Monks & Merrill

Hour 1 - Monks & Merrill explore long-term solutions to California’s coastal and environmental challenges—from a bold plan to move sand in Long Beach to a debate over beach access and erosion in Humboldt County. They also discuss the potential impact of changes to federal roadless-area protections with Melanie Schlotterbeck of Hills for Everyone.

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Hour 2 - Monks & Merrill take a hard look at Los Angeles’ preparations for the 2028 Olympics. They examine the city’s projected costs and promised economic benefits, question transparency around the $7.26 billion Olympic spending plan, and explore concerns about infrastructure, public safety, cleanliness, and who could ultimately pay for cost overruns. They also highlight activist Jonathan Hale’s unusual fight to get the city to fix neglected crosswalks. 

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Hour 3 - Monks and Merrill discuss Wrightwood's fight against a proposed quarry they say they never saw coming. They examine California’s new rules for nearly one million English learners, debate what should happen to roads, parks, and monuments named for Cesar Chavez, and preview a Los Angeles mayoral forum featuring Karen Bass and Nithya Raman hosted by Jewish community groups.

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Hour 1- Weather and gas prices are out of control! On Monks and Merrill we are covering Hurricane Polo, the El Nino, and the Pacific Surfliner. PLUS we are talking to Gas Buddy's very own Patrick Dehaan about the current gas prices and possible relief on KFIAM-640. 

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Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are covering the latest with cameras in SoCal. DASH buses may be getting cameras. PLUS Mark Rahner is joining the show to talk COVID. AND a Measure ER update right here on KFIAM-640. 

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Hour 3- IE may be just expensive as LA when it comes to cost of living. We break it down on Monks and Merrill. PLUS California farmers are struggling to sale grapes, the Democratic Socialists of America are gaining members, AND Nithya Raman still leading Karen Bass in the latest major poll. All this and MORE on KFIAM-640. 

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It's Saturday! You know what that means! MORE MONKS & MERRILL! What could a 4 day work week look like for different jobs? What are they/them pronouns and who is using them? Why can't you sue oil companies in a civil suit? Influencers in politics are a sneaky way for politicians to advertise. 

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Saturday rolls around once again! It's time for MORE Monks & Merrill! This week, Mayor Karen Bass returns to KFI and sits down with our fellas. Later, California Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton calls in for an interview. 

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HOUR 1 (09/25) - Monks & Merrill fill in for Gary & Shannon as La Verne’s battery-storage fire keeps hundreds of households evacuated—and explain why extinguishing the flames doesn’t end the danger. Then, iced coffee, tattoos and thank-you notes: which job-interview rules still matter?
Plus, Spirit Halloween keeps moving into the stores we used to love. What does your neighborhood’s seasonal costume shop say about the business that came before it?

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HOUR 2 (09/25) - Monks & Merrill fill in for Gary & Shannon, breaking down Sheriff Chad Bianco’s defeat in California’s Supreme Court over his ballot seizure—and asking what evidence would actually restore voters’ trust in elections.
Then, KFI’s Heather Brooker joins for Hollywood’s latest developments: another hurdle for the Paramount–Warner Bros. merger, a proposed federal film tax credit, and the new movies worth your time and money. Plus, what’s coming in the Avengers universe?

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