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: After-dinner ‘fart walks’ offer surprising health benefits
27/11/2025 Duration: 29minTurkey day travel rush at SEA Airport in full swing, could be busiest period in 15 years // What food items can you bring through airport security checkpoints? // Heavy Thanksgiving holiday traffic expected over mountain passes // What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving Day in WA? // These Cities Have the Cheapest Thanksgiving Food, According to Hims & Hers Study // After-dinner ‘fart walks’ offer surprising health benefits, UW experts say // Thanksgiving is the No. 1 day in the U.S. for cooking fires //Say goodbye to gravy? Welcome to the Ozempic era of Thanksgiving // The Americans Skipping Ozempic to Indulge at Thanksgiving // GUEST - JOHN’S EX-WIFE PAULA GROOMS // John’s NYC Thanksgiving // The Tradition of Post-Thanksgiving Touch-Football
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Hour 3: Don’t Buy Christmas Gifts for Adults To Save Money
27/11/2025 Duration: 31minI WAS THINKING: The Legend of Aunt Seale // THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1945 - A school bus crash that claimed 16 lives in Lake Chelan // Don’t Buy Christmas Gifts for Adults To Save Money, Fox News Guest Advises
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Hour 2: What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving Day in WA
27/11/2025 Duration: 29minTurkey day travel rush at SEA Airport in full swing, could be busiest period in 15 years // What food items can you bring through airport security checkpoints? // Heavy Thanksgiving holiday traffic expected over mountain passes // What’s open and closed on Thanksgiving Day in WA? // These Cities Have the Cheapest Thanksgiving Food, According to Hims & Hers Study // After-dinner ‘fart walks’ offer surprising health benefits, UW experts say // Thanksgiving is the No. 1 day in the U.S. for cooking fires //Say goodbye to gravy? Welcome to the Ozempic era of Thanksgiving // The Americans Skipping Ozempic to Indulge at Thanksgiving // GUEST - JOHN’S EX-WIFE PAULA GROOMS // John’s NYC Thanksgiving // The Tradition of Post-Thanksgiving Touch-Football
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Hour 1: Don’t Buy Christmas Gifts for Adults To Save Money
27/11/2025 Duration: 31minI WAS THINKING: The Legend of Aunt Seale // THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1945 - A school bus crash that claimed 16 lives in Lake Chelan // Don’t Buy Christmas Gifts for Adults To Save Money, Fox News Guest Advises
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Hour 4: Texts from Molly the Scammer
26/11/2025 Duration: 31min3pm: I Was Thinking: A Thanksgiving Prayer // This Day in History: 1990 - Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge sinks to the bottom of Lake Washington // Texts from Molly the Scammer
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Hour 3: Seattle’s next mayor is willing to meet with anyone, including Trump
26/11/2025 Duration: 31min5pm: Seattle’s next mayor is willing to meet with anyone, including Trump // John reacts to Wilson’s transition team member Tiffany McCoy from House Our Neighbors on her tax the rich policies // Walter Kern believes Trump will announce the existence of aliens // Letters
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Hour 2: The 'ShamWow guy' is running for Congress in Texas
26/11/2025 Duration: 31min4pm: Jacob on the status of the Youtube Chat feature // Trump on the official pardoned turkeys // How to cook a 1950’s Thanksgiving turkey // The story of Ben Franklin and the turkey. Was the Thanksgiving bird almost a U.S. symbol? // Alex Jones warns he’s “inches away from not supporting Trump” // Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’ // Meta Researchers Privately Compared Instagram to Addictive Drug, Bombshell Court Filing Shows // Jonathan Haidt: The Devil’s Plan to Ruin the Next Generation // Study Finds Mental Health Benefit to One-Week Social Media Break // The 'ShamWow guy' is running for Congress in Texas
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Hour 1: A Thanksgiving Prayer
26/11/2025 Duration: 31min3pm: I Was Thinking: A Thanksgiving Prayer // This Day in History: 1990 - Lacey V. Murrow Memorial Bridge sinks to the bottom of Lake Washington // Texts from Molly the Scammer
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Hour 4: “F*!k the Mormons” chant breaks out at Cincinnati VS BYU game
25/11/2025 Duration: 33min6pm: Talking Sports With Ry // Recapping Seahawks at Titans // NFL Refs Accused Of ‘Rigging’ Two Games On Sunday // “The NFL IS RIGGED” conspiracy is spreading on social media // Campbell’s Soup Allegedly Exposed in Secret Recording for Using BIOENGINEERED MEAT as Company VP Mocks customers // Florida AG launches probe into Campbell’s over lab-grown meat claims, company calls executive’s comments ‘patently false’ // Why is Lab-Grown meat so controversial? // “F*!k the Mormons” chant breaks out at Cincinnati VS BYU game // Meanwhile, the LDS sent a 27,000 pound food donation for Cincinnati’s on-campus Pantry before the game… the biggest donation they’d ever received
