The Andrew Walsh Show

Should pet dogs be allowed in public places such as restaurants and stores? Andrew discusses a recent poll asking that very question.

A Kentucky man, Jeff Cantrell, is tired of the string of Bruno Mars-type acts who get to do the Super Bowl Halftime Show and is petitioning to have the theatrical metal band GWAR perform next year. He explains his rationale. -ASK A BARBER: Alycen, Andrew's barber in Capitol Hill, joins the show to demystify her profession for the listeners. How much should you tip? How specific should you be when you ask for what you want? What's the craziest things people tell her while in the chair? -NIGHTCAP

More and more people are choosing to stay with strangers when they travel, but hotels are upset that a startup service, AirBnB, has made this easier than ever. The courts are set to rule for or against the existence of these unregulated inns. -Should judges be allowed to moonlight as comedians? A court gave a judge who was doing just that an ultimatum: be a judge or be a comedian. He chose comedian. -Listener Patricia has used AirBnB to find places to sleep and offer a place to sleep. She fiercely defends the service and says it fills a gap in the market. -Turns out those use by and sell by dates on your food is probably misleading you. Most things are still fine way after the printed date.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: Andrew feels like the last person in Seattle who plans on voting for Mayor McGinn after the Police Guild endorsed his opponent, even after praising McGinn during the DOJ battle a year ago. -KIRO Radio's Chris Sullivan brings us the details on the SPD's latest rule changes for officers. They now have to report whenever they point their gun at something or someone. -A Kentucky man, Jeff Cantrell, is tired of the string of Bruno Mars-type acts who get to do the Super Bowl Halftime Show and is petitioning to have the theatrical metal band GWAR perform next year. He explains his rationale. -There's a feel good story going around about a Dairy Queen manager who did something nice, but Andrew thinks the real story is the woman who did something horrible to a blind man in the restaurant.

Rachel Belle investigated into how those Hawks games could be affecting your waistline. -UM, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A BAD IDEA: The gang round up some headlines that sound like bad ideas, but might not be given further investigation, including a beer holder that blocks cell signal, a drone that will bring you a defibrillator, and Chili's adopting a tablet ordering system. -NIGHTCAP

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is asking gun owners to keep their firearms out of his cafes, but no one will actually force them to leave if they do bring in a gun. Andrew says this is a half measure that won't really make a difference. Nick disagrees. -A high end New York restaurant, Eat, is banning talking while dining. -A homeless man is set to be handed at least $90,000 thanks to a crowdfund set up for him after he returned a backpack with $40,000 in it to the police.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: A couple 49ers fans are calling the 12th Man dirty and calling for rule changes to make games in Seattle more fair for the visiting teams. -Andrew doesn't feel so great making fun of those 49ers fans because they don't really sound like fans. -Andrew plays his favorite political ad of this election cycle. It raises the question for him, how do people talk politics with their families? Have they given up? -Brandi Kruse brings us the story of a Snohomish woman who is in a money battle with her county for a mistake that they made.

Mayor Mike McGinn was asked about bike lanes today at a press conference because opponents have attacked McGinn for championing a bike-friendly transportation plan while there are other problems in the city. McGinn's response was mayoral. -Rachel Belle investigated into the skyrocketing housing costs, what people are doing to get a leg up in the contested housing hunt, and what could help alleviate all those problems. -Lego (and a bunch of family advocates) is upset that a custom Lego company is making Breaking Bad-themed sets that feature murder and meth. -A couple of Ohio State students thought their duplex was haunted, but really it was a guy living in a secret bedroom in the basement. -NIGHTCAP

AS A WOMAN: Friend of the show Vanessa has a bone to pick with Joe Flacco for skipping the birth of his son to play a football game. New mother of two Katie sticks up for Flacco. She let her husband play a softball game after their baby was born earlier this month. -Kmart is in hot water for releasing a Christmas layaway ad already. Nick can't stand Holiday Creep (it's more than just Christmas now), but Andrew thinks it's all right. -TO FORGIVE IS DIVINE: A local CEO is apologizing up and down the internet after one of his emails got tweeted out. What's the big deal? He told a customer to F off.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: We now know more about the Navy Yard gunman in Washington, DC. How did he get security clearance given his history? -Andrew relates to gun rights activists after looking into how the DC gunman got his firearms. -The "Sequined Tsunami" is set to hit communities all over the country as LGBTQ Baby Boomers age into retirement communities. They'll be the first American generation with a large number of out elderly people. Jackson Holtz helped organize an event, "Over the Rainbow", to raise awareness of how these people are treated. He joins the show live. -DAVE OF THE DAY: Dave introduces us to the most dangerous person on the internet. She is an actress.

The tragic stabbing of a Shoreline man in Downtown Seattle has some calling for more action on mental health services and others calling for paying for that by cutting from other programs that they don't like, such as bike lane expansion. // Luke Burbank is facing a backlash all over the internet for a comedic video response to Apple's underwhelming iPhone announcement. Luke joins the show to explain how this got out of hand. // The Seahawks had an hour long rain delay yesterday, but the fans got right back into the action. // Andrew didn't like the showboating by Lynch on his walk-in touchdown, but enjoyed Sherman dancing with the cheerleaders. He explains the difference.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: The latest on the Navy Yard shooting in Washington, DC. // Brandi Kruse gives us the details on the Navy Yard shooter's criminal history in Seattle. // Andrew got a feverish email from Nick this morning about the Seahawks. The local and West Coast ratings for the Seahawks game were great, but weaker on the East Coast. Were people turned off by the low score? // Dennis Rodman is getting a new nickname: "Cheap Tent." He was christened in an open letter to Rodman and the American people from a friend of imprisoned Kenneth Bae.

Diana Nyad addressed her naysayers today. Andrew didn't even care about her record swim until there was a scandal. -Seahawks fans are trying to break a live event noise record, but they're up against some tough odds. -A listener left us an amazing voicemail volunteering to comment on anything, but now he won't call us back. What's the deal? -NIGHTCAP

-Anthony Weiner and Eliot Spitzer both lost their bids at redemption. Andrew thinks their runs were disrespectful. -Sydney Leathers crashed Weiner's "victory" party. Between that and her porn career, she's making a mad push to stay relevant. -A hidden camera show caught an American soldier sticking up Muslim sandwich shop worker and the internet is going crazy over it. Andrew throws some cold water on all those melted hearts. -Wax cylinders are back! They've been gone for a hundred years, but now a song is being released on the pre-vinyl platform.

FIRST THINGS FIRST: SPD officers will be undercover as 49ers fans at CenturyLink Field this weekend. It seemed okay before, but this is a heated rivalry. Andrew thinks this makes it an even better idea. -Josh Kerns reports on some Seahawks fans who got sold well made, fake tickets to the 49ers game. No one knew they were duped until one woman tried to resell the fake ones and encountered someone who had the same ones. -Millennials are bringing their parents to work more than ever and some employers are responding by even inviting parents to the interviews. Andrew and Nick discuss how recent college grads are treated. -Do people actually care about Syria? One friend of show says they don't, but that's all we can talk about even when we're not on the air. Listeners weigh in.