The John Curley Show

I WAS THINKING: A Tour of Thousands of Places Your CCA Money is Going // "Overburdened Communities" with "Vulnerable Populations" In Washington State To Get Billions To Reduce Carbon Emissions -- Or Just To Line Their Pockets? // Aaron Granillo - Checking in on the M's at the Quarter Season Mark // Cal Raleigh placed on injured list for the first time in his career // The most beautiful sounding words in the english language 

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s Trillion Dollar Promise on a 10 Billion Dollar Budget // Why the Federal Government’s AI Arms Race with China should have us all concerned // Rep. Thomas Massie says he and Marjorie Taylor Greene stopped an AI data center power grab. // This California election cycle is an absolute circus // Letters

Big money pours into Washington Supreme Court races amid millionaires tax debate // Ferguson's latest pick for SC is a political donor that’s never been a judge. // Project Blue Beam - A Fake Alien Invasion Decades in the Making? // Curley explains his Katie Wilson endorsement… AGAIN

I WAS THINKING: A Tour of Thousands of Places Your CCA Money is Going // "Overburdened Communities" with "Vulnerable Populations" In Washington State To Get Billions To Reduce Carbon Emissions -- Or Just To Line Their Pockets? // Aaron Granillo - Checking in on the M's at the Quarter Season Mark // Cal Raleigh placed on injured list for the first time in his career // The most beautiful sounding words in the english language 

CIA Whistleblower Says Government Circulated Scientific Papers on COVID "Lab-Leak" Theory in 2020 // The CIA releases statement calling the testimony “political theater” // Sen. Rand Paul warns CIA they must not retaliate against whistle blower // He also claims the CIA “took back 40 boxes of JFK and MK-Ultra files” that Tulsi Gabbard was reviewing for declassification. // Fox News’s Watters deletes clip saying CIA ‘raided’ Gabbard’s office //The $13 million dollar foreign lobby fight to unseat constitutionalist Thomas Massie in Kentucky // WA tourist arrested after video shows rock hurled at endangered Hawaiian monk seal 

Ferguson: “In Seattle, we're making it accessible and cost-friendly for soccer fans visiting for the World Cup.” // World Cup visitors will be paying 25% in tax on their stay in Seattle // Former Governor Christine Gregoire blasts Olympia’s “war on business” // TALKING SPORTS WITH RY // Seahawks 2026 full schedule drops at 5pm // LETTERS

CIA Whistleblower Says Government Circulated Scientific Papers on COVID "Lab-Leak" Theory in 2020 // The CIA releases statement calling the testimony “political theater” // Sen. Rand Paul warns CIA they must not retaliate against whistle blower // He also claims the CIA “took back 40 boxes of JFK and MK-Ultra files” that Tulsi Gabbard was reviewing for declassification. // Fox News’s Watters deletes clip saying CIA ‘raided’ Gabbard’s office // The $13 million dollar foreign lobby fight to unseat constitutionalist Thomas Massie in Kentucky // Ry is moving back to the barn for the summer

3PM - VIDEO GUEST - BRANDI KRUSE // Complaint alleges Let’s Go Washington violated campaign finance laws // NYC dumping record $43B into public schools — at a whopping $44K per pupil — despite plummeting enrollment, poor test results // Proposing an alternative use for that money // WA tourist arrested after video shows rock hurled at endangered Hawaiian monk seal 

6PM - US annual consumer inflation posts largest gain in three years as prices increase broadly // Producer prices shot up 6%, adding pressure on companies to hike prices for struggling customers // Amid war, Trump says he doesn’t ‘think about Americans’ financial situation’ // Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips // UW students raise security concerns after deadly stabbing, report prior break-in // Chloe Cole postpones UW event after Antifa death threats: ‘There’s a difference between being brave and being stupid’ // Shrinkflation grows as products get smaller // Shrinking Milka chocolate bar tricked consumers, says German court

5PM - Insurance won’t cover Ozempic? WA court sparks discrimination debate // Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz calls Seattle ‘hostile’ to business // “Blue Dot Fever” is impacting artists like the Pussycat Dolls, Meghan Trainor, Post Malone and Zayn Malik // LETTERS

4:00PM - US annual consumer inflation posts largest gain in three years as prices increase broadly // Producer prices shot up 6%, adding pressure on companies to hike prices for struggling customers // Amid war, Trump says he doesn’t ‘think about Americans’ financial situation’ // Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips // UW students raise security concerns after deadly stabbing, report prior break-in // Chloe Cole postpones UW event after Antifa death threats: ‘There’s a difference between being brave and being stupid’ // Shrinkflation grows as products get smaller // Shrinking Milka chocolate bar tricked consumers, says German court 

