December 31, 2025 • 33 mins
(December 31, 2025)
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
You're listening to Bill Handle on demand from KFI AM
six forty.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
No no either, no wow, make it, make it not true.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
KFI AM six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.
Good Wednesday morning to you. It's New Year's Eve. Can
you believe it? We are sliding right out of twenty
twenty five into twenty twenty six. Flying cars, robots in
your house making you dinner.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Actually, we've had flying cars forever.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
We just don't know how to put stupid people in
them and put them in the air without you know,
we don't do so well on the streets as it is,
let alone putting us in the air. And as far
as robots, you can get one right now. Twenty grand.
You can get a robot that can do laundry and
it's a biped walks around your house and all that stuff.
(01:06):
Almost got one, and that sounds strange. I do it
monthly plan. You know, I gonna throw out twenty k
I mean we've got that laying around for a robot.
But yeah, it's twenty twenty six. Man knocking on the door,
get that robot. Mark my words. Next year or near
(01:29):
the end of next year, that will be a thing.
It will be doable for people to have that kind
of help in the house.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
All right. So I want to remind you of something.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
A week from today, next Wednesday, the seventh, at seven pm.
So the seventh, at seven pm, KFI is going to
be airing the KFI News special LA Fires.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
One year later. It's hosted by our very own Michael Monks.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
It's going to include, you know, reports from the KFI
News team discussing everything the station of the fires, of course,
the aftermath and right now the lasting impact that we
can see how Southern California's doing on that road to recovery.
So please make sure that you put that down in
(02:13):
the old calendar. A week from today, that's January seventh,
at seven pm. Michael Monks and his special LA Fires
one year later.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
All right.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
So, ah, Christmas, do you take your decorations down now,
Heather Brooker? Or do you wait till the end to
the weekend or we'll probably do it this weekend, gotcha?
You know, the Twelve Days of Christmas, the famed Twelve
Days of Christmas, actually starts on Christmas, not before.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
It's not counting up to Christmas. It's a big confusion.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
So technically the twelve days of Christmas my true love
gave to me happened the twelve days after Christmas.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
That starts on Christmas.
Speaker 4 (02:55):
Oh so you're getting gifts for every day after Christmas,
I guess.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
So let's bring that back. Yeah, keep the body going.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Yeah, we're gonna kick Honnika's ass eight days. Well we
got to about twelve crazy nights. Man, we're in. So
there is no right answer. By the way, some people,
even I like leaving them up. Now I have left
them since Christmas Eve. My lights have stayed on overnight,
like that's a tradition. Is I will keep them up
(03:28):
for Christmas Eve because you know, Santa like landing lights
and show. You know, I don't think it hurts. I'm
not saying he plays favorites, but I think if your
house is decorated, he's like, let's land here, maybe throw
down a little something extra. Turns out we did a
(03:49):
test this year. Put milk out with the cookies and
the carrot and all that stuff. But some Martinelli's Sparkling
cider as well. A little bit of milk left spark
queensider all gone.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
So that's what he likes. I don't know I don't know.
Maybe he's like, hey, wait, maybe he thought it was cervesa.
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Interesting, Yeah, but he he jumped right in, so timing
really to here tequila. Yeah yeah, there's a man in
our backyard face down with a couple of reindeer poking
at him.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Oh boy, it wasn't smart. Not again.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Yeah, So it comes down to personal preference. That's reality.
There's no whatever. If they did the survey of a
thousand US adults found most people take decorations down in January,
that makes sense. Forty seven take their tree down during
the first week of January twenty four I would imagine
whether that's real or fake, because if it's if it's
(04:50):
a real tree, you're taking it down asap because that
thing is kindling at that point. Twenty four percent wait
until later in January, and twenty percent move decorations between
Christmas and New Year's So Christian tradition observes Christmas for
twelve days.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
Look at that, but Lata la de.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
La from December twenty fifth through January sixth, So that's
why you get all those great things through twelve days
of Christmas. So January sixth is the Epiphany that's the
Three Kings Day traditionally marks the end of the Christmas
season for many Christians Catholics in the life. So as
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far as social media goes, some people take their decord
down as early as December twenty sixth.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Boo, bah humbug, you're stupid.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
I saw a video some posted on TikTok of literally
moments after they opened the present, the mom came in
and started taking the street down and the decorations, and
the yed was telling the dad come in and help.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Like she was like, and we're done.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
I don't want to put words in my wife's mouth,
but I get the vibe. Like she put the tree
in with the wrapping paper as it goes in after
She's like that if one piece of paper comes off
the package, it goes straight into the bag. Like she
doesn't she doesn't want that littered.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
And then I don't. Yeah, I like things nice and neat.
Speaker 4 (06:14):
It adds to the cozy feel of holidays. So would
you say then she wants the tree down sooner rather
than kay.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
She's an interesting one, like I'm more sappy sappy. No, No,
she's a she's a rationalist as well, but I'm more
sappy and romantical and sentimental I think about things. Yet
she still has all those traits in there somewhere, that hard,
(06:44):
thick black heart and skin. But uh uh. But I
think she likes to get things back to normal as
soon as possible. And I think she grits her teeth
through it because Daddy is is an emotional mess.
Speaker 5 (06:58):
It's like Chris yay more Star Wars toys yeay, Kono
is dumb.
Speaker 4 (07:07):
Yeah, well it might be a routine thing. I know
for me, I like to have a routine and I
find comfort in that. So maybe she likes to get
back to the routine of life.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Yeah, I think so, And she likes to get it
all the Christmas gifts should be now disseminate because they
stay under the tree for a little bit. You know
they're opened, but you haven't moved them to their new
spot yet.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
So I think.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
She's like, Okay, everybody take their stuff and it should
go where it needs to go. And everything's coming down,
but I have to put the lights up and take
them down, so I'm not always thrilled about that. Plus,
there is nothing better than pulling up to a lighted house.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
Oh with the tree and everything so festive.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
Yeah, and that little bay window, you know, it just
pops out of the house just ever so slightly enough to.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
Want some hot chocolate. Let's do it. How can we?
Speaker 4 (07:59):
Let's order some Starbucks, you'll ask me, Oh sorry, let's
order who makes hot chocolate other than Starbucks?
Speaker 2 (08:07):
That would deliver well.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
During the winter months. You may not know this, but
you can get it in and out. In and out
serves hot chocolate during I did not have winter months.
All right, Uber Eats here I come. Neil Savedra and
the morning crew here handles out this week and we're
happy to be hanging with you. Heather Brookers in for
Amy King, and of course Kono's here, and Will is
(08:29):
here and Matthew is in for and as they have
justified reasons to be on vacation. You don't take much vacate.
You're taking Friday off, right, Kono? That's it.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Yeah, I'm taking it right now.
Speaker 6 (08:42):
You just have like dedicated vacation like spring training and
then have a fishing trip with my pops.
Speaker 3 (08:48):
Yeah, I know about the fishing trip. What do you
do for spring training, Gona? Yeah, but you're not training.
Speaker 6 (08:54):
Sometimes maybe they'll call me out. We need a left fielderday.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Kono. We gotta get Kono and you go. I brought
my glove. I'm here, I'm ready. I've been Oh my god,
I've been waiting for this.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Gary Hoffman, Yeah, oh man, alrighty, So, uh where was I.
