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Dr. Jim Keany, Co-Director of the Emergency Room at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany discusses the rare case of mosquito-borne Dengue diagnosed in Pasadena, scientists have discovered “off switch” for Shigella bacterial infections, and lastly good signs in experimental pig heart transplants.

KFI's own Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro joins The Bill Handel Show for a fresh edition of 'Tech Tuesday'! Rich talks about Bitcoin surging past year-long resistance, streaming services are showing more “pause” ads, teens love their parents track their every move, and the new Mario Bros game is excellent!

Amy talks with Pasadena Humane PR & Communications Manager Kevin McManus about ‘Adopt-A-Boo.’ The Halloween-themed adoption promotion is all putting the spotlight on big dogs where dogs over 31 pounds are available for only a $10 adoption fee. Adopters will also receive a special trick-or-treat doggie bag filled with goodies for their newly adopted furry friends.

Host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins Amy to talk about getting behind on car payments and the best places to shop for Thanksgiving groceries

ICYMI: Later, with Mo’Kelly Presents – A look ‘Beyond the Box Score’ with Jackie Rae; Long Beach Post/WNBA Reporter and host of NiteCast Media’s ‘Hardwood 94’ discussing NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin “blasting his Son’s fake ‘thug life’ persona” AND the arrest of former MLB pitcher Danny Serafini on alleged murder and attempted murder charges - on KFI AM 640 – Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app

On #TerrorInTheSkies, Gary and Shannon talk about a JetBlue plane that tilted back after landing at JFK Airport and a man steals a women’s phone on a flight.

Crime seems to be about anything anyone is interested in, anymore... whether that’s reporting on it, committing it, fighting it or politicking off of it. 89 arrests made so far by LASD’s new retail crime task force. Man arrested in connection with massive theft operation at local Home Depot stores. Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate. Will anyone notice? People continue to get out of California for a litany of reasons. One, obviously, is how unaffordable it is. But where they are headed may surprise you. Southern California city ranked as the most expensive place to live in U.S. leaving California: These were the top destinations for Californians who moved in 2022. Fewer Californians are moving to Texas, but more are going to Florida and Arizona. From San Diego being the least affordable place to live, to San Francisco being the home of AirBnB nightmares. San Francisco, CA Airbnb host faces $300K in losses, damages after guests clog toilet, cause flooding in home. Here’s some more nuttiness t

The war looks to be expanding.Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza as well as targets in Syria and West Bank. US Deploys THAAD System, Strike Group Amid 'Recent Escalations' by Iran. Biden and Netanyahu agree to continue flow of aid into Gaza. Father of Natalie Raanan, American teen hostage freed by Hamas, says she is 'doing very good'. A Detroit synagogue president was fatally stabbed outside her home. Biden's White House confronts heaviest week in over 1,000 days. Israel-Hamas War: Convoy of Aid Trucks Moves Through Crossing to Gaza. China's PLA deployed six warships in Middle East amid Israel-Hamas war: Reports. While the world watches what is unfolding in Israel, and now Lebanon and Syria, we all wonder what California can do about it? How about grandstand? Newsom Visits Israel, Pledges $10 Million for Police Patrols at Synagogues, Mosques. Pro-Palestine demonstrations in downtown LA. Not only is there no speaker of the house, the GOP doesn’t even know who they want to run. What a mess. Meanwhile, the President ca

News out of Tinsel Town. Contract negotiations are back on now that heads have cooled. Netflix might be signaling they are ready to make a deal by raising prices.Travis Kelce's girlfriend shakes it off with Brittany Mahomes to celebrate Chiefs' touchdown, while the pop star gazes adoringly at boyfriend Travis Kelce during Chargers game. Rob Gronkowski to replace Jimmy Kimmel as host of LA Bowl at SoFi Stadium.New host of the wackiest bowl game, a reality doc may avoid reality prison blues and Pepper Potts Plans to go Poof. SAG-AFTRA, studios to resume talks on Tuesday as strike reaches 100-day mark. Netflix may hike prices after success of password-sharing crackdown. Crazy that Netflix is adding 4x’s as many subscribers as before but “need” to raise prices. This after complaining that $1/subscriber to SAG-AFTRA, which they didn’t ask for, would destroy them financially... but then they raise prices by $3 and start embedding ads. Getting ready for Halloween.... Forget Ken and Barbie, go as Paulie. Burt Young,

Why All the Hate? War In The Middle East. Former British PM Boris Johnson’s Op-Ed: USA Is The World’s Last Hope. Live Guest: Dr. Moogega Cooper – NASA’s Europa Program. 700 LinkedIn Workers Fired.

The Calculated Misery Of Air Travel / The Nature Of Work. War In The Middle East / The Hate Within. LAUSD Kids Falling Behind In Math & English / The Power Of Reading. Weird Plane Contraband / Poll On Democracy.

I suppose the one question that begs to be answered after a conversation about a haunted house is … Do you believe in ghosts? To which my honest confession is … I don’t know.I find the conversation fascinating but I’ve never felt a compulsion to defend a position for or against. I know, kinda boring, but in exchange I will tell you three things I do believe about such things …I believe in not jumping to conclusions or forcing explanations. The older I get the more comfortable I’ve become with unanswered questions. History is littered with unexplained phenomena which we often attributed to the supernatural but later, as our grasp of the world grew, we understood as natural. But while those phenomena remain outside our grasp it’s perfectly appropriate to call them paranormal, because that’s exactly what that word means. I don’t have much use for the word supernatural because as I see it something is either real or it’s not. If it’s real then somewhere, somehow it’s part of the natural, even if we can’t see the

Technique of the Week

ICYMI: Later, with Mo’Kelly Presents – Mark Rahner’s review of the new Martin Scorsese Western crime drama ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ and MORE - on KFI AM 640 – Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app

ICYMI: Later, with Mo’Kelly Presents – ‘This Weekend, with Nick’ (Pagliochini) sharing details on everything from Street Food Cinema’s “Boo-ze, Bites, & Frights” and the “3rd Annual Heinz Tenderfest” to the “Beverly Hills Art Show” and the “11th Annual Dia De Los Muertos Festival” in San Pedro and MORE - on KFI AM 640 – Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app

Gary and Laila bring you a stack of stories that slipped through the cracks during the week. These stories are called the #NineNewsNuggetsYouNeedToKnow.

ICYMI: Later, with Mo’Kelly Presents – A look at the latest improvements for the Android 14, how to find the hidden “Android Easter Eggs,” and some new updates for the Apple iPhone 15 on ‘Tech Thursday’ with regular guest commentator; (author, podcast host, and technology pundit) Marsha Collier - on KFI AM 640 – Live everywhere on the iHeartRadio app

Every Thursday, Gary and Shannon bring you a handful of odd, science stories for their segment called #StrangeScience

This week on #SmallBusinessShoutout, Gary and Shannon speak with Executive Chef Eric Samaniego from Michael on Naples. Chef Eric talks about making pastas, sauces, gelato, and mozzarella all from scratch.