3:00PM - Amazon’s new 30-minute delivery service goes live in Seattle // Washington state tech layoffs are second highest in the country // Explore the data: 10,000 rulings against Trump in ICE cases // Travelers are embarrassing themselves at the airport ― on purpose // Cool or gross? Why 'ugly shoes' are taking 2026 by storm

6pm - GUEST - LEAH COURAGE - REALTOR AND CONSULTANT AT THE COURAGE GROUP - COURAGEREALTY.COM // Washington State is Changing RAPIDLY.  Why business is saying “Bye” // Is a “Second Home” Tax coming to Washington? // Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s budget deficit nears half-billion dollars, raising threat of taxes and layoffs // TikTok creator's crowdfunding campaign to buy Spirit Airlines racks up more than $335M in pledges

5pm - GUEST - BRIAN HEYWOOD - LET’S GO WASHINGTON // Complaint alleges Let’s Go Washington, Brandi Kruse violated campaign finance laws // Voter repeal effort against WA's 'millionaires tax' launches // Three King County residents connected to international cruise ship in public health monitoring for hantavirus // Inside the Quarantine ‘Hotel’ for Americans on the Hantavirus Cruise // LETTERS

4pm - GUEST - LEAH COURAGE - REALTOR AND CONSULTANT AT THE COURAGE GROUP - COURAGEREALTY.COM // Washington State is Changing RAPIDLY.  Why business is saying “Bye” // Is a “Second Home” Tax coming to Washington? // FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem // The erosion of privacy marches on while everyone is distracted // Rachel Dolezal, now calling herself Nkechi Diallo, launches a new career as a sex coach

3pm - I WAS THINKING: Peacock Feathers and “Suicidal Empathy” // Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s budget deficit nears half-billion dollars, raising threat of taxes and layoffs // TikTok creator's crowdfunding campaign to buy Spirit Airlines racks up more than $335M in pledges

6pm - GUEST - STEVE EDMISTON - FOREMOST PNW UFO EXPERT ON “UFO FILES” // Steve Edmiston is a business and entertainment lawyer with Bracepoint Law and a Pacific Northwest historian and UFO junkie // Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public // Architect of the ‘millionaire tax’ Sen. Jamie Pedersen says there is no evidence of capital flight // Howard Schultz writes a scathing op-ed in the WSJ about Seattle

5pm - U.S. Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Flown to Quarantine Center After Positive Test // Walter Kirn believes this is another “plandemic” after whistleblower predicted it // The guy who posted from the cruise ship isn’t new to virus media // He is also a “brand ambassador” for the cruise ship // The strangeness from the cruise ship is overwhelming // Interest in buying Seahawks is reportedly ‘soft’ // Will the ‘millionaires tax’ hurt Seattle sports? It’s complicated // LETTERS

4pm - GUEST - STEVE EDMISTON - FOREMOST PNW UFO EXPERT ON “UFO FILES” // Steve Edmiston is a business and entertainment lawyer with Bracepoint Law and a Pacific Northwest historian and UFO junkie // Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public // Architect of the ‘millionaire tax’ Sen. Jamie Pedersen says there is no evidence of capital flight // Howard Schultz writes a scathing op-ed in the WSJ about Seattle

3pm - I WAS THINKING: One Man’s Search for the World’s Funniest Joke // GUEST - JOE BAIRD - GROWER OF THE LARGEST PUMPKIN IN SEATTLE HISTORY - 1673 lbs in 2025 // Last year Joseph Baird set the record for Seattle’s heaviest giant pumpkin with a 1,673-pounder, today he joins show to share tips for John’s quest // To move a 40-ton fin whale carcass, Samish Island finds a way

UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public // Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands // Ticketmaster is slashing 350 jobs — 8% of its global workforce — in engineering and design  // Gap Year

After no-warning shutdown tanks revenue 80%, Leschi bistro owner forces city of Seattle to blink // Washington Gov. Ferguson limits press access, breaking precedent // 9 people share the best life advice they ever got from their mom // LETTERS

GUEST - Dr. William Jackson, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning // Ari Hoffman’s misrepresentation of Sammamish graduation event causes mass harassment of school // Ticketmaster is slashing 350 jobs — 8% of its global workforce — in engineering and design  // Gap Year

UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public // Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands // A.I. emerges as main cause of layoffs in April // AirPods with cameras reportedly in final testing at Apple 

I Was Thinking: a $46 Uber ride. Seattle's gig worker law was supposed to boost pay. It did at first, until orders dropped. GUEST: Sully: Light rail 2 Line reopens after its first snag crossing Lake Washington // Each Year We’re Speaking 300 Words Less a Day and It’s Bad News for Our Mental Health // Bank Teller Hangs Up on Pope Leo, Thought Call Was a ‘Prank’