The Commute with Carlson

Israel Hezbollah ceasefire, Trump shaking up the federal health establishment, somebody steals a generator during power outage in Enumclaw sending an 89-year-old woman on an oxygen tank to the hospital, SeaTac Airport repeat car thief arrested (again), doing the math on the 2024 cost of your Thanksgiving dinner, how's WA doing with creating those green jobs?, Wal-Mart ends its DEI policy/programs, new evidence finally surfaces in Dan "D.B." Cooper skyjacking mystery, Trump's nominee for NIH director is speaking truth to power over the Biden Administration, frustration persists with one-week long PSE power outages, the story of the first Thanksgiving, Democrats realizing they may not want to make an enemy of Elon Musk.

Democrats in denial: telling allies to avoid Thanksgiving with Trump or MAGA family members, Snohomish Co. property taxes are going up despite voters rejecting one earlier this month,  GUEST: Tiffany Attrill (crime victim's advocate) explains the drastic reduction in funding for crime victims in King County and how this relates to the public safety/crime problems Democrats have created in WA, GUEST: CEO of WaFd Bank, Brent Beardall, tells KVI what to make of the Trump nominee for Treasury Secretary, what is the Trump "3-3-3" plan?, what Trump's 25% tariff plan on Canada and Mexico might do for border security; Jan. 6th case against Trump now dismissed at request of prosecutor, GUEST: Brandi Kruse tells KVI her top 10 list for WA Democrats undermining democracy in 2024, a big one on the list revolves the ballot wording on the 4 statewide initiatives.

Polling shows momentum for Trump, Progressives need to love public safety "more than they hate Trump", a lot of hostility to PSE power restoration timelines, can't depend on Gov. Inslee when it comes to power outages, Wikipedia vandal, Bill Maher vs. Neil DeGrasse Tyson on trans athletes in women's sports, Hunter Biden levity, 4 DUI crashes in 4 hours for WSP Troopers overnight into Sunday, cost of Thanksgiving dinner in WA is higher than last year, California voters reject a statewide minimum wage hike, Canada's PM admits he was wrong on immigration policy, John's mom passes away--tells family it's time, why words matter: Biden White House told Administration in 2021 to stop using the term "illegal alien", Biden's "Orwellian" attempt to change the narrative, new CBS poll shows strong support for Trump (mass) deportation plan 57%.

KVI's Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson:  pro-Hamas activists spray paint in front of Amazon CEO's Seattle house about genocide etc, Gaetz is out & Pam Bondi is in, if you're cold and without power right now remember that Climate Solutions is going to sue to reverse the WA vote on I-2066, PSE power outages, listener e-mail 'where's Dow Constantine or Jay Inslee?', Pramila Jayapal opposes tighter financial scrutiny of non-profits that work with terrorist groups, former NBC News anchor gets candid about how Democrats ignored the economy and it cost them the election, Bud Light and Jaguar both have new commercials moving in opposite directions, Ari's deep dive on WA facing a $10-12 billion budget deficit, the perfect storm Inslee predictably created, newly elected trans Congresswoman seems to have a sense of humor about being trans.

Producer Philip J. Vandervort III substitutes for John: damage report in East King County, another wind storm event hits WA foothills and coast arriving at midnight tonight, Seattle PD arrest 14 year-old shooting suspect, why the convicted killer and rapist of Laken Riley is not getting the death penalty, the Seattle rationale for taxing the rich, Martina Navratilova appears to be the voice of reason in the trans bathroom debate in Congress, a Hollywood celeb is moving out of the US to Britain.

600,000 power outages mostly in King and Snohomish Counties, 'bomb cyclone' wind storm killed Lynnwood woman when a tree fell on a homeless encampment, battle in Congress over newly elected trans Senator and who uses which bathrooms, KVI's Lars Larson expands on the Ukraine missile authorization to fight Russia and what this means for a cease-fire or an escalation, another windstorm fatality when tree hits Bellevue home mortally wounding woman, Bill Maher hammers Democrats for inability to live in reality with ordinary voters, Issaquah windstorm and tree damage report, an Edgewood church narrowly misses big tree falling, KVI caller who is a  Democrat agrees with Bill Maher, Kamala Harris 2028 poll question results.

Big wind storm hitting Western WA at sundown, Kamala Harris campaign actually paid $2.5 million--not $1 million--for campaign event with Oprah, 11 yr old arrested as part of armed robbery spree between Tukwila and Seattle, Trump's tariff's strategy,  Laken Riley murder trial update, WA legislator wants to make homeless people a protected class, GUEST: UW professor, Cliff Mass, explains the hurricane-like low pressure windstorm coming tonight, possibly the lowest barometric pressure ever for the WA coast, what if Trump uses US military to mass deport (criminal) illegal aliens?, more and more athletes are doing this Trump/YMCA celebration dance, KVI listener VM underscores concerns about the confusion on recent statewide initiatives, GUEST: Discovery Institute's, Caitlyn McKenney, details "housing first" failures on King County homeless policy.

It's a "good news" Monday with all the stories today, Seahawks upset SF 49ers, Trump massive ovation at UFC #309, Morning Joe Scarborough confesses he just met with Trump at Mar-A-Lago, Pete Hegseth's response to USAF cadet paperwork, Trump's new Energy Secretary (nominee) can put climate change hysteria in context, Trump actually did better in WA in 2024 than 2020, Chuck Schumer's latest message to Democratic colleagues, Brian Heywood holding the Seattle Times accountable, editor of Scientific American is a goner, a vocal critic of COVID lockdowns and gov't over-reach on COVID is nominated by Trump, Pramila Jayapal shows a predictable ignorance about what constitutes affordable housing.

Trump nominations reach new fever pitch with RFK Jr. , the battle over pronouns for a Federal judge that Senate Republicans won't confirm, what's the difference between the military service of Tim Walz vs Pete Hegseth?, KVI listeners want to know what WA Republicans can do to win elections after Trump succeeded where local Republicans failed, pro-Hamas radicals attack and vandalize the home and car of the UW President, why these radicals are the new KKK, WA now facing a $10 billion budget deficit caused by rising costs and increasing demand for public services, the most confusing of the 4 WA voter initiatives based on voter turn-out, GUEST: economist Steve Moore is just back from meeting with Trump in Florida, Joe Rogan explains why Kamala Harris refused to do his podcast interview, GUEST: KVI's Kevin Dodrill explains the good and bad of tonight's exhibition boxing match with Mike Tyson and YouTube personality, Jake Paul.

Prediction: Matt Gaetz will not be confirmed as A.G., Joe Rogan explains why Kamala Harris never spoke on his podcast, what happens with Byron Donalds?, Seattle murder suspect expressed "overwhelm" to police about Trump being elected, Lars Larson doubts Matt Gaetz will get confirmed as A.G.,  Trump and Biden meet at the White House, CNN's Scott Jennings delivers a perfect response to the meeting, Tacoma Congresswoman opposes Pete Hegseth as Trump's Defense Secretary, alleged prolific graffiti tagger in Seattle arrested with four guns, new stats on WA residents moving out of state--mostly to Idaho, Lacey PD allege that parents attempted 'honor killing' of teen daughter.