The Jason Rantz Show

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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Hour 1: Memorial Day travel, shocking COVID report, Seattle antisemitism

As Washingtonians set out for Memorial Day travel, they’re experiencing some of the highest gas prices in the nation. An Alaska flight had to make an emergency landing in Spokane after a passenger made a bomb threat. Some more very damning video has exposed Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan in her attempts to help an illegal immigrant evade arrest. The Trump Administration is turning the screws on the EU and Apple. // A new alarming report shows that Biden Administration hid legitimate safety concern...

May 24, 2025•47 min

Hour 3: Antisemitic Microsoft employee fired, bird on the loose in Issaquah, guest Frank Gillen

The antisemitic Microsoft employee that interrupted the CEOs speech has been terminated. The Trump admin continues to crack down on Harvard, This time, it has revoked its student visa program. An exotic bird is on the loose in Issaquah. // LongForm: GUEST: Frank Gillen is a local business owner that has been dealing with repeated vandalism. // Quick Hit: Portland’s latest budget makes massive cuts to public safety.

May 23, 2025•41 min

Hour 2: Ferguson fearmongers over Medicaid cuts, new rulings from SCOTUS, lizard saves man from fire

Gov. Ferguson is stoking fears about the “Big, Beautiful, Bill” saying it will cut Medicare and Medicaid. A sex offender in Seattle with a very bizarre nickname has been charged with more sex crimes. It was a day of mixed results for conservatives at the Supreme Court. // Big Local: Mail theft is rampant in the city of Sea-Tac. Kent has been plagued by internet outages. A man in Federal Way says his bearded dragon saved him from a fire. // You Pick the Topic: A woman brought a rotisserie chicken...

May 23, 2025•48 min

Hour 1: Antisemitic murder in DC, Seattle's summer safety plan, 'Big, Beautiful, Bill' passes House

An antisemitic murder in Washington DC leaves two victims dead. // The City of Seattle has unveiled a new plan to increase safety at beaches and parks. King County is also increasing the presence of park rangers. Olympia Democrats raised the rates of the Discover Pass. They also drastically cut wildfire preparedness. // Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” passed the House by the narrowest of margins.

May 23, 2025•47 min

Hour 3: Reports of harassment at a Tumwater school, WA gun permit bill, Rep. Michael Baumgartner

Students at a Tumwater Middle School are reporting incidents of sexual harassment. Governor Ferguson signed yet another gun-grabbing bill into law. Families in the Seattle Public School system were getting charged for lunches that were supposed to be free. // LongForm: GUEST: Rep. Michael Baumgartner takes us behind the scenes of Trump’s meeting with Congress yesterday about his “Big, Beautiful Bill.” // Quick Hit: A new study claims that Washington’s elected representatives are not diverse enou...

May 22, 2025•48 min

Hour 2: FDA COVID vax changes, guest Chris Sullivan, Pierce County deputies urge better pay

Local doctors voice their concerns over the FDA’s changes to COVID vaccine guidelines. A man was arrested in Seattle’s Belltown for smashing windows. KIRO News Radio’s Chris Sullivan on Memorial Day traffic. // Big Local: Pierce County deputies might start looking elsewhere for better pay. Tacoma Public Schools is making significant cuts due to its massive deficit. A Tukwila woman is searching for her stolen Chihuahua. // You Pick the Topic: EPA administrator Lee Zeldin threw Adam Schiff into a ...

May 22, 2025•47 min

Hour 1: Kent ICE raid, Memorial Day traffic, who was running the Biden White House?

17 people were detained in an ICE raid in Kent. Memorial Day traffic could be a nightmare. Activist students in Seattle are pushing back against the return of school resource officers. // Left-wing media has finally acknowledged that Biden wasn’t really calling the shots during his presidency. The different wings of the Republican party continue to jockey over the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” // Joe Scarborough issued a mea culpa for saying Biden was at his best. Jake Tapper said that Biden’s debate p...

May 22, 2025•47 min

Hour 3: WA veteran freed from Venezuela, 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' guest Jim Walsh

Joseph St. Clair, the USAF veteran from Washington that had been detained in Venezuela, is finally on his way home. Trump attempts to apply the pressure to GOP holdouts on the “Big, Beautiful Bill.” Alina Habba has charged Dem Rep. LaMonica McIver for storming an ICE facility. // LongForm: GUEST: WA GOP Chair Rep. Jim Walsh reacts to Governor Ferguson signing the Democrats’ budget into law. // Quick Hit: Democrats have a new talking point about Joe Biden....

May 21, 2025•47 min

Hour 2: Ferguson signs budget, Megyn Kelly rips Jake Tapper, guest Brian Heywood

Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law the Democrats’ disastrous budget and a bill that gutted the Parents’ Bill of Rights. Megyn Kelly tore into Jake Tapper for not covering Biden’s cognitive decline sooner. Guest: Brian Heywood with Let’s Go Washington on the next steps after Olympia Democrats gutted the Parent’s Bill of Rights. // Big Local: A Renton Councilmember has been accused of verbal abuse and harassment. Everett is getting a new Dick’s location. // You Pick the Topic: Bernie Sanders co...

May 21, 2025•47 min

Hour 1: RFK roasts Patty Murray, green card holder detained at SeaTac, Rubio lights up the Senate

RFK Jr. roasted Senator Patty Murray during a committee hearing today. A green card holder was detained at SeaTac airport while returning from a trip from the Philippines. But there’s a major detail the media is leaving out. UW is increasing its security after the recent antisemitic protests on campus. // Hawaiian airlines has a new policy that might irk flyers. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was on fire at Senate hearing today. // A radical Evergreen college professor mimicked James Comey with ...

