
The John Curley Show
News
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.
Location:
Seattle, WA
Genres:
News
Description:
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.
Language:
English
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Episodes
Hour 4: Today is the 20th anniversary of the first ever video uploaded to Youtube
4/23/2025
6pm: Guest - Dr. Michael Zollicoffer, AKA DR. Z // For decades, a doctor refused to charge patients who couldn't pay. When he couldn't pay, his patients came to his aid. // French Dressing is Back! // 2022: The FDA Finally Liberates French Dressing from 72-Year-Old Ingredient Mandates // Today is the 20th anniversary of the first ever video uploaded to Youtube // Youtube founders; Where are they now? // Our show is on YouTube now
Duration:00:33:20
Hour 3: Seattle sued over nude park as city develops ‘public masturbation deterrent infrastructure’
4/23/2025
5pm: Rantz: Seattle sued over nude park as city develops ‘public masturbation deterrent infrastructure’ // White House Considers Slashing China Tariffs to De-Escalate Trade Wa // Audi Nears Decision on First U.S. Plant // China has an army of robots on its side in the tariff war // Trump administration looking at $5,000 'baby bonus' to incentivize public to have more children // Today in History // 1985 - New Coke debuts, one of the biggest product flops in history // Letters
Duration:00:31:42
Hour 2: John’s Barn got “Hot Tub Squatted”
4/23/2025
4pm: Matt Markovich - Spinning the Wheel of Legislative Lunacy // Drama over funding for schools for disabled // Pandemonium in the Senate // Latest on the gun permit bill // A woman hugs the man who fatally shot her brother and 22 more in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart // Guest - Linnea Montgomery - A lesson in forgiveness // John’s Barn got “Hot Tub Squatted”
Duration:00:30:43
Hour 1: For decades, a doctor refused to charge patients who couldn't pay. When he couldn't pay, his patients came to his aid.
4/23/2025
3pm: Guest - Dr. Michael Zollicoffer, AKA DR. Z // For decades, a doctor refused to charge patients who couldn't pay. When he couldn't pay, his patients came to his aid. // French Dressing is Back! // 2022: The FDA Finally Liberates French Dressing from 72-Year-Old Ingredient Mandates // Today is the 20th anniversary of the first ever video uploaded to Youtube // Youtube founders; Where are they now? // Our show is on YouTube now
Duration:00:33:20
Hour 4: Man Mired in Quicksand Leaves Beach With New Girlfriend
4/22/2025
MATT MARKOVICH - SPINNING THE WHEEL OF LEGISLATIVE LUNACY
- Late Night Tax Blitz
- Tesla Tax
I STAND CORRECTED - ASK, TELL, CORRECT OR YELL AT JOHN ABOUT ANYTHING: Where does John stand on student loan debt? // Man Mired in Quicksand Leaves Beach With New Girlfriend
Duration:00:32:14
Hour 3: Auction Jill in Seattle Reports on the Tesla Takedown Protest
4/22/2025
Auction Jill in Seattle Reports on the Tesla Takedown Protest // Tesla Profit Sinks, Hurt by Political Backlash // Tim Walz employee to face no charges after vandalizing 6 Teslas // Chuck Todd Admits Media’s Attempt to Cancel Trump Was a Mistake // City of Lynden votes to remove fluoride from city water supply // TODAY IN HISTORY: 1964 - In God We Trust is minted on US currency // LETTERS
Duration:00:31:20
Hour 2: Stuart Bryan from Pride Mountain Winery
4/22/2025
MATT MARKOVICH - SPINNING THE WHEEL OF LEGISLATIVE LUNACY
- Late Night Tax Blitz
- Tesla Tax // GUEST - STUART BRYAN - PRIDE MOUNTAIN WINERY - HOW THE WINE INDUSTRY IS FARING IN ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY // Fifty Years Ago, This Irresistible Disco Song and Dance Craze Swept the Nation and Changed the Music Landscape
Duration:00:30:20
Hour 1: Happy Earth Day!
