On a brighter note, they talk about the internet's current obsession out of Seattle's Ballard neighborhood: Jimothy, the short-spined raccoon. Jimothy, the short-spined raccoon, has taken the internet by storm in both Seattle and nationwide. Meanwhile, Seattle is seeing the first of the wildfire smoke make its way over to the west side of the state. On this week's episode of the Seattle News Weekly podcast, Bill Wixey and Matthew Smith discuss the top headlines of the week. 'Jimothy' the viral short-spined raccoon in BallardBill brings up "Jimothy," an oddly shaped, short-spined raccoon that went viral in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.