The Jason Rantz Show

Residents of Seattle’s Aurora Avenue are reaching their limit with the crime and violence plaguing the neighborhood. Scott Jennings called out Katie Wilson. Guest: Ben Rudolph is yet another Washington business owner who is packing up and leaving for Idaho. // Big Local: Guest: Dale Whitaker is running for Spokane County Auditor and was allegedly headbutted by a man while posting campaign signs. // You Pick the Topic: A Christian lifeguard was suspended for not flying the pride flag and now he’s going to court. A prosecutor in Virginia is refusing to enforce the state’s new ‘assault weapon’ ban.

Suspect arrested after vandalizing Thurston County courthouse, taking down American flag. On Memorial Day, Washington honors the fallen while veterans sleep on its streets. Less Washington drivers traveled for this year’s Memorial Day Weekend. EV drivers got a free ride on federal roads for years, and a Democrat just admitted it. Students in Head Start programs are fearful of immigration enforcement. // 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.

What’s Trending: REI and Starbucks employees get mad over their companies mask policy, a Capitol Hill bar is requiring proof of vaccination, St. Louis has the worst murder rate in the country and yet they want to defund the police, and Seattle residents are taking action against a homeless encampment outside of their homes. \ High school and college students get hosed for the commencement ceremonies. \ Stop listening to Demi Lovato.

Michael Baumgartner unloads on Bob Ferguson, shuts down 2028 talk. Seattle says it’s finally going to crack down on violence on Aurora Ave. Congressional Democrats throw a fit over ‘biological’ language in women’s history museum legislation. // LongForm: GUEST: KIRO News Radio’s Chris Sullivan on Memorial Day Weekend traffic. // Quick Hit: Trump says he wants permanent Daylight Savings. An up and coming country music star is setting the internet ablaze with a new release.

Northwest Folklife is back — and Seattle Center will smell like a bong all Memorial Day weekend. Stephen Colbert had his final show last night. A homeowner in Shelton scolds a father who was the subject of an Amber Alert. // Big Local: Issaquah volunteers are employing cameras to monitor wild animals. WA-03 is now a Toss-up as Gluesenkamp Perez hemorrhages base support as her numbers crater A teenager in Auburn was shot on a Metro bus. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim on the end of late night.  

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. // As the World Cup nears, Seattle and Washington State as a whole still don’t have nearly enough cops and Bob Ferguson’s efforts to resolve the problem haven’t made any progress. // Tulsi Gabbard is stepping down as Director of National Intelligence. TSA is going start offering offsite screening.

A Seattle City Councimember is taking heat for leaving out two letters of the LGBTQIA+AAPI acronym. More pro-illegal immigrant propaganda by KING 5. Stephen Colbert is finally off the air after tonight. // LongForm: GUEST: Conservative vlogger Chris Sims says he was asked to leave a Lakewood Panda Express for wearing a MAGA hat. // Quick Hit: Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) sounds off on her opponent Graham Platner’s recently resurfaced scandalous comments.

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. // Big Local: Longview’s superintendent has been arrested for obstructing a High School sexual assault investigation. An old Orting school was partially torn down due to a permit that was issued in error. Bellevue is planning on building a bridge for pedestrians and bikers that connects the city on both sides of the freeway. // You Pick the Topic: A new study found that over one-third of women have some regrets about their choice of their significant other.

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. // A leaked DNC autopsy of the 2024 election shows Democrats still have no idea why they lost. // Rantz Exclusive: Seattle council president orders cops at weekly meeting — but SPD barely has officers to spare.

Damning Washington state audit finds OSPI school funding software at risk of ‘catastrophic failure.’ Jeff Bezos fires back at AOC’s claim that someone can’t earn a billion dollars. The Seattle City Council has voted to expand shelter space. // LongForm: GUEST: Acting Undersecretary of the Department of Energy Alex Fitzsimmons reacts to Seattle's plans to put a halt on AI data centers. // Quick Hit: Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks is sounding off about politics again.

Washington cities are realizing an exemption in the income tax could hurt their bottom line. Lumen Field is getting a World Cup makeover. // 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: A casino resort near Vegas is on the verge of collapse.