We're gonna talk about podcasts in the second and how
everything new is old again or everything old is new
again or whatever. But I want to remind you of
a couple of things. One, you got Gary Shannon coming
up at nine o'clock. But also, if we're going to
(09:28):
do it, ask us anything on Friday. Normally it's asked
handle anything, ask us anything. So anybody on the show
that you want to ask a question too, that will
be here, that will be well. Kona won't be here
on Friday, but you, I guess you can ask question.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
I'll answer. Yeah. I can dumb myself down to answer
a question for you.
Speaker 5 (09:43):
Uh well lol, let's see none turn Fred flint Stone
two is for that one? I know?
Speaker 2 (09:55):
Yeah? Great?
Speaker 3 (09:57):
Well Ma, no, it's uh well, but Heather Brooker will
be here, will We'll be here.
Speaker 2 (10:03):
I will be here, Matt will be here.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
So if you have any questions for us, just go
on that radio that iHeartRadio app and a little red
button with the mic on there that you primarily used
during the Gary and Shannon Show. They got a butt
ton of them. You just ask away there, okay, and
we'll do our best answer, all right. Podcast The reason
(10:26):
why I want to talk about podcasts. I love I
love how radio is this magic thing. I said this yesterday,
I'll say it again. I never approach approach this mic
without reverence for how cool it is to do something
like this for a living.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
It really is.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
And the fact that I get to connect with you
when you're in your home or car or whatever.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Huge.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
I get to meet cool people you know that love
this thing that we call radio as well. And I've
always liked the intimacy of I've done television before.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
It's weird. They get in your face.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
About all kinds of things all the time, like I
don't know, just like all these cues, and it's like, no,
I'm a person.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
We can go at our own speed. We don't. The
show's not written.
Speaker 3 (11:14):
We have guides, we have great producers, we have people
that you know, move us along. But there's just something
really cool about it. So along comes podcasts. Everybody like
this is the greatest thing in the world, and it is.
I love podcasts. I think they're great. I think they're smart,
most of them, and or a lot of them at least,
and all of that. Well, now the big thing is
touring going live. Well, if you go back in time,
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the early days of radio was live in front of
an audience. They would do shows just like Gary Shannon
do their Christmas show that they just did. They did
a Christmas Carol written by Gary and a great cast
which Heather was a part of along with their daughter,
and essentially everybody was hanging around watching it as it
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was going on here.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
They did a fabulous job. It's worth going back and
listening to.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
So now podcasts are doing that because there's something about
the live energy. I remember I laughed at I don't
know if it was a meme, like somebody wrote it
on purpose or it was really somebody that's stupid. But
they're like, they should make a podcast that's live and
covers like the live news and things like that. And
I'm like, that's called radio. What you just described there
(12:27):
Little Philly is radio. And so now that they're going
around and doing these tours, I mean Amy Poehler if
you haven't heard her podcast, good hang, it's it's fan
tabulous they're doing.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
I think they's gonna win Golden Globes.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Oh I bet you, yeah, because Golden Globes now has
entered that arena. This is the first year, right, Heather,
that's right. Yeah, So they did a live show.
Speaker 2 (12:52):
If you offer the.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
The one on one freeway, you see the Ford Theater
there or the Fond of the Wait, No, Fonda Theater
is different than the Ford Theater.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
What am I talking about? Now, where's the Fonda the there?
I don't think there is a Fonda.
Speaker 3 (13:06):
The Oh my gosh, hold on, maybe that's somewhere else.
Information Fonda Theater is that it sounds familiar. There is
a Fonda Theater on Sunset.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
It's on Sunset, Okay that.
Speaker 3 (13:17):
Okay, I got a little screwed up. So on Sunset
is the Fonda I remember I've seen shows there. And
then I'm thinking of the Ford, which is off of
the one on one right, yeah, right by the exit
there Barrom or whatever. Okay, So the Font they packed
that theater, big time crowd. People were all excited. Everybody
shows up. So now that's becoming the thing is to
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do these tours. I know that my favorite Murder goes
on tour all the time, and they were one of
the first I think that started doing that. But it
it goes to show you it's not about the platform.
It's about connection, information, connection.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
Nothing does it.
Speaker 3 (13:58):
Television doesn't do connect should like radio does. There's no script.
Heather's an actress, she's a comedian, there is no ties
or you're not tethered in the same way. We're connecting
to the audiences taking the time to listen. Of course
they'll be a podcast afterwards, but this is all ephemera
right now.
Speaker 2 (14:18):
This is the moment is now.
Speaker 3 (14:21):
And to do it live, I've always said, and we
got close when I was in management with Robin Bertolucci.
We talked about getting a storefront essentially in a mall
or something with glass and you could do the shows
there and people could walk by and do that when like.
Speaker 2 (14:43):
The Today Show where they have like the window in
the backyard.
Speaker 3 (14:46):
Yeah, just that connection with it, because I think that's huge.
I wouldn't mind going out during the morning show and
being live somewhere where you know, out and about with
people or connecting with people. It's what it's all about now.
Cast tours are becoming the rage and huge business because
not only do you get the ticket sales, but you
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get the merch sales too. You get connection, you get
that excitement, And I think I love that artists are
doing this. I love that that actors are doing this
because I think actors work for too many people. Too
many people take a cut of their talent. And I
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like that when actors can own their own stuff. And
I think if you've got a podcast and you're owning
your own stuff and you're going on tour, that's you
making the money instead of ten different name.
Speaker 4 (15:43):
I used to have a podcast called Motherhood in Hollywood,
and the reason I started it was because I was
an actor who was very low, like a new mom,
who wanted to make connections with other parents in the industry.
So I started Motherhood in Hollywood and I did a
live show. I was so nervous, but I produced a
live show. I had two incredibly funny women come on,
(16:05):
Laurie Kilmartin that I was one of the guests, very
funny moms who came on and did a live show
at the ACME Comedy Theater, And it was so nice
to get that instant audience reaction and meet people who
had been listening to my show. So there's something magical
about a live audience.
Speaker 2 (16:22):
Yeah, there's just an energy that you can't get.
Speaker 3 (16:25):
I try and picture them always, like if I wasn't
on the air right now at eight twenty, not in
their underwork.
Speaker 2 (16:31):
I was like, what do you mean?
Speaker 3 (16:32):
But like I've always done this, someone taught me early
on is whatever time I'm on and try and think
what would I be doing if I wasn't on the air,
like right now, and try and talk to that person
doing whatever is they're getting up having their coffee, doing
whatever right now. Anyways, this is they're finding that it's
the same I don't care if it's a podcast or not.
(16:53):
It's the same ingredients that we have here and have
had for decades, you know, over one hundred years. KFI
has been on Since nineteen twenty two. April of nineteen
twenty two, KFI has been on the air, and it's
just insane that kind of connection and it was live
in front of an audience for a long time. You're
(17:14):
talking about Jack Benny and some great people that have
been behind the KFI mind.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
It's insane when you do the history.
Speaker 3 (17:22):
So much history? Yeah, so everything old is new again? Hey,
can you pop up my computer in there please, mister
Kono to hear from Jeff here.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
Good morning, Neil. Jeff here have an interesting fact for
you on New Year's Eve. The reason why there's an
S on New Year's Eve is that the S indicates
possession of Eve instead of New year Eve.
