The John Curley Show

The John Curley Show

Every weekday, John Curley has an irreverent take on the news. From big stories to small ones, they all get the Curley treatment and you’ll be left laughing and thinking about the headlines in different way.

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Hour 4: 9 Beers and 9 Hot Dogs in 9 Innings? Challenge Accepted. 

6pm: Video Guest – Jim Walsh – State Rep and Chairman of The WA State Republican party // Walsh reacts to Gov. Ferguson’s press conference // Today in History // 1920 - Early football leagues consolidate into precursor of the NFL // 9 Beers and 9 Hot Dogs in 9 Innings? Challenge Accepted. 

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Aug 20, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 3: Religious concert moves to Gas Works Park amid safety concerns, First Amendment protections

5pm: Religious concert moves to Gas Works Park amid safety concerns, First Amendment protections // John makes predictions on Gas Works protests // SPD Chiefs Received $50,000 Bonuses Meant to Address Police Hiring Shortage // John alleges Chief Barnes is unethically enriching his friends at Seattle’s expense // States rethink a long-held practice of setting speed limits based on how fast drivers travel // Letters

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Aug 20, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 2: Walsh reacts to Gov. Ferguson’s press conference

4pm: Video Guest – Jim Walsh – State Rep and Chairman of The WA State Republican party // Walsh reacts to Gov. Ferguson’s press conference // What Musk, Altman and Others Say About AI-Funded ‘Universal Basic Income’ // Elon Musk Wants to Give You Money for Nothing // Washington's first In-N-Out is now open

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Aug 20, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 1: Happy National Radio Day!

3pm: Happy National Radio Day! // I Was Thinking: John’s powerful monologue on thinking for yourself… that was ENTIRELY written by AI! // Today in History // 1920 - Early football leagues consolidate into precursor of the NFL // 9 Beers and 9 Hot Dogs in 9 Innings? Challenge Accepted. 

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Aug 20, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 4: Paying tribute to the brilliance of Philly’s announcer John Kruk

6pm: Video Guest – Daniel Flynn – Writer for American Spector // Author of “The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer” // Inside Silicon Valley’s Growing Obsession With Having Smarter Babies // The quest to create gene-edited babies gets a reboot // China’s 2026 Reveal Promises “Robots will carry life now” as Nation Unveils World’s First Pregnancy-Capable Humanoid Prototype // Paying tribute to the brilliance of Philly’s announcer John Kruk

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Aug 19, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 3: Washington on notice for 'sanctuary polices,' Gov. Ferguson responds

5pm: Washington on notice for 'sanctuary polices,' Gov. Ferguson responds // Fence at Denny Blaine Park installed to hide nudity, vandalized day after installation // Your Late-Night Cheese Fix Might Be Linked to Your Nightmares // Frequent Nightmares Linked to Faster Aging and Premature Death // Letters

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Aug 19, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 2: Daniel Flynn – Writer for American Spector - Author of “The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer”

4pm: Video Guest – Daniel Flynn – Writer for American Spector // Author of “The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer” // Inside Silicon Valley’s Growing Obsession With Having Smarter Babies // The quest to create gene-edited babies gets a reboot // China’s 2026 Reveal Promises “Robots will carry life now” as Nation Unveils World’s First Pregnancy-Capable Humanoid Prototype // Paying tribute to the brilliance of Philly’s announcer John Kruk

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Aug 19, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 1: Frisco, Texas man shot at teens after ‘ding dong ditch’ prank, police say

3pm: I Was Thinking: a different perspective on work-life balance // 22-Year-Old: It's Time to Rethink Work-Life Balance // Today in History // 1953 - CIA-assisted coup overthrows government of Iran // Frisco, Texas man shot at teens after ‘ding dong ditch’ prank, police say

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Aug 19, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 4: The Carter-Baker Commission, 16 Years Later: Voting by Mail

6pm: Video Guest – Coach K, AKA, Mike Kryzewski // Celebrating the legacy of Sue Bird // Trump Says He Wants to Get Rid of Mail-In Voting // The Carter-Baker Commission, 16 Years Later: Voting by Mail // The Birmingham Valet Who Turned John’s Day Around

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Aug 18, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 3: John gets a frantic call that Cle Elum is being evacuated

5pm: Katie Wilson promotes John Curley’s endorsement; cites Denmark as socialism success // John gets a frantic call that Cle Elum is being evacuated // Letters

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Aug 18, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 2: Guest – Coach K - Celebrating the legacy of Sue Bird

4pm: Video Guest – Coach K, AKA, Mike Kryzewski // Celebrating the legacy of Sue Bird // Trump Says He Wants to Get Rid of Mail-In Voting // The Carter-Baker Commission, 16 Years Later: Voting by Mail // The Birmingham Valet Who Turned John’s Day Around

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Aug 18, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 1: I Was Thinking: John’s weekend raising money for autism research

3pm: I Was Thinking: John’s weekend raising money for autism research // Guest – Tommy Thompson – Tommy paid $8,000 to sing with train // Today in History // 1920 - 19th Amendment gives women the vote // More on fires in Cle Elum

00:28:49
Aug 18, 2025 6:50 PM
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I-5 Closure Impacts: What to know this weekend

Trump & Putin’s Alaska Summit: We’ll keep you posted when and if updates come // I-5 Closure Impacts: What to know this weekend // The voters ditching Seattle’s mayor, and the voters sticking by him // Is Annoyance the Price We Pay for Community? // Building community amidst the Seattle Freeze // US Alcohol Consumption Hits Record Low Amid Wellness Shift