Amazon Worker Intifada brings ‘sad hour’ drinks to Seattle’s socialists. It’s sad, indeed. Guest: Brady Minneman is a Bothell High School Senior that organized a school walkout and petition to restore their school resource officer program. // At long last, Thomas Massie’s political career is over and he went out in classless fashion. Meanwhile, Democratic Senate candidate in Maine Graham Platner is dealing with yet another scandal. // Patty Murray got embarrassed by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy during a Senate hearing.

The DOJ has opened an investigation into a Washington women’s prison over transgender inmates. 2 convicted felons fell asleep in a stolen car surrounded by drugs in South Lake Union. Portland advocates circle the wagons to protect shelter with no sobriety rules. // 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.

The latest round of Starbucks layoffs has rekindled concerns about Seattle’s business environment. Washington ranked as nearly the worst state for military retirees in new study. Guest: Former SPOG president Mike Solan announced his candidacy for the Pierce County Council. // Big Local: A man in Pierce County led state troopers on a high-speed chase in a Corvette was also charged for theft of the same Corvette weeks later. A Bellevue dad invented a World Cup board game. // You Pick the Topic: Teens today are drinking less than previous generations, but not for a good reason.

Seattle real estate broker: Washington’s tax agenda is fueling a ‘slow-motion wealth transfer’ out of state. 20-year-old Mariners prospect Colt Emerson got his major league hit and homerun in the same at-bat last night. // Will Thomas Massie finally go down tonight? President Trump endorsed Ken Paxton in the GOP primary for Senate in Texas. // Rep. Pramila Jayapal is the boss from Hell.

There was a lot of violence in Seattle over the weekend. Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy lost his primary to a Trump-endorsed challenger. Could Congressman Thomas Massie from Kentucky be next? // LongForm: GUEST: We Heart Seattle Founder Andrea Suarez says one of her volunteers stumbled upon a homeless man living at Discovery Park with 100 jugs of urine. // Quick Hit: Princeton University made a significant change to its honor code.

Why does Sound Transit have a massive advertising budget if it’s so deep in debt? We Heart Seattle volunteer finds homeless man living with 100 jugs of urine inside Discovery Park. Bill Maher calls out members of his own party for being too afraid to talk to people who might ask them tough questions. // Big Local: Students at Bothell HS walked out of class today to protest the school board’s decision to end their SRO program. There are some nerds that are very upset with Funko in Everett. // You Pick the Topic: LA Mayor Karen Bass promises free teeth to meth heads.

Washington is becoming a national laughing stock as residents flock to freer and more prosperous states. Employees at a store in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood are on edge after a man hid in their store overnight. // Producer Jackson had a horrible flight experience on Alaska over the weekend, but at least it wasn’t as bad as a Delta flight heading to Shanghai. // This healthy food is a cheap option that you should work into your diet.

What's Trending: Fox News Radio’s Tonya J. Powers on the Bill Cosby verdict. // Are hotel doors vulnerable to hacking? // GUEST: State Rep. Matt Manweller says state Supreme Court Justice Mary Yu should recuse herself from a case on charter schools after she spoke at a WEA event. // GUEST: Kuan Gebaroff found 40 drug needles off the interurban trail in Shoreline and she has video evidence.

EXCLUSIVE: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson quietly pitched firefighters to back fire district levy to cover city’s budget gap // Starbucks to have another round of layoffs // Seattle residents are being charged extra for trash they did not put out // LongForm: GUEST: Leslie Goeres // Quick Hit: Useful Idiot Nick Kristof’s New York Times Column Was a Shameful, Shoddy Blood Libel  

What’s Trending: Solar powered bathrooms are hitting Seattle for the World Cup // Spokane man threatened a Florida community over the phone // Chris Sullivan joins for weekend traffic scares // Big Local: Immigration lawyer from Tukwila is accused of fabricating domestic violence cases to gain citizenship for immigrants // You Pick the Topic: Jake Skorheim joins to talk about Christine Gregoire potentially becoming James Bond.

 WHAT’S TRENDING: A Monroe man escaped custody, but we had no idea // Former Governor Christine Gregoire speaks out against Democrat spending in Washington // An auction bidder payed $9 million to have lunch with Steph Curry and Warren Buffet, but why? // Seattle World Cup ticket prices are dropping // NYC Mayor Mamdani thinks libraries are a beacon of government competence // Rantz shuts down Ana Navarro on CNN for claiming Sean Duffy went on a seven month road trip.  

