The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

Jason Rantz from 770 Seattle Red joins the show to rant about how much it costs to install EV chargers // WA Democrats consider rolling back estate tax, fearing wealth exodus // The 'unconstitutional' millionaires tax // More countries consider a social media ban for children under 16 // Jonathan Haidt talks about dangers of cell phones // Your texts!

Coffee and tea are good for your long-term brain health // Jake's wife has some feedback on the show // Enumclaw High School student protesting ICE cries for her mom while being arrested // Curling controversy at the Olympics // Smiling toddler gets stuck inside claw machine while parents aren't looking

One WA CEO makes 1,794 times his average employee. Here’s why // FBI gives new details on suspect in Nancy Guthrie case, doubles reward to $100K // Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, on the time he tried bobsledding and putting normal people next to Olympians // Millionaires Tax makes it past the state senate

2pm - We revisit Jake and Spike's recent interview with Morgan Irwin from the Association for Washington Businesses about the risk of wealth flight over the Millionaire's Tax // Aliens are ‘real,’ Obama says, but then shuts down buzz and says there’s no evidence they’ve made contact // TV -- it’s not just for humans anymore

1pm - Illegal food trucks in Snohomish County now punishable by jail time // No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight // Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years // Seattle mayor Katie Wilson launches a renter’s survey // Living alone? The 'singles tax' that costs $10K a year // TV -- it’s not just for humans anymore!

12pm - Spike's reflections on President’s Day // Actor Robert Duvall has died — Spike met him and asked what his favorite // Seattle weather: ‘Wet flakes’ possible this week in WA lowlands // Aliens are ‘real,’ Obama says, but then shuts down buzz and says there’s no evidence they’ve made contact // Italy’s historic “Lover’s Arch” collapses into the sea on Valentines Day

2pm: Friday Favorites! // Jake says he's sorry... again! // Derek Hall's NICU survival story // The Winn brothers support their Olympic sister // Thurston County Sheriff's Deputy rocks a world-class moustache while fending off local Karen // Your Texts!

1pm: House passes the SAVE Act to require voter ID nationally. Senator Patty Murray says it will prevent people from voting, and a woman goes viral online for saying it's not that hard // Todd Myers from the Washington Policy Center is willing to bet on the Millionaires Tax (if there are any takers). // Our Treehouse auction winner Chuck Eckhard from North Seattle College reps the Fightin' Tree Frogs!

12pm: Jake corrects a mistake he made on the sheriff removal bill. They do not have the power to appoint a new sheriff, only to remove the old one. But he still doesn't like it // Ring cancels its contract with Flock Safety after backlash from their 'lost dog' Super Bowl ad. Competitor Wyze turned it into a marketing win // Woman hassles a local deputy doing his job in Thurston County, and Sheriff Sanders responds // Should high school kids make money from the NIL? Georgia says sure, why not // College quarterback gets 6th year of eligibility

2pm - Lynnwood tows 55 cars of Super Bowl parade-goers // Cable vs streaming // The homeless count keeps going up // A very sweet Valentine's Day story from an elderly couple // Your texts!

1pm - Why would local Democrats deny press badges to people like Brandi Kruse and Jonathan Choe? // A rally in Olympia to support the millionaire's tax // The Parks Department needs your money to fix a pergola // People are not ready for what AI will do to office jobs // US women hockey star has 3 very supportive older brothers with questionable taste in fashion

12pm - Were there a million people at the Seahawks parade? Not quite // No parade arrests, well done! // Woman takes bike lane to work right down the parade route // The massive door murals on Everett's Boeing factory are getting an expensive makeover // Unknown person travels down I-90 in Spokane gripping back of ambulance

2pm - The Super Bowl wasn't flashy, but if you know football, you can't say it wasn't exciting // A breaking update on the Nancy Guthrie investigation — a black glove is discovered on the roadside, and a delivery driver is detained and then released // Sam Darnold ... you're going to Raising Canes! // Seahawks super fans get tattoos to commemorate Super Bowl win // Your texts!

