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The Jason Rantz Show

AM 770 KTTHmynorthwest.com

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.

Episodes

Hour 3: WA Dems attack parents rights again, chaos in Congress over pronouns, guest Michelle Moore

Washington Democrats tried to stop parents from reviewing their child’s internet use. All hell broke loose at a congressional hearing when a GOP congressman referred to a trans member of congress as “mister.” Democrats used to be in favor of DOGE. //  LongForm: GUEST: Michelle Moore, wife of Greg Moore, joined "The Jason Rantz Show" to explain the negative impact Senate Bill 5266 could have on families like hers. //   Quick Hit: Landlords got a big win in the Washingt...

Mar 13, 202548 min

Hour 2: Lynnwood may rescind appointment of councilmember, Point Roberts deals with tariffs, WA EV rebate program a scam

The Lynnwood City Council might rescind the appointment of a councilmember over her OnlyFans account. There’s been a spate of Tesla vandalism in Lynnwood. Washington coroners may soon qualify for PTSD treatment. // Big Local: Point Roberts is finding the tariffs war between Canada and Mexico to be a bit of a nuisance. A Tacoma woman’s sexual assault allegations don’t seem to add up. Union members in Tacoma are pushing for a $20 minimum wage. // You Pick the Topic: Washingt...

Mar 13, 202547 min

Hour 1: WA speeding bill, Kirkland residents irked by homeless hotel, guest INRIX CEO Bryan Mistele

The Washington State House passed a bill aimed at cracking down on speeding. Kirkland residents voiced their frustrations with the city’s plans to open a new homeless hotel. Florida spent over $600 million on illegal aliens last year. // Canada issued retaliatory tariffs against the United States. What is Donald Trump’s end game in the trade war? // Guest: INRIX CEO Bryan Mistele on his decision to leave Kirkland due to a new homeless hotel near their office....

Mar 13, 202546 min

Hour 3: School snitch line, tariff talk, guest Rep. Jim Walsh

Washington Democrats want to create a snitch line for schools that don’t comply with the state’s curriculum. A teen in Seattle was booked for several armed robberies. Another crazy day in the world of tariffs. // LongForm: GUEST: Rep. Jim Walsh (R-Aberdeen) on the state of Washington's lawsuit against Adams County and the Democrats' gun permit bill. // Quick Hit:  A NY post writer won his libel case against The Guardian. The Department of Education is going after universities ov...

Mar 12, 202547 min

Hour 2: Seattle pimp sentenced, Lynnwood councilmember on OnlyFans, flight grounded due to clogged toilets

A violent pimp that had been operating on Seattle’s Aurora Avenue has been sentenced by a federal judge. A new study found that Seattle is tied for the least religious metro area in the country. A Seattle group is stoking fears about climate change in young people in order to push their political agenda. // Big Local: A newly-appointed Lynnwood city council member had an OnlyFans account. Dozens of road signs in Whatcom County have been stolen. // You Pick the Topic: A flight fro...

Mar 12, 202547 min

Hour 1: Soft-on-crime bill out of Olympia, GOP passes CR, AOC ethics complaint

Washington Democrats have another soft-on-crime bill. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is pushing democracy vouchers again. Whoopi Goldberg was heckled by a Trump impersonator. AFT President Randi Weingarten is concerned that disbanding the Department of Education would lead to more school choice. // Jason has a new pair of glasses. Former special counsel Hampton Dellinger was fired for working on behalf of fired federal workers. Republicans in the House were able to pass a continuing resolution...

Mar 12, 202547 min

Hour 3: Bad gun bill in Olympia, Adams County sued over immigration enforcement, guest Prof. Guy Worthey

Washington Democrats are trying to pass another ridiculous gun bill. Washington State is suing Adams County over immigration enforcement. Seattle protesters burned Teslas in protest of Elon Musk. //  LongForm: GUEST: WSU Associate Professor of Physics Guy Worthey tells us was what we can expect from this week’s lunar eclipse. // Quick Hit:  Trump vows to arrest more antisemitic protesters on college campuses. A CBS reporter said he couldn’t see any migrants crossing the bor...

