Hour 1 - Wildfires, power outages, and rising tides take center stage on the Monks and Merrill Show! KFI reporter Jason Nathanson joins the show to discuss 100,000 Edison customers losing power as Southern California braces for peak Santa Ana winds and the Malibu wildfire. Then, Paladin Industries founder and CEO Jackson Yip shares how the Orange County Fire Authority is testing innovative software to simulate wildfire response strategies. Plus, we dive into the extraordinary El Niño conditions aligning for potentially record-breaking high tides.

Hour 1 - Wildfires, power outages, and rising tides take center stage on the Monks and Merrill Show! KFI reporter Jason Nathanson joins the show to discuss 100,000 Edison customers losing power as Southern California braces for peak Santa Ana winds and the Malibu wildfire. Then, Paladin Industries founder and CEO Jackson Yip shares how the Orange County Fire Authority is testing innovative software to simulate wildfire response strategies. Plus, we dive into the extraordinary El Ni&ntilde;o conditions aligning for potentially record-breaking high tides.

Monks & Merrill, with Michael Monks and Chris Merrill.

Monks &amp; Merrill, with Michael Monks and Chris Merrill.

Monks & Merrill

Santa Ana Fire Threats, Smarter Wildfire Response & El Niño’s Record-Breaking Tides

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Saturday means MORE Monks & Merrill. All new content JUST for the weekend. Monks has turned off every notification on his phone except for calls and texts. He may be more sane than the rest of us... One third of people making 500k a year report living "paycheck to paycheck." AI is on the front AND back end of the application process, writing cover letters for applicants and reviewing them for employers. How much are parents willing to pay for their children to go to college?

Saturday means MORE Monks &amp; Merrill. All new content JUST for the weekend. Monks has turned off every notification on his phone except for calls and texts. He may be more sane than the rest of us... One third of people making 500k a year report living "paycheck to paycheck." AI is on the front AND back end of the application process, writing cover letters for applicants and reviewing them for employers. How much are parents willing to pay for their children to go to college?

DUMBPHONE + PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK + AI RESUMES + COLLEGE DEBT

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It's the best of the week from Monks & Merrill! Disneyland visitors face a vacation headache as loud street agitators disrupt the park’s entrance. Pasadena reels after a mail carrier is charged in an alleged peacock attack. Plus, Jenny Farrell of the League of Women Voters of California weighs in on Proposition 39. 

It's the best of the week from Monks &amp; Merrill! Disneyland visitors face a vacation headache as loud street agitators disrupt the park&rsquo;s entrance.&nbsp;Pasadena reels after a mail carrier is charged in an alleged peacock attack. Plus, Jenny Farrell of the League of Women Voters of California weighs in on Proposition 39.&nbsp;

DISNEY NIGHTMARE + SURFACE STREETS + PEACOCK TRAGEDY +  PROP 39 WITH JENNY FARRELL

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Hour 2 - California faces mounting challenges on multiple fronts in this episode of the Monks and Merrill Show. As wildfires spread and evacuation zones expand, Lou Penrose is forced to evacuate his home and work studio amid the San Juan and San Clemente zone threats, with continuing fire coverage throughout the show. Plus, with the midterms underway, the Justice Department presses California to withhold ballots from flagged voters, raising questions about voter eligibility, election integrity, and access to the ballot. We break down the latest developments and the stories impacting Southern California and beyond.

Hour 2 - California faces mounting challenges on multiple fronts in this episode of the Monks and Merrill Show. As wildfires spread and evacuation zones expand, Lou Penrose is forced to evacuate his home and work studio amid the San Juan and San Clemente zone threats, with continuing fire coverage throughout the show. Plus, with the midterms underway, the Justice Department presses California to withhold ballots from flagged voters, raising questions about voter eligibility, election integrity, and access to the ballot. We break down the latest developments and the stories impacting Southern California and beyond.

Fire Evacuations, Voter Ballot Controversy & California’s Growing Crisis

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Santa Ana Fire Threats, Smarter Wildfire Response & El Niño’s Record-Breaking Tides

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