The KVI Morning Ride

By Talk Radio 570 KVI

You’ve heard him for the past 14 years as a KVI voice on The Commute with Carlson and now Phil Vandervort takes over as the host of KVI’s Morning Ride. Join Phil and his producer, Zach Wildfang, every... more

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Number 1: January 14, 2022
6am hour -- US Supreme Court strikes down Pres. Biden's vaccine mandate for private companies, Biden's agenda is slipping, Kyrsten Sinema is the 10th Supreme Court Justice, this isn't what Democrats were planning when they wanted to pack the court, VP Kamala Harris gives borderline incoherent answer when asked if Biden Administration needs to re-calibrate after recent agenda set-backs. 7am GUEST: Yakima E.R. doctor, Raul Garcia, talks about Gov. Inslee decision to deploy National Guard to help at 4 hospitals in Everett, Yakima, Wenatchee and Spokane, the impact of Inslee canceling elective surgeries at hospitals next week, an LA TV news photographer uncovers the massive theft of shipped packages and boxes from freight trains in the city with a bunch of stolen goods destined for addresses across the PNW, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, tackles the latest impact on inflation hitting a 39 year high, how Biden's loss at the Supreme Court on vaxx mandates has exposed his failing agenda, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, examines the Ray Epps/FBI informant story that emerged earlier this week after the FBI Assistant Director refused to answer questions about the informant. 8am hour -- a good news story from Seattle as a dog is found alive 6 days after it was trapped inside a house damaged by a landslide, cities like Renton and North Bend are holding garbage drop-offs as a garbage haulers' 'sympathy strike' has halted collection in cities across Puget Sound, Seattle announces $750,000 in 'Environmental Justice' grants and the basis for the grants is debatable considering the city's crime, homeless and on-going transportation problems; a KVI caller provokes a discussion about the Seattle activist claim that schools/offices/homes are on stolen land.
January 14, 20221h 57min
Number 2: January 4, 2022
6am hour -- Washington Democrats announce attendance restrictions for the new Legislative session starting next week in Olympia, how the restrictions within the Legislature impact the fate of the floundering Long Term Care payroll tax (aka WA Cares Fund), FL governor zings lock-down liberal politicians who showed up in Florida during the Christmas/New Year's Congressional break, with America being paralyzed (at least politically) by COVID omicron variant consider how Sweden is handling COVID, Austria did the opposite of Sweden and listen to what's happened there. 7am hour -- medical doctor and virologist banned by Twitter and YouTube for his posts about COVID views condemns media malpractice and crackdown against those who don't uphold the COVID status quo, how Big Tech has become the biggest threat to freedom in America, 2022 Chuck Schumer needs to listen to 2005 Chuck Schumer, the irrational "cult of personality" among the pro-COVID restrictions/lock down supporters in politics and public health. 8am hour -- a local father facing felony assault charges for shoving the referee at his son's youth basketball game face-first into the hardwood in Kenmore WA, elections for some mayors and city councils in WA might soon switch to even numbered years from odd-numbered years to get bigger voter turn-out, a well known stand-up comic begs trans-activists for forgiveness after an impromptu appearance at a Seattle comedy performance on New Year's eve, Biden Administration loses again in court on a vaxx mandate plan.
January 04, 20221h 56min
Number 3: December 30, 2021
6am hour -- with 2022 less than 2 days away did you think one year ago that COVID would still be doing what it is right now?, why Gov. Jay Inslee needs to be asked about reversing his vaxx mandate for state workers now that omicron can infect both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, the brilliant professor/historian Victor Davis Hanson dismantles several of the false narratives that cable talk shows/legacy news media have foisted on America, some helpful legal insight about the criminal conviction and anticipated appeal of Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell, Seattle weather forecasters talking about more lowland snow fall next week, a CBS News reporter says the most under-reported story of 2021 is the impact on mental health/education/development of school age kids from COVID, says the impact on kids from in-class learning and mask mandates, etc could have lasting impact on their mental and social health, a KVI listener says he won't wear a mask at the grocery store and says so far no store employees have asked him to mask up. 7am hour -- GUEST: Yakima E.R. Dr., Raul Garcia, examines the new reduced 'quarantine' of 5-days instead of 10-days for COVID, he's concerned about how public health officials "manipulate" the public with COVID guidelines; the attorney behind WA's education funding lawsuit known as "the McCleary" case is back with a new school funding lawsuit, Keith Olbermann goes too far with sarcastic comment about Mitt Romney and his family Christmas card, Olbermann's conduct underscores the difference between liberals and leftists, plus the concern that many leftists are very bitter/antagonistic people, remembering the life and impact of NFL coach turned legendary broadcaster John Madden. 8am hour -- the latest crime stats show the continuing increase in violent crime in WA, DEVELOPING: a reported shooting this morning at a homeless encampment near the Tacoma Dome, the state's biggest gun control lobby just unveiled their Legislative agenda for next month's session starting in Olympia, the agenda includes reducing sentences for fatal 'drive-by' shootings, hopefully this sensational Rolling Stone story turns out to be more factual than their 2012 U. of Virginia fraternity rape story was, add this carjacking story to what Carlson was just talking about with violent crime spiking the last two years, record shattering snowfall this month around Lake Tahoe/CA/Sierra Nevadas, meanwhile CA keeps missing its carbon reduction goals to fix climate change and the accounting formula for what counts on carbon footprint is laughable, a KVI listener shares a story about decision to stop wearing masks in stores.