Mar 11, 202547 min

Hour 2: Seattle park closes due to crime and drugs, who will pay for tariffs?, guest Luke Deucy

The City of Seattle is closing a park in the Little Saigon neighborhood due to rampant crime and drug use. Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett asserted that extra cost from tariffs will mostly be paid by other nations. Joy Behar says she could be friends with a Trump supporter.  Guest: KIRO News Radio’s Luke Deucy on the Tesla’s burned and having a knife pulled on him. // Big Local: A fight at Southcenter Mall’s food court prompted a shooting false alar...

Mar 11, 202547 min

Hour 1: Crazy bill out of Olympia, Kemp's Cannabis burglarized, Van Jones says Dems are 'screwed'

Democrats in Olympia are pushing yet another crazy bill that would go easy on violent criminals. Are we heading towards a government shutdown? Shawn Kemp’s pot shop in Seattle was once again burglarized. // Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus quit the paper after it wouldn’t run her story trashing owner Jeff Bezos. CNN’s Van Jones says that Democrats are ‘screwed.’ The Trump Administration has converted the CBP One App into a self-deportation app. // The...

Mar 11, 202547 min

Rantz Rewind: March 8, 2019

What’s Trending: Jussie Smollett indicted on 16 felony charges, Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Amazon, Google and Facebook, Jason reviews, ‘Captain Marvel’ and Washington’s Privacy Act passes overwhelmingly in the state Senate. \\ Logan Bowers drops by to talk about his ethics complaint against Kshama Sawant. \\ Jason asks for your help in defeating a horrible homeless encampment bill. 

Mar 08, 202540 min

Hour 3: SBA leaves Seattle, Rubio-Musk spat, more soft-on-crime bills out of Olympia

The SBA is ditching Seattle over sanctuary status. Seattle Times reports on job losses but it’s just propaganda. Residents on Seattle’s Aurora Avenue say they still haven’t noticed any improvement in crime since the city imposed its SOAP ordinance. // LongForm: GUEST: Georgetown resident Greg Marshall is sounding the alarm on a new homeless encampment. // Quick Hit:  Washington Democrats want to get rid of license suspensions in favor of driving courses. A new bill lets ju...

Mar 08, 202547 min

Hour 2: Seattle Cheesecake Factory closes, Comic Con, Fridays with Jake Skorheim

Geno Smith has been traded by the Seahawks. The Cheesecake Factory in downtown Seattle is closing. Seattle’s Comic Con is this weekend. Guest: Scott Nelson owns Sasquatch Bricks Lego store that over $10,000 worth of merchandize burglarized. // Big Local: A Graham family is fed up with how long it has taken to get justice in the murder of a family member. A woman says the Tacoma Narrows Bridge is overcharging drivers. A sex offender has reoffended after being released from McNeil Islan...

Mar 08, 202548 min

Hour 1: Dow Constantine vies for Sound Transit CEO job, JBLM leaks to China, LGBTQ activists want extra protections

A crash on I-5 Northbound resulted in a car flying off an overpass and the driver being ejected from the car. One person is dead. Dow Constantine is under fire for what might be an unethical candidacy for Sound Transit CEO. Two JBLM soldiers were indicted for attempting to leak sensitive national security information to the Chinese. Trump is cutting off federal grant money to Columbia University over antisemitism on campus. // LGTBQ immigrant advocates in Seattle say their community is unde...

Mar 08, 202548 min

Hour 3: Seattle making it harder to curb shoplifting, Gavin Newsom podcast, guest Rachael Savage

The City of Seattle is trying to make it harder for Safeway to crack down on shoplifting. A Never-Trumper says censuring Rep. Al Green is racist. Charlie Kirk went on Gavin Newsom’s podcast and Newsom broke ranks with his party on one key issue. // LongForm: GUEST: Capitol Hill entrepreneur and community figure Rachael Savage announced her candidacy for Seattle mayor in February. //   Quick Hit: Trump says DOGE should use a scalpel and not a hatchet, Jasmine Crockett changed the way s...

Mar 07, 202547 min

Hour 2: WA tries to ban guns even more, WA high courts upholds signature verification, woolly mammoth making a comeback?

