A Spanaway, WA armed carjacking leads to the arrest of three juvenile teenagers for allegedly stealing the car and assaulting the 50-year-old female car owner. Two of the three under-age criminal suspects were supposed to be on house arrest for a prior crime. KVI's John Carlson examines that criminal justice discrepancy in context with a pair of bi-partisan Snohomish County mayors from Marysville and Everett who are telling state lawmakers to fix their recent reform on drug possession and police pursuits of criminals.

Hour 1 -- Seattle Mariners will be playing their wild card round games on the road starting Friday based on their loss in last night's regular season game, Seattle Mayor's meek reply about public safety in the U-District after 4 people were wounded in a shooting there Saturday night, an animal rights activist runs on the field for the NFL MNF game last night and a former Seahawk levels the man being chased by security staff, a brief history of athletes confronting people/activists/fans running on the field during ball games, the revealing silence among Seattle's city council members and US Sen. Patty Murray (and groups like Seattle Indivisible) about Iranian regime beating a woman to death over a hijab, a theocracy "oppressing and killing women" in Iran but no objections or protests of any sort in Seattle, the disgraceful behavior of Portland OR's mayor dismissing the public safety concerns of a woman testifying to the city council about crime problems in her neighborhood.

Hour 2 -- FL Gov. Ron DeSantis being hounded by desperate political opponents making mountains out of molehills per hurricane response, a self-described FL Democratic Party voter in the town of Arcadia puts the political attacks in perspective, a good laugh after Pres. Biden says he was raised in the Puerto Rican community, Georgia's Stacy Abrams loses resoundingly in Federal court ruling after she lost 2018 gubernatorial election and sued over elections fraud,

MSNBC polling and story shows lots of Texas Latinos who say they're no longer voting Democrat, RIP to country music legend Loretta Lynn who lived in Custer WA in her younger days,

Hour 3 -- "let it burn" is the strategy of WA forest fire officials regarding the Bolt Creek fire that is bordering and threatening Highway 2, VP Kamala Harris has officially entered the comedy zone as a "punch line", example of Seattle activists blaming a road for pedestrian deaths similar to blaming a gun for causing a shooting, how Loretta Lynn and her husband ended up in Custer WA and "worked seven days a week", how Lynn's biggest hit "Coal Miner's Daughter is emblematic of working class 20th Century America, a new chapter in King Co. Executive Dow Constantine's vendetta against independent journalist Jonathan Choe.

Independent Seattle political journalist, Jonathan Choe, is denied a press credential from King County Executive Dow Constantine's office to attend a media tour of a proposed homeless services complex in the Seattle "SoDo" neighborhood. Constantine's staff tells Choe on-camera "I've determined that you work for the group that you said that you worked for, which is not a media group". KVI's John Carlson evaluates the new standard of journalism that Constantine's Administration has decided to establish for covering his office and policies.

KVI's John Carlson and Mark Christopher eulogize the passing of the 90-year-old "First Lady of Country Music" who passed away this morning at age 90. Lynn and her husband lived for 14-years in Custer, WA as her singing career was starting to grow.

Hour 1 -- Seattle Mariners end two-decade playoff drought in most dramatic way possible, severe devastation in parts of Florida after Hurricane Ian and VP Kamala Harris promises "resources based on equity", HBO's Bill Maher suggests Democrats might have to dump VP Kamala Harris from 2024 re-election ticket, prepare to pay more for everything in WA in 2023: the WA minimum wage will go up $1.25 an hour because its tied to inflation, surprising answers about what's pushing the cost of homes and real estate from the two candidates for WA 3rd Congressional district, Seattle bad news: another weekend marked by several shootings around town, Seattle good news: hey, at least nobody died in these shootings, Carlson and Lars Larson evaluate the two candidates in the WA 3rd Congressional District who are trying to define themselves for voters.

