The Commute with Carlson

The Boss wants to be a political king (er, queen) maker, a Seattle convicted sex-offender is recaptured in Portland OR, an anti-Trump voter in PA ruins her credibility on live TV,  Joe Biden vs. Brian Kemp, two west coast state universities refuse to play women's volleyball matches after trans athlete plays for SJSU, GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers clarifies the bogus claims about air pollution increasing if I-2117 passes,  Carlson says "This is why people distrust gov't", the Seattle violence prevention activist who was just arrested in a multi-state fentanyl drug ring, American ports are among the slowest loading/unloading in the world, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, sums up the newly announced Longshore union deal, US Supreme Court reduces a 1997 conviction for a juvenile murderer in Bellevue.

Tim Walz will be in Bellevue WA next week, a convicted sex-offender allegedly cuts off electronic monitoring device in Seattle, the new allegations of DV against Doug Emhoff, listener reaction to employers firing Gen Z employees over poor work ethic, FEMA relief money being siphoned off for assisting illegal aliens, East coast Longshoreman strike continues, ILA union negotiator has an impressive salary/car/house, Iran's rocket attack on Israel, the anti-Trump hyperbolic claims about Trump suspending the Constitution if elected, Democrats outspending Republicans 50-1 in WA Governor's race.

JD Vance delivers at VP debate, KVI listeners call and text with their VP debate reaction with several saying they wish Trump could acquire the communications skills of JD Vance, the CNN/MSNBC mania after Vance prevailed and Tim Walz failed at the VP debate, the VP debate moderators break their own rule about fact checking and JD Vance delivers the perfect response, Byron Donalds destroys a Kamala Harris apologist on a NYC morning radio show, UPDATE: Bothell HS reverses course and will let cheerleading team travel out of state for national competition, Trump continues to steal blue collar workers from Democrats, Walz calls himself a "knucklehead" during VP debate, RIP actor John Amos, striking Longshoreman union negotiator sounds like a Martin Scorsese mob movie character.

Why JD Vance may be the perfect antidote to biased debate moderators, agonizing stories of the flooding and storm destruction near the North Carolina/Tennessee border, from the "You Couldn't Make This Up If You Actually Tried" file... https://x.com/id_communism/status/1840740092454785441 suggested charities to donate to for Carolina area flash flooding relief fund, editor of uber-Progressive political website throws a fit over flight attendant saying "have a blessed day", tough to keep track of Seattle area's numerous juvenile crime stories over the last 24 hours, Dana Carvey nails his Joe Biden impersonation, Jimmy Carter turns 100 today, three whistleblowers say Biden's DHS is failing to enforce a 2005 law requiring illegal border crossers be finger-printed and ID'd for a data base, employers say they're firing Gen Z workers due to work ethic failures.

Progressive magazine editor at Mother Jones is upset with an Alaska Airline flight attendant's greeting, Israel assassinates top Hezbollah leader(s) over the weekend, who gets to determine what constitutes "a bona fide Democrat"?, WA ferry rates increase 4% starting tomorrow, RIP Kris Kristofferson, Trump and Republicans continue to attract Hispanic voters over politics of immigration, GUEST: Ginny Burton's new documentary on the failures of King County's "housing first" and 'harm reduction' bureaucracy for homeless drug addicts, Hezbollah deep dive, Progressives equating more laws with better government, Bill Maher demolishes Macklemore's F--- America rant, John Kerry's revealing remark about restricting the 1st Amendment for political gain.

Hurricane Helene slams Florida, now a TV news reporter helping a woman caught in storm surge is going viral, Tacoma's Police Chief on paid leave suspension with no clear answers as to why, the guessing game about why Starbucks has closed another downtown Seattle store, why crime does pay in Seattle, Burien's two-fold legal victory over King County on homeless camping ordinance, bad week for Kamala Harris considering her MSNBC interview, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore new book "The Trump Economic Miracle", the Caitlin Clark culture war,  Chicago public schools are passing failing students, UW Professor Cliff Mass endorses I-2117 because it's not helping the climate/environment.

Israel's latest intel bonanza on Hezbollah in Lebanon continues the James Bond-esque counter operations on the terrorist network,  Macklemore releases a "CYA" statement after his "F--- America" concert comment, what to make of federal indictment against NYC mayor , Democrats distorting reports about crime going down with incomplete statistics, GUEST: Republican candidate for WA AG, Pete Serrano, will prioritize enforcing laws on fentanyl--especially to protect children,  Gov. Inslee's electric ferry delayed again for another year, the best local political campaign ad Carlson's seen this year, GUEST: un-Divided Podcast host, documentarian, Brandi Kruse. She's posted a new documentary about political indoctrination and social justice agendas in the Olympia School District,

A KVI listener e-mail about the Boeing machinist strike gives context to the pay wage debate, a concert suggestion for Macklemore after he's dropped from headlining a "free" Vegas music festival, WA OSPI wants a state income tax to pay for nearly $3 billion education spending hike while his OSPI opponent says lottery & cannabis sales dedicated for education spending are going to the state's general fund, GUEST: WSP's Chris Loftis, warns about a serial car-jacking spree where the robbers crash into the victim's car, Seattle carjacking have nearly tripled this year and many of the suspects are armed juveniles, GUEST: Congressional candidate Jerrod Sessler, how the 4th District race is bellwether for Trumpism vs. the establishment, how gun rights and excessive federal spending will be a factor in the election.

Boeing says it has made 'best and final' offer to striking machinists, new Sienna poll on Pres. election, Boeing's struggle right now with machinists' strike, GUEST: Republican candidate for Congress, Joe Kent,  Lt. Gov. Denny Heck vs. St. Rep. Travis Couture on cost of housing,  is this Tik Tok gal too accurate for cable news?, GUEST: Republican candidate for Public Lands Commissioner, Jaime Herrera-Beutler, the difference between private forests and public forests in WA, why opponent Dave Upthegrove supports a policy to leave dying forests intact, the activists that are opposing timber sales and ultimately reducing money for schools, Seattle rapper Macklemore's "F--- America" performance, a striking Boeing machinist calls KVI to explain his opposition to "last best offer", GUEST: Bothell HS parent, Jaymie Gibbs,  per cheer squad denied out of state competition trip by the school, an "every other year" travel ban for out of state competitions.

Tim Walz's Freudian slip at PA campaign rally, Kamala Harris's puzzling response to how she'll reduce the American cost of living if elected, the logic of Pres. Biden's FTC Commissioner on the Kroger/Safeway merger, Bothell High School imposes "every other year" travel ban on the school's extra-curricular teams like cheer squad, looming fallout over the electoral college map amid two emerging political scandals--one in No.Carolina and the other in Maryland,  Trump and Harris can't agree on a plan for another Presidential debate, Israel vs. Hamas update, GUEST: Auburn Mayor, Nancy Backus,  city has adopted a new tougher homeless camping ordinance, RIP Dan Evans.