Best KIRO Radio 97.3 FM Podcasts (2025)

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Hot Stove Society: Swimming Meatballs + Bao 101 1:29:00

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Cook-Along: A dinner party where everyone cooks together // We explore the art of macarons with Michael Huynh, owner of Macadons in Renton // Swimming Meatballs: Built for Broth // Chef Instructor Rasyidah Rosli walks us through Bao 101: from dough to steam // Pamela Hinckley, Executive Director of Pike Market Senior Center and Food Bank, shares wa…

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Hour 3: Virtual Weddings & Real-Life Problems 34:41

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2pm - New A.I. app can regenerate deceased relatives // Bride weds AI-groom she created using ChatGPT in dual real-life and virtual reality ceremony // Katie Wilson Strikes with Starbucks Workers // Your texts!

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Hour 2: Seahawks Showdown & Cal’s Close Call 34:30

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1pm - GUEST - ANDY DOOLEY: Seahawks have something to prove against Rams (Guest: Andy Dooley, Hawks in-game host) // GUEST - AARON: Cal Raleigh runner-up for MVP // Epstein Files // House panel releases report on sexual misconduct allegations against Matt Gaetz // Megyn Kelly questions whether child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein counts as a pedophil…

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Hour 1: Concessions & Crise 34:25

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12pm - FIRST THINGS FIRST: Bruce Harrell concedes // Katie Wilson Strikes with Starbucks Workers // The biggest concern regarding Katie Wilson is what? // GUEST LUKE: Is Wilson just copying Mamdani? // Affordability crisis – you'll never own anything again // “Things are pretty crappy.” 1 in 4 U.S. households are living paycheck to paycheck // Trum…

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Hour 3: New Mayor, New Questions 35:14

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2pm - Katie Wilson's acceptance speech - LIVE // Danny Westneat on Blue City Blues: Why Seattle Can’t Seem to Solve Its Problems // Cal Raleigh awaits MVP fate // More on Katie Wilson's plans as Seattle's new mayor // The penny is retiring // Your texts!

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Hour 2: Mars, Politics, and Dark Truths 35:19

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1pm - The Blue Origin Launch // Do we really want to populate Mars? // Trump signs bill effectively ending the nation’s longest government shutdown // Jeffrey Epstein emails // Rich 'sniper tourists' may have paid to kill children in Sarajevo during the ’90s // Sen. John Fetterman injured after fall

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Hour 1: Harrell Out, Wilson In as Seattle's New Mayor 35:31

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12pm - Mayor Bruce Harrell concession speech - LIVE // Katie Wilson elected Seattle's next mayor // A.I. generated country song tops the digital charts

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Hour 3: Did anyone "win" the Government shutdown? 35:13

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2pm - What’s in the bill to reopen the federal government? // WA Democrats on shutdown deal: Gluesenkamp Perez quiet, party furious // GUEST ANDREW RIVERS: Laughing your way through losing your Dad // Your texts!

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Hour 2: Do we take the wonders of nature for granted? 36:01

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1pm - Did you see the Northern Lights? // Do we take the wonders of nature for granted? // Family concerned that woman’s killer is set to be Santa at Tacoma event // Seahawks number 1 in NFL Power Rankings

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Hour 1: Determined to Decorate 37:15

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12pm - FIRST THINGS FIRST: GUEST LUKE DUECY Election update and tonight's town hall // Charlie Harger-He’s got Thanksgiving decorations that are serving a purpose // MLB, sportsbooks agree to cap bets on individual pitches after rigging accusations // How do you feel about the explosion of sports betting?…

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Hour 3: Holiday Transit Turmoil... 34:28

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2pm - There will be a long list of light rail closures during the holidays // Why airports are becoming increasingly understaffed // Seattle Times rant section is going to war with Costco over their free samples // Your texts!

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Hour 2: Delays, and Distractions... 35:28

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1pm - GUEST: Jason Rantz on the long wait for mayoral election results // Patty Murray keeps posting nonsense about the “MAGA health care hike.” Do people out there believe her? // Wendy's fast food chain is closing 300 locations across America // Washington has the highest restaurant prices in the country // Pat McAfee on how the Hawks look after …

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Hour 1: Haters will say it's fake... 37:04

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12pm - GUEST: Luke Duecy on Seattle's Mayoral race and its razor-thin margins // GUEST: Chris Sullivan on his increasingly epic AI reporting videos // Jake and Spike share their Veterans Day stories

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Hour 3: AI has made a Billboard hit 33:57

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2pm - Soundgarden Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction was an emotional tribute // An AI-Generated Country Song Is Topping A Billboard Chart, And That Should Infuriate Us All // Christian Music Is Everywhere Now—Whether You Realize It Or Not // Your texts!

