The Ari Hoffman Show

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The Ari Hoffman Show episodes

August 30, 2019 August 29, 2019
Kirby talks with Bryan Walsh-he is the author of End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World. Previously, he was TIME's International Editor, its energy and environmental correspondent and was the Tokyo bureau chief in 2006 and 2007. James Comey comes up in conversation and Kirby talks about the shrinking Democratic field of candidates running for office.
Kirby guest this hour is Mary Eberstadt author of "Primal Screams"- a book that she hopes will spark conversations about identity politics, in This Day in History-Skynet became 'aware' and Max Nelson from the Freedom Foundation.
Kirby updates us on the story of Ryan George, a local musician who was viciously attacked after attending a show, stories of the day plus mental shortcuts that we all make in "Real Science with Dr. B".
1 hr 55 min
August 30, 2019 Kirby Nation-author Mary Eberstadt
Kirby talks with Mary about her latest book "Primal Screams". Mary Eberstadt is an influential American writer whose contributions to the intellectual landscape traverse several genres. An author of both non-fiction and fiction, her social commentary draws from various fields including anthropology, intellectual history, philosophy, popular culture, sociology, and theology.
20 min
August 30, 2019 Kirby Nation-author Bryan Walsh
Kirby talks with Bryan Walsh-he is the author of End Times: A Brief Guide to the End of the World. Previously, he was TIME's International Editor, its energy and environmental correspondent and was the Tokyo bureau chief in 2006 and 2007
17 min
August 29, 2019 August 28, 2019
We get an update on the Ryan Georg story-the young musician beat within an inch of his life last November by a homeless man with a bat, stories of average Americans that protect themselves and their property by using their 2nd Amendment rights-and that includes a local "Good Guy with a Gun" story.
A series of tweets from President Trump toward Fox News gets attention and Kirby and callers weigh in on what they think, Dr. King's famous "I have a Dream" speech happened on this day in 1963, and an article about the book that "Mad Dog Mattis" penned about Trump gets the phones ringing.
Comments on the article by the WSJ on General Mattis's book about Trump gets the speculation going and our phones plus the crazy comments made by Bernie Sanders.
1 hr 54 min
August 27, 2019 August 26, 2019
Kirby discusses the ruling of an Oklahoma judge against Johnson & Johnson in the case about drugs and our guest is Paul Guppy with the Washington Policy Center talking about schools & Seattle School teachers.
The visit from Elizabeth Warren this past weekend, convicted felons with stolen guns, Bernie Sanders makes some outrageous claims and is the housing crisis on its way back?
Kirby talks about how Sound Transit's plans in Tacoma are affecting businesses-to the point of being financially devastating, everyone agrees that it is time for Jay Inslee to move on and a story about Jihadi karma.
1 hr 55 min
August 22, 2019 Kirby Nation - Dr. David Whalen, Hillsdale College
Kirby's guest is English professor Dr. David Whalen from Hillsdale College
22 min
August 21, 2019 Kirby Nation-economist John Tamny
20 min
August 20, 2019 August 19, 2019
Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar denounce Israel's travel restriction. Bureau of Prisons chief removed in wake of Jeffrey Epstein suicide. A homeless man was released despite shocking video of attack on woman outside San Francisco building.
In a new article from Shift WA, King County Mobile Injection Service for the Homeless Begins This Month (and they dont care what you think about it). Meet the Beatles during This Day in History.
GUEST: Todd Myers from Washington Policy Center - and we're talking about salmon cannons!
Attempted murder charges filed against man accused of shooting 6 Philadelphia cops.
Several shooting in Seattle over the weekend, including at the famous Sinking Ship parking garage. Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan have used their positions to be outspoken on climate change, but they still fly around in private jets. Chicago Teachers Union groups trip to Venezuela, praise of socialist leader slammed as propaganda tour. As MLB's 'robo-ump' experiment unfolds, Atlantic League feeling the benefit and downside of an automated strike zone
The "K" in KVI stands for "Kirby" as Kirby will guest host the Commute with Carlson on the rest of this week.
1 hr 54 min
August 17, 2019 Kirby Nation-Tech with Tony
Kirby and our IT expert Tony North talk about the 'Dark Web".
18 min
August 17, 2019 August 16, 2019
Kirby talks to Stuart Poage- the owner of the Yakima Fruit Market about Sound Transit's plans to take up their property and make it a bus lane or force them to move, callers respond and then Kirby talks about the 'dark web' with Tony North our IT expert.
Time for a John and Kirby reunion-they have done a whole podcast on the current state of politics-you can find it on our podcast page but you get a taste of it this hour, we learn about Elvis, The Ramones and John Wayne in This Day in History and the controversy over food trucks.
Kirby's guest this hour is the owner of the Yakima Fruit Market- a business in Bothell in the same spot for 81 years but the beloved Bothell business could be impacted by construction related to SR 522 Bus Rapid Transit project, part of the ST3 initiative approved by voters in 2016.
1 hr 55 min