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Hour 3: Trump and Mamdani find common ground in Oval Office meeting
25/11/2025 Duration: 33min5pm: Video Guest – Todd Myers – Washington Policy Center // The Real Story on the Washington’s “energy crisis” // Lawmaker warns Washington may face power shutoffs in weeks over energy shortfalls // PNW could face energy shortage during extreme conditions, report says // Trump Round-Up // Trump and Mamdani find common ground in Oval Office meeting // NBC Host Kristen Welker Nudges Smear from Mamdani: Repeat for Me, Trump's a 'Fascist' // Letters
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Hour 2: “The NFL IS RIGGED” conspiracy is spreading on social media
25/11/2025 Duration: 33min4pm: Talking Sports With Ry // Recapping Seahawks at Titans // NFL Refs Accused Of ‘Rigging’ Two Games On Sunday // “The NFL IS RIGGED” conspiracy is spreading on social media // Campbell’s Soup Allegedly Exposed in Secret Recording for Using BIOENGINEERED MEAT as Company VP Mocks customers // Florida AG launches probe into Campbell’s over lab-grown meat claims, company calls executive’s comments ‘patently false’ // Why is Lab-Grown meat so controversial? // “F*!k the Mormons” chant breaks out at Cincinnati VS BYU game // Meanwhile, the LDS sent a 27,000 pound food donation for Cincinnati’s on-campus Pantry before the game… the biggest donation they’d ever received
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Hour 1: Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season
25/11/2025 Duration: 32min3pm: I Was Thinking: Warren Buffet’s Inspiring Nobel Story…Turns out to be BS // This Day in History: 1971 - Hijacker and criminal mastermind D.B. Cooper parachutes out of plane // Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season
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Hour 4: John on Socialism
22/11/2025 Duration: 32min6pm: Guest - Sara Nelson // John on Socialism // Thanksgiving Cost
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Hour 3: Eitan Levine on Mamdani Win
22/11/2025 Duration: 34min5pm: Ryan Mckraken Mises Institute // Eitan Levine on Mamdani Win // Johns text scammer
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Hour 2: John’s Christmas Invites
22/11/2025 Duration: 29min4pm - THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STARBUCKS STRIKE AND A BOEING STRIKE // JOHN’S CHRISTMAS INVITES // TIKTOK AFFAIR RESULTS IN 1.75 MILLION SETTLEMENT
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Hour 1: Danny Westneat on a Fickle Seattle
22/11/2025 Duration: 28min3pm - DANNY WESTNEAT ON A FICKLE SEATTLE // TRUMP PROPOSES 50 YEAR MORTGAGES AND TARIFF REBATES // POP-COUNTY MUSIC’S PANDERING FORMULAS
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Hour 4: Seahawks visit Nashville to play the 1-9 Titans early on Sunday on Fox
21/11/2025 Duration: 31min6pm: Guest - SNM's Charlie Harger - Scandal in Auburn // Harger: As nation follows Epstein revelations, local media ignores Auburn pastor’s child rape case // Talking Sports with RY // Seahawks visit Nashville to play the 1-9 Titans early on Sunday on Fox // John has new text scammer
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Hour 3: WA cities reconsider Flock traffic cameras as judge rules their data is public
21/11/2025 Duration: 31min5pm: WA cities reconsider Flock traffic cameras as judge rules their data is public // The Flock Camera Lawsuit Scam // Push for stock trading ban picks up steam, but path forward on the issue still unclear // Tim Burchett unloads on congress: “This isn’t a swamp, it's a sewer” // Email from Clint in Oak Harbor: Question for John. How do you get over the elephant in the room of seeing someone with completely opposite politics when you are around them? I saw one of my friends on Facebook posted photos at a no Kings rally holding a pretty hideous sign. // It's going to be hard for me to not think about that the entire time I'm around them. How do you do it? I heard you talk to your mother in law and I was so charmed at how you handled it! // Letters
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Hour 2: Guest - SNM's Charlie Harger - Scandal in Auburn
21/11/2025 Duration: 31min4pm: Guest - SNM's Charlie Harger - Scandal in Auburn // Harger: As nation follows Epstein revelations, local media ignores Auburn pastor’s child rape case // Talking Sports with RY // Seahawks visit Nashville to play the 1-9 Titans early on Sunday on Fox // John has new text scammer
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Hour 1: Fact Check: Is Thanksgiving cheaper this year? The surprising, non-partisan data isn’t great news for Seattle
21/11/2025 Duration: 31min3pm: I Was Thinking: Guest - Youtube and Electronics Engineer - Chris Doel // This Day in History: 1925 - RFK is Born // 1963 - JFK is Assassinated // Fact Check: Is Thanksgiving cheaper this year? The surprising, non-partisan data isn’t great news for Seattle