KVI's John Carlson and guest, economist/author, Steve Moore, opine on yesterday's Consumer Price Index data that shows monthly and yearly inflation is basically unchanged. How the continuing inflation and stock market losses are draining everyone's bank and retirement accounts. There are also red flags flying about the Social Security Administration's decision to increase monthly benefits by 8.7% because of on-going economic inflation in the U.S.

In a rare live TV news interview for any Seattle, King County or statewide Washington elected official, Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell answers questions about the city's current crime problems and public approval rating for him as mayor and his progress on solving crime/public safety problems. KVI's John Carlson listens to the Q & A between Harrell and KOMO 4 news anchors, Eric Johnson and Mary Nam, who ask pointed questions about the frustrations most Seattleites have with public safety, downtown Seattle crime and a proposal to expand a SoDo neighborhood homeless complex to be even larger.

Hour 1-- did you buy tickets yet for KVI's Countdown to Election with John Carlson and Ari Hoffman on Thurs. Oct. 27th in Everett?, more fallout after leaked recording of racist and reprehensible comments by LA City Council president, a major labor union leader is also resigning over this racism scandal in LA, Infowars host Alex Jones loses in court and ordered to pay Sandy Hook school families a total of $965 million in damages for defamation, lots of examples of that not all speech is protected by the 1st Amendment, "intellectually irresponsible" oath that Minnesota medical school grads just took involving indigenous medical practices, Social Security benefits jumping up 8.7% next year due to inflation begs questions about the looming insolvency crisis (currently gauged at 2035).

Hour 2 -- GUEST: KOMO 4 sports anchor , Niko Tamurian, live in Houston to preview M's game 2 versus those cheatin' Astros, why the Mariner's are in a good spot to bounce back from agonizing game 1 loss because their ace pitcher starts game 2, signs from the rough game 1 loss that show the M's are ready to put it behind them for game 2, this morning's latest inflation news is a continuation of last month's, why WA Democrats are like an ostrich with their head in the sand,

St. Rep. Melanie Morgan from Parkland/Pierce County embroiled in verbally abusive behavior investigation,

something that John Carlson's never seen in his 30+ years of Puget Sound politics is happening right now, six of WA U.S. Senator Patty Murray's re-election TV ads are about abortion access, an example of how ethically bankrupt Pres. Biden's political instincts are,

Hour 3 -- an unsanctioned homeless camp along the Green River near Auburn's being swept for the 2nd time since July, a frustrated neighbor who has to deal with the homeless camp vents his concerns about the lawlessness, New Zealand's lawmakers consider a climate change tax on livestock while amusing would just add to inflation concerns, GUEST: Kelley Dowell Tarp urges listeners to alert state officials that a convicted triple-murderer should remain behind bars, the convicted murderer in question murdered Dowell Tarp's father in 1980 in SeaTac WA, how early release of a convicted triple killer in Washington could pave the way for other releases by violent offenders, JUST IN: jury rules for life sentence instead of death penalty for Parkland, Florida high school mass murderer Nikolas Cruz, a fired/unvaccinated Seattle firefighter calls the show.

Something that KVI's John Carlson's never seen in his 30+ years of Puget Sound politics is happening right now. Carlson digs into new polling data about the issues that Washington Democrats say are most significant in the 2022 election and the answers show the dire straits Democrats are facing.

KVI's John Carlson examines the latest inflation data in this morning's Consumer Price Index report for September. Overall, inflation is down fractionally but is still over 8% higher for goods and services compared to September 2021. Still particularly high in mid-double digits are gas prices, electricity prices and most food prices. Carlson notes that the federal interest rate hikes the last few months are not producing inflation reducing results.

Hour 1 -- John Carlson returns from an extended weekend, time to play Carlson's Legendary Lyrics on today's show, how to handle the M's 9th inning agonizing playoff loss in Houston, even Pres. Biden is calling on an LA City Councilwoman to resign after leaked recording of her hostile racist comments surface, which American city has the highest minimum wage? (spoiler alert: it's in Washington, but it's not Seattle), 60 years ago today the Puget Sound storm by which all other northwest storms are measured, Senate Democrats are defending twice as many seats in this year's election as Republicans, NBC News reporter candidly discusses the health concerns of PA U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman after a sit-down interview,

