Hour 1 -- another drive-by shooting in Lynnwood WA yesterday appears to be retaliatory and both shootings this week involve juvenile shooting victims, no criminal charges for a Tacoma PD officer surrounded in his cruiser by a crowd at a car sideshow, be warned: Seattle I-5 congestion will be heavy this weekend because of road repair work, Gov. Inslee's carbon fuel tax next year will raise the price of gas an estimated 46-cents a gallon and diesel by 56-cents a gallon, a check of 21st Century state of journalism in America, after the 'cancel student debt' political movement be prepared for the 'cancel juvenile criminal financial restitution' movement, GUEST: attorney for UW professor Stuart Reges, Josh Bleisch, joins KVI to explain the professor's First Amendment and academic free speech case filed against UW, the lawsuit stems from a requirement to include a "land acknowledgement" in his course syllabi, Reges didn't buy in to the UW Administration policy that the UW campus is on land belonging to the Coast Salish indigenous people, why this revolves around faculty rights, why Reges is concerned he's being fired in slow motion.

Hour 2 -- King Co. firefighters file $171 million lawsuit claiming vaxx mandate discriminated against them, GUEST: former Fire Dept. Captain, Frank Dahlquist, tells KVI why they're suing and why the vaxx mandate from Gov. Inslee is responsible for starting this lawsuit, in a separate case a federal judge temporarily stops vaccine requirement for US Air Force as imposed by Biden Admin.; GUEST: initiative organizer with the goup LetsGoWA.com, Brian Heywood, is seeking voter signatures for 11 initiatives aiming to "fix all the stupid things that have been done for the last 10 years (in Washington)", look for signature gatherers this weekend at King Co. Fair in Enumclaw, among the issues included in the inits are police criminal pursuit of cars, making meth and heroin possession felonies, curbing Gov. Inslee's emergency powers, and a 25-cent reduction in the gas tax, how registered voters can sign these initiatives this weekend in Enumclaw, Edgewood and Covington, visit LetsGoWA.com for info on how to sign,

Hour 3 -- GUEST: economist Steve Moore, 80% of Americans polled say economy is headed in the wrong direction, how Sen. Joe Manchin might improve the economy, the Democrats proposed small business tax (on LLCs), why Build Back Better bill isn't truly dead as long as Speaker Pelosi is still in charge, the Congressional member who compared America using oil/gasoline energy to drug addicts using heroin, a pair of 1980s Beastie Boys songs most likely to get 'canceled' in the 21st Century, how dense is this Democratic US Senator from Connecticut??, US Rep. Pramila Jayapal's push to cancel student college debt, how Jayapal's push to the political left helps Republicans, a wounded US Army vet calls KVI with some key questions about college debt forgiveness and the GI Bill, a homeless bunker discovered in San Jose, CA includes an estimated $100,000 in stolen property leading to arrest of 6 people.

KVI's John Carlson examines the decision by the Supreme Court of Washington to accept a direct appeal from the Douglas County Superior Court which ruled that a capital gains income tax passed by the Democratic Party controlled Legislature and signed by Gov. Jay Inslee was unconstitutional. Carlson notes that the State Supreme Court decided to accept the appeal and by-pass the normal appellate court procedure for taking a disputed Superior Court case. Carlson concludes that Washington Democrats--including Inslee and Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, who must argue the case on behalf of the state--believe the liberal/progressive leaning State Supreme Court will decide the case on politics rather than the state constitution which prohibits taxes on income.

Hour 1 -- the man arrested for hate crime/threatening Seattle Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal finally makes bail, the suspect is caught up in red flag law, how the arrest at Jayapal's house compares/contrasts with the 26-year-old armed man arrested outside SCOTUS justice Brett Kavanaugh's home last month, two juveniles (age 15 and 17) shot in Lynnwood WA which authorities think is gang related, UPDATE on the story Pres. Biden has been citing about 10 yr old Ohio girl who was raped, WA's unconstitutional capital gains income tax will now go directly to State Supreme Court instead of appeals court after it was initially struck down by a Douglas County judge, the concern is that the WA St. Supreme court "is so warped politically" that's why WA AG Bob Ferguson requested the appeal go directly to St. Supreme Court instead of the state appeals court, KVI's Lars Larson examines the hypocrisy of Bill Gates when it comes to paying higher taxes.

Hour 2 -- GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers examines the Biden White House plan for tearing down Snake River hydro-electric dams, political appointees trying to over-ride the science on Snake River salmon and hydro-electric dams, Myers says the politics of the Snake River are changing--not the science-- and adds there's no 100% perfect solution for the Snake River dams, the opportunity cost of spending $30 billion to tear down hydro-electric dams, why ocean conditions are more responsible for salmon runs than hydro-electric dams, why are King County and WA State 'ecology' departments silent on the trash/garbage/filth along wetlands from unsanctioned homeless encampments?, one of the most confusing/confounding lyrics in music history is "pompatus of love", a contractor is suing the Biden Administration for discrimination after infrastructure bill contracts were awarded to female and minority owned businesses, CNN's Jake Tapper vents his exasperation with a Biden White House economic advisor.

Hour 3 -- on this date in history a very iconic pair of music concerts, how the song lyric "pompatus of love" was influenced by Paul McCartney, the insidious comments by US Sen. Liz Warren about crisis pregnancy centers, Warren has a very weird definition of "torture" when it comes to crisis pregnancy centers, how evil hardline abortion activists like Warren are, Seattle City Council approves new light rail line path from West Seattle to Ballard, the WA AG Bob Ferguson requests (and is granted) the State Supreme Court immediately hear the appeal of Douglas County judge's ruling that struck down the Democrats/Jay Inslee capital gains income tax, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz tells employees in an internal conference call that more stores will be shutting down due to public safety problems.

