The Bill Handel Show

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Foodie Friday with Neil Saavedra | Ask Handel Anything Feb 07, 2025

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IT’S FOODIE FRIDAY! Food enthusiast and host of ‘The Fork Report’ on KFI Neil Saavedra joins Bill to talk about favorite frozen chicken nuggets, Waffle House egg surcharges, and Trader Joe’s customer favorites. The show closes with ‘Ask Handel Anything.’

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Super Bowl Ticket Prices | Starbucks Customers Complaining Feb 07, 2025

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Super Bowl ticket prices are falling - along with interest in the game. The last days of American orange juice. Starbucks baristas are already complainging about doodling on your cup. Gym regulars can't wait for your New Years resolution to end.

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Handel on the News Feb 07, 2025

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(Friday 02/07/25)
Amy King and Neil Saavedra joins\ Bill for Handel on the News. Federal judge delays Trump administration’s buyout deadline for federal workers. Ippei Mizuhara sentences to 57 months for stealing from Shohei Ohtani. Billabong, Quiksilver and Volcom stores to close in the US, blaming fast-fashion rivals. Nissan set to step back from merger with Honda, sources say. Columbian president says cocaine ‘no worse than whiskey.’ Key safety system off in Army helicopter that collided with American Airlines jet, senator says.

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‘How to Money’ with Joel Larsgaard | Private Prisons Ready to Cash In Feb 06, 2025

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Host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins the show to discuss Trump’s economic impact, restaurants raising prices, and Robinhood no longer offering Super Bowl betting. Biden promised, but failed, to end federal use of private prisons. And that has left the industry ready to cash in big under Trump. Host of ‘Later with Mo Kelly’ on KFI joins the show to speak on Alec Baldwin’s new reality show.

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Google Distances Themselves from DEI | California EV Sales Feb 06, 2025

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KFI White House correspondent Jon Decker speaks on the latest out of the Oval Office. Google joins the list of companies distancing themselves from DEI. California EV sales flat in 2024. Can Newsom’s mandate be met? Researchers tested sandboxes and street dust for lead after Eaton Fire… Here’s what they found.

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Handel on the News Feb 06, 2025

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Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Trump aides defend Gaza takeover proposal but walk back some elements. Dairy herds in Nevada test positive for newer bird flu strain that’s been linked to severe human infections. Elon Musk’s DOGE scrutinizes Medicare, Medicaid systems. L.A City Council panel rejects rent freeze, advances eviction protections. Newsom visits DC to secure additional funding for LA wildfire recovery.

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NFL Drops ‘End Racism’ | ‘Medical News’ with Dr. Jim Keany Feb 05, 2025

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NFL drops ‘End Racism’ from the Super Bowl end zones… but why? CAL FIRE firefighters could become year-round employees, new bill proposes. Dr. Jim Keany, Co-Director of the Emergency Room at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany talks with Bill about long-COVID, ADHD and life expectency, and RFK Jr.

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Trump Proposes U.S Takeover of Gaza Strip | What is ‘Harmful’ Reading Material? Feb 05, 2025

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Is it time to plan vacation time in the Gaza Strip? The doctor who approved RFK Jr. What USAID does, and why the Trump administration wants to get rid of it. What is ‘harmful’ reading material? Major publishers sue Idaho over law HB-710.

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Handel on the News Feb 05, 2025

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Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Allies, adversaries reject Trump’s suggestion for US ‘takeover’ of Gaza Strip. Bodies of all victims have been recovered from river where jet collided with Blackhawk. CIA sends ‘buyout’ offers to entire workforce. With support of pivotal senator, panel backs Kennedy as Health Secretary. USPS temporarily suspends accepting packages from China and Hong Kong.

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‘Tech Tuesday’ with Rich DeMuro | Los Angeles Fires Debris Issues Feb 04, 2025

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KFI tech reporter and host of ‘Rich on Tech’ Rich DeMuro joins the show to talk about CVS utilizing new tech for security and the Pebble Electric Travel Trailer. How fast can Los Angeles get rid of all the debris from the fires? Aspirin parents have a new DNA test to obsess over.

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