HOUR 2 (10/29): How young were you when your parents left you home alone? Listener talkbacks pour in as Gary and Shannon continue debating the mom who went to Vegas. Then, LAX’s people mover gets another projected opening date, but no confirmed launch. Plus, how phone-location data can turn your doctor visit into an advertising opportunity, and whether booking flights on a library computer actually saves you money.

HOUR 2 (10/29): How young were you when your parents left you home alone? Listener talkbacks pour in as Gary and Shannon continue debating the mom who went to Vegas. Then, LAX&rsquo;s people mover gets another projected opening date, but no confirmed launch. Plus, how phone-location data can turn your doctor visit into an advertising opportunity, and whether booking flights on a library computer actually saves you money.

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

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

Gary Hoffmann and Shannon Farren. Covering what you need to know (and even some stuff you didn't) weekdays 9am-1pm

Gary and Shannon

HOME ALONE, STRANDED AT LAX & TRACKED AT THE DOCTOR

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HOUR 1 (10/29): Everyone gets a Halloween party except Gary and Shannon? Shannon texts the boss for backup, then catches herself monitoring Gary’s M&M intake. Plus, the Brewers win it all as baseball faces a looming labor showdown, the California Post makes its election picks, and Alaska investigates the two-Dan-Sullivan controversy. Then, a mother’s Vegas trip ends in neglect charges after deputies find her four children home without an adult.

HOUR 1 (10/29): Everyone gets a Halloween party except Gary and Shannon? Shannon texts the boss for backup, then catches herself monitoring Gary&rsquo;s M&amp;M intake. Plus, the Brewers win it all as baseball faces a looming labor showdown, the California Post makes its election picks, and Alaska investigates the two-Dan-Sullivan controversy. Then, a mother&rsquo;s Vegas trip ends in neglect charges after deputies find her four children home without an adult.

HANDCUFFED TO THE STUDIO & UNDER M&M SURVEILLANCE

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HOUR 3 (10/29): Dinner comes with an unwanted AI assistant, and some NYT Cooking subscribers want an off switch. Gary and Shannon unpack the recipe-tool backlash, plus a reported Chinese spy plot targeting Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and concerns about military uses of its chips. Also, Southern California’s extended flood advisories, the Brewers’ World Series celebration and a #SwampWatch look at economic growth and Alaska’s continuing Dan Sullivan controversy.

HOUR 3 (10/29): Dinner comes with an unwanted AI assistant, and some NYT Cooking subscribers want an off switch. Gary and Shannon unpack the recipe-tool backlash, plus a reported Chinese spy plot targeting Nvidia&rsquo;s Jensen Huang and concerns about military uses of its chips. Also, Southern California&rsquo;s extended flood advisories, the Brewers&rsquo; World Series celebration and a #SwampWatch look at economic growth and Alaska&rsquo;s continuing Dan Sullivan controversy.

KEEP AI OUT OF MY KITCHEN!

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HOUR 1 (10/28): Are politicians getting worse, or are we just getting better at finding their skeletons? Gary and Shannon unpack the L.A. mayoral race before exploring why young adults crave intimacy but struggle to connect. Are dating apps and endless scrolling getting in the way? Plus, a cruise ship stranded in Cambodia, Lamar Odom’s OnlyFans venture and the case for putting down the phone and talking to an actual human.

HOUR 1 (10/28): Are politicians getting worse, or are we just getting better at finding their skeletons? Gary and Shannon unpack the L.A. mayoral race before exploring why young adults crave intimacy but struggle to connect. Are dating apps and endless scrolling getting in the way? Plus, a cruise ship stranded in Cambodia, Lamar Odom&rsquo;s OnlyFans venture and the case for putting down the phone and talking to an actual human.

BAD CANDIDATES, DRY SPELLS & LAMAR ODOM’S ONLYFANS

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HOME ALONE, STRANDED AT LAX & TRACKED AT THE DOCTOR

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