From Fat Bears to Politics to Peculiar Animal Stories

Gary and Shannon begin a wide-ranging hour with Fat Bear Week’s final two contenders before diving into #SwampWatch. They break down Secretary of War Hegseth’s military meeting, Trump’s new deal with Pfizer, the looming government shutdown, Baron Trump’s unusual Trump Tower date-night security lockdown, and cannabis stocks soaring after Trump praised CBD. Then, they discuss the controversy surrounding Tilly Norwood, an AI actress stirring up debate among SAG-AFTRA. It’s also animal news time: from a Texas teacher feeding kittens to a snake, to stolen hawks at SoFi, a shark attack off Catalina, and even a Florida man charged with eating his own pet peacock. The hour wraps with another round of Terror in the Skies, featuring a meltdown by sunburned sisters kicked off a flight, a near-miss at LAX, and why the smell of burning rubber midair is more than a bad omen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.