Gary and Shannon

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🧊Snap Freeze, Strikes & Penny Panic Oct 31, 2025

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In What's Happening: wild weather snap-freezing parts of the country, a strike by USC nurses, a McDonald’s penny shortage, candy bar debates, MTV canceling shows, and a troop of new monkeys arriving at the LA Zoo. Plus GaS Fantasy 4 Play and everything you need to know before the day wraps in What You Learned and Nine News Nuggets You Need to Know.

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🎙️ The Replacement Draft Oct 31, 2025

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Gary and Shannon put their partnership to the test — What would life be like without each other? Who would be the official replacement? Shannon also looks back on her time covering the Occupy protests at City Hall and the not-so-glamorous side of field reporting. Plus, we look back at another packed and successful News & Brews at BJ’s in West Covina — great crowd, great conversations, and yes, great beer. Cheers to everyone who came out!

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🎙️GAS News And Bruise Oct 30, 2025

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Dodgers/Blue Jays updates. Trump says “fire up the nukes”. Louve update: More arrests. R.I.P. KIT-KAT the russian cat.

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❤️ Teen Boys And AI Love Oct 30, 2025

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Teen boys and AI love. Affordable Living in America. CA museum robbed. Sydney Sweeney outfit.

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🐔 Animal Activist Steals Chickens Oct 30, 2025

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#SWAMPWATCH – America’s Fave Apple; Total Nightmare! How much exercise? Animal activist steals chickens

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👽3i Atlas a Very Odd Comet Oct 30, 2025

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#WHATSHAPPENING / Manager Ryan Lopez, discussing Bj’s Newest P-I-Z-Z-A! #StrangeScience: updates on 3i atlas.

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🎙️World Series | West Covina Feud | Hurricane Melissa Oct 29, 2025

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This week on Gary and Shannon, the show hits full swing as Tim Cates joins to break down the World Series—key plays, wild predictions, and what to expect heading into the final games. Then, Gary dives into the West Covina feud that’s got the whole town talking, and Shannon breaks down the latest on Hurricane Melissa, now threatening Jamaica and Cuba with torrential winds and flooding. And if that’s not enough chaos, the animal kingdom’s gone rogue! From bear attacks in Japan to monkeys carrying Covid and herpes, we cover the bizarre stories that prove nature always has the last word. All that, plus 3i/Atlas updates

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🎧 Golden Parachutes | Haunted Houses & MTV Unplugged Oct 29, 2025

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This week, Gary and Shannon dive into the controversy over a Los Angeles public official landing a $2-million golden parachute—without ever having to take the jump. Then, we take a spooky turn as we explore L.A.’s most epic family-run haunted house—a Van Nuys institution that might just outshine the big-budget attractions. Plus, we go behind the music with Tom Freston, MTV co-founder and author of Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu. He joins the show to talk about the golden age of MTV, his “Like Kubal” essay from Vulture, and the untold stories that shaped pop culture.

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🎙️ WWI: Message In A Bottle | Parenting with Justin W. Oct 29, 2025

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Justin W. dives into the realities of modern parenting — from helicopter habits and college parent Facebook groups to real parents confessing their biggest mistakes. Honest, funny, and refreshingly real, this episode reminds us that no one gets parenting perfectly right — and that’s what makes it beautiful.

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🎙️ The End of Accents? AI and the Future of How We Speak Oct 29, 2025

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#WHATSHAPPENING: Gary and Shannon dive into today’s biggest stories, starting with the latest on Atlas 31 and what’s next in the world of space exploration and defense. Then they tackle a fascinating topic — could AI mean the end of human accents as we know them? From voice cloning to speech leveling, the future of how we sound might be changing faster than we think. And it’s Whatcha Watching Wednesday! The crew shares what’s streaming, what’s worth skipping, and what’s got everyone talking this week in TV and film.

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