Gary And Shannon

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.08) – A global cruise ship outbreak sparks pandemic betting markets, California politics turns fully online-brained, and somehow Space Wars becomes a "legitimate" cinematic universe pitch.• Cruise ship chaos escalates → health officials worldwide scramble to track passengers after the hantavirus outbreak spreads across multiple countries• Officials stress → this is NOT another COVID situation• Still… the similarities are making people deeply uncomfortable• Federal raid at sea → 27 cruise ship workers detained and deported in a major CSAM investigation tied to multiple ships, including Disney Cruise Line• Online confusion → passengers initially believed it was an ICE operation• California governor race tightens → new polling and prediction markets show momentum shifting after two straight debate nights• Spencer Pratt continues dominating online attention in the LA mayor race• Mean

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.08) – The Metro D Line launches, UFO files drop again, and somehow the box office now includes both brutal fatalities and detective sheep.• Big local rollout → everyone suddenly wants you to “Ride the D” as LA officially opens the Metro D Line• Shannon questions why the NFL schedule release isn’t treated like a full-on holiday event• Meanwhile → Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini remain trapped in the NFL rumor mill• BIG announcement → Gary & Shannon return to Bravery Brewing on Friday 5/22 to kick off Memorial Day weekend• Goal → Menifee-level chaos… but in Lancaster• Pentagon UFO dump → 160+ new files released• Reality check → probably no aliens… but officials still can’t stop talking about it• #EntertainmentReport with Heather Brooker → Shannon reviews The Devil Wears Prada live, Gary remains very offended he was invited, and the i

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.07) – Debate season winds down, El Niño warnings ramp up, and apparently Google knows way too much about all of us. • #WhatsHappening → the final pre-primary governor debate wraps up, another Fox LA debate looms, and questions grow about whether Spencer Pratt still benefits from staying in the debate spotlight • Local crackdown → MacArthur Park’s open-air drug market finally faces enforcement• Weather warning → forecasters say a potentially historic El Niño could be forming• Also: do everything possible to avoid hantavirus • #SWAMPWATCH → Donald Trump meets with Brazil’s president while Iran negotiations remain stuck in limbo• WHCD shooting update → investigators uncover more details about the suspect’s political and personal grievances • Internet confession booth → Gary & Shannon break down the three most revealing things people secretly Google

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.07) – The LA mayoral debate turns into a fight over homelessness, addiction, and whether City Hall understands basic reality.• Debate fallout → Karen Bass, Nithya Raman, and Spencer Pratt clash in Pratt’s first major debate appearance• Strange dynamic → Raman accuses Bass and Pratt of teaming up against her• Homelessness debate → city-funded needle programs spark outrage from business owners and residents• Shannon unloads → stop funding “luxury pet projects” before fixing the basics like streets, water systems, and public safety• Viral moment → Raman insists “everyone would be housed” under her leadership• Shannon’s response → “That’s a kindergarten answer.”• Bigger frustration → are politicians confusing homelessness with addiction and mental illness?• Gary & Shannon question whether making street life easier actually discourage

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.07) – Debate fallout turns into a full-on rage session over taxes, incompetence, and California’s inability to do the basics.• NBC’s back-to-back mayoral + governor debates → who looked polished, who looked desperate, and who looked completely out of touch• Tom Steyer gets hammered → after spending massive personal money while still demanding more from taxpayers• Xavier Becerra pushes higher taxes → and nobody on the show sounds thrilled about it• Shannon unloads on California infrastructure → potholes, insane registration fees, broken roads, and why “basic functioning government” now feels impossible• Bigger frustration → stop pitching fantasy projects before fixing the essentials• Listener talk-backs flood in → with people just as furious about tax money disappearing into endless “feel-good” programs• Debate leftovers → Antonio Villaraigosa get

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.06) – Ted Turner, AI failures, ninja cats, and whatever exactly Bi-ractar has become.• #WhatsHappening → Ted Turner dies at 87, debate season ramps up across LA, and investigators may have identified the source of the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak• Tech fail → Apple settles over AI advertising claims → eligible users could get paid out• NFL drama → Stefon Diggs accusations fall apart as new details emerge• #SWAMPWATCH → Iran proposal may finally move talks forward → while new reports question how much damage was actually done• White House plans → debate over ballroom funding and infrastructure costs continues• AI stupidity → security cameras still failing spectacularly at basic “common sense”• Character chaos → Bumperpuss, Bi-ractar, ninja cats, Space Wars lore, and Shannon insisting Gary thinks too literally• Bigger issue → sounding “human”

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.06) – California politics, collapsing confidence, and Gary attempts actual manual labor.• Debate night → the mayoral showdown arrives → and yes, Spencer Pratt is somehow a real factor now• Political reality → Republicans still massively outnumbered in California… but not entirely locked out• Governor debate fallout → Democrats line up to praise Gavin Newsom instead of drawing contrasts• Bigger frustration → if everyone admits fraud exists… why does nobody aggressively stop it?• Republican challenge → actually explain the math instead of just yelling “waste”• Economic split → San Francisco shows signs of life again thanks to AI money• Meanwhile in LA → population drops, production leaves, and economic anxiety keeps growing• Bigger question → is California splitting into two completely different economies?• Final detour → Gary’

