The John Curley Show

6pm: Matt Markovich - Spinning the Wheel of Legislative Lunacy // Repealing Clean Air Standards // All Cities and Counties Must Adhere to “Best Available Science” During a Pandemic // A New Nicotine Tax // I Stand Corrected - Ask, Tell, Correct or Yell at John about anything // Are we heading for a recession? Is this all Woodrow Wilson’s fault? // Chance of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 smashing into Earth rises yet AGAIN to 3.1%, NASA reports

5pm: Another Washington woman claims luggage soiled going through SEA // Trump and Maine Governor Janet Mills over Title 9 // RFK Jr., Trump target meds that 1 in 3 Seattle-area young women use // Know-It-All Quiz // Letters

4pm: Matt Markovich - Spinning the Wheel of Legislative Lunacy // Repealing Clean Air Standards // All Cities and Counties Must Adhere to “Best Available Science” During a Pandemic // A New Nicotine Tax // This Day in History // 1792 - Postal Service Act regulates United States Post Office Department // Trump Is Planning to Take Control of the Postal Service, Officials Say // Animal Rights Activists Protest “Goldfish Racing” bar in San Diego

3pm: Feliks Banel - Live from the UW Burger Master that closes this weekend // Airport car theft suspect hit with 12 new felonies while on release for prior cases // I Stand Corrected - Ask, Tell, Correct or Yell at John about anything // Are we heading for a recession? Is this all Woodrow Wilson’s fault? // Chance of 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 smashing into Earth rises yet AGAIN to 3.1%, NASA reports

6pm: WA superintendent tells schools to resist Trump order to end DEI efforts // King County Councilmembers move to stop auto-deleting instant messages // Guest - Mo Terrill - Owner of Traffic Services in Snohomish // Should work zone safety be prioritized in driver’s ed? // Pondering the Life of a Traffic Flagger

5pm: ESPN announcer makes plea to USA and Canada hockey fans over national anthems before Boston rematch // The state of US-Canadian diplomacy // Taking the anthems live to see who boos // Constantly scrolling on your phone? Why we can’t stand feeling bored // People would rather be electrically shocked than left alone with their thoughts // John’s one-eyed friend from Catholic school // Letters

4pm: John on Why Working in Radio Isn’t About the Money (as he tries to convince Arron and Joe NOT to become traffic flaggers) // Island County Republican charged with felony for violating mask mandate. Is it politically motivated? // Spring Training Starts today! // Mariners starting rotation ranked #1 in MLB , but they have a 2.3% chance of winning the world series // Aaron Granillo gives us his 2025 predictions // Indian Youtuber sparks outcry in country over a joke considered tame by American standards

3pm: WA superintendent tells schools to resist Trump order to end DEI efforts // King County Councilmembers move to stop auto-deleting instant messages // Guest - Mo Terrill - Owner of Traffic Services in Snohomish // Should work zone safety be prioritized in driver’s ed? // Pondering the Life of a Traffic Flagger

6pm: Mayor Harrell says Seattle is ‘on the rise’ in State of the City address // Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell gets ripped for Sonics joke that fell flat // Guest - Tom Schatz - President of Citizens against Government Waste

5pm: Delta Air Lines CEO discusses Toronto plane crash, praises crew: "This is what we train for" // Mayor Bass admits Ghana trip before wildfires was a mistake // RFK Jr. and Trump’s new commission targets mental health medication // Trump officials want to ban junk food from SNAP. Past efforts show it’s not easy to do // This Day in History - On Feburary 19th 1847 The Donner Party // Letters

4pm: Matt Markovich - Spinning the Wheel of Legislative Luncy // Ferguson will forgo a trip to DC to focus on Washington’s budget // SB 5622 Prohibits the offer, sale, or promotional giveaway of over-the-counter diet pills and dietary supplements for weight loss or muscle building to a person under 18 years of age. // Senate Housing is talking right now rent control - should vote out of committee and SB 5313 which would allow any language that prevents tenants from suing a landlord // Guest - Brad Hart - Forest Park Pharmarcy in Fort Worth Texas // Forest Park Pharmacy is family owned and operated by Brad & Glenda Hart in Fort Worth, Texas. // They are focused on providing fair and transparent pricing on drugs. // Medicaid paid $590 million for 155,000 prescriptions of dimethyl fermate in 2022. At Brad’s pharmacy, that would have cost $10 million meaning the government overpaid by 580 million on one drug in one year. // New Zealand’s tourism campaign is not the world’s worst – and I should know // The “Hastily made Cleveland Tourism Videos”

