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Gary and Shannon take a look at a the highest grossing films of the year as well as the best and worst films/tv of 2025
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On this episode of True Crime Tuesday, Gary and Shannon touch on a true crime case from 30 years ago, the murder of six-year-old Jon Benet Ramsey, and the recent new developments in the case as well as a look into the 'Snow King', former Olympic snowboarder turned drug kingpin Ryan James Wedding.
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Doctor Wendy Walsh talks to film director Violet Feng about her documentary, The Dating Game. The film explores the social issue of an oversupply of men in China due to the one-child policy. Violet shares her personal connection to the topic, having made films about China for years, and how she wanted to understand the perspectives of Chinese men. They discuss the emotional impact of the policy on the men, including attachment trau...
Best Of Chris Merrill brings together some of the most entertaining and thought-provoking moments from the show, starting with a lively listener-driven debate on which classic TV shows deserve a reboot in the wake of the Warner Bros., Netflix, and Paramount shakeups. From Scrubs to The X-Files, Chris and callers share their nostalgia picks ...
In this "best of" special, Chris Merrill breaks down the headlines that have everyone talking, starting with President Trump’s executive order classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction and the legal and political ripple effects that could follow. Chris digs into why redefining a WMD could be a dangerous precedent, then pivots to Venezuela, drones being used to smuggle contraband into prisons, and why hand sanitizer...
In the final hour of the 'best of', Chris Merrill's got a lively discussion going on about the world of streaming services. He's sharing his own experiences with subscription fatigue and the rise of ad-supported tiers. Chris talks about how he's rotating through services to avoid overspending, and how this trend might impact the future of content creation. He also dives into the world of rebooting classic TV shows, discussing the c...
Russia and Ukraine peace talks in "final stages". The young kids like the old shows. Plus, the best New Year's Eve events in Los Angeles to ring in 2026!
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Are modern influencers going away? A look at how influencer culture could look like in 2026. Also, how the realtor business looks like this time of year - what are the new trends for houses? Plus, a bar in Tokyo is going viral.
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ABC News tech reporter joins the show for ‘Tech Tuesday.’ Today, Mike talks about the best and worst gadgets of 2025.
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Amy talks with the host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard talking about the importance of turning off the lights, new millionaires not feeling rich, and practical things you can do to feel healthier and wealthier in 2026.
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Amy talks with the Executive Director for Friends of Big Bear Valley Sandy Steers about what is going on in Jackie and Shadows’ nest.
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Andy speaks to KTLA’s Kacey Montoya about the massive storm hitting SoCal this week over Christmas. It’s gonna be a very wet Christmas, so no texting and driving, people! It’s just a couple days before Christmas, and Andy is recalling the classic 1983 Christmas movie, creatively titled “A Christmas Story.” Andy is wondering about the gifts we loved most when we...
The Epstein file dump, released this week, included redacted and deleted files, some of which were later re-added. Did the DOJ do this to protect survivors and victims, or to protect the predators and perpetrators? There are also photos of the prison cell in which Epstein apparently died by suicide, but the images don’t add up. Also, a tragic car accident on the Angel Crest Highway near LA has cl...
In the 1950s, caller Joy’s dad painted the ceiling of her bedroom navy blue, covered it in glowing stars, and gifted her a telescope! Thousands flock to Downey for the annual masa pilgrimage at the Amapola Market! Another listener recalls his favorite gift as a kid, a BB gun. However, he accidentally shot a bird and felt so bad, to this day he has never picked up a gun, BB or otherwise. Meanwhile Andy and Rahner ta...
Dr. Andrew Erdman, the licensed psychotherapist and historian, about his podcast "Feel Familiar? Emotionally Intelligent History." This podcast examines the 1849 Astor Place Theatre Riot, where 2 people died in a celebrity-fueled culture war. Dr. Erdman uses attachment theory, group psychology, and the trauma frameworks to analyze collective behavior.
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Chris is covering the weather in SoCal this Christmas, traveling for the holidays, PLUS the lawmakers, the lawbreakers, and the time's there ought to be a law. We are covering the plotted NYE attacks in SoCal, the elderly woman scammed by thieves out of a necklace with her daughter's ashes, and the latest with Waymo. All that and more on KFIAM-640.
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Chris is getting into the latest with the Epstein files, kids rarely reading these days, and how adults can get free pizza for reading. It's all on KFIAM-640.
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There's no business like show business. Chris is covering the latest with Rob and Michelle Reiner, TikTok making a deal with the USA, and Gen Z and the work place. That and so much more on KFIAM-640.