Speaker 3 (17:48):
So that's why you never want to name your daughter
Eve because Eve is possessed.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Happy New Year's.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Eve.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Un Tracks, that was helpful. I learned something there. Thanks.
Speaker 3 (18:03):
You can leave your talkbacks any questions for us for Friday,
for any of the crew here, we'll answer them on Friday.
Instead of ask Candle anything. You can ask any of
us anything, just on the iHeartRadio app and you see
the little talkback symbol read icon with a mic there
and you can leave it there.
Speaker 2 (18:24):
Don't forget.
Speaker 3 (18:24):
A week from today, on the seventh January seventh, at
seven pm, KFI is going to be airing the KFI
News special La Fires one Year Later, hosted by our very.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
Own Michael Monks.
Speaker 3 (18:37):
So the specials can include all kinds of things report
from KFI News team. You know, the devastation of the fires,
the aftermath, lasting impact all of those things as we
continue a year later, the road to recovery, So be
sure to check that out. Michael does a great job
and there's a lot to learn from.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
That, all right.
Speaker 3 (18:58):
So robo taxis, I dig them, and I'm seeing more
and more on the eastern side of Los Angeles. I
know they started out on the west side of things,
and they were all over the place, but now they're
all over my neighborhood. But there's some things that are changing. One,
there's starting to get more expensive. I like them because
they were cheaper for one, and you don't have to
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tip because it's just a ROBOTAXI. So I know some
people go, well, what about the drivers and all that. Listen,
there's it's supply and demand. It's always been that way.
The opportunities everything else that we've got going on in
the US, that's what it comes down to. If it's
not a special skill, then sooner or later automation is
(19:43):
going to pop in, is my guess. But there is
some crazy stuff that they're still working out now. I
believe the same as handle on this, which is listen,
when you started air flight, commercial flight and all these
things there's always going to be problems at the beginning.
Doesn't mean that it's horrible or that we shouldn't do it,
just means, yes, anything new, you're going to have issues.
(20:04):
So waymore had some big outages recently because they had
a power outage there in San Francisco. So that knocks
out the traffic lights and then the robotaxis freeze in
the intersections. They're not sure what's going on block lanes, crosswalks,
and that in this particular instant, because they've been doing
(20:28):
in San Francisco but longer than I think anywhere else.
Then you know, these things arise and people go, hey,
it's just not going to work. Here's this this case
study right here where it disrupted an entire city. Not
that human fecal matter and people laying in the streets
causing problem, but there in San Francisco. There you go,
there's issues. It's going to be interesting to see how
(20:51):
these things work. New Year's Eve is going to be
a big deal for this. They're saying that this is
there's going to be a major demand for robotaxi, popular
with writers leaving bars, parties, and a new study they're
calling the Pink Tax on this is that which is sexist,
(21:12):
but that women are preferring robotaxis. Now, guys are going
to look for whatever is cheaper and oftentimes right now,
I guess it's going to be your Uber or your
Lyft or things like that. But women prefer robotaxis. They
don't want late night driver interactions. And man, I don't
blame them. I don't blame them at all. I'd prefer
(21:36):
my wife to be in one of these because at least,
not only do they have multiple cameras and sensors and
all these things all over them, but also you can
connect with an actual person via the system they have,
the two way system they have in there. Apparently they're
not so supposed to be listening or connecting with you
unless you activate it.
Speaker 2 (21:57):
But that's making them go up in price.
Speaker 3 (22:02):
So now these row taxis, which to me were cheaper
when I when I originally started taking Roo taxis, they
were much cheaper than a human driven vehicle. But now
they're saying, like Uber if it's seventeen bucks, or lift
is eighteen bucks, way Mos like fifty?
Speaker 2 (22:21):
When did that happen? Yeah? It has?
Speaker 3 (22:25):
That?
Speaker 2 (22:25):
Is that something new? Heather? You're nodding your head, because you.
Speaker 4 (22:29):
Know, when we were in San Francisco last year was
our first real encounters with the weaimos, and they were
so much more expensive, and I because we were like,
oh fun, you know, there were so many on the
road there and we thought we would give it a try,
but it was more than double the cost of just
like a regular Uber ride and we were like, that's.
Speaker 3 (22:47):
Not see, that wasn't my experience in San Francisco or here.
Speaker 4 (22:51):
Maybe it was just because it was I don't know,
it wasn't like a holiday or anything.
Speaker 2 (22:54):
I don't know why, but it was really expensive.
Speaker 3 (22:56):
But here's the interesting thing is with Uber or lyft,
you've got if you've I've never worked for either of them,
but my understanding is that if you are on their
platform and you're one of their drivers, that you can
get notified at any time, Hey there's you know this
going on, or there's a surgeon need and they'll go, okay,
(23:17):
I'm going to hop in my car and I'm going
to work for a little while. So now you're flooding
the market with more vehicles and it's going to change
costs and surge pricing and all those things whatever it is.
But they only have a set number of the the robotaxis,
so that won't fluctuate, that won't change. I suppose they
could always have a fleet and put more out on
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the road.
Speaker 2 (23:40):
I think they. I think they can still just increase
the price. Yeah, but yeah, but that's what I'm saying.
Speaker 3 (23:45):
So that price is going to shoot up because they
have a limitation of how many they can never put
on the road. Whereas Uber, you know, if you've got
a bunch of people that are on that app and
that are you know, they have the ability to be
a driver, they may go, ah, you know what, maybe
I'll jump in right now, so I'll be curious. But
this new PIK text they're talking about is that men
(24:07):
more likely to choose just a cheaper human driven right,
where women are likely to pay a premium for perceived safety,
which is as you know, I don't want some creepy
guy taking me home if I've had a couple of
pops or any of those things, and I don't blame
them at all, I would much rather my wife be
in a safer situation and not have to deal with
some creep it's asking a bunch of questions or things
(24:29):
like that. So these pricing algorithms are going to be
something interesting to figure out as we get more into it.
My hope is the bigger the fleet gets that it
will come down in pricing, because again, every time we
do this, all this is going to be better than
regular taxis. We've got uber, it's going to be this
(24:51):
gig economy. Then all of a sudden they want, you know,
all kinds of insurance and these types of things, so
the price goes back up again. It's like, how is
this different than driving a taxi was back in the day,
and then now you get rebo taxis in that Hopefully
the bigger the fleet can to bring the price down
and they go, well, then we want more money because
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we have to you know, maintenance on me on the light,
our cameras and everything, and then it goes back up again.
Speaker 2 (25:19):
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (25:19):
We keep doing things that they're supposed to save us
money and then ultimately we end up paying more like
subscription television all right.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
From the game, she was saying.
Speaker 3 (25:30):
The money.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
Feeling. Oh see, it's not me, he picks on me.
Sometimes it's you, Heather, Heather the kind one brooker. Sometimes
it's it's both of you. It's both of you. Okay,
you're the voice of reason. Oh no, bring it back,
(25:56):
bring it back. It's New Year's Eve. Man. We got
to go out with a bang er a banger. Yeah, John,
we're getting hurt.
Speaker 3 (26:08):
KF I am six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 2 (26:11):
Neil Svader in the morning team, here with you. Happy
New Year's Eve. Look at us, look at up, look
at us all.
Speaker 3 (26:18):
Gosh, twenty twenty five was so last year, so last year,
so last year. We're like cruising towards twenty twenty six.
