The Jason Rantz Show

What’s Trending: King County and Seattle are suing over the natural gas initiative because apparently the voters voted the ‘wrong’ way. Guest: New Seattle Pacific University president Deana Porterfield. // LongForm: GUEST: Jeffrey Barker with the Seattle Symphony gives a preview of what they have in store this holiday. // Guest: Snohomish County business and community leader Jerry McCann.

What’s Trending: Are we finally going to see an end to daylight savings time? Trump says it’s time. Elton John says that legalizing marijuana was a bad idea. There’s been a recent epidemic of police cars being run into by drivers under the influence. // Big Local: Everett has a tough decision to make regarding the future of the Aquasox. Auburn police believe that the juveniles arrested in the robbery of a Fall City gun store are tied to other crimes as well. // A WNBA owner said that Caitlin Clark being named Time Athlete of the Year could incite racism.

Guest: Former detective and founder of Crime Stoppers Myrle Carner on the turmoil within the Seattle Police Department. There’s been yet another child sex abuse scandal in our schools. // Guest: Sabrina Villanueva with Clise properties gives a lay of the land of the Seattle office market. // A little bit of Mariners talk.

What’s Trending: King County and Seattle are filing a lawsuit over the natural gas initiative passed in November. Some Washington Lawmakers are proposing a voluntary pay-per-mile tax for EV drivers to fund Washington’s roads. More disgusting rhetoric around the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. // LongForm: GUEST: Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell explains how the city was able to see a drastic decrease in crime. // Google takes heat for a woke Christmas ad and Sen John Fetterman backs Rep Elise Stefanik for US ambassador to the UN.

What’s Trending: We’re spending an outrageous amount on the salary for a Gender Transition Specialist for… prisoners. Seattle’s East police precinct was evacuated after suspicious backpack was thrown at the building. Guest: Police Strategies CEO Bob Scales says there is still not nearly enough transparency coming from the Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety. // Big Local: A mother in Kent is being evicted after being in a coma. ‘Experts’ in in Snohomish County think homelessness is driven by a lack of housing. // Jamie Foxx goes into detail about his health scare in a new Netflix comedy special.

Trump has been named Time Magazine’s ‘Man of the Year’. A girls basketball player at Seattle’s Chief Sealth High School benched herself to raise awareness about gun violence. FBI Director Chris Wray announced he will resign as soon Donald Trump takes the oath of office. // There’s a new epidemic of passengers stealing other people’s seats on planes. Jason complained about the lack of Hanukkah decorations in the lobby, then complained about the Hanukkah decorations in the lobby -- well, we didn’t even make it to the lobby. // The saga of the mysterious drones in New Jersey continues.

What’s Trending: A repeat offender has plead not guilty to a shooting that nearly killed a 3-year-old boy. WSDOT is testing out the use of drones to clean up graffiti on Washington’s roads. Jay Inslee is mad about rumors he’ll move to Idaho soon. // LongForm: GUEST: Rep Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen) says we should prepare for new tax proposals from Democrats and that he thinks Democrats might finally be willing to go after drug dealers. // The UK has banned puberty blockers for minors. A squad member went on an anti-White rant after the Daniel Penny verdict.

What’s Trending: The average credit card debt in Bellingham is staggering, how do other cities in Washington compare? Education Secretary Miguel Cardona made a completely incoherent argument about school choice. Adam Schiff is a huge hypocrite on prosecuting one’s political opponents. Merriam-Webster announced its word of the year for 2024. // Big Local: Another sexual assault scandal at a Seattle-area school, this time in Redmond. Months after the offense, a suspect has been arrested in a multi-million-dollar vandalism case at a construction site in Kitsap County. Two burglary suspects in Jefferson County tried to get away in a row boat. The woman arrested in the attempted kidnapping at a Puyallup hospital is being tested if she can mentally stand trial. // Caitlin Clark says she has white privilege.

WIAA finally does what’s right and proposes a league for transgender athletes. Renton police performed a sexual abuse sting operation and one of the suspects is a vice principal at Seattle Public Schools. The Tacoma City Council approved funding in their budget to keep the fire department’s rover program in place. // A Seattle man dressed as a cat asked Jason to support Amnesty International… it didn’t go the way he probably thought it would. // There is a new attack against Pete Hegseth.

Edmonds High School cancels controversial event meant to promote law breaking. People online are bizarrely fawning over the attractiveness of the alleged murderer of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. // LongForm: GUEST: Spokane Councilmember Jonathan Bingle says the council is considering rule changes that would effectively silence conservatives on the council. // Conservatives won a major abortion case that no one is talking about.

