The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

2pm - Interview w/ Layla Farange // Your texts!

1pm - 'Malcolm in the Middle' star Frankie Muniz, wife Paige announce divorce // Everything we know about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding //  Weary A-listers descend on New York as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding celebrations begin // NYC Mamdani wants people to start setting their thermostats to 78 degrees // What "Democratic Socialism" actually means // Women taking weight-loss drugs more likely to land a job, study finds

12pm - U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0, Team USA to face Belgium at Seattle Stadium in World Cup Round of 16 // How much will World Cup tickets cost for US in Seattle in round of 16? // Who’s proud to be an American? // Harger: In 2004, 91% of us were proud to be American. On our 250th birthday, 33% are // Bob Ferguson gets 7% Pay Bump // Wil Wheaton called Dwayne Johnson a 'coward'

2pm - GUEST: Mark and Janelle Villegas of Sons of Thunder Fireworks // Washington State Ferries projects 400,000 trips during 4th of July weekend // Your texts!

1pm - Seattle World Cup tickets: Here’s what remaining games will cost // Will Trump attend Seattle World Cup match if USMNT advances? // Viral WC tourist Freddy cancels account // ‘Who cares if we lose? I’ve found ranch dressing.’ // Seattle Dog, cream cheese and all, named country’s best hot dog by NYT  // ‘Yellowstone’ creator Taylor Sheridan goes off on studio execs and eviscerates critics: ‘F–k ‘em, honestly’ 

12pm - Belgium, Senegal set for Seattle's first World Cup knockout-round match // Seattle, King County announce sweeping changes to homeless service system // GUEST: Sandeep Kaushik, Sound View Strategies Partner and longtime Seattle political consultant // Seattle Mayor Wilson backs lefty challengers to veteran WA Democrats // Rep. Adam Smith warns the socialist left is dragging Democrats into a ditch // Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime US House incumbent in Colorado 

Andrea Suarez from We Heart Seattle on finding a drug-addicted mother with her child on the streets. And she had housing! // An 18-year-old girl chases down Suarez to say she wants fentanyl shut down in Belltown // Washington is No. 1 in the nation for retail theft. The state found a fix that worked, then killed it over $500K. Charlie Harger, host of Seattle's Morning News, joins the show 

Katie Wilson endorses newcomer socialists over incumbent Democrats. Mamdani did the same thing in New York. Is the Democratic party being taken over by socialism? // FREEDOM 250: One vote stood between America and independence. Jake tells the story // The lifespan for Americans has doubled since The Declaration of Independence was signed // The Paris deputy mayor is blaming the USA for Europe's heat wave? How does that work? 

Jake's son learns about taxes // The debate over keeping the King County Regional Homeless Authority // There's a due date for bids to buy the Seahawks. Mike Lefko from Seattle Sports joins with the details! // There's a due date for bids to buy the Seahawks. Mike Lefko from Seattle Sports joins with the details!

2pm - Senators introduced bill to raise a minimum wage to $25 an hour. Luckily we have 2 years of data on Seattle's "Pay Up" minimum wage increase to tell us NOT to do this // Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter, with an urgent plea to parents of e-bike riders // Your texts!

1pm - Has your electricity bill skyrocketed? Todd Myers from The Washington Policy Center joins us with the reason why // Freedom 250: Thomas Jefferson's final draft of The Declaration of Independence // A grizzly encounter, recorded in its entirety, shows a close call

12pm - Jake brings a baseball bat to an encounter with some nefarious e-bike kids // Income tax initiative signatures due on July 2. Jamie Peterson‘s job is on the line, but not for the reasons you would assume // If any local politician is in a headline that says "kinky," Jake is going to click on that. Jason Rantz from Seattle Red 770 joins the show to talk about it // What’s up next for USMNT in the knockout stage?
What’s up next for USMNT in the knockout stage?

2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! Drunk World Cup fans, political foes can't pause for patriotism, and the power of soccer // Lionel Richie falls on stage and cancels tour. Spike shares his own moments of pushing through illness and exhaustion because the show must go on! // Your texts!