The Washington state legislature is looking to ban guns in even more places. The Washington Supreme Court struck down a challenge to signature verification on ballots. ABC News is shutting down FiveThirtyEight along with other jobs cuts. // Big Local: A 3.9 earthquake struck Port Angeles. Everett police are looking for a man that tried to kidnap a woman. A WSU astronomer says we’re going to have a ‘blood moon’ next week. A Bremerton boat builder is struggling with pauses i...

Mar 07, 202547 min

Hour 1: Ferguson delays hybrid ferries, Al Green censured, Alberta 51st state?

Governor Ferguson announced that he will delay the hybrid electric conversion of ferries in order to get ferry service back to where it was in 2019. The House of Representatives voted to censure Rep. Al Green for his antics during Trump’s speech on Tuesday. // President Trump announced that he will delay tariffs with Mexico on USMCA goods until next month. A Canadian delegation from Alberta is coming to the United States to discuss becoming the 51 state. // An illegal immigrant f...

Mar 07, 202547 min

Hour 3: Dems want to add transgender and abortion rights to state constitution, guest Bob Songer, DC removes BLM mural

Washington Democrats want to add ‘gender affirming care’ and abortion rights to the state constitution. Donald Trump announced that “America is Back.” // LongForm: GUEST:  Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer explains why he is going to ignore state law and assist ICE with enforcing federal immigration law. //   Quick Hit: Washington D.C. is removing its ‘Black Lives Matter’ mural....

Mar 06, 202546 min

Hour 2: WA Dems want cities to be sued for banning camping, Trump gets high praise, Tacoma "Shotspotter" technology

Olympia Democrats are once again pushing a bill that would allow Washington cities to be sued for public camping bans. Trump’s speech got great marks from the American public. // Big Local: The Tacoma City Counil grilled Soundthinking over their “Shotspotter” technology. Port Orchard authorities found human remains that they initially thought was an animal. Police are looking for a skimmer stealing people’s credit card information in Lynnwood and Shoreline. // Y...

Mar 06, 202546 min

Hour 1: Trump address to Congress, sanctuary city mayors testify to Congress, Bruce Harrell virtue signal

Donald Trump’s address to Congress last night was full of heart-warming moments. More hysterics around Trump’s tariff. // Washington Congressman Dan Newhouse introduced a censure resolution for Texas Congressman Al Green over his antics at Trump’s speech last night. Several Democrat mayors testified before Congress today over the sanctuary city policies. // A Democrat Congressman made comments about Elon Musk that one might call xenophobic.  ...

Mar 06, 202547 min

Hour 3: WA Dems rejected a ban on what?, guest State Rep. Lauren Davis, preview of Trump's address to Congress

Democrats rejected a ban on child porn in libraries. Why? A new study from the BIAW explains why you’re paying so much for housing in this state. Democrats in Olympia are once again considering a rent control bill. //  LongForm: GUEST: State Rep. Lauren Davis explains why some of her Democrat colleagues are supporting a bill that would reduce sentences for adult felons. //   Quick Hit: Previewing Trump’s address to Congress tonight....

Mar 05, 202547 min

Hour 2: Trump tariffs, Paine Field adds new airline, would you visit North Korea?

President’s Trump’s tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect today. Dozens of Democrats are using the exact same talking points verbatim to attack Trump. King County Metro is reopening some bus stops that were previously closed due to safety reasons. // Big Local: The good news is that Paine Field is getting a new airline, the bad news is that it’s Frontier. A Bremerton teacher’s pets were possibly spared from a house fire due to her doggie door. Despite Pi...

Mar 05, 202547 min

Hour 1: WA Dems try to release felons early, guest Brian Heywood, Seattle sues Trump admin

Washington Democrats want to release adult felons from jail early. Washington Senator Patty Murray will skip Trump’s joint session to Congress tonight. Guest: Brian Heywood on his new initiative for parents’ rights. // Even though Trump has only been in office for a little over a month, he has plenty to tout at tonight’s address to Congress. Many of Spokane’s Haitian population faces deportation due to a new Trump policy. The Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison is join...

