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Dream team Michael Monks and Tiffany Hobbs join forces for tonight’s show! Last night’s Dodgers’ game was a bust, with the Blue Jays up three games to two. SNAP benefits are running out this weekend due to government shutdowns. The Prop 50 election is coming up next Tuesday. It looks like it’s going to pass with ease. LA County has opened an additional 140 vote centers. Research monkeys from Tulane University escaped from the wreckage of a crash in Mississippi. Rumors they were infected with contagious diseases have been disputed, but most were still shot and killed by law enforcement. A grandfather was boiled alive in a hotel shower in San Jose.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight is Devil’s Night, and Halloween decorations may be getting too scary for the young’uns. Michael doesn’t like Halloween but he love, love, loves Thanksgiving! The most popular costume this year is Rumi from K Pop Demon Hunters! Today’s edibles purchased from cannabis dispensaries look exactly like the candy you buy in stores, so pay attention when trick or treating! There are plenty of Halloween happenings going on for the spooky season in Southern California, Tiffany gives us the lengthy lowdown. For more on what’s going on, head to ABC7. Update on Hurricane Melissa, which has left a path of destruction and 44 people dead so far in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today in Cyprus Park, someone got stuck in a storm drain and had to be freed, forcing law enforcement to shut down part of the southbound 110 freeway. he Louvre in Paris was recently the target of a $102 million crown jewel heist, and now police have made three arrests, with the suspects charged with gang-related robbery. More than 1,000 items were stolen from a storage facility belonging to the Oakland Museum of California. Carl’s Jr. is running a special promotion, helping families through the government shutdown with $1 meals. Firefighters who cleaned up a brush fire on New Year’s Day warned their chief that the fire was still smoldering as they left the site. That was the Lachman Fire, which progressed into the Pacific Palisades wildfire on January 7. Mayor Karen Bass has announced arrests related to arson in the Sepulveda Basin. The City of Pasadena is suing UCLA to keep the Bruins in the Rose Bowl! An official motion at City Hall supports the Olympic 2028 closing ceremony’s relocation to LA Memorial Col

Host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins the show to discuss whether the stock market is in a bubble, consumers feeling discount fatigue, and renters having an upper hand in the housing market these days.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Thompson kicks off the night as the Dodgers trail 3–1 against the Blue Jays in Game 5 of the World Series: fresh from his own night at the stadium, celebrity sightings included. He shares the unspoken etiquette of rubbing elbows with the stars and surviving the post-game traffic nightmare. Then Mark dives into the Hollywood shake-up as Paramount and Amazon announce major layoffs, wondering if this is the start of the AI Job Apocalypse. Later, animal rescuer Joey Tuccio (@StartsWithOneToday) joins to reveal the heartbreaking truth about dogs on Skid Row, and National Weather Service Meteorologist Robbie Munroe checks in with an update on the Santa Ana winds. Mark wraps with a Louvre heist twist that proves chaos isn’t limited to Los Angeles.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Thompson picks up the mic as the Dodgers enter their last gasp in Game 5 of the World Series, and by the end of the segment, it’s heartbreak in L.A. with the Blue Jays taking a 3-2 lead. He then breaks down how the government shutdown is inching toward record-breaking territory and what it could mean for your everyday life. Mark also dives into the NBA gambling ring shaking up sports, the latest Truth Social post from President Trump about nuclear testing, and how the shutdown could first hit VIP travelers at airports. Finally, Mark mourns with Dodgers fans, yet ends on hope, before pivoting to Dr. Phil’s production empire filing for Chapter 7 liquidation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mark Thompson opens up the phone lines for Dodgers fans still recovering from tonight’s heartbreak, including one caller stuck in post-game traffic outside the stadium giving a raw, boots-on-the-ground report. Things quickly take a strange turn when another caller blames the government for the loss 

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.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Jim Keany, Chief Medical Officer at Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany talks with Bill about how daylight savings affects your body, men needing twice as much exercise as women, and Kim Kardashian saying she got a brain aneurysm from stress and whether that can really happen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy takes us ‘Out and About’ to The 17th Door, Orange County's most intense, most terrifying and most fun haunted attraction in Buena Park California!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KFI Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro joins Wake Up Call for ‘Wired Wednesday’! Rich talks about GM’s eyes off driving, Open Tables new reward program, and ChatGPT Atlas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andy breaks down the Dodgers’ Game 4 loss and dives into the wild world of music tech, from Charlie Puth’s “Professor Puth” series to the AI-assisted sounds shaping pop. Then, Andy examines Santa Monica’s $200M crisis and what went wrong with the Third Street Promenade. Plus: a monkey truck crash in Jasper County sparks concern (and confusion) over the phrase “not infectious,” and Andy stirs up a surprisingly heated debate: toilet seat up or down when not in use?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andy kicks off the hour with Game 4 of the World Series as the Dodgers trail the Blue Jays 6-1, and recalls the marathon 18-inning game that nearly broke him.He covers SoCal’s first Santa Ana wind event, a looming heat warning, and Category 5 Hurricane Melissa crossing Jamaica.Andy honors fallen San Bernardino Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Nunez before diving into music talk with producer Jack Primavera about the “new” Beatles track and the eerie rise of AI-generated music that’s fooling even longtime fans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andy teams up with KFI’s own entertainment guru Heather Brooker to break down Paramount’s plan to keep Warner Bros intact after the merger, and then they open the phones for a lively debate on the 50 greatest movies of all time. From Jaws to Close Encounters to an unexpected pick from board-op Sam Zia (plus a real caller who was an extra in Jaws!), it’s a film-buff free-for-all that proves everyone’s got a favorite… and an opinion!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#True Crime Tuesday: Dark Side of Online Sleuths.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

KTLA & KFI tech reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for ‘Tech Tuesday.’ Today, Rich covers fake AI recreipts, anti-recognition glasses, Elon's Grokipedia, and GM's eyes-off driving.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy talks with the host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard about prescription vending machines, cost plus drugs, Walmart and Aldi Thanksgiving, and why you should TAKE YOUR VACATION DAYS!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy talks with the Regional Executive Director of the California Wildlife Crossing Beth Pratt about the progress being made to the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IT’S FOODIE FRIDAY! Food enthusiast and host of ‘The Fork Report’ on KFI Neil Saavedra joins Bill to talk about FREE food at Burger King, Costco's abomination aka pumpkin spice bagels, and Teal Pumpkins.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Andy opens the show with the latest from a tense Dodgers–Blue Jays World Series matchup before shifting to the heartbreaking death of SB County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Núñez, honoring his bravery as a procession moves through San Bernardino. Later, Andy and KFI’s Mark Rahner lighten the mood with celebrity Dodgers-game sightings, “F-you money” license plates, and tales of surviving their Indiana hard time. As the night winds pick up, NWS spokesperson Andrew Rorke joins to unpack the first Santa Ana event since the January fires and share an update on the record-setting Hurricane Melissa