The John Curley Show

4pm - GUEST - JACK NICASTRO - ASSISTANT EDITOR AT REASON . COM // Sam Altman's (Not So) New Deal for Superintelligent AI // Sam Altman Attack Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder // 5M of pounds of trash, 600K needles removed in Seattle ahead of World Cup // The great soccer World Cup swindle // Governor “More Affordable” Ferguson

3pm - I WAS THINKING: Corporal Punishment - Who Did it Better; Catholic Nuns or Singapore? // ‘#SkyKing’ documentary premieres Tuesday, recounting his daring theft, joyride of a Seattle plane // 
On This Day in History: Lincoln shot at Ford theater

I WAS THINKING: Does Washington WANT Drunk Drivers? // Missing nuclear official becomes TENTH person tied to dark pattern surrounding US secrets // Joe Rogan proposes a theory on the growing list of missing scientists // “The Luigi Mangione of Toilet Paper”

How the U.S. Navy is Blockading the Strait of Hormuz to Choke Off Iran’s Ports // China responds to “total blockade” threats // Iran War’s Economic Shock Wave Is Expected to Get Even Bigger // Trump posts 'blasphemous' AI photo depicting himself as Jesus after pope rant sparking widespread condemnation // Trump deletes photo; claims he was depicting himself as a doctor // Trump receives first Door Dash delivery to White House // Protestors rally at Seattle City Hall against police surveillance cameras // Is Katie being unfairly criticized by both supporters and detractors? // LETTERS

PHONE GUEST - RETURN OF THE MACK - ERNIE “MACK” MAKINSON // Good Samaritan who stopped runaway Seattle bus is now homeless // Mack claims Metro doctored their surveillance footage… Update: They did not. // A GoFundMe for Mack has raised nearly $80k // ‘Liberation Day’ at One Year // Federal Reserve: Without Tariffs, Inflation Would Have Dropped to Pre-Pandemic Levels During 2025 // 28 year old Brit earned $8000/mo by drinking 10 beers a day for 200 days on TikTok 

I WAS THINKING: Does Washington WANT Drunk Drivers? // Missing nuclear official becomes TENTH person tied to dark pattern surrounding US secrets // Joe Rogan proposes a theory on the growing list of missing scientists // “The Luigi Mangione of Toilet Paper”

6pm - Trump Lashes Out at Prominent Conservatives Over Iran War Criticism // Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein in rare public statement // The benefit of opting out of partisan politics // Lessons from Tiresias the Blind Prophet … Sort of // A more accurate telling of the story of Tiresias the Blind Prophet… Sort of // KIRO 7 breaks down how much of WA’s gas price is taxes // WA Supreme Court removes judge for faking document to get cheap parking

5pm - Artemis 2 Splashes Down in the waters off San Diego // Five large data centers eyed for Seattle // Why are communities pushing back against data centers? // LETTERS

4pm - Trump Lashes Out at Prominent Conservatives Over Iran War Criticism // Melania Trump denies close ties to Jeffrey Epstein in rare public statement // The benefit of opting out of partisan politics // Lessons from Tiresias the Blind Prophet … Sort of // A more accurate telling of the story of Tiresias the Blind Prophet… Sort of // KIRO 7 breaks down how much of WA’s gas price is taxes // Anticipation build for Artemis II’s return to Earth

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  Infamous Moments in First Lady History // Ichiro Statue Unveiling Does NOT Go According to Plan // Seattle Art Museum's Hammering Man falls on September 28, 1991 // WA Supreme Court removes judge for faking document to get cheap parking