hot take on Democrats’ polling.
What’s Trending: More updates on the ceasefire agreement out of Iran. 3 homeless people attacked at a West Seattle homeless encampment. There has been a surge in fake job postings. // Big Local: A Spokane marathon got in trouble for a controversial billboard. Libs of TikTok blasts Mukilteo middle school over ‘Guess the Pride Flag’ game at Diversity Night. // You Pick the Topic: An SNL cast member is getting blowback for revealing that she once pantsed a 6-year-old boy. Weight loss drugs are contributing to divorces in the UK.
Trump receives backlash for provocative threats towards Iran as the deadline for a deal looms tonight. Environmentalists urge the city of Seattle to make zoning changes to protect trees. // Bob Ferguson is facing a recall effort. Washington business owners are speaking out about the disastrous effects of the “millionaires tax." // Trump announced a two week ceasefire with Iran while the two sides finalize a deal.
Seattle’s Queer Bar hosts a ‘sexy Jesus’ strip show and competition on Easter Sunday. Jason witnessed ICE agents at the airport and he may never be able to fly without this trauma again. Bob Ferguson is blaming Trump for some of the state’s budgetary decisions. // LongForm: GUEST: Seattle-based technology communications executive and former president of 5G Americas Viet Nguyen explains why Washington's Millionaire's tax is a bad even though it doesn't affect him personally. // Quick Hit: AP is in the midst of a major shakeup.
The American military performed a miraculous rescue operation to save a fighter pilot that was shot down over Iran. Guest: Let's Go Washington Founder Brian Heywood filed for an emergency hearing on the "necessity clause" in the new income tax, and it was granted by the Washington State Supreme Court. // Big Local: Washington State troopers arrested a woman that was allegedly driving under the influence with a 4-year-old in the car. Mercer Island light rail is running into some obstacles. During an Orting city council meeting a naked woman appeared on one of the councilmember’s screens. // You Pick the Topic: Starbucks customers are fed up with a new tipping scheme.
Trump gave a press conference this morning on the latest out of Iran. // Guest: Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels joined a lawsuit against the state of Washington over new eligibility requirements for sheriffs. // A Seattle business owner went viral for a TikTok taking a humorous jab at the dangers of Aurora Avenue. Starbucks to close five more Seattle stores as corporate jobs move to Nashville.
What’s Trending: A felon who had previously been convicted 10 times was arrested after engaging in a police chase that lasted for more than 30 miles. // Pro-Hamas protesters gathered at multiple universities last night and called for the destruction of the state of Israel. // Jason spoke with Meteorologist Cliff Mass about if we will even be able to see anything during Monday’s solar eclipse due to cloudy weather. // Kamala Harris falsely claimed that the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament wasn’t allowed to have brackets until 2022.
What’s Trending: Pam Bondi is out of the DOJ, and the coverage of her exit is less than fair. ActBlue may have misled congress on vetting foreign donations. Jonathan Fahey joins the show to talk about ICE agents helping at TSA. // Big Local: The new city manager for Tacoma will be paid more than WA’s governor. Marysville plagued by mail thieves. And Spokane may need to hire dozens of new public defenders. // Jason has an issue with Bumbershoot.
What’s trending: An Auburn HS teacher and coach has been fired for inappropriate conduct at a team event. Flock Cameras are working for some counties, but legislature is holding most police departments back from using the technology. Cliff Mass joins Jason for a chat about how this years low snowfall isn’t connected to summer wild fires. // Dalia Ziada joins the show to talk about opposing Hamas in an Islamist state. // There’s a lot of hypocrisy in the criticism of President Trump.
Previewing President Trump’s address to the nation tonight on Iran. Guest: Will Chamberlain with the Article III project on the birthright citizenship SCOTUS case. // LongForm: GUEST: Author Wynton Hall on his book “Code Red: The Left, The Right, China, and the race to control AI” // Guests: Private investigator/author Nil Grevillius and career law enforcement officer Michael Letts on the Daily Mail’s recent misleading headline about the Charlie Kirk investigation.
