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The Update with Brandon Julien on the radio gave you the top stories of the day from the studios of 90.3 WKRB for over three years. Because of the coronavirus, we had to transition to a show in podcast form. So no matter where you listen to The Update- whether it's catching up on previous episodes on Mixcloud.com/TheWKRBUpdate, or listening to our podcast- you'll still be caught up on everything that you need to know because anything can happen in New York. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/brandon-julien/support

The Update with Brandon Julien


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    The Update- September 8th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2025 86:45


    When words fail, AI-generated vows prevail. Delegating writing duties to artificial intelligence is the ultramodern, if controversial, way approximately 25% of today's sweeties say they're saving time, stress and money on increasingly costly nuptials.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, the maniac who was gunned down by New York's Finest after trying to bust into a Brooklyn precinct and slashing a hero cop in the face was a 36-year-old nut with a rap sheet.We continue our coverage of The Road To City Hall. With 56 days to go until the election, Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo will score a key endorsement Saturday from Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, his first union backing for the general election in NYC's mayoral race.And in Chicago, The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on that city's West Side to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest as the city readied for an expected federal intervention.

    The Update- September 5th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 63:23


    We continue to tell the tales of sleepaway camp.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, we continue our coverage of The Road To City Hall. With 59 days to go until the general election, Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani is challenging President Trump to face off in a televised debate — calling out the White House for trying to get involved in the heated race.There's no more ringing during the bell. A controversial bell-to-bell cellphone ban greeted the Big Apple's nearly 1 million students for the first time as they headed back to school– to mixed feelings from kids and parents.And Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, has died, his fashion house confirmed. He was 91.

    The Update (Season 18 Premiere)- September 4th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2025 74:52


    We'll tell you some of the new things to come in Season 18.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, we continue our coverage of The Road To City Hall. With 60 days to go until the general election, Top White House officials are in talks over a potential job for Eric Adams in President Trump's administration — as pressure mounts for mayoral candidates to drop out and clear the lane for the strongest challenger against socialist Zohran Mamdani.A judge said prosecutors can use DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques in the forthcoming murder trial of Rex Heuermann, the man accused of being Long Island's Gilgo Beach serial killer.And a Minnesota prosecutor said that she will seek the release of a man imprisoned 27 years for murder after a key witness recanted her testimony and told authorities she committed the crime.

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- September 7th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2025 37:44


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- September 6th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2025 37:47


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Season 18 Finale & Year 4 Archives)- September 3rd

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2025 41:05


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- September 2nd

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 40:18


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Labor Day 2025 & Year 4 Archives)- September 1st

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 33:13


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update- August 29th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 83:32


    We continue to tell the tales of sleepaway camp.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, three corrections officers have been suspended following the death of a man incarcerated at New York City's troubled Rikers Island, jail officials said.We continue our coverage of The Road To City Hall. Mayor Adams was once again denied public matching funds for his re-election bid — the latest blow in his ongoing battle with the city's Campaign Finance Board.And the shooter who killed two Catholic school students and wounded more than a dozen youngsters sitting in the pews of a Minneapolis church once attended the same school and was “obsessed” with the idea of killing children, authorities said.

    The Update (Camp Shibley)- August 28th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 64:17


    We continue to tell the tales of sleepaway camp from the One Dove Trip to Camp Shibley on Long Island. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, A 69-year-old grandmother who used a walker after a recent surgery was hit by a stray bullet in the face and killed during a lunchtime walk in East Harlem, according to cops and a friend. They're chugging at the “speed of Trump.” The long-promised Penn Station revamp will finally begin by the end of 2027 after President Trump took over the megaproject from the state, federal Department of Transportation officials pledged.And in Minneapolis, a shooter opened fire with a rifle through the windows of a Catholic church and struck children celebrating Mass during the first week of school, killing two and wounding 17 people in an act of violence the police chief called “absolutely incomprehensible.”

    The Update- August 27th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 74:59


    We continue to tell the tales of sleepaway camp.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed President Trump not to send the National Guard to New York in a recent phone call, highlighting the city's decline in crime, she revealed.We continue our coverage of The Road To City Hall. A judge rejected former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's attempt to prolong a taxpayer-funded court battle with a woman who accused him of sexual assault, saying it wasn't in the public's interest to keep litigating for the purpose of repairing the Democrat's reputation as he runs for mayor.And It's a love story and, baby, she said yes: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged, they announced.

