The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

2pm - Strangers connect through touch at Seattle “cuddle parties” // Seattle-area renters need to pay more than double housing costs to own a home // What are our thoughts on Kevin O’Leary advising Gen Z to stop spending so much money on food delivery and coffees? // Your texts!

1pm - Seattle Mariners show up for recess takeover. Can you imagine how fantastic this would’ve been when you were a kid? // High schooler in Bothell starts a petition to bring back their SRO, Officer Wade // Stephen Colbert's last show airs tonight. Was his push into politics the demise? // Did these Colbert jokes lose him his job?

12pm - Mayor Katie Wilson tries walking back her boycott at a Starbucks protest and her 'bye' to millionaire business owners. Will it work? // AI-driven ‘virtual kidnappings’ use voice cloning, fake photos to target families. James Lynch, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, joins us to share the warning from the FBI // Former Mayor Bruce Harrell is now the CEO of a clothing company

2pm - The C.E.O.s for Spencer Pratt // Washington State joins lawsuit against Department of Education, calls the capping of student loans illegal. Plus, Jake and Spike Crunch The Numbers on University of Washington salaries // Jeff Bezos pushes back against 'villainization' of the uber rich // Your texts!

1pm - NFL commissioner counter ESPN report, says there has actually been lots of interest in buying the Seahawks // Washington is gaining young, single and well-educated movers from other states, but losing older Washington residents and those born in-state // Starbucks Korea CEO fired over tone-deaf advertisement // Spencer Pratt is crushing it with these ads - and using AI to do it

12pm - Even more layoffs hit Starbucks as they continue their Seattle exodus // Meta to start round of 8,000 layoffs // Angela Poe Russell on writing her new musical, Aviatrix // Man falls through ceiling at Ballard gym

2pm - Jake has an idea to solve Sound Transit's 35-billion-dollar budget hole. Spike thinks it drips with common sense // Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter, on the higher tolls that on the table for I-405 and SR 167 // Your texts!

1pm - Jason Rantz from Seattle Red 770 joins the show. He's not swimming at any public beaches, but 4 in particular are closed because of fecal matter // An unfortunate number of urine jugs found at an encampment // Is Mayor Katie Wilson sweeping Seattle's homeless to Bremerton ahead of the World Cup? // Jake and his family were just three minutes behind a DUI accident // Students walk out of Bothell High School over the loss of their school resource officer

12pm - Suspect in deadly stabbing at University of Washington housing could be sentenced for up to two decades as court documents reveal victim was stabbed 40 times. What is the UW's responsibility here for student safety? // Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter, on the higher tolls that on the table for I-405 and SR 167 // Fan hit in the head by a foul ball at a Mariners game is now getting bullied online

Local man who threw rocks at monk seal says he was defending baby sea turtles // 46th anniversary of Mount Saint Helens eruption! // DB Cooper // 46th anniversary of Mount Saint Helens eruption // Your texts!

Jake and Spike make a bet on the expensive toilets just installed in Pioneer Square // Sound Transit officials are chasing more money. Guess where they’re gonna find it? // College is about to get cheaper, and now we know why // Graduates Boo Commencement Speeches Praising A.I.

Spike and Jake recap their weekends // Two Washington Navy Jets from Whidbey Island crash during Idaho airshow // Bothell high school students walk out over decision to remove their SRO // Mariners prospect Emerson Colt gets called up to the big leagues, and it'll warm your heart

The University of Chicago will guarantee free tuition for students with family incomes below $250,000 starting in Fall 2027 // Eric Church delivered the best commencement speech we’ve ever heard. // Bob Ferguson brags about the cost of the World Cup being lower in Seattle than other host cities // Your texts!

Christine Gregoire thinks our state budget is too high. She is, of course, correct. // GUEST: Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell - Live Via AirLink. The Federal Way Mayor wants the King County regional homeless Authority not to just shut down. He wants them investigated so that the money that’s missing can be identified and found. // Three teenagers hailed as heroes for helping driver in distress and Spike shares a personal story

GUEST: LUKE DUECY - UW MURDER SUSPECT TURNS HIMSELF INTO POLICE. They have released photos of the suspect in the UW stabbing incident. // Seattle Art Museum employees are unionizing // Spike is the Judge! Continuing our discussion on SAM unionizing  

2pm - Howard Schultz published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, arguing Seattle has turned hostile to the very businesses that call it home—Re-Rack // Jake breaks down how similar LA is to Seattle and what we could learn from their mayor's race // A heated incident involving alleged fare enforcement on Seattle’s Link light rail is going viral after video showed a confrontation turning physical at a station in South Seattle // Your texts!

1pm - Parents boo as Northshore School Board removes police officers from Bothell High’s campus // Washington growers are being pushed to financial brink // Democrats introduce a bill establishing an 18-year term limit for Supreme Court Justices; John Thune advances measure to block 100% of senators’ pay during a government shutdown // Great post from Tim Tebow about the importance of attitude and it being a choice

12pm - GUEST: LUKE DEUCEY // Howard Schultz Wall Street Journal opinion piece on Seattle business climate and Katie Wilson talks about new taxes in Seattle // Mayor Katie Wilson says her team is hard at work, studying options and "capital gains tax is absolutely on the table" // Cheapest World Cup tickets top $1200