00:27:20
Aug 15, 2025 5:40 PM
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Hour 4: John admits he was wrong about who wrote “Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head”

6pm: Ted Buehner - Western WA on deck for rain, ‘unseasonably cool’ weather after brief heat wave // WA gas prices rise by 5% year over year while nation’s prices fall by nearly 10% // This Day in History // 1935 - FDR signs Social Security Act // John admits he was wrong about who wrote “Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head”

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Aug 14, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 3: Washington Secretary of State Admits Voter Roll Issues After Viral Report But Sidesteps Core Problem

5pm: Guest – Jim Walsh – State Rep and chairman of the WA State GOP // WA State Fair Debacle / Latest on Voter ID Initiative / Bondi’s Sanctuary City Letters // Breaking: WA State Fair and Pierce County Republican Party reach agreement on booth space // Washington Secretary of State Admits Voter Roll Issues After Viral Report But Sidesteps Core Problem // DOJ labels Seattle and Washington among cities, states blocking immigration enforcement // Someone may have shot out a window at John’s barn // Letters

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Aug 14, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 2: WA gas prices rise by 5% year over year while nation’s prices fall by nearly 10%

4pm: Ted Buehner - Western WA on deck for rain, ‘unseasonably cool’ weather after brief heat wave // WA gas prices rise by 5% year over year while nation’s prices fall by nearly 10% // Rep. Anna Paulina Luna says lawmakers have evidence of ‘interdimensional beings’ // Harvard physicist says massive interstellar object could be alien probe on 'reconnaissance mission' // John admits he was wrong about who wrote “Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head”

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Aug 14, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 1: I was thinking: How A Kidnapping for Ransom Led to Water in Uganda

3pm: I was thinking: How A Kidnapping for Ransom Led to Water in Uganda // Guest – Tara tucker – Tasting Room Manager at Water From Wine Winery in Leavenworth // This Day in History // 1935 - FDR signs Social Security Act // Southern California man won’t stop blaring horns from his house, leaving neighbors fed up 

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Aug 14, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 4: Police seek to catch juveniles playing ‘ding-dong ditch’

Organizers of a far-right August 30 rally and concert called “Revive In 25” at Cal Anderson // Another person in custody escapes at Sea-Tac Airport // THIS DAY IN HISTORY // 1889 - Patent for the coin-operated telephone is issued // Police seek to catch juveniles playing ‘ding-dong ditch’

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Aug 13, 2025 6:51 PM
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Hour 3: Guest - Sara Nelson

Guest - Sara Nelson on Primary Results // ChatGPT is a better therapist than humans // Letters

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Aug 13, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 2: Another person in custody escapes at Sea-Tac Airport

Organizers of a far-right August 30 rally and concert called “Revive In 25” at Cal Anderson // Another person in custody escapes at Sea-Tac Airport // Rantz: Seattle declares self-driving cars racist, must address ‘intersectional equity,’ ’embedded biases’ // Bzzz!  What's making people's hair stand up at 41st and Seventh in Times Square?

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Aug 13, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 1: Police seek to catch juveniles playing ‘ding-dong ditch’

I WAS THINKING: Does altruism really exist? // TikToker entertains his 23 million followers by giving away money // 1963 Jack Bailey Game Show “Queen for a Day” // THIS DAY IN HISTORY // 1889 - Patent for the coin-operated telephone is issued // Police seek to catch juveniles playing ‘ding-dong ditch’

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Aug 13, 2025 6:50 PM
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Hour 4: Seattle’s ‘harm reduction’ approach around drugs perpetuates the harm
GUEST - ANDREW CONSTANTINO - FORMER HEROIN ADDICTED HOMELESS ACTIVIST SHARES HIS STORY OF REDEMPTION AND HIS PERSPECTIVE ON SEATTLE’S BIGGEST CRISIS // Seattle’s ‘harm reduction’ approach around drugs perpetuates the harm // ANDREW CONSTANTINO // 12-year-old girl struck by sex toy thrown at WNBA game in Brooklyn; suspect sought by NYPD Series of Dildo-Throwing Incidents at WNBA Games Reportedly Tied to Meme Coin Pump Scheme
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Aug 12, 2025 7:9 PM
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Hour 2: Guest Andrew Constantino
GUEST - ANDREW CONSTANTINO - FORMER HEROIN ADDICTED HOMELESS ACTIVIST SHARES HIS STORY OF REDEMPTION AND HIS PERSPECTIVE ON SEATTLE’S BIGGEST CRISIS // Seattle’s ‘harm reduction’ approach around drugs perpetuates the harm // ANDREW CONSTANTINO CONTINUED // 12-year-old girl struck by sex toy thrown at WNBA game in Brooklyn; suspect sought by NYPD 
Series of Dildo-Throwing Incidents at WNBA Games Reportedly Tied to Meme Coin Pump Scheme 
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Aug 12, 2025 7:5 PM
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Hour 3: Adventures in hitchhiking
TOP STORIES // Seattle is seeing fewer homicides, catching up with national trend // 5 Cities With High Homicide Numbers // John makes his case for more, but much better and more humane prisons… //  The lost art of hitchhiking: What we can still learn from travel's most radical mode? //Adventures in hitchhiking
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Aug 12, 2025 7:5 PM
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