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Since awards season in Hollywood is now officially underway, listeners call in to recommend a film or television show from 2023 -- or a notable actor's performance.

What’s Trending:  Antisemite Morgan Ariel finally gets booted from TPUSA and she reacts by explaining she doesn’t understand how the first amendment works. LongForm: Chris Sullivan breaks down the disastrous interview by Jay Inslee, who lied lied lied but got caught. Quick Hit: Biden rips Trump during Friday speech.

What’s Trending: Jay Inslee gets called out by multiple media members for lying about gas prices, AI to the traffic rescue and Buddhist temple is burned down in a meth-fueled incident. // Guy Benson is the new KTTH midday host. Rantz stopped by for a segment. // Movie director Christopher Nolan pokes fun at a Pelton trainer who did not like one of his movies. 

What’s Trending: Ignore the economic news propaganda — it’s a mixed bag, After claiming fare collection is racist, ST again discusses… fare collection and New TikTok trend hits Federal Way.  Big Local: Condescending school board director steps down to be seen as hero and Air pollution is allegedly shortening lifespans. You Pick:  A Connecticut teacher sued over DEI punishment.

Over 60 countries are set to vote in 2024. Ishaan Tharoor, foreign affairs columnist at The Washington Post, and the author of the Today's WorldView newsletter and column, ticks through the list and what to expect from a global policy perspective in countries including Britain, India, South Africa, Mexico and the United States.

What’s Trending: A lawsuit has been filed against Burien's new camping ban because Democrats are prioritizing a "housing first" system, a Seattle man survived nearly 40 shots being fired at him near a Central District cannabis shop, and a flight attendant died just before takeoff on a British Airways flight and the flight was cancelled. // Big Local: Renton's leadership and residents are considering raising the minimum wage to $19 and what ramifications it would have, and Redmond is reporting an increase in burglaries targeting Asian-American  families. // You Pick: An "ecosexual" in Vancouver BC is supposedly in a romantic relationship with an oak tree, and a tech reporter is asking whether we can post our baby's pictures online responsibly. 

What’s Trending:  Political newcomer Aria Ursa is running against Maria Cantwell for US Senate and might pose a threat because of her strong anti-Israel stance, and Democrats are trying to take Trump off the ballots because of the 14th Amendment despite the fact he hasn't been charged yet. // LongForm: Pasco City Councilmember and attorney Pete Serrano is running for Washington Attorney General, and he hopes that western Washington residents will give him a chance. // Quick Hit: A missing Chinese exchange student was found safe after he was apparently a victim of a "cyber kidnapping scheme" and tricked into moving into hiding in Utah.  

Over 60 countries are set to vote in 2024, with many threatening to slide into "illiberal democracies." On Today's Show: Ishaan Tharoor, foreign affairs columnist at The Washington Post, and the author of the Today's WorldView newsletter and column, ticks through the list and what to expect from a global policy perspective in countries including Britain, India, South Africa, Mexico and the United States.  

The national debt has just surpassed $34 trillion for the first time. Paul Krugman, Nobel laureate in economics, New York Times columnist, distinguished professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, and the author of (now in paperback) Arguing with Zombies: Economics, Politics, and the Fight for a Better Future (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), explains how that happened and where inflation may be headed in 2024.

What’s Trending: Bob Ferguson is trying to bribe low-income voters, Democrats struggle to defend Biden losing support among diverse voters and Rantz saved a life at Whole Foods. Big Local: The best of the Jason Rantz Show  You Pick:  The best of the Jason Rantz Show 

The best of the Jason Rantz Show 

Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post national technology policy reporter, talks about the European Union's AI Act, plus other news involving artificial intelligence.

Last year, nearly 41% of adults surveyed in the U.S. reported they were very likely to attempt a sober January. Listeners who have participated in Dry January call in to share what they have gained from taking a month off from drinking and whether it made lasting changes for their relationship with alcohol.

What’s Trending: FatCon is coming to Seattle—Rantz thinks it is dangerous to promote this, Nikki Haley is still trying to do clean up after response to Civil War question and Claudine Gay's Anti-Semitism ended her career. // Democrats are pretending that crime being slightly down means Fox News is lying. // Portland's homeless people have a poop problem.

What’s Trending: NYE fireworks should be canceled—Rantz fills a whole segment with how bad KING 5's coverage was. Best of the Jason Rantz Show: Why are local police departments still so understaffed? // Democrats have completely failed at the border.

Stephen Porder, associate provost for sustainability and professor of ecology, evolution, and organismal biology at Brown University, co-founder of the radio show Possibly and the author of Elemental: How Five Elements Changed Earth's Past and Will Shape Our Future (Princeton University Press, 2023), explains how five essential elements — hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus — have changed the climate and the earth, and how we might learn from them to prevent more destructive climate change in the future.

Michael Malone gets on the guys in the locker room after their loss to OKC. Are the Nuggets playing to their full potential yet? Mike and Mark consider the question whether the Broncos and Sean Payton did Russ "wrong". Stink says Sean Payton had to coach "around" Russ's abilities and Mike stresses that we never left quarter back purgatory here in Denver.   

