The John Curley Show

6pm - GUEST - CARLEEN JOHNSON - THE CENTER SQUARE // State fails to investigate daycares with no children despite media reports // Completely nuts: Dutch gallery covers floor in peanut butter to honour late artist // Where is the line between art and farce? // Aussie star stunned after using CIA pain-control technique

5pm - Seattle business owners hope Club World Cup improvements become permanent // Chris Reykdal: "The electrician driving his F-350 that was a voting union Democrat 20 years ago, we've lost the majority of them." // Six months in, WA has paid unemployment to more than 100 striking workers // First black bear uses Snoqualmie Pass I-90 animal bridge // Rantz: Washington spent $6.2 million for one bear to cross in 8 years // John on why this is actually WORTH the money // GUEST - PRESTON HUNSAKER - Landscape Foreman in Buckley and Former Center Back for the Legacy Football Club in Mexico // Why Us Soccer Has A Talent Disadvantage // LETTERS

4pm - GUEST - CARLEEN JOHNSON - THE CENTER SQUARE // State fails to investigate daycares with no children despite media reports // San Francisco’s BART Fare Gates have been a huge success // Sound Transit light rail’s 15-hour suspension caused by train hatch failure // John pulls his hair out over the South Lake Union Trolly // Purple bong, shouting and arrest turn Cranford meeting into chaos

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  The Pratfall Effect // Completely nuts: Dutch gallery covers floor in peanut butter to honour late artist // Where is the line between art and farce? // Aussie star stunned after using CIA pain-control technique

WA superintendent proposes life skills class for high school seniors // He Earns $33 an Hour as a Costco Cashier. Now He’s a Millionaire. // Unpacking Costco’s incredible benefits and employee retention //  Nolan Wells' family demands answers after missing teen found dead on Mississippi island 

6pm - GUEST - CATHY ALLEN - PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CONNECTIONS GROUP POLITICAL STRATEGISTS // Maine Democratic Party leader claims Graham Platner is negotiating potential exit // Divorced, destitute and left for dead — the dark side of tradwife life after 35 // Why John had to fake an injury when he tipped his motorcycle over

5pm - JAMES LYNCH - KATIE WILSON DOES ANOTHER QUESTIONLESS PRESS CONFERENCE // Trump Says Ceasefire With Iran Is Over After Latest Attacks // Does leisure make us happy? Often the answer is no // They Traded America for a Remote Archipelago. Now They’re Moving Back // This guy bought some land and has already cleared some brush // LETTERS

GUEST - CATHY ALLEN - PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CONNECTIONS GROUP POLITICAL STRATEGISTS // Maine Democratic Party leader claims Graham Platner is negotiating potential exit // New U.S. passports with Trump's image are available. Here's how to get (or avoid) one // The overtone window on profiting off the office // Naked and unafraid: Sumner man springs into action to fight garage fire in birthday suit

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  Random Acts of Kindness // Divorced, destitute and left for dead — the dark side of tradwife life after 35 // Why John had to fake an injury when he tipped his motorcycle over

6pm - GUEST - FORMER SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA NELSON // Sara gets candid on affordable housing, Katie Wilson’s reign at the helm, homelessness and what is next for the former city council president // Seattle axes plan to cut developer fees that fund affordable housing // Seattle area’s outlier status on homelessness is only getting worse // Seattle, King County announce sweeping changes to homeless service system

5pm - Glee and snark in Europe after Belgium knocks U.S. out of World Cup // AARON EXPLAIN TO US WHAT WENT WRONG IN BASEBALL TERMS // Seattle’s role in the World Cup comes to an end and… // Revive I-5 begins again in Seattle // Seattle surveillance cameras shut off after FIFA — privacy audit coming this fall // Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson proposes ban on rental junk fees, hidden landlord charges // Why “sticking it the landlords” will ALWAYS cost the renters // Tyler Robinson appears in court for day 2 of Charlie Kirk murder hearing // LETTERS

4pm - GUEST - FORMER SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT SARA NELSON // Sara gets candid on affordable housing, Katie Wilson’s reign at the helm, homelessness and what is next for the former city council president // Seattle axes plan to cut developer fees that fund affordable housing // Seattle area’s outlier status on homelessness is only getting worse // Seattle, King County announce sweeping changes to homeless service system

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  Meet a Billionaire Who WANTS to be taxed and is Optimistic about the Future // Woman alleges in Post interviews that Graham Platner sexually assaulted her // Bernie tells Platner to hang it up // WTF is Freedom Fuel? // ‘Freedom Fuel’ Gas Station Linked to Trump Says Analyst

I WAS THINKING:  Celebrating Taylor Swift’s Wedding NDA // Proposal to ban hunting in Oregon clears major hurdle for November ballot // Zyn Is Safer Than Smoking. The FDA Will Finally Let It Say So.