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Hour 2: Seahawks on a roll 35:10

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1pm - Mike Lefko: Surging Seahawks steamroll Cardinals // Cleveland Guardians pitchers indicted for scheme to rig bets on pitches thrown // Game officials, are they overpaid // Red Robin to close 70 ‘underperforming’ restaurants, WA locations’ future unclear // Delta Pilot’s Take-Off Message to Passengers Amid Safety Fears Goes Viral…

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Hour 1: Do we have a mayor yet? 36:58

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12pm - FIRST THINGS FIRST: 8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown // Are you showing up too early for your flight? Do this instead // Katie Wilson gains on Bruce Harrell as mayor’s race goes down to the wire // According to ex-mayor Greg Nickels, Seattle’s mayoral election could be decided by 65 votes // Why d…

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Hot Stove Society: Latkes + Friendsgiving 1:29:00

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The Hot Stove Society Tasting Panel takes on latke!..Is shortcut savvy or scratch supreme? // Mike Mondello, president and CEO of Made in Washington, brings a dose of holiday cheer // We build a Friendsgiving dinner menu full of flavor and togetherness // Author Cynthia Nims unveils her new 3-Book Box Set Essential Shellfish Collection // Chef Brid…

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Hour 3: An Appetite 33:59

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2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! Incentives to vote // Will this shocking admission cost Katie Wilson the job of Seattle mayor? // Spike changes his mind on publicly shaming your teenagers // Jake threatens to embarrass his kid with a viral trend // A cult documentary that Spike must watch // Your texts!

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Hour 2: A Pipe Dream 34:38

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1pm - Lynette Brower is the Director of the Northwest Career & Technical Academy, and she was formerly the president of the Washington State Skill Center Association , which runs program from Seattle to Spokane. Will skilled labor become the most valuable jobs out there thanks to AI? // Bad life decisions and the turning of tides: Nancy Pelosi is r…

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Hour 1: A Double Deuce 34:43

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12pm - Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, joins us to drop two big stories for us to chew on // Flight cancellations start today thanks to the government shutdown // Still over 100k votes left to count from the recent election. Katie Wilson could still catch Bruce Harrell, but she'll need every vote // Ballots dropped at USPS that weren't postmar…

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Hour 3: Picking Your Pocket 35:24

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Zohran Mamdani wants a government-run grocery store in every borough // Should we raise taxes for more social and government services? // The quote that scares Jake and emboldens Spike // Your texts!

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Hour 2: Scratch and Sniff Dinner 35:25

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SNAP payments of 65% going out // Thanksgiving is coming up! Deals to afford your meal // Mike Lefko from 710 Seattle Sports returns! Seattle gets a new Seahawk, who wants to stay in Seattle long term // Dick Van Dyke is 100 years old, and a new documentary is coming out about his life and career // How long do you want to live?…

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Hour 1: The Mayor's Walk Up 34:26

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Harrell grows lead over Wilson, but there's lots of votes still to count // Seattle clearly getting more progressive, and so is New York // Flights reduced at SeaTac over shutdown shortage // The time Jake's plane was struck by lightning // It's a housing freeze. Seattle-area homeowners stay put at record rates, stalling buying cycle // People are …

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Hour 3: Raining Cats and Dogs 33:59

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2pm - Tom Brady cloned his dog. Would you? // Elections update! A new drop comes out in an hour and a half. We're looking at the latest results for Seattle mayor and Seattle city attorney // Do you think you had a better teen experience without a screen than the youths do today? // Your texts!

