The Jason Rantz Show

Bob Ferguson is getting pushed by both Democrats and Republicans to remove a member of the Washington Human Rights Commission after he made antisemitic comments. DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) is grilled over her party’s infighting. The GOP released a devastating ad against Graham Platner in Maine. // LongForm: GUEST: Senior Legal Counsel with the Alliance Defending Freedom Hal Frampton is representing a female wrestler suing the WIAA after a biological male sexually assaulted her during a match. // Quick Hit: Oregon Democrat’s bill would bar ICE from detaining unaccompanied migrant kids. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez calls herself a Southwest Washington business owner. Her shop is in Oregon.

Europeans can’t believe how amazing this country is. Rep. Pramila Jayapal is echoing terrorist group to defend a flagged World Cup referee. A Seattle group is launching a mentorship program for women and ‘non-binary’ people to dress better at work. // Big Local: A Gig Harbor contractor had his work truck stolen from him along with personal items. The Pierce County Charter Review Commission has voted to potentially end Sheriff Keith Swank’s term early via the ballot in November. Bellingham familes will possibly have to deal with two elementary school closures. // You Pick the Topic: A woman in leadership at the Southern Poverty Law Center was sending money to a neo-Nazi lover.

Exclusive: Despite fanfare, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s new Interbay homeless shelter is nearly empty. Puget Sound is losing jobs and housing permits have hit a decade low. Trump makes a humorous jab about Maine’s Graham Platner. // Guest: Bellevue City Councilmember Jared Nieuwenhuis reacts to a Downtown Seattle Association report that found Seattle’s payroll tax is driving businesses to Bellevue. // Will AI improve the job interview process and are remote workers happier?

Jason Rantz joined the Guy Benson show to dissect why leftitst are getting so mad at the fact that Europeans are enjoying their time in America for the World Cup. 

Girmay Zahilay apologizes for selfie with Brian Heywood in stunning display of cowardice. Businesses in Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood say the World Cup hasn’t given them the economic boost they were expecting. Guest: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd provides an update on the Belfair man that was arrested in connection with a terror plot at the White House UFC event. // Big Local: The Grand Cinema in Tacoma will reopen this week with extra security. A court has upheld a permit to demolish an old masonic home in Des Moines. A large tree fell at Lake Sammamish State Park smashing several cars. A teenage girl allegedly shot another teen on a Metro bus in Auburn. // You Pick the Topic: An appalling display of antisemitism against a Democrat congressman. Tucker Carlson officially leaves the GOP.

Get ready for new taxes, Seattle. Rantz exclusive: Seattle lost 41 police officers with patrol staffing at just 868, with reason to celebrate and worry. Media is pretending that there’s no reason to suspect vandalism at Reflection Pool. // Guest: UW Professor Matt Kaeberlein discusses the health benefits of NAD+ supplements. // New York times reporter Maggie Haberman claims that the media is too easy on Trump.

Downtown Seattle looked GORGEOUS for the World Cup. Why can’t it always be like that? The FBI seized several drones that were in flight during the US World Cup match in Seattle. Washington falls in education rankings yet again as spending climbs // Big Local: Guest: Navy veteran Tim Hazelo is running for Washington’s 10th legislative district. // A new poll says most Americans think the conflict in Iran created more problems than it solved.

The world dragged the Seattle Times over its anti-Trump FIFA World Cup meltdown. Iranians loyal to the regime have been trying to sneak into the United States according to the DHS. Seattle has seen large population growth, but there’s a catch. // Guest: Saul Spady on the great atmosphere at Friday’s World Cup match and why Seattle can’t be like that all the time. // Washington is going through a heat wave and many people don’t have A/C.

What’s Trending: Teacher levels ‘veiled threat’ against parents on LGBT lesson plan, and Biden fell off his bike while trying to pretend to be athletic for his age. \ Bill Nye the historically ignorant Guy, and Creative Justice, a racist, radical group says you should give them money for Juneteenth as a way to give up “unearned wealth.” \ Rantz returns from the East Coast. 

