Synopsis
Opposites attract. Tom Tangney is a boisterous, bus-riding, liberal; John Curley is a sharp-dressed, Porsche-driving, conservative. Together they tackle the news of the day from both sides of the issues. Reaching across the aisle has never been this much fun! Listen live weekdays 9am to noon on KIRO Radio 97.3 FM.
Episodes
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Hour 4: Steelers’ DK Metcalf gets into altercation with fan in Detroit
23/12/2025 Duration: 32min6pm: I Was Thinking: // Viktor Frankl on finding meaning in life // Today in History // The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) released // First gorilla born in captivity // Steelers’ DK Metcalf gets into altercation with fan in Detroit
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Hour 3: Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows
23/12/2025 Duration: 33min5pm: Top Stories – Recaps & Updates // Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows // Toilet Rats: Rare, but There // Moms everywhere relate to 7-year-old’s viral essay about being ‘abandoned’ // On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France // Kent, WA mayor says NWS alert worsened panic during levee breach // 600 Readers Told Us About the Best Gifts They Ever Got. These Are the Top 13. // Letters
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Hour 2: ‘This kid’s going to die’: Neighbors say 9-year-old abandoned in tent off Aurora. CPS claims he’s not in danger
23/12/2025 Duration: 31min4pm: Guest: Tracie Jefferson // ‘This kid’s going to die’: Neighbors say 9-year-old abandoned in tent off Aurora. CPS claims he’s not in danger // The Polyamory Delusion // Listeners text in with memories of bully tactics
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Hour 1: Viktor Frankl on finding meaning in life
23/12/2025 Duration: 32min3pm: I Was Thinking: // Viktor Frankl on finding meaning in life // Today in History // The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late) released // First gorilla born in captivity // Steelers’ DK Metcalf gets into altercation with fan in Detroit
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Hour 4: Celebrating Board Operators After Flyers Hot-Mic Moment
20/12/2025 Duration: 29min6pm: Court vindicates professor investigated for parodying university’s ‘land acknowledgment’ on syllabus // White House seeking privateers to seize cartel boats, assets // Harvard Professor of Economics Ken Rogoff on November inflation coming in WAY BELOW expectations. // Walter Kirn shares my Spielberg “Disclosure” theory // Brown U. and MIT professor shootings are linked; suspect found dead, officials say // Tipster using Reddit was key in cracking Brown University shooting case, police say // Celebrating Board Operators After Flyers Hot-Mic Moment
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Hour 3: Cliff Mass promises a White Christmas… in the mountains
20/12/2025 Duration: 31min5pm: Top Stories Recap/Updates // Cliff Mass promises a White Christmas… in the mountains // Neighbors say 9-year-old abandoned in tent off Aurora. CPS claims he’s not in danger. // Know-It-All Quiz // Letters
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Hour 2: They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
20/12/2025 Duration: 29min4pm: Court vindicates professor investigated for parodying university’s ‘land acknowledgment’ on syllabus // White House seeking privateers to seize cartel boats, assets // Harvard Professor of Economics Ken Rogoff on November inflation coming in WAY BELOW expectations. // Walter Kirn shares my Spielberg “Disclosure” theory // Brown U. and MIT professor shootings are linked; suspect found dead, officials say // Tipster using Reddit was key in cracking Brown University shooting case, police say // They Get Wheeled on Flights and Miraculously Walk Off. Praise ‘Jetway Jesus.’
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Hour 1: Seahawks take 1st place with Wild OT Win
20/12/2025 Duration: 31min3pm: Video Guest – Ry Curley – Seahawks take 1st place with Wild OT Win // This Day in History // 1843 - “A Christmas Carol” is published // Celebrating Board Operators After Flyers Hot-Mic Moment
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Hour 4: Lasagna is trending this Christmas, and that’s not by accident
18/12/2025 Duration: 29min6pm: Video Guest – Bill Kirk – Washington Gun Law // Examining Australia’s gun laws through the years // Aus PM suggests new legislation; Phil Mickelson disapproves // Bill and John are equally perplexed about the Brown University “details” // Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reducing gun violence in Minnesota // The Facts and History of US Involvement in Venezuela // Trump designates Venezuela government a ‘terrorist’ regime, orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers // Lasagna is trending this Christmas, and that’s not by accident
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Hour 3: Obamacare Subsidies Can't Fix a Broken System. Rand Paul's Bill Could
18/12/2025 Duration: 30min5pm: Top Stories Recap/Updates // Highway 2 will be closed for ‘months,’ WA Gov. Ferguson says // New Laws & Taxes in Washington in 2026 // 4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies // Chip Roy on health care cost and vote // Obamacare Subsidies Can't Fix a Broken System. Rand Paul's Bill Could // Letters
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Hour 2: Examining Australia’s gun laws through the years
18/12/2025 Duration: 30min4pm: Video Guest – Bill Kirk – Washington Gun Law // Examining Australia’s gun laws through the years // Aus PM suggests new legislation; Phil Mickelson disapproves // Bill and John are equally perplexed about the Brown University “details” // Gov. Tim Walz signed two executive orders on Tuesday aimed at reducing gun violence in Minnesota // The Facts and History of US Involvement in Venezuela // Trump designates Venezuela government a ‘terrorist’ regime, orders blockade of sanctioned oil tankers // Lasagna is trending this Christmas, and that’s not by accident
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Hour 1: CCA Dollars Were Invested in Flood Infrastructure.. Right? RIGHT?!
