KIRO Newsradio Commentaries

Nov 20 2024 100 ep. 3 mins 42

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Your favorite KIRO Newsradio hosts deliver bite-sized commentary on the people and events making news in your world.

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Angela Poe Russell: Marjorie Taylor Greene’s 'good idea' is actually pretty disturbing

Nov 20 2024 3 mins

Don’t get me wrong, I love a great headline, and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene’s challenge/threat to Republicans is significant political theater. Sadly, it's also pretty disturbing. To catch you up, Greene posted on the social platform X the following message to her Republican colleagues in the House and Senate: "If we are going to release ethics reports and ri

Charlie Harger: Cut some slack for Seattle weather forecasters

Nov 19 2024 3 mins

It’s hard to communicate uncertainty, especially when the weather has a mind of its own. That’s why Charlie feels for Seattle meteorologists right now. They’re trying their best to predict a storm that’s as fickle as, well, Seattle weather. And they know that if they get it wrong, people will be cranky tomorrow, accusing them of hyping something up.

Michael Goldenkranz: Benefactors need to reshape incentives for young lawyers

Nov 18 2024 3 mins

Listner Michael Goldenkranz has an idea to help serve those who are underepresented in the court of law and those going throgh the process of becoming a lawyer.

Matt Markovich: The Harris campaign and the biggest case of political ‘astroturfing’ yet

Nov 14 2024 2 mins

The postmortem on the Harris campaign is underway, and here’s a number that stands out. According to The Washington Examiner, nearly $4 million went to a firm called Village Marketing. Their mission? Pay thousands of social media influencers to hype up Harris and tear down Trump. Now, at that point, can we still call them influencers or paid propagandists?

Angela Poe Russell: Trump fills his team with dedicated loyalists

Nov 13 2024 3 mins

As President Elect Trump begins filling his cabinet roles, it becomes clear a theme is emerging. Loyalty - the very thing that likely hurt Kamala Harris.

Charlie Harger: The top issue for voters this election

Nov 12 2024 3 mins

Exit polls show the top issue for voters this cycle was the economy. President Biden’s pointed out that America has the best economy in the world, comparatively speaking. And from a detached perspective, sure, maybe that’s true. It’s been hard everywhere.

Dave Ross: What sports can teach us about the election results

Nov 11 2024 3 mins

Dave Ross takes a look at the election results through the lens of sports, and confirms, you can still be friends with someone who voted differently than you.

Rantz: Kamala Harris wasn’t the only one to lose. Left-wing did too but did it learn a lesson?

Nov 08 2024 3 mins

Kamala Harris wasn’t the only loser on election night, Left-wing media outlets suffered a stinging defeat.

'As goes King County, so goes the state:' WA turns into deeper blue state after 2024 election

Nov 07 2024 3 mins

Governor Jay Inslee -- the state's most powerful Democrat -- proudly proclaimed yesterday that all statewide offices are now held by Democrats. He claimed the last time that happened was when Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) was president 80-something years ago. That prompted our Matt Markovich to dig up a familiar tune - to explain why our state is turning from blue to dark blue.

Angela Poe Russell: Amazon’s “disgruntled” employees might have a point on hybrid work

Nov 06 2024 3 mins

Angela Poe Russell considers some of the impacts of Amazon workers return to the office, and wonders if we are missing the point when it comes to hybrid work