Seattle reopens I-5 for World Cup, then bans the cars. This makes no sense. Concession prices at the World Cup are insane. A German soccer fan is endearing himself with social media with his newfound love of the American South.  // LongForm: GUEST: Chief Legal Officer for Flock Safety on if the technology is keeping us safe or creating a surveillance state. // Quick Hit: Bob Ferguson says he will not suspend the gas tax.

Edmonds mayor Mike Rosen is receiving backlash for not flying the Pride flag. The Seattle City Council voted unanimously to impose a one-year moratorium on new AI data centers. // Big Local: Issaquah parents flee Washington after school hid daughter’s secret gender transition. A piece of World War 2-era ordinance was found at a Bremerton home. // You Pick the Topic: A weight loss drug manufacturer’s has plummeted in value due to investors’ trepidations about safety data.

Washington’s new tax forces insurance companies to bankroll abortion fund. Xbox faces thousands of layoffs this summer as new CEO orders gaming division ‘reset.’ Guest: Katy Cornell is a Republican who running for Washington’s 26th Legislative District. // Bob Ferguson can’t say the word “woman” when talking about people that go through menopause. New York is close to passing a bill that removes the words ‘mother’ and ‘father’ in favor of gender-neutral language. Activists in Seattle are pushing back against a new data center. // California’s board of regents is considering bringing back standardized testing for college admissions.

Bob Ferguson touts WalletHub ranking without linking the study — because the study doesn’t say what he claims. John Bolton has accepted a plea deal. A driver in Seattle somehow ended up on light rail tracks. // LongForm: GUEST: Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank on a crazy investigation into a high school displaying vials of testosterone for Pride Month. // Quick Hit: Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner says nobody deserves to be a billionaire. Trump stormed off set in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press.

A James Beard-nominated chef just fled Seattle, and the people running this city still call the exodus ‘overblown.’ A new poll says Americans are becoming less favorable of LGBTQ issues. Another radical Democrat wants to abolish ICE. // Big Local: Spokane Valley loses 124 jobs as Volex picks another state over Washington. Mountlake Terrace observed Pride for the first time. // You Pick the Topic: A Love Island contestant who is a cop is taking heat from his police department for taking time off to join the show.

Edmonds mayor Mike Rosen is receiving backlash for not flying the Pride flag. The Seattle City Council voted unanimously to impose a one-year moratorium on new AI data centers. // Guest: Carly Duke with Lavish Roots, a Burien-based catering company that technically laid off 263 workers at Meta offices, but jobs aren’t actually lost. // The reaction to Karmelo Anthony’s conviction is getting more ridiculous by the minute.

KCRHA is now claiming that the $8 million missing from the budget are actually outstanding reimbursements from the City of Seattle and King County. Layoffs and school closures loom as Seattle Public Schools deal with a massive budget deficit. The Seattle World Cup committee is honoring the black community on Friday’s Juneteenth match. // LongForm: GUEST: Former Seattle City Councilmember Sara Nelson who was an opponent of the payroll tax explains why businesses are flocking to Bellevue. // Quick Hit: Footage from Iran’s first World Cup match shows a fan’s Israeli flag being take from them while Palestinian flags were still flying.

Seattle lost 30,000 downtown jobs as Bellevue boomed thanks to JumpStart payroll tax, report says. Australians are descending upon Seattle ahead of Friday’s World Cup match against the United States. // Big Local: The city of Oak Harbor has decided to not fly the Pride flag. Border Patrol was involved in a shooting at the U.S. – Canadian border in Blaine. A Kirkland elementary school has been sued over its alleged failure to prevent bullying and inappropriate touching. // You Pick the Topic: Health experts are warning that Ozempic isn’t a sufficient substitute for exercise.

Exclusive: Despite fanfare, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s new Interbay homeless shelter is nearly empty. Puget Sound is losing jobs and housing permits have hit a decade low. Trump makes a humorous jab about Maine’s Graham Platner. // Bellevue City Councilmember Jared Nieuwenhuis reacts to a Downtown Seattle Association report that found Seattle’s payroll tax is driving businesses to Bellevue. // The text of the MOU with Iran has been released and many of Trump’s allies are not pleased with it.

