Seattle’s Morning News w/ Charlie Harger & Manda Factor
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Seattle’s Morning News w/ Charlie Harger & Manda Factor
Charlie Harger and Manda Factor give you the day’s most important news stories every weekday. Along with Chris Sullivan on traffic and KIRO 7 TV’s Nick Allard, it’s everything you need to get your day started right.
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157 episodes
The Next Atmospheric River
Rabbi Sadya Davidoff on the celebration of Hanukkah in Seattle // Paul Holden with a weekend planner // Meteorologist Max Tsaparis on what to expect n...
The Potential Expansion of Executive Power
Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Looking at the potential future of tolling in the state // Luke Duecy with a Tech Talk: AI technology is being teste...
The Charitable Foundation of Elon Musk
Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Looking at the light rail expansion east from Bellevue to Seattle // Corwin Haeck in Lewis County on flood warnings...
The Economic Sentiment
Jill Schlesinger on how Americans feel about the economy // Casey McNerthney with "Crime and Punishment" // KIRO Newsradio Holiday Magic // Meteorolog...
The Atmospheric River Approaching Seattle
Meteorologist Scott Sistek on the “Godzilla” atmospheric river approaching Seattle // Katrina Guischard on why more children are ghosting their parent...
The AI Bubble
Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Sully feels dumb about changes to the DOL's tab renewal system // Luke Duecy with a Tech Talk: Popping the AI Bubble...
The Direction of Seattle Under Katie Wilson
Meteorologist Scott Sistek with an extended forecast for December // Nancy Cordes on President Trump's verbal attacks of reporters and Democratic lawm...
US Boat Strikes Continue in the Caribbean
Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Looking at the light rail expansion south to Federal Way-LIVE // Response from Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus to Charlie...
New Details on the Green River Killer
Casey McNerthney with "Crime and Punishment" — The life and crimes of Gary Ridgeway, the Green River Killer // Jeff McCausland on the meeting in Mosc...
The Thanksgiving Forecast
Meteorologist Scott Sistek from the Emerald City Weather Blog on the Thanksgiving forecast // King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion on King Co...
The Ukraine War Peace Deal
Chris Sullivan Chokepoint — 405 express lanes closure // NewsNation’s Leland Vittert on President Trump's opportunity to confront Zohran Mamdani // Ch...
The Meeting Between Trump and Mamdani
Casey McNerthney with "Crime and Punishment" — our weekly check in at the King County Prosecutor's Office // Nancy Cordes on the unprecedented meeting...
The War Between Russia and Ukraine
Katrina Guischard with her weekly parenting segment: should grandparents be more present in their grandchildren's life? // Jeff McCausland on the US p...
The Crumbling Federal Case Against James Comey
Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Stoplights are coming to the junction between I-405 and SR 522 // Luke Duecy with a Tech Talk: A deeper look into th...
The Release of the Epstein Files
Rob McKenna on President Trump's failed defamation lawsuit against CNN // Xavier Walton on the blocking of Texas Republicans' attempts at a new Congre...
The Affordability Debate in the US
David Fahrenthold on the vote on the Epstein Files and backlash for Tucker Carlson interviewing "white nationalist" Nick Fuentes // Chris Sullivan wit...
The Falling Out of Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene
Casey McNerthney with "Crime and Punishment" — Local crime report // Ted Buehner with an extended forecast leading into Thanksgiving week // Jill Schl...
The End of the Government Shutdown
Leland Vittert on the end to the government shutdown and the Jeffrey Epstein emails trove // Katrina Guischard with her parenting feature: What new da...
The Impending Victory of Katie Wilson
Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Work about to begin to widen lanes on SR9 into Snohomish // Luke Duecy with a Tech Talk: Looking at how the Seattle...
The Lasting Impact on Airports due to the Government Shutdown
Meteorologist Scott Sistek on the extended forecast for Washington // Loyola Law Professor Laurie Levenson on a Supreme Court decision on SNAP benefit...
The Possible End to the Government Shutdown
Tom Dempsey on the Senate vote to end the government shutdown-LIVE // Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Looking at the slow down, pull over law-LIVE /...
A Possible New Era in Seattle
Ed O'Keefe on the Senate vote to end the government shutdown-LIVE // Casey McNerthney with "Crime and Punishment" — Local crime report // Charlie Comm...
The Elections Across the US
Leland Vittert on elections across the US this week // Katrina Guischard with her weekly parenting segment: When grandparents go rouge while babysitti...
The Changing Internet Landscape
Jimmy Wales on founding Wikipedia and the changing internet landscape // Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Rules of the road when there is standing wa...
The General Election Victories for Progressives
Natalie Brand on city and state races across the nation // Scott Sistek on atmospheric rivers and November rain // Democratic Strategist Cathy Allen o...
The Seattle Mayoral Race
Luke Duecy with a Tech Talk: Why SPD is reconsidering allowing officers to us AI // Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Winter tire season has arrived o...
The New Tax Deduction Options
King County Executive Candidates on Sound Transit development // Casey McNerthney with "Crime and Punishment"// Jill Schlesinger on new tax deduction...
The Race for King County Executive
Girmay Zahilay on his candidacy for King County Executive // Katrina Guischard with her weekly parenting feature: the hidden cost of convenience for k...
The Meeting With Xi Jingping
Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Tolling on 167, two weeks in // Libbey Dean on President Trump's trip through Asia and meeting with Chinese leader X...
The Race for Seattle City Attorney
Former federal prosecutor Erica Evans is running for Seattle City Attorney // CBS correspondent Natalie Brand on the government shutdown // Rob McKenn...
The Americans Losing SNAP Benefits
Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Outlining rules and regulations for big rig drivers // David Fahrenthold on President Trump's health and Americans l...
The Investigations into NBA Players and Coaches
Casey McNerthney with "Crime and Punishment" — Local crime report // Jill Schlesinger on why Social Security Benefits will be going up in 2026 // Char...
The Replacement of Jobs with Robots
Karen Weise on Amazon's plans to replace roughly 500 thousand jobs with robots // Katrina Guischard with a parenting feature: explaining what "6-7" me...
The Child Predator in Auburn
Charlie Harger reveals a shocking exclusive report on Auburn community leaders allowing a child predator into community roles // Chris Sullivan with a...
The Deployment of Troops in Portland
Jeff McCausland on the latest conflict between Russia and Ukraine // Scott MacFarlane on the arrest of a January 6th rioter who has threatened to kill...
The Legacy of Cable News
Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Tips for when you get in an accident on the highway // David Fahrenthold on the government shutdown and "No Kings" p...
The ALCS Game Seven
Casey McNerthney with "Crime and Punishment" — Local crime report // Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem with a report on the delicate ceasefire in Gaza // J...
The Most Reputable Online Sites for Customers
Katrina Guischard with her parenting segment: how to raise boys // Charlie Harger Commentary on how he makes a PB&J sandwich // Gee Scott on why Charl...
The Blockage of Federal Worker Firings
Chris Sullivan with a Chokepoint: Avalanche control technology on the Cascades takes a step up // Ryan Bass on Chat GPT being used by military profess...
The Impact of the Government Shutdown
Rob McKenna on the Supreme Court rejecting an appeal on Alex Jones' libel case // Nikole Killion on the impact of the government shutdown // Charlie H...