Highlights - The John Curley Show

Highlights - The John Curley Show

Every weekday, John Curley has an irreverent take on the news. From big stories to small ones, they all get the Curley treatment and you’ll be left laughing and thinking about the headlines in different way.

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Jim Walsh: "Rekydal is a Useful Idiot Creating More Conservatives"

State Rep and Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party Jim Walsh joined the JCS on Monday to share his belief that Sec of State Steve Hobbs is being setup as a fall-guy for Gov. Ferguson and AG Brown.   He also called Superintendent of Schools Chris Reykdal "a useful idiot" that is "motivating and activating more conservatives in Washington state than anyone else"

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Sep 22, 2025 6:13 PM
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Steve Rosenthal on Lethal Kirk Shot: "This was not an impressive shot."

Competitive long-range marksman Steve Rosenthal joined the John Curley Show to give his expert opinion on the shot that killed Charlie Kirk.  "Despite what people are saying online, this was not an impressive shot… Anyone with access to the internet and minimal experience could’ve made that shot."

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Sep 11, 2025 6:8 PM
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Charlotte, NC Mayoral Candidate: "Mr. President; we need Jesus Christ right now. Send whatever help you have."

As Charlotte, North Carolina finds itself in the national spotlight after a young Ukrainian woman was murdered by a violent criminal who had been arrested 14 times prior, republican mayoral candidate for the historically blue city, Terrie Donovan,  joined the John Curley Show to discuss the sudden spotlight, the pattern of soft handed sentencing and what she would ask of the President if he offered to intervene in the city with a population of just under one million, saying, "Mr. President, we need Jesus Christ right now.  Please send whatever help you have." 

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Sep 10, 2025 8:14 AM
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Brian Heywood from Let's Go Washington: It's About Punching Back

Brian Heywood and Let's Go Washington are going to be gathering signatures again for two new initiatives relating to the parent's bill of rights and protecting female athletes' right to fair competition.   Brian concedes that he may see his initiatives manipulated by the legislature, like his previous Parents Bill of Rights initiative, but says "if they play games with you, you can't just take your ball and go home.  At this point it's about punching back"

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Sep 9, 2025 6:9 PM
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Cliff Mass: The Climate Commitment Act Will Have NO Benefit for Mankind

Cliff Mass joined the JCS to talk about a peer reviewed Dutch study that says there is no human connection to rising sea levels... He also boldly stated that Washington's Climate Commmitment Act will have absolutely NO impact on mankind.

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Sep 5, 2025 6:5 PM
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Bob Scales on the Lifting of the Consent Decree

Former King County deputy prosecutor and Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Washington Bob Scales joins the John Curley Show to discuss the end of SPD's consent decree.

 

Bob pulls back the curtain on why the consent decree was signed in the first place, estimates it cost Seattle tax payers $250 million and took Seattle from having one of the best and most respected police departments in the country to one of the worst. 

 

He worked for 14 years for the City of Seattle as a public safety policy advisor to three Mayors. Bob represented the Seattle Police Department during the 2011 DOJ pattern or practice investigation and served as the Compliance Coordinator under the federal Consent Decree.

 

 

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Sep 3, 2025 4:49 PM
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Curley on Trump ICE Labor Day

ICE operations are ramping up in Seattle, with 73% approval in a poll. Trump to deploy ICE in sanctuary cities post Labor Day

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Sep 3, 2025 2:24 PM
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King County Council Member Reagan Dunn on King County Fraud Audit

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn joined the John Curley Show to discuss the discovery of a potential multimillion dollar fraud in the county's grant program 

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Aug 28, 2025 5:2 PM
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Kent Mayor Dana Ralph Clears the Air on Kroger Statement

Kent mayor Dana Ralph joined John Curley Show fill-in hosts Tim Gaydos and Spike O'Neill to respond to headlines yesterday that alleged she "bashed" Kroger in response to their closing their Kent location.   She also discussed the broader issues of retail theft and crime in Kent and pointed to lawmakers in Olympia that refuse to hold criminals accountable and enable addiction and its inevitable related criminal activity.

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Aug 22, 2025 3:34 PM
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John Curley Gas Works Park

Religious rally planned at Gas Works Park, initially scheduled for Cal Anderson Park. John Curley discusses the rally's potential impact, urging people to ignore it to prevent media attention.

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Aug 22, 2025 11:48 AM
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Jim Walsh joins the JCS to Tear Into Ferguson's "embarrassing" Press Conference

State Rep and Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party, Jim Walsh, joined the John Curley Show on Wednesday to take a flamethrower to Governor Ferguson's "groveling, embarrassing and faux-tough" press conference in response to Pam Bondi's letter to "sanctuary jurisdictions".

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Aug 20, 2025 7:21 PM
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John Explains His "Endorsement" of Katie Wilson

After Katie Wilson's campaign promoted John's "endorsement" over the weekend, John explained his reasoning.  He also explained why Denmark's version of socialism, which Wilson touted as an example of socialism working, could never be applied to Seattle. 