18/12/2025 Duration: 30min3pm: I Was Thinking: CCA Dollars Were Invested in Flood Infrastructure.. Right? RIGHT?! // John is joined by WA Policy Center’s Todd Myers // This Day in History: 1903 - Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first successful flight in history // 250,000 packages stolen per day, study finds, as lawmakers push stiffer penalties // Los Angeles woman speaks out after Amazon driver steals her cat
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Hour 4: Apparently we should be washing our Christmas trees
17/12/2025 Duration: 31min6pm: Video Guest – Brian Heywood – Let’s Go Washington // Let’s Go Washington races to collect 90k more signatures to protect girls’ sports, despite violence, threats // Initiative Signing and Drop-Off Locations // The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate // Apparently we should be washing our Christmas trees
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Hour 3: John’s Romantic Text Thread with a Scammer
17/12/2025 Duration: 32min5pm: King County Executive Zahilay cuts equity and racial and social justice office // An infuriating wrinkle in the Brown University shooting // Venezuela continues to be puzzling politics // John’s Romantic Text Thread with a Scammer // Letters
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Hour 2: Billionaires make terrible fathers
17/12/2025 Duration: 32min4pm: Video Guest – Brian Heywood – Let’s Go Washington // Let’s Go Washington races to collect 90k more signatures to protect girls’ sports, despite violence, threats // Initiative Signing and Drop-Off Locations // The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate // Billionaires make terrible fathers
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Hour 1: WA floods: Levee failure prompts evacuation along White River in Pacific
17/12/2025 Duration: 30min3pm: I Was Thinking: The answer to affordable Housing // Video Guest – Steve Hickey AKA PHOTOGSTEVE81 Live from Pacific // WA floods: Levee failure prompts evacuation along White River in Pacific // Apparently we should be washing our Christmas trees
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Hour 4: WSJ: The Intifada Comes to Australia
16/12/2025 Duration: 31min6pm: WSJ: The Intifada Comes to Australia // Chuck Schumer before addressing shootings; “Go Bills” // The FBI announces they foiled a credible terror plot planned for New Year's Eve // Talking Sports with Ry // Seahawks survive Philip Rivers’ return, beat Colts with six field goals // Woman finds stranger in Waymo trunk during ride in LA // Waymo self-driving cars hit London streets in preparation for 2026 launch
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Hour 3: Why Christmas Music Is More Popular Than Ever
16/12/2025 Duration: 30min5pm: Flooding Updates // Flash flood warning issued after Green River Levee fails in King County // Looters in kayaks target flooded Snohomish farm as historic flooding continues // Sen. Murray urges release of man allegedly mauled by ICE dog // Rob Reiner and wife found dead; son arrested for murder // Trump’s post on incident spurs prickly reaction from all sides // Why Christmas Music Is More Popular Than Ever // Letters
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Hour 2: Waymo self-driving cars hit London streets in preparation for 2026 launch
16/12/2025 Duration: 31min4pm: WSJ: The Intifada Comes to Australia // Chuck Schumer before addressing shootings; “Go Bills” // The FBI announces they foiled a credible terror plot planned for New Year's Eve // Talking Sports with Ry // Seahawks survive Philip Rivers’ return, beat Colts with six field goals // Woman finds stranger in Waymo trunk during ride in LA // Waymo self-driving cars hit London streets in preparation for 2026 launch
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Hour 1: Guest Steve Hickey live from The Green River Levee
16/12/2025 Duration: 30min3pm: Guest – David Vobora – Adaptive Training Foundation // Donate at AdaptiveTrainingFoundation.Org // In January of 2014, David Vobora, a 5-year veteran of the NFL, met US Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills, a quadruple amputee. David opened up his personal gym to Travis, offering his training expertise. The pair started working out together, customizing and adapting to the unique challenges posed by Travis’ injuries. Through working with Travis and engaging the veteran community, David developed a passion for helping those with life-altering injuries find life-fulfilling adaptive performance training. // David Vobora is a former professional football linebacker. He was selected by the St. Louis Rams with the final pick in the 2008 NFL draft, earning him the title of Mr. Irrelevant. He also left the NFL heavily addicted to opiates after an on-field injury // Guest Steve Hickey live from The Green River Levee // Flash flood evacuation issued for Tukwila area after Green River leve