KVI's John Carlson reports some good news after a US Coast Guard mechanic and his family were victimized in south Tacoma by car thieves who stole their F-350 truck, a travel trailer carrying all their family belongings as they moved from Michigan to a new job in Seattle with the USCG and another SUV they were towing. The Partsch family has now recovered two of the stolen vehicles.

Hour 1 -- Carlson's Legendary Lyrics contest today, listen to win a brand new KVI T-shirt, Pres. Biden gets chippy when asked by a reporter about polling that says Democrats don't want him to run for 2024 re-election, John Bolton vs. Trump and the coup, Seattle US Congresswoman applauds Seattle Police for "swift and professional response" after armed man threatens her outside her home which is kinda ironic since she never condemned the 26-year-old CA man arrested with a gun outside SCOTUS justice Brett Kavanaugh's house a month ago, Cal-Berkeley professor calls a Republican US Senator "transphobic" for saying men can't get pregnant, KVI's Lars Larson updates the legal case against Gresham OR bakery owner.

Hour 2 -- GUEST: investigative journalist Jonathan Choe reports on two homeless stories, one in Seattle and another along the Green River in Auburn, a pair of California researchers say unaffordable housing is the root of West Coast cities with homeless problems but they seem to be missing a lot of other evidence, Trump critic (and former Trump Administration official) John Bolton doubts Trump could have planned a coup on Jan. 6th, Pres. Biden's soundbite of the day is about his 2024 re-election chances.

Hour 3 -- Pres. Biden's plan to cancel student debt getting closer, as an example Rep. AOC could vote on the Congressional bill that could erase her very own student debt, Tacoma's Police Chief unveils new plan to crack down on crime, statistically there are 24 Tacoma address where 12% of all crimes in the city occur, eco-activists interrupt bicycling's Tour de France in oddly misguided climate apocalypse protest, in a beautiful example of cluelessness the president of America's biggest teacher's union complains about politics in education, KVI callers sound off on the Biden plan for canceling student debt, UPDATE about yesterday's interview guest, Bo Partsch, who had two of his trucks stolen in south Tacoma ended up getting his 2nd truck back (the Ford F-350), a KVI caller blasts Democrats in WA who created the atmosphere that led to the 2 truck and travel trailer theft of the Partsch family in south Tacoma this week.

King County's jail booking facility had to be shutdown for 8-hours on Sunday July 10th due to staffing shortages and local political observers all express astonishment regarding this continuing erosion of public safety. KVI's John Carlson interviews Federal Way Mayor, Jim Ferrell, about this unprecedented development which Ferrell says is a back door defunding of policing.

GUEST: Yakima E.R. doctor, Raul Garcia, M.D. joined KVI's John Carlson to explain what we all need to know about the dominant COVID variants BA.4 and BA.5.

KVI's John Carlson interviews Republican candidate for US Congress, Reagan Dunn (also a current King County Councilmember), about his campaign for the 8th District in Washington which spans from east King County over the I-90 corridor to Ellensburg and north to Wenatchee and Chelan. Dunn responds to his Republican opponents' criticism that he's too much of a political insider, Dunn reminds he's the only Republican in the 8th District race that has won a prior election, why Speaker Nancy Pelosi and 8th District incumbent Dr. Kim Schrier have failed the test of leadership, Dunn addresses his addiction recovery from alcohol abuse and how that factors into his life and his political aspirations.

Hour 1 -- Pres. Biden now blaming Republicans for high gas prices, Seattle Mariners' 8 game winning streak is being driven by Carlos Santana (um, the baseball player not the famous guitarist), Elon Musk's bot battle with Twitter might be headed to court, double standards abound as pro-abortion advocates applaud protesters haranguing US Supreme Court justice Pete Buttiegieg at a Washington DC restaurant, a Monkee's song John Carlson hasn't heard in 50 years, 25 year-old man under arrest for vicious attack on a 63-year-old man at the Bellevue Transit Center, KVI's Lars Larson analyzes the Jan. 6th Committee's insistence on getting private testimony from former Trump advisor Steve Bannon, why the Congressional Democrats requirement is "sleazy".

Hour 2 -- Seattle Mariners are the hottest team in baseball, 64% of Democratic voters say they want somebody other than Joe Biden running for President (as a Democrat) in 2024, a military from Michigan has their two trucks and all their personal belongings stolen after relocating to Tacoma, Politico.com notices US Rep. Kim Schrier's flip-flop on Pres. Biden,

17 years after announcing an end to homelessness in Puget Sound there are more homeless people dying annually than ever before, Dutch farmers have been protesting for a week about adverse policies related to climate change requirements, farmers point out that the political policies imposed on them are making it financially impossible to continue farming, at the same time Austria is re-opening a coal fired power plant that was closed a decade ago but it's re-starting amid energy access/price fears from Russia,

Hour 3 -- GUEST: Republican candidate for US Congress (WA 8th District), Matt Larkin from Sammamish, taking on incumbent Rep. Kim Schrier (D-Issaquah), Larkin is a business owner after a speech writing and legal career in the highest level of politics, why America needs a reset, how Larkin distinguishes himself from the other three Republicans running in the WA 8th District, why Larkin wants a moratorium on federal spending/printing of money; the Veep stammers through a feeble answer about why didn't Democrats codify Roe. V. Wade during the Obama years or even with Biden, DC activists offer financial bounties for tips on tracking any of the Republican appointed US Supreme Court justices in public,

a KVI caller disagrees strongly with Carlson about the Jan. 6th Committee and Steve Bannon testimony, the Marysville WA gas station discounting gasoline steeply on the weekends.