You're gonna know if I stay up with my wife
and boy to celebrate, you're gonna stay home. No, you'll know,
You'll just know. You'll just know what I sound like,
and they're gonna be like seggagg to get break regged.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
It's whatever you do you don't do. I'm surprised you
don't do the earlier, like the nine o'clock one.
Speaker 4 (26:44):
Yeah, we did that when my daughter was little because
she needed to go to bed, and we also wanted
to stay up ourselves and have a little you know,
like one on one time.
Speaker 3 (26:52):
Look at you, bubbles, Good for you.
Speaker 4 (27:00):
But we don't do that now now we let her
stay up, but tonight she and my husband will just
be at partying because I go to bed at like
six in order to get here for this shift.
Speaker 3 (27:09):
Yeah, oh, I thought you said something else, you shift.
Oh wow, you're really letting lose come with talk about
your hump days this place.
Speaker 4 (27:21):
Listen. We don't know what I Heeart's gonna do. We
could come in tomorrow and this will be a country
radio station and we'll.
Speaker 2 (27:26):
All be like all fun games. But uh, let's go
out with a bank. It's called Manila and Neil and
I'm here with Heather Bang Bang broker. Al Right, they'll
just flip the switch and we're done.
Speaker 3 (27:39):
What would be a hick name for Kono cono? I
think Cowboy cono, Cowboy Cono from the Little Lady.
Speaker 2 (27:47):
That's not stop. We'd still do it still.
Speaker 5 (27:53):
That was real.
Speaker 2 (27:54):
Yeah's not. I hate you both. Oh my god.
Speaker 3 (28:00):
We leave the snorting to uh miss Shannon Farren. She's snort.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
She's got the best laugh though, she's the best.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
It's contagious. It is contagious, along with that rash on
her arm.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
Oh dear, no kid speak the big Boss. It's the
big did you hear me? Saying you're doing.
Speaker 3 (28:22):
Here on New Year's Oh, look at the you're listening
to you doing all the and now I'm going to
talk to corporate America with your round tones. Hey, so
do you get asked Larry about uh it's free.
Speaker 2 (28:39):
We should tell people it's corbino l a president in
the house. So the slick back hair. Did he hear me? Yeah?
We talked about the station flipping the country tomorrow? We
never know. Yeah, are we going to be country tomorrow?
You're the boss? Do we have jobs tomorrow? What in
the New year? We had job We had a good year.
We had a banner year. This is great. Listen to
(29:03):
that accent. A banner year, banner year. Yeah, you're an
East Coaster, aren't you? This year we had nice game before.
Look at that. Get on the mic. We can't hear you.
Turn on the.
Speaker 3 (29:15):
Mic to talk about iHeart and how we've had a
great year, and then no one will be fine.
Speaker 1 (29:20):
Yeah, audio has made ad. I'm not going to say
comeback because he never went anywhere, but a resurgence in
the way people are viewing it, especially with our guaranteed
human approach that we're taking. We're all we're always human
all the time.
Speaker 3 (29:37):
Yeah, well with handles on the question mark as to
what he is, whether he's still we need a DNA test, No,
we need a DNA test to see these human My
weekend with Bernie every day were saying, it's just saying,
I don't know what the hell he is?
Speaker 2 (29:51):
Human maybe maybe yeah, always alive.
Speaker 3 (29:55):
But uh yeah, you know that hit pretty quickly is
coming from a marketing background myself. When that hit, it
pinged my ear and now everywhere you go you're hearing that.
Speaker 2 (30:04):
All we did a guarantee humans.
Speaker 1 (30:07):
On what's happening, and people want to feel connected, but
they also want to feel connected with a live person,
and that's what radio has over a podcast. By the way,
I love the piece you just did on podcasts. I
agree with everything right saying I love the idea of
being able to get out there do some live broadcasts
that way.
Speaker 2 (30:24):
It's it's it's a connection all the way with radio,
and as.
Speaker 1 (30:27):
You mentioned, it's what's what Jack Benny was doing in
this uh for the station.
Speaker 2 (30:31):
I don't know, almost one hundred.
Speaker 1 (30:33):
Years ago, I guess basically yeah, yeah, But and in
the surveys it came out that people want to be connected,
and what we have over podcasts and almost every other
form of media is that we're live. People get to
drive to work with their friend in the morning.
Speaker 3 (30:48):
I came in on Christmas Eve following Gary and Shannon
and they just had done their production, their live production
here in studio of a Christmas Carol rewritten by Gary,
and I just said thanks, thanks to everybody that came in,
Thanks Gary for writing it, Thanks for it was so
(31:11):
magical and reminded me.
Speaker 2 (31:13):
Of why I love radio.
Speaker 3 (31:14):
To hear a live production on Christmas Eve was super
special and there's something about that you can't and even
podcasts are learning that.
Speaker 2 (31:24):
It's interesting.
Speaker 1 (31:26):
One of our people in corporate was telling the story
how recently she was in a car with her kids
who was like seven years old boy in the backseat
and had the radio on. I asked the question, what
are other people listening to? Cause other people hear the
same thing we're hearing. He was like shocked that other
people in other cars were listening to the same thing.
(31:47):
He says, so the person in that car, in that car,
in that car might be listening to the same exact
thing that we're listening to. And he got all excited
about that, right, there is other than sports. There really
is no longer a collective experience.
Speaker 2 (32:01):
No, because.
Speaker 3 (32:03):
Television is time shifted and film you're limited to However,
many seats are in the theater or you're watching it
at home, and so radio is still one of those
in the theater.
Speaker 1 (32:14):
People aren't going to the theater. I mean, it's it's
a shame. I mean, I miss it. And I think
the the human connection is really important. And if you're
not out in the real world, at least have that
connection with your with your personality on the radio while
you're in your car, or while you're at home or
you know, wherever you are.
Speaker 2 (32:33):
I have.
Speaker 3 (32:34):
You're hearing Paul Corbino, the division president here for I
heart Media Los Angeles.
Speaker 2 (32:40):
And my dad passed away.
Speaker 1 (32:43):
I just stopped it to say, very Christmas, but years.
Speaker 2 (32:48):
Ago, Happy New Year, Happy New Year. Well it's all
the same the holidays here.
Speaker 3 (32:53):
But my dad passed away in two thousand and one.
But prior he had come out to events and things
like that, and he was blown away at how people
knew who he was because I talked about him and
I have him on every now and I used to
do a segment called Ask the Old Guy, and.
Speaker 2 (33:12):
You've been listening to The Bill Handle Show.
Speaker 3 (33:14):
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and anytime on demand on the iHeartRadio app.
You're listening to Bill Handle on demand from KFI AM
six forty.
Speaker 2 (00:10):
No no either, no wow, make it, make it not true.
Speaker 3 (00:18):
KFI AM six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.
Good Wednesday morning to you. It's New Year's Eve. Can
you believe it? We are sliding right out of twenty
twenty five into twenty twenty six. Flying cars, robots in
your house making you dinner.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
Actually, we've had flying cars forever.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
We just don't know how to put stupid people in
them and put them in the air without you know,
we don't do so well on the streets as it is,
let alone putting us in the air. And as far
as robots, you can get one right now. Twenty grand.