    The Update- August 22nd

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 76:36


    We continue to tell the tales of sleepaway camp. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment, health authorities say.A New York appeals court threw out President Trump's massive financial penalty while narrowly upholding a judge's finding that he engaged in fraud by exaggerating his wealth for decades.And false reports of active shooters at Villanova University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga led to panic and temporary lockdowns at the two campuses as they kicked off their fall semesters.

    The Update- August 21st

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 72:25


    We start the process of telling tales of sleepaway camp.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, we continue our coverage of The Road To City Hall. A longtime adviser to Mayor Adams who resigned from his administration while under FBI scrutiny gave a reporter a potato chip bag filled with cash following a campaign event, a gift her lawyer later insisted wasn't an attempted bribe.Victims of the deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak gripping Harlem will sue the Big Apple for allegedly letting bacteria fester in city-owned cooling towers, it was announced.And rip currents are one of the coast's greatest dangers and account for the most beach rescues every year. Hurricane Erin is bringing potentially deadly currents to the East Coast. We'll tell you some things to know about rip currents.

    The Update (Late Edition)- August 20th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 85:25


    In today's digital dating world, where single people would often rather meet a potential suitor online, one of the main complaints — particularly from women — is that people rarely approach someone they're interested in in person anymore.In the headlines on the late edition of #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Hurricane Erin churned slowly toward the eastern U.S., stirring up treacherous waves that already have led to dozens of water rescues and shut down beaches along the coast in the midst of summer's last hurrah.Mayor Adams' longtime adviser and campaign confidant Ingrid Lewis-Martin is expected to face even more charges for allegedly accepting bougie handouts in exchange for political favors.And in Texas, Republicans there took the first step toward approving new congressional maps that would give their party as many as five new seats in the House of Representatives, spurring what's likely to be a national battle over redistricting.

    The Update- August 13th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 79:09


    The American dream is slipping away. Most US citizens no longer enjoy “a minimal quality of life” due to skyrocketing costs, a depressing new study has uncovered. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, in Queens, two men getting their morning coffee from a city food truck were killed when an 84-year-old driver plowed into them — leaving the son of one victim to heartbreakingly weep, “It should have been me.''A 77-year-old woman died after she was pulled from the ocean at a popular New York City beach — the same day another swimmer drowned and at least six others were rescued from rip currents on the Jersey Shore.And we're learning the first moments after an explosion erupted at that U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania. Company firefighters, local responders and employees raced in to rescue people from the smoldering wreckage. But word spread that some were trapped in the sprawling facility, and the walls were too unstable to safely bring them out.

    The Update- August 7th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 81:32


    They cause strife with the wife. Sophie Rain, Denise Richards and Camilla Araujo have been crowned the Top 3 OnlyFans stars most likely to destroy a marriage, according to a poll of 2,000 married women conducted by OnlyFans search engine OnlyGuider.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, the pair of illegal immigrants arrested in the shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer allegedly plotted a brazen “robbery spree” over WhatsApp before the shocking attack, prosecutors revealed.We continue our coverage of The Road To City Hall. Mayor Eric Adams' re-election bid was denied matching funds once again — this time losing out on $3 million as the city's campaign finance watchdog accused his camp of obstruction.And in Georgia, a sergeant shot five soldiers at one the country's largest Army bases before he was quickly tackled by other Fort Stewart troops, forcing a brief lockdown, officials said.

    The Update- July 22nd

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 82:13


    Cold hard cash is making a comeback — at least on weekends. Enter the latest TikTok-approved money hack: the “cash-only weekend.” The idea? Hit the ATM on Friday, pull out a set amount of cash, and make it stretch through Sunday. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, the man convicted in the 1979 killing of 6-year-old Etan Patz was awarded a new trial as a federal appeals court overturned the guilty verdict in one of the nation's most notorious missing child cases.Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who as teenage son Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show” was central to a cultural phenomenon that helped define the 1980s, died at 54 in an accidental drowning in Costa Rica, authorities there say. And a man whose 9-year-old daughter was found dead in a wooded pond after he reported that she had been abducted while they were they were vacationing in upstate New York was charged with murder.

    The Update- July 18th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 79:07


    Summer is heating up, but American Airlines is already making winter vacation plans. The carrier has announced an expanded schedule for the winter season, with seven new routes and two new destinations.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, an archery instructor was killed and 14 others were injured when lightning struck an outdoor archery range in New Jersey where a scout troop was learning how to shoot, according to the venue and local officials.We continue our coverage of The Road To City Hall. Andrew Cuomo — who infamously paraded around his control over the MTA while governor — proposed City Hall take over the reins of the transit authority as he tries to revive an independent bid for mayor following his embarrassing primary loss.And in Washington, President Trump recently had a medical checkup after noticing “mild swelling” in his lower legs and was found to have a condition common in older adults that causes blood to pool in his veins, according to the White House .