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Aug 18, 2025 6:21 PM
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Coach K Celebrates Sue Bird, Seattle and John Curley

The winningest coach in college basketball history, Mike Krzyzewski, better known as Coach K, joined the John Curley Show to celebrate the legacy of Sue Bird after her statue was unveiled at Climate Pledge Arena.  He also had high praise for the city of Seattle and work he and John do for the Jimmy V foundation and raising money for cancer research.

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Aug 18, 2025 6:6 PM
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State Rep and Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party Jim Walsh
State Rep and Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party Jim Walsh breaks the news that the Washington State Fair and the Pierce County GOP have come to an agreement on a presence at the fair... He also announces that the Secretary of State has finally admitted that their voter registration data has a problem and he explains why Washington being in Trump's crosshairs over being a "sanctuary jurisdiction" is entirely justified
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Aug 15, 2025 5:17 PM
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John Curley endorses Katie Wilson for Seattle mayor

Katie Wilson, the co-founder and executive director of the Transit Riders Union (TRU), earned more than 50% of the Aug. 5 primary vote to be Seattle's next mayor, leading incumbent Bruce Harrell, who captured less than 42% of the vote.

Political consultant Crystal Fincher told Axios it's "so rare" for a candidate to lose an election after capturing more than 50% of the primary vote. Reading the tea leaves regarding Seattle's political future, KIRO host John Curley used his show, "The John Curley Show," to officially endorse Wilson.

"I don't normally weigh in on local elections, because I live in Cle Elum ... but we had a chance to talk to Katie Wilson, and she's well-versed on the issue. She has a particular point of view," Curley said. "I didn't push her too hard on certain things. I just asked a few probing questions, and she did a pretty good job of handling, although she wasn't quite sure what I meant by who pays corporate taxes. So I thought I would endorse her."

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Aug 12, 2025 11:2 AM
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Scott O'Toole on New Judicial Rules

Former Senior Deputy Prosecuting Attorney at King County Prosecutor's Office Scott O'Toole joined the John Curley Show to talk about a new system implemented by the Washington Supreme Court that allows judges to dismiss cases entirely based on their personal discretion and shockingly little else

 

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Aug 8, 2025 6:2 PM
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State Rep and Chairman of the WA State Republic Party Jim Walsh

State Rep and Chairman of the WA State Republic Party Jim Walsh joined the John Curley Show to share his thoughts on the primary turnout, the disappointing state of Seattle's mayoral race and what he calls factual nonsense being spread regarding rural hospitals closing in Washington

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Aug 7, 2025 4:33 PM
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Burien council member slams DESC-run facility over lack of treatment

Burien Council Member Stephanie Mora called out the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) for not upholding its promises with the city regarding a DESC-operated homeless facility.

The building has seen over 600 police responses just this year, according to Mora.

"As time has progressed, this has only been open for a year now, and I'm starting to see that everything that they said to us was a big fat lie," Mora said on "The John Curley Show" on KIRO Newsradio.

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Aug 1, 2025 4:40 PM
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Andrew Constantino on Seattle's Harm Reduction Failures

After writing a Seattle Times Op-Ed article blasting Seattle's harm reduction approach to the drug crisis, former heroin addict Andrew Constantino joined John Curley Show fill-in hosts Tim Gaydos and Spike O'Neill to spell out why Seattle's policies are failing and how to achieve real results in the face of the fentanyl epidemic 

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Jul 31, 2025 6:14 PM
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Burien City Councilmember Stephanie Mora on DESC

Burien City Council Member Stephanie Mora on the Downtown Emergency Services Center becoming a magnet for crime, overdoses and a drain on city resrouces.

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Jul 31, 2025 6:4 PM
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Council President Sara Nelson on her Recovery Initiative

Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson joined the John Curley Show to speak with guest hosts Tim Gaydos and Spike O'Neill to celebrate the council unanimously voting to adopt her initiative that will divert 25% of anticipated public safety taxes to fund a broad spectrum of addiction recovery programs for people suffering in our streets.

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Jul 30, 2025 4:16 PM
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John Curley explains his solution to Washington's skyrocketing gas prices

Washington residents are paying almost 40% more for a gallon of gas compared to the national average. According to AAA, gas in Washington currently costs $1.25 more per gallon than the national average.

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Jul 30, 2025 12:10 PM
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Seattle Mayoral Candidate Katie Wilson with John Curley

John Curley sits down for a long form interview with Bruce Harrell's biggest threat in the mayoral race, political newcomer Katie Wilson

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Jul 25, 2025 6:19 PM
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John on Trump's Homlessness Executive Order: "This is going to be VERY sticky"

John on Trump's Homlessness Executive Order: "This is going to be VERY sticky and hard to do"

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Jul 24, 2025 6:13 PM
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'Government got involved': Curley explains why Seattle has the most expensive Uber rides in the nation

The most expensive average Uber ride in the country is in Seattle, where a 30-minute ride costs an average of $60, according to a study by NetCredit.

The other cities among the 10 most expensive for an Uber ride are Cheyenne, Reno, New York, San Diego, Baton Rouge, Newark, Anchorage, San Jose, and Portland. Cheyenne, the second-most expensive city for Uber, is still $9, on average, cheaper per 30-minute ride than Seattle.

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Jul 22, 2025 8:50 AM
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