The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

Governor Ferguson 'made history' and signed the millionaires tax into law today // KIRO Newsradio's Aaron Granillo talks to us about Mariners Opening weekend - if you could even figure out how to watch the games // Brendan Donavan proves himself a solid addition to the M’s lineup // Your texts!

Spike goes to a Mariners game, Jake gets in a Nerf gun fight, and Jake's son has a tantrum in a Trader Joes // At third No Kings rally in Seattle, tens of thousands decry Trump // Jobs supporting AI datacenters don't require a college degree, and pay very well. Will this finally drive the price of college down? // Kit Kat truck stolen

Governor Ferguson signed the millionaire's income tax into law today. Luke Duecy joins us to talk about the impact, and the lawsuit and initiative already launched against it // City of Seattle says $30.5 million CHOP verdict ‘excessive,’ asks for new trial. Chris Davis from Davis Law Group joins us with his expert analysis. // TSA workers asked to return $1000 gift cards they got from Tyler Perry

2pm: FRIDAY FAVORITES // Professional cornhole player and amputee charged with shooting friend to death // Ferry boat bowls from the Seattle Mariners’ opening game reselling for nearly $100 on eBay // NASA to invest $30 billion in a moon base with SpaceX and Blue Origin // Tiger Woods // Recent alleged rollover DUI crash and his identity as a sports icon// Your Texts ! 

1pm: Guest Jason Rantz on Washington voter ID // Science // We’re one step closer to teleportation, would you use it ? // Bill Gates throwback // A 30-year-old video shows Bill Gates explaining what the internet could be like

12pm: FIRST THINGS FIRST // Sports streaming and network costs // “No Kings” rally in Washington this weekend // Guest: Sully on the Ballard Light Rail Expansion // JSN signing ceremony, sounds like he’s got great parents

Baseball conversation with Aaron Granillo // Washington utilities want remote thermostat control — would you allow it? // Your texts!

Guest: Jim Walsh on the Keep America Safe Act // Video Segment: Opening Day with Aaron Goldsmith // “Relax Rows” on United Airlines

Opening Night National Anthem recap // James Earl Jones' baseball speech from Field of Dreams // Opening Day memories from Jake and Spike’s youth // Farmers and Spike agree: pause the CCA // Farmers and Spike double down: pause the CCA // Jake shares a funny wood chipper story // Vince Vaughn says late-night shows feel like a class he doesn’t want to be in

Andrea Suarez from We Heart Seattle tours a tiny home village in Interbay and finds designated drug shacks // House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon won’t face any penalties for admitting to being drunk on the job // Could the Sonics return to Seattle? Mike Lefko from Seattle Sports tries not to jinx it! // Your texts!

Are we emotionally ready for a new basketball team? // Local community steps up to help TSA workers // Delta announces Congress to lose special status until TSA is funded and Senator Ted Cruz says he won’t take a salary // Prediction betting thinks the shutdown will last a lot longer // Meta found liable for not protecting young people on their platforms. Is this a reason they shut down their virtual world? // NASA wants to go to the moon and build stuff there

NBA votes to explore Seattle expansion, possible Sonics return. Are we a formidable sports city now? // Katie Wilson shoots hoops // Jake solves the gas tax // KIRO Newsradio Reporter Luke Duecy joins us with more details of an NBA expansion into Seattle // Our Sonics conversation with Luke Duecy, continued! 

The Supreme Court debates the arrival time of vote-by-mail ballots // How the SAVE Act will disenfranchise voters in remote areas // Your texts!

Insanity verdict highlights one of Washington’s crazier laws, 'The Born Alive' rule // Governor Ferguson still hasn't signed the millionaires tax into law // Quadruple amputee and champion cornhole player is accused of murder // Kentucky family turns down a huge pay day because they don’t want their family farm turned into a data farm

Quadruple amputee cornhole player accused of murder // Wait, were Seattle Public Schools employees not fully returned to in-person work? // Streamlining toll setting process comes with potential to eliminate public input // Of course they want to eliminate our public input on rising tolls. Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter, joins us to talk about 'streamlining' the process due to an 'emergency' // Is this AI-powered streaming fraudster guilty or a genius?

2pm - Northbound I-5 closed indefinitely near Bellingham due to rockslides // The Oso Landslide was 12 years ago // A local man dies after his car crashes into a river. What should you do if your car submerged? // These new M’s ads are great // Your texts

1pm - Jake gets a depressing email from his local library // How do we feel about driverless semi-trucks? // A fire truck collides with a plane at LaGuardia Airport // Bachelorette suitors are exploring a lawsuit after news that the season won't air

12pm - Suspect with 97 prior arrests taken into custody again after retail theft spree // JSN makes a deal to stay with the Hawks // New AI-powered scooters will keep you in bike lanes // Is ICE coming to Sea-Tac Airport? // Elon Musk offers to pay TSA salaries during shutdown

2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! Spike's survival story, Southwest weighs new guidelines, and a warning for Washington from the East Coast // A new Netflix show pairs couples up, but hides their ages // Your texts!

1pm - A family ranch in Eastern Washington is fighting against the state for their land and grazing rights. Teresa and Wade King of King Ranch join The Jake and Spike Show with their attorney Toni Meacham // Other football players talk about how hard it is to play against the Seahawks offensive line // Polymarket is now the official prediction exchange partner of the MLB // World Baseball Classic title game draws record-shattering 10.8 million viewers // Gotta love March Madness: over 99% Of Brackets Busted By The End Of Day One

12pm - Washington State residents are starting to really feel the gas price squeeze // Sound Transit is considering cuts // The Bachelorette gets canceled as video of star Taylor Frankie Paul's domestic violence incident surface. ABC is reportedly losing millions // Chuck Norris has passed away. What's your favorite Chuck Norris joke?

2pm - Washington tax concerns surface as NBA weighs Sonics comeback. Commissioner Adam Silver is meeting with Governor Bob Ferguson before the expansion vote // How much would be too much to pay for the interstate bridge from Washington to Oregon? // Afroman defeats Officer Poundcake in court // ABC cancels The Bachelorette just three days before the season airs over a domestic violence incident // Your texts!

1pm - If you've hired a neighborhood babysitter or a teenage lawn mower, a new law mandating paid vacation and sick leave is causing lots of confusion. Elizabeth New from The Washington Policy Center joins the show with some of the unintended consequences of trying to protect nannies, house cleaners and landscapers // Meta Is Shutting Down Horizon Worlds // Strange figures in cult-like robes at UW last week turned out to just be a guerilla ad campaign for a new pizza place 

12pm - Spike almost got shot by a neighbor while trying to do a good deed // Laura called 911 - unrelated to Spike's incident // Dick's Drive-In gets hit with a class action lawsuit // Governor Ferguson is committed to building the damn bridge across the Columbia — even though it's getting unbelievably expensive. Why is it so hard to estimate the costs of public works projects? // The WNBA is giving their players a big raise

2pm - Should homes get an 'energy score' before you buy? Dawn Baker is the president of the Thurston County Realtors Association, and she joins the show // Plus-size flyers say Southwest is fat shaming them arbitrarily // Your texts!