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. KVI's John Carlson digs into the objections coming from the Seahawks and Starbucks about TV campaign ads involving Republican candidate for US Senate in Washington, Tiffany Smiley. Are these objections to Smiley's ads coordinated? Are they designed to benefit a 30-year incumbent Democrat, Patty Murray? Carlson looks for answers.

King County/Seattle crime and lack of law enforcement staffing have produced a sad reality: crime victims often have to be Do It Yourself (DIY) police. KVI's John Carlson shares two stories of such DIY policing that finally led to criminal arrests for a pair of suspects with lengthy (and in one case violent) criminal records.

Hour 1 -- Hurricane Ian wrecks west central Florida, concerns about "hundreds" dead but no formal reports so far, compare and contrast of TV campaign ads for US Senate candidates Patty Murray and Tiffany Smiley,

even the WaPo judges a Patty Murray campaign ad "4 Pinocchios" for lying about Republicans wanting to end Medicare, Murray's "tired talking points" about gun control should be a warning sign for her supporters, Seattle librarians now trained for deploying Narcan is a little ironic when compared to opposition about hardening schools from mass shootings, Grays Harbor Co. Fire Dept. reports $90,000 emergency life saving equipment stolen in burglary, former Pres. Clinton Treasury Secretary lays the blame for devastating inflation at the feet of Congress and Pres. Biden for $1.9 trillion in COVID spending, VP Kamala Harris blunder in South Korea says US has enduring relationship "with the Republic of North Korea",

Hour 2 -- King Co. officials hold a private meeting with 15 leaders from Seattle's CID who are upset with the process for a proposed homeless complex in the SoDo neighborhood, during the King County gathering a homeless man confronts other protesters from the CID neighborhood, Day 2 (and example #2) of exclusive series: "What do you get for a $10 billion dollar budget surplus in WA?", GUEST: current WA St. Rep. (from Shoreline), Lauren Davis, wants to decriminalize all drugs in WA (a la Oregon), Davis mentions cannabis potency was never capped with legalization, consequences for drug use, "on-ramps" for treatment, Seattle essentially reflects what happens with de-facto drug decriminalization or legalization, Davis says there's a "fallacy" based on treatment versus incarceration, cites constitutional right to reasonable bail, "cold dose of reality to get out of this (drug addiction) lifestyle", what happened to 97 % of defendants that ended up in Drug Court.

Hour 3 -- GUEST: former Republican US Senator, Phil Gramm, timely new book about the claim of

"income inequality" (by Democrats), Gramm explains how "income" data is calculated, how the federal government doesn't include tax credits and EBT food payments as income, the statistical manipulation is used by Democrats to claim a much larger 'wealth' gap, Gramm says in inflation and crime are the big issues in the November election, his recollections of Sen. Patty Murray as a Senate colleague; RIP to Coolio, sometimes the socialists on social media help illuminate a bigger political problem not just claim inane things, Alan White tribute concert in Seattle this Sunday after the prolific drummer's death in August and the concert is a fundraiser for hunger/food programs, podcaster Brandi Kruse's brilliant takedown of Seattle Times criticizing one campaign ad by Tiffany Smiley but ignoring a similar one from incumbent Patty Murray.

KVI's John Carlson interviews former US Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX) who has penned a new book about America's so-called "income inequality". Gramm's new book is "The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate".

KVI's John Carlson listens to podcaster Brandi Kruse's sharp takedown of the Seattle Times criticizing one campaign ad by Tiffany Smiley but ignoring a similar one from incumbent Patty Murray, even The WaPo judges a Patty Murray campaign ad "4 Pinocchios" for lying about Republicans wanting to end Medicare, Murray's "tired talking points" about gun control should be a warning sign for her supporters.

