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May 12, 2026 25 min

Cloudy With A Chance Of Existential Dread

from Gary and Shannon Hosted by iHeartRadio and KFI AM 640

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 social-media-first campaign strategy • Bigger question → win or lose, is this the future of modern political campaigning?• Then: San Francisco’s comeback story • Gary & Shannon highlight how Mayor Daniel Lurie helped reshape the city’s image around safety, policing, and restoring confidence in public spaces • The takeaway → perception matters almost as much as reality when cities are trying to attract residents and investment• Meanwhile in Los Angeles → cloudy weather sends everyone into emotional crisis mode • New research claims rain, thunderstorms, and gloomy weather may actually improve mental health by forcing people to slow down and mentally reset • Gary & Shannon note this theory immediately collapses the second Southern Californians experience moisture for more than 14 minutes• Plus: Netflix gets sued by Texas over claims the platform secretly tracks and manipulates users with addictive viewing patterns • The irony → streaming services were originally supposed to save us from algorithm-driven social media addiction

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