The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

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

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims // 2. Paramount seeks $1.88 billion bond from state AGs to cover costs of WBD merger delay // 3. Hayden Panettiere Dies at 36 // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you want CCTV cameras turned on in downtown Seattle // Feeding time:  Robert Downey Jr. will play Dr. Doom

12pm - Mayor Katie Wilson dances with a rapper // Critics want Seattle cameras removed, while polling says that 75% of Seattleites want the security cams turned on or expanded // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you want the cameras on? // ESPN ranks Seahawks as the number one team // Why the Seahawks can’t keep the grass field from FIFA // Pet goose saves family and farm friends from a barn fire

2pm - Charlie Harger: Auburn Police arrested five shoplifters at Fred Meyer and booked them into jail. Here’s why that matters more than you think // A Fight Over Whose Name the Kids Would Take Was Settled by a Family Olympics // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. Seattle, Renton protest Flock cameras // 2. Hawaii recovers from Hurricane Lala // 3. Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say // Aaron Granillo, KIRO Newsradio Anchor, on a Mariners comeback // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Behind wave of hot dog carts near Seattle stadiums, officials cite 'organized operations,' possible labor exploitation // Feeding time: Kristen Bell surprises fans at a Savannah Bananas game

12pm - Seattle and Renton are protesting Flock cameras today // Behind wave of hot dog carts near Seattle stadiums, officials cite 'organized operations,' possible labor exploitation // Vendor Closed Down By King County Health Department Back in 24 Hours // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you eat at these places? Is it worth the risk? // Everett Jack in the Box closing permanently as chain shuts down hundreds of locations // 80 cats rescued in Tacoma in just a week spark calls for free or low-cost spay and neuter services

2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! Everybody wants to be a cat, a motorcycle accident and a lemonade stand in Ohio // Viral Olympic Breakdancer 'Raygun' Stars In New Netflix Documentary // Last Call

The 1 O'clock Rundown // 1. ‎Luigi Mangione Admits Shooting Health Care Executive as He Pleads Guilty in Federal Court // 2. Battle between surrogate who delivered a baby against the wishes of the parents // QUESTION OF THE DAY: Sound Transit costs soar to infinity and beyond // Feeding time: Illinois power all winner 1.4 billion…what’s the first thing you’d do?

12pm - Jake was stuck in completely stopped traffic this morning for what we thought was a person in crisis dangling over I-5 off an overpass. Turns out, it was a stunt from a 25-year-old // Sound Transit's extension to West Seattle pushed back again. QUESTION OF THE DAY:  Help us come up with a new logo for Sound Transit! // Renton is covering Flock cams with garbage bags // Seahawks agreed to sign cornerback with eight felony charges

2pm - Will a DUI that happened two days ago keep a local candidate in Tacoma from winning her race? // Free meals are coming to all Seattle Public Schools this fall, and Seattle's free preschool program expands // 61 cats have now been rescued off the boat in Tacoma. Animal Control Officer Brittany Kirsch joins the show! // Last Call