The John Curley Show

3pm - I WAS THINKING: Peacock Feathers and “Suicidal Empathy” // Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s budget deficit nears half-billion dollars, raising threat of taxes and layoffs // TikTok creator's crowdfunding campaign to buy Spirit Airlines racks up more than $335M in pledges

6pm - GUEST - STEVE EDMISTON - FOREMOST PNW UFO EXPERT ON “UFO FILES” // Steve Edmiston is a business and entertainment lawyer with Bracepoint Law and a Pacific Northwest historian and UFO junkie // Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public // Architect of the ‘millionaire tax’ Sen. Jamie Pedersen says there is no evidence of capital flight // Howard Schultz writes a scathing op-ed in the WSJ about Seattle

5pm - U.S. Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Flown to Quarantine Center After Positive Test // Walter Kirn believes this is another “plandemic” after whistleblower predicted it // The guy who posted from the cruise ship isn’t new to virus media // He is also a “brand ambassador” for the cruise ship // The strangeness from the cruise ship is overwhelming // Interest in buying Seahawks is reportedly ‘soft’ // Will the ‘millionaires tax’ hurt Seattle sports? It’s complicated // LETTERS

4pm - GUEST - STEVE EDMISTON - FOREMOST PNW UFO EXPERT ON “UFO FILES” // Steve Edmiston is a business and entertainment lawyer with Bracepoint Law and a Pacific Northwest historian and UFO junkie // Bright lights and hot orbs: UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public // Architect of the ‘millionaire tax’ Sen. Jamie Pedersen says there is no evidence of capital flight // Howard Schultz writes a scathing op-ed in the WSJ about Seattle

3pm - I WAS THINKING: One Man’s Search for the World’s Funniest Joke // GUEST - JOE BAIRD - GROWER OF THE LARGEST PUMPKIN IN SEATTLE HISTORY - 1673 lbs in 2025 // Last year Joseph Baird set the record for Seattle’s heaviest giant pumpkin with a 1,673-pounder, today he joins show to share tips for John’s quest // To move a 40-ton fin whale carcass, Samish Island finds a way

UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public // Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands // Ticketmaster is slashing 350 jobs — 8% of its global workforce — in engineering and design  // Gap Year

After no-warning shutdown tanks revenue 80%, Leschi bistro owner forces city of Seattle to blink // Washington Gov. Ferguson limits press access, breaking precedent // 9 people share the best life advice they ever got from their mom // LETTERS

GUEST - Dr. William Jackson, Executive Director of Teaching and Learning // Ari Hoffman’s misrepresentation of Sammamish graduation event causes mass harassment of school // Ticketmaster is slashing 350 jobs — 8% of its global workforce — in engineering and design  // Gap Year

UFO files shed light on sightings but leave interpretation to the public // Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands // A.I. emerges as main cause of layoffs in April // AirPods with cameras reportedly in final testing at Apple 

I Was Thinking: a $46 Uber ride. Seattle's gig worker law was supposed to boost pay. It did at first, until orders dropped. GUEST: Sully: Light rail 2 Line reopens after its first snag crossing Lake Washington // Each Year We’re Speaking 300 Words Less a Day and It’s Bad News for Our Mental Health // Bank Teller Hangs Up on Pope Leo, Thought Call Was a ‘Prank’