School Safety and Olympic Stage

Legal Battles & Lingering Hazards

Hour 1- Monks and Merrill are getting into the Palisades fire mistrial and what this may mean for the lawsuits against LADWP. PLUS the Boyle Heights fire and air quality aren't the only issue. Clean up can take longer than you'd expect. We break it all down on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Sushi Lawsuit Shake Up

Hour 2- Monks and Merrill are delving into the payouts in LA county's $4 billion child abuse sexual settlement. The request to freeze payouts was denied and we are getting into it. PLUS Sushi drama. San Diego county sued 5 grocery store sushi companies for misclassifying employees as contractors or franchisees. It opened a can of worms and we are deep diving on KFIAM-640.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

School Safety and Olympic Stage

Hour 3- Monks and Merrill are covering the latest with sexually abused student and where LAUSD went wrong. PLUS LA28, the Olympics are around the corner and the World Cup has been an indicator of how the 2028 Olympics will be handled. We break it down on KFIAM-640. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

More Monks and Merrill: A.I. + "Best If Sold By..." Food + META Prediction Market + Vaccines

More Monks and Merrill Hour 1 (06/27) - Conversations about A.I. is fascinating Merrill. From "world wide web" to "surfing the web" when the digital age was born, will A.I. be called "A.I." forever? A.I. has become so good, teachers can't detect it in schools. Plus, are expiration dates on food accurate? CA has a new bill taking affect on July 1 that would ban the "sell by" dates. Also, have you noticed the amount of prediction markets that are around during the FIFA World Cup? Monks and Merrill dive into what the conversations surrounding vaccines have been like since the COVID Pandemic, and what the conversations sound like today. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

More Monks and Merrill: Aliens + Wilshire & MacArthur + CA Water Problem + Robo Trucks

More Monks and Merrill Hour 2 (06/27) - Hannah Brandt of NewsNation joins the show to discuss the latest push for UFO transparency as experts and lawmakers gather for the Disclosure Forum. Plus, are the needs of MacArthur Park and the plan to close Wilshire Blvd realistic? Monks & Merrill are talking to Scott Cameron, Acting Head of Reclamation, about the Colorado River water supply. Also, autonomous heavy duty trucks may be coming to a road near you. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.