Another Seattle-area business chooses Nashville over Washington, and the founder blames taxes, attitude. Pramila Jayapal’s pitch to voters is that everything is terrible in Democrat-run districts. The Republicans could actually hold on to the House in November. // LongForm: GUEST: SPOG President Kent Loux on Seattle’s World Cup readiness. // A whistleblower has alleged that Anthony Fauci engaged in a COVID cover up.

Exclusive: King County quietly doubled the damage necessary to charge vandalism as a felony — and didn’t tell anyone. TPUSA event at the University of Washington featuring detransitioner Chloe Cole postponed after threats from Antia, anti-Israel groups. Guest: Former Spokane City Councilman Jonathan Bingle is running for the state legislature. // Big Local: Far-Left activists tried to get the Bellevue City Council to not ban protests outside officials’ homes. Thurston County leaders are asking for a salary freeze. A new audit says a Washington school district is missing roughly 1,000 Chromebook laptops. // You Pick the Topic: A very weird lawsuit on GLP-1 coverage.

Man arrested after blindsiding 66-year-old on Seattle waterfront; had been making ‘martial arts gestures’ at strangers, say police. Union-backed group files a ‘baseless’ complaint against Brandi Kruse and Let’s Go Washington. Let’s Go Washington is starting a petition to stop the income tax. // Guest: SPOG President Kent Loux on Seattle’s World Cup readiness. // A whistleblower has alleged that Anthony Fauci engaged in a COVID cover up.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary resigned today. Guest: Rep. Brad Knott (R-NC) breaks down the ongoing FISA debate. // LongForm: GUEST: NewsNation host Katie Pavlich on the midterms and the latest developments in Iran. // Quick Hit: Part 2 with Katie Pavlich.

An insane blood libel from Nicholas Kristof and The New York Times. Why Anti-Semitism is never actually about the Jews. // Big Local: Northshore School Board has voted to end Bothell High School’s school resource officer program. If you’re flying out of Sea-Tac this summer, travel experts warn you should brace yourself for higher prices. ICE has fired back over the State of Washington’s request to inspect the Tacoma ICE facility. // You Pick the Topic: Trump has a new country he’s considering granting statehood to.

Trump flies to China for crucial with Xi Jinping as war with (Chinese ally) Iran unfolds in the backdrop. // The GOP is set to win the redistricting battles, but will it matter? // Why Republicans actually have a legit shot to hang on to the House in November.

Seattle business owner are urging the city to finally crack down on burglaries. A Pro-Hamas UW hate group calls Turning Point USA ‘Nazis’ and demands the school ban conservative speakers. Washington parents should oversee kids’ social media according to a new poll. // LongForm: GUEST: Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee KC Crosbie on the Virgnia Supreme Court striking down the Democrats' redistricting scheme and what it means for Republicans in the midterms. // Quick Hit: Maryland Governor Wes Moore says he would allow his teenage son to transition.

Housing in the Seattle area is going through a ‘Historic inventory shock’ as people flee the Evergreen State. Patty Murray is ripped for again lying about the SAVE America Act and defending illegal immigrants voting. // Big Local: La Conner has passed an ordinance that will result in the canceling outdoor concerts. Mason County is growing and growing fast. Renton authorities are issuing warnings about a bear sighting. // You Pick the Topic: Billy Bob Thornton calls out celebrities for preaching about politics.

Washington’s tax hikes are sending residents straight to Idaho — and taking their money with them. Residents in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood are fed up with the constant drug use from the homeless people in nearby RVs. // Jason’s call with his mother on Mother’s Day reminds him why he doesn’t do it more often. // President Trump was not thrilled with Iran’s latest proposal and says the ceasefire is on thin ice.

What’s Trending: A man purposely derailed a train in Tacoma and Coverage of the trans runaway healthcare law is utterly disgraceful. // Rantz argues with Twitter doctors over fentanyl legalization. // A SportsCenter anchor made an allegedly offensive remark about a Native American player.

