America's Reading Crisis & Taco Bell Trouble

 

HOUR 3 (07/09) – Gary & Shannon break down the day's biggest headlines, including Graham Platner ending his Senate campaign, the latest U.S.-Iran developments, Air Force One security precautions, Boyle Heights' ongoing odor crisis, and LAPD's plan to shift academy officers back to patrol ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Plus, The Hill's Ryan Mancini joins the show to discuss Platner's political fallout, the debate over whether America is becoming "post-literate," and Taco Bell pulls fresh ingredients as a parasite outbreak sparks a multi-state health investigation.

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Gary and Shannon

Gary Hoffmann and Shannon Farren. Covering what you need to know (and even some stuff you didn't) we… 

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