Seahawks play-by-play announcer Steve Raible's advice to new broadcasters

John's son Ry called his first football game this weekend. Ry talks about the mistakes he made and gets some advice from one of the best in the business: Seahawks play-by-play announcer Steve Raible. 

John Curley keeps pushing his "expiration date"

In 2012, John Curley announced that in 10 years "I will be 60-years-old, and I will be dead."  It's 2023, but Curley is still kicking. Eleven years later, he explains why. 

Runaway trans kids: fact-checking with Rep. Jim Walsh

Rep. Jim Walsh joins John and Shari to explain some of the misunderstandings around what the law is for runaway trans kids. He also discusses what's next now that the referendum to overturn Senate Bill 5599 didn't collect enough signatures to get on the ballot. 

Is it harder to be trans now than it was 15 years ago?

Listener Ericka wrote into the show last week in response to some stories John and Shari were talking about regarding trans people.  “My granddaughter who is 15 now was born right when I was coming out as trans. I've been out for 15 years and I can tell you that it's a lot more difficult for me no…

Former Washington teacher of the year raises concerns about science curriculum

2011 Washington state Teacher of the Year Vanessa Ramsey talks to John and Shari about changing science curriculum. Ramsey warns Washington state administrators are taking rationality out of science lessons. 

Who will tell you if the state wants to relocate sex predators to your neighborhood?

Governor Jay Inslee has vetoed part of a bill that would have required communities to receive advance notice if a sexually violent predator is relocated there. Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer explains what they're doing to make sure people are still warned before this happens to them. 

Piroshky, Piroshky owner enters the Seattle City Council race

Olga Sagan, the owner of Piroshky, Piroshky bakery chain, entered the race for Seattle City Council Position 7. She joins John Curley to discuss why she's running and how she hopes to change the city. 

What happened to Temar Boggs?

Temar Boggs went viral nearly 10-years ago when he rescued a 5-year-old girl by pursuing her kidnapper on his bike.  The Lancaster, Pennsylvania teen was lauded as a hero and made international headlines for his actions. But what happened next? And what led to him asking Seattle resident Andrew Ve…

We should overturn the unpopular long term care tax

John and Shari talk to Rep. Peter Abbarno about his attempts to overturn the unpopular long term care tax before it takes effect in July. 

A listener tells her story of beating drug addiction

After a segment we did about public drug use, listener Marguerite in Lacey wrote in to share this:  “My mom died 8 months into my addiction, 3 months later my Son was sexually assaulted, 4 months after that my daughter was attacked by 1 of my dealers, a few days later my kids went into foster care…