Hour 2 -- GUEST: Seattle digital reporter, Jonathan Choe, explains the story he broke involving the attempted murder of a north Seattle apartment security guard in the Greenwood neighborhood, the suspect shot the security guard in the face when the security guard approached a suspect in a nearby property crime, Choe says the shooting suspect is still at large,

what happened to the (Asian) Northern Giant Hornet in WA?, UW students voice their concerns about campus safety after an intruder broke into a rental house with female students on Greek Row in Seattle, 13 registered sex offenders are living near UW's Greek Row which adds to the safety concerns after recent shootings/crimes a few blocks away in the U-District,

Hour 3 -- the big thing all the political news media are missing about leaked recording of the Los Angeles City Council president's racist comments that emerged this week: none of the other city council members on the recording even objected to her racist comments, the council president is Latina and her bigoted remarks were about African-Americans, a Seattle city councilwoman wants free abortions for all paid for by city's Amazon tax, the Biden Labor Dept. this week quietly announced a proposal that would switch the status of gig workers and contractors to make it easier to unionize those jobs, GUEST: a KVI listener, Vern, he's a former Metro bus driver and Seattle street trolley operator. He quit

in March this year because of the concerns he had over passengers high on fentanyl on the buses and at the bus stops. says public safety has steadily grown worse over the last 3-4 years on buses and at bus stops, says he knows bus drivers who went to Harborview for inhaling fentanyl smoke fumes.

GUEST: Seattle digital reporter, Jonathan Choe, explains the story he broke involving the attempted murder of a north Seattle apartment security guard in the Greenwood neighborhood when the security guard approached a suspect in a credit union property crime. Choe says the shooting suspect is still at large and could be connected to a squatter in the apartment building, the security guard is married with three children, Choe says the shooting suspect is still at large and could be connected to a squatter in the apartment building, a GoFundMe account for the man has been set up, copy/paste this link if you'd like to donate

https://www.gofundme.com/f/nigel-and-his-family-with-medical-expenses?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

KVI's John Carlson interviews a former Metro bus driver who quit in March 2022 because of the public safety concerns he had with riders and people congregated at bus stops smoking and consuming fentanyl. The former driver tells KVI public safety has steadily grown worse over the last 3-4 years on buses and at bus stops, says he knows bus drivers who went to Harborview for inhaling fentanyl smoke fumes, and he believes that the only way to improve safety on-board King County buses and at bus stops is to bring in new management who will be serious about confronting the drug crisis in Seattle.

Hour 1 -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson -- Mariners play Astros this afternoon in game 1, WA paid family leave law is running short of money, Kirby analyzes the math on who pays into the paid family leave law, Kirby says this paid family leave program is like Social Security in reverse based on projections and expenditures, "free money is the politicians' playground", expect taxes to go up if more people take paid family leave, the COVID scare tactics emerge about Halloween and Thanksgiving gatherings, another example of local crime in Renton being a 'war on women', more struggles for VP Kamala Harris, KVI's Lars Larson updates the Republican momentum in the Oregon governor's race, former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard leaves the Democratic Party calling them an "elitist cabal".

Hour 2 -- local elections in King County may soon move to even number years, racism scandal hits Latina president of the LA City Council amid a leaked recorded conversation, the LA scandal runs counter to the usual left-wing political claim that only whites/caucasians can be racist, the story shows racism is a human failing not a racial failing pitting interest groups against other interest groups, a dilemma for the Seattle Mariners with their current slogan #EmbraceTheChaos, KVI invites listeners to our Thurs. Oct. 27th event in Everett for The KVI Countdown To Election with John Carlson and Ari Hoffman co-hosting, the long list of Pres./VP/Senator Joe Biden's bogus and embellished claims, is it because Biden is continuously confused or a chronic liar?

Hour 3 -- GUEST: Public Address voice of the Mariners at T-Mobile Park AND your Northwest Newsradio 1000/97.7 FM sports and news anchor, Tom Hutyler. Hutyler explaining the Mariner's roller-coaster ride this season with the phrase "its baseball" and you just never know what's going to happen, there's an unpredictability in baseball unlike most other sports, optimistic predictions about the Mariner's match-up against the Houston Astros with game 1 of the ALDS this afternoon,

the CA high speed rail story is back in the news after its fiscal failure ended the project, warnings were made that the high speed rail plans were too complex and couldn't meet its budget, the CA high speed rail project failed yet a high speed rail project in Morocco was completed in just a few years, the politically respected Cook Report has several key Congressional races in Democratic strongholds as "lean Republican", several big Congressional races where the Democratic candidate is NOT bringing in Pres. Biden to campaign because Biden's a liability.

KVI's John Carlson is on vacation for today's show so Producer Phil and "The Radio Legend", Mark Christopher, co-host between best of interviews with John and guests. John Carlson returns on Wed. Oct. 12th, 2022.