The Bill Handel Show

(Friday 07/04/25) Neil Saavedra fills in while Bill is out for an extended 4th of July weekend. What is your states most popular food fo the 4th of July? Independence Day drone shows will light up skies in dozens of cities this year. The Fork Reporter takes listener calls on a special editon4th of July BBQ foodie Friday.

(Friday 07/04/25) Los Angeles to halt ‘disaster tourism’ buses in Palisades fire zone. The new honeymoon: Romance, adventure, and… your mom. Teens found guilty of bullying could lose their drivers license.

(Friday 07/04/25) Heather Brooker joins Neil Saavedra who hosts Handel on the News while Bill is out for an extended 4th of July weekend. Trump takes ‘Big, Beautiful Bill; victory lap in Iowa: 5 Takeaways. Central California wildfire scorches 53,000 acres; now the largest in 2025. Russia launches record number of drones at Ukraine after latest Trump-Putin phone call. Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested in Studio City and will be deported, federal officials say. RIP Michael Madsen.

(July 03, 2025) Neil Saavedra fills in while Bill is out for an extended 4th of July weekend. A classic childhood pastime is fading. The origin of the $80 popcorn bucket. Scientists define six traits that make a person ‘cool.’ Inside the Los Angeles Zoo’s messy $50MIL breakup.

(July 03, 2025) Heather Brooker joins Neil Saavedra who hosts Handel on the News while Bill is out for an extended 4th of July weekend. House GOP holdouts fall in line, paving the way for final passage of Trump tax bill. Diddy denied bail at hearing, to remain in jail after verdict. Dodger pitcher Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeout milestone. Girl who went overboard on Disney Dream cruise fell ‘backward through a porthole.’

(July 03, 2025) Heather Brooker joins Neil Saavedra who hosts Handel on the News while Bill is out for an extended 4th of July weekend. House GOP holdouts fall in line, paving the way for final passage of Trump tax bill. Diddy denied bail at hearing, to remain in jail after verdict. Dodger pitcher Clayton Kershaw reaches 3,000 strikeout milestone. Girl who went overboard on Disney Dream cruise fell ‘backward through a porthole.’

(July 02, 2025) Elon Musk vows to start a new political party after Trump feud… could it actually happen? Dr. Jim Keany, Chief Medical Officer at Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, joins The Bill Handel Show for 'Medical News'! Dr. Keany talks with Bill about the top-5 common medical emergencies on July 4th, children and home medication emergencies, and preventing at-home medication mistakes.

(July 02, 2025) Senate passes Trump’s tax bill, sending it to House for final passage. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury reaches verdicts on sex trafficking and prostitution, and racketeering.These new laws went into effect yesterday.

(July 02, 2025) Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Senate passes Trump’s tax bill, sending it to House for final passage. Bass says Trump is waging ‘an all-out assault’ against Los Angeles. Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jury reaches verdicts on sex trafficking and prostitution, deliberating racketeering. Israel agrees to conditions for 60-day Gaza ceasefire, Trump says. AI cameras will begin ticketing bus lane violators in 2 more L.A. County cities.

(July 01,2025) The Vatican launches American-style campaign to help erase a $58MIL deficit. Dying honeybees are threatening California’s economy… can Central Valley lawmakers save them? Amazon is on the cusp of using more robots than humans in its warehouses. Business is booming for Brazil’s four-legged pet detectives.

(July 01,2025) Trump administration sues Mayor Karen Bass, L.A. City Council over sanctuary policy. California rolls back its landmark environmental law. ABC News tech reporter Mike Dobuski joins the show for ‘Tech Tuesday.’ Today, Mike speaks on all the tech stuff in the Republican bill and shares an update on Trump’s smartphones. Trump will visit ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’

(July 01,2025) Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Vote-a-rama: Senate marathon voting session on Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ stretches into the morning. Elon Musk promises to fund campaigns against republicans who vote for Trump’s tax bill. Diddy trial update: Jury begins deliberating in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial. Bryan Kohberger agrees to plea deal to avoid death penalty in Idaho student killings. Man shot Idaho firefighters after they asked him to move vehicle, sheriff says.

(June 30,2025) Inside ‘Operation Narnia,’ the daring attack Israel feared it couldn’t pull off. Is your brain aging faster than you? New tools offer ways to measure and improve cognitive health. The Vatican launches American-style fundraising.

(June 30,2025) Senate to begin voting on policy bill, as GOP grasps for support. Survey shows that more people have negative views on tipping. What states are tipping the most and the least? Can Central Valley lawmakers save them? That chatbot may be telling you just what you want to hear.

(June 30,2025) Amy King and Neil Saavedra join Bill for Handel on the News. Trumps’s sweeping tax-cut, spending bill clears first US Senate hurdle. Russia launches the biggest aerial attack since the start of the war, Ukraine says. Sen. Thomas Tillis announces he’s not seeking reelection, a day after voting against Trump’s agenda bill. Two firefighters killed in Isaho in ambush, suspect dead, sheriff says. Trump says there is a buyer for TikTok that he’ll reveal in ‘about 2 weeks.’

(Friday 06/27/25) IT’S FOODIE FRIDAY! Food enthusiast and host of ‘The Fork Report’ on KFI Neil Saavedra joins Bill to talk about Olive Garden releasing three new products that are inedible, the great round divided serving tray at Aldi, Sonics new pickle flavored meal, and the new Dollar Tree iced coffee people are raving about. The show closes with ‘Ask Handel Anything.’

(Friday 06/27/25) Supreme Court to issue rulings today on birthright citizenship, porn sites, and more. Malaysia will stop taking U.S. plastic waste… What will California do? I have incontinence... how to avoid accidents when you leave home. Trump bans ‘negative’ signage at national park, asks visitors to report unpatriotic text.

(Friday 06/27/25) Amy King and Neil Saavedra Bill for Handel on the News. Supreme Court is set to issue rulings on birthright citizenship and five other cases on term’s final day. US, China formalize deal on rare Earth shipments in trade breakthrough. House GOP holdouts threaten revolt over Trump and Senate’s tax bill. Supreme Court blocked Planned Parenthood from suing South Carolina over Medicaid funding. Trump threatens CNN and New York Times with lawsuits over misleading Iran reports.

(June 26, 2025) Host of ‘How to Money’ Joel Larsgaard joins the show to talk about the housing market softening, the new MVNO cell services springing up, and credit scores tanking due to student loans. In landmark decision, judge rules California FAIR plan’s smoke-damage policy is illegal. The host of ‘Later with Mo Kelly’ joins Bill to talk about Brad Pitt’s new F1 movie set to make over $100MIL this weekend.

(June 26, 2025) The White House moves to limit classified info sharing with Congress after Iran strikes leak. What it’s like for B-2 bomber pilots on an attack mission. Inside the complex petty prenups of the super-wealthy. Trump administration to end protections for 58MIL acres of national forest.