Gary and Shannon
Gary Hoffmann and Shannon Farren. Covering what you need to know (and even some stuff you didn't) weekdays 9am-12pm
Episodes
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.15) – The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.15) – Gary survives a skin cancer scare, California politics officially descend into reality television, and the NFL schedule release somehow becomes the internet’s version of the Oscars.
• Gary returns after having basal cell skin cancer removed from his face → including a full breakdown of the procedure, the smell of bu...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.15) – The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.15) – a shirtless Gary photo sparks controversy, Southern California braces for possible El Niño chaos, and Heather Brooker somehow gets pulled into an extremely serious debate about toilet paper usage.
• Gary & Shannon react to outrage surrounding an old shirtless photo of Gary from his water polo days after a similar Sp...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.15) – The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.15) – Drake floods the internet with surprise albums, a retired Navy general casually discusses UFOs controlled by non-human entities, and the show somehow ends with a man pulling a car using his genitals.
• #WhatsHappening → Gary & Shannon break down the biggest stories of the day including the California governor debate, ...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.14) – The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.14) – Andy Riesmeyer fills in for Gary, NFL schedule madness officially begins, and a terrifying plane crash survival story somehow turns into a full-on discussion about which passengers should be eaten first.
• Shannon opens the show with Andy Riesmeyer filling in → immediately spiraling into bird nest chaos, sandwich slander,...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.14) – The California’s governor race tightens fast, and wealthy Californians are quietly building tax escape compounds across the Nevada border.
• Shannon & Andy Riesmeyer break down the latest California polling → with Karen Bass still leading the LA mayoral race, but Spencer Pratt now firmly emerging as a legitimate second-place contender• The ra...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.14) – Spencer Pratt keeps climbing in the LA mayor race, airport fashion officially becomes a public health concern, and Shannon sneezes hard enough to nearly destabilize the studio.
• #WhatsHappening → President Trump continues his China visit while new polling suggests Spencer Pratt may actually make the L...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.13) – the Murdaugh conviction gets overturned, President Trump meets with President Xi amid Iran tensions, and #Parenting spirals into stories about parents trying to get teachers fired and families outraged over $100 sports fees.• #WhatsHappening → President Trump meets with Xi Jinping as tensions with Iran continue complicating trade negotiations
• South Carolina...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.13) – Alex Murdaugh gets a retrial, an asteroid buzzes Earth, and Shannon accuses Gary of running over children during a discussion about California’s growing e-bike chaos.• The South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously grants Alex Murdaugh a retrial → reigniting one of the wildest true crime stories in recent memory
• Gary & Shannon break down the corrupt...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.13) – AI campaign ads spiral completely out of control, California politics get even messier, and Gary reveals he keeps his house at a temperature usually reserved for retirement communities.• Gary & Shannon open the show investigating a mysteriously missing studio knob — with immediate suspicion falling on Michael Monks• Amy King earns the title of “Disney Prin...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.12) – LA politics implode, inflation spikes again, and #TrueCrimeTuesday somehow gets darker once the Coast Guard seizes a boat literally named “Soulmate.”• #WhatsHappening → the LA mayoral debate officially collapses after all major candidates back out
• Former Eileen Wang reaches a plea deal after being charged with acting as an agent for China• ...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.12) – LA’s mayoral race gets weirder, San Francisco accidentally fixes itself, and Californians spiral emotionally after 14 minutes of rain.• Another LA mayoral debate collapses → after Karen Bass and Nithya Raman back out, joining Spencer Pratt who had already declined weeks ago• Gary & Shannon break down Pratt’s surprisingly effective socia...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.12) – California’s oil nightmare gets worse, LAUSD gets rocked by another corruption scandal, and Shannon officially compares Lakers fans to drunken Buffalo Bills superfans.• Gary & Shannon break down California’s looming gas crisis → as Middle Eastern oil access tightens and the Iran ceasefire hangs by a thread
• President Trump reportedly pushes for lo...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.11) – A bomb threat hits Magic Mountain, Gen Z gets labeled “the cursed generation,” and somehow the White House is preparing to host a UFC fight on the lawn.• #WhatsHappening → an active bomb threat investigation unfolds at Six Flags Magic Mountain while California launches a new lawsuit against Meta• Savannah Guthrie lands a primetime Wordle game sh...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.11) – Netflix roast culture goes fully savage, LA politics stay messy, and apparently the future of office communication is quietly talking to your laptop like a lunatic.• Gary & Shannon revisit the wild Kevin Hart roast on Netflix → where absolutely nobody was safe
• The bigger takeaway → comedy might finally be getting offensive again without immediately apol...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 1 (05.11) – Comedy gets savage again, hantavirus panic ramps up, and Shannon uncovers evidence of Gary surviving unsupervised on junk food.• Kevin Hart’s debate special sparks a bigger conversation → are comedians finally being offensive again without apologizing for it?
• Gary & Shannon break down why truly brutal comedy only works when it’s actually smart&bu...
Gary & Shannon Overtime Hour 1 (05.09) - Gary & Shannon go deep on prediction markets, AI-generated reality, and a true crime story that somehow keeps getting darker.
• Prediction markets are exploding → from politics to sports to global events
• But where’s the line between “investing,” entertainment, and straight-up gambling addiction?
• Gary & Shannon discuss why these plat...
Gary & Shannon Overtime Hour 2 (05.09) - Gary & Shannon wrap up the week with some of the strangest stories floating around the internet — and somehow they only get weirder from there.
• A Florida woman describes a chaotic backyard showdown involving multiple alligators on her lanai
• A German tourist gets a $1,000 payout after failing to secure a poolside sun lounger on vacation
• South Korea ...
Gary & Shannon Weekend Fix (5/9) dive into the increasingly unhinged economics — and expectations — surrounding Disneyland vacations.• The modern Disney trip → now feels less like a vacation and more like a second mortgage
• Shannon breaks down the emotional pressure parents put on themselves after spending thousands for the “perfect magical experience”• Bigger question → are ...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 3 (05.08) – Iran tensions escalate, schools get hit by a massive cyberattack, and humanity officially enters the robot monk timeline.• #WhatsHappening → the latest on Iran as U.S. forces reportedly disable Iranian vessels during ongoing negotiations• Hantavirus cruise update → Spain prepares to accept stranded passengers while the CDC upgrades the outbreak response — ...
The Gary & Shannon Show Hour 2 (05.08) – A global cruise ship outbreak sparks pandemic betting markets, California politics turns fully online-brained, and somehow Space Wars becomes a "legitimate" cinematic universe pitch.• Cruise ship chaos escalates → health officials worldwide scramble to track passengers after the hantavirus outbreak spreads across multiple countries
• Officials stress &ra...
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