Nick Brown finally speaks out about assaults against Let’s Go Washington. MLB is threatening players who write Bible verses on Pride-themed uniforms. // LongForm: GUEST: Gabe Einhorn is getting attacked by bigots for calling out an antisemite who said he didn’t want to work for him because he’s Jewish. // Quick Hit: 3 Brazilian men have been charged after woman was thrown from a bridge without a bungee rope. A plot to assassinate Erika Kirk was tied to anti-Christian hatred and “assassination culture.”

Bear attack near Mt. Si injures 2, officials close nearby trails. Seattle is getting generally positive feedback after its first day hosting the World Cup. Gavin Newsom being investigated -- which started during the Biden admin -- and now he’s pretending he’s the victim of a targeted prosecution as a way to get out of possibly criminal behavior. // Big Local: A Gig Harbor contractor had his work truck stolen from him along with personal items. The Pierce County Charter Review Commission has voted to potentially end Sheriff Keith Swank’s term early via the ballot in November. Bellingham familes will possibly have to deal with two elementary school closures. // You Pick the Topic: A woman in leadership at the Southern Poverty Law Center was sending money to a neo-Nazi lover.

Washington skips America 250 fair while funding deportation lawyers, DEI conferences. We’re still trying to read the tea leaves as we wait for more details on the MOU with Iran. // Guest: First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd on a Mexican national who had been a longtime resident of Renton who was just sentenced for dealing meth and cocaine. // Will AI improve the job interview process and are remote workers happier?

Seattle hotel bookings have so far not met expectations. The UFC event at the White House last night was quite the spectacle but the Left still found things to be upset about. // LongForm: GUEST: Senor Legal Counsel with the Alliance Defending Freedom Hal Frampton is representing a female wrestler suing the WIAA after a biological male sexually assaulted her during a match. // Quick Hit: Oregon Democrat’s bill would bar ICE from detaining unaccompanied migrant kids. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez calls herself a Southwest Washington business owner. Her shop is in Oregon.

Europeans can’t believe how amazing this country is. Rep. Pramila Jayapal is echoing terrorist group to defend a flagged World Cup referee. A Seattle group is launching a mentorship program for women and ‘non-binary’ people to dress better at work. // Big Local: Puyallup is starting a pilot program to crack down on speeding. A Buckley man was arrested after firing a gun in an RV park while heavily intoxicated. Renton businesses are benefiting from the city’s World Cup watch party zone. // You Pick the Topic: Leftwingers are very upset with San Francisco giants players protest of Pride Night.

Belgium and Egypt squared off in the first World Cup match in Seattle today. // Guest: Trevor Boone with Emerald City guitars says his business was blocked by a wall of porta-potties for the World Cup today. // President Trump announced that a deal has been reached with Iran over the weekend.

What’s Trending: Trump enters plea in Miami courtroom and 2 year old in Everett nearly dies from fentanyl exposure. // A trans TikTok influencer went shirtless at the White House pride event // Gavin Newsom wants reparations for Californians.

Bob Ferguson is pushing by both Democrats and Republicans to remove a member of the Washington Human Rights Commission after he made antisemitic comments. DCCC Chair Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA) is grilled over her party’s infighting. The GOP released a devastating ad against Graham Platner in Maine. // LongForm: GUEST: Former US Men’s National Team goalkeeper and Washington native Kasey Keller previews tonight’s World Cup match. // Quick Hit: A Democrat Senator says deporting illegal immigrants is a disservice to the country.

Washington’s new tax forces insurance companies to bankroll abortion fund. Xbox faces thousands of layoffs this summer as new CEO orders gaming division ‘reset.’ Guest: Katy Cornell is a Republican who running for Washington’s 26th Legislative District. // Big Local: An Olympia spa manager has been arrested after employees alleged assault and a prostitution scheme. Chili’s returns to western WA with new location at SEA airport. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim on how great weather means great mood, the importance of sleeping in pitch black darkness, and alien movies that traumatized Jason Rantz.