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.06) – Shannon returns and the hour immediately turns into a strange mix of nostalgia, politics, Vegas decay, and possible cruise ship doom.• Shannon’s back → and somehow so is Tae Bo → Billy Blanks nostalgia hits hard for the TikTok era• Throwback energy → why old-school fitness culture suddenly feels cool again• Media legacy → new concerns around Ted Turner’s health spark a conversation about aging icons → while William Shatner is somehow still everywhere at 95• CNN history → how Turner changed war coverage forever• Debate fallout → last night’s governor debate exposes the same problem for Democrats• Katie Porter tries to own her reputation → but maybe too late• Safe choice → Xavier Becerra continues to emerge as the “don’t rock the boat” option• Random detour → “Space Wars,” Bi-ractor, and listener talk-backs der

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.05) – Kacey Montoya joins Gary as the hour moves from headlines to true crime… and only gets darker. • #WhatsHappening → debate chaos ramps up, a hantavirus cruise raises serious concerns, and the Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni case ends with nothing paid out• Debate watch → crowded fields, new faces like Spencer Pratt, and high-stakes matchups across California • #SWAMPWATCH → Iran ceasefire holds (for now) and primary elections kick off across multiple states • #TrueCrimeTuesday → “Would You Marry a Murderer?” → a woman discovers her fiancé killed someone… and secretly helps police while staying with him• The cost → justice comes… but at the expense of her own life and mental health • #TrueCrimeTuesday Part 2 → Napa murder-for-hire plot → a messy divorce turns deadly• Final outcome → jury moves fast → life sentence recommended → digita

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.05) – Kacey Montoya sits in as California debates everything… and fixes nothing.• Debate frenzy → CNN + NBC stack back-to-back showdowns → crowded field, no clear leader, and fear of an all-Republican finish• Dem scramble → who actually takes the mantle… and why no one fully owns it yet• Insurance wars → State Farm vs California → hundreds of violations, billions at stake, and everyone pointing fingers• Bigger question → if insurers saw the risk… why didn’t anyone else act?• Big Tech on trial → Meta faces real consequences → potential changes to algorithms, addictive features, and protections for kids• What’s at stake → this could reshape social media as we know it• Local insanity → Santa Monica Airport closing… right before the Olympics• Reality check → losing infrastructure, chasing park dreams, and pretending that solves anything

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.05) – Kacey Montoya sits in and the hour somehow covers everything from luxury bathrooms… to a cruise ship no one wants to be on. • Guest host → Kacey Montoya joins Gary → Emmy winner, nonprofit work, and immediately clocking the “nice toilet paper” energy at iHeart• Feel-good moment → Fix’n Fidos helping keep pets with families → plus a West Hollywood event tonight• Global tension → Iran ceasefire hangs by a thread → with plenty of mixed signals• Side chaos → presidential fitness tests return… and somehow “kamikaze dolphins” enter the conversation• #TerrorInTheSeas → hantavirus outbreak worsens → possible human-to-human spread → ship still stranded offshore• Reality check → rare, evolving, and raising new questions• Debate preview → NBC’s Conan Nolan joins → what to watch as crowded races hit the stage&bull

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.04) – Gary flies solo for part of the hour as the stories stack up… and none of them feel cheap.• #WhatsHappening → gas prices spike past $6 in California, Iran tensions keep markets on edge, and a cruise ship outbreak leaves hundreds stuck at sea• Political ripple → Kamala Harris backs Karen Bass → while major figures face health and career turns• #SWAMPWATCH → conflicting Iran narratives, a rejected proposal, and new developments tied to the WHCD shooting• Reality check → what people are actually paying at the pump vs the national picture• Back to normal chaos → Marla returns → and the conversation turns to prediction markets• Bigger issue → are they “markets”… or just gambling in disguise?• Stark stat → most users lose money → and the house might not look like a casino anymore• Final shift → AI quietly takes over the internet →

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.04) – Marla Tellez joins Gary as the races take shape… and reality starts to blur a bit.• Governor race preview → Xavier Becerra surges late, Steve Hilton holds on the GOP side → but an all-Republican finish still unlikely• Debate setup → crowded stage, low expectations, and what actually moves voters at this point• What if… → chatter around Kamala Harris and whether California was ever the better lane• Outsider appeal → Spencer Pratt gains attention → personality vs political resume• Bigger question → what actually qualifies someone for office anymore… experience or alignment?• School experiment → phone bans and Yondr pouches show mixed results → better behavior, but only on campus• AI creep → can you even tell who wrote that text?• Reality check → most people can’t spot AI messages… even when they use AI themselvesSe