President Trump signed an Executive Order on mail-in ballots today. A criminal with a violent past tried to shove a man into an oncoming train at the Northgate light rail station. Democrats in Providence, Rhode Island want to remove a mural of Iryna Zarutska, a Ukrainian woman who was murdered by a career criminal on a North Carolina train. // Big Local: Kent police officers pulled a man from burning car after he crashed while attempting to flee law enforcement. At least 100 shots were fired at south Tacoma house party. One woman was killed and another was injured. A catalytic converter was stolen from a nonprofit food truck in Tukwila. // You Pick the Topic: A new bizarre controversy surrounding Kristi Noem’s husband.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today over the Trump Administration’s executive order rescinding the doctrine of birthright citizenship. Live coverage of the Artemis II space launch. // Live coverage of the Artemis II launch. Another round of tech layoffs hit Seattle. // An Alaska flight attendant is suing Stumptown Coffee after their coffee exploded mid flight and burned her. Three women were arrested at the Miami airport for their refusal to pay for extra luggage.
A new audit of Washington’s DCYF came back with mixed results. Texters send in their best excuses to get out of going to the Tulip Festival. A Seattle sports bar owner confronted thieves after a break-in. // LongForm: GUEST: Former Washington State Representative Robert Sutherland explains why he's ditching the Evergreen State for Idaho. // Quick Hit: Sheriff Derek Sanders blasts TCSO hiring critics, says department rejects nearly 3 in 4 screened applicants.
Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank shuts down crime cams after Democrats’ law ties his hands. A new Washington law allows businesses to eliminate pennies from cash transactions. Guest: Journalist and Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Jonathan Choe was arrested for "jaywalking" in Las Vegas at a No Kings protest and actually spent the night in jail. // Big Local: A Parkland woman allegedly shined a laser at a state patrol airplane and attempted to fake a medical emergency to avoid arrest. It’s that time of year again for the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. // You Pick the Topic: Subtle purchases that are bleeding your bank account dry.
Live coverage of President Trump taking questions in the Oval Office. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon called out Washington’s new income tax. Costco sued in Seattle federal court for allegedly billing members twice on tariff cost. // Guest: Lake Stevens Mayor Brett Gailey explains why he's resigning in order to move to Idaho. // Democrats want to ban talk therapy but mandate puberty blockers. The Supreme Court noticed in Colorado conversion case. Meanwhile, SCOTUS is also considering the doctrine of birthright citizenship.
Why is the Washington income tax unconstitutional? There was a third round of ‘No Kings’ protests across the country and we still don’t what they’re complaining about. Jason reviews ‘Project Hail Mary.’ // LongForm: GUEST: Executive Director of the Citizen Action Defense Fund Jackson Maynard is spearheading one of the first lawsuits against the Washington State income tax. // Quick Hit: Democrat Senate Candidate in Michigan Abdul El-Sayed was caught saying he has avoided commenting on the death of Ayatollah Khamenei because many of his constituents were sympathetic towards him.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries got caught in a lie about the DHS shutdown. Former Washington state lawmaker is ditching the state for Idaho. Guest: Brian Heywood with Let's Go Washington on what has in store now that the income tax has been signed into law. // Big Local: The crosslake light rail could be a boon for some eastside businesses. 1 Washington ZIP code ranks among America’s hottest moving destinations. // You Pick the Topic: Restaurants might be subtly increasing your tip without you noticing.
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any chance you could add the date to the title?
Is it possible to include the date on the file name?
Jim Walsh is a great guy and I'm so sorry for his loss.
This is a repeat episode.
Wow this is one of the most disgusting and contradictory political speeches I've ever heard.
Castbox I've been putting in reports for weeks get it together.
Castbox what's going on we're missing more than 6 1 hour segments over the last two weeks!
What a great debate!
Hail detective Ranch!
Informative and interesting.