You can get a robot that can do laundry and
it's a biped walks around your house and all that stuff.
(01:06):
Almost got one, and that sounds strange. I do it
monthly plan. You know, I gonna throw out twenty k
I mean we've got that laying around for a robot.
But yeah, it's twenty twenty six. Man knocking on the door,
get that robot. Mark my words. Next year or near
(01:29):
the end of next year, that will be a thing.
It will be doable for people to have that kind
of help in the house.
Speaker 2 (01:38):
All right. So I want to remind you of something.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
A week from today, next Wednesday, the seventh, at seven pm.
So the seventh, at seven pm, KFI is going to
be airing the KFI News special LA Fires.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
One year later. It's hosted by our very own Michael Monks.
Speaker 3 (01:53):
It's going to include, you know, reports from the KFI
News team discussing everything the station of the fires, of course,
the aftermath and right now the lasting impact that we
can see how Southern California's doing on that road to recovery.
So please make sure that you put that down in
(02:13):
the old calendar. A week from today, that's January seventh,
at seven pm. Michael Monks and his special LA Fires
one year later.
Speaker 2 (02:23):
All right.
Speaker 3 (02:23):
So, ah, Christmas, do you take your decorations down now,
Heather Brooker? Or do you wait till the end to
the weekend or we'll probably do it this weekend, gotcha?
You know, the Twelve Days of Christmas, the famed Twelve
Days of Christmas, actually starts on Christmas, not before.
Speaker 2 (02:44):
It's not counting up to Christmas. It's a big confusion.
Speaker 4 (02:47):
So technically the twelve days of Christmas my true love
gave to me happened the twelve days after Christmas.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
That starts on Christmas.
Speaker 4 (02:55):
Oh so you're getting gifts for every day after Christmas,
I guess.
Speaker 2 (03:01):
So let's bring that back. Yeah, keep the body going.
Speaker 3 (03:04):
Yeah, we're gonna kick Honnika's ass eight days. Well we
got to about twelve crazy nights. Man, we're in. So
there is no right answer. By the way, some people,
even I like leaving them up. Now I have left
them since Christmas Eve. My lights have stayed on overnight,
like that's a tradition. Is I will keep them up
(03:28):
for Christmas Eve because you know, Santa like landing lights
and show. You know, I don't think it hurts. I'm
not saying he plays favorites, but I think if your
house is decorated, he's like, let's land here, maybe throw
down a little something extra. Turns out we did a
(03:49):
test this year. Put milk out with the cookies and
the carrot and all that stuff. But some Martinelli's Sparkling
cider as well. A little bit of milk left spark
queensider all gone.
Speaker 2 (04:02):
So that's what he likes. I don't know I don't know.
Maybe he's like, hey, wait, maybe he thought it was cervesa.
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
Interesting, Yeah, but he he jumped right in, so timing
really to here tequila. Yeah yeah, there's a man in
our backyard face down with a couple of reindeer poking
at him.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Oh boy, it wasn't smart. Not again.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Yeah, So it comes down to personal preference. That's reality.
There's no whatever. If they did the survey of a
thousand US adults found most people take decorations down in January,
that makes sense. Forty seven take their tree down during
the first week of January twenty four I would imagine
whether that's real or fake, because if it's if it's
(04:50):
a real tree, you're taking it down asap because that
thing is kindling at that point. Twenty four percent wait
until later in January, and twenty percent move decorations between
Christmas and New Year's So Christian tradition observes Christmas for
twelve days.
Speaker 2 (05:06):
Look at that, but Lata la de.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
La from December twenty fifth through January sixth, So that's
why you get all those great things through twelve days
of Christmas. So January sixth is the Epiphany that's the
Three Kings Day traditionally marks the end of the Christmas
season for many Christians Catholics in the life. So as
(05:29):
far as social media goes, some people take their decord
down as early as December twenty sixth.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
Boo, bah humbug, you're stupid.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
I saw a video some posted on TikTok of literally
moments after they opened the present, the mom came in
and started taking the street down and the decorations, and
the yed was telling the dad come in and help.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
Like she was like, and we're done.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
I don't want to put words in my wife's mouth,
but I get the vibe. Like she put the tree
in with the wrapping paper as it goes in after
She's like that if one piece of paper comes off
the package, it goes straight into the bag. Like she
doesn't she doesn't want that littered.
Speaker 2 (06:12):
And then I don't. Yeah, I like things nice and neat.
Speaker 4 (06:14):
It adds to the cozy feel of holidays. So would
you say then she wants the tree down sooner rather
than kay.
Speaker 3 (06:22):
She's an interesting one, like I'm more sappy sappy. No, No,
she's a she's a rationalist as well, but I'm more
sappy and romantical and sentimental I think about things. Yet
she still has all those traits in there somewhere, that hard,
(06:44):
thick black heart and skin. But uh uh. But I
think she likes to get things back to normal as
soon as possible. And I think she grits her teeth
through it because Daddy is is an emotional mess.
Speaker 5 (06:58):
It's like Chris yay more Star Wars toys yeay, Kono
is dumb.
Speaker 4 (07:07):
Yeah, well it might be a routine thing. I know
for me, I like to have a routine and I
find comfort in that. So maybe she likes to get
back to the routine of life.
Speaker 3 (07:18):
Yeah, I think so, And she likes to get it
all the Christmas gifts should be now disseminate because they
stay under the tree for a little bit. You know
they're opened, but you haven't moved them to their new
spot yet.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
So I think.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
She's like, Okay, everybody take their stuff and it should
go where it needs to go. And everything's coming down,
but I have to put the lights up and take
them down, so I'm not always thrilled about that. Plus,
there is nothing better than pulling up to a lighted house.
Speaker 2 (07:44):
Oh with the tree and everything so festive.
Speaker 3 (07:47):
Yeah, and that little bay window, you know, it just
pops out of the house just ever so slightly enough to.
Speaker 2 (07:56):
Want some hot chocolate. Let's do it. How can we?
Speaker 4 (07:59):
Let's order some Starbucks, you'll ask me, Oh sorry, let's
order who makes hot chocolate other than Starbucks?
Speaker 2 (08:07):
That would deliver well.
Speaker 3 (08:07):
During the winter months. You may not know this, but
you can get it in and out. In and out
serves hot chocolate during I did not have winter months.
All right, Uber Eats here I come. Neil Savedra and
the morning crew here handles out this week and we're
happy to be hanging with you. Heather Brookers in for
Amy King, and of course Kono's here, and Will is
(08:29):
here and Matthew is in for and as they have
justified reasons to be on vacation. You don't take much vacate.
You're taking Friday off, right, Kono? That's it.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Yeah, I'm taking it right now.
Speaker 6 (08:42):
You just have like dedicated vacation like spring training and
then have a fishing trip with my pops.
Speaker 3 (08:48):
Yeah, I know about the fishing trip. What do you
do for spring training, Gona? Yeah, but you're not training.
Speaker 6 (08:54):
Sometimes maybe they'll call me out. We need a left fielderday.
Speaker 2 (09:00):
Kono. We gotta get Kono and you go. I brought
my glove. I'm here, I'm ready. I've been Oh my god,
I've been waiting for this.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Gary Hoffman, Yeah, oh man, alrighty, So, uh where was I.