Mar 05, 202546 min

Hour 3: Trump tariffs prompt Honda to build in US, guest Rep. Jim Walsh

Honda has decided to build its next civic in the United States due to Trump’s tariffs. A parking enforcement officer in Seattle recovered a replica of the Liberty Bell that is worth a fortune. //  LongForm: GUEST: Local business owner Dave Meinert // Quick Hit:  Washington State Rep. Jim Walsh is calling on the DOJ to investigate Washington’s voter roles.

Mar 04, 202551 min

Hour 2: Seattle business has $100k in guitars stolen, guest Mike Dunn, Bill Murray says Nixon was framed

A Seattle business had $100k worth of guitars stolen. A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck Orcas Island. Guest: CEO of Dunn Lumber Mike Dunn reacts to INRIX’s decision to leave Kirkland due to a new homeless hotel. // Guest: President of the Downtown Seattle Association Jon Scholes weighs in on the ongoing battle to build more housing in SODO. // You Pick the Topic: Bill Murray says he became convinced that Bob Woodward framed Richard Nixon after reading Woodward’s book about ...

Mar 04, 202546 min

Hour 1: Kirkland business leaves over homeless hotel, Trump-Zelenskyy feud, Kieran Culkin Oscars speech

INRIX announced they are leaving the city of Kirkland due to a low-barrier homeless hotel that is being placed right across the street from their office. Guest: Chairman of “Belltown United” Tom Graff on the graffiti epidemic that has plagued Seattle and the city’s “fight paint with paint” strategy. // The Trump-Zelenskyy spat continues. // Kieran Culkin provided The Oscars with a wholesome moment last night.

Mar 04, 202546 min

Rantz Rewind: March 4, 2019

What’s Trending: Howard Schultz questions Jay Inslee’s Climate Change track record, Add-ons to Ballard and West Seattle light rail lines are going to cost a lot, Jordan Morris returns to The Sounders after suffering a bad injury and there’s going to be a new homeless encampment that you didn’t hear about. \\ House Minority Leader JT Wilcox phones in to brief us on some of the horrid bills the House will be voting on. \\ It’s Jason’s birthday and we’re ce...

Mar 01, 202539 min

Hour 3: Innovative idea for USPS, Gov. Ferguson budget cuts, State Rep. Chris Corry

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has an innovative idea to collect census data and save money. The number of people identifying as LGBTQ in the United States has skyrocketed. Governor Bob Ferguson proposed billions of dollars in budget cuts. // LongForm:  While most people only heard a few clips of the Trump-Zelenskyy press conference, The Jason Rantz Show plays the larger context. // Quick Hit:  Guest: State Rep. Chris Corry (R-Yakima) on Governor Bob Ferguson’s proposed budget...

Mar 01, 202547 min

Hour 2: More Trump and Zelenskyy, Burien minimum wage fight, Joy Behar blasts Elon Musk

What’s Trending: More from the Trump-Zelenskyy press conference. The Trump tax leaker also leaked data on hundreds of thousands of Americans. More people that claim to have known about Joe Biden’s mental decline are coming out of the woodwork. The measles outbreak has hit King County. // Big Local: In Richland, there is a push to start using the Hanford nuclear site again. A group in Tacoma is trying to fight the Trump Administration’s end to admitting refugees. There&rsqu...

Mar 01, 202546 min

Hour 1: Trump-Zelenskyy presser, guest Adam Swart, USAID funding terrorism?

President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy met today to sign a mineral deal but it resulted in a very heated exchange in the oval office. Zelenskyy joined Fox News’s Bret Baier after the fact to discuss their verbal spat. // Guest: Adam Swart, Founder of Crowds on Demand // Why are we funding terrorists that hate us?

Mar 01, 202546 min

Hour 3: Trump meets with UK PM, Elon on the 'woke mind virus,' guest Reagan Dunn

President Trump met with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at the White House to discuss the future of Ukraine. Did John Roberts find his spine? Elon Musk sounds off on the “woke mind virus.” //  LongForm: GUEST: Lord Conrad Black gives his take on the Jeffrey Epstein saga. // Quick Hit: Guest: King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn on potential public safety cuts due to the county’s massive budget deficit. ...

Feb 28, 202546 min