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Hour 2: Riding Shotgun with Yoda 34:19

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1pm - How do we get voter turnout up? Jake and Spike have some ideas // Seattle voters approve education levy to double subsidized childcare // Administrative costs are bloated in new Seattle education levy // The time Spike drove a movie prop across the country, and he might have to again up the coast…

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Hour 1: Gimme Gimme Gimme 34:21

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12pm - Election reactions! Will Katie Wilson chase Bruce Harrell's lead? // Seattle City Council president Sara Nelson is out // Washington’s 2025 voter turnout tracks among lowest on record // Education levy and business taxes pass overwhelmingly in Seattle // Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio Senior Traffic Reporter, made a huge mistake on his ballo…

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Hour 3: A little Radio Show back in Baltimore 35:57

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Jason Rantz from KTTH's Seattle Red joins the show! Are Democrats digging in their heels on the government shutdown because of healthcare? // There's a memorial for Bob Rivers happening next week // Your texts!

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Hour 2: It's Undeniable 35:46

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If Bruce Harrell loses his reelection campaign, was this the moment that did him in? // Washington AG joins lawsuit for transgender rights in youth sports // Angel City FC team denounce teammate after op-ed o against playing against them on the field // Adolescent boys imprint on teams that win when they’re kids, and become fans for life // Tiny T-…

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Hour 1: Katie From the Block 34:53

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It's Election Day! What do the bets say? // Laura hasn't cast her ballot yet, and she's truly undecided // Has Katie Wilson disqualified herself from the mayoral race because she has never been to the top of the Space Needle? // School districts scramble over new retail sales tax // Coca Cola releases their Christmas ad, and it's all made by AI…

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Hour 3: The Cobra Effect 34:48

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2pm - Andrea Suarez from We Heart Seattle is in favor of sanctioned homeless camps. But they need to be run a very particular way to actually work // Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin joins the show to explain the Fred Meyer debacle and make her case for why she should keep her job! // Your texts!

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Hour 2: You're Young, You're Dumb, You Learn 35:08

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1pm - Jake and Spike talk to Scott Murphy, the former city councilmember who is running as a challenger for mayor of Everett. It's a tight race! We talk about the Fred Meyer closure, homelessness and light rail // A dad walks his teens back into CVS to apologize for stealing // Laura's life of crime

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Hour 1: The Fedora Was Cool 34:51

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12pm - Daylight saving/savings over the weekend // Luke Duecy, KIRO Newsradio Reporter, on a violent weekend in Seattle's Pioneer Square — including a Tesla that helped solve a crime // 24-year-old stabbed leaving Pioneer Square nightclub in Seattle // The World Series was pretty amazing. Blue Jays fans double lost when Subway was closed after a lo…

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Hot Stove Society: Braised and Confused + The Ultimate Mediterranean Spread 1:29:00

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Holiday Food Gifts by Mail // Braised and Confused: Pot Roast, Beef Stew, and Boeuf Bourguignon – What’s the difference? // Mezze: Building the Ultimate Mediterranean Spread // We celebrate the last week of National Seafood Month in our Seafood 101 series, talking Alaska Bering Sea crab and Pacific whiting // Author Willi Galloway joins us to talk …

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Hour 3: A Revelation 35:17

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2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! Drone police that we actually like, a new idea for Sound Transit's budget, and a revelation from Bill Gates // Are decorations getting too scary? Chris Sullivan, KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter, has a pretty terrifying Halloween display that he's ready to defend // Your texts!…

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Hour 2: A Huge Outcry 35:39

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1pm - Should Democrats end the shutdown by signing the continuing resolution? // Governor Bob Ferguson promotes food banks // Kamala Harris suggests lowering the voting age to 16. Good idea? // Southwest Airlines takes away free checked bags, offers nuts, and activates the parents of kids with nut allergies…

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Hour 1: Rain, Rain, Go Away 34:11

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12pm - A typical Seattle Halloween: rainy! // Seattleites aren’t scared by haunted real estate // Jacob Lucas is a master chainsaw carver, and he also carves giant pumpkins — seasonally, of course. He teaches us how to level up our pumpkin carving game. Check out his work, or hire him for an art project at jacoblucascarving.com // City-sanctioned h…

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Hour 3: Omniscient 34:27

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2pm - Charles Prestrud from the Washington Policy Center on why Washington can't afford to expand the light rail // Five more arrests in the Louvre heist // Your texts, and the winner

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Hour 2: Light Rail For Dummies 35:13