The Seahawks are looking in a mirror when it comes to the Steelers. So where are the differences? // The Huskies’ path to a Sugar Bowl win starts with THIS position group // Headline Rewrites: Headline: Joe Flacco’s resurgence continued on Thursday as the Browns beat the Jets and clinched a playoff spot Real Headline: Word is behind the scenes Flacco is still trying to figure out what “Rizz God” means Headline: Despite taking a 19-point lead into halftime against the Celtics, the Detroit Pistons lost their 28th straight game Real Headline: This is actually a good thing for the Piston because I’ve never been more invested in their team getting a win -Detroit’s next game is tomorrow at home against the 12-18 Raptors -The Pistons aren’t the only terrible basketball team in the city. University of Detroit-Mercy is 0-13 in men’s D1 hoops to start their season Headline: Julio Rodriguez turns 23 today Real Headline: Unfortunately he won’t be getting more talent around him as a gift // BOLD TAKE FRIDAY (™) // STEELERS STEELERS STEELERS 

Huskies Insider Christian Caple // Four Down Territory: 1st Down: What should we expect from the Steelers run game on Sunday? Who do you think can slow it down? 2nd Down: What is your scouting report on Mason Rudolph? 3rd Down: How does UW beat Texas on Monday? 4th Down: Why do you feel the D line for the Hawks can have a big day getting after the QB? // The Timeline: -ESPN’s Ryan Clark didn’t hold back in his criticism of Sean Payton’s handling of Russell Wilson’s contract situation -Former Broncos Kareem Jackson and Randy Gregory are sticking up for Russell Wilson on Instagram in response to a quote from ESPN’s Ryan Clark -Alabama isn't letting their players download game film onto their team issued iPads before the Rose Bowl because they're fearful of Michigan's coaching staff hacking their files -Are the Kraken in hot water over their Winter Classic jersey design? // WIN2K 

What’s the story of the Seahawks 2023 season? PLUS: We’re here for Salty Russ // Headline Rewrites: Headline: Both Devon Witherspoon and Jamal Adams were limited participants in Wednesday’s practice Real Headline: What if only one returns as a starter? Headline: The Browns can clinch a playoff berth tonight with a win over the Jets on Thursday Night Football Real Headline: Whoever thought a Week 17 Browns-Jets game could have playoff implications  Headline: The Kraken won their 3rd straight game by beating the Flames 2-1 Real Headline: They said it couldn’t be done! // Salty Russ PLUS Ja Morant doesn’t get it // HYPE TRAIN 

Kenny Albert (FOX Sports & NHL on TNT) on calling this weekend’s Seahawks game and the Winter Classic // Four Down Territory: 1st Down: What's a wild theory that you created that you wish will come true?  2nd Down: What's a matchup you will be watching closely this weekend? 3rd Down: The steelers had some hella extremely explosive plays. What did you see and how do the Hawks prevent them? 4th Down: What specific thing will determine the outcome of Sunday’s game? // The Timeline: -Geno Smith tweeted "FREE 3" following the news of Russell Wilson getting benched -CBS Sports NFL Reporter Jonathan Jones shared a funny story about covering Steve Smith while working on the Panthers beat -In a new GQ Sports profile, College Gameday’s Lee Corso apparently has another job outside of his analyst role. He’s the Director of Business Development for Dixon Ticonderoga pencils // WIN2K 

Recap win over Titans // Abe Lucas // Devin Bush // Geno Smith’s press conference 

Ray Roberts // Steve Raible // ESPN Steelers Reporter Brooke Pryor // Seahawks.com’s John Boyle 

Rajiv Shah, MD, president of the Rockefeller Foundation and USAID administrator from 2009-2015 and the author of Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens (Simon Element, 2023), talks about responding to humanitarian crises, and going for bold improvements.

Eric Blanc, assistant professor of labor studies at Rutgers University, author of several books including Red State Revolt: The Teachers' Strike Wave (Verso, 2019), and We are the Union: How Worker to Worker Organizing Can Transform America (UC Press, 2024) discusses what the SAG and UAW deals signal about workers' power and labor relations.

Billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen announced he's thrown his hat in the ring for one of the three downstate casino licenses New York State will distribute. Nick Garber, politics reporter at Crain's New York Business, talks about what Cohen is envisioning next to Citi Field, the community's concerns and where the state is in its long process to allow three new casinos to open in the city and nearby.

As the subways have repopulated post-COVID-19 slowdowns, it seems many of us have forgotten our manners. Ana Ley, metro reporter for The New York Times, and listeners remind us all of the dos and don'ts when it comes to riding the rails in New York City.  

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, where they talked about New Jersey's election results, the collapse of the Orsted offshore wind power deal and more.

