The Ari Hoffman Show

President Trump cancels plans for the Republican Convention because of Covid-19 concerns, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announces crackdowns and changes for bars, restaurants, fitness centers and more.

Kirby goes over his recommendations for the upcoming primary and also reveals our 2020 elections page, people are moving out of Seattle and the numbers are increasing, a conservative moving company, plus we learn about This Day in History.

People in Seattle identify as socialists and even though people are moving out of the city, callers worry that other areas will be affected too, criminal background checks in the spring and how many rejections happened when people tried to buy guns, callers wonder about the King County Sheriff’s office and voting rights, plus Kirby's picks for the upcoming primary race.

Kirby wonders is the world has gone crazy-that everyone must wear face masks except for Federal government employees, President Trump reveals his plan to combat violent crimes in major cities, plus an African American gal accused of ‘misappropriation” of Irish dancing.

Kirby's guest this hour is John Ziegler-one of the 9 plaintiffs that are suing Governor Newsome over the decision to not send kids back to school, plus Washington Governor Jay Inslee has shut down Lake Chelan's Slide Waters water park and Kirby talk s with owner Robert Bordner about how they met the restrictions to open but were still told they could not operate.

The update on the Go Fund Me page for Slide Waters in Chelan, a poll from Crosscut on how we feel about opening up our economy, plus the stories of ordinary Americans who used their 2nd Amendment rights to protect themselves and their families.

The latest on the elections from Kirby-including a guide to the 2020 Elections on a special page at KVI.com, a caller wonders about the waning support for President Trump, the State GOP party has their hands full with the local races.

Kirby's guest this hour is attorney and author Mark Lindquist and he joins the show today to discuss the first victim from CHOP, the Feds are in Portland and it is making the chaos worse and we learn about what happened on "This Day in History".

Kirby gets to talk to KOMO reporter Carleen Johnson about her 6 hour wait today to take a Covid-19 test, callers talk about how their experiences have been different, plus we talk to author Brad Thor about his new book "Near Dark".

Kirby thanks everyone for supporting Snohomish small businesses this weekend, Kirby discusses the upcoming primary election on August 4th, the ongoing protests and Liv Finne from the Washington Policy Center on her latest blog on the distortions being made by the WEA to protect education dollars from the efficiencies/reductions that other state areas will be undergoing.

Kirby's guest this hour is Dr. Raul Garcia a doctor from Eastern Washington who is running for governor and his story is compelling, listeners worry that we might wind up with 2 Democratic candidates, more details about the upcoming primary, and a revelation about dan album starts off a long conversation that includes whipped cream.

The conversation about a controversial album cover continues this hour, Kirby guest is Anthony Welti who is running for Insurance Commissioner, a motorcyclist that is killed in an accident is coded as a Covid-19 death and they find even more ‘mistakes’ like that, plus what the lockdown is costing us.

We get breaking news about the Bothell Police Officer that was shot earlier this week, also this hour-the Primary Election, concerns about the left harassing Snohomish small business owners and the police rally happening in Everett.

Kirby shares some polling numbers, plus what is happening in Portland with day after day of protests, a covid-19 update, information on schools and an update on the case of Officer Shoop.

Kirby shares with us what is happening in Snohomish and encourages listeners to get out and support business owners, the latest Covid numbers that are going up and questions about ventilators and what information the media is going to share (or not).

Kirby digs a little deeper into the social media profile of Henry E Washington-suspected of shooting Bothell Police Officer Shoop, callers want to talk about the election and the race for Governor, plus now elected officials that had previously supported 'defunding police' want them back.

Doctor Fauci joins Mark Zuckerberg to urge younger people to 'wear their masks' to cut down on the corona virus spreading, and Kirby comments on the rates that are going up, plus we learn about what happened on "This Day in History".

A lesson in civility regarding mask wearing, plus we talk about the latest adjustments by the state to Covid-19 numbers and why, election news, remembering Bothell Police Officer Shoop and the petition to oust Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkin.

Kirby has an open conversation about race and listeners weigh in with their thoughts, more details about Henry Washington-the cop shooter and a conversation about race and division, plus ordinary Americans who defend themselves using their 2nd Amendment rights.

Kirby’s guest this hour is Cary Condotta with restorewa.org and share the progress of I-1114 with us, the shooting of a Bothell Police Officer shocks everyone and Ruth Bader Ginsburg is in the hospital-with everything else going on what could happen?

There is a rally for Seattle Police tomorrow at the courthouse, Kirby’s guest is Jack Walsh, a 35-year resident of Federal Way and a small business owner, knows Federal Way, knows business and knows how to help the community. He and his wife, Judy, are the parents of five children and seven grandchildren. A former newspaper reporter and editor, Walsh holds a BA in Communications. His business, Sub Zero Nitrogen Ice Cream, has been voted the best ice cream shop in Federal Way and South King County the last eight years running, but more importantly it has provided employment for more than 100 teenagers during that time. He is running for State Representative.

Callers talk about a memorial for the Bothell Police Officer shot at a traffic stop last night, Kirby and Dr. Alex Berezow talk about the kids going back to school in "Real Science with Dr. B" and he also shares his corona virus experience in Poland.

Part of Kirby's interview with Senator Phil Fortunato-who is running for Governor,-you can listen to the entire podcast HERE, callers take issue with facts and figures and we learn more about the possible 'defunding' of the Seattle Police.

The perfect storm of the pandemic, unemployment hitting the economy yet we get good new that about 5 million jobs were restored, Joe Biden makes a comment that sets Kirby off and the news that drug overdoses are up, plus we hear from the father of the 1st CHOP victim. Kirby learns about special 'sensitivity' training being offered to those people that work for the City of Seattle, The Declaration of Independence, and July 2nd is actually our celebration Day, plus the controversy over masks. Kirby dives into the history behind the 4th of July, stories of the day and listener phone calls.