December 30, 20211h 54min
Number 4: January 6,2022
6am hour -- a Seattle Police K-9 officer is killed in the line of duty by a suspected home burglar armed with a knife, the burglary suspect was subsequently shot and killed after the fatal stabbing, the K-9 named Jedi is credited with saving several lives in the line of duty, why there should be an investigation into the potential for recent 'police reform' laws in WA that attributed to this deadly confrontation, Pres. Biden speaking at this moment about Jan. 6th mob attack anniversary, new CBS News polling shows Americans are very evenly split about Jan. 6th being an insurrection or a coup but 76% say Jan. 6th was a protest that ended up going too far, examining some of the serious convictions and sentences for Jan. 6th offenders, for Democrats who claim Jan. 6th was about blocking an election remember what Seattle's freshman Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal did in 2016, KVI's Lars Larson points out the major lie Pres. Biden spoke this hour about the death of US Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick following the Jan. 6th mob attack. 7am hour -- GUEST: Yakima E.R. doctor, Raul Garcia, M.D. addresses the possibility that omicron will be so infectious that virtually every American eventually contracts the variant, how natural immunity continues to get over-looked; legal scholar Jonathan Turley adroitly points out that as Democrats complain about the Jan. 6th attack on democracy the same Democrats are trying to prevent 120 Republican candidates from running for re-election, KY Senator Rand Paul vs Dr. Antyony Fauci on natural immunity, Seattle's new City Attorney speaks about the 3000 criminal cases her predecessor never bothered to charge during his tenure, ousted city attorney Pete Holmes failed to file charges on 1000 prior theft or assault cases submitted by police, Carlson enoucrages people who are able to go donate blood via BloodworksNW.com if they're able, blood supplies are critically short after the recent snow/ice and spike in COVID cases impacting scheduled donations. a Seattle Police K-9 officer is killed in the line of duty by a suspected home burglar armed with a knife, the burglary suspect was subsequently shot and killed, why recent 'police reform' laws in WA may have impacted this deadly confrontation, over 11K omicron cases in WA yesterday--setting a single day record for infections--yet only 21 people were admitted to hospitals (statewide), 49 years ago today the debut of School House Rock on Saturday morning cartoons, of the 725 people arrested and charged for Jan. 6th crimes at US Capitol a total of zero have been charged with insurrection, some actual facts and historical context to Democrats' claims that Jan. 6th mob attack was the worst violence at the US Capitol since the War of 1812.
January 06, 20221h 56min
Number 5: December 23, 2021
6am hour -- new data from South Africa (and another study from Scotland) show omicron COVID variant at "markedly lower risk" of hospitalization than earlier mutations, studies from both nations beg the question: what's the difference between omicron (variant) and seasonal flu?, despite omicron contagion concerns COVID deaths continue decreasing, TX Congressman points out that more COVID deaths have now occurred during Biden's presidency than Trump's and that's after the benefit of vaccines, a KVI Christmas tradition continues involving a proudly liberal KVI listener, the story behind the Christmas classic "Silent Night" that stems from a broken church organ in Austria, WA Legislative Republicans push Gov. Inslee for a special session to fix major flaws in Inslee's LTC payroll tax. 7am hour -- GUEST: Dr. Raul Garcia, explains omicron's existence and why viruses mutate to stay alive, Dr. Garcia is surprised to hear that two WA universities have already switched to 'distance learning' for January, Garcia explains what to expect with the new Pfizer pill to treat COVID infections, veteran Seattle TV news reporter announces his new journalism job, your best chance for a snowy Christmas in Western WA is in Bellingham, the story behind the Christmas poem "Twas the Night Before Christmas". 8am hour -- even Gov. Jay Inslee's own budget staff disagree with him on how to handle the announced delay of the constitutionally questionable "Long Term Care" payroll tax, the disagreement and confusion revolve around the April collection date, this latest chapter shows why the LTC payroll tax (aka WA Cares Fund) should be strictly optional for Washingtonians, US Congresswoman from Philly safely survives carjacking but how will this carjacking impact fellow Democrats who've been defund police advocates?, the iconic melding of a Gospel Biblical verse into children's pop culture that became a Christmas TV classic, Yakima ER doctor Raul Garcia M.D. shares his knowledge about omicron and what you need to do to be prepared for the newest COVID variant.
December 23, 20211h 54min