The John Curley Show

6pm - VIDEO GUEST - ELISE ORLICK - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - FAIR VOTE WASHINGTON // Politics are broken. Voters feel disempowered, communities don’t feel represented, and constructive disagreement has gone out the window. // Ranked choice voting (RCV) is a simple improvement to the way we vote. // Vote for candidates in the order you prefer: 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice, and so on. If your favorite can’t win, your vote counts for your next choice. // VIDEO GUEST - CLIFF MASS - PROFESSOR OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AT UW - CLIFFMASS.BLOGSPOT.COM // Smoke in the West Means Relief in the East. The Big Threat Comes Later this Week // New fire sparks west of Spokane, prompting brief evacuation order // You’ve heard of Jimothy the raccoon; now meet Jimothy the human! // Video: ‘Jimothy’s raccoon cousin’ spotted at Mariners’ ‘Jimothy’ night

5pm - Democrats Turn Against Direct Democracy // Black city leaders attack Katie Wilson, Jonathan Choe over Chief Barnes’ firing, black representation in administration. // Mariners suffer 11-0 loss for their league leading 11th shutout of the season // LETTERS

5pm - The case for compulsory voting in the U.S. // Only 19% of primary election ballots in WA have been received with all ballots due TODAY // Everyone Is Mocking ASU’s New ‘Influencer Degree.’ They’re Missing the Bigger Business Lesson // LETTERS

GUEST - KENT LOUX - SPOG PRESIDENT // High winds dislodge log boom of party boats in Lake Washington // Mississippi professor catches AI cheaters with hidden clue in viral Tiktok  

GUEST - JUDGE DAVE LARSON - FOR JUSTICE OF THE WASHINGTON SUPREME COURT // GUEST - TODD MYERS - WASHINGTON POLICY CENTER VP FOR RESEARCH. Spokane fires burn roughly 700 structures, Ferguson to give update // LETTERS  

GUEST - KENT LOUX - SPOG PRESIDENT // High winds dislodge log boom of party boats in Lake Washington // Mississippi professor catches AI cheaters with hidden clue in viral Tiktok  

I WAS THINKING: AI Anthony Fauci - A Journaling Session During Peak Covid & Zac Brown Band gives free cruises to 37,000 Fenway Park concert fans in "incredible surprise" // Washington State Coaches Charged for Failing to Report Sexual Assault. Puyallup wrestler sues over alleged sexual assault response // “The Macarena” begins its reign atop the U.S. pop charts | August 3, 1996  

6pm - MORE ON TODAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE WITH KATIE WILSON & ANDRE SAYLES, AND THE ON-GOING INVESTIGATION // Bite of Seattle shooting puts local food vendors in rough spot // Women’s pro baseball is back. Here’s what to expect from the WPBL // Can Seattle’s booming matchmaking industry solve the ‘relationship recession'? // Angela’s Disturbing Dating App Story

5pm - Trump says he may pull Todd Blanche's nomination until Cornyn and Tillis leave office // Is Seattle a victim of "lazy criticism"? Seattle Tech Week is going on this week, and this speech caught my eye. This guy claims we've started to internalize the criticism - when in reality we are magic. A venture capitalist’s passionate speech — a rallying cry, really — about Seattle // Seattle lands another $1B startup: Here’s the latest arrival in the industrial AI boom // Space Needle urged to show feature Hollywood films on WA’s biggest IMAX screen // LETTERS

4pm - MORE ON TODAY’S PRESS CONFERENCE WITH KATIE WILSON & ANDRE SAYLES, AND THE ON-GOING INVESTIGATION // Bite of Seattle shooting puts local food vendors in rough spot & Women’s pro baseball is back. Here’s what to expect from the WPBL // Can Seattle’s booming matchmaking industry solve the ‘relationship recession'? // Angela’s Disturbing Dating App Story  

3pm - KIRO Newsradio's GEE SCOTT Was the One who Broke the News to Now Former Chief Police Shon Barnes // On the Press Conference Held at 11AM Today - KATIE WILSON & ANDRE SAYLES // More on the SPD & KATIE WILSON & Capitol Hill gets its first tiny home shelter // Angela’s Racist AI Bot Story 

6pm - Continuing coverage of Police Chief Barnes’s resignation // Gun Violence Didn't Move to Seattle Center. Our Attention Did // More than 12K pounds of bacon sold at Grocery Outlet recalled across WA, OR, and Idaho // Taco Bell’s Plan to Win Back Customers After Cyclospora Illness Outbreak // 10 Foods That Food Safety Experts Never Eat

5pm - Continuing coverage of Police Chief Barnes’s resignation

4pm - Continuing coverage of Police Chief Barnes’s resignation // Gun Violence Didn't Move to Seattle Center. Our Attention Did // More than 12K pounds of bacon sold at Grocery Outlet recalled across WA, OR, and Idaho // Taco Bell’s Plan to Win Back Customers After Cyclospora Illness Outbreak // 10 Foods That Food Safety Experts Never Eat

3pm - John Curley joins us live via phone // What in the world is going on with Chief Shon Barnes and Mayor Katie Wilson? // BREAKING: Seattle Mayor Wilson accepts letter of resignation from Police Chief Barnes as council members slam decision: ‘This is unacceptable’

6pm - GUEST - DR. JACQUALINE BOLES - CLINICAL DIRECTOR FOR REDEEMED WELLNESS CENTER // A Monday afternoon's press conference, Mayor Wilson stressed that the city would continue to work with their "community based partners" on the root causes of gun violence // One of those community based partners, Dr. Jaqueline Boles and Redeemed Wellness Center, was among the press and took the opportunity to let the Mayor know that she hasn't been paid by the city since April and is owed over $65k // DOCTOR Boles earns $38k per year trying to save the forgotten youth in Seattle // Seattle Storm owner ‘verbally berated and cursed’ at teen girls supporting Sophie Cunningham at game // Coyotes invade West Hollywood abandoned construction site dubbed “Coyote Condo”