Last Sunday as we wound our clocks backwards once again to give early risers an extra hour of sunlight, The Atlantic published a piece urging us all to "Overthrow the Tyranny of Morning People," highlighting how morning supremacy forces us all to wake up earlier than we'd like. Echoing this sentiment, listeners share their gripes with our culture that centers morning people and how they overcome early mornings in their daily lives.  

Andrew Weissmann, professor of criminal and national security law at NYU School of Law, lead prosecutor in Robert Mueller's Special Counsel's Office and the author of Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation (Random House, 2020), offers legal analysis of the charges against former President Donald Trump in his fraud trial case in New York.

Listeners call in to share who the voted for in local races across New York and New Jersey, then Brent Johnson, political reporter in the Statehouse bureau of The Star-Ledger and NJ.com, reacts to what he hears from New Jersey voters and talks about the races happening across the state, including every member of the state legislature and many school boards positions and Rebecca Lewis, senior state politics reporter at City & State NY, reacts to New York voters and talks about what's at stake in this year's elections.

Some NYC voters will have to choose between candidates for judgeships on Tuesday. Rachel Holliday Smith, associate editor for THE CITY, talks about those races and how judges are picked in New York.

Kadia Goba, political reporter at Semafor, reports on a busy week in Congress, with the new speaker, a failed attempt by some Republicans to remove Rep. George Santos from office, fights over aid to Israel (at the expense of the IRS) and more.

Larry Buchanan, graphics editor and reporter at The New York Times, talks about the "extremely detailed map" he recently made of New York City neighborhoods, and what the map, neighborhood names and fuzzy (and sharp!) borders say about, as he writes, "gentrification, displacement, inequality, status."

Listeners call in with their Halloween costume ideas for 2023.

The trial over whether former President Trump is eligible to be placed on the Colorado ballot under the 14th Amendment started Monday. Jena Griswold, Colorado Secretary of State and chair of the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, talks about the lawsuit seeking to bar him and how Colorado and other states are preparing for the 2024 election.

Bruce Sachais, MD, PhD and chief medical officer for The New York Blood Center, talks about the current need for blood donations, the recent changes that expand donor eligibility to more LGBTQ men, and the safety measures built into the blood donation process.

Listeners try their hand at questions about New York City subway and commuter train lines and stations.

Jenée Desmond-Harris, writer and host of Slate's Dear Prudence podcast and column, and Brian offer advice to listeners struggling with a wedding-related dilemma, and callers weigh in with their opinions.

Ilya Marritz, fellow at the Nieman Foundation at Harvard, and Andrea Bernstein, author of American Oligarchs: The Kushners, The Trumps and the Marriage of Money and Power (W. W. Norton & Company, 2020), are co-reporters of the podcast We Don't Talk About Leonard from ProPublica and On The Media, which dives into the background of the man who has played a critical role in the conservative takeover of America's courts: Leonard Leo.

Election Day is just about two weeks away. Brigid Bergin, WNYC's senior political correspondent, explains how to vote (including registering online, early voting, important dates to remember) and what races New York City voters will be voting on.

Cassidy Hutchinson, a former special assistant to President Donald Trump and his chief of staff, Mark Meadows and the author of Enough (Simon & Schuster, 2023), talks about her new book and her testimony to the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol. → Event: See Cassidy Hutchinson in conversation with Alyssa Farah Griffin at the 92NY Center for Culture and Arts on Monday, Oct 30th at 7:30 pm ET. For more information and tickets, click here.

Jeff Brady, climate and energy correspondent, shares his reporting on how the natural gas utility companies borrowed from the tobacco playbook to downplay the health risks of gas stoves.

Listeners call in to try their hand at a pop quiz based on The Brian Lehrer Show's climate stories of the week.

Listeners call in to share how they plan to pass time on yet another rainy weekend.  

In the wake of the Hamas attacks, Israel has cut off the water, fuel and electricity that it normally supplies to Gaza. Avril Benoît, executive director of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in the United States, discusses how hospitals in Gaza are not able function without these critical supplies, like electricity to power hospital generators and clean water for infant formula.

Nick Reisman, Politico New York reporter covering New York state government and politics and co-author of the New York Playbook, talks about the political calculations New York's Republican members of the House are making when it comes to who they're voting for in the speaker's race, especially those in districts on Long Island and the Hudson Valley that President Biden won in 2020.  

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D NY) talks about her work in Washington, the U.S. response to the Israel-Hamas war, and more.

The price of parking meters is going up in Manhattan (other boroughs will soon follow suit). Henry Grabar, staff writer at Slate and the author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Penguin Press, 2023), and Rachel Weinberger, director, research strategy and Peter W. Herman Chair for Transportation at Regional Plan Association, talk about the parking landscape in New York City, including why so many streets have free parking, the amount of drivers fighting for limited spots and their suggested changes to the whole system.

Nancy Solomon, WNYC reporter and editor, and host of the “Ask Governor Murphy” monthly call-in show, recaps her conversation with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, in which they talked about who might replace Senator Bob Menendez as his legal troubles mount, and more.