World Cup fans were greeted by a shooting on 3rd and Pike this morning. Eagle City Council approves permit for Idaho saloon’s ‘Trad Fam Fest’ capping ‘Heterosexual Awesomeness Month.’ A British Airline is being investigated for charging parents to sit next to their kids. An illegal alien living in Renton was arrested for dealing meth and cocaine. // Guest: Pierce County Charter Review Commissioner on the Washington State bill that would take away your ability to elect your sheriff. // California’s board of regents is considering bringing back standardized testing for college admissions.

Seattle is expanding its program that reimburses businesses dealing with crime and vandalism, but the city is still missing one key piece of the puzzle. A Seattle restaurant is worried about paid parking coming to its neighborhood. Social Security recipients are being required to enroll for electronic payments as the agency ditches paper checks. // LongForm: GUEST: Chief Legal Officer for Flock Safety on if the technology is keeping us safe or creating a surveillance state. // Quick Hit: Bob Ferguson says he will not suspend the gas tax.

Sheriff Keith Swank frivolously accused of ‘passive harassment’ for silently attending meeting. The Pentagon went into a lockdown today as hazmat teams responded to what turned out to be a false alarm. The Pike Place Starbucks is reopening with some new features intended to attract customers. A new Washington law is differentiating between e-bikes and ‘e-motos,’ // Big Local: Renton police is utilizing some new technology during the World Cup. A Kittitas County deputy was fired after waving a gun and making threats while off-duty at a Roslyn tavern. // You Pick the Topic: Some New Yorkers have resorted to living with nuns due to high rent prices.

Data shows that rentals in Seattle are actually lower than normal during the World Cup with the exception of one match. Edmonds has pulled the plug on their Flock Safety cameras. // Guest: Carly Duke with Lavish Roots, a Burien-based catering company that technically laid off 263 workers at Meta offices, but jobs aren’t actually lost. // The reaction to Karmelo Anthony’s conviction is getting more ridiculous by the minute.

Seattle reopens I-5 for World Cup, then bans the cars. This makes no sense. Concession prices at the World Cup are insane. A German soccer fan is endearing himself with social media with his newfound love of the American South. // LongForm: GUEST: State Rep. Travis Couture (R-Allyn) reacts to Governor Bob Ferguson's warning about the state budget. // Quick Hit: A lawsuit has been filed over Trump hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn. The New York Knicks are maintaining their stringent security for game 4 of the NBA finals even if Trump doesn’t attend.

Guest: A Puyallup man that stole a petition has been arrested. Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank joins the show to discuss. Bob Ferguson and state superintendent Chris Reykdal are proposing a ban on K-12 cell phone use during the school day. A company called Expeditors ditches its no-layoff promise and cuts 230 Seattle-area tech jobs. // Big Local: The city of Steilacoom is getting backlash for taking down the POW-MIA flag in favor of the Pride flag. The Everett Gospel Mission is stepping up to address the city’s homeless crisis. // You Pick the Topic: Doctors are warning about the health effects the ‘dirty soda’ trend.

Edmonds mayor Mike Rosen is receiving backlash for not flying the Pride flag. The Seattle City Council voted unanimously to impose a one-year moratorium on new AI data centers. // Democrats are holding their noses as the scandal-laden Graham Platner moves on to the general election in Maine. // Karmelo Anthony has been convicted of murdering Texas high school student Austin Metcalf and a shocking number of people are defending him.

All eyes are on Graham Platner and Maine’s Democratic primary tonight. The Tacoma high school student who allegedly committed a mass stabbing got a shockingly low bail. // LongForm: GUEST: Tonya Stadlman is a Republican running for Washington's 44th legislative district. // Quick Hit: Idris Elba shoots down rumors of casting a black James Bond as ‘woke.’ Actress Mayim Bialik said she had an awful experience with a weight loss drug.

The Everett City Council has approved more stringent restrictions on massage parlors to crackdown on prostitution and human trafficking, but it’s being called racist. Seattle’s housing market defies economic gravity. The Eastside is acting like an adult. Guest: Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring has sponsored 3 ordinances to help the county turn a corner on homelessness. // Big Local: Issaquah parents flee Washington after school hid daughter’s secret gender transition. A piece of World War 2-era ordinance was found at a Bremerton home. // You Pick the Topic: A weight loss drug manufacturer’s has plummeted in value due to investors’ trepidations about safety data.

