The Tarik Ansari Show: Recent Episodes
Tarik Ansari
Do you want to hear the news but are tired of the constant bickering, boring façade of the news networks? Are you done with analysts twice your age trying to relate to your issues? Problem -----> Solved. Enter The Tarik Ansari Show. Every Monday and Friday morning Tarik brings you the top stories of the day with insightful and entertaining analysis that'll make you informed AND happy! So feed your ears, Monday and Friday mornings, available on all streaming services.
Live from San Francisco, Tarik hosts another scintillating news/music program with special guests from KSFS (Mae, Walter and Anoynm). In addition to the incredible stories, Tarik also plays deep cuts from artists like Major Murphy, Nick Lowe, Pharrell, and more!
Tarik returns to the show in a new one day a week, 2 hr format! And now it's news AND music! On today's show he dives into issues like London Breed's mask refusal, first responders in Toronto protesting the vaccine, and a new outlook for schools going forward. Plus enjoy selections from David Bowie, Tame Impala, and much more!
Face to Face featuring mask mandates inside all over the nation and Gen Z reinventing pop-punk // A totally real news report featuring a fed-up flight attendant
Face to Face with KIRO Radio's Anders Hirst // The TSA's methods are outdated, so why are they still around in 2021?
Face to Face with KIRO Radio's Andrew Endzell // Tarik saw a fight at a baseball game Saturday night. He's not thrilled to say the least.
Face to Face with ESPN 710 Host Paul Gallant // Tarik thinks Seattle is a perfect city for the summer, and he has a great point
Face to Face with KIRO Radio's Nicole Jennings on the breaking news on Canada's reopening, as well as mask mandate possibilities and the sex crackdown at the Olympics // You have to work 193 hours a week to afford rent in San Francisco, and that needs to change. NOW.
Tarik looks at the sad Richard Sherman event but shows how it leaves us an opportunity to prevent this in the future, and he'll grill Texas lawmakers for acting like 6-year olds // ESPN Delaware's Connor Burgan joins the pod to give his thoughts on the NBA Finals and MLB halfway through the season.
Tarik Ansari brings you the biggest topics mentioned in the title, as well as embarrassing development from England soccer fan.
Face to Face with KIRO Radio's Andrew Endzell, including Conan's retirement, MLB pitchers are being asked to strip on the field, and Rudy Giuliani lost his law license because of Seinfeld (we swear) // A high school principal went the extra mile to ensure his students got the message, literally
Face to Face with...me. That's right we've got a solo Face to Face. Don't worry, it's a good one // Senator Joe Machin (WV) and our quest to be more bipartisan as a nation.
Face to Face with KIRO Radio's Andrew Endzell // Vaccinated people in the workplace; are you still wearing your mask?
Face to Face with KIRO Radio's Anderson Hirst, including the disappointment of "In the Heights," a man paying top dollar to space out with Jeff Bezos, and a principal giving the greatest commencement address/Whitney Houston cover of all time // Anders details his experience living through the CHOP zone in the summer of 2020, and the craziness behind it all
Face to Face with Shane Peterson, Nick Creasia, and Brady "Bones" Robic // Nick and Tarik discusses our mindsets going forward with several states opening up
Trump still thinks the election was stolen, a Oregon politician helped protesters storm the state capitol, Kemper was crowned at a ball with a history of racism // The Paul-Mayweather fight was a major cash grab, Mariners fans on Twitter are getting mad at me...…for being from Sacramento
Tarik is joined by Andrew Endzell for Face to Face, with a barrage of incredible stories // Nobody wants to hear about the word of god outside a baseball game, Seattleites are complaining about 80 degree weather being 'too hot'
Tarik is back beacuse of course he is, albeit after a delay. He'll look at the walk-out Texas democrats performed in response to a voting rights bill, Naomi Osaki skipping a presser, China's issues with raising children, and our failure to teach students/Americans about the awful Tulsa Race Riots.
KIRO Radio's Shane Petersen joins the program for Face to Face, as well as a discussion on the validity of masks in 2021.
An LA school is trying to get students back to "in-person"...…except it's not, Chris Wallace slams a GOP congressman for avoiding pressing questions about Trump and Liz Cheney, Elon Musk couldn't save SNL from being absolutely awful, and California drivers are just terrible. What a positive episode!!!
