The John Curley Show

6pm: Ferguson backs WA income tax on millionaires // Rep. Travis Couture: A budget reset that works for Washingtonians // Today in History // Vincent van Gogh chops off his ear // Pittsburgh Steelers’ Franco Harris scores on “Immaculate Reception” iconic NFL play // “Balloon Boy” parents sentenced in Colorado // The worst Christmas Commercial of the 80s

5pm: Top Stories – Recap and Updates // Video shows random attack on 75-year-old woman in downtown Seattle // Medical center that employs woman who berated Target worker over Charlie Kirk shirt is bombarded with over 6,000 ‘profanity-laced’ calls // We Let AI Run Our Office Vending Machine. It Lost Hundreds of Dollars. // An update on Molly // Letters

4pm: Ferguson backs WA income tax on millionaires // Rep. Travis Couture: A budget reset that works for Washingtonians // Move Aside, Snowflake: ‘Theater Kid’ Is the New Go-To Political Insult // Most Top-Achieving Adults Weren’t Elite Specialists in Childhood, New Study Finds

3pm: I Was Thinking: The Christmas Letter // Today in History // Vincent van Gogh chops off his ear // Pittsburgh Steelers’ Franco Harris scores on “Immaculate Reception” iconic NFL play // “Balloon Boy” parents sentenced in Colorado // The worst Christmas Commercial of the 80s

6pm: I Was Thinking: // Viktor Frankl on finding meaning in life // Today in History // The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) released // First gorilla born in captivity // Steelers’ DK Metcalf gets into altercation with fan in Detroit

5pm: Top Stories – Recaps & Updates // Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows // Toilet Rats: Rare, but There // Moms everywhere relate to 7-year-old’s viral essay about being ‘abandoned’ // On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France // Kent, WA mayor says NWS alert worsened panic during levee breach // 600 Readers Told Us About the Best Gifts They Ever Got. These Are the Top 13. // Letters

4pm: Guest: Tracie Jefferson // ‘This kid’s going to die’: Neighbors say 9-year-old abandoned in tent off Aurora. CPS claims he’s not in danger // The Polyamory Delusion // Listeners text in with memories of bully tactics 

3pm: I Was Thinking: // Viktor Frankl on finding meaning in life // Today in History // The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) released // First gorilla born in captivity // Steelers’ DK Metcalf gets into altercation with fan in Detroit

6pm: Court vindicates professor investigated for parodying university’s ‘land acknowledgment’ on syllabus // White House seeking privateers to seize cartel boats, assets // Harvard Professor of Economics Ken Rogoff on November inflation coming in WAY BELOW expectations. // Walter Kirn shares my Spielberg “Disclosure” theory // Brown U. and MIT professor shootings are linked; suspect found dead, officials say // Tipster using Reddit was key in cracking Brown University shooting case, police say // Celebrating Board Operators After Flyers Hot-Mic Moment

5pm: Top Stories Recap/Updates // Cliff Mass promises a White Christmas… in the mountains // Neighbors say 9-year-old abandoned in tent off Aurora. CPS claims he’s not in danger. // Know-It-All Quiz // Letters

4pm: Court vindicates professor investigated for parodying university’s ‘land acknowledgment’ on syllabus // White House seeking privateers to seize cartel boats, assets // Harvard Professor of Economics Ken Rogoff on November inflation coming in WAY BELOW expectations. // Walter Kirn shares my Spielberg “Disclosure” theory // Brown U. and MIT professor shootings are linked; suspect found dead, officials say // Tipster using Reddit was key in cracking Brown University shooting case, police say // They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’

3pm: Video Guest – Ry Curley – Seahawks take 1^st place with Wild OT Win // This Day in History // 1843 - “A Christmas Carol” is published // Celebrating Board Operators After Flyers Hot-Mic Moment

6pm: Video Guest – Bill Kirk – Washington Gun Law // Examining Australia’s gun laws through the years // Aus PM suggests new legislation; Phil Mickelson disapproves // Bill and John are equally perplexed about the Brown University “details” // Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reducing gun violence in Minnesota // The Facts and History of US Involvement in Venezuela // Trump designates Venezuela government a ‘terrorist’ regime, orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers // Lasagna is trending this Christmas, and that’s not by accident 

5pm: Top Stories Recap/Updates // Highway 2 will be closed for ‘months,’ WA Gov. Ferguson says // New Laws & Taxes in Washington in 2026 // 4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies // Chip Roy on health care cost and vote // Obamacare Subsidies Can't Fix a Broken System. Rand Paul's Bill Could // Letters

4pm: Video Guest – Bill Kirk – Washington Gun Law // Examining Australia’s gun laws through the years // Aus PM suggests new legislation; Phil Mickelson disapproves // Bill and John are equally perplexed about the Brown University “details” // Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reducing gun violence in Minnesota // The Facts and History of US Involvement in Venezuela // Trump designates Venezuela government a ‘terrorist’ regime, orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers // Lasagna is trending this Christmas, and that’s not by accident 

3pm: I Was Thinking: CCA Dollars Were Invested in Flood Infrastructure.. Right?  RIGHT?! // John is joined by WA Policy Center’s Todd Myers // This Day in History: 1903 - Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history // 250,000 packages stolen per day, study finds, as lawmakers push stiffer penalties // Los Angeles woman speaks out after Amazon driver steals her cat

6pm: Video Guest – Brian Heywood – Let’s Go Washington // Let’s Go Washington races to collect 90k more signatures to protect girls’ sports, despite violence, threats // Initiative Signing and Drop-Off Locations // The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate // Apparently we should be washing our Christmas trees

5pm: King County Executive Zahilay cuts equity and racial and social justice office // An infuriating wrinkle in the Brown University shooting // Venezuela continues to be puzzling politics // John’s Romantic Text Thread with a Scammer // Letters

4pm: Video Guest – Brian Heywood – Let’s Go Washington // Let’s Go Washington races to collect 90k more signatures to protect girls’ sports, despite violence, threats // Initiative Signing and Drop-Off Locations // The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate // Billionaires make terrible fathers

3pm: I Was Thinking: The answer to affordable Housing // Video Guest – Steve Hickey AKA PHOTOGSTEVE81 Live from Pacific // WA floods: Levee failure prompts evacuation along White River in Pacific // Apparently we should be washing our Christmas trees

6pm: WSJ: The Intifada Comes to Australia // Chuck Schumer before addressing shootings; “Go Bills” // The FBI announces they foiled a credible terror plot planned for New Year's Eve // Talking Sports with Ry // Seahawks survive Philip Rivers’ return, beat Colts with six field goals // Woman finds stranger in Waymo trunk during ride in LA // Waymo self-driving cars hit London streets in preparation for 2026 launch

5pm: Flooding Updates // Flash flood warning issued after Green River Levee fails in King County // Looters in kayaks target flooded Snohomish farm as historic flooding continues // Sen. Murray urges release of man allegedly mauled by ICE dog // Rob Reiner and wife found dead; son arrested for murder // Trump’s post on incident spurs prickly reaction from all sides // Why Christmas Music Is More Popular Than Ever // Letters

4pm: WSJ: The Intifada Comes to Australia // Chuck Schumer before addressing shootings; “Go Bills” // The FBI announces they foiled a credible terror plot planned for New Year's Eve // Talking Sports with Ry // Seahawks survive Philip Rivers’ return, beat Colts with six field goals // Woman finds stranger in Waymo trunk during ride in LA // Waymo self-driving cars hit London streets in preparation for 2026 launch