KVI's John Carlson and Washington State Rep. Lauren Davis (D-Shoreline) spend two segments on the show discussing and debating what should happen with WA drug possession law. Davis championed HB 1713, named “Ricky’s Law,” which was signed by Governor Inslee in 2016. The legislation created an involuntary crisis commitment system for youth and adults with life-threatening addiction. Davis advocates for drug decriminalization. Carlson asks how Davis' view of drug decriminalization differs know from what Seattle experiences with drug addiction and/or connected issues like homelessness and crime.

Hour 1 -- your chance to win Carlson's Legendary Lyrics, questions and speculation that Europe's big Nordstream oil pipeline might have been sabotaged but by who/whom?, locally gas prices have jumped by about 9-cents a gallon in the last week and refinery capacity is to blame, one of Italy's former prime ministers--a political opponent of the newly elected PM, Giorgia Meloni--tells American news media/pundits that saying she's the return of Benito Mussolini is "fake news",

CNN's Don Lemon gets shut down on climate change beliefs by NOAA acting director, Celebrity Stacy political ad in Georgia Governor's race, King Co. Exec. Dow Constantine now wants a new property tax levy upwards of $1.25 billion for mental health treatment but two KVI hosts are skeptical of the plan.

Hour 2 -- good news on the updated condition of a WSP Trooper (from Walla Walla) shot in the face by an assailant last week, a montage of American news media really distorting the political beliefs of Italy's newly elected female Prime Minister , what the Italian Prime Minister has actually been saying in campaign events that mirrors the political divide in America, so what is Washington getting for our $10 billion state tax surplus?, GUEST: KOMO 4's meteorologist Kristin Clark has been monitoring the strength and path of Hurricane Ian about to hit western Florida, why Clark says the north east quadrant of the hurricane is the most dangerous for rainfall and storm surge, CNN's Don Lemon gets rebuffed by NOAA Director when asking about Hurricane Ian and climate change, the remarkable survival story of two brothers in their 70s who climbed out of a crashed small plane in a heavily wooded portion of Skagit County.

Hour 3 -- Seattle was once the fastest growing big city in America but the population is now shrinking, students are leaving the Seattle schools at twice the rate of other school districts in WA, the protests in Seattle's CID continue against King County officials "trying to sneak in" a proposed 400+ bed homeless shelter, the "harm reduction" philosophy of homeless drug addicts in Seattle is failing, PSBJ report says people are moving out of Seattle/King Co. to Pierce and Snohomish Counties, the utterly confounding assertion by Pres. Biden that people should get a COVID vaxx to prepare for hurricane season, promising new research in slowing the decline from Alzheimer's disease, why research and development spending is so important, the growing mystery of Nordstream Pipeline ruptures now in three places and why Carlson thinks this is a sabotage, the CIA has previously warned German gov't about possible security risks to Nordstream, why Donald Trump looks prescient today about Nordstream Pipeline opposition in the past, other European governments are saying Russia may have damaged the Nordstream pipe under the Baltic Sea, 8 stolen cars discovered at a single property in Parkland WA south of Tacoma and the stolen cars are from cities all over Puget Sound.

KVI's John Carlson discusses the promising new research in slowing the decline from Alzheimer's disease, why research and development spending is so important, the growing mystery of Nordstream Pipeline ruptures now in three places and why Carlson thinks this is a sabotage, the CIA has previously warned German gov't about possible security risks to Nordstream, why Donald Trump looks prescient today about Nordstream Pipeline opposition in the past, other European governments are saying Russia may have damaged the Nordstream pipe under the Baltic Sea.

KVI's Lars Larson and John Carlson examine a proposal by King County Executive Dow Constantine to raise property taxes (that's sure to keep rents in Seattle and the suburbs lower!) to haul in up to $1.25 billion for mental health services.

KVI's John Carlson covers a pair of unintentionally funny moments in the world of news and politics with an interview segment involving CNN host Don Lemon's unshakable belief in climate change making hurricanes worse and the show business proclivities of Georgia gubernatorial candidate, Stacy Abrams, actually hurting--not helping--her cause with voters.