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Travel rush is on at LAX. A strong atmospheric system will arrive just in time for the wettest Christmas in SoCal record yet. Plus, what is it like spending Christmas with your significant others' family for the first time? Also, San Francisco is still without power.
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Rob Belushi joins the show! What makes for a great Christmas song? Plus, Bowen Yang's swan song in a Delta lounge.
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If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
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The Burden is a documentary series that takes listeners into the hidden places where justice is done (and undone). It dives deep into the lives of heroes and villains. And it focuses a spotlight on those who triumph even when the odds are against them. Season 5 - The Burden: Death & Deceit in Alliance On April Fools Day 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Alliance, Ohio home. David Thorne, her ex-boyfriend and father of one of her children, was instantly a suspect. Another young man admitted to the murder, and David breathed a sigh of relief, until the confessed murderer fingered David; “He paid me to do it.” David was sentenced to life without parole. Two decades later, Pulitzer winner and podcast host, Maggie Freleng (Bone Valley Season 3: Graves County, Wrongful Conviction, Suave) launched a “live” investigation into David's conviction alongside Jason Baldwin (himself wrongfully convicted as a member of the West Memphis Three). Maggie had come to believe that the entire investigation of David was botched by the tiny local police department, or worse, covered up the real killer. Was Maggie correct? Was David’s claim of innocence credible? In Death and Deceit in Alliance, Maggie recounts the case that launched her career, and ultimately, “broke” her.” The results will shock the listener and reduce Maggie to tears and self-doubt. This is not your typical wrongful conviction story. In fact, it turns the genre on its head. It asks the question: What if our champions are foolish? Season 4 - The Burden: Get the Money and Run “Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.” That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Bank, bank, bank, bank, bank. In season 4 of The Burden: Get the Money and Run, we hear from Joe who was once the most prolific bank robber in Southern California, and beyond. He used disguises, body doubles, proxies. He leaped over counters, grabbed the money and ran. Even as the FBI was closing in. It was a showdown between a daring bank robber, and a patient FBI agent. Joe was no ordinary bank robber. He was bright, articulate, charismatic, and driven by a dark rage that he summoned up at will. In seven episodes, Joe tells all: the what, the how… and the why. Including why he tried to murder his father. Season 3 - The Burden: Avenger Miriam Lewin is one of Argentina’s leading journalists today. At 19 years old, she was kidnapped off the streets of Buenos Aires for her political activism and thrown into a concentration camp. Thousands of her fellow inmates were executed, tossed alive from a cargo plane into the ocean. Miriam, along with a handful of others, will survive the camp. Then as a journalist, she will wage a decades long campaign to bring her tormentors to justice. Avenger is about one woman’s triumphant battle against unbelievable odds to survive torture, claim justice for the crimes done against her and others like her, and change the future of her country. Season 2 - The Burden: Empire on Blood Empire on Blood is set in the Bronx, NY, in the early 90s, when two young drug dealers ruled an intersection known as “The Corner on Blood.” The boss, Calvin Buari, lived large. He and a protege swore they would build an empire on blood. Then the relationship frayed and the protege accused Calvin of a double homicide which he claimed he didn’t do. But did he? Award-winning journalist Steve Fishman spent seven years to answer that question. This is the story of one man’s last chance to overturn his life sentence. He may prevail, but someone’s gotta pay. The Burden: Empire on Blood is the director’s cut of the true crime classic which reached #1 on the charts when it was first released half a dozen years ago. Season 1 - The Burden In the 1990s, Detective Louis N. Scarcella was legendary. In a city overrun by violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. “The Hulk” was his nickname. Then the story changed. Scarcella ran into a group of convicted murderers who all say they are innocent. They turned themselves into jailhouse-lawyers and in prison founded a lway firm. When they realized Scarcella helped put many of them away, they set their sights on taking him down. And with the help of a NY Times reporter they have a chance. For years, Scarcella insisted he did nothing wrong. But that’s all he’d say. Until we tracked Scarcella to a sauna in a Russian bathhouse, where he started to talk..and talk and talk. “The guilty have gone free,” he whispered. And then agreed to take us into the belly of the beast. Welcome to The Burden.
"SmartLess" with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, & Will Arnett is a podcast that connects and unites people from all walks of life to learn about shared experiences through thoughtful dialogue and organic hilarity. A nice surprise: in each episode of SmartLess, one of the hosts reveals his mystery guest to the other two. What ensues is a genuinely improvised and authentic conversation filled with laughter and newfound knowledge to feed the SmartLess mind. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of SmartLess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.
The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!