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Gary Hoffmann and Shannon Farren. Covering what you need to know (and even some stuff you didn't) weekdays 9am-12pm

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Gary Hoffmann and Shannon Farren. Covering what you need to know (and even some stuff you didn't) weekdays 9am-12pm

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English


Episodes
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Nobody Wants Gavin Newsom’s Governor Museum

5/26/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.26) – Gary & Shannon spiral through California’s latest political absurdities including Gavin Newsom’s proposed $20 million “governor legacy” project, the increasingly nasty Texas Senate primary battle between Ken Paxton and John Cornyn, and the latest questions surrounding President Trump’s health after his Walter Reed visit. Plus: #TrueCrimeTuesday dives deep into Netflix’s deeply disturbing The Crash documentary before ending with the terrifying possibility of a serial killer targeting women in the tourist hotspot of Puerto Vallarta. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:31:39

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You Can’t Trust Anyone in California Politics

5/26/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.26) – Gary & Shannon break down California’s increasingly chaotic governor race as unions, billionaires, consultants, and political machines all battle behind the scenes while voters continue feeling less safe despite official crime statistics saying otherwise. Plus: another bizarre twist in the JP Morgan “sex slave” lawsuit, the LA Times somehow treating the Philharmonic like breaking news, and America fully entering what The Atlantic calls the “needle age” with Ozempic, IV drips, peptides, and at-home injections suddenly becoming mainstream. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:26:57

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Your Mom Should Never Be Handling Your Sex Tape PR

5/26/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.26) – Gary & Shannon kick off the post-Memorial Day show by spiraling over Netflix’s deeply unsettling documentary The Crash before diving into the fallout from Orange County’s chemical crisis, increasingly shaky ceasefire optimism with Iran, the tragic death of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, the Knicks partying like it’s 1999, and the extremely uncomfortable reality of Titans QB Will Levis apparently needing his mother involved in sex tape damage control. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:30:28

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Gary & Shannon Overtime: We’re Living in a Black Mirror Episode

5/25/2026
Gary & Shannon Overtime: Hour 1 (05.23) – Gary & Shannon spiral through the strange reality of living in a world where every moment is recorded, everyone is searchable, and nobody can simply watch a movie without immediately Googling the narrator’s voice. The conversation drifts from Britney Spears’ chaotic DUI report to GLP-1 culture, wearable AI, mental health, instant gratification, and the surprisingly emotional saga of Timmy the whale — all while questioning whether modern life has completely destroyed humanity’s ability to just exist in the moment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:28:56

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Gary & Shannon Overtime: Nobody Invented “Bedrot”

5/25/2026
Gary & Shannon Overtime (05.23): Hour 2 – Gary & Shannon break down society’s obsession with rebranding old behaviors as groundbreaking new trends, from “bedrot” to “zebra striping,” before spiraling into AI-generated art, weak parenting culture, Canadian jean lawsuits, street dancing turtle arrests, and the increasingly terrifying realization that people may be losing all remaining common sense. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:33:11

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GAS: Memorial Day Best Of Episode 2

5/25/2026
Join Gary and Shannon on this memorial day with an episode full of some best-ofs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:29:59

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GAS: Memorial Day Best Of Episode 1

5/25/2026
Join Gary and Shannon on this memorial day with an episode full of some best-ofs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:31:32

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Weekend Fix: Swear Words, Sandwiches & Storming the Stage

5/23/2026
Gary & Shannon take Weekend Fix on the road live from Bravery Brewing in Lancaster where the conversation quickly spirals into favorite swear words, dream bucket-list moments, the perfect sandwich order, terrible sports predictions, awkward childhood memories, and the unforgettable night they accidentally stormed the stage during a comedy show in Burbank. Plus: audience questions, behind-the-scenes radio stories, and exactly the kind of chaos you’d expect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:20:08

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I Operated in the Spirit of the Stop Sign - Live From Bravery Brewing in Lancaster!

5/22/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.22) – Gary & Shannon kick off News & Brews live from Bravery Brewing in Lancaster where Shannon immediately admits to getting pulled over after “operating in the spirit” of a stop sign before the show spirals into the San Diego mosque shooting investigation, Newsom’s war with Chevron, rising Memorial Day gas prices, AI Ozzy Osbourne, and a United passenger trying to exit a plane mid-flight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:27:55

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Gary’s Furniture Liquidation Sale

5/22/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.22) – Gary & Shannon somehow pivot from the death of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch into Phillip Rivers’ emergency chocolate chip cookie demands, Trader Joe’s gummies causing gastrointestinal warfare, Gary’s infamous “furniture liquidation sale,” a conversation with Chris Scott from Help For Heroes, and a wellness study claiming people apparently need a part-time job’s worth of exercise every week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:31:55

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One of the Worst Nine News Nuggets Ever Assembled (Live From Lancaster)

5/22/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.22) – Gary & Shannon cover breaking news surrounding Tulsi Gabbard, a chemical leak in Orange County, delayed SpaceX launches, and an execution gone wrong before talking Lancaster tourism with Destination Lancaster’s Mark Hempstreet and wrapping the show with another deeply chaotic edition of Nine News Nuggets You Need to Know featuring drunk substitute teachers, rogue dentists, violent beach weddings, Cybertrucks driven into lakes, and a man arrested for dancing in the street with a rare turtle. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:39:39

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The Buzz Is Back!

