The John Curley Show

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’ 

There’s been no World Cup windfall for Airbnb – and hosts are surprised. Seattle to prohibit cars in Pioneer Square on World Cup match days. Report: 2 names emerge as potential Seahawks bidders // Rantz: Lynnwood councilwoman says American flag ‘unrelatable,’ wants Pride flag in its place // TEXTS! 

GUEST: Carleen Johnson, Center Square Associate Editor. WATCH: Lawsuit against DCYF to proceed as agency updates foster care gender policies. Report: Washington high schools rank near bottom in personal finance literacy //  Some kids are bypassing age-verification checks with a fake mustache. Cellphone ban goes into effect in Seattle Public Schools // Grenade donated to Tacoma Goodwill

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’ 

I WAS THINKING:  The Social Security Ponzi Scheme Has Less than 10 Years // FBI Director Kash Patel issues urgent update on government UFO files // Religious leaders told 'prepare now' for UFO disclosure to unleash Bible-changing revelations // Canadian musician sues Google after AI overview falsely claimed he was a sex offender

VIDEO GUEST - JOE KENT - FORMER DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL TERRORISM CENTER // Kent on why he resigned from the administration, when Trump changed and how, if not fixed, the war in Iran and foreign interference in America could be the end of the country as we know it. // Joe Kent had a LOT more to say.  Watch the full interview on the KIRO News Radio Youtube page

VIDEO GUEST - DONOVAN JOJOLA - IT’S TIME TO LET 16 YEAR OLDS VOTE // Donovan is a junior at Capital High School in Olympia, co-chair of the Olympia Youth Council and a civic organizer for youth in Thurston County. // Let 16-year-olds vote in WA; they’re ready //  Should 16 and 17-year-olds to be able to vote in next general election, government plans // John’s Katie Wilson “endorsement” is quite the divisive topic online // Ted Turner, Who Shaped Cable TV and Launched CNN, Has Died at 87

I WAS THINKING:  The Social Security Ponzi Scheme Has Less than 10 Years // FBI Director Kash Patel issues urgent update on government UFO files // Religious leaders told 'prepare now' for UFO disclosure to unleash Bible-changing revelations // Canadian musician sues Google after AI overview falsely claimed he was a sex offender

VIDEO GUEST - ELIZABETH NEW - WASHINGTON POLICY CENTER // WA Cares: Important information is still MIA, but benefits are available for some in July // Cruise ship at center of suspected deadly hantavirus outbreak refused permission to dock // Human-to-human hantavirus transmission suspected on board stranded cruise ship, WHO says // Breaking New Ground at the Met Gala: The first Black transgender woman with quadriplegic cerebral palsy to be signed to a major modeling agency.

PHONE GUEST - ROB MCKENNA - FORMER WA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL // Washington Supreme Court blocks referendum on millionaires’ tax // Trump riffs on Iran war to a group of elementary school kids visiting the White House // LETTERS