The Jason Rantz Show AM 770 KTTH

What’s Trending: Seattle Jewish leaders are concerned that the state-wide pro-Palestine walkout could spread antisemitism. An armed prior has Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood on high alert. An MSNBC writer says that the fact there a few Black players in Major League Baseball should serve as a warning about the war on DEI. // LongForm: GUEST: Attorney Josh Bleisch // The Quick Hit: Ilhan Omar’s Daughter was arrested and suspended from Columbia for her participation in the antisemitic protests.

 

What’s Trending: The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over a previous 9th Circuit ruling that said cities could not ban public camping if there are no available shelter beds. GUEST: Former state rep Jesse Young details a parental rights event coming up in Gig Harbor. // Big Local: Pygmy goat that went missing at a Washington fair has been recovered. Northshore School District parents are attempting to save a fifth-grade music program. A new Pierce County bus route is expected to save commuters up to 20 minutes. // A history teacher says racism against white people is justified.

What’s Trending: The Washington State GOP endorsed Semi Bird for Governor over the weekend. Was the convention really as chaotic as the media is saying it was? A man was killed at Muckleshoot Casino in a random stabbing. April is distracted driving month. // The antisemitic protests at Columbia University are finally getting called out. A Jewish Columbia University Professor had his security card deactivated. // Jason adopted a dog over the weekend… and he might have been kidnapped.

What’s Trending: Activists protest the lack of transparency in SPD chief search. // Keith Ellison is going to boycott the NFL. // The Big Local: A couple in Olympia gave their newborn an extremely long name. Monroe is the latest city in Snohomish County to allow ATVs on city streets. // An update on the impending South Lake Union encampment.

Jason Rantz and Jake Skorheim tackle the Golden Bachelor break-up, crotch-staring, OJ Simpson memorabilia, and paying back your student loan debt, hippies! 

What’s Trending: Thieves used a very sly tactic to steal from Seattle storage units. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is asked if he believes a major war will breakout in the Middle East. Country music star Jelly Roll is launching a music studio in a Nashville prison that he once spent time in. // LongForm: GUEST: Benji Backer (author of “The Conservative Environmentalist”) explains how progressive commandeered the environmental movement. // The Quick Hit: California has spent tens of billions on homelessness but they have no way to gauge whether it made any impact at all. The City of Portland has battled over a homelessness database for 8 years that’s completely useless.