The Bill Handel Show

(April 14, 2026)

The economic game of chicken between Iran and the US is about to enter a dangerous new phase. How Waymo and WAZE are pitching in to help solve L.A’s pothole problem. New disclosures reveal how ODGE actually worked. The 30yr crime spree of Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos.’

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(April 14, 2026)

Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News.  Push to resume U.S.- Iran talks intensifies as U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports enters day 2. LAUSD walkout averted, schools to remain open Tuesday. Rep. Eric Swalwell to resign from Congress amid sexual assault allegations. Attorneys used AI, cited fake legal decisions, State Bar alleges.

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(April 13, 2026)

Los Angeles’ population is falling; this could haunt us for decades. Tapatio, the iconic California hot sauce has a new owner with big plans. The ‘annoyance economy’ is more than just annoying. The small private colleges dying in winner-take-all university marketplace.

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(April 13, 2026)

LAUSD and teachers’ union reach tentative agreement days before strike. U.S set to impose naval blockade; Iran warns it will strike. President Trump continues Vatican feud. It’s going to be a ‘sharky summer,’ experts predict as warmer than normal water lingers.

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(April 13, 2026)

Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. U.S to blockade Hormuz sets up risky new showdown. LAUSD and teachers’ union reach tentative agreement days before strike. President Trump posts AI Jesus photo of himself after calling out Pope Leo. Rep. Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor amid sexual assault allegations.

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(April 10, 2026)

IT’S FOODIE FRIDAY! Food enthusiast and host of ‘The Fork Report’ on KFI Neil Saavedra joins Bill to talk about Oscar Mayer launching a new bacon and hotdogs, Savory Donuts?!?!?, and Subway’s BOGO deal. The show closes with ‘Ask Handel Anything.’

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(April 10, 2026)

Three unions unite in massive LAUSD strike threat... parents begin to panic. Los Angeles officials are raising the alarm of crippling Olympics costs. Author, journalist, and co-host of ‘This Week in Space’ Rod Pyle joins the show to talk over NASA’s Artemis II return to Earth.

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(April 10, 2026)

VP Vance heads to Pakistan for talks to try and end Iran war. Israel complicates Preesident Trump’s rush for peace with Iran. First Lady Melania Trump says she did not have any ties with Jeffery Epstein. Riskiest moments of NASA’s Artemis II mission are still ahead as astronauts prepare for landing.

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(April 09, 2026)

US fertility rate dropped to another record low in 2025. More Americans are breaking into the upper middle class. The war in Iran is causing U.S consumer prices to rise. Gavin Newsom’s wife shares sisters’ death, empathizes with San Quentin inmates.

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(April 09, 2026)

The ceasefire in the Iran war is holding ahead of talks. Huntington Beach’s republican revolution sets its eyes on Sacramento. California ocean wind power that floats is forcing engineering firsts. Mayor Bass has a new goal for the LAPD: Forget growing, just stop shrinking. 

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