Face to Face with Alex Overall; including a COVID-19 restrictions debate, a stolen rooster, and a mannequin breaks COVID protocols // ESPN 710 Seattle host Paul Gallant recaps the NFL Draft and gibes his thoughts about some of the biggest stories from the event
Face to Face with Andrew Endzell // Ansari recaps the top picks of Round 1 in the 2021 NFL Draft // Tarik covers David Bowie's "Heroes" for COVID times
Face to Face with Groovy Soup/KIRO host Paul Holden, including Caitlyn Jenner as governor and Biden's approval rating after 100 days // Chadwick Bozeman should have won best actor at the Oscars last night! Why didn't he?
With Tarik about to fly, he tries to figure out how safe it is one year into COVID // Longtime Seattle sports journalists Jim Moore joins the program to discuss MLB, the NFL, and even a new NCAA rule with major implications // Harry Styles is no joke
Face to Face with Seattle Morning News's Andrew Endzell // Airbnb's are running low and there is concern for July 4th // We need to have more constructive conversations on news networks
A crazy day in the news includes a terrible (though possibly accidental) officer shooting in Minnesota. Virginia officers are under fire for their terrible treatment of a US Army Lt. during a traffic stop, COVID might shut us down again, and Tarik's back on the radio in Seattle
Face to Face with Shane Peterson // Geraldo Rivera's stupidity and tone deaf ways were exposed BADLY on Fox News Thursday // Biking on trails without masks, why is it so frowned upon?
The Capitol Police go through another tragedy in D.C, and they need more support, exhilarating March Madness games for Gonzaga and Stanford, Liberty University's homophobic culture is the target of a new LGTBQ student lawsuit // Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) says that Minneapolis is "on edge" with the ongoing Derek Chauvin murder trial // Tarik went to a baseball game during COVID!
Face to Face with Shane Peterson // KIRO Radio's Rachel Belle on International restaurants struggling during this pandemic and what they've done to survive // Tarik was on Seattle radio earlier in the week, and it got crazy!
This Deshaun Watson situation is ridiculous and embarrassing, the Georgia voting restrictions are causing uproar in the country, Lindsey Graham says we don't need AR-15's but won't get rid of them, U.S. men's soccer embarrassingly misses the Olympics again // Dr. Birx says what we've all known // Where are people moving to/out of during this pandemic?
Footage of the Boulder supermarket shooting was caught on camera; and it was truly terrifying, Ted Cruz seems to think a ban on weapons used in these mass shootings would "do nothing," Biden's first press conference as president was a shaky mess, Joe Rogan is under fire for his trans comments and Spotify has a decision to make // Face to Face: 5 Rapid Fire Stories with Shane Peterson // With MLB ballparks opening back up to fans, what should we expect from ballgames in the era of COVID?
The spring breakers are clashing with officials in Florida; and the results have not been pretty thus far, Trump is reportedly releasing a new social media platform this summer to combat his censure from Twitter, politics are getting in the way of progress at the border. // This disgusting "swatting" trend needs to stop, NOW. // A team called Oral Roberts just beat Ohio State and Florida in the NCAA tournament.
The recent Atlanta shootings have just brought Asian-American predilute back into the news, but why did it take this long? Even more, the issues have been going on in San Francisco for over a year, why we shouldn't take Tucker Carlson too seriously, the NCAA world is flipped by the alarming inequality in men and women's practice facilities // The NFL's new media deal with streaming services is here to screw us all over // Shane and Tarik play, "Real or Onion?"
The Andrew Cuomo situation is getting worse, with Biden pushing for an investigation and a report that his aide is intimidating state officials over their loyalty to the governor, the border crisis that nobody seems to want to solve, partiers at Miami Beach should consider waiting a little bit longer to let loose, the Grammys set a new record for Beyoncé // Why we have daylight savings and it's stupid that it still exists // The legendary Drew Brees retires after 20 years in the NFL
Joe Biden addresses the nation for the first time about progress with the COVID vaccine, Andrew Cuomo's allegations are being considered for impeachment, Meyers Leonard is given a ridiculously soft punishment for his racism, Piers Morgan is a giant baby, The Weeknd angrily boycotts the Grammys after he was snubbed in February // The craze of states opening up is premature and unsettling, especially in Texas // Will Russell Wilson be traded from the Seahawks?