May 21, 2025•47 min

Hour 3: Update in case of Trooper Christopher Gadd, 'big, beautiful bill' clears hurdle, guest Curtis Houck

The defense in the case of the illegal immigrant that killed Washington State Trooper Christopher Gadd had its motion to get the case thrown out dismissed by the judge. The House GOP advanced the “big, beautiful bill” through committee last night. Former FBI Director James Comey is attempting to downplay his controversial social media post. Exclusive: Shaun Scott unblocks critics. // LongForm: GUEST: Newsbusters’ Curtis Houck on the left-wing media’s dishonest coverage of all of the Biden news o...

May 20, 2025•47 min

Hour 2: Biden-Hur tapes, girls flag football now a varsity sport in Everett, lawsuit over onion on burger

The Biden-Robert Hur audio has been released and it’s as bad as would think it is. Another oopsie at SeaTac aiport. // Big Local: Antisemites disrupted an event at Microsoft today. Everett Public Schools is making girls flag football a sport. An alleged murderer and rapist has been extradited from Mexico to Washington. A Federal Way teenager was killed by a stray bullet. // You Pick the Topic: An onion on a burger led to a lawsuit.

May 20, 2025•48 min

Hour 1: Biden has cancer, Pioneer Square shooting, Edan Alexander's call with Trump

Joe Biden announced he has diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer. A man was attacked in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood when he refused to give several people his food. A shooting killed three people in Pioneer Square over the weekend. // The New York Times published a garbage story about Trump’s approval rating. Tim Walz compared ICE to the Gestapo during a University of Minnesota commencement address. Jason got called a lemming by Chris Cuomo. FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Da...

May 20, 2025•47 min

Rantz Rewind: May 18, 2018

What’s Trending: The city is considering a LID tax for people who live on the waterfront. Fox News Radio’s Tonya J. Powers on the Scot Peterson’s $8,000 a month pension payment. Jason reviews Deadpool 2 and Pope Francis. Greg Winters hit a deer with his car… Then it somehow ended up in his backseat STILL ALIVE. The media botched coverage of Trump’s “animals” comments.

May 17, 2025•34 min

Hour 3: Pierce County moves juveniles into adult jail, Toupees are back, guest Harmeet Dhillon

Pierce County is moving juvenile inmates into the county jail. More antisemitism at UW. SCOTUS blocked more of Trump’s deportations. Toupees are all the rage on social media. // LongForm: GUEST: United States assistant attorney general for the civil rights division Harmeet Dhillon on why Washington's new clergy reporting law might be unconstitutional. // Quick Hit: A former teacher is sounding the alarm over the dangers of AI in the classroom.

May 17, 2025•46 min

Hour 2: GOP split on "big, beautiful" bill, good economic news, Brier police shortage

Trump’s own party might be putting his “big, beautiful bill” in jeopardy. Walmart is telling customers to brace for higher prices as a result of tariffs. In good economic news, the producer price index went down this week. Thieves absconded with thousands of dollars worth of equipment from a Seattle nonprofit. Capitol Hill residents are not happy about a crisis care center that’s slated to come to the neighborhood. // Big Local: The city of Brier is facing a significant staffing shortage in its ...

May 17, 2025•50 min

Hour 1: Comey controversy, Claudia Balducci slams King Co. Council, guest Chris Sullivan

Former FBI Director James Comey is being investigated by Secret Service after he posted a photo on Instagram of seashells that formed the words “86 47.” Seattle is undertaking a new program to rejuvenate the Chinatown-International District. // King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci claims the council is wasting funds. She may have political motivations to do so, but she’s also not wrong. CVS is taking over many of the RiteAid and Bartell’s stores across Washington. // KIRO News Radio’s Chri...

May 17, 2025•46 min

'There's no crisis here': UW professor refutes alarming Seattle climate data

A recent Axios Seattle story highlighted findings from Climate Central, which reported a notable rise in average coldest temperatures across the U.S. over the past 30 years, with Seattle and surrounding areas like Spokane and Yakima showing significant increases. The report attributes this warming trend to climate change.

May 16, 2025•10 min

Hour 3: SCOTUS considers injunctions and birthright citizenship, SR 99 tolls, guest Scott St. Clair

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today over nationwide and injunctions and birthright citizenship. A Thurston County man is behind bars for allegedly threatening an attorney and attacking deputies. The tolls on SR 99 are going up again. // LongForm: GUEST: Scott St. Clair’s son is a USAF veteran and is currently being held hostage by the Maduro regime in Venezuela. // Quick Hit: Anonymous UW faculty defended antisemitic students accused of causing $1 million in damage and celebrated Hamas....

May 16, 2025•47 min

Hour 2: Teen charged in shootout with Renton SWAT, guest Cliff Mass, fake controversy in Lakewood

A teen has been charged for a shootout with a Renton SWAT team. An officer in Bremerton was shot. Border Patrol experienced a record high in applications. Guest: UW atmospheric sciences professor Cliff Mass once again assuages fears of climate change. // Big Local: A contrived controversy out of Lakewood involving the police chief. A popular crossing guard at a Tacoma school has been laid off. // You Pick the Topic: Three Yale professors have become the target of ridicule for saying they are ‘se...

May 16, 2025•47 min

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