THE ROAD TO 51 & A POSTCARD THAT JUST SAYS “CHICKEN”
HOUR 1 (11/03): Shannon starts Election Day at her polling place and opens the show's mail to find a postcard with one word: "chicken." Gary...
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20 of 2,022 episodesBASS OR RAMAN? THE WINNER GETS THE POTHOLES AND THE OLYMPICS
HOUR 2 (11/03): Gary and Shannon look at the job awaiting L.A.'s next mayor: tackling homelessness, overseeing the Palisades rebuild and get...
HE SAID ALL THE RIGHT THINGS. TURNS OUT IT WAS CHATGPT.
HOUR 3 (11/03): A boyfriend lets ChatGPT write his apology. Gary and Shannon ask where getting help finding the words ends and letting a cha...
THE LEFTY-LEFTERSONS MEET MR. VETO
HOUR 1 (11/02): Shannon can't explain the Chargers' loss to adults, so what's she supposed to tell the kids? On election eve, Gary and Shann...
IS L.A. TURNING LEFT OR JUST FED UP?
HOUR 2 (11/02): Former allies Karen Bass and Nithya Raman are facing off for mayor. Gary and Shannon ask whether L.A. voters want a politica...
TRUMP TALKS UP THE POOL & THE CASE FOR A COLD SHOWER
HOUR 3 (11/02): On election eve, Trump talks up the rebuilt Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, while Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris reunite t...
OVERTIME: THAT’LL BE $389,000. HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY!
HOUR 2 (10/31): One estimate puts the cost of raising a child to 18 at $389,000 for a middle-income family. Gary and Shannon remember what t...
OVERTIME: THE BACHELOR & THE TWINS THAT NEVER WERE
HOUR 1 (10/31): How did a claim that former Bachelor Clayton Echard was going to be a dad turn into a criminal case? Gary and Shannon revisi...
WEEKEND FIX: ELIZABETH HOLMES MEETS NATHAN FIELDER. WHO’S PLAYING WHO?
WEEKEND FIX - (10/31): Gary and Shannon compare notes on the moments they bought in You Can See Everything and the ones that felt rehearsed....
JUST CALL IT A WALK + WHAT HAPPENED TO CHOCOLATE?!
HOUR 1 (10/30): "Ecotherapy" sounds a lot like walking, and Gary's trouble saying no earns him some sympathy from Shannon. Then, Halloween c...
BIG CANDY ATE HALLOWEEN + A VERY SCARY CHRISTMAS
HOUR 2 (10/30): When did every house start handing out the same candy? Gary and Shannon revisit childhood favorites with listeners and debat...
BOTCHED DEATH PENALTY: IT’S A NEW THING…
HOUR 3 (10/30): A guilty plea in exchange for a Philly cheesesteak? Gary and Shannon's Nine News Nuggets roundup features a bizarre bargain,...
HANDCUFFED TO THE STUDIO & UNDER M&M SURVEILLANCE
HOUR 1 (10/29): Everyone gets a Halloween party except Gary and Shannon? Shannon texts the boss for backup, then catches herself monitoring...
HOME ALONE, STRANDED AT LAX & TRACKED AT THE DOCTOR
HOUR 2 (10/29): How young were you when your parents left you home alone? Listener talkbacks pour in as Gary and Shannon continue debating t...
KEEP AI OUT OF MY KITCHEN!
HOUR 3 (10/29): Dinner comes with an unwanted AI assistant, and some NYT Cooking subscribers want an off switch. Gary and Shannon unpack the...
BAD CANDIDATES, DRY SPELLS & LAMAR ODOM’S ONLYFANS
HOUR 1 (10/28): Are politicians getting worse, or are we just getting better at finding their skeletons? Gary and Shannon unpack the L.A. ma...
TWO DAN SULLIVANS, $700K PAYDAYS & $30 CANDY
HOUR 2 (10/28): Two candidates named Dan Sullivan, one confused electorate? Gary and Shannon unpack Alaska's name-game controversy and eye-p...
TEXT ME BACK BEFORE THE ROBOTS TURN ON US
HOUR 3 (10/28): Too busy to text back, or just avoiding the conversation? Gary and Shannon unpack texting etiquette, unanswered messages and...
SHARE THE GARLIC FRIES, FIGHT ABOUT THE DOG
HOUR 1 (10/27): Elmer's girlfriend ate his garlic fries, and Shannon has a solution: Why aren't we all sharing? Gary and Shannon tackle the...
EMPTY CLASSROOMS, BILLIONAIRE BILLS & “PRESTIGE PORN”
HOUR 2 (10/27): A $34-million school with zero students? Gary and Shannon unpack LAUSD's empty-campus headache and debate whether California...