We're gonna talk about podcasts in the second and how
everything new is old again or everything old is new
again or whatever. But I want to remind you of
a couple of things. One, you got Gary Shannon coming
up at nine o'clock. But also, if we're going to
(09:28):
do it, ask us anything on Friday. Normally it's asked
handle anything, ask us anything. So anybody on the show
that you want to ask a question too, that will
be here, that will be well. Kona won't be here
on Friday, but you, I guess you can ask question.
Speaker 2 (09:39):
I'll answer. Yeah. I can dumb myself down to answer
a question for you.
Speaker 5 (09:43):
Uh well lol, let's see none turn Fred flint Stone
two is for that one? I know?
Speaker 2 (09:55):
Yeah? Great?
Speaker 3 (09:57):
Well Ma, no, it's uh well, but Heather Brooker will
be here, will We'll be here.
Speaker 2 (10:03):
I will be here, Matt will be here.
Speaker 3 (10:05):
So if you have any questions for us, just go
on that radio that iHeartRadio app and a little red
button with the mic on there that you primarily used
during the Gary and Shannon Show. They got a butt
ton of them. You just ask away there, okay, and
we'll do our best answer, all right. Podcast The reason
(10:26):
why I want to talk about podcasts. I love I
love how radio is this magic thing. I said this yesterday,
I'll say it again. I never approach approach this mic
without reverence for how cool it is to do something
like this for a living.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
It really is.
Speaker 3 (10:46):
And the fact that I get to connect with you
when you're in your home or car or whatever.
Speaker 2 (10:50):
Huge.
Speaker 3 (10:51):
I get to meet cool people you know that love
this thing that we call radio as well. And I've
always liked the intimacy of I've done television before.
Speaker 2 (11:01):
It's weird. They get in your face.
Speaker 3 (11:03):
About all kinds of things all the time, like I
don't know, just like all these cues, and it's like, no,
I'm a person.
Speaker 2 (11:10):
We can go at our own speed. We don't. The
show's not written.
Speaker 3 (11:14):
We have guides, we have great producers, we have people
that you know, move us along. But there's just something
really cool about it. So along comes podcasts. Everybody like
this is the greatest thing in the world, and it is.
I love podcasts. I think they're great. I think they're smart,
most of them, and or a lot of them at least,
and all of that. Well, now the big thing is
touring going live. Well, if you go back in time,
(11:37):
the early days of radio was live in front of
an audience. They would do shows just like Gary Shannon
do their Christmas show that they just did. They did
a Christmas Carol written by Gary and a great cast
which Heather was a part of along with their daughter,
and essentially everybody was hanging around watching it as it
(11:59):
was going on here.
Speaker 2 (12:00):
They did a fabulous job. It's worth going back and
listening to.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
So now podcasts are doing that because there's something about
the live energy. I remember I laughed at I don't
know if it was a meme, like somebody wrote it
on purpose or it was really somebody that's stupid. But
they're like, they should make a podcast that's live and
covers like the live news and things like that. And
I'm like, that's called radio. What you just described there
(12:27):
Little Philly is radio. And so now that they're going
around and doing these tours, I mean Amy Poehler if
you haven't heard her podcast, good hang, it's it's fan
tabulous they're doing.
Speaker 2 (12:40):
I think they's gonna win Golden Globes.
Speaker 3 (12:42):
Oh I bet you, yeah, because Golden Globes now has
entered that arena. This is the first year, right, Heather,
that's right. Yeah, So they did a live show.
Speaker 2 (12:52):
If you offer the.
Speaker 3 (12:53):
The one on one freeway, you see the Ford Theater
there or the Fond of the Wait, No, Fonda Theater
is different than the Ford Theater.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
What am I talking about? Now, where's the Fonda the there?
I don't think there is a Fonda.
Speaker 3 (13:06):
The Oh my gosh, hold on, maybe that's somewhere else.
Information Fonda Theater is that it sounds familiar. There is
a Fonda Theater on Sunset.
Speaker 2 (13:16):
It's on Sunset, Okay that.
Speaker 3 (13:17):
Okay, I got a little screwed up. So on Sunset
is the Fonda I remember I've seen shows there. And
then I'm thinking of the Ford, which is off of
the one on one right, yeah, right by the exit
there Barrom or whatever. Okay, So the Font they packed
that theater, big time crowd. People were all excited. Everybody
shows up. So now that's becoming the thing is to
(13:39):
do these tours. I know that my favorite Murder goes
on tour all the time, and they were one of
the first I think that started doing that. But it
it goes to show you it's not about the platform.
It's about connection, information, connection.
Speaker 2 (13:57):
Nothing does it.
Speaker 3 (13:58):
Television doesn't do connect should like radio does. There's no script.
Heather's an actress, she's a comedian, there is no ties
or you're not tethered in the same way. We're connecting
to the audiences taking the time to listen. Of course
they'll be a podcast afterwards, but this is all ephemera
right now.
Speaker 2 (14:18):
This is the moment is now.
Speaker 3 (14:21):
And to do it live, I've always said, and we
got close when I was in management with Robin Bertolucci.
We talked about getting a storefront essentially in a mall
or something with glass and you could do the shows
there and people could walk by and do that when like.
Speaker 2 (14:43):
The Today Show where they have like the window in
the backyard.
Speaker 3 (14:46):
Yeah, just that connection with it, because I think that's huge.
I wouldn't mind going out during the morning show and
being live somewhere where you know, out and about with
people or connecting with people. It's what it's all about now.
Cast tours are becoming the rage and huge business because
not only do you get the ticket sales, but you
(15:06):
get the merch sales too. You get connection, you get
that excitement, And I think I love that artists are
doing this. I love that that actors are doing this
because I think actors work for too many people. Too
many people take a cut of their talent. And I
(15:29):
like that when actors can own their own stuff. And
I think if you've got a podcast and you're owning
your own stuff and you're going on tour, that's you
making the money instead of ten different name.
Speaker 4 (15:43):
I used to have a podcast called Motherhood in Hollywood,
and the reason I started it was because I was
an actor who was very low, like a new mom,
who wanted to make connections with other parents in the industry.
So I started Motherhood in Hollywood and I did a
live show. I was so nervous, but I produced a
live show. I had two incredibly funny women come on,
(16:05):
Laurie Kilmartin that I was one of the guests, very
funny moms who came on and did a live show
at the ACME Comedy Theater, And it was so nice
to get that instant audience reaction and meet people who
had been listening to my show. So there's something magical
about a live audience.
Speaker 2 (16:22):
Yeah, there's just an energy that you can't get.
Speaker 3 (16:25):
I try and picture them always, like if I wasn't
on the air right now at eight twenty, not in
their underwork.
Speaker 2 (16:31):
I was like, what do you mean?
Speaker 3 (16:32):
But like I've always done this, someone taught me early
on is whatever time I'm on and try and think
what would I be doing if I wasn't on the air,
like right now, and try and talk to that person
doing whatever is they're getting up having their coffee, doing
whatever right now. Anyways, this is they're finding that it's
the same I don't care if it's a podcast or not.
(16:53):
It's the same ingredients that we have here and have
had for decades, you know, over one hundred years. KFI
has been on Since nineteen twenty two. April of nineteen
twenty two, KFI has been on the air, and it's
just insane that kind of connection and it was live
in front of an audience for a long time. You're
(17:14):
talking about Jack Benny and some great people that have
been behind the KFI mind.