Seattle has one week to fake competence before the World Cup and downtown still isn’t cleaned up. A Tesla on autopilot crashed into a Redmond garage. // The Trump Administration is moving to denaturalize immigrants who have committed heinous crimes or defrauded the government. A federal judge struck down Trump hiking the H-1B Visa fee to $100k. // A new Gallup shows Americans are growing less morally acceptable of several behaviors.

Seattle residents near Aurora Avenue performed a big march demanding change as the crime crisis spirals out of control. Sound Transit might start a fare gate pilot program at select locations. President Trump raised some eyebrows with his appointment of Bill Pulte as Acting Director of DNI. // LongForm: GUEST: Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank on a crazy investigation into a high school displaying vials of testosterone for Pride Month. // Quick Hit: Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner says nobody deserves to be a billionaire. Trump stormed off set in an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press.

The World Cup is fast approaching and Seattle is still littered with far too many homeless people. The US hotel occupancy rate is lagging behind Canada and Mexico’s. Gov. Bob Ferguson roasted online after own budget office signals fresh shortfall. Nithya Raman overtook Spencer Pratt in the LA mayoral primary over the weekend and looks slated to advance to the general election. // Big Local: Spokane Valley loses 124 jobs as Volex picks another state over Washington. Mountlake Terrace observed Pride for the first time. // You Pick the Topic: A Love Island contestant who is a cop is taking heat from his police department for taking time off to join the show.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson explains her decision to reverse course and turn the CCTV cameras on during the World Cup. Zillow co-founder Rich Barton ditches Seattle for Las Vegas as wealth exodus accelerates. // Graham Platner continues to expose Democrat hypocrisy. // Donald Trump will be attending the NBA Finals game in New York tonight and some people on the Left aren’t too thrilled about it. 

What’s Trending: Center Street/Hachette is publishing my first-ever book -- What’s Killing America: Inside the Radical Left’s Tragic Destruction of Our Cities, out September 26, Seattle council to vote on drug ordinance and parents outraged over inappropriate curriculum. // Sammamish planning commissioner resigns after criticizing DEIB training. // Tucker Carlson released his first episode of Tucker on Twitter.

Bob Ferguson touts WalletHub ranking without linking the study — because the study doesn’t say what he claims. John Bolton has accepted a plea deal. A driver in Seattle somehow ended up on light rail tracks. // LongForm: GUEST: Fox News host Trace Gallagher opines on the California primaries and the midterms. // Quick Hit: Even some people on the Left are calling the people attacking Graham Platner’s accusers.

A James Beard-nominated chef just fled Seattle, and the people running this city still call the exodus ‘overblown.’ A new poll says Americans are becoming less favorable of LGBTQ issues. Another radical Democrat wants to abolish ICE. // Big Local: There is an ‘OnlyFans house’ in Bellevue where police suspect Human trafficking might be going on. Downtown Spokane salon shutters after gunpoint robbery, bullets through window, and years of street chaos. The city of Pasco is ramming through a sales tax increase without the voters’ consent. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim on Russell Wilson’s retirement.

Katie Wilson reverses course on World Cup surveillance cameras. The New York Times revealed yet another scandal about Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner and it might be the worst one yet. // Bob Ferguson can’t say the word “woman” when talking about people that go through menopause. New York is close to passing a bill that removes the words ‘mother’ and ‘father’ in favor of gender-neutral language. Activists in Seattle are pushing back against a new data center. // Jason learned the hard way that he shouldn’t bring a can of creatine through JFK Airport.

Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka (who is going to run for Mayor) is sounding the alarms about Seattle’s business environment. Left-wing activists want the city of Seattle to issue a state of emergency for LGBTQ people. Renters in the Seattle-area are paying more than double double housing costs to own a home. //  LongForm: GUEST: Fox News Host Rachel Campos-Duffy on her new book All American Patriotism: Celebrating 250 Years of America's Greatness. // Quick Hit: CENTCOM Commander Admiral Bradley Cooper got into a heated exchange with Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) over the conflict in Iran. A Panda Express customer in Lakewood says he was told to leave over his MAGA hat.

