Gary and Shannon

HOUR 1 (09/11) - Gary & Shannon thank the listeners who came out for our News & Brews in Rancho Cucamonga, recap the 49ers’ 27–7 win over the Rams in Australia and wonder whether travel prep made the difference. Then, 25 years after 9/11, they remember where they were, what the world felt like before the attacks and how that day instantly turned everyone into a reporter.
They also discuss the victims forced from the towers and how those deaths are counted, before ending with Aaron Rodgers airing out some ex-girlfriend grievances.

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HOUR 2 (09/11) - Gary & Shannon learn that apparently, we still need to talk to other humans, as research finds even boring small talk can boost our mood. Then, former Anthropic and Google DeepMind researchers sound the alarm over losing control of AI — but could tougher safety rules also help protect the biggest players? Heather Brooker joins for #EntertainmentReport with Emmy predictions, the return of Practical Magic and Hollywood’s obsession with selling our nostalgia back to us, plus a very confusing pair of movies called Runner and The Runner.

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HOUR 3 (09/11) - Gary & Shannon hit #WhatsHappening with the wild story of Rick Springfield allegedly killing an enemy combatant while overseas performing for troops. Then they ditch #SwampWatch and head into #Fantasy4Play for the NFL season. And then the #NNNYNTK (nine news nuggets you need to know) with a Cat-in-the-Hat stalker, an ostrich farmer with a tick-induced red meat allergy, an alligator bite lawsuit, a naked HomeGoods shopper, a legally blind drunk driver, Ferris wheel sex, a feces-filled revenge attack and a nurse who put gauze somewhere it definitely did not belong.

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 HOUR 1 (09/10) - Gary & Shannon are live from BJ’s in Rancho Cucamonga for News & Brews! Football is back, Darnold is already sidelined, and Gary’s carefully timing his texts to Shannon.
They get into the Getty fire, Trump versus the NFL and California’s governor’s race before turning to Elizabeth Holmes’ voice and Hollywood’s latest obsession: turning tech moguls into movie villains.

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HOUR 2 (09/10) - Gary & Shannon are live from BJ’s in Rancho Cucamonga, demanding a little credit for their newsmaking Mayor Bass interview. Then it’s a Secret Service sting story, AI doomsday warnings and a freeway VIP lane for mountain lions. Plus, California’s projected $675 million OnlyFans tab, and an anatomical clarification nobody expected to need.

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 HOUR 3 (09/10) - Rancho Cucamonga Mayor Michael joins Gary & Shannon live at BJ’s to talk about his journey from firefighter to mayor, the city’s growth and his next chapter. Plus, the day’s headlines, late-night TV’s future and the shows that make you suffer through the first season. They wrap News & Brews with the woman who lived to 117, and reportedly ate three yogurts per day.

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HOUR 1 (09/09) - Gary & Shannon unpack the Clancy mistrial as jurors speak out, with NewsNation’s Laura Ingle sharing her firsthand account of the courtroom tension and defense attorney Kevin Reddington’s relentless approach.Gary & Shannon announce the News & Brews VIP winner, debate Shannon’s NFL excitement and confess their Cheez-It addiction.And in #TerrorInTheSkies, the controversy surrounding “Wheel of Fortune” announcer Jim Thornton’s alleged midflight chatroom use—his attorney denies he viewed child sexual abuse material, and he has not been arrested or charged—sparks a conversation about awkward airplane screen choices.

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HOUR 2 (09/09) - Gary & Shannon dig into the FEC’s request for more details on travel reimbursements from Newsom’s PAC, which calls the inquiry routine; the letter alleges no violation.
Plus, emotional testimony in the Nicole Linton trial as prosecutors allege she deliberately accelerated to 130 mph before the deadly Windsor Hills crash, while her defense argues she suffered a seizure.
Then, are you texting a person or their ChatGPT? AI-written dating messages and apologies fuel a debate about outsourcing human connection. And an AI researcher puts the chance of future superintelligence wiping out humanity within a decade at more than 10%—his personal assessment, not an established probability.

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HOUR 3 (09/09) - Gary & Shannon have pizza on the brain ahead of tomorrow’s visit to BJ’s Brewhouse. In #WhatsHappening, they tackle NFL excitement, wild Southern California weather and the baffling business of DoorDashing movie theater popcorn—delivery fees and all.
Plus, #SwampWatch rounds up the day’s political headlines. Then, Justin Worsham joins for #Parenting to discuss protective parents, field trip supervision and rules that linger after kids get their driver’s licenses. Where’s the line between keeping kids safe and holding them back? The conversation continues with research challenging assumptions about “intensive parenting” and declining birth rates.

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HOUR 1 (09/08) - Gary & Shannon break out Shannon’s 1996 CD binder and ask listeners to confess their most embarrassing albums before getting into Southern California’s brutal humidity, Long Beach evacuations and the latest on the deadly Miami plane crash. Plus, the aftermath of the Lindsay Clancy trial, family location-sharing turning into “fambushing,” and Gary makes his own shameful CD admission: Creed.

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