Speaker 2 (17:19):
It's insane when you do the history.
Speaker 3 (17:22):
So much history? Yeah, so everything old is new again? Hey,
can you pop up my computer in there please, mister
Kono to hear from Jeff here.
Speaker 2 (17:34):
Good morning, Neil. Jeff here have an interesting fact for
you on New Year's Eve. The reason why there's an
S on New Year's Eve is that the S indicates
possession of Eve instead of New year Eve.
Speaker 3 (17:48):
So that's why you never want to name your daughter
Eve because Eve is possessed.
Speaker 2 (17:54):
Happy New Year's.
Speaker 3 (17:56):
Eve.
Speaker 2 (17:58):
Un Tracks, that was helpful. I learned something there. Thanks.
Speaker 3 (18:03):
You can leave your talkbacks any questions for us for Friday,
for any of the crew here, we'll answer them on Friday.
Instead of ask Candle anything. You can ask any of
us anything, just on the iHeartRadio app and you see
the little talkback symbol read icon with a mic there
and you can leave it there.
Speaker 2 (18:24):
Don't forget.
Speaker 3 (18:24):
A week from today, on the seventh January seventh, at
seven pm, KFI is going to be airing the KFI
News special La Fires one Year Later, hosted by our very.
Speaker 2 (18:35):
Own Michael Monks.
Speaker 3 (18:37):
So the specials can include all kinds of things report
from KFI News team. You know, the devastation of the fires,
the aftermath, lasting impact all of those things as we
continue a year later, the road to recovery, So be
sure to check that out. Michael does a great job
and there's a lot to learn from.
Speaker 2 (18:57):
That, all right.
Speaker 3 (18:58):
So robo taxis, I dig them, and I'm seeing more
and more on the eastern side of Los Angeles. I
know they started out on the west side of things,
and they were all over the place, but now they're
all over my neighborhood. But there's some things that are changing. One,
there's starting to get more expensive. I like them because
they were cheaper for one, and you don't have to
(19:19):
tip because it's just a ROBOTAXI. So I know some
people go, well, what about the drivers and all that. Listen,
there's it's supply and demand. It's always been that way.
The opportunities everything else that we've got going on in
the US, that's what it comes down to. If it's
not a special skill, then sooner or later automation is
(19:43):
going to pop in, is my guess. But there is
some crazy stuff that they're still working out now. I
believe the same as handle on this, which is listen,
when you started air flight, commercial flight and all these
things there's always going to be problems at the beginning.
Doesn't mean that it's horrible or that we shouldn't do it,
just means, yes, anything new, you're going to have issues.
(20:04):
So waymore had some big outages recently because they had
a power outage there in San Francisco. So that knocks
out the traffic lights and then the robotaxis freeze in
the intersections. They're not sure what's going on block lanes, crosswalks,
and that in this particular instant, because they've been doing
(20:28):
in San Francisco but longer than I think anywhere else.
Then you know, these things arise and people go, hey,
it's just not going to work. Here's this this case
study right here where it disrupted an entire city. Not
that human fecal matter and people laying in the streets
causing problem, but there in San Francisco. There you go,
there's issues. It's going to be interesting to see how
(20:51):
these things work. New Year's Eve is going to be
a big deal for this. They're saying that this is
there's going to be a major demand for robotaxi, popular
with writers leaving bars, parties, and a new study they're
calling the Pink Tax on this is that which is sexist,
(21:12):
but that women are preferring robotaxis. Now, guys are going
to look for whatever is cheaper and oftentimes right now,
I guess it's going to be your Uber or your
Lyft or things like that. But women prefer robotaxis. They
don't want late night driver interactions. And man, I don't
blame them. I don't blame them at all. I'd prefer
(21:36):
my wife to be in one of these because at least,
not only do they have multiple cameras and sensors and
all these things all over them, but also you can
connect with an actual person via the system they have,
the two way system they have in there. Apparently they're
not so supposed to be listening or connecting with you
unless you activate it.
Speaker 2 (21:57):
But that's making them go up in price.
Speaker 3 (22:02):
So now these row taxis, which to me were cheaper
when I when I originally started taking Roo taxis, they
were much cheaper than a human driven vehicle. But now
they're saying, like Uber if it's seventeen bucks, or lift
is eighteen bucks, way Mos like fifty?
Speaker 2 (22:21):
When did that happen? Yeah? It has?
Speaker 3 (22:25):
That?
Speaker 2 (22:25):
Is that something new? Heather? You're nodding your head, because you.
Speaker 4 (22:29):
Know, when we were in San Francisco last year was
our first real encounters with the weaimos, and they were
so much more expensive, and I because we were like,
oh fun, you know, there were so many on the
road there and we thought we would give it a try,
but it was more than double the cost of just
like a regular Uber ride and we were like, that's.
Speaker 3 (22:47):
Not see, that wasn't my experience in San Francisco or here.
Speaker 4 (22:51):
Maybe it was just because it was I don't know,
it wasn't like a holiday or anything.
Speaker 2 (22:54):
I don't know why, but it was really expensive.
Speaker 3 (22:56):
But here's the interesting thing is with Uber or lyft,
you've got if you've I've never worked for either of them,
but my understanding is that if you are on their
platform and you're one of their drivers, that you can
get notified at any time, Hey there's you know this
going on, or there's a surgeon need and they'll go, okay,
(23:17):
I'm going to hop in my car and I'm going
to work for a little while. So now you're flooding
the market with more vehicles and it's going to change
costs and surge pricing and all those things whatever it is.
But they only have a set number of the the robotaxis,
so that won't fluctuate, that won't change. I suppose they
could always have a fleet and put more out on
(23:39):
the road.
Speaker 2 (23:40):
I think they. I think they can still just increase
the price. Yeah, but yeah, but that's what I'm saying.
Speaker 3 (23:45):
So that price is going to shoot up because they
have a limitation of how many they can never put
on the road. Whereas Uber, you know, if you've got
a bunch of people that are on that app and
that are you know, they have the ability to be
a driver, they may go, ah, you know what, maybe
I'll jump in right now, so I'll be curious. But
this new PIK text they're talking about is that men
(24:07):
more likely to choose just a cheaper human driven right,
where women are likely to pay a premium for perceived safety,
which is as you know, I don't want some creepy
guy taking me home if I've had a couple of
pops or any of those things, and I don't blame
them at all, I would much rather my wife be
in a safer situation and not have to deal with
some creep it's asking a bunch of questions or things
(24:29):
like that. So these pricing algorithms are going to be
something interesting to figure out as we get more into it.
My hope is the bigger the fleet gets that it
will come down in pricing, because again, every time we
do this, all this is going to be better than
regular taxis. We've got uber, it's going to be this
(24:51):
gig economy. Then all of a sudden they want, you know,
all kinds of insurance and these types of things, so
the price goes back up again. It's like, how is
this different than driving a taxi was back in the day,
and then now you get rebo taxis in that Hopefully
the bigger the fleet can to bring the price down
and they go, well, then we want more money because
(25:12):
we have to you know, maintenance on me on the light,
our cameras and everything, and then it goes back up again.
Speaker 2 (25:19):
I don't know.
Speaker 3 (25:19):
We keep doing things that they're supposed to save us
money and then ultimately we end up paying more like
subscription television all right.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
From the game, she was saying.
