Seattle’s Morning News w/ Charlie Harger & Manda Factor

Casey McNerthney with "Crime and Punishment" — our weekly crime report from the King County Prosecutor's Office // Jeff McCausland on the meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky // Marcelo Balboa on Seattle Sounders Leagues Cup match and preparing for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Seattle // Linda Gradstein on mass protests in Israel over the weekend // Gee Scott on a dominant Seahawks preseason performance

Luke Duecy on several retail crimes in West Seattle and Ballard-LIVE // Robert Sherman in Kyiv on Ukrainian perspective ahead of the summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin-LIVE // Luke Duecy with local perspective on the summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin-LIVE // Katrina Guischard on how to navigate social media and AI while raising kids-LIVE // The Rick Rizzs Show: Previewing the series against the New York Mets and the Little League World Series-LIVE // Gee Scott with a preview of tonight's Seahawks preseason game-LIVE // Paul Holden with a weekend planner-LIVE

Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: The ship canal bridge closure is almost over...for right now // Luke Duecy and Katrina Guischard with a "Tech Talk": looking at how Chat GPT reacts to potentially dangerous prompts that teens ask it // Shoshana Walter on her book, "Rehab" and how America has bungled the opioid crisis // Ed O'Keefe in Washington D.C. on the National Guard troops there // Gee Scott on why Americans are drinking less and less alcohol

Rob McKenna on the legal aspect of National Guard troops deployed in Washington D.C. // Robert Berger in Jerusalem on the latest violence in Gaza // Jared Ganz on the Democratic Socialism movement in cities around the US // Tom Speicher in Williamsport, Pennsylvania on the beginning of the Little League World Series // Scott MacFarlane on the cost of federalized troops in Washington D.C. // Gee Scott on the cost of rent in Seattle

David Fahrenthold on the National Guard deployed in D.C. // Brian Evans with a personal finance report // Tom Dempsey on the National Guard deployed in D.C. // Chris Fox on the Texas congressional redistricting battle // Gee Scott on the prevalence of online scams in the US

"Crime and Punishment" — crime report from Casey McNerthney at the King County Prosecutor's Office // Jeff McCausland on the planned meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin // Jill Schlesinger on some potential changes coming to your 401k // Gee Scott on the Mariners' hot streak

Dionne Foster on her run for Position 9 on Seattle City Council // Katrina Guischard with her parenting feature: Parents using AI to monitor their kids' online behavior // The Rick Rizzs Show: The Mariners on a hot streak, Ichiro being honored at Saturday's game // Charlie Harger Commentary on Washington's potential federal fallout // Gee Scott with his takeaways from last night's Seahawks pre-season opener // Councilmember Bob Kettle on the latest discussions in Seattle City Council // Paul Holden with a weekend planner

Cathy Allen on the Washington state primary election results // Luke Duecy with "Tech Talk" — a new piece of technology is helping stroke patients recover // Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: How to survive the traffic caused by the first Seahawks preseason game // Charlie Harger Commentary on Washington's lack of good rest stops // Gee Scott on the 3 players who will be the next Seahawks superstars

Rob McKenna on the huge deficit in Washington state due to lawsuit payouts // Mills Hayes on the NASA proposal of a nuclear reactor on the moon // Anna Kooiman on the massive cuts to vaccine development under RFK Jr. // Charlie Harger Commentary on why you should not recline your seat on the airplane // Jeff McCausland on the latest meeting between US and Russia // Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson on a new mobile drug treatment center, today's city budget meeting, and the primary election results // Gee Scott on one criminal's love affair with an appliance

Chokepoints: WA's wrong way driver problem-LIVE // Personal Finance update from Madrona Financial // Jason Rantz report on Lisa Wellman and announcing Seattle Red // Charlie Harger's commentary on enforcing the laws that are on the books // How to get cheap concert tickets with Casey McNerthney // Gee Scott on an interesting new flavor of ice cream

