Hour 3: The "Jonathan Choe of the Left"

Hour 4: Why can’t Seattle be this good all the time?

6pm - 2026 World Cup: Team USA earns Round of 16 game vs. Belgium in Seattle // Trump, Vance won’t attend U.S. World Cup match in Seattle, official says // Belgians visiting for World Cup say Seattle is a ‘hidden gem’ // Why can’t Seattle be this good all the time? // Where to watch Fourth of July fireworks in the Seattle area // Memories from the Curley at KING-5 era of the Gas Works Fireworks show // TEXTS

Hour 3: It's America’s Semiquincentennial!

5pm - I WAS THINKING:  America’s Semiquincentennial // "Oh my country, How I mourn over thy follies and Vices, thine ignorance and imbecility, Thy contempt of Wisdom and Virtue and overweening Admiration of fools and Knaves!" -John Adams in 1806 // Even Many Founders Died in Despair About the American Experiment // Should July 2nd be the day we celebrate?  John Adams thought so! // Thomas Paine: The Founding Father Worth Celebrating // Changing the Constitution: Five Proposals for a More Perfect Union // Tucker Carlson, Who Broke With Trump, Plans to ‘Help Build a Third Party’ // The ‘Special Ops’ Tactics Celebrities Are Using to Keep Their Weddings Private // Taylor Swift wedding to be Friday at Madison Square Garden, AP source says

Hour 2: Trump, Vance won’t attend U.S. World Cup match in Seattle

4pm - 2026 World Cup: Team USA earns Round of 16 game vs. Belgium in Seattle // Trump, Vance won’t attend U.S. World Cup match in Seattle, official says // Belgians visiting for World Cup say Seattle is a ‘hidden gem’ // Why can’t Seattle be this good all the time? // Where to watch Fourth of July fireworks in the Seattle area // Memories from the Curley at KING-5 era of the Gas Works Fireworks show // TEXTS

Hour 1: Tucker Carlson Plans to ‘Help Build a Third Party’

3pm - I WAS THINKING:  America’s Semiquincentennial // "Oh my country, How I mourn over thy follies and Vices, thine ignorance and imbecility, Thy contempt of Wisdom and Virtue and overweening Admiration of fools and Knaves!" -John Adams in 1806 // Even Many Founders Died in Despair About the American Experiment // Should July 2nd be the day we celebrate?  John Adams thought so! // Thomas Paine: The Founding Father Worth Celebrating // Changing the Constitution: Five Proposals for a More Perfect Union // Tucker Carlson, Who Broke With Trump, Plans to ‘Help Build a Third Party’ // The ‘Special Ops’ Tactics Celebrities Are Using to Keep Their Weddings Private // Taylor Swift wedding to be Friday at Madison Square Garden, AP source says

Hour 4: Dangerous tapeworm never before seen in PNW live in Seattle-area coyotes

6pm - I WAS THINKING:  Freddy Got MilkshakeDucked // Freddy’s deleted X account shows fragility of going viral // U.S. murder rate approaches a record low // Charles Fain Lehman on Why Cities Got Safer // John’s surprise birthday celebrations