Hour 2 -- WSP Trooper shot in face in Walla Walla and then airlifted to Seattle's Harborview is now home from the hospital, more facts finally released in the suspect shooting the WSP Trooper in the face last week, suspect was wanted on an arrest warrant with prior criminal record, GUEST: the Public Address voice of the Mariners at T-Mobile Park and KNWN news and sports anchor, Tom Hutyler, talks about the playoff-bound Seattle Mariners, how the M's transacted the current roster to finally make the playoffs, how a potent rookie has galvanized the clubhouse and fans right now, now the M's await final standings for playoff road-games or home-games, the Seattle Seahawks confronted with a possible double-standard about which political candidates they align with,

Hour 3 -- the US military falling behind its recruiting goals by 25%, US military now accepting recruits that were initially rejected, Carlson gives 4 reasons why he thinks US military is missing their recruiting metrics so badly, KVI callers sound off on the recruiting shortage including one caller who says "go woke, go broke", when a TV show theme song becomes its own hit, more data about how much more WA pays for gasoline than just about any other place than California, Seattle Mariners finally end their 21-year-long playoff drought, the surprising quote about climate change from Bill Gates, why Gates realizes people won't changer their personal consumption purely for climate change politics.

Just days after the Seattle Seahawks issued a cease and desist letter to a Republican candidate for office due to a campaign TV ad depicting a person wearing a Seahawks jersey, a different candidate is posting pictures of Seahawks players clad in team logo'ed gear indicating the Seahawks support her re-election campaign to the Legislature in Olympia, WA. KVI's John Carlson examines the similarities in the political campaign usage of Seahawks trademarked images and wonders how the Seahawks will handle this potential political double-standard.

KVI's John Carlson lists four reasons why he thinks the US military and Department of Defense are failing to meet their recruitment targets. Carlson concludes part of the reason is the job market and the other is 'woke' politics.

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, Bill Gates, makes a surprising admission about climate change politics, saying "I don't think its realistic to say that people are utterly going to change their lifestyle because of concerns about climate (change)". The quote spurs a larger discussion by KVI's John Carlson about climate change activism in politics and what ordinary, run-of-the-mill people in America will support (politically).

KVI's John Carlson updates the story of Washington State Patrol (WSP) Trooper, Dean Atkinson Jr, who is now recovering at home after being shot in the face by a warrant arrest suspect in the line of duty in Walla Walla. Carlson explains the criminal warrant that was issued for the suspect's arrest last week when the shooting occurred.

Hour 1 -- sliver of good news regarding Hurricane Ian impact in Ft. Myers FL, a Seattle Seahawks jersey is now at the center of a political campaign ad controversy and its the Seahawks franchise that is making a stink out of a jersey they gave to an injured US military war veteran, reminding gullible Washingtonians that these "free" ferry rides and bus rides for teenagers aren't really free, the governmental terminology (i.e. definitions) that skew Democrats claims about "income inequality", a new TV political ad with three blue collar workers sarcastically happy to pay for theater and business majors' student loan debt,

Hour 2 -- two examples of DIY policing in King County, ordinary citizens helped track down two suspected criminals--one in Renton, one in Seattle--and both had extensive prior criminal records, listening to a WA politician's argument for decriminalizing drug possession so drug users don't go to jail, 1st day on the new job for US Supreme. Ct. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, a Federal judge says he will no longer accept law clerks who are Yale Law school grads, why pople stay--instead of evacuate--during a hurricane, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, reminds that about half of Americans have never lived with consumer price inflation, Pres. Biden telling companies they can't raise their prices, the folly of 'price controls'.

Hour 3 -- Mariners talk, why Americans rise to the occasion at the worst of times, military and volunteers both share stories about Hurricane Ian rescues around Ft. Myers, Florida. Its been an embarrassing week for VP Kamala Harris in South Korea, WSJ award winning columnist Kim Strassel uncovers the Seattle companies trying to silence and stifle a Republican candidate running for office, the Seahawks are playing hardball now with a wounded US military veteran injured in Iraq that the team previously honored.