The Bill Handel Show

The Bill Handel Show

Bill Handel is heard live Monday-Friday from 6-9am on KFI AM 640. His syndicated show, Handel on the Law, airs every Saturday from 8-11 a.m.

Episodes

August 22, 2025 31 mins
Amy joins Bill for the news. Gov. Newsom signs legislation calling for a special election on redrawning congressional maps. Erik Menendez denied parole. Marijuana farm busted for toxic chemicals in Sequoia National Park. Immigration to US declines for 1st time in 50 years.
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7:05 - California voters support Newsom's redistricting plan, polls show.

7:20 - Cracker Barrel's new logo draws ridicule for being "woke..." 

7:35 - Vacationing in Death Valley... ok, but why??

7:50 - Trump admin to vet 55 million foreigners with US Visas.
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8:00 - Southwest Airlines updates it's plus-sized passenger policy. 

8:15 - The exclusive dating app, Raya, has a 2.5 million long wait list for their services. 

8:30 - Ask Handel Anything

8:50 - Ask Handel Anything. 
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August 21, 2025 32 mins
Amy and Neil join Bill to talk about the latest news stories. The Texas House passes Trump's gerrymandered election map. Obama supports California's redistricting efforts in response to Texas' gerrymandering. Israel has begun the first stages of clearing Palestinians out of Gaza. California resident catches the plague in Tahoe. Health and Human Services begs RFK Jr. to stop spreading inaccurate health info. 
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7:05 - Former LA Fire Chief accuses Mayor Bass of Defamation

7:20 - LA touts using unarmed civilians over cops for some emergencies.

7:35 - Most LA city employee layoffs averted by beal with unions.

7:50 - Is there such a thing as a "good life?" Yes, according to science.
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August 21, 2025 30 mins
8:05 - Joel Larsgaard talks money

8:20 - More with Joel Larsgaard

8:35 - Newly banned TSA items

8:50 - There's no such thing as a "Coolcation."
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(August 20, 2025)
Guns or weed? The federal government says you can’t use both. Why is everything spicy now? 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 the effectiveness of memory supplements, a shortage of doctors, and the American Academy of Pediatrics parting ways with RFK Jr.
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(August 20, 2025)
California Republicans push Democrats on transparency, timeline for redistricting. Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on the negative aspects of U.S history. Goodbye $165,000 tech jobs… student coders seek work at Chipotle. Come one, come all! Buy all your subscriptions here!
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August 20, 2025 27 mins
(August 20, 2025)
Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. California redistricting hearing on new congressional map turns heated as Republicans mount opposition campaign. Trump says the Smithsonian focuses too much on the negative aspects of U.S history. L.A. delays Palisades fire report at request of federal officials. Southern California city launches webpage to track immigration raids.
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(Tuesday Aug 19,2025)
KTLA & KFI tech reporter Rich DeMuro joins the show for ‘Tech Tuesday.’ Today, Rich talks about Samsung’s new 115-inch TV priced at $27,000, a new website that tracks your flight prices and gives you credit if the price drops, Grammarly introducing new AI agents that can grade papers, suggest citations, predict reader reaction, and help with writing, and highlights how Google is pulling ahead in AI while Ap...
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(Tuesday Aug 19,2025)
KFI White House correspondent John Decker joins the show to discuss Trump and Zelenskyy meeting and what comes next. Several lawsuits expose cracks in Tesla’s self-driving future. Newsmax will pay $67MIL to settle dominion defamation lawsuit. ‘Pregnancy robots’ could give birth to human children in revolutionary breakthrough – and a game-changer for infertile couples.
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August 19, 2025 28 mins
(Tuesday Aug 19,2025)
Amy King & Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Trump, European leaders press for Ukraine-Russia negotiations. the ‘Ketamine Queen’ who sold drugs to ‘Friends’ star Mathew Perry pleads guilty and avoids trial. Beaches close in Mid-Atlantic as Hurricane Erin brings deadly rip currents. US State Department has revoked more than 6,000 student visas, officials say.
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(August 18,2025)
College students have already changed forever. Experts say rural emergency rooms are increasingly run without doctors. Why fewer Americans are moving for jobs and homes. 
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(August 18,2025)
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy headed to the Oval Office today. Why Los Angeles can’t back out of hosting the 2028 Olympics. Oklahoma public schools will require any teachers from ‘blue states’ to take ‘America First’ test before they are allowed to teach in the state. Why short-term AirBNB rentals are dropping in Los Angeles.
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August 18, 2025 29 mins
(August 18,2025)
Amy King & Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Trump tells Zelenskyy Ukraine cannot reclaim Crimea, be a NATO member. Gaza: Leaked recording reveals ex-Israeli military intelligence chief calling 50,000 deaths ‘necessary.’ San Bernardino County Sheriff’s investigators ‘cannot rule out foul play’ after mom reported baby boy ‘kidnapped’ in Yucaipa. Storm strengthens to category 4 near Bahamas.
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(Friday 08/15/25)
FOODIE FRIDAY! Food enthusiast and host of ‘The Fork Report’ on KFI Neil Saavedra joins Bill to talk about Bucket-O-Soup, a new Costco baked good, and Arizona Iced Tea potentially raising their price. The hour closes with ‘Ask Handel Anything.’
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(Friday 08/15/25)
Former Chief Washington correspondent for Bloomberg Kevin Cirilli joins the show to share what we should expect from the Trump-Putin Alaska summit. Newsom calls for special November election; Border Patrol agents show up in force at Newsom rally. L.A. Olympics will be the first to offer venue naming rights. The ‘Godfather of AI’ reveals the only way humanity can survive super intelligent AI.
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August 15, 2025 30 mins
(Friday 08/15/25)
Amy King and Neil Saavedra Bill for Handel on the News. California will move forward with redistricting vote to counter Texas. Border Patrol agents stage show of force at Newsom event. Man fleeing what he heard as a Home Depot immigration raid killed on SoCal freeway. Hunter Biden gives blunt two-word response to Melania Trump threats of $1BIL defamation lawsuit. Dow set to open in record territory as Wall Street g...
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(August 14, 2025)
Host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins the show to talk about a new Harvard study finding that where we grow up influences our credit score, Gen Z’s knowledge about credit, Hertz using AI to access car damage, and private assets in retirement accounts. Are you being quiet fired? 5 signs to watch out for at work. The host of ‘Later with Mo Kelly’ joins Bill to talk about Taylor Sheridan’s ‘Landman’ season 2 pre...
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(August 14, 2025)
Can homegrown teens replace immigrant farm labor? The White House lowers expectations for the Trump-Putin summit. Inside Silicon Valley’s growing obsession with having smarter babies. 
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