The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

2pm - Friday Favorites // Star Wars returns to theaters without all the digital nonsense // The Washington state Department of Licensing “Spanish accent” glitch // GUEST: Paul Holden: How to have a perfect day at Emerald City Comic Con // Your texts!

1pm - Todd Meadows’ mom doesn’t want ‘Deadliest Catch’ to air his death // Family sues Edmonds School District over ‘useless’ diploma // GUEST: R.B. Wick on buying the Pacific Science Center’s old triceratops head // ‘Pocket listings’ outlawed in Washington state, bill now heads to Governor Ferguson for signature

12pm - FIRST THINGS FIRST // Ed Lincoln of Lincoln Towing, known for Pink Toe Truck, dies at 84 // Report: QB Geno Smith to be released by Las Vegas Raiders // Clocks spring forward Sunday as daylight saving time returns // Ferguson says he’ll sign revised WA ‘millionaires’ tax’ after affordability amendment // More on the ‘millionaires tax’ // The Burger Wars continue

2pm - Gen Z is flocking to DVDs and VHS tapes // Why did this luxury movie theater in Redmond go bankrupt? // Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter, joins us to talk about a weekend closure of I-405 through Bothell, and the continued misery of Revive I-5 // Your texts!

1pm - Our promised debate about income inequality! Should billionaires and soon-to-be trillionaires like Elon Musk be subject to more taxes? // A 9-year-old lived in a tent while his mother smoked fentanyl next to him. WA lawmakers just voted to keep the law exactly as it is. Charlie Harger from Seattle's Morning News joins with the story and the latest from Olympia // The Brady Bunch house gets historic landmark status

12pm - Congrats! We’ve all been hacked, and the DOL knew about it for 6 years and did nothing // KIRO Newsradio Reporter James Lynch attended Katie Wilson’s very short press conference and announcement of emergency housing for the homeless, and didn't get to ask any questions // What do we think of Mayor Wilson's tiny homes plan for homelessness housing? // Who else is looking through your Meta glasses?! 

2pm - As part of America’s 250th birthday celebration, founding documents from DC are being flown all around the country. Here are the dates you can see them locally // Heinz sauce machine debuts at Muckleshoot Casino Resort // Protections for fire insurance knocked out of running in Washington Legislature // Gary Kleinknecht calls in from the McBones Coyote Canyon Mammoth Site to tell us how you can discover fossils on an ancient floodplain right here in WA // Your texts!

1pm - Did a Washington teachers union send out a letter calling for a May Day Strike?// Jason Rantz thinks Governor Ferguson should do a gas tax holiday // Matt McIlwain, Managing Director of Venture Capital Group Madrona, on why the millionaires tax is a terrible idea // Continuing our conversation with Matt McIlwain. Do businesses own a responsibility to the cities they grow in?

12pm - Governor Ferguson says the millionaire tax might be dead ... at least for now // Starbucks headed to Tennessee // King County arrests 33 after UW vandalism // Omg, I want to buy this. The mechanical rhino from Ace Ventura is real and for sale

2pm - Last night's Blood Moon rose at a very spooky time // The millionaire tax is an income tax, says tech investor Matt McIlwain // Polyamory gets legal protection? // Your texts!

1pm - Chris Davis from Davis Law Group on the multi-millions in damages that the City of Seattle has paid out to families in recent years — one, a teen's death in the CHOP zone; another, a student struck in a crosswalk by a speeding police officer // McDonald’s CEO is going viral for his robotic tasting of their newest burger. Jake and Spike taste the 'beef notes' in the ‘product’ for themselves // Original Star Wars will be back in theaters, without any digital "enhancements"

12pm - Jake and Nate attempt to mercy kill a pigeon being pecked at by crows // British Columbia ends Daylight Saving Time // Small business owners say the tax environment right now is worse than it was during the pandemic. Charlie Harger from Seattle's Morning News joins the show to report // Michael Jordan has won the first three races of the NASCAR season

Ejected driver pulls gun on bystander after crashing, rolling over on I-5, WSP says // WA doubled spending over 10 years. Every major metric got worse, but Olympia still wants more // No clear objective and no imminent threat from Iran, says Senator Patty Murray // Are you chasing a cougar to get your dog back?

KIRO Newsradio Reporter Luke Duecy joins us with the details as Israeli and US planes pound Iran and Tehran // Friendly fire shoots down 3 of our jets, and the social media video of an ejected American pilot is fascinating // Whidbey Island Growlers now flying combat missions against Iran // Will Iran still play in the Seattle World Cup match? // A family of 5 did not tip on their $99 cafe order. Laura feels slighted // Look up at the sky! A Blood Moon will rise tonight

2pm: FRIDAY FAVORITES! Olympic glory and a tech scandal // Burger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ // Your Texts!

1pm: What Jake was watching when the President of KIRO walked by our desks this morning // Representative Fitzgibbon might be representative of a bipartisan drinking problem // The Vatican wants priests to crack down on using AI to write sermons // The movers and security guard who helped rescue a missing girl after recognizing her from an Amber Alert are awarded

12pm: Jed A lawmaker introduces an amendment referendum to the millionaires tax // Amazon is no longer Seattle’s number one employer // Briana Rae had two very cute pet goats stolen from her property in Auburn. She joins us to send a message to the thieves! // It’s virtually impossible to fire teachers in Washington, which Kent School District just proved

2pm - The filmmakers behind King of Kong, Mike Thompson and Steve Wiebe join the show and promote a special screening // Couple asks Washington Department of Licensing for Spanish speaker – and gets a recording in a Spanish accent instead // Your texts!

1pm - House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon drinks on the job // Seattle has an Uber abundance problem // Bill Gates responds to speculation that he might buy the Seahawks // How Epstein got close to higher ups at Microsoft // Let’s solve a crime!

12pm - It's Laura's 7th anniversary at KIRO! Spike gives her an expensive gift // Snohomish deputy smashes the car window of a guy he pulled over, and the 'dad voice' he uses is awesome // Charlie Harger from Seattle's Morning News on Amazon's footprint in Seattle getting smaller. Why? // Lawmakers chose not to fix the copper theft problem this year // ‘Had enough’: Airport says it’s time to ban pajamas

2pm - SPD and the Care Bears are bumping heads // How’s our state doing with hiring new cops after getting a $100 million dollar grant? // How much could you get for renting out your home to visitors during the World Cup? // James Lynch, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, on the Gig Harbor stabbings that left 4 people dead and accusations of occult rituals and witchcraft at the home // Your texts!

1pm - North Mercer Island residents urged to stop flushing due to sewer blockage // Trump gives the longest State of the Union ever // Democrats don't stand during State of the Union at Trump's demand // Wow, a moving company's truck drivers spotted a kidnapped child in Arizona and stopped it. Credit to these guys

12pm - Bill Gates apologizes to foundation staff over Jeffrey Epstein ties, admits to affairs // Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, on the House debate over the millionaires tax, and one billionaire we're okay with taxing // Man prohibited from owning guns was able to 3D print them instead

2pm - State Senator Jamie Pederson puts some lipstick on the pig that is the millionaire tax. Former Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna explains why the tax isn't legal // CNN‘s Fareed Zakaria has some thoughts on what makes blue cities so unaffordable // Eileen Weinberg, the mom of the Olympic gold-winning Hughes brothers, was interviewed about playing hockey when she was a kid // Olympian Connor Hellebuyck was counted out as an NHL recruit from Texas // Your texts!