4/22/2025
Happy Earth Day // ‘Tesla Takedown Tuesday’: Activists to protest Eastlake showroom // Controversial transgender student-athlete ruling falls one vote shy of passing // I STAND CORRECTED - ASK, TELL, CORRECT OR YELL AT JOHN ABOUT ANYTHING: Where does John stand on student loan debt? // Man Mired in Quicksand Leaves Beach With New Girlfriend
Duration:00:31:06
Hour 4: Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to El Salvador facility with own bed and furniture, update reveals
4/21/2025
Listener Shout-Out // Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to El Salvador facility with own bed and furniture, update reveals // House Democrats land in El Salvador to push for return of Kilmar Ábrego García // John is accused of campaigning for Trump // John's sobriety test
Duration:00:28:43
Hour 3: TODAY IN HISTORY : 1980 - Rosie Ruiz fakes Boston Marathon win
4/21/2025
Limited appointments, hour-long lines: Real ID deadline looms in WA // GUEST - KIRO TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION GURU CHRIS “SULLY” SULLIVAN // California mayor wants to 'purge' violent homeless, 'give them fentanyl' // TODAY IN HISTORY : 1980 - Rosie Ruiz fakes Boston Marathon win // LETTERS
Duration:00:31:15
Hour 2: John is accused of campaigning for Trump
4/21/2025
Listener Shout-Out // Kilmar Abrego Garcia transferred to El Salvador facility with own bed and furniture, update reveals // House Democrats land in El Salvador to push for return of Kilmar Ábrego García // John is accused of campaigning for Trump // The bizarre interview with Australian twin sisters involved in a carjacking
Duration:00:31:09
Hour 1: Chief Marketing Officer and former Elevator Operator at the Space Needle
4/21/2025
GUEST - RANDY COTE - CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AND FORMER ELEVATOR OPERATOR AT THE SPACE NEEDLE // Happy 63rd Birthday to the Space Needle // I STAND CORRECTED - ASK, TELL, CORRECT OR YELL AT JOHN ABOUT ANYTHING:Trump VS The Fed // Trump Wants to Upend the Fed. Here’s How the Central Bank Works. // John’s Sobriety Test
Duration:00:31:43
Hour 4: The time John pretended to be a priest and took confession from his entire school
4/18/2025
6pm - GUEST - FATHER BRYAN DOLEJSI - St. Stephen the Martyr & St. Anthony Catholic Church in Renton // The History and Significance of Good Friday // Curley Family Easters // The time John pretended to be a priest and took confession from his entire school
Duration:00:30:54
Hour 3: Housing advocates rallying to restore lower cap on rent increases
4/18/2025
5pm - Housing advocates rallying to restore lower cap on rent increases // Notorious Seattle graffiti tagger 'Eager' is now cleaning up vandalism // KNOW-IT-ALL QUIZ // LETTERS
Duration:00:31:36
Hour 2: White House says it has tech that can 'manipulate time and space'
4/18/2025
4pm - Jaywalking officially not a crime in NYC after DOT revises rules // White House Says It Has Tech That Can 'Manipulate Time and Space' // GUEST - BEN BENTZIN - MARKETING PROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN MCCOMBS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ON WHAT’S AHEAD FOR THE ECONOMY // Reflecting on Father Bryan’s quote: "Pain and suffering not transformed is transmitted"
Duration:00:32:27
Hour 1: The History and Significance of Good Friday
4/18/2025
3pm - GUEST - FATHER BRYAN DOLEJSI - St. Stephen the Martyr & St. Anthony Catholic Church in Renton // The History and Significance of Good Friday // Curley Family Easters // The time John pretended to be a priest and took confession from his entire school
Duration:00:30:54
Hour 4: Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet
4/17/2025
6pm: Guest - William Kirk - Washington Gun Law.com // Breaking down the constitutionality of Washington’s Gun Permit Bill // Debunking the study used to pass the gun permit law // I Stand Correct // Text message batting practice // Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet
Duration:00:31:52
Hour 3: Governor Ferguson rebukes $12B tax proposal from WA lawmakers, calling it ‘unsustainable, too risky’
4/17/2025
5pm: Governor Ferguson rebukes $12B tax proposal from WA lawmakers, calling it ‘unsustainable, too risky’ // Homeless California man wins $1,000,000 lottery // Today in History // 1943 - Albert Hoffman accidentally discovers LSD // Letters
Duration:00:31:07
Hour 2: Baltimore’s Doctor Z is a beacon of hope in a cold world
4/17/2025
4pm: Matt Markovich - Spinning the Wheel of Legislative Lunacy // Breaking News: Governor Ferguson Rejects New Tax Proposals // Guest - Republican State Senator from Auburn Phil Fortunato on Sanctuary States // Baltimore’s Doctor Z is a beacon of hope in a cold world // Scientists find 'strongest evidence yet' of life on distant planet
Duration:00:31:16
Hour 1: Breaking down the constitutionality of Washington’s Gun Permit Bill
4/17/2025
3pm: Guest - William Kirk - Washington Gun Law.com // Breaking down the constitutionality of Washington’s Gun Permit Bill // Debunking the study used to pass the gun permit law // I Stand Correct // Text message batting practice // The KRUD Tattoo April Fools Day Prank
Duration:00:31:23