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The John Phillips Show
266 episodes · 17 with AI analysis
OC Native John Phillips brings wit, political connections and insight to “The John Phillips Show”. Phillips began his radio career as the youngest major-market radio talk show host in the country. He is also CNN political commentator, a columnist for The Orange County Register and makes regular appearances on cable news. John was formerly a sports anchor and executive producer for “McIntyre in the Morning”, producer for “The Al Rantel Show”, news writer for the KNX Morning News with Frank Mottek and Gail Eichenthal, and a guest host on virtually every show ever cancelled by KABC. Though in his mid-thirties he is a ten-year veteran of KABC John’s interests: The Angels, Palm Springs, movies, cruises, home Improvement and airline travel.
AI Intelligence · across all analyzed episodes
People · top 20
Karen Bass×12Gavin Newsom×8John Phillips×8Nithya Raman×5Rick Caruso×4Susan Shelley×3Rob Bonta×3Steve Hilton×3Spencer Pratt×3Katie Porter×3Barbara Ferrer×3Ashley Zavala×2Nancy Pelosi×2John Sangmeister×2Lindsey Horvath×2Jennifer Siebel Newsom×2Kamala Harris×2Alex Villanueva×2Howard Jarvis×2Eric Adams×2
Companies · top 20
Ticketmaster×2PG&E×2Planned Parenthood×2Carnival Cruise Line×2Los Angeles Fire Department×2City of Los Angeles×2ShipStation×2SEIU×2Morgan & MorganLA SanitationLos Angeles TimesChase BankGladstone's Long BeachSouthern California News GroupLos Angeles Fire Department (LAFD)Tom Steyer's campaignRoyal CaribbeanICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)Wells FargoSFMTA (San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency)
Topics · top 10
Illegal dumping enforcement and preventionMunicipal waste management policyStreet vendor regulation and licensingContractor accountability for waste disposal311 app effectiveness and municipal service deliveryHomelessness and urban cleanlinessEnvironmental impact of food waste dumpingPublic-private partnerships in municipal servicesTax burden vs. service quality in Los AngelesGrassroots activism and civic engagement
Analyzed Episodes
May 14, 2026
Clean LA with Juan Naula
Illegal dumping enforcement and preventionMunicipal waste management policyStreet vendor regulation and licensing
View AnalysisFeb 5, 2026
Ann Coulter on the situation in Minnesota
Federal Immigration Enforcement AuthoritySanctuary City Policies and Legal LimitsPresidential Powers and the Insurrection Act
View AnalysisFeb 9, 2026
Live at Gladstones in Long Beach with Mike Netter
Prop 13 tax protection and reform effortsCalifornia State Senate District 22 campaignGavin Newsom recall campaign legacy
View AnalysisFeb 9, 2026
Live at Gladstones in Long Beach with Steve Hilton and Shawn Steel
Proposition 13 property tax protection and ballot initiative to save itCalifornia gubernatorial race 2024 and candidate positioningTech industry exodus from California to Texas and Arizona
View AnalysisFeb 9, 2026
Live At Gladstones in Long Beach with Susan Shelley and John Sangmeister
Proposition 13 property tax protections and constitutional amendmentsCalifornia wealth tax proposal and asset taxationProperty tax assessment caps and inflation adjustments
View AnalysisFeb 9, 2026
Nithya Raman is running for Karen Bass' Job
Los Angeles mayoral race 2025Socialist candidates in municipal electionsKaren Bass fire report scandal
View AnalysisFeb 9, 2026
Los Angeles needs to stop hiding the truth about the fires
Government Accountability and OversightPacific Palisades Fire Response and After-Action ReportsMunicipal Budget Spending and Taxpayer Value
View AnalysisFeb 9, 2026
Has Nithya Raman thought this mayoral run through?
LA Mayoral Race 2025 - Nithya Raman vs Karen BassDemocratic Socialist Political Strategy in CaliforniaBART Budget Crisis and Station Closures
View AnalysisFeb 10, 2026
LA County wants another sales tax hike
LA County Sales Tax Increase ProposalCalifornia Tax Fatigue and Ballot Measure ProliferationDepartment of Public Health Funding and Barbara Ferrer's Budget
View AnalysisFeb 10, 2026
Will the donor class get behind Kamala Harris Again?
2024 Election Post-Mortem and Democratic Party Leadership CrisisDonor Class Influence and Fundraising Dynamics in Presidential PoliticsCalifornia Wealth Tax and Billionaire Relocation Patterns
View AnalysisFeb 10, 2026
Alex Villanueva is running again for LA County Sheriff
LA County Sheriff Race 2026Law Enforcement Staffing CrisisHomelessness Policy Effectiveness
View AnalysisFeb 11, 2026
Katie Porter says its a lack of housing, not addiction or mental illness that leads to homelessness
Homelessness root causes: addiction vs. housing costsCalifornia housing affordability crisisMental health and substance abuse in homeless populations
View AnalysisFeb 11, 2026
Michael Gates is running for California Attorney General
California Government Waste and Fraud ($250 Billion Accountability Crisis)Municipal Governance Models and Crime Reduction StrategiesHomelessness Causation: Housing Costs vs. Addiction/Mental Health
View AnalysisFeb 11, 2026
Your Calls on Katie Porter's homeless plan
Homelessness policy and categorizationMental health infrastructure and deinstitutionalizationHousing affordability for seniors
View AnalysisFeb 12, 2026
The first guilty plea in the Sheng Thao corruption case
Sheng Thao corruption case and guilty pleasShipping container housing fraud schemesCalifornia homeless housing contracts
View AnalysisFeb 12, 2026
Gavin Newsom gets mocked by The Daily Show
California High-Speed Rail Project Cost OverrunsGovernment Transparency and Audit ResistanceHomelessness Policy Failures in California
View AnalysisFeb 12, 2026
Can the City of LA be sued over the Palisades Fire?
Palisades Fire Liability and Government NegligenceSovereign Immunity and Municipal Lawsuit ExposureInsurance Company Subrogation Rights and Recovery
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