1pm - More from Senator John Lovick on his bill for a commission that could reappoint sheriffs after misconduct or decertification // Jake and Spike get into it — is this bill a long-overdue update for sheriff accountability? Or taking away power from the voters? // Famous locals Rainn Wilson and Chris Pratt talk about what a Super Bowl win means to the Pacific Northwest // The cost and demands of youth sports are out of hand

12pm - Zero traffic coming into work today, and a copper wire theft on the light rail near Kent // KIRO Newsradio Reporter Luke Duecy is on the scene of the Seahawks parade! He calls in to talk about the crowd and the excitement in downtown Seattle right now // Guys are riding horses outside Lumen Field, so watch where you step // Seattle Public Schools to stay open on Seahawks parade day with no excused absences // Ernest Jones has two choice words for the haters and the doubters // James Van Der Beek has passed away from cancer // A delivery driver was detained last night as a suspect in the Nancy Guthrie abduction. His interview is wild // Senator John Lovick, former sheriff of Snohomish County, on the bill he's sponsoring that would allow an oversight board to appoint replacement sheriffs rather than waiting for a recall from voters

2pm - The Association of Washington Businesses surveyed local business owners, and nearly half are considering leaving the state over high taxes. Morgan Irwin is the AWB's Vice President of Government Affairs, and he joins the show to talk through the survey results and the fallout of a possible tax on millionaires // You’ve Never Seen Super Bowl Betting Like This Before // Your texts!

1pm - An Eastside mother went to an Issaquah High School ICE protest and was assaulted while a police officer stood by // The principal at Issaquah Middle School says his students were part of a protest where they stole ice from local businesses and threw it in the streets // Valentine’s Day is coming up. Is it a fake holiday? And also, do kids still exchange physical valentines? // Should a review board be able to remove locally elected sheriffs? Democrats advance the controversial bill

12pm - A million fans are expected to attend tomorrow’s Seahawks Super Bowl parade. Apparently people are selling their free tickets to the trophy presentation // Here's the amount of money Sam Darnold will have to pay in California taxes for winning the Super Bowl // Law enforcement releases surveillance photos and video of potential subject in Nancy Guthrie investigation // People in her orbit are now submitting DNA samples // Seahawk Derek Hall was a NICU baby, with a 1-percent chance to live. The incredible story of his mom, who fought for his chance at life

How much is a Seahawks endorsement worth to Disneyland? // Louis Alier, longtime Lacey resident and Diehard Hawks Fan, calls us from the Seahawks parade in Disneyland as Sam Darnold and Ken Walker III go by on a float! // Jake tries to plan an extended family trip to Disney on a budget

We Are The Champions! Seahawks win the Super Bowl // Heartwarming stories from the players, and how much this means to them and their families // Rumor mill: NBA to expand by two teams? // Governor Ferguson met with NBA commissioner last week // Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, calls in from California to recount watching the Seahawks win the Super Bowl in a stadium packed with 12s // What is house burping?

2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! Behind-the-scenes with the Seahawks, a surreal true crime story centered on a ransom note, and some truly heinous city name mashups with the Seahawks // Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, walks us a little chaotically around radio row at the Super Bowl! // Your texts!

1pm - Seattle’s tax on sugary drinks could expand to the entire state // Hawaii’s Own co-owner Jamie Davis joins the show to save us all from the panic of Minute Maid ending their line of frozen-in-a-can fruit juices // Bobby Wagner gave a heartfelt speech after winning the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

12pm - Spike's Seahawks superstition // WSP troopers wearing Seahawks hats today // From ancestral mask to NFL icon: The Indigenous origins of the Seahawks logo // Waymo is using people 8000 miles away to provide 'guidance' to their vehicles? // Who wants to be a millionaire? GOP Chairman Representative Jim Walsh joins us with a rebuttal to our interview yesterday the sponsor of the Millionaire's Tax, Senator Jamie Pedersen // A bizarre 'inflate gate' for acidic ski jumpers at the Olympics

2pm - State Senator Jamie Pedersen joins the show to pitch the Millionaire's Tax // Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio Senior Traffic Reporter, on a new bill that wants to let motorcycles drive on the shoulder - in very particular situations! // Your texts!