The John Curley Show

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’ 

There’s been no World Cup windfall for Airbnb – and hosts are surprised. Seattle to prohibit cars in Pioneer Square on World Cup match days. Report: 2 names emerge as potential Seahawks bidders // Rantz: Lynnwood councilwoman says American flag ‘unrelatable,’ wants Pride flag in its place // TEXTS! 

GUEST: Carleen Johnson, Center Square Associate Editor. WATCH: Lawsuit against DCYF to proceed as agency updates foster care gender policies. Report: Washington high schools rank near bottom in personal finance literacy //  Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache. Cellphone ban goes into effect in Seattle Public Schools // Grenade donated to Tacoma Goodwill

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’ 

I WAS THINKING:  The Social Security Ponzi Scheme Has Less than 10 Years // FBI Director Kash Patel issues urgent update on government UFO files // Religious leaders told 'prepare now' for UFO disclosure to unleash Bible-changing revelations // Canadian musician sues Google after AI overview falsely claimed he was a sex offender

VIDEO GUEST - JOE KENT - FORMER DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL TERRORISM CENTER // Kent on why he resigned from the administration, when Trump changed and how, if not fixed, the war in Iran and foreign interference in America could be the end of the country as we know it. // Joe Kent had a LOT more to say.  Watch the full interview on the KIRO News Radio Youtube page

VIDEO GUEST - DONOVAN JOJOLA - IT’S TIME TO LET 16 YEAR OLDS VOTE // Donovan is a junior at Capital High School in Olympia, co-chair of the Olympia Youth Council and a civic organizer for youth in Thurston County. // Let 16-year-olds vote in WA; they’re ready //  Should 16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote in next general election, government plans // John’s Katie Wilson “endorsement” is quite the divisive topic online // Ted Turner, Who Shaped Cable TV and Launched CNN, Has Died at 87

I WAS THINKING:  The Social Security Ponzi Scheme Has Less than 10 Years // FBI Director Kash Patel issues urgent update on government UFO files // Religious leaders told 'prepare now' for UFO disclosure to unleash Bible-changing revelations // Canadian musician sues Google after AI overview falsely claimed he was a sex offender

VIDEO GUEST - ELIZABETH NEW - WASHINGTON POLICY CENTER // WA Cares: Important information is still MIA, but benefits are available for some in July // Cruise ship at center of suspected deadly hantavirus outbreak refused permission to dock // Human-to-human hantavirus transmission suspected on board stranded cruise ship, WHO says // Breaking New Ground at the Met Gala: The first Black transgender woman with quadriplegic cerebral palsy to be signed to a major modeling agency.