The John Curley Show

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

5pm - GUEST - TY - THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING EXPERT // 28 year SPD veteran and former Vice squad undercover agent // USA Game Underway and why John loves referencing Pele // LETTERS

4pm - GUEST - ANDREA SUAREZ - WE HEART SEATTLE // Seattle, King County announce sweeping changes to homeless service system // $1B spent on King County homelessness organization as unhoused population grows // U.S. murder rate approaches a record low // Charles Fain Lehman on Why Cities Got Safer // Inside the Egg Price-Fixing Scandal That Spiked American Grocery Bills

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  Freddy Got MilkshakeDucked // Freddy’s deleted X account shows fragility of going viral // Dangerous tapeworm never before seen in PNW live in Seattle-area coyotes // Good news; you don’t have brain cancer. Bad news; you have worms in your brain // John’s surprise birthday celebrations

6pm - The legend of the Founding Father in the Curley Family - Thomas Fitzsimons // John’s follow-up on “Childcare for All” conversation with Hannah Krieg // Seattle City Council to vote today on whether to block Aurora Avenue streets tied to shootings, sex trade // Becca from Aurora shares how the city barricades have been a complete game changer for Aurora residents; “It’s like living on a cul de sac now; it's night and day.  The children can rollerskate now, they can walk to the park!  They’re safe now, it's quiet now, we can sleep at night.  It’s an incredible solution that needs to stay in place forever.” // Trump’s July 4 fireworks to start much later and last much longer than any before it

5pm - GUEST - BILL KIRK - WASHINGTON GUN LAW // Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams // Supreme Court greenlights turning away asylum-seekers at the border // Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Curtail Birthright Citizenship // Supreme Court taking up case challenging Washington’s youth shelter, gender-affirming care law // Supreme Court accepts two consolidated assault weapons ban cases // Seattle dog voted best hotdog in America! // LETTERS

4pm - The legend of the Founding Father in the Curley Family - Thomas Fitzsimons // John’s follow-up on “Childcare for All” conversation with Hannah Krieg // Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wedding rumors fuel millions in bets on prediction markets // Trump’s July 4 fireworks to start much later and last much longer than any before it

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  It’s Someone’s Birthday // Seattle City Council to vote today on whether to block Aurora Avenue streets tied to shootings, sex trade // Becca from Aurora shares how the city barricades have been a complete game changer for Aurora residents; “It’s like living on a cul de sac now; it's night and day.  The children can rollerskate now, they can walk to the park!  They’re safe now, it's quiet now, we can sleep at night.  It’s an incredible solution that needs to stay in place forever.” // Adolf Hitler baby photo in New Jersey middle school yearbook sparks investigation

6pm - GUEST - JIM WALSH ON THE MILLIONAIRE TAX REPEAL AFFECTING THE CAPITAL GAINS // Could initiative to kill WA ‘millionaires tax’ also kill capital gains tax? // The very unique complaint John received over the weekend about KIRO Radio // Alaska Bound: Family races to make toddler the youngest to visit all 63 National Parks // Why the effort for a child that won’t remember any of it?

5pm - GUEST - HANNAH KRIEG - FACE OF THE BURNER SEATTLE AND PERPETUAL THORN IN THE SIDE OF WA CONSERVATIVES ON TWITTER // The "Jonathan Choe of the Left" on the Heywood selfie X drama, taxing millionaires and Katie Wilson // LETTERS

4pm - GUEST - JIM WALSH ON THE MILLIONAIRE TAX REPEAL AFFECTING THE CAPITAL GAINS // Could initiative to kill WA ‘millionaires tax’ also kill capital gains tax? // Europe’s AC Aversion: A ‘Secular Penance’ // American Airlines, Delta, and Southwest flyers issued stark warning over wearing shorts on planes // 7-year-old dies weighing 255 lbs.; parents charged with 2nd-degree murder // Noah Kahan Asks Concertgoers Not To S#@t In Their Seats 

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  Dueling America 250th Birthday Parties // The very unique complaint John received over the weekend about KIRO Radio // Alaska Bound: Family races to make toddler the youngest to visit all 63 National Parks // Why the effort for a child that won’t remember any of it?

6pm - I WAS THINKING:  The Surprisingly Common Goals of Socialists and Street Preachers // Todd Blanche ‘conceded’ violating law on Epstein files, judge finds; must explain redactions by July 2nd // Company owned by Trump donor won $1.7 million no-bid Reflecting Pool cleaning contract // JJ Cafaro had a big fan… in Jeffery Epstein // Man TRAPPED In Toilet Tank For 15 Minutes At California Camp // A woman in the Australian outback spent 3 hours in one in April …and it happened to a woman right here in Washington in 2022

5pm - JILLIAN RAFERTY LIVE FROM THE WORLD CUP SCENE // Seattle’s World Cup Pride Match moves forward despite pressure from Iran, Egypt // Listener leaves comment on Pride flag at tonight’s game // Claude delivers a profound answer on what has changed about humanity // John’s spent a weekend at a silent retreat // LETTERS

4pm - Harger: Jamie Pedersen passed Washington’s first income tax. After 20 years, his own party won’t endorse him // In New York and Britain, Socialism Is on the March // Jay Inslee blamed Donald Trump for your gas bill. X buried him in his own ‘pennies’ lie // WA to agree to link carbon markets with CA, Quebec // Todd Blanche ‘conceded’ violating law on Epstein files, judge finds; must explain redactions by July 2nd // Company owned by Trump donor won $1.7 million no-bid Reflecting Pool cleaning contract // JJ Cafaro had a big fan… in Jeffery Epstein // John’s Super Signer Event in Bellevue

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  The Surprisingly Common Goals of Socialists and Street Preachers // Economists have long wanted prediction markets. This isn’t what they’d hoped for // A New Type of Gambling Scandal Is Sweeping Through Sports // Gambling disorder diagnoses spike in states that legalized sports betting // Man TRAPPED In Toilet Tank For 15 Minutes At California Camp // A woman in the Australian outback spent 3 hours in one in April …and it happened to a woman right here in Washington in 2022

What to Know About the Government’s $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown. US judge blocks Trump administration SNAP restrictions on soda, candy. Brandon Gill grills FRAC's director of SNAP policy on soda change // Parents Send 6-Year-Old Child to the Grocery Store Alone After Months of Preparation… Naturally, the internet freaks out // Largest tree in Lakewood comes down one branch at a time