The John Curley Show
The John Curley Show

The John Curley Show

Every weekday, John Curley has an irreverent take on the news. From big stories to small ones, they all get the Curley treatment and you’ll be left laughing and thinking about the headlines in different way.

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Hour 4: A Ghost Ship with a Crew of Cats?

Hour 4: A Ghost Ship with a Crew of Cats?

VIDEO GUEST - BRIAN HEYWOOD - LET’S GO WASHINGTON. Seemingly very biased judge defends PIID ballot language on income tax repeal initiative. @ 3:30 - Heywood: “I’m NOT saying (the judge) was doing cocaine… but if you watch the tape, one wonders.” @ 12:48 - Heywood: “Everything in Olympia is like Calvin Ball (from Calvin & Hobbs); they just make up the rules as they go along!” // Mark Zuckerberg Lays Out New AI Vision in 6,500-Word Essay. Five Things to Know About Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto. Mark Zuckerberg's yacht didn't hear boat's call for help off Alaska coast, spokesperson says // A ghost ship with a crew of cats? Empty boat near Tacoma beach full of mews

Hour 3: AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper

Hour 3: AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper

Best & Worst States to Start a Business in 2026=. Viral U-Haul moving truck on I-90 sends Katie Wilson a middle-finger goodbye. Inspired by Minneapolis, dozens of e-scooter and e-bike riders take over downtown Seattle streets. VOICEMAIL - North Aurora Resident Leaves Update After Streets Blocked… The city SAVED their summer // ‘Work boots and Subarus’: Local officials say the backlash against Flock cameras is becoming bipartisan. 20,000 People Publicly Vouching For a Man Accused of Cutting Down Flock Cameras . AI Is Telling Users That Flock Cameras Are Filled With Valuable Gold and Copper // LETTERS

Hour 2: What Would You Do If You Won The Lottery?

Hour 2: What Would You Do If You Won The Lottery?

VIDEO GUEST - BRIAN HEYWOOD - LET’S GO WASHINGTON. Seemingly very biased judge defends PIID ballot language on income tax repeal initiative. @ 3:30 - Heywood: “I’m NOT saying (the judge) was doing cocaine… but if you watch the tape, one wonders.” @ 12:48 - Heywood: “Everything in Olympia is like Calvin Ball (from Calvin & Hobbs); they just make up the rules as they go along!” // A group of friends spent EIGHT YEARS recreating the classic film, "Jaws" scene-by-scene ... in Quincy, Mass // Powerball jackpot climbs to $905 million. What you’d pocket after taxes, and what to do with the rest.

Hour 1: Sophie Cunningham has Become the Face of Protecting Woman's Sports

Hour 1: Sophie Cunningham has Become the Face of Protecting Woman's Sports

I WAS THINKING: The WNBA's Political Pickle. Fever forward Sophie Cunningham inadvertently became the face of the “protecting women’s sports” movement after an interview with ESPN was published on July 21st. Now former NBA players are “declaring” for the WNBA draft // Mark Zuckerberg Lays Out New AI Vision in 6,500-Word Essay. Five Things to Know About Zuckerberg’s AI Manifesto. Mark Zuckerberg's yacht didn't hear boat's call for help off Alaska coast, spokesperson says // A ghost ship with a crew of cats? Empty boat near Tacoma beach full of mews

Hour 4: Sell Your Data so A.I. Can Clone You?

Hour 4: Sell Your Data so A.I. Can Clone You?

6pm - VIDEO GUEST - DONALD KIMBALL - WASHINGTON POLICY CENTER - HOW DATA CENTERS ACTUALLY REDUCE ENERGY COSTS // Verb AI lets you sell your data to AI labs for training and research firms for polling // Ketchup slices have hit social media with a vengeance 

Hour 3: WA GOP Chairman Jim Walsh on How Republicans Are Fighting Back

Hour 3: WA GOP Chairman Jim Walsh on How Republicans Are Fighting Back

5pm - VIDEO GUEST - JIM WALSH - STATE REP AND CHAIRMAN OF THE WA STATE GOP // Washington state primary election results 2026 // Is Washington facing a Democratic super majority?// QVC Host: Whoops, I Really Blew That One!!! // Memphis news anchor fell asleep on air. What came next shocked her // Traffic reporter witnesses accident during live report // LETTERS

Hour 2: The Case for Data Centers

Hour 2: The Case for Data Centers

4pm - VIDEO GUEST - DONALD KIMBALL - WASHINGTON POLICY CENTER - HOW DATA CENTERS ACTUALLY REDUCE ENERGY COSTS // Washington Policy Center Communication Manager, Tech Writer and Free Market Evangelist // Donald Kimball: To make electricity affordable, don’t ban data centers. Reform energy regulations. // Point: Data Center Moratorium Would Be a Gift to China // Survey reveals what it takes to be a Pacific Northwest ‘local’ // Kalshi and Polymarket bets on clinical trials criticized as 'ghastly' // Kalshi Defends Plan to Bet on Lives of Cancer Patients

Hour 1: Proposed Grocery Store Data Ban, Good or Bad For You?

Hour 1: Proposed Grocery Store Data Ban, Good or Bad For You?

3pm - I WAS THINKING: The Dynamics of Dynamics Pricing // Seattle retailers warn proposal to ban surveillance pricing could gut discount programs // Verb AI lets you sell your data to AI labs for training and research firms for polling // Ketchup slices have hit social media with a vengeance

Hour 4: Professor of Atmospheric Science Cliff Mass on WA Wildfires

Hour 4: Professor of Atmospheric Science Cliff Mass on WA Wildfires

6pm - VIDEO GUEST - ELISE ORLICK - EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - FAIR VOTE WASHINGTON // Politics are broken. Voters feel disempowered, communities don’t feel represented, and constructive disagreement has gone out the window. // Ranked choice voting (RCV) is a simple improvement to the way we vote. // Vote for candidates in the order you prefer: 1st choice, 2nd choice, 3rd choice, and so on. If your favorite can’t win, your vote counts for your next choice. // VIDEO GUEST - CLIFF MASS - PROFESSOR OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE AT UW - CLIFFMASS.BLOGSPOT.COM // Smoke in the West Means Relief in the East. The Big Threat Comes Later this Week // New fire sparks west of Spokane, prompting brief evacuation order // You’ve heard of Jimothy the raccoon; now meet Jimothy the human! // Video: ‘Jimothy’s raccoon cousin’ spotted at Mariners’ ‘Jimothy’ night

Hour 3: Democrats Against Democracy?

Hour 3: Democrats Against Democracy?

5pm - Democrats Turn Against Direct Democracy // Black city leaders attack Katie Wilson, Jonathan Choe over Chief Barnes’ firing, black representation in administration. // Mariners suffer 11-0 loss for their league leading 11th shutout of the season // LETTERS