The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! A squash gavel, an icon's best jokes and an inspiring speech // Aaron Granillo, KIRO Newsradio anchor, joins us with his take on our new Seahawks team owner being a fan of ... the Steelers? // You're allowed to live in your car in Olympia now // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Nepal flood rescue efforts intensify as death toll rises, with more than 2,000 people still missing // 2. X uncovers Chinese bot farm of fake accounts to influence data center conversations // 3. Company in Alaska is getting millions of gallons of water from 'cloud seeding' // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Where's the money for SPD hiring bonuses? // Feeding time: Ducks and elephants

12pm - Couple withdraw their petition to recall Mayor Wilson at contentious court hearing // The Seattle Police Department scraps hiring bonus // Sound Transit approves fare gates. It'll be awhile before you see 'em! Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio Senior Traffic Reporter, joins us with the timeline for this pilot project // New Seahawks owner talks about the team he loves…the Steelers?

2pm - 91% of teachers authorize a strike in Seattle // Demands for Seattle teachers union president to resign intensify amid student abuse allegations // Would you have used a “fart corner” in school? // Lifetime taxes per state get visualized nicely on a map! Which state would you want to live in? // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Lake Ontario is officially renamed Lake America // 2. Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada // 3. Senator Patty Murray Sounds Alarm on Trump’s Plan to Increase Logging // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Will you join the worker's union to boycott Starbucks? Turns out, a lot of you already are! // Feeding time: Dolly Parton videos circulate on social media

12pm - 91% of teachers authorize a strike in Seattle, talks continue // Starbucks union calls for boycott. QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you vote with your dollars? // Could the Mariners get Eugenio Suarez back? Mike Lefko from Seattle Sports joins the show // An update on Bob Stelton's hit-and-run case on his motorcycle. How are there still no leads?!

NFL owners expected to approve Seahawks sale today // Spike adjudicates the case of Sullivan v. Sullivan in the race for the Alaskan Senate // Where is the safest place to hide during an apocalypse? // Last Call

The 1 O'Clock Rundown: 1. A Terrifying Flash Flood in Nepal Leaves Hundreds of People Missing, including American Tourists, 2. Meta Settles Over Social Media Addiction Claims, Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion, 3. Dan Sullivan advances in Alaska Senate race — not the incumbent Dan Sullivan! // QUESTION OF THE DAY: What do you want in Seattle's next police chief? Does your list align with Mayor Katie Wilson's? // Feeding time: Girl 'jumps' trains at Carkeek Park // A football player from Navajo Nation beats the odds, gives an incredible post-game speech in the Dallas Cowboys locker room

Man charged with threatening to kill WA governor after laying out detailed plan // Mayor Katie Wilson launches national search for Seattle's next police chief. QUESTION OF THE DAY: What do you want from Seattle's next police chief? // Harvard offering an AI taught course for $699. Very interesting // Bill Gates warns about AI replacing humans // How do Jake’s kids know who Dolly Parton is?! // Tim Curry dies at 80 after legendary film career

Jake and Spike recap their interview with the man who put up a billboard addressing crime and drug use on Aurora Avenue // How will the Supreme Court's ruling on mail-in ballots effect Washington state, as soon as our 2026 midterms? // Five cars behind you and going under the speed limit? In WA, you’re breaking the law. But it would be hard to know, Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter, tells us. // Last Call 

Dolly Parton, queen of country music, dies at 80 // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Why is SPD struggling so much to retain cops and hire new people? // Feeding time: Cal comes alive, sets a record with 3 homers // Weatherman starts giggling and loses it on the air  

Dolly Parton has passed away at the age of 80 // 69 Seattle cops quit as SPD heads for worst year since 2023. QUESTION OF THE DAY:  SPD is obviously struggling … what’s the reason? Why can’t SPD retain cops and hire new people? // Seahawks waive player who plans on returning to college football // Jake's family is at a turning point: do they pay for their kids to participate in travel sports?

BREAKING: Tulsa police are hunting a “serial defecator” accused of repeatedly smearing feces on local businesses while wearing only a thong, mask, & shower cap // Mayor Wilson wants to speed up vision zero // GUEST: V.A. FLEMING - He posted a billboard on Aurora Ave. north of 130th st, not far from the recent shootings and persistent prostitution // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. 49ers owner busted with prostitute // 2. Putin launches a new submarine // 3. Canadian Tariffs // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is Transit a Good or Bad Investment?  // Feeding time: Little League World Series

Transit ridership trends are dismal but regional plans are oblivious // We’re No. 1 — for corporate tax breaks // Jake on why corporate tax breaks are good investments

2pm - Friday Favorites // GUEST: CHRIS SULLIVAN - Getting WA driver's license getting harder, we can tell own stories of getting licenses // State audit finds problems with DCYF // Last Call

1pm - The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. 8 Dead in Alaska Plane Crash // 2. White House Ballroom gets green-ish light… // 3. Apparently, Harry and Meghan didn’t tell his family they were coming back? // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Seattle teachers really be going on strike? // Feeding Time

12pm - The new Jimothy Mariners drink // Seattle teachers prepare to strike // What?! Swank says Barnes challenged him to a fight // 224 more Starbucks workers being played off 

2pm - Matt Caulkins, formerly a sports columnist for The Seattle Times, quit after the paper refused to publish his column about biological men in women's sports. He joins the show // Andrea Suarez from We Heart Seattle on the investigation into her organization // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Shoot, we’re losing our Royals back to England // 2. NYC will give grants to keep local grocery stores open, after city-run grocery stores price them out? // QUESTION OF THE DAY: What's your advice for Mayor Katie Wilson? // Feeding time: Amazon drone delivery drops package into a backyard pool

12pm - Columnist resigns from The Seattle Times spikes his interview with a Sophie Cunningham fan about biological men in women's sports. We'll speak with him later in the show // Mayor Katie Wilson addresses the press to talk about affordable housing. Reporters pivot to the recall // QUESTION OF THE DAY: What advice would you give our mayor of Seattle? // Previewing our interview with Matt Caulkins // Virginia homeowners are getting double their home value to make way for a data center. Would you take the money?

2pm - Democrat Krista Perez campaigns for the little guy, but her alleged crash victim in her DUI says she ghosted him // Amazon drone delivery set to expand nationally, reaching nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns this year // Jason Kelce asks people to send pee to AI data centers as Pennsylvania bans them // Brock Huard from The Brock and Salk Show recaps a historically painful loss for the Mariners // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Penn State frat cocaine ring busted // 2. Should the Trump Administration open more forests for logging? // 3. Former ABC News anchor Terry Moran talks about his lab leak reporting that he says was stopped by Dr. Fauci // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are 24/7 school zone cameras for children's safety, or just a money grab? // Feeding time: An AI puppy takeover // A criticism for the reporter on California's new tire regulations

12pm - Edmonds council votes to keep school zone speed cameras running 24/7. QUESTION OF THE DAY: Is this a money grab? // Another shooting in Seattle as Recall Wilson petition moves to court hearing // Brock Huard from The Brock and Salk Show recaps a historically painful loss for the Mariners // A fake poll in Wisconsin and California. They claim it was a social experiment

2pm - California wants to regulate your car tires // Suzanne Gallagher with parental rights in education to discuss initiative 001 which is on the November 3 ballot. If she’s unavailable, still a good topic for us to chew on // Initiative 001, the Parents' Bill of Rights, is on our November 3 ballot. Suzanne Gallagher, executive director of Parents Rights in Education, is sounding the alarm // Last Call