The Ari Hoffman Show

- Social security giving money to 150 year olds - Bruce Harrell claims everything is peachy in State of the City address - Are we near an end to Ukraine- Russia War? - Tom Hanks ruins SNL at 50

John Carlson fills in for Ari Hoffman! Western Washington’s top federal prosecutor removed from post amid Trump "purge"; Pope Francis picks a fight with VP JD Vance; TikTok returns on Apple, Google US app stores as Trump delays ban; Washington lawmakers and the governor are getting big raises. You won't believe how much! Guest: Lars Larson Is the message from Elon Musk and DOGE resonating in swing states? You might be surprised to find out; Guest: Steve Moore; Guest: Sharyl Attkisson, host of FULL MEASURE! Sharyl is in Oregon this week -- where the state's experiment with permitting hard-drug use is over! John Carlson announces his next chapter! Island County prosecutors have filed new charges against a Republican election observer who refused to wear a mask in a ballot count room last November; What is "Christian Love"? VP JD Vance and Pope Francis have different interpretations. We read your texts and discuss who was more right about mass deportations; Police in Gig Harbor are showing their sense of humor as they search for a couple of suspected thieves.

Producer Big Mike, along with Mr. KVI and Young Zach fill in for the vacationing Ari Hoffman! Governor Bob Ferguson gives update on federal funding and state's response to Trump's orders and WA faces multi-billion dollar deficit after years of spending; GUEST: UnDivided host Brandi Kruse gives an update on this week in the legislature

Big Mike and Young Zach Discuss the proposed pay-by-mile road tax in Olympia and Julie Barrett joins the show to talk about a slew of other bad bills coming out of the legislature.

Big Mike and Young Zach Discuss the legislatures attempt to repeal the Parental Bill of Rights, plus DOGE goes to the white house.

- WA is funneling money to all the wrong people - Seattle's latest caper: The Great Egg Heist - Your tax $ went to five star hotels for illegals not hurricane victims - Super Bowl shows nature is healing

- WA Dem leader admits they don't want parents to have any rights - Seattle principal arrested for DUI, domestic violence & reckless endangerment - Desperate Dems march on federal agency - Bob Ferguson gets called out by liberal media for restricting press access

- USAID was funding BLM, Hamas and more - WA AG & Superintendent want boys back in girls sports - Trump makes US one nation under God again - Is Seattle going to remain a sanctuary city?

- USAID-funded mainstream media - AG Bondi cuts off funding to sanctuary cities - ADL tries to smear Joe Kent - Seattle Children's hospital ends trans surgeries on minors

- Dems panic over DOGE cuts to USAID - Will a new bill in WA require judges to keep criminals in jail? - Nick Brown: Fergie's henchman or following in his footsteps? - Crime is so bad in WA that someone stole 2 donkeys in Bellevue