VIDEO GUEST - JILLIAN RAFTERY - LIVE FROM THE WATCH PARTIES. John’s final verdict on the Trump/Red Card drama?  “I’m sorry, but it reeks of corruption.” //  The DC Fireworks Show happened eventually… and it was pretty spectacular. 86 fireworks-related injuries at Harborview mark a 65% jump from last year’s Fourth of July // LETTERS

VIDEO GUEST - JILLIAN RAFTERY - LIVE FROM THE PRE-GAME. Seattle is stage for one of Team USA’s biggest moments. FIFA lifts US star striker Balogun’s red card suspension at World Cup after Trump calls Infantino. Trump discusses the play in question and the ruling. Inside the White House Campaign to Overturn a World Cup Red Card. Rantz: Here’s the big reasons why Seattle just had its first murder-free month in 56 years // Proposal to ban hunting in Oregon clears major hurdle for November ballot // Zyn Is Safer Than Smoking. The FDA Will Finally Let It Say So.

6pm - 2026 World Cup: Team USA earns Round of 16 game vs. Belgium in Seattle // Trump, Vance won’t attend U.S. World Cup match in Seattle, official says // Belgians visiting for World Cup say Seattle is a ‘hidden gem’ // Why can’t Seattle be this good all the time? // Where to watch Fourth of July fireworks in the Seattle area // Memories from the Curley at KING-5 era of the Gas Works Fireworks show // TEXTS

5pm - I WAS THINKING:  America’s Semiquincentennial // "Oh my country, How I mourn over thy follies and Vices, thine ignorance and imbecility, Thy contempt of Wisdom and Virtue and overweening Admiration of fools and Knaves!" -John Adams in 1806 // Even Many Founders Died in Despair About the American Experiment // Should July 2nd be the day we celebrate?  John Adams thought so! // Thomas Paine: The Founding Father Worth Celebrating // Changing the Constitution: Five Proposals for a More Perfect Union // Tucker Carlson, Who Broke With Trump, Plans to ‘Help Build a Third Party’ // The ‘Special Ops’ Tactics Celebrities Are Using to Keep Their Weddings Private // Taylor Swift wedding to be Friday at Madison Square Garden, AP source says 

4pm - 2026 World Cup: Team USA earns Round of 16 game vs. Belgium in Seattle // Trump, Vance won’t attend U.S. World Cup match in Seattle, official says // Belgians visiting for World Cup say Seattle is a ‘hidden gem’ // Why can’t Seattle be this good all the time? // Where to watch Fourth of July fireworks in the Seattle area // Memories from the Curley at KING-5 era of the Gas Works Fireworks show // TEXTS

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  America’s Semiquincentennial // "Oh my country, How I mourn over thy follies and Vices, thine ignorance and imbecility, Thy contempt of Wisdom and Virtue and overweening Admiration of fools and Knaves!" -John Adams in 1806 // Even Many Founders Died in Despair About the American Experiment // Should July 2nd be the day we celebrate?  John Adams thought so! // Thomas Paine: The Founding Father Worth Celebrating // Changing the Constitution: Five Proposals for a More Perfect Union // Tucker Carlson, Who Broke With Trump, Plans to ‘Help Build a Third Party’ // The ‘Special Ops’ Tactics Celebrities Are Using to Keep Their Weddings Private // Taylor Swift wedding to be Friday at Madison Square Garden, AP source says 

6pm - I WAS THINKING:  Freddy Got MilkshakeDucked // Freddy’s deleted X account shows fragility of going viral // U.S. murder rate approaches a record low // Charles Fain Lehman on Why Cities Got Safer // John’s surprise birthday celebrations