Gary and Shannon

Gary kicks off Hour 4 with What's Happening and the day's trending stories including the stock market rally and cooling inflation. Then, a retirement reality check: the identity crisis when your career disappears, the guilt of switching from saving to spending after 40 years, and an 85-year-old widow whose AI robot companion tells her Dolly Parton jokes, does tai chi with her, and brought her heart rate down just by leaning into her touch. Plus, listeners call in with What I Learned and the Nine News Nuggets You Need to Know, featuring Olympic condom shortages, hockey fans asked to shower before games, and a Canadian man fighting off a starving moose to save his mom.

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Gary kick off SwampWatch with Fetterman's split from Dems, the DHS shutdown fight, and some rare good economic news. Then, top researchers at OpenAI and Anthropic are quitting and going public with warnings about their own technology. AI founder Matt Shumer's viral post compared this moment to February 2020, calling it "the 'this seems overblown' phase of something much bigger than Covid." Anthropic's CEO predicts 50% of entry-level white-collar jobs gone within five years. Plus, Heather Brooker from the Entertain Me podcast joins for the Entertainment Report with Crime 101 opening this weekend, Crocs getting into the film business, and the push to keep productions shooting in LA.

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Instagram chief Adam Mosseri takes the stand in LA as plaintiffs argue the platform fueled depression and body dysmorphia in kids as young as nine. Internal emails reveal Instagram's own teams warned against lifting a plastic surgery filter ban, only to be overruled. Zuckerberg is expected to testify next. Then, Iran is texting protesters "your presence has been noted" and using facial recognition to hunt them down months later. NewsNation's Senior National Security Contributor, Lt. General Richard Newton joins with the details. KFI's Michael Monks stops by to break down California's push for $16B+ in new taxes and fees, hidden hotel charges, and the $300K-a-year LA County supervisors who voted to raise your sales tax. Plus, copper thefts are leaving streets dark and LA's fix is going to cost you.

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The FBI doubles the reward to $100K as over 13,000 tips pour in on Day 13 of the Nancy Guthrie search. Gary breaks down new suspect details, a Walmart-exclusive backpack that could be traceable, recovered doorbell cam footage, and today's arraignment of the fake ransom note suspect. NewsNation's Jessica Kartalija joins with the latest. Then, an AI-generated video of Tom Cruise fighting Brad Pitt has Hollywood rattled. Deadpool writer Rhett Reese says "it's likely over for us." Plus for #Wellness, cold plunges, pickleball, and rage rooms are replacing the office happy hour.

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Gary and Shannon kick off with the latest trending headlines in #WhatsHappening, including updates on the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case and a new ransom note sent to TMZ, where America stands in the medal count, and HGTV pulling the plug on 'Rehab Addict' after its star was caught using a racial slur. Then it's time for the Gary and Shannon Loveline, where listeners call in with their relationship dilemmas and get the kind of advice only two people who freely admit they have no business giving advice can offer. Plus, #StrangeScience brings a new study claiming you get more than one great love in a lifetime, but Gary's not buying it, and Shannon reminds everyone exactly why you don't talk love with him.

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Gary and Shannon kick off SwampWatch with Trump speaking live... But why did Jimmy Carter get two Presidential Books? Plus, the DHS funding deal is still nowhere. Then, the mega-rich are going full fortress mode: moats, $600K pepper-spray Land Rovers, and $175K protection dogs. 
In #TechTalk, they break down the doorbell footage recovery in the Nancy Guthrie case and Ring's wild rise from Shark Tank rejection to surveillance giant. Plus, TMZ reports another ransom letter in the Guthrie case, and a UC Davis researcher says ditch the dating numbers game, date fewer people, more times.

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Gary and Shannon break down the landmark big tech trial where Instagram's CEO claimed social media is not "clinically addictive" and insisted the platform never prioritized profits over young users. Then, they reflect on the passing of James Van Der Beek, the GoFundMe supporting his family, and the alarming rise of colorectal cancer in younger people. Plus, Michael Monks and Chris Merrill join the show — in-person and by phone — to talk about their new program, Monks & Merrill, and stick around for a rapid-fire question round.

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Gary and Shannon dive into the latest on the Nancy Guthrie case, including a mysterious black glove, questions about why police are only now canvassing for Ring camera footage, and what you can do to help keep elderly parents safe. Then, the story behind the FAA shutting down airspace over El Paso takes a wild turn — it wasn't a drug cartel drone after all, but a party balloon. Plus, it's #TerrorInTheSkies with KFI's Amy King reporting on a possible act of eagle retribution after ravens destroyed Jackie and Shadow's eggs.

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A heavier What's Happening covers the passing of James Van Der Beek, a school shooting in Canada, and the latest on Nancy Guthrie. A new study finds aerobics might be the next Prozac in the Wellness segment. Then Gary and Shannon dedicate Whatch'a Watchin' Wednesday to listener talk-backs and Gary's Schitt's Creek binge in honor of Catherine O'Hara.

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Pam Bondi faces a Capitol Hill grilling over the Epstein files on SwampWatch. The New York Times editorial board reverses course and admits it got marijuana legalization wrong. Plus, Justin Worsham joins for double-header Parenting segment.

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