5/21/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.21) – Gary & Shannon preview tomorrow’s News & Brews in Lancaster before spiraling through Ebola travel fears, wildfire exhaustion across Southern California, the Democrats’ painfully obvious 2024 election autopsy, rising childhood anxiety, and a #Terror where a United passenger who may deserve sainthood for not throwing another traveler out of the emergency exit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:28:33

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Succulent Chinese Meals & Britney’s DUI

5/21/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.21) – The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.21) – Gary & Shannon break down the increasingly pointless LA mayoral forums, Britney Spears’ unbelievably detailed DUI arrest report complete with wine glasses and British accents, a custom KFI-PA beer fresh out of the tank for tomorrow’s News & Brews, and California’s deeply questionable dream of high-speed buses flying down the freeway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:30:04

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We Are Not Stoned Meteorologists!

5/21/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.21) – Gary & Shannon break down California’s record-breaking gas prices, the Democrats publicly fighting over their own 2024 autopsy report, TSA’s evolving relationship with weed culture (and our lack of one), and SpaceX once again attempting to launch humanity back toward the moon while everyone in the studio gets distracted by whatever is happening outside the window. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:28:10

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Our Patience Has Worn as Thin as Your Pajamas

5/20/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.20) – Gary & Shannon spiral from emotionally supporting a whale named Timmie into declaring war on adults wearing pajama pants and carrying stuffed animals in public before somehow landing on monkey break-ins, Trump tax immunity, typo-ridden NFL trophies, and the increasingly bizarre JP Morgan “cannons” lawsuit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:26:14

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An Exclusive With Dr. Blowhole… & Other News

5/20/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.20) – Gary & Shannon tackle LAUSD’s overdue screen-time crackdown, bizarre city hall drama in Riverside, a failed murder-for-hire plot involving a former boy band member, and a truly unforgettable interview with one of the internet’s most passionate whale advocates. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:29:09

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Dr. Blowhole Heard ’Round the World

5/20/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.20) – Gary & Shannon deal with the emotional fallout from their unforgettable interview with “Dr. Blowhole” the whale-fluencer before pivoting into major Simi Valley fire evacuations, Trump claiming Jesus would’ve helped him win California, and a #Parenting segment that somehow spirals into sarcasm discourse and corn dogs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:27:46

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Fire Season Returns, Iran Holds Off, & The Death of 'Dad Books'

5/19/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.19) – Gary & Shannon break down a deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque, rising tensions with Iran, and why the publishing industry thinks podcasts officially killed the 700-page history book.• Gary & Shannon discuss Shannon’s fear of blurting things out, Tourette syndrome misconceptions, and whether people sometimes confuse bad filters with actual conditions • The Sandy Fire calms slightly overnight after burning more than 1,300 acres near Simi Valley, though dangerous fire conditions remain across Southern California • A deadly shooting at a San Diego mosque leaves three people dead as investigators examine online radicalization, anti-religious writings, and warnings reportedly made before the attack • Trump says a planned U.S. strike on Iran has been paused after pressure from Middle Eastern allies urging more time for negotiations • The show also breaks down rising fears surrounding the Strait of Hormuz and what another major escalation could mean for oil prices, gas prices, and global shipping • Plus: publishers warn the era of “dad books” may be dying as podcasts, YouTube, and short-form media replace massive history books, biographies, and classic airport bookstore nonfiction See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:28:32

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Welcome to California, Burned Houses Cost $1 Million

5/19/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.19) – Gary & Shannon break down California’s increasingly chaotic governor and mayoral races before spiraling into perhaps the most Southern California story imaginable: a burned-out Torrance teardown selling for more than a million dollars.• The California governor’s race enters full chaos mode as Gavin Newsom reportedly develops a “break the glass” backup plan while Republicans worry about splitting the vote • Gary & Shannon discuss Steve Hilton’s push for Chad Bianco to exit the race, Xavier Becerra’s surge, Tom Steyer’s spending blitz, and whether Antonio Villaraigosa can realistically position himself as the anti-status quo Democrat • The show also dives into Spencer Pratt’s strange rise as a legitimate mayoral candidate and whether media outlets are trying to force him into a MAGA caricature • Then it’s peak California absurdity after a burned-out Torrance teardown with mold damage and a collapsing roof still sells for more than $1 million • Plus: gym influencers, narcissistic lifting culture, mirror obsession, phone-angle workouts, “eye-masterbation,” and Gary defending shadow-based form checks at the gym See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:29:09

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The Oregon Trail of Dating Websites

5/19/2026
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.19) - Gary & Shannon cover the latest developments surrounding the Sandy Fire, escalating political chaos across the country, and one of the wildest #TrueCrimeTuesday stories... a man who faked his death, abandoned his family in Canada, and secretly started an entirely new life for nearly 40 years.• #WhatsHappening → Gary & Shannon break down the latest on the Sandy Fire near Simi Valley, the deadly San Diego mosque shooting investigation, President Trump pausing a planned Iran strike, and a growing insect problem surrounding the White House ahead of a UFC event • The show also discusses another Los Angeles mayoral forum that somehow excludes Spencer Pratt, plus the death of O.J. Simpson-associated detective Mark Fuhrman at age 74 • #SWAMPWATCH → Primary elections heat up across several battleground states while Thomas Massie faces a Trump-backed challenger in one of the most expensive House primaries ever • Gary & Shannon also dive into a California voter fraud scheme involving paid signatures, homeless voters, and a decades-long ballot racket tied to Skid Row • Then it’s time for #TrueCrimeTuesday → featuring the unbelievable story of a man who faked his own death, abandoned his Canadian family, remarried under a new identity, and kept the secret hidden for nearly four decades See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Duration:00:31:45