Speaker 3 (25:30):
The money.
Speaker 2 (25:34):
Feeling. Oh see, it's not me, he picks on me.
Sometimes it's you, Heather, Heather the kind one brooker. Sometimes
it's it's both of you. It's both of you. Okay,
you're the voice of reason. Oh no, bring it back,
(25:56):
bring it back. It's New Year's Eve. Man. We got
to go out with a bang er a banger. Yeah, John,
we're getting hurt.
Speaker 3 (26:08):
KF I am six forty live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app.
Speaker 2 (26:11):
Neil Svader in the morning team, here with you. Happy
New Year's Eve. Look at us, look at up, look
at us all.
Speaker 3 (26:18):
Gosh, twenty twenty five was so last year, so last year,
so last year. We're like cruising towards twenty twenty six.
You're gonna know if I stay up with my wife
and boy to celebrate, you're gonna stay home. No, you'll know,
You'll just know. You'll just know what I sound like,
and they're gonna be like seggagg to get break regged.
Speaker 2 (26:38):
It's whatever you do you don't do. I'm surprised you
don't do the earlier, like the nine o'clock one.
Speaker 4 (26:44):
Yeah, we did that when my daughter was little because
she needed to go to bed, and we also wanted
to stay up ourselves and have a little you know,
like one on one time.
Speaker 3 (26:52):
Look at you, bubbles, Good for you.
Speaker 4 (27:00):
But we don't do that now now we let her
stay up, but tonight she and my husband will just
be at partying because I go to bed at like
six in order to get here for this shift.
Speaker 3 (27:09):
Yeah, oh, I thought you said something else, you shift.
Oh wow, you're really letting lose come with talk about
your hump days this place.
Speaker 4 (27:21):
Listen. We don't know what I Heeart's gonna do. We
could come in tomorrow and this will be a country
radio station and we'll.
Speaker 2 (27:26):
All be like all fun games. But uh, let's go
out with a bank. It's called Manila and Neil and
I'm here with Heather Bang Bang broker. Al Right, they'll
just flip the switch and we're done.
Speaker 3 (27:39):
What would be a hick name for Kono cono? I
think Cowboy cono, Cowboy Cono from the Little Lady.
Speaker 2 (27:47):
That's not stop. We'd still do it still.
Speaker 5 (27:53):
That was real.
Speaker 2 (27:54):
Yeah's not. I hate you both. Oh my god.
Speaker 3 (28:00):
We leave the snorting to uh miss Shannon Farren. She's snort.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
She's got the best laugh though, she's the best.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
It's contagious. It is contagious, along with that rash on
her arm.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
Oh dear, no kid speak the big Boss. It's the
big did you hear me? Saying you're doing.
Speaker 3 (28:22):
Here on New Year's Oh, look at the you're listening
to you doing all the and now I'm going to
talk to corporate America with your round tones. Hey, so
do you get asked Larry about uh it's free.
Speaker 2 (28:39):
We should tell people it's corbino l a president in
the house. So the slick back hair. Did he hear me? Yeah?
We talked about the station flipping the country tomorrow? We
never know. Yeah, are we going to be country tomorrow?
You're the boss? Do we have jobs tomorrow? What in
the New year? We had job We had a good year.
We had a banner year. This is great. Listen to
(29:03):
that accent. A banner year, banner year. Yeah, you're an
East Coaster, aren't you? This year we had nice game before.
Look at that. Get on the mic. We can't hear you.
Turn on the.
Speaker 3 (29:15):
Mic to talk about iHeart and how we've had a
great year, and then no one will be fine.
Speaker 1 (29:20):
Yeah, audio has made ad. I'm not going to say
comeback because he never went anywhere, but a resurgence in
the way people are viewing it, especially with our guaranteed
human approach that we're taking. We're all we're always human
all the time.
Speaker 3 (29:37):
Yeah, well with handles on the question mark as to
what he is, whether he's still we need a DNA test, No,
we need a DNA test to see these human My
weekend with Bernie every day were saying, it's just saying,
I don't know what the hell he is?
Speaker 2 (29:51):
Human maybe maybe yeah, always alive.
Speaker 3 (29:55):
But uh yeah, you know that hit pretty quickly is
coming from a marketing background myself. When that hit, it
pinged my ear and now everywhere you go you're hearing that.
Speaker 2 (30:04):
All we did a guarantee humans.
Speaker 1 (30:07):
On what's happening, and people want to feel connected, but
they also want to feel connected with a live person,
and that's what radio has over a podcast. By the way,
I love the piece you just did on podcasts. I
agree with everything right saying I love the idea of
being able to get out there do some live broadcasts
that way.
Speaker 2 (30:24):
It's it's it's a connection all the way with radio,
and as.
Speaker 1 (30:27):
You mentioned, it's what's what Jack Benny was doing in
this uh for the station.
Speaker 2 (30:31):
I don't know, almost one hundred.
Speaker 1 (30:33):
Years ago, I guess basically yeah, yeah, But and in
the surveys it came out that people want to be connected,
and what we have over podcasts and almost every other
form of media is that we're live. People get to
drive to work with their friend in the morning.
Speaker 3 (30:48):
I came in on Christmas Eve following Gary and Shannon
and they just had done their production, their live production
here in studio of a Christmas Carol rewritten by Gary,
and I just said thanks, thanks to everybody that came in,
Thanks Gary for writing it, Thanks for it was so
(31:11):
magical and reminded me.
Speaker 2 (31:13):
Of why I love radio.
Speaker 3 (31:14):
To hear a live production on Christmas Eve was super
special and there's something about that you can't and even
podcasts are learning that.
Speaker 2 (31:24):
It's interesting.
Speaker 1 (31:26):
One of our people in corporate was telling the story
how recently she was in a car with her kids
who was like seven years old boy in the backseat
and had the radio on. I asked the question, what
are other people listening to? Cause other people hear the
same thing we're hearing. He was like shocked that other
people in other cars were listening to the same thing.
(31:47):
He says, so the person in that car, in that car,
in that car might be listening to the same exact
thing that we're listening to. And he got all excited
about that, right, there is other than sports. There really
is no longer a collective experience.
Speaker 2 (32:01):
No, because.
Speaker 3 (32:03):
Television is time shifted and film you're limited to However,
many seats are in the theater or you're watching it
at home, and so radio is still one of those
in the theater.
Speaker 1 (32:14):
People aren't going to the theater. I mean, it's it's
a shame. I mean, I miss it. And I think
the the human connection is really important. And if you're
not out in the real world, at least have that
connection with your with your personality on the radio while
you're in your car, or while you're at home or
you know, wherever you are.
Speaker 2 (32:33):
I have.
Speaker 3 (32:34):
You're hearing Paul Corbino, the division president here for I
heart Media Los Angeles.
Speaker 2 (32:40):
And my dad passed away.
Speaker 1 (32:43):
I just stopped it to say, very Christmas, but years.
Speaker 2 (32:48):
Ago, Happy New Year, Happy New Year. Well it's all
the same the holidays here.
Speaker 3 (32:53):
But my dad passed away in two thousand and one.
But prior he had come out to events and things
like that, and he was blown away at how people
knew who he was because I talked about him and
I have him on every now and I used to
do a segment called Ask the Old Guy, and.
Speaker 2 (33:12):
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