Crime and Punishment with Casey McNerthney // Jill Schlesinger on Friday's job report turmoil // Jeff McCausland on the movement of nuclear subs // Chris Fox on Texas Democrats fleeing the state // Gee Scott on the new look M's

King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion and community organizer Katya Wojcik on the drastic drop in violent gun crimes in Kent in 2025 // Katrina Guischard with her parenting segment: a turn away from gentle parenting // The Rick Rizzs Show: Rick breaks down the Mariners' very active trade push, and Cal Raleigh's continued dominance // Gee Scott on Seahawks training camp yesterday // Herb Weisbaum on the recent blocking of "Click to Cancel" rules, making it harder for consumers to cancel unwanted services // Paul Holden with a weekend planner

Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Previewing the plans for light rail expansion north to Everett // Luke Duecy with "Tech Talk" — looking at what led to Alaska Airlines grounded flights earlier this month // Seattle City Council President Sara Nelson on the passing of her "Pathways to Recovery" plan to tackle addiction in Seattle // Tom Dempsey on the latest trade deals ahead of President Trump's tariff deadline tomorrow // Ted Buehner with "The Insider" — Ted sits down with the Seattle chapter of the American Red Cross to talk about blood donation // Angela Poe Russell on the political divide between male and female youth in Seattle

Eric Thompson on the prevalence of "ghost job" listings and his push to draft legislation to crack down on them // Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem with an update on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and Israeli reaction // Rob McKenna on the latest push from the Trump administration to end birthright citizenship in the US // Tracy Wholf on the changes coming to how the EPA looks at carbon emissions // Alicia Nieves on the Federal Reserve meeting to decide whether to lower interest rates // Gee Scott on the big recruiting boost to Seattle Police

Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Looking at the first week of the diverging diamond at I-90 and Highway 18 // Brian Evans with a personal finance report with Madrona Financial Services // David Fahrenthold on the US Europe trade deal and President Trump's foreign affairs // Marcus Espinoza on the mass shooting in Midtown Manhattan // Natalie Brand on the latest with Ghislaine Maxwell and the Epstein files // Gee Scott on debate over Blue Angels noise

"Crime and Punishment" — our weekly crime report from Casey McNethney at the King County Prosecutor's Office // Jill Schlesinger on the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting this week // Jeff McCausland on President Trump's threat to put sanctions on Russia if they do not make piece with Ukraine // Tom Dempsey on the trade deal between the US and EU // Gee Scott on his takeaways from Seahawks training camp

Ashleigh Fields on DOJ interview with Ghislaine Maxwell // The Rick Rizzs Show: Breaking down the Mariners' trade and remembering the greatness of Ichiro Suzuki // Gee Scott on why Ichiro should be on the Seattle Sports Mount Rushmore // Herb Weisbaum on tips for buying electric vehicles // Charlie Harger in Cooperstown where Ichiro Suzuki is being inducted in the HOF // Paul Holden with a weekend planner

Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: new toll system is set to begin on highway 167 // Luke Duecy with "Tech Talk": a close look at the cyber attack involving Microsoft SharePoint // Paul Holden on the big indie video game conference in Seattle, "SLICE" // Anna Kooiman on teens using AI for friendship // Stacy Lyn on the latest update with the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files // Gee Scott on teens using AI for friendship

Rob McKenna on the US Supreme Court case that could dismantle the Voting Rights Act // Gary Horcher in Boise on the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger // Aaron Navarro at the White House with a report on the latest Trump reaction to Jeffrey Epstein rumours // Paul Holden on the delicate art of glass blowing at the boat house

Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: What have we learned from the Month of Hell so far?...just a couple days in // Brian Evans from Madrona Financial Services with a personal finance report // David Fahrenthold on the continuing discussions around releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files // Charlie Harger Commentary on the legacy of Malcolm-Jamal Warner-LIVE // Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem with an update on the war in Gaza-LIVE // Gee Scott on the legacy of Malcolm-Jamal Warner-LIVE