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.04) – Marla Tellez joins Gary as the hour opens with a cruise ship no one wants… and only gets better from there.• Guest host → Fox LA’s Marla Tellez sits in for Shannon• Cruise standoff → hantavirus outbreak leaves a ship in limbo → when is it actually dangerous vs just unknown?• Expert insight → epidemiologist Dr. Anne Rimoin breaks down risk, transmission, and why panic isn’t the move• Global tension → conflicting reports out of the Strait of Hormuz → what’s real and what isn’t• Deal drama → Iran proposal goes nowhere as uncertainty continues• #TerrorInTheSkies → Spirit collapses, and a United flight clips a pole and hits a truck before landing• Sports swing → Kentucky Derby chaos → Golden Tempo comes from dead last to win• Local pain → Dodgers on deck… and Gary still suffering through the GiantsSee omnystudio.com/listener for priv

The Gary & Shannon Weekend Fix (05.02) – A surprisingly honest (and slightly unhinged) look at aging, attractiveness, and what actually matters long-term.• Step counts & reality → Shannon tries to force herself to walk more → Gary admits he’s barely cracking 10k• Mid-life shift → why men tend to “peak” later… and women are held to a completely different standard• The “hotspan” idea → not just living longer… but staying attractive, confident, and desirable as you age• LA effect → when your baseline is Eva Longoria and Halle Berry… expectations get warped fast• Fitness vs reality → strength training now vs mobility later → what actually pays off as you age• Generational gap → why our parents didn’t work out… and how that’s changing• Final takeaway → your body might fade… but how you take care of it now determines everything laterSee omnys

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.01) – The headlines spiral, the stories get stranger, and somehow it all still makes sense.• #WhatsHappening → war deadline pressure, Spirit on the brink, a deadly Texas plane crash, and a rattlesnake surge in California• Reality check → a $231 billion high-speed rail project… and zero patience left for it• Side moment → Shannon gets the most accurate listener compliment ever• #SWAMPWATCH → May Day protests shift tone, new WHCD video, and policy moves out of Washington• Dark turns → Epstein file mystery and a missing candidate found dead• AI creep → songs climbing the charts… without humans behind them• Bigger question → is this just a phase… or something bigger?• #NNNYNTK → the nine stories you definitely missed → from weaponized bees to autopilot DUIs and zip-tied iguanas• Final note → “kids don’t do drugs this weekend”… pro

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.01) – The Gov race tightens; the choices get safer… and Hollywood doubles down on what already works.• Debate fallout → Democrats pivot hard after Swalwell → Xavier Becerra emerges as the “safe” choice with the machine behind him• The problem → safe doesn’t mean exciting… and it probably doesn’t mean change• Surprise lane → Matt Mahan plays it moderate → but that might be a non-starter in California• Candidate reality → Katie Porter still struggling with likability• Case update → new disturbing details in the D4vd case → and why the harshest penalties likely won’t apply in California• #EntertainmentReport → Heather Brooker joins• Sequel culture → Devil Wears Prada 2 leans into nostalgia over substance… and that might be the point• Another trend → Animal Farm returns and Ted Las

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.01) – Shannon returns refreshed… and immediately gets pulled back into the madness.• Shannon’s back → NorCal trip, hiking, books, and a rare break from screens• Road trip reality → SoCal vs NorCal, tourist traps, and a very Clark Griswold mindset• Show recap → Shannon reacts to Gary & Andy… and Gary’s “does he like me?” energy• Iran deadline → Day 60 pressure, War Powers questions, and what actually counts as “war” anymore• Royal visit → why now… and the ex-at-your-wedding comparison that somehow works• Wild lawsuit → JPMorgan case filled with bizarre claims… and even more bizarre details• Reality check → when accusations fall apart under scrutiny• Airline trouble → Spirit’s future looks bleak• Hot sports talk → Lakers, LeBron & Bronny, Dodgers, and Conway’s “Super Bowl” (

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (04.30) – Andy Riesmeyer sits in as the hour swings from global tension to very local, very LA behavior.• #WhatsHappening → Iran pressure builds, new details in the D4vd case, and updates on the WHCD suspect and James Comey indictment• #SWAMPWATCH → Janet Mills drops Senate bid and a new SCOTUS ruling reshapes the gerrymandering fight• Dating shift → Erewhon becomes the unexpected “app” → LA singles ditching screens for real-life meet-cutes• New dynamic → $20 smoothies, shared space, and actually talking to strangers again• Viral chaos → NeeDoh toys go from stress reliever to status symbol overnight• Bigger trend → hype cycles, resale markets, and the same boom-bust pattern all over againSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (04.30) – Andy Riesmeyer sits in for Shannon as the numbers shift and the races get a lot more interesting.• New Governor poll → Xavier Becerra surges and ties Steve Hilton → but undecided voters aren’t breaking the way you’d expect• Power behind the scenes → signs the political machine is consolidating… and where that leaves the rest of the field• Favorability reality → who people like vs who they actually vote for… not always the same• Toy legend remembered → Roger Sweet and the creation of He-Man sparks nostalgia (and a Mattel detour from Andy)• LA mayoral twist → Spencer Pratt gains traction → and a political ad that’s getting real attention• Race reset → from joke candidate… to someone you can’t ignore• Hollywood shift → Heather Brooker joins → reality TV production plummets after years of dominance• Bigger picture → the unscr