WSP says they are cracking down on people illegally using the carpool lane on SR 520. City leaders want to give Seattle Center a facelift in anticipation of the Sonics returning. A crazy guy yelled at the Artemis II space crew accusing them of not actually going to the moon. // Guest: Dale Whitaker is running for Spokane County Auditor and was allegedly headbutted by a man while posting campaign signs. // You Pick the Topic: LA Mayor Karen Bass promises free teeth to meth heads.

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson walks back Starbucks boycott as Nashville expansion raises the stakes. The DOJ announced criminal charges against 15 people in the Minnesota fraud scandal. // Guest: Jeff Reynolds has monitored the Seattle real estate market for 20 years and he says we could be seeing unprecedented wealth transfer out of the state. // Actor Gary Sinise says he’s saved quite a bit of money as a result of moving out of California.

Exclusive: School board director invites kids as young as 9 to her sex shop for ‘Uncringe Academy.’ Another company flees Washington, heads to Montana for growth. Neighbors on Alki are worried about crime as summer crowds return. // Big Local: Leavenworth is considering a measure that would make it even harder to drive there. SeaTac Airport is moving towards opening a second terminal. Bellevue will start charging for street parking next year. // You Pick the Topic: 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley was fired by CBS.

A roundup of last night’s primary results. Seattle is still far away from its goal of having 500 housing for the homeless ready by the World Cup. Oregon is moving closer to banning hunting and fishing. // Guest: Shane and Jennifer DeGross are foster parents that defeated Washington State in court after they were compelled to push gender ideology. // A Seattle City Councilmember says the mayor is violating the law by unilaterally turning off the CCTV cameras for the World Cup. Hotel workers at a Seattle Embassy Suites may throw a wrench into World Cup plans with a strike.

Think the HEPA filter in your bedroom is handling your air quality? Healthy-home expert Helen Christoni says a HEPA filter is only half of the equation, and the other half is what's quietly making you feel run down. Christoni, senior vice president of AirDoctor and AquaTru, walks through the simple, low-cost changes that actually move the needle in a non-toxic home. She starts where you spend most of your time: the bedroom, where organic bedding and a real air purifier with both carbon and HEPA can trap the volatile organic compounds a standard filter misses. Then it's into the kitchen, where firing up a gas stove pumps fumes straight into your house, and where running the vent during cooking, laundry, and especially showers is the difference between clean air and a hidden mold problem. She also makes the case that the grogginess, bloating, headaches, and "allergies" a lot of people shrug off may be coming from contaminated indoor air and unfiltered water. Her warning on tap water is blunt: contaminants don't boil out, they concentrate, so the disinfectant byproducts, forever chemicals, microplastics, and arsenic you're trying to cook off may be getting worse in the pot. From shower filters to reading the labels in your cabinets to swapping paraffin candles for coconut or beeswax, this is a practical roadmap for reducing your home's toxic burden room by room. 0:00 Where to begin in a healthy home0:12 Bedrooms, air purifiers, and the HEPA half-truth2:09 Why you should run the fan when you shower 2:44 The symptoms people blame on being tired 3:06 What's really in your tap water 5:49 The candle problem most people miss6:33 Paint and the toxins you overlook7:32 Where to find Helen Christoni Like and subscribe for the conversations and coverage you won't get from legacy media. #HealthyHome #AirQuality #NonToxicLiving #WaterFilter #MoldPrevention #Wellness #JasonRantz #SeattleRed

The Urbanist is pushing for an office vacancy tax. Guest: Jason spoke with Dr. Chris Rabin last week at the Beyond biohacking conference. // Big Local: Eastern Washington school bus drivers are going to Idaho for their fuel. A Tacoma manufacturer calls it quits after 48 years after Washington’s crime and taxes finally won. An artist in Tukwila had $5 thousand dollars worth of art and her father’s ashes stolen from her. // You Pick the Topic: UW’s faculty is one of the least ideologically diverse in the country.