    The Update- July 11th

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 71:23


    From Puddle Jumper to Love Bug, or the proudly self-deprecating Rolling Turd, millions of Americans are naming their cars with a little personality. A new survey of 2,000 Americans found one in three has a nickname for their car, with Buttercup's Folly, The Slug and Old Flame some of the monikers dished out to vehicles.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, The NYPD is trying to force dozens of officers and recruits who failed to meet the department's standards to resign — but the effort faced a roadblock after a state judge blocked the move.Two men who went to prison as teenagers for a 1994 killing were exonerated Thursday, after prosecutors said new DNA testing and a fresh look at other evidence made it impossible to stand by the convictions.And in Washington, President Trump said in a letter that he will raise taxes on imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American countries that have suffered a debilitating blow to their decades-old alliance.

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 31st

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 39:56


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 30th

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2025 39:56


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 24th

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 35:42


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 23rd

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2025 36:34


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 22nd

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2025 38:59


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 21st

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2025 34:22


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 20th

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 34:37


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 19th

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2025 34:22


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 18th

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2025 32:51


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 17th

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 34:52


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Brandon's Favorite Episodes)- August 16th

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2025 63:42


    We've done a lot of episodes throughout our many years of #TheUpdate, but some of them are my personal favorites. Every month, we're going to go into The Update vault and play one episode from my personal list of favorite episodes. I hope you enjoy them as much as i did hosting it.

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 10th

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2025 34:52


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 9th

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2025 36:34


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 3rd

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2025 32:30


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- August 2nd

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2025 34:25


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Season 16 Finale)- July 3rd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 85:40


    Communication is key. Everyone wants to know the secret to great sex — and there are plenty of experts out there who are only too happy to provide what they believe is the answer. But one — octogenarian human sexuality professor Dr. William Yarber — says that the secret is no secret at all.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, Sean “Diddy” Combs dropped to his knees and prayed in the courtroom after he was acquitted Wednesday of sex trafficking and racketeering charges that could have put one of hip-hop's celebrated figures behind bars for life. The rapper was convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses and denied bail as he awaits sentencing. Also, what is The Mann Act? It's an anti-sex trafficking law with a century-old history.The NYPD will be out in full force on July 4th — with violent lone actors and foreign terrorist sympathizers posing significant threats for the Big Apple, police and police sources said.And out in the American West, a criminal justice student who avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty to the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students carefully planned the attack for months and took multiple steps to cover his tracks, the lead prosecutor said.

    The Update- June 30th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 76:34


    There's trouble in AI paradise. The advent of artificial intelligence chatbots has led some lonely lovers to find a friend in the digital realm to help them through hard times in the absence of human connection. However, highly personalized software that allows users to create hyper-realistic romantic partners is encouraging some bad actors to abuse their bots — and experts say that trend could be detrimental to their real-life relationships.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, the monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its rainbow-laden crescendo Sunday as huge crowds took part in jubilant, daylong street parties from New York to San Francisco.One of the cowardly thugs who viciously beat 15-year-old Lesandro “Junior” Guzman-Feliz to death in a Bronx bodega was found dead at an upstate prison, state officials said. And in Washington, hours before a tumultuous nearing-midnight vote on President Trump's package of tax breaks, spending cuts and increased deportation money, a Republican senator stood on the chamber floor and implored the plan's critics, “Read the bill.”

    The Update- June 27th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 70:42


    Headed out to sea with a little extra spice in your suitcase? If it's your first time on a swingers cruise, there are a few things to know before you drop anchor.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, in our continuing coverage of The Road To City Hall, Mayor Adams set out to persuade skeptical voters to grant him a second term, hosting a kickoff event for his independent reelection bid after a corruption indictment, a controversial dismissal and a decision to drop out of the Democratic primary.Sean “Diddy” Combs “committed crime after crime” for two decades but thought his “fame, wealth and power” put him above the law, a prosecutor told jurors as the hip-hop mogul's sex trafficking trial shifted to closing arguments.And in Pennsylvania, federal prosecutors charged Philadelphia's public schools with failing to properly inspect eight schools for damaged asbestos. The district agreed to have the criminal case deferred while it pays for a court supervised monitor to keep tabs on its response.

