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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘You’re driving these stupid little ducks around’: Jake pleads with Jeep owners to clear the dash during massive recall
Chrysler is recalling Jeep Grand Cherokees, and host Jake Skorheim said it's the perfect excuse for owners to finally deal with their rubber ducks.22 hours ago
John Curley Show
‘We are the Cape Canaveral of launching task forces’: KIRO hosts reacts as study exposes Seattle’s big tech dependency
A new independent economic assessment of Seattle's finances arrived this week, and the city's response drew immediate ridicule from Mike Lewis.22 hours ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘Put yourself in someone’s house’: Gee connects Washington’s 22% premium spike to rising homelessness
Health insurance premiums for Washingtonians are about to soar. The state insurance commissioner approved a 22.2% rate increase for individual health plans22 hours ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘A decade of kids suffered for it’: Political consultant explains how Seattle Public Schools’ equity crusade went off the rails
Sandeep Kaushik spent months investigating how Seattle Public Schools dismantled its programs, and wound up making outcomes worse.2 days ago
John Curley Show
‘Fighting with the Canadians about dumb stuff’: KIRO host says trade war has already cost WA $7.1 billion
As Washington bars brace for a ban on Canadian alcohol, Mike Lewis delivered a blunt assessment of the spiraling U.S.-Canada trade war.2 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘They get bad grades and get deemed as the bad kid’: Gee calls school system archaic after Tacoma launches Maritime program
Tacoma just opened a first-of-its-kind maritime training program for high school students, and Gee Scott believes it's long overdue.2 days ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘Go directly past jail, there’s no room’: Jake and Spike reimagine Seattle Monopoly as new game in the works
A Seattle edition of Monopoly is in the works, and the game's creators are asking the public to suggest locations and landmarks for the board.2 days ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘I’m so proud of you, buddy’: Jake chokes up watching his son’s school honor 9/11
Jake Skorheim has been thinking about how to teach his kids about 9/11. On Thursday morning, his son's sixth-grade class did it for him.2 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘Too many have workshopped their public safety dissertations on communities’: Seattle council president wants action, not plans
Seattle City Council President Joy Hollingsworth told "The Gee and Ursula Show" she is tired of the city treating communities like test subjects.2 days ago
Manda Factor
‘I’m going to be a wreck’: Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs reflects on last road trip before retirement
The voice of the Seattle Mariners, Rick Rizzs, left this week for what will be the final road series of his broadcasting career that began 52 years ago.3 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘It’s not good branding, it’s great’: Gee, Luke break down the PR strategy behind Trump’s $5K dividend promise
Trump promised every U.S. adult $5,000 if Republicans win the midterms. Public relations expert Luke Duecy joins Gee Scott to break down why the branding works.3 days ago
Charlie Harger
Seattle couple filmed the Twin Towers from 50 yards away on 9/11. Their tape became key evidence in terror trials. Now they’re telling the full story
On the morning of September 11, 2001, Seattle radio host Tami Michaels and her husband Guy Rosbrook were asleep on the 35th floor of the Millennium Hilton in lower Manhattan, directly across Church Street from the World Trade Center.3 days ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: For a year, my balcony faced the twin towers. We moved home to Seattle 41 days before they fell
August 1, 2001. I awaken. I open my eyes. And I'm thinking: today I'm moving home. Back to Seattle.3 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
After hottest US summer on record, KIRO Meteorologist says ‘good odds’ next year will be even worse
The summer of 2026 is officially the hottest on record in the contiguous United States, surpassing a mark that had stood since the Dust Bowl.3 days ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘I hope we don’t get territorial’: KIRO hosts back Seattle council’s gun violence strategy, urge mayor not to stand in the way
The Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee unanimously advanced a resolution calling for a new gun violence reduction strategy.3 days ago
Jake Skorheim
Jake: Business leaders wrote the plan — now read it, Madam Mayor
Seattle business leaders already handed Mayor Katie Wilson the public safety plan her new year-long task force was created to write.4 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘This doesn’t smell right’: Gee analyzes the strip club visit that got Seattle’s civil rights director put on leave
Gee Scott reacts to Seattle's civil rights director being found to have sexually harassed an employee at a strip club on a work trip.4 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘Miss me with all of these plans on paper’: Gee calls Seattle’s gun violence strategies ‘performative’
As Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson prepares to announce her own gun violence prevention strategy, KIRO host Gee Scott isn't sold.4 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘This is about greed’: Gee says AI companies are gambling with humanity for profit
The people building artificial intelligence are now openly admitting they do not yet have a plan to control what they're creating.4 days ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘If I have to lay off a few administrators to get kids potatoes, I’m there’: KIRO hosts spar over Seattle’s universal free school meals
Every student in Seattle Public Schools can now receive free school meals, and KIRO host Spike O'Neill said the investment is worth every penny.5 days ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘We’re outing our youngsters’: WA Senator with nearly 40 years in law enforcement urges ‘no’ vote on Parents Bill of Rights
Washington voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve Initiative 001, which would restore the original text of the Parents Bill of Rights.5 days ago
Manda Factor
‘Boy in the tent’ enters school for the first time at age 10: ‘I want to go back’
The "boy in the tent" walked through school doors for the first time ever on Tuesday.5 days ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘It hits us in our pocketbooks’: Spike breaks down the U.S.-Canada trade war’s impact on WA
Spike O'Neill walked through both sides of the U.S.-Canada trade war and said the fallout is heading straight for Washington.5 days ago
