The Jason Rantz Show

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Hour 3: WA Supreme Court strikes down natural gas initiative, Orlando passes Seattle in coffee culture, guest John Ondrasik Sep 18, 2026

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The Washington State Supreme Court subverted the will of the voters and struck down the natural gas initiative. Orlando has dethroned Seattle as the top coffee city in the country. An antisemitic lunatic harassed Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MII) over her support for Israel. // LongForm: GUEST: John Ondrasik (Five for Fighting) breaks down the Ed Sheeran/Macklemore controversy. // Quick Hit: Kamala is heading to Michigan to campaign for a “desperate” Abdul El-Sayed. Democrats are upset with House Speaker Mike Johnson for sending Congress home early.

Hour 2: Mercer Island Holocaust lesson, Rand Paul calls out AI fearmongering, Sea-Tac satisfaction goes up Sep 18, 2026

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A Mercer Island school is called out for an insensitive Holocaust lesson. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is attempting assuage fears about AI. // Big Local: Sea-Tac is rebounding from its perennially bad satisfaction scores. Bellevue is going to begin cracking down on loud cars. // You Pick the Topic: A Florida man says the “lion diet” worked wonders for his quality of life.

Hour 1: Bob Ferguson scandal, Hasan Piker makes Dems look bad again, getting out of a wedding Sep 18, 2026

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Bob Ferguson’s office gave full-time telework for home renovations but denied it to ten women citing their faith, petition says. The Tacoma City Council is considering raising the city’s minimum wage. New text messages from the Seattle Police Department have been released from the day of the Bite of Seattle shooting. // Hasan Piker is making the rounds again and thus making the Democrats look bad again. // How to get out of attending a wedding.

Hour 3: Ferguson asks press to not cover event, Jayapal's dumb illegal immigration lunacy, guest Daughter of an SPD officer Sep 17, 2026

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Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office asks press not to attend or cover its own tribal summit. Pramila Jayapal claims illegal immigrants "pose no threat to public safety." Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is getting flack for her gun violence prevention plan. // LongForm: GUEST: The daughter of an SPD officer who says her dad is being dragged through the mud for protecting her. //Quick Hit: Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) issues a warning about halting AI development.

Hour 2: Olympia Berry Farm closure, Spokane approves woke opioid treatments, Pierce Co. speed racing Sep 17, 2026

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Olympia Berry Farm owners are pleading with the city council to allow them to keep their stand open. Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbes is warning voters to not use a voting website funded by an Elon Musk PAC. Starbucks announced a new Halloween-themed drink. // Big Local: Spokane approves ‘culturally responsive’ opioid treatments, but the council’s only conservative explains why that’s a bad idea. Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank says his department will be cracking down on street racing. Tacoma has activated new speed cameras, but drivers aren’t convinced they’re actually about safety. // You Pick the Topic: A woman lost just shy of $1 million from a LinkedIn dating scam.

Hour 1: Body cam of State Legislature candidate's DUI, Belltown shooting suspect, Massie grandstanding Sep 17, 2026

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Rantz Exclusive: Video shows Tacoma Democrat Krista Perez sobbing and praying in patrol car after alleged drunk driving crash. // A suspect in one of the three recent Belltown shootings in Seattle had just been released from jail. Thomas Massie continues to grandstand on his way out the door by introducing articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. // A Nebraska Senate candidate is in hot water for making disparaging remarks about Trump supporters.

Hour 3: Seattle ICE arrests, WA gas prices, guest Joe Nguyen Sep 16, 2026

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Child rapist and two drug traffickers among four convicted felons ICE Seattle arrested in just three days. Washingtonians continue to fee pain at the pump. A Waymo self-driving car in California pulled itself over after detecting two juvenile passengers had a gun. // Guest: Seattle Metro Chamber CEO Joe Nguyen on the recent calls from businesses for the city to crack down on crime. // The City of Renton postponed its vote on its potential camping ban.Seattle Mayor Wilson cuts homeless shelter promise in half, blames $175M budget deficit.

Hour 2: AI fearmongering, headless shark in Ocean Shores, crazy HOA story Sep 16, 2026

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There’s suddenly a lot of fearmongering of AI going around. A 10-year-old in Enumclaw is receiving support from the community as he recovers from a frightening football injury. // Big Local: Scientists at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park and Zoo are trying to figure out what’s killing puffins. A shark was found washed up on a beach in Ocean Shores, and it was missing its head. Snohomish County has debuted first responder drones. // You Pick the Topic: An Arizona man lost his home after being in a very small amount of debt and it was resold by his HOA.

Hour 1: Katie Wilson gun violence plan, guest Dave Workman, more acts leave Ed Sheeran tour Sep 16, 2026

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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson proposed a new gun violence prevention plan that adds no new cops. // Guest: Senior Editor at TheGunMag and the Second Amendment Foundation's Dave Workman on how the WSP walked back their ban on NRA instructors. // Four more opening acts on Ed Sheeran’s tour dropped out in solidarity with Macklemore.