1pm - Turkiye scores a last-minute goal to beat USA // Was the US national anthem slightly off beat? Spike defends the pace! // Bill Gates testifies in Congress about his affairs and relationship with Jeffrey Epstein // Visting World Cup fans are obsessed with ranch

12pm - Great news on gas prices! But not here in Washington, thanks to the CCA // More on the CCA, and the carbon market agreement Washington just signed with California and Quebec // Representative Jayapal calls out Trump for wasting money on reflecting pool while people can’t afford gas and groceries // National Park Service gives details on tear in lining on bottom of pool

2pm - Somebody in Washington has $8.2 million unclaimed lottery ticket that’s about to expire. Is winning a blessing or a curse? // Bed Bath & Beyond says that they will honor decades old discount coupons. How has big box retail changed over the years? // Millions of dollars in lawsuits pile up against the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). Will that change their behavior? // Your texts!

1pm - Tolls are out of control. But the state is considering cutting tolls in half for low-income drivers on 2 highways // Governor Ferguson promises no new taxes. That's straight-up malarkey // Jamie Pedersen passed Washington’s first income tax. After 20 years, his own party won’t endorse him // KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter Chris Sullivan on how NOT to get stuck while driving on the beach — but also, how to fix it if you do // Oyster restaurant temporarily closes over ugly picket line allegations

12pm - Seattle City Council will vote on street closures to stop gunfire, pimp wars near Aurora Avenue // Everett police promote free vacation crime watch // KIRO Newsradio Reporter Luke Duecy on the explosion that leveled a Whidbey Island home and caught neighboring ones on fire. Luke spoke to one of those neighbors, who is sure it's the fireworks the guy brings in by the pallet // Merlín the duck takes a trip to the stadium, but FIFA rules keep him out of Mexico match

2pm - Travel photographers Chuck Fazio and Caitlin Rice are in Seattle to take pictures of the city celebrating the World Cup. They share some stories of the people they've met, a glorious shot of Mt Rainier, and dogs you can rescue! // Washington Attorney General leads lawsuit against the Trump Administration on oil drilling in Alaska // Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee pitches clean energy // Your texts!

1pm - Ross Fletcher, soccer expert and former Sounders announcer, joins the show to break down another week of World Cup soccer // England and Ghana end at a scoreless tie // Reporter learns the hard way after trying to interview drunk Scots in Miami // Guinness crowns the world’s loudest person, an Australian, at 122.4 decibels // Can Team USA win it all? // NBA commissioner on the Dan Patrick show is targeting 28-29 seasons for possible expansion

12pm - They’re going to spend $900,000 to stabilize the King County regional Homeless Authority while they figure out whether or not to get rid of it // King County has 9% rise in homelessness since 2024 // Savannah Guthrie Responds to Note Claiming Nancy Guthrie Is Dead: “We Cannot Be at Peace” // Costco customers apparently not happy that higher priced membership benefits to be rolled out nationwide

2pm - Mystery as Egyptian World Cup team denied request to stay in Seattle before their match // Real estate broker challenges city to keep it this clean and safe after the FIFA cameras are gone // Does Mayor Katie Wilson want to expand the JumpStart tax? // Your texts!

1pm - Vicki Murray from the Washington Policy Center on a new federal tax credit that would be a boon to private schools. Will Washington opt in? // Vicki Murray busts some myths about tax credits for private schools stealing from public schools // Archaeologists unearth the prototype Stonehenge a few miles away

12pm - Lakewood to chop down at least 400-year-old Douglas fir deemed a hazard // Amazon Prime Day expected to make a lot of money // Some shop owners say World Cup tourists, not boosting sales as hoped // A tale of two articles: Jake and Spike face off with their opinion pieces. First, Spike's about Trump's swamp debacle in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool // Jake competes for article views with a free idea for Costco

2pm - Aaron Granillo, KIRO Newsradio anchor, went to downtown Seattle with his family to watch Team USA beat Australia // Should Washington state opt into more federal funding of schools? // Your texts!