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Rantz Rewind: August 26, 2020 Aug 22, 2026

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What’s Trending: Kenosha turns into total chaos due to riots after the Jacob Blake shooting. \\ Daniel Cameron slays Joe Biden at the RNC, and Eric Trump’s great speech. \\ A suspect in the arson against the Seattle police precinct is and he's being investigated of arson at the federal level and being transferred to federal custody.

Hour 3: Tacoma ICE mistake, Dem grills Jayapal over Hasan Piker, guest Lee Keller Aug 22, 2026

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An honest mistake in Tacoma has the Left going after ICE again. A Democrat torches Pramila Jayapal for running cover for Hasan Piker at UW. Two Fox News commentators got into a shouting match over Sen. Jon Ossoff’s (D-GA) comments over Trump aide Natalie Harp. // LongForm: GUEST: Spokesperson for Denny Blaine Park for All Lee Keller gives an update on the ongoing saga of nudity and lewd acts at the park. //Quick Hit: Trump went on his former lawyer Michael Cohen’s podcast.

Hour 2: WA voter's pamphlet lies, guest Chris Sullivan, Fridays with Jake Skorheim Aug 22, 2026

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Washington SOS punts on income tax pamphlet lies. Socialist Kshama Sawant angrily accuses AOC and Mamdani of betraying the defund police movement. Guest: KIRO News Radio's Chris Sullivan explains why it's going to get much tougher to get a new driver's license in the future. // Big Local: Skagit Valley farmers are voicing some (unwarranted) concerns about data centers. Leavenworth businesses are stealing dealing with the effects of wildfire smoke. // Guest: Jake Skorheim stops by to discuss Matt Calkins leaving the Seattle Times after his column on trans athletes was spiked, as well as a new song taking the internet by storm.

Hour 1: Matt Calkins leaves Seattle Times, Seattle job loss, RFK Jr. cooking show Aug 22, 2026

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Seattle Times sports columnist Matt Calkins stepped down from the paper after they spiked his story in defense of girls’ sports. The supposed ‘hunger strike’ at the Tacoma ICE facility is over before it started. A Seattle economics professor addresses the city’s job growth woes. // RFK Jr. is calling out CNN after a reporter claimed he was being dishonest about the price of food in his new cooking show. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie are once again upset with Trump (shocker). // The ghost unemployment rate is skyrocketing!

Hour 3: Starbucks layoffs, Portland mom fights school's trans ideology, guest Matt Calkins Aug 21, 2026

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Starbucks laid off over 200 workers, including those who declined to make the move to their Nashville office. A Portland mom is fighting back against her child’s elementary school’s LGBTQ indoctrination. Guest: Snohomish Mayor Aaron Hoffman is one of many Snohomish County mayors objecting to a new proposal to significantly raise jail booking fees. // LongForm: GUEST: Matt Calkins was a sports writer for the Seattle Times, but has decided to step aside after the paper once again decided to not publish one of his stories. This time it was a column standing up for the intergrity of women's sports. // Quick Hit: DSA party members openly espoused their disdain for the Constitution.

Hour 2: NextDoor thread rips Katie Wilson, Tacoma LLWS team, retro Pizza Huts are back Aug 21, 2026

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Nextdoor thread erupts over Seattle homeless camps under Mayor Katie Wilson. King County just saw its highest number of overdose deaths in a week since the start of Summer. A judge has ruled in favor of the Trump Administration and given it the go ahead to conduct paint tests on the Eisenhower Building in their efforts to beautify the nation’s capital. A tech CEO asks why Seattle City Council votes are almost always unanimous, even after warnings. // Big Local: The Tacoma Little League World Series team won its first game 2-0. A Kitsap County 15-year-old has received a prosthetic arm courtesy of a high school campaign. // You Pick the Topic: A Pizza Hut with a retro 80s aesthetic has customers flocking to it from hours away.

Hour 1: Seattle condo prices crash, Seattle teachers strike, Scott Jennings for Press Secretary? Aug 21, 2026

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Downtown Seattle condo prices crash as Democrats’ tax agenda hollows out the buyer pool. Less than two weeks before the start of school, Seattle teachers are threatening to strike to if they don’t come to terms with a new contract. // CNN commentator and Seattle Red host Scott Jennings is rumored to be a candidate for the White House Press Secretary job. Exclusive: American Action Network launches $1.3 million WA-03 ad blitz using Gluesenkamp Perez’s own words on taxes. // Alaska Airlines is using Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold to promote their new nonstop flights to Paris and Athens.

Hour 3: WA legislators work together to boot Hasan Piker from UW, Nick Brown responds to fake controversy, guest Michael Russell Gunn Aug 20, 2026

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In a rare moment of bipartisanship, two Washington legislators worked together to get UW to cancel their event with Hasan Piker. WA Attorney General Nick Brown responds to an invented controversy. Guest: RNC Dallas Spokesman Zach Kraft previews what's in store for the GOP midterm convention in Dallas next month. // LongForm: GUEST: Michael Russell Gunn is the Director of the new movie "The Brink of War," which chronicles the 1986 Reykjavik Summit between President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. //Quick Hit: A former Fauci adviser plead guilty to attempting to cover up COVID-19 research records during the pandemic.

Hour 2: Edmonds speed cameras vote, Sue Rahr calls out Mayor, guest Kate Anderson Aug 20, 2026

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The City of Edmonds voted to keep school zone speed cameras operating around the clock. Guest: Former SPD Chief Sue Rahr is calling out Seattle city leaders over the response to the Bite of Seattle shooting. Guest: Kate Anderson is a Senior Counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom, which is representing a teenage wrestler who is suing the Puyallup School District and other state education officals after she was sexually assaulted while wrestling a male. // Big Local: TikTok to lay off 75 Bellevue employees, the second consecutive year of local job cuts. Two dogs that attacked a pregnant woman in Tacoma have been ordered to be rehomed. Tacoma leaders want to address pet overpopulation after dozens of abandoned cats were rescued from a boat and shelters’ resources get stretched thin. WA DOT is asking for public feedback on potential changes to SR 99 across Snohomish County. // You Pick the Topic: A new study found that frequently consuming sugary drinks could significantly raise your risk of cancer.

Hour 1: Mariners' lopsided loss, majority of illegals in WA have criminal history, Florida primaries Aug 20, 2026

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The Mariners made history last night for all the wrong reasons last night after being bludgeoned by the Brewers 22-0, which was tied for the largest shutout loss in MLB history in well over a century. Activists admit majority of illegal immigrants arrested in Washington have criminal histories. // All eyes were on Florida during last night’s primaries where a crazy socialist pulled off an upset in the Democratic Senate primary. // There’s an online phenomenon in music that everybody except Jason seems to hate.

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