    The Update- June 26th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 72:09


    Safety is the new luxury in Gotham. A new app called Protector will offer New Yorkers on-demand access to armed ex-military and law enforcement to chauffeur them around town.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, in our continuing coverage of The Road To City Hall, the stunning success of Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-described democratic socialist, in the race for New York City mayor has exposed anew the fiery divisions plaguing the Democratic Party as it struggles to repair its brand nearly half a year into Donald Trump's presidency.In Queens, A 14-year-old boy was shot in the head and killed in a apartment building, according to police.And overseas, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that the U.S. “will definitely pay a heavy price” should it attack Iran again.

    The Update- June 25th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 78:03


    A US TikToker who allegedly has been secretly filming women across Sydney and uploading the videos to social media is now being investigated by NSW Police.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, in our continuing coverage of The Road To City Hall, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded the Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani as the 33-year old member of the state Assembly had a significant lead in the race. Cuomo's concession came as the race's outcome will be decided by a ranked choice count after neither Democrat got a clear majority in the vote.New York City closed the arrival center for migrants it had established at the Roosevelt Hotel, a once-grand Manhattan hotel that had become an emblem of the city's fraught efforts to manage the flood of new migrants when it opened two years ago.And in Washington, President Trump injected some uncertainty over whether the U.S. would abide by the mutual defense guarantees outlined in the NATO treaty as he headed to its summit — comments that could revive long-standing concern from European allies about his commitment to the military alliance.

    The Update- June 24th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 76:38


    Blanca and Phillip Luna were about to become empty nesters when they decided to include a third person in their relationship. The Texas couple fell in love with Delain Diem and became a “closed triad,” or throuple.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, an intense and nearly historic weather pattern is cooking much of America under a dangerous heat dome this week with triple-digit temperatures in places that haven't been so hot in more than a decade.In our continuing coverage of The Road To City Hall, their chances of becoming the next mayor of New York City may have dimmed. Their mission now? Stopping former Gov. Andrew Cuomo from getting to City Hall.And in Washington, President Trump said the “12 day war” between Israel and Iran was set to end in a ceasefire, holding out the expected deal as validation for his strategic gamble of ordering U.S. airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites.

    The Update- June 23rd

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 74:47


    Your vagina might be trying to tell you something — but are you listening? A British doctor is sounding the alarm, warning that too many women are missing the signs of a little-known vaginal condition that could lead to serious health problems if left untreated.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for the Big Apple and much of the rest of New York thanks to a suffocating heatwave set to shatter 125-year-old records.In our continuing coverage of The Road To City Hall, the mother of a 15-year-old Bronx boy killed in a vicious 2018 gang slaying said Saturday she's backing ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo for mayor because he's best qualified to clean up Gotham's crime-ridden streets.And in Tennessee, a federal judge plans to order the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador has become a flashpoint in President Trump's immigration crackdown, while he awaits a federal trial on human smuggling charges.

    The Update- June 16th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 64:51


    A small town in Bucks County, Pennsylvania has some big-deal residents. New Hope, located adjacent to the Delaware River and between Philadelphia and Manhattan, has become a celebrity hotspot over the last few years as stars flock to the tranquil town for privacy.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, two detainees who escaped from a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey last week have been recaptured, while another two remain at large, FBI officials said Sunday.Anthony Weiner isn't the only bad boy attempting a comeback for a City Council seat. Ex-Council members Andy King and Ruben Wills are also seeking redemption at the ballot box in Democratic Party primaries after they were pushed out of office in the face of controversies.And in Minnesota, the man suspected of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers, killing one, remains on the loose more than 36 hours after the shootings took place. Authorities said in a news conference that Vance Boelter was not in custody. They believe he is still alive.

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- July 27th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2025 34:45


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- July 26th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2025 41:01


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- July 20th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2025 27:41


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Brandon's Favorite Episodes)- July 19th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2025 61:40


    We've done a lot of episodes throughout our many years of #TheUpdate, but some of them are my personal favorites. Every month, we're going to go into The Update vault and play one episode from my personal list of favorite episodes. I hope you enjoy them as much as i did hosting it.

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- July 13th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2025 29:27


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- July 12th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2025 35:51


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- July 6th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2025 32:34


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- July 5th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2025 38:18


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

    The Update (Independence Day 2025 & Year 4 Archives)- July 4th

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2025 31:28


    Hello everyone! We're going into #TheUpdate vault to play one of our many episodes throughout our many years of the show. For today's episode, we go into the world of 2020- or as we call it around here, Year 4 of The Update. It was a weird year- starting off in the WKRB studios and then going out on the road (in the middle of a pandemic no less!), but somehow, we found a way to make it work. Oh, and one last thing about this episode- after the show aired, one of my former producers who happened to be listening to the show called me up and invited me out to lunch. How about that?

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