ICE gives fiery response after WA sues over blocked inspections at Tacoma facility. Magnuson and Golden Gardens parks are getting security. AOC says black people invented American democracy. This one everyday food could help prevent Alzheimer’s. // LongForm: GUEST: Chris Sullivan on Mother’s Day traffic, Sound Transit inaction, and WSDOT incompetence. // Quick Hit: Lucky Strike bowling alley is being sued for being too expensive.

Katie Wilson is now praising big business? April’s job’s numbers far exceeded expectations. Guest: Let’s Go Washington’s Brian Heywood is launching an initiative against Washington’s income tax. // Big Local: Tumwater police are getting body cams that can translate languages in real time. Why you’re paying more than you should be at the airport. // Jake Skorheim on the UW Women’s team losing to barely pubescent boys.

Republicans’ midterms got a huge boost after the Virginia Supreme Court struck down the Democrats’ redistricting scheme. Sound Transit attempts to close their massive budget deficit. // Apple’s AirPods have a new AI feature. // A new poll shows John Braun leading Marie Gluesenkamp Perez by 7 in WA-03. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s congressional office may be hemorrhaging staff at alarming rate ahead of 2026 race.  

Seattle is not getting the economic boom from the World Cup that it expected. Pioneer Square will be car-free on World Cup match days. The truck driver responsible for a massive pileup crash on I-5 back in December couldn’t speak English and was ordered not be on the road weeks earlier. How serious is Hantavirus? // LongForm: GUEST: Snohomish County Councilmember Nate Nehring on a new proposal that would shift the county's approach to addiction and recovery. // Quick Hit: Seattle restaurant owner Bart Evans has a positive update on his fight with the city.

Did Pramila Jayapal commit treason? President Trump announced retaliatory strikes against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz. Residents of Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood are begging the city to not get rid of their street parking. Republican Spencer Pratt crushed his Democrat opponents in the LA Mayoral debate last night. // Big Local: The school resource officer program at Bothell High School could be on the chopping block. Two-thirds of Spokane voters considered moving and taxes are the top reason. // You Pick the Topic: There is a very weird cosmetic fad that is taking over Asia.  

A Lynnwood councilwoman says the American flag is ‘unrelatable,’ wants Pride flag in its place. Bellevue Chamber CEO warns WA budget is ‘riding the knife’ with no room to fall. Obama came out of the woodwork to praise Zohran Mamdani. // The narrative that Trump is losing popularity isn’t backed up by the numbers. Can a deal be reached with Iran? // McDonald’s is receiving backlash for phasing out self-serve soda machines. Stores that accept SNAP benefits are going to be required to carry more fresh food.

The Seattle Chamber CEO and former state lawmaker says the ‘Seattle Process’ is breaking the city. Spokane County Sheriff’s Office says a drunk driver chased a child on a dirtbike onto Cheney sidewalk and then walked out of jail without bail. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson dodged questions about the future of light rail. The ladies of The View have another dumb take about the Iran war. // LongForm: GUEST: The Fode Family is fighting Washington bureaucrats over water rights on their multigenerational hay farm on Moses Lake. // Quick Hit: A staggering number of young people are putting off retirement due to a lack of savings.

A 15-year-old was attacked near a Northgate bus stop. Marco Rubio went viral over what his hope for America is. Guest: Owner of Bluewater Bistro in Leschi Bart Evans says his business is suffering because of Seattle’s marina redevelopment project. // Big Local: The Port of Port Townsend is dropping social media. The head of Parks Tacoma is stepping down due to the agency’s massive budget shortfall. Sheriff Derek Sanders asks to have own salary frozen amid ‘tough economic conditions’ plaguing Thurston County. // You Pick the Topic: Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol is receiving backlash for saying their coffee is “affordable.”

Seattle city council president admits to having a ‘black budget’, calls black voters a ‘political party,’ and then runs away from questions. King County seeks to improve oversight of KCRHA after the shocking findings in the latest audit. // A new study found that Nearly 1 in 4 Washington employers are eyeing the exit — and Democrats’ $9.4B income tax agenda is why. // California’s gubernatorial race is heating up. Could a Republican actually win?

Are hostilities in Iran heating up again? Bellingham is attempting to ban algorithmic rent fixing. // LongForm: GUEST: Vice President & Legal Fellow at Defending Education Sarah Parshall Perry on their lawsuit against UW over Title IX violations. // Quick Hit: The City of Seattle offers new incentives for filming but then acts shocked when the rich leave over taxes.

