Weekend Fix (05.16) – Gary & Shannon unpack the anxiety, comfort, and weird psychology behind travel, including why Gary still doesn’t feel like he “travels well;" before spiraling into the increasingly unhinged world of resort chair saving, poolside territorial behavior, and how otherwise normal people become vacation lounge chair monsters by 8:30am.

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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 burning skin, and why waiting for test results made him irrationally angry
• The conversation spirals into aging, working out, and the long-term goal of still being physically capable of wiping your own ass decades from now• California’s governor race gets brutal during what may be the final major debate
• Xavier Becerra comes under fire after his former campaign manager pleads guilty in a federal corruption case
• Meanwhile: Katie Porter revives the whiteboard, Tom Steyer pushes billionaire taxes, and Steve Hilton leans heavily into affordability and anti-Sacramento messaging• Then: California politics fully enters its reality-TV era
• Spencer Pratt continues climbing in the LA mayoral race while simultaneously signing a reality show about his mayoral campaign
• Gary & Shannon also break down backlash surrounding proposed backyard BBQ restrictions during fire season — immediately reframed online as “they’re coming for your carne asada”• Plus: the NFL schedule release officially becomes meme warfare instead of sports news
• The Los Angeles Chargers once again dominate the internet with a viral parody video roasting nearly the entire league, including the Patriots, Chiefs, Raiders, referees, and basically anyone with WiFi

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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 Speedo-related controversy erupts at a Temecula school district• Then: forecasters warn a potentially massive El Niño could be developing
• Experts say Southern California may be heading toward flooding, mudslides, coastal erosion, and a brutal rain season if ocean temperatures continue rising• Heather Brooker joins for a double-sized #EntertainmentReport → beginning with the return of an aggressively passionate conversation about how many squares of toilet paper people should actually be using• Plus: Gary has absolutely no interest in seeing The Mandalorian & Grogu in theaters, while streaming audiences fall in love with Remarkably Bright Creatures starring Sally Field• The hour wraps with the return of Shrek to theaters for its 25th anniversary → sparking full millennial nostalgia over early DreamWorks movies, iconic soundtracks, and the realization that Shrek is now officially a legacy franchise

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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 NFL’s increasingly unhinged schedule release videos, and a new Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo• Drake drops 43 surprise songs overnight → immediately reigniting the feud with Kendrick Lamar
• Plus: warming ocean waters bring more sharks closer to swimmers, scientists discover a new dinosaur species in Thailand, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants yet again• #SWAMPWATCH → President Trump continues negotiations with Xi Jinping over trade and the Strait of Hormuz
• The Pentagon also scraps plans to deploy troops to Poland before the segment completely derails after a retired Navy general references UFOs and possible non-human intelligence controlling them• Then it’s time for #NNNYNTK → including two fired government workers accidentally incriminating themselves on a Microsoft Teams call they forgot to leave• Also: a doctor sentenced after swerving around a dead body to make his ER shift, Daily Mail employees protesting workplace conditions with actual human feces, and an Alabama woman admitting she shot her husband because he was “annoying her”• And finally: the show wraps with perhaps the most unnecessary strongman competition ever conceived by mankind

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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, and whether Andy “slums it” with the rest of us

• Then: Kouri Richins is sentenced to life without parole after writing a grief book following her husband’s death

• Andy & Shannon discuss the increasingly cursed genre of “true crime self-help authors” and why stories like this make people suspicious of everyone• President Trump’s China visit continues with President Xi Jinping invoking Greek mythology warnings during negotiations

• The show also becomes deeply invested in the state dinner dessert menu and whether President Trump is secretly just a dessert guy• Plus: Shannon briefly convinces herself she has hantavirus, Andy jokes about crop tops in Palm Springs, and the show debates modern male “looksmaxxing” culture• NFL schedule release hysteria officially begins → including “Thanksgiving Eve” somehow becoming a real football event now• And finally: a horrifying #TerrorInTheSkies survival story after a plane crashes off the Florida coast

• Survivors float in a raft during a thunderstorm with no idea if rescue is coming — while Gary & Shannon immediately pivot into Lord of the Flies logic about who on the raft would become “food first”

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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 race increasingly resembles TikTok warfare → fueled by meme campaigns, viral debate clips, influencer politics, and voter frustration over wildfire recovery and affordability• Statewide, Xavier Becerra becomes the Democratic frontrunner after the collapse of Eric Swalwell’s campaign

• Shannon & Andy question how a candidate polling at 3% suddenly became “the guy” overnight once the political machine shifted behind him• Plus: the backlash grows against California High-Speed Rail as local leaders threaten lawsuits over proposed tax diversions tied to the massively over-budget project• Then: California’s ultra-wealthy quietly flee to Nevada amid fears of a future billionaire tax

• Luxury compounds are exploding around Incline Village and Crystal Bay as tech executives and investors reportedly relocate just across state lines• And finally: Shannon & Andy break down the brutal reality of television news culture → where everyone is attractive, everyone is replaceable, and the control room is absolutely judging you at all times

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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 LA mayoral runoff
• Plus: NFL schedule release hysteria arrives, the World Cup plans a Super Bowl-style halftime show, and a trespassing arrest unfolds outside Chris Brown’s home

• Also: the children of Kouri Richins react publicly after her life sentence for poisoning their father

• #SWAMPWATCH → major leadership shakeups hit DHS and ICE as the Trump administration continues restructuring immigration enforcement

• Then the show spirals into bizarre airport behavior → including travelers intentionally wearing absurd shirts, mesh crop tops, and attention-seeking outfits through TSA checkpoints
• Andy & Shannon debate whether people are doing this for comedy, validation, or because society has simply collapsed

• Plus: junk food becomes “travel self-care,” listener talk-backs flood in, and Shannon’s sneeze nearly takes out the studio

• And finally: GLP-1 medications are reportedly reshaping restaurant culture as fewer people order giant meals — potentially changing the dining industry entirely

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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 overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction and orders a new trial
• Plus: California’s governor race continues consolidating around Xavier Becerra while Steve Hilton holds strong Republican support• Also: the drug counselor tied to Matthew Perry’s ketamine overdose faces sentencing, and Conan O'Brien is asked back to host the Oscars again• #SWAMPWATCH → China’s role as Iran’s top oil buyer takes center stage during Trump’s overseas meetings
• Gary & Shannon also break down a bizarre report on President Trump’s Truth Social posting habits, FDA shakeups involving Marty Makary, and FBI Director Kash Patel trading barbs with Congress during a very unserious hearing• Then it’s #Parenting with Justin Worsham → including stories from teachers sharing the wild reasons parents tried getting them fired
• The hour wraps with a debate over growing outrage surrounding $100 fees just to let kids play high school sports

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