3pm: Mayor Harrell says Seattle is ‘on the rise’ in State of the City address // Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell gets ripped for Sonics joke that fell flat // Guest - Tom Schatz - President of Citizens against Government Waste

6pm: Rantz: Aggressively ignorant Margaret Brennan blamed free speech for the Holocaust // History of “free speech” in Nazi Germany // On this day, February 18th, 1943 - Nazis arrest White Rose resistance leaders who would go on to be be beheaded for exercising their “free speech” // 60 Minutes covers Germany’s “Hate Speech Meme Raids” // I Stand Corrected - Ask, Tell, Correct or Yell at John about anything // The history of Fort Knox & Elon’s sudden interest // The 1974 Audit of Fort Knox & a Scene from Goldfinger // Is ‘The Real Housewives of Seattle’ happening?

5pm: Movement to break off part of Oregon to join with Idaho has legs again // John on Trump & Musk’s “flooding the gates” // Two shot on-board Metro bus in Southcenter, police search for suspects // This Day in History - Mark Twain published Huckleberry Finn // Letters

4pm: Matt Markovich - Spinning the Wheel of Ludacris Legislation // Road Usage Charge Bill is Dead // Initiatives // Flavored Nicotine Ban // Legislative Democrats are trying to gut the Initiative Process as we know it // JD Vance on AI “"The future is not going to be won by hand wringing about AI safety. It will be won by building” // The 50 Shades of Grey Apartment is for Sale

3pm: Rantz: Aggressively ignorant Margaret Brennan blamed free speech for the Holocaust // History of “free speech” in Nazi Germany // On this day, February 18th, 1943 - Nazis arrest White Rose resistance leaders who would go on to be be beheaded for exercising their “free speech” // 60 Minutes covers Germany’s “Hate Speech Meme Raids” // I Stand Corrected - Ask, Tell, Correct or Yell at John about anything // The history of Fort Knox & Elon’s sudden interest // The 1974 Audit of Fort Knox & a Scene from Goldfinger // Is ‘The Real Housewives of Seattle’ happening?

6pm - MATT MARKOVICH - SPINNING THE WHEEL OF LEGISLATION: “12’s Day” (Walsh voted against it), Dogs Banned from hunting problematic wildlife, Bounty Hunters Banned from Immigration cases // GUEST - JIM WALSH ON VOTING AGAINST “12’s DAY” & THE PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS // LETTERS

5pm - Presidents’ Day Is a Weird Holiday. It Has Been Since the Beginning // How Presidents Day has evolved from reverence to retail // Who was John’s favorite president(s)? // WA Republicans protest amending ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ // Trump claims to have saved over $1 billion from Boeing for new Air Force One // Presidents’ Day rally in Seattle: federal workers stand against Trump administration // Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal // I STAND CORRECTED - ASK, TELL, CORRECT OR YELL AT JOHN ABOUT ANYTHING: Coors Light Clint - Should billionaires exist? // Milton Friedman on Phil Donahue talking the billionaires “hoarding wealth” myth in 1979

4pm - MATT MARKOVICH - SPINNING THE WHEEL OF LEGISLATION: “12’s Day” (Walsh voted against it), Dogs Banned from hunting problematic wildlife, Bounty Hunters Banned from Immigration cases // GUEST - JIM WALSH ON VOTING AGAINST “12’s DAY” & THE PARENTS BILL OF RIGHTS // LETTERS

3pm - Presidents’ Day Is a Weird Holiday. It Has Been Since the Beginning // How Presidents Day has evolved from reverence to retail // Who was John’s favorite president(s)? // WA Republicans protest amending ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’ // Trump claims to have saved over $1 billion from Boeing for new Air Force One // Presidents’ Day rally in Seattle: federal workers stand against Trump administration // Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers in DOGE reversal // I STAND CORRECTED - ASK, TELL, CORRECT OR YELL AT JOHN ABOUT ANYTHING: Coors Light Clint - Should billionaires exist? // Milton Friedman on Phil Donahue talking the billionaires “hoarding wealth” myth in 1979