Is Snohomish County finally tightening their oversight of homelessness? New video footage shows two men beating an elderly man in downtown Seattle. Justice Alito excoriated Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent in a recent redistricting case. // Big Local: Foss High School students in Tacoma returned to the classroom for the first time after a mass stabbing attack at the school. It’s time for Pothole Palooza in Tacoma. // You Pick the Topic: The ex-JP Morgan banker that went viral over sexual allegations against a coworker was just caught in another big lie.

Bob Ferguson mercilessly mocked for autographing the Constitution his own laws keep violating. A Seattle business owner took matters into his own hands to track down stolen equipment. Former MLB star Mark Teixeira goes viral blasting Seattle’s liberal policies on X. The Mukilteo City Council is reducing the frequency of reading their land acknowledgment before meetings. // A Michigan trial attorney and Democrat fundraiser is receiving backlash for publishing a post on Facebook honoring her grandfather who fought for the Germans in both World Wars. Female performing artist M.I.A. was fired from pop star Kid Cudi’s tour. // How effective are IV drips, red light therapy, and peptides?

Weirdos at the perv park in Seattle got a small legal victory. Seattle Public Schools’ cell phone ban is now in effect. Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger continues to show that her campaign as a moderate was a lie. // LongForm: GUEST: Jesse Proudman owns several startups in Seattle but says he's leaving the city due to the high cost of doing business. // Quick Hit: A bombshell Washington Free Beacon reporting finds race-based housing schemes in Multnomah County. Far-left Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib wants to protect the “right” to public camping.

Sound Transit is rolling out free parking permits for people who carpool. Who is to blame for Spirit Airline’s demise? A UFO expert is issuing a warning about strange aircraft that are outmaneuvering the military in restricted airspace. // Big Local: Some WA schools are exploring how to employ AI in the classroom. A high school teacher in Mill Creek was hired despite disturbing text messages with a student that were sexual in nature. // You Pick the Topic: A teacher was banned for chugging gin and throwing up while on the job.

Seattle Mayor Wilson and her staff had a very awkward exchange with KOMO’s Chris Daniels. Delridge residents are fed up with a problematic homeless encampment and a recent shooting was the last straw. SCOTUS temporarily restored access to the abortion drug mifepristone after it was blocked by a lower court judge. // Guest: Let's Go Washington founder Brian Heywood reacts to the Washington State Supreme Court's decision to block his challenge to the new income tax bill. // Amid some discouraging polling numbers for the GOP is some reason for optimism as Trump has actually increased his approval with black voters. Could John Fetterman switch parties?

Jason joins the Guy Benson SHow to discuss Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson waving goodbye to the city's wealth and homelessness in Portland. 

What’s Trending: Experts say that herd immunity is unlikely, restaurant owners are worried about phase 2 rollback, during te May Day riots, a driver drives through radicals, police/prison abolitionists were then mad that the driver wasn’t arrested, and Chimacum High School bribes kids into getting vaccines. \ Washington’s rural housing market is booming. \ A Snohomish asbestos testing company got hit with a one-thousand-percent increase in unemployment taxes -- only to discover it was a mistake on Employment Security's part. KIRO Radio’s Nicole Jennings explains.

Seattle might put a hold on building new data centers. A Seattle theater is facing $400,000 in damages from copper wire theft. A lawsuit has been filed over Washington’s plan to gut the state’s police and pension fund. A slight change to Costco’s food court. // LongForm: GUEST: The founder of the biohacking movement Dave Asprey on the benefits of peptides, nicotine, and other misconceptions about health and wellness. // Quick Hit: Part 2 of Jason's conversation with the founder of the modern biohacking movement Dave Asprey.

Could Tim Cook or Mark Zuckerberg buy the Seahawks? Trump says he’s not pleased with Iran’s latest proposal. Guest: Attorney Jennifer Kennedy is representing eight Snohomish County fire fighters who are taking their fight over their refusal to get the COVID vaccine to the United States Supreme Court. // Big Local: The Northgate and Shoreline light rail stations are going to start requiring paid parking permits. Spokane leaders could see pay raises even as the city’s debt deepens. // Fridays with Jake Skorheim on the absurd spending on youth sports.