The Jake Skorheim & Spike O'Neill Show

1pm - Has your electricity bill skyrocketed? Todd Myers from The Washington Policy Center joins us with the reason why // Freedom 250: Thomas Jefferson's final draft of The Declaration of Independence // A grizzly encounter, recorded in its entirety, shows a close call

12pm - Jake brings a baseball bat to an encounter with some nefarious e-bike kids // Income tax initiative signatures due on July 2. Jamie Peterson‘s job is on the line, but not for the reasons you would assume // If any local politician is in a headline that says "kinky," Jake is going to click on that. Jason Rantz from Seattle Red 770 joins the show to talk about it // What’s up next...

2pm - FRIDAY FAVORITES! Drunk World Cup fans, political foes can't pause for patriotism, and the power of soccer // Lionel Richie falls on stage and cancels tour. Spike shares his own moments of pushing through illness and exhaustion because the show must go on! // Your texts!

1pm - Turkiye scores a last-minute goal to beat USA // Was the US national anthem slightly off beat? Spike defends the pace! // Bill Gates testifies in Congress about his affairs and relationship with Jeffrey Epstein // Visting World Cup fans are obsessed with ranch

12pm - Great news on gas prices! But not here in Washington, thanks to the CCA // More on the CCA, and the carbon market agreement Washington just signed with California and Quebec // Representative Jayapal calls out Trump for wasting money on reflecting pool while people can’t afford gas and groceries // National Park Service gives details on tear in lining on bottom of pool

2pm - Somebody in Washington has $8.2 million unclaimed lottery ticket that’s about to expire. Is winning a blessing or a curse? // Bed Bath & Beyond says that they will honor decades old discount coupons. How has big box retail changed over the years? // Millions of dollars in lawsuits pile up against the Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). Will that change th...

1pm - Tolls are out of control. But the state is considering cutting tolls in half for low-income drivers on 2 highways // Governor Ferguson promises no new taxes. That's straight-up malarkey // Jamie Pedersen passed Washington’s first income tax. After 20 years, his own party won’t endorse him // KIRO Newsradio's Senior Traffic Reporter Chris Sullivan on how NOT to get stuck while dri...

12pm - Seattle City Council will vote on street closures to stop gunfire, pimp wars near Aurora Avenue // Everett police promote free vacation crime watch // KIRO Newsradio Reporter Luke Duecy on the explosion that leveled a Whidbey Island home and caught neighboring ones on fire. Luke spoke to one of those neighbors, who is sure it's the fireworks the guy brings in by the pallet // Merlín...

2pm - Travel photographers Chuck Fazio and Caitlin Rice are in Seattle to take pictures of the city celebrating the World Cup. They share some stories of the people they've met, a glorious shot of Mt Rainier, and dogs you can rescue! // Washington Attorney General leads lawsuit against the Trump Administration on oil drilling in Alaska // Former Washington Governor Jay Inslee pitches clean energy...

1pm - Ross Fletcher, soccer expert and former Sounders announcer, joins the show to break down another week of World Cup soccer // England and Ghana end at a scoreless tie // Reporter learns the hard way after trying to interview drunk Scots in Miami // Guinness crowns the world’s loudest person, an Australian, at 122.4 decibels // Can Team USA win it all? // NBA commissioner on the Dan Patr...

12pm - They’re going to spend $900,000 to stabilize the King County regional Homeless Authority while they figure out whether or not to get rid of it // King County has 9% rise in homelessness since 2024 // Savannah Guthrie Responds to Note Claiming Nancy Guthrie Is Dead: “We Cannot Be at Peace” // Costco customers apparently not happy that higher priced membership benefits to be...

2pm - Mystery as Egyptian World Cup team denied request to stay in Seattle before their match // Real estate broker challenges city to keep it this clean and safe after the FIFA cameras are gone // Does Mayor Katie Wilson want to expand the JumpStart tax? // Your texts!

1pm - Vicki Murray from the Washington Policy Center on a new federal tax credit that would be a boon to private schools. Will Washington opt in? // Vicki Murray busts some myths about tax credits for private schools stealing from public schools // Archaeologists unearth the prototype Stonehenge a few miles away

12pm - Lakewood to chop down at least 400-year-old Douglas fir deemed a hazard // Amazon Prime Day expected to make a lot of money // Some shop owners say World Cup tourists, not boosting sales as hoped // A tale of two articles: Jake and Spike face off with their opinion pieces. First, Spike's about Trump's swamp debacle in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool // Jake competes for article views w...

2pm - Aaron Granillo, KIRO Newsradio anchor, went to downtown Seattle with his family to watch Team USA beat Australia // Should Washington state opt into more federal funding of schools? // Your texts!

1pm - Laura goes salmon fishing and is accused of animal cruelty // Protect every animal from cruelty? Not in 2026, Oregon Democrats say // Auto glass repair businesses suffer as Oakland break-ins decline // Bee experts from around the world gathered in eastern Washington after the largest die-off of bees in history. Jerry Hayes, Editor of Bee Culture, traveled to the conference hosted by Washingt...

12pm - Shock collars for producers // It’s hot out - but don’t swim! Local beaches sewage spillage over the weekend // Team USA beats Australia, and the crowd goes wild! // A nice moment between political opposites at the World Cup did not end nicely

More great World Cup fans! And it's Father's Day on Sunday - Jake & Spike talk about their plans and let’s check in with America's favorite father and son.  Joe Biden doing his best to cement his legacy and Hunter Biden is writing about the distasteful UFC at the White House //  GUEST: Katy Cornell, Local political candidate says climate policies are behind huge price surge on...

GUEST: Ross Fletcher to talk upcoming Team US World Cup Match - IN STUDIO // Did this University of Washington alum really start the wave? GUEST: Robb Weller explains. // MORE with guest Robb Weller. Check out Robb's new book “How to OUT-THINK, OUT-WORK & OUT-LAST EVERY GENERATION BEFORE YOU” - A GEN Z Sharp Method Book 

Wow. This story about SPD misleading us to believe there were six arrests in connection with the Aurora prostitution when that’s not at all what happened // Hotel workers strike at Hilton’s Embassy Suites in Seattle, seeking fair wages and ICE protections - but is that a good idea? // Washington state falls to 31st in education let’s discuss why

2pm - Who are the rowdiest World Cup fans? // Washington state Attorney General offers a strong rebuke to people intimidating signature gatherers // Better Call Saul returns with a video celebrating America 250 and Hillary Clinton talks about Joe Biden‘s terrible mistake // Your texts!

1pm - GUEST: Jason Rantz of Seattle Red has details on the empty Interbay homeless shelter // Starbucks vacant building in Sodo may house a data center // After boy found safe, some are asking why recent kidnapping wasn’t sent on amber alert text

12pm - Kiro Newsradio's Luke Duecy on the Mt Si Bear Attack // SCARED STRAIGHT: Jake was woken up in the middle of the night by teenagers knocking over garbage cans // Parents of injured 13-year-old minibike rider file a lawsuit against Mill Creek police

2pm - Seattle blocks local business with 13 portable toilets and the Seattle Department of Transportation gave drivers just a 60 second reminder warning before shutting down streets // After five years of analysis, Seattle jumpstart tax has been tied to business decline. Obviously // KIRO NewsRadio's News Director, Frank Lenzi with the latest on the eight people killed in B-52 crash at Edwards Air...

1pm - GUEST: Mike Lefko – Is Cal Back in the Mariners Lineup? // Judge to decide fate of nude beach in Seattle // Could they make The Office today? Rainn Wilson talks about it