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The Jason Rantz Show

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Jason Rantz is Seattle’s fresh, contemporary conservative voice. Young and urban, passionate and bold, Rantz is outnumbered by the Progressive chorus, yet refuses to ignore the conservative principles at the core of America’s greatness. Prolific on-air and online, Rantz knows he’s outnumbered in Seattle, but he’s never shy to be outspoken about it.

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Best of the Jason Rantz Show Hour 3: Crazy LGBTQ acronym, goodbye Colbert, guest Alex Fitzsimmons

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: 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.

May 30, 202646 min

Best of the Jason Rantz Show Hour 2: Sound Transit ad budget, Bill Maher calls out his party, teens drinking less

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: 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 gam...

May 30, 202647 min

Best of the Jason Rantz Show Hour 1: Amazon Intifada 'sad hour,' guest Brady Minneman, Rep. Jayapal boss from Hell

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. // 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. // Rep. Pramila Jayapal is the boss from Hell.

May 30, 202647 min

Bonus Rantz: Stemregen founder Christian Drapeau

What if aging isn't inevitable — it's just your body losing the ability to repair itself? Live from the Beyond Biohacking Conference in Austin, Jason Rantz sits down with Christian Drapeau, the scientist and stem cell pioneer behind Stemregen. For nearly 30 years, Drapeau has championed a radical idea once dismissed by mainstream science: that your own stem cells are your body's natural repair system — and that releasing more of them, without injections or needles, could be the key to fighting a...

May 29, 202619 min

Hour 2: Iran ceasefire, Raising Cane comes to Lynnwood, Jill Biden sounds off on Joe

The US and Iran appear to be close to extending the ceasefire another 60 days but there are still a few sticking points that need to be ironed out. Guest: Aurora business owner Keith Carpenter gives an update on the state of play in the neighborhood. // Big Local: A New Raising Cane’s in Lynnwood is expected to impact traffic. // Jill Biden has come out of the woodwork to say that she was stunned by her husband’s infamous debate performance in 2024.

May 29, 202645 min

Hour 2: Iran ceasefire, Raising Cane comes to Lynnwood, Jill Biden sounds off on Joe

The US and Iran appear to be close to extending the ceasefire another 60 days but there are still a few sticking points that need to be ironed out. Guest: Aurora business owner Keith Carpenter gives an update on the state of play in the neighborhood. // Big Local: A New Raising Cane’s in Lynnwood is expected to impact traffic. // Jill Biden has come out of the woodwork to say that she was stunned by her husband’s infamous debate performance in 2024.

May 29, 202646 min

Hour 1: Sound Transit vote, Seattle homeless czar quits, Denny Blaine dispute goes to court

The Sound Transit Board is voting on potential expansion as the cloud of its $34.5 billion budget deficit hangs overhead. There’s been a surprising shakeup to Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s staff. The battle of lewd behavior at Seattle’s Denny Blaine Park has gone to court. // Guest: State Rep. and GOP Chair Jim Walsh says Bob Ferguson’s promise to not lower the threshold on the state income tax is baloney. // Why has the Left gotten so violent?

May 29, 202646 min

Bonus Rantz: NanoVi co-founder Rowena Gates

Jason Rantz sat down with Rowena Gates, co-founder of Seattle-based Eng3 Corporation, at the Beyond Biohacking Conference to talk about NanoVi — the device designed to support your body's natural cellular repair process. Rowena breaks down how damaged proteins contribute to aging and disease, how NanoVi's bio-identical signal helps the body correct that damage, and why biohackers and elite athletes are paying attention. Jason, a NanoVi user himself, gets into the practical side: how to use it, w...

May 28, 20268 min

Bonus Rantz: Puori founder Oliver Amdrup

From the Beyond Biohacking conference in Austin, Texas, Jason Rantz talks with Puori founder Oliver Amdrup about supplement purity, focused on omega-3s and whey protein.

May 28, 202613 min

Hour 3: Pope Leo issues warning about AI, guest Ann Davison

Pope Leo XIV is calling for “robust regulation” of AI. Jeff Bezos says government doesn’t have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem. // LongForm: GUEST: Former Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison sounds off on the situation on Aurora and has some harsh words for Mayor Katie Wilson. // Quick Hit: Part 2 with Ann Davison

May 28, 202645 min

Hour 1: Ferguson's income tax promise, World Cup prep, guest Jeremy Harris

Governor Bob Ferguson says he would veto any attempt to lower the threshold of the ‘millionaire’s tax.’ Should we believe him? Councilmember Rob Saka recounted being at the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing during a plea to the mayor to turn surveillance cameras back on during the World Cup. // Guest: KOMO News reporter Jeremy Harris on the spat between the Seattle Police Officers Guild and the Mayor’s Office. // What happened to the Democrat party of the 90s?

May 28, 202647 min

Hour 2: Aurora Ave crime, Scott Jennings calls out Katie Wilson, guest Dale Whitaker

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...

May 27, 202648 min

Hour 1: Memorial Day vandalism, EV drivers get a free ride, guest Jeff Reynolds

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...

May 27, 202649 min

Rantz Rewind: May 24, 2021

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.

May 23, 202639 min

Hour 3: Rep. Baumgartner slams Ferguson, Dems gender madness, guest Chris Sullivan

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....

May 23, 202647 min

Hour 2: NW Folklife is back, goodbye Colbert, Fridays with Jake Skorheim

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....

May 23, 202647 min

Hour 1: LGBTQ state of emergency, WA police staffing crisis, Tulsi Gabbard resigns

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. // Tul...

May 23, 202647 min

Hour 3: Seattle councilmember botches LGTBQ acronym, KING 5 immigration propaganda, guest Chris Sims

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.

May 22, 202648 min

Hour 2: WSP cracks down on HOV violators, Seattle Center facelift, Orting school scandal

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 plannin...

May 22, 202648 min

Hour 1: Wilson walks back Starbucks comments, Minnesota fraud, DNC 2024 autopsy

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.

May 22, 202648 min

Hour 3: Shocking OSPI audit, Bezos responds to AOC, guest Alex Fitzsimmons

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.

May 21, 202645 min

Hour 2: Income tax could hurt city budgets, Eastern WA school buses use Idaho gas, another WA business leaves

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...

May 21, 202648 min

Hour 1: Amazon Intifada 'sad hour,' goodbye Thomas Massie, Patty Murray embarrassed

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...

May 21, 202647 min

Hour 3: DOJ investigates WA prison, Portland homelessness, guest Rachel Campos-Duffy

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...

May 20, 202647 min

Hour 2: Starbucks layoffs, guest Mike Solan, teens drinking less

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: Te...

May 20, 202648 min

Hour 1: Seattle's 'slow-motion wealth transfer,' will Massie go down?, Rep. Jayapal is a horrible boss

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.

May 20, 202647 min

Hour 3: Violent Seattle weekend, anti-Trump GOP struggles in primaries, guest Andrea Suarez

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.

May 19, 202648 min

Hour 2: Sound Transit wastes money on ads, Seattle homeless man hoards urine, Bothell student walkout

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...

May 19, 202648 min
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