Gary and Shannon

  HOUR 2 (08/19)  - Gary & Shannon are joined by LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell to talk security ahead of major events like the Super Bowl, cyber threats, drone incursions, homeless encampment policy and the growing problem of street takeovers. Then they get into new California polling, the murky legality of fake political polls and whether they can suppress turnout. Plus, News & Brews...

HOUR 3 (08/19)  - Gary & Shannon cover the latest in #WhatsHappening and #SwampWatch, including the Los Angeles mayoral race, primary results from Wyoming, Alaska and Florida, and President Trump lowering tariffs on Canadian imports. Then Justin Worsham joins for #Parenting, where the show somehow turns into a full-blown debate over whether an adult man should bake a cake for an unrelated...

HOUR 1 (08/18) - Gary & Shannon kick off the show with new details surrounding Eric Swalwell, his former girlfriend and the Chinese spy known as “Fang Fang,” as voters head to the polls to fill the remainder of Swalwell’s term. Then actor Stephen Baldwin joins the show to talk Baldwin family stories, Alec’s early career, his new podcast One Bad Movie, the appeal of glor...

HOUR 2 (08/18) - Gary & Shannon get into the FCC’s role in broadcasting, the brewing fight over control of the Lakers and a completely bogus poll that claimed Karen Bass was comfortably leading Nithya Raman. Then they turn to wellness, including a study on eating burgers five times a week and the growing “wellness gap” in relationships, where radically different ideas about e...

HOUR 3 (08/18) - Gary & Shannon cover the day’s biggest stories in #WhatsHappening, including Luigi Mangione’s delayed state murder trial, Disney and ABC’s lawsuit against the FCC, a substance scare at LAPD headquarters and the latest surrounding Hayden Panettiere’s death. Then #SwampWatch turns to Iran and a controversial new California tire law. Plus, #TrueCrimeTuesda...

HOUR 1 (08/17)  - Gary & Shannon are live from The Bolt for Chargers training camp as players take the field and expectations build for the season ahead. Chargers GM Joe Ortiz joins the show to talk roster depth, the offensive line and the impact of Mike McDaniel joining Jim Harbaugh’s staff. Plus, the latest in the Tupac Shakur murder case, Nick Reiner’s fight for access to f...

HOUR 2 (08/17)  - Gary & Shannon announce the next News & Brews in Downey before digging into Meta’s mounting legal problems, the dangers of celebrity sobriety advice and the growing crackdown on high-speed e-bikes. Then, Chargers Director of Football Operations John Spanos joins the show to talk the upcoming season, protecting Justin Herbert and why fans should be excited for k...

HOUR 3 (08/17) - Gary & Shannon wrap up live from Chargers training camp with #WhatsHappening, including another SoCal heat wave, Nick Reiner’s fight for access to his inheritance and a massive AutoZone break-in in East LA. Then #SwampWatch covers the latest on Eric Swalwell and concerns aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln after months at sea. Plus, as practice winds down at The Bolt, Gary &a...

Gary & Shannon break down the college dating trend known as “sabsing,” where students try to seem more approachable instead of chasing attention in every social setting. Then the conversation takes a much darker turn with the case of a mother who killed her three children, raising difficult questions about postpartum depression, anxiety, treatment and the responsibilities of mental...

Gary & Shannon dig into modern dating, including how people are meeting through apps and why some couples may actually be happier eating separately. Then the conversation turns to financial stability, what college students really learn about managing money, and why so many young adults still rely on their parents for personal finance advice long after leaving home. See omnystudio.com/listener...

WEEKEND FIX (08/16) - Gary & Shannon get into their very different relationships with swearing, including whether cursing at strangers on the phone should count as a safe-space confession. Then they look at why more teenagers are considering blue-collar careers as college costs and student debt push the pendulum away from the traditional four-year degree. Plus, the jobs AI still can’t ea...

HOUR 1 (08/14) - Gary & Shannon kick off the show with Shannon running on almost no sleep after her Chargers preseason sideline debut, while Gary celebrates his daughter Olivia turning 24! Then, Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges tied to Brian Thompson’s killing, potentially setting up a fight over his still-pending New York murder case. Plus, Shadow may have a new...

HOUR 2 (08/14) - Gary & Shannon dig into a multistate surrogacy battle after a surrogate refused to terminate a pregnancy and the newborn was placed with his Los Angeles biological parents, raising bigger questions about contracts, custody and who legally counts as a mother. Then Heather Brooker joins for the #EntertainmentReport with this weekend’s movies, a Bluey dispute, Matthew McCon...