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1pm - More money for light rail! Is light rail, as Sound Transit CEO Dow Constantine claims, the 'most dependable mode of transportation' if you need to be somewhere on time? // Forcing kids to listen to music for their own good - a rite of parenthood // Listeners text in! Music our parents played growing up, and what we've forced our kids to liste…

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Hour 1: Mask On, Mask Off 35:01

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12pm - We launch our pumpkin carving contest // Mayor Bruce Harrell wants to ban masks for law enforcement officers // KIRO Newsradio Senior Traffic Reporter Chris Sullivan on more cops being out for toll enforcement, a spooky HOV violator and the I-90 overpass damage outside Cle Elum // We're carving pumpkins during the show today. Let's look up s…

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Hour 3: Bill Gates changes tone on climate 34:37

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2pm - Bill Gates shifts tone on climate, criticizes "doomsday view," drawing mixed reaction // Yellowstone creator gets MASSIVE deal at NBC // Your texts!

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Hour 2: Who's to blame? 34:41

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1pm - Air traffic controllers at SEA are now working without pay // WA, 25 other states sue Trump Administration over SNAP suspension // Patty Murray blames Trump…but who’s to blame? // I Tried the Robot That’s Coming to Live With You. It’s Still Part Human // FOX 13's Aaron Levine wins back-to-back Jeopardy! Episodes…

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Hour 1: How do you have you candy corn? 34:33

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12pm - FIRST THINGS FIRST: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell defends record, says ‘people will see the distinction’ ahead of election showdown // Wildfires are big polluters. Should the state use Climate Commitment Act money to fight them? // GUEST: Rantz on his Harrell interview // Listeners write in with candy corn recommendations…

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Hour 3: The Spike and Jake Show 35:06

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2pm - Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes joins the show to answer our questions about officer recruitment, AI and drones, the CARE bears, school engagement/resource officers and the upcoming mayoral race // Jake's voice of reason may have made it across the airwaves to the coach of his son's football team // Dodgers World Series Game 3 goes 18 inning…

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Hour 2: Get It Right! 35:03

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1pm - State Representative Travis Couture joins the show. Why are local politicians trying to cover up their connections to the media company of a convicted child rapist in Auburn? // WA legislators, members of the public debate new 'school choice' bill. Rep. Couture is behind it, and here's how he's made it less of a threat to public schools // St…

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Hour 1: Thank You, YouTube 34:42

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12pm - Amazon lays off 14,000 workers. Is AI to blame? Plus, Spike scared a coworker on accident // Arrest made in local million-dollar jewel heist // A scary Uber scam at SeaTac // Seattle forecast for Halloween: Dreary, scary, stormy, tempestuous. How do you plan a costume for kids?

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Hour 3: We Were First! 35:10

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2pm - Redmond Police Chief Darrell Lowe on how his department is using AI // Nobody Wants This and casting for ages in movies // Female spies are waging ‘sex warfare’ to steal Silicon Valley secrets // Your texts!

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Hour 2: You Brought Mother Teresa To A Knife Fight? 36:12

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1pm - Laura finally watched The Sixth Sense. Did it end how she thought? The creepiest Halloween soundtracks, and can you stand to watch horror movies? // We found one! KIRO Newsradio Anchor Aaron Granillo loves horror movies // Jake is watching his son's football coach ruin his team

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Hour 1: The Voice of Experience 35:46

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12pm - Happy Halloween! // Did anyone lose power this weekend? // Suspects arrested in Louvre heist. Was it an inside job? // Things getting worse for Auburn politicians after Charlie Harger's story about many local campaigns hiring a child rapist // Spike’s wife wanted to make an untraceable weapon for her birthday…

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Hour 3: Good Samaritan 34:54

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2pm - Port Townsend resident Melvin Swagerty was stabbed after stopping to help a family he thought needed a ride. His daughter, Christina Brown, joins the show to share his story // FRIDAY FAVORITES! The strikeout of all strikeouts, the scandal of all scandals and the heist of all heists // Your texts!…

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Hour 2: Scrappy Underdogs 34:29

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1pm - Misa Avila and Sergio Garcia from the Pacific Northwest Association of Restaurants and Food Trucks on the mafia of unlicensed street food in Seattle // John Curley interviewed Katie Wilson — and he's endorsing her. He tells us why! // Laura is the only one of us who gets to vote for Seattle's next mayor. Should it be for Bruce Harrell or Kati…