The Barry and Joe Show

It's Friday so let's bring on a guest to break down the news of the week that we missed. Welcome Twitch streamer and tech-expert, Chase Shumway! Honda says all Acura EV sales will be ‘100 percent online,’ starting with ZDX The performance and luxury brand will start taking reservations for the ZDX and ZDX Type S later this year. And while customers can make all of their purchasing decisions online...

A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village more than three quarters of a century later. After months of exploring a possible sale of the Los Angeles Angels franchise, owner Arte Moreno has announced that he instead plans on conti...

M&M's puts 'indefinite pause' on woke candies following backlash. Los Angeles residents are now required to compost their food scraps as a new law aimed at reducing organic waste takes effect. A "robot" lawyer powered by artificial intelligence will be the first of its kind to help a defendant fight a traffic ticket in court next month. Today's show brought to you by WoofTrax - Unleash the Lov...

Thirty-nine Regal movie theaters, including three in Los Angeles and Orange counties, will close as the chain's parent company goes through bankruptcy. Instagram is making some changes aimed at helping users, especially teens, manage how much time they spend on the app. Two victims of Jennifer Shah’s nationwide telemarketing scheme are speaking out.

A routine delivery took a frightening turn for an Amazon driver after he fell 13 feet into a septic tank on the job. Spotify latest tech name to cut jobs, axes 6% of workforce There are questions surrounding a multi-billion dollar deal involving Tesla stock.

We're throwing out the news today because Mookie's here to rap with us about memories of the Sunset Strip, the beginnings of our radio beginnings in San Diego, Santa Barbara and Ventura, and his trip to Israel. Please welcome Marc Kaczor to the program!

Los Angeles County has captured more than 33 billion gallons of storm water from recent SoCal storms, enough to provide more than 800,000 people enough water for a whole year. A large pine tree that appeared to be partially uprooted was leaning heavily on power lines in the Sierra Madre area Monday and threatening some homes. With its year-round summer like weather, various beaches and iconic land...

Los Angeles has already banned most gas appliances in new constructions but federal regulators are now debating whether gas stoves are making people sick. The FAA and NTSB are investigating how an American airlines flight apparently cut across the runway at JFK airport just as a Delta airlines flight was starting its take-off roll. Congress is on the verge of a political showdown after Treasury Se...

There are signs that rental home prices, which have been skyrocketing this past year, may now be easing. Nationally, the rate of increase is slowing, but in some areas, rental prices are actually dropping. Experts believe renters should take advantage of the softening rental market and negotiate breaks or discounts. The Colorado lottery allocates revenue generated from ticket sales for Powerball,...

Get ready, pączki and vodka-lovers – Pączki Day Vodka is back and expected to sell out faster than ever. This year's batch of the ultra-unique, limited-edition alcoholic spirit, made with fresh raspberry pączki from Hamtramck's New Palace Bakery, will go on sale soon. Europe's largest deposit of rare earths - which are used from mobile phones to missiles - has been found in Sweden. A highly contag...

I'm at Highland Park's Lodge Room to chat with Say She She. The development of the band, writing and recording the new record Prism, upcoming tour plans. We discuss it all and they perform. Fun!

Beverage giants Coca-Cola Co and PepsiCo Inc are under preliminary investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over potential price discrimination in the soft drink market. Popular West Coast chain In-N-Out Burger is continuing to move east, announcing Tuesday that it plans to open restaurants in Tennessee by 2026. A recently discovered comet will soon make an appearance in the night sky fo...

After months of uncertainty and feeling left in the dark, many former Twitter employees impacted by a mass layoff in early November began receiving their severance offers over the weekend. But some are frustrated by the offer and the conditions attached to it. The severance offer promises one month’s pay in exchange for agreeing to various terms, including a non-disparagement agreement and waiving...

A historic space mission that took off from Cornwall has ended in bitter disappointment after a rocket carrying the first satellites launched from British soil failed to reach orbit and was lost. Homeowners in Calvert County, Maryland, are fighting water bills in the thousands of dollars that many thought were a mistake before they learned they actually owed the money. The last part of Quebec's ru...

Elon Musk has secured a world record for the largest loss of personal fortune in history, Guinness World Records claimed Friday. In a blog post, the global organization, which keeps track of a huge variety of records, cited Forbes’ estimate that Musk had lost around $182 billion since November 2021 but noted that other sources indicate the figure is closer to $200 billion. While the true figure is...

What does it mean to be “middle class” anymore? The definition can be confusing — and it changes depending on where you live and how many people are in your household. In a study published in 2022, Pew Research Center defined “middle-income” adults as “adults in 2021 with an annual household income that was two-thirds to double the national median income in 2020, after incomes have been adjusted f...

An unexpected website crash at Universal Studios Hollywood put a damper on the theme park’s plans to welcome annual passholders to secure a reservation to visit the theme park’s new Super Nintendo World. Reservations were set to be opened to Universal’s annual passholders to book in advance of the new theme park’s official opening on Feb. 17. But while many theme park fans waited to secure their r...

The world’s first vaccine for honeybees has been approved for use by the US government, raising hopes of a new weapon against diseases that routinely ravage colonies that are relied upon for food pollination. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted a conditional license for a vaccine created by Dalan Animal Health, a US biotech company, to help protect honeybees from American foulbrood...

He's an actor, screenwriter, fitness instructor and just about the nicest person on the planet, welcome Chris Showerman to the program! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Showerman

Before the start of 2023, Twitter CEO Elon Musk made several cuts and changes to the platform and staff since his takeover. Some of these changes are now allegedly causing a literal stink. Twitter’s remaining employees are having to bring their own toilet paper to the platform’s San Francisco headquarters, according to the New York Times. Along with firing janitors at Twitter’s New York City offic...

Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Pasadena today as the 134th Rose Parade Presented by Honda ushers in the new year. A new pilot program could solve two climate-related issues in the Golden State. The California Department of Water Resources is funding a $20 million pilot program to install solar panels over water supply canals in the state. Governor Gavin Newsom signed a number...

Today we're throwing out the news because we have a special guest! Let's welcome to the show, Fitness instructor, radio goddess and overall good human, Michelle Parisi is back on the program!

Today we're throwing out the news because we have a special guest! Let's welcome to the show, Actor, musician, and all around good guy, Matt Braaten is on the program! https://music.apple.com/us/artist/matt-braaten/651067997

DOT to probe Southwest cancellations that stranded flyers, Two Georgia men who spent 25 years in prison were freed last week after their murder convictions were overturned when podcasters and their attorneys unearthed new evidence proving their innocence. If you have ever visited a ski town and contemplated not leaving, a new study from Realtor.com shows that fantasy could turn into a reality. The...

 A historic winter storm has tangled holiday travel and brought dangerous conditions to a big chunk of the United States, but no airline has struggled more to navigate the Christmas holiday rush than Southwest Airlines.  Insect protein producer Ynsect plans to construct a large-scale farm project beginning in late 2023. The new facility will expand the company’s sustainable, carbon-negative produc...