HOUR 3 (08/14) - Gary & Shannon cover the biggest trending stories in #WhatsHappening, including Luigi Mangione’s federal guilty plea, the revised Palisades Fire indictment, Tropical Storm LaLa threatening Hawaii, and Disney’s D23 kickoff. Then in #SwampWatch, they discuss concerns aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and President Trump asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on White Hous...

HOUR 1 (08/13) - Shannon checks in live from Houston before Gary & Shannon break down Karoline Leavitt’s decision to leave the White House at the end of August while remaining an outside advisor to President Trump. They also discuss reports that Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty, question why Democratic Socialist candidates keep underperforming their polling advantages, and look...

HOUR 2 (08/13) - Gary & Shannon break down Nick Reiner’s new indictment and what California’s death penalty really means under the state’s execution moratorium, while also looking at Xavier Becerra’s sizable lead over Steve Hilton. Then they dig into the Lakers’ stunning $12.5 billion sale, including how Bob Iger and Josh Kushner pivoted from pursuing a Las Vegas...

HOUR 3 (08/13) - Gary & Shannon cover the day’s biggest stories in #WhatsHappening and #SwampWatch, including Karoline Leavitt’s exit from the White House, Luigi Mangione’s expected guilty plea, the NFL’s growing international push, and the latest political headlines. Then they get into “datamaxxing,” the trend of feeding AI everything from sleep and heart-r...

HOUR 1 (08/12) - Gary opens the show with the blockbuster $12.5 billion Lakers sale before breaking down last night’s primaries, including Francesca Hong’s razor-thin Wisconsin loss after polls and prediction markets had her heavily favored. He looks at what the result means for the Democratic Socialist movement, why the polls missed again, and where progressives still gained ground. P...

HOUR 2 (08/12) - Gary digs into the public-safety debate surrounding sanctuary policies after a new federal operation in Southern California targets previously deported migrants with criminal records. He then turns to the increasingly controversial world of prediction markets, including more than $1.3 million wagered on Los Angeles wildfires, bets tied to political speeches and cancer drugs, and g...

HOUR 3 (08/12) - Gary covers the day’s biggest stories in #WhatsHappening and #SwampWatch, including the Lakers sale, primary results, Nithya Raman’s homelessness committee fallout, LAUSD’s return to school, and the latest developments in the Nick Reiner case. Then Justin Worsham joins for #Parenting to talk about preparing kids for college financially, teaching them how to manag...

HOUR 1 (08/11) - Gary & Shannon react to the death of Big Bear bald eagle Jackie (with Amy King), revisit the history of the beloved nest cam, and debate what happens next for Shadow, as questions swirl around the younger eagle that had been seen near the nest, dubbed Jolene. They also recap a memorable Dodgers game with Pastathon auction winners and dig into the extraordinary security operati...

HOUR 2 (08/11) - Gary & Shannon open with #TerrorInTheSkies after an American Airlines flight struck birds shortly after takeoff, triggering a mayday and an engine emergency. They then turn to Los Angeles politics as the city’s homelessness crisis worsens, Ninthya Raman loses her committee chairmanship, and both Raman and Mayor Karen Bass face questions over accountability and whether an...

HOUR 3 (08/11) - Gary & Shannon cover the day’s biggest stories in #WhatsHappening and #SwampWatch, including the latest developments with Iran, the rising death toll from the Colombia earthquake, a billion-dollar Powerball jackpot, and the Wisconsin governor’s race. Then #TrueCrimeTuesday turns to the devastating Lindsay Clancy case, as Gary & Shannon examine newly surfaced de...

HOUR 1 (08/10) -  Gary & Shannon open with football talk and a mission to find Board Wizard Elmer an NFL team before diving into Nick Reiner’s legal fight over money from a family trust, including whether funds that were supposed to be distributed before his parents’ deaths could still be released. They also monitor a deadly 7.4 earthquake in Colombia and Ecuador, break down t...

HOUR 2 (08/10) - Gary & Shannon keep the campaign to find Elmer an NFL team alive as listeners lobby for the Steelers, Packers, and anyone else willing to make their case. They also look at what could be an unusually strong El Niño and the flooding, erosion, and warmer-ocean impacts that may come with it, check in on Jackie as her condition remains critical and debate the difficult bala...