What’s Trending: There were two kidnapping attempts in the Seattle area. One was thwarted, but the other was successful. The left-wing media is attempting to smear Daniel Penny after his not guilty verdict. // Big Local: Neighbors and local businesses in Redmond are voicing their concerns about a potential low-barrier homeless facility that would be built by Plymouth Housing. 5 suspects, including 4 teens, were arrested after allegedly breaking into a Fall City gun store. King 5 stole Jason’s Edmonds’ story. // There is a handy tip that could help you if you’re struggling with number two while in the bathroom.

A security firm in Seattle is being sued for recording people in the bathroom at an Expedia office building. It’s seeming more likely that Pete Hegseth will get the vote of Iowa Senator Joni Ernst and will thus be confirmed. Adam Smith got sooooo close to praising Trump without insulting him. // Piers Morgan and Taylor Lorenz got into a heated debate after Lorenz said she felt “joyful” about the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson. // What does science say about picking the right gift for someone?

Joining the Jake and Spike Show on KIRO Newsradio, Jason Rantz breaks down his latest exclusive report showing the city of Edmonds is considering ditching its police department for contracted services.

What’s Trending: Federal Way saw a massive decline in crime after enforcing new drug possession laws. The person of interest in the murder of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson has been caught. Businesses in Seattle’s CID neighborhood are fed up with crime. // LongForm: GUEST: Tacoma Police Union President Henry Betts says they’re not staffed well enough to help tackle typical holiday crimes, like porch piracy. // The Spokane City Council minority is claiming that the progressive majority is seeking to limit the minority’s influence through new procedural rules. Emilia Perez does well in the Golden Globes -- beware the next “woke war.”

What’s Trending: How will Trump’s immigration policy affect us in Washington. Exclusive: Tacoma family’s Christmas gifts stolen by porch pirates. A mother was hit and killed in Puyallup while trying to flag down traffic. // Big Local: Two people from Centralia met in-person to complete an online sale and it resulted in an armed robbery. The Everett Library is facing significant cuts, which begs the question: why do we still have libraries? A man was shot and killed at a Kent bar. // Black Kamala Harris staffers are now accusing the campaign of racial discrimination.

Edmonds thinking about ditching the police department -- is your city next? Daniel Penny was guilty of his negligent homicide charges. // Washington’s budget deficit is probably much worse than we were originally told. NBC’s Kristin Welker tried to back Donald Trump into a corner with a gotcha question, and it backfired spectacularly. Lara Trump stepped down as RNC co-chair, leading to speculation that she might be appointed Florida’s next Senator. // The Assad regime’s reign in Syria came to an end over the weekend.

Washington Supreme Court nixes ban on safe injection sites // Seattle is close to picking transportation chief // Movie Review – The Favourite // Guest Rachel Sutherland discusses temporary spending bill passed to hopefully avoid government shutdown // Hanna in studio talking about anti-gun stuff // Guest Mayor Jon Nehring discusses success of law enforcement embedded social worker program

What’s Trending: Trump is sticking behind his pick for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. UW professor of Atmospheric Sciences Cliff Mass says the United States needs to overhaul how it does weather forecasting. David Hogg has funny aspirations. // LongForm: GUEST: Edmonds Police Officers Association president Will Morris details how the city is exploring a plan to ditch the department. // Even Jon Stewart is saying the media needs to cool it with the Trump fearmongering.

What’s Trending: Boeing cowers after Seattle Times asked about “surveillance.” A man is in critical condition after being stabbed in North Seattle. West Seattle has matched its record high for homicides. Guest: Silent Majority Foundation General Counsel Pete Serrano goes over their lawsuit against Bob Ferguson over his COVID vaccine mandate as Attorney General. // Big Local: Edmonds is likely ditching its fire department in favor of annexing with South County Fire. Will it get rid of its police department too? Ruston bans late night booze sales. A Mountlake Terrace senior center is using virtual reality headsets for its residents. // An LA Times columnist quit after the paper’s move to become more fair and balanced.

Merry Christmas — your mail is being stolen. Will Democrats back tough on drug dealer law? A new Seattle University course is allowing students to use AI for assignments. // The Biden Administration is reportedly considering pardoning people that they fear Trump will persecute. The jurors in the Daniel Penny case were unable to reach a unanimous decision in his manslaughter charge. // GUEST: Jake Skorheim inappropriately offered praise to a meter maid for getting out of a ticket when it was Jason Rantz who saved the day. He wants his reward money (which didn’t exist until he said it did).