The Ari Hoffman Show

Kirby was someone who reacted to Gillette razor's "toxic masculinity" ads in a negative way and he was not the only one-the company has revealed that they lost over 5 billion dollars with the campaign, the link between hamburgers and communism and more discourse on the Democrats and the debate.

We get a special visit from a young local musician who is fed up with the Seattle City Council and writes a parody song-which Kirby loves, This Day in History and more on the upcoming election and the candidates.

A teen violence spree is in the news, Kirby shares stories of the day, callers talk about foreign aid and our national debt plus our guest is Jack Carr talking about his new book called "True Believers".

Kirby talks about the debates and goes over the memorable moments of the latest debacle, our guest is a local small business owner who was attacked by a man trying to steal bicycles, we have our “Real Science” segment with Dr. Alex Berezow and then a call from volunteer with the Make a Wish foundation. Kirby's guest is Matthew Sult retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and they talk about the good work done by the USO and how they are looking for volunteers, This Day in History and then we hear from Ashley Varner-VP of Communications and Federal Affairs about the numbers of opt outs from their celebration at the Freedom Foundation of the Janiversary June 27. More from Kirby on the debates and how if the Democrats can't get their act together-they pretty much are paving the way to re-election for President Trump, we hear from a local business owner that was attacked and now feels her shop has been targeted, "Real Science with Dr. B" and more great stories from 'Wishes in Flight" and the folks at the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Kirby and Tony talk about the data breach by Capitol One and how it could affect you and what you can do to protect yourself, also how the Face App makes you vulnerable.

Kirby goes over the action at last night’s Democratic debates and talks about how candidates performed overall, our guest is Matt Markovich from KOMO TV talking about what happened with the Capitol One data breach, our “Good Guy with a Gun” segment and what users of the “Face App” are exposing themselves to by using it.

More on the debates including how many times candidates made certain mentions during the broadcast, the need for USO volunteers and a caller wonders about a certain candidate.

This hour we talk to Seattle City council candidate Daniela Lipscomb-Eng running for District 7 and Jasmine Donovan from Dick’s Drive In on the need for private security, plus average Americans that exercise their 2nd Amendment right to protect themselves and their property.

Kirby's guest is KOMO TV Reporter Matt Markovich-who did a recent trip to San Francisco to see what they are doing about the homeless and street campers-what he has to say is eye-opening, listeners ask Kirby about his endorsements for the upcoming election and "Real Science with Dr. B". Kirby goes in depth on tonight's group of candidates for the Democratic debates and shares what to look for, This Day in History and his guest this hour is Anna Rohrbough the Republican candidate for Snohomish Country District 2. The Democratic Debate starts and Kirby shares a few things on air including the candidates he think will drop out soon, maybe even by tomorrow, several stories of the day and a concerning virus that is affecting domestic and wild bunny rabbits.

Kirby talks about his trip to DC and then gets into the tweets that President Trump sent out over Baltimore and agrees that that he is right, we learn lots about Baltimore and the rat infestation plus we take your calls.

More details on Kirby's trip to speak at the National Journalism School, This Day in History and then he asks should Women's soccer players be paid the same or more than then Men's soccer players, plus Kirby's guest is Dr Roger Stark from the Washington Policy Center.

Kirby addresses the Gilroy shooting over the weekend, Tama explains why the traffic revision in Tacoma is taking forever and Trump's tweet on Baltimore get reactions.

Kirby talks about Mueller and callers want to give their thoughts about the 7 hours of testimony, we hear that Referendum 88 got enough signatures to get on the ballot and The Seattle Times is finally covering the Francisco Caulderon case.

Does Amazon really get credit for the 'death of retail'? Also more commentary on the 7 hour of testimony in the Mueller case and This Day in History.

Mores stories of regular Americans defending their 2nd Amendment rights to protect themselves and their property, more comments on the Mueller testimony and good news from Linda Yang on the progress of Referendum 88 making it on the ballot.

Kirby shares the latest on Francisco Caulderon the man who has 70+incidents on his record, and even the downtown Catholic church needs protection from people on the street, plus Washington DC' police chief calls to crack down on illegal guns. Kirby's guest is Dani Smith with the University of Washington and she talks about the 'Hometown Hero’s' contest as Kirby pledges his undying love for all things purple and gold, the bestselling memoir from Ulysses S Grant and millions of gallons of sewage are dumped into Puget Sound. Plus ‘Real Science with Dr. Alex Berezow’-can technology identify you by your heartbeat?

Kirby's guest is KOMO Reporter Matt Markovich and they talk about Francisco Caulderon and his latest attack, plus Mariya Frost talks transportation and congestion tolling and Bernie Sanders gets a lesson in economics. Kirby's guest is Scott Walker who is going to be running YAF, plus former Representative Mark Harmsworth-who now is a research fellow for the Washington Policy Center and remembering Officer Diego Moreno one year after his death. We talk with a local business owner that says crime has gone up in his neighborhood, more about Francisco Caulderon and Trump on banning straws.

With tensions rising between the US and Iran, Kirby talks to Peter Brookes from the Heritage Foundation, he is one of America’s most prominent voices on international affairs, Dr. Peter Brookes helps develop and communicate The Heritage Foundation's stance on foreign and defense policy through his research and writing, media and public appearances, and congressional testimony.

Kirby's guest this hour is Mollie Hemingway and they talk about her new book, co-authored with Carrie Sevino-called "Justice on Trial: The Kavanaugh Confirmation and the Future of the Supreme Court" it is a deep dive into what went on during the Brett Cavanaugh confirmation to the Supreme Court. We talk about the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the moon and Kirby asks if we should go back-that gets the phones ringing and then a caller brings up the body composting law and that gets a response as well.