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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 (Year 4 Archives)- June 1st

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2025 25:50


    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)- May 31st

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 30:07


    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- March 28th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 62:31


    Choosing blue can help you see green. Real estate expert Terry Fisher from We Buy Any Home reveals that painting your front door a specific color can help you sell your home much faster.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, relatives of a man who died when a sightseeing helicopter crashed and sank in a New York City river have settled a lawsuit for $90 million, agreeing to reduce a jury award in order to foreclose appeals and end the case.In New Jersey, a police chief is under fire after disturbing accusations emerged that he spiked coworkers' coffee with Viagra and Adderall, defecated on floors and even stuck a hypodermic needle into an officer's penis, according to legal papers. And overseas, a recreational submarine taking 45 tourists on an underwater cruise of coral reefs in the Red Sea sank off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada, leaving six Russians dead, the provincial governor said. The remaining tourists, more than two dozen of whom were injured, were rescued, he said.

    The Update (Memorial Day 2025 & Year 4 Archives)- May 26th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2025 32:52


    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)- May 25th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2025 30:02


    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)- May 24th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2025 31:33


    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)- May 18th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2025 31:22


    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 (Brandon's Favorite Episodes)- May 17th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 62:17


    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)- May 11th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025 31:01


    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)- May 10th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 29:05


    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)- May 4th

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2025 31:00


    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)- May 3rd

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 32:58


    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)- April 27th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 31:37


    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)- April 26th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2025 29:32


    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 (Spring Break & Year 4 Archives)- April 20th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2025 32:58


    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)- April 19th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2025 62:02


    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 (Spring Break & Year 4 Archives)- April 18th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 29:00


    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 (Spring Break & Year 4 Archives)- April 17th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 32:36


    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- March 26th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 74:27


    You're not supposed to play with your food — but these stuffed toys have changed that. Jellycats — plush toys shaped like fruits, vegetables, waffles, cakes and other objects and animals — have soared to popularity among Gen Z, who are forking over hundreds of dollars for the adorable stuffed dolls.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, new court documents offer a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how federal prosecutors built and then tried to salvage their criminal case against Mayor Adams in the face of unprecedented pressure from President Trump's Justice Department.President Trump's transportation chief put Gov. Hochul on notice for asking for more federal money to prop up the chronically cash-strapped MTA – as concerns over subway safety soar.And in Washington, President Trump downplayed the texting of sensitive plans for a military strike against Yemen's Houthis this month to a group chat that included a journalist, saying it was “the only glitch in two months” of his administration as Democratic lawmakers heaped criticism on the administration for handling highly sensitive information carelessly.

    The Update- March 25th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 66:45


    Mexican airline Aeromexico had the world's best record for on-time arrivals in 2024, according to an annual ranking that was released.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, a livery cab driver and father of five is lucky to be alive after a gun-wielding passenger opened fire – grazing his face – in a terrifying stick-up in Brooklyn Monday, cops and sources say.Another Columbia University student said Monday that the Trump administration has targeted her for deportation over her pro-Palestinian views, accusing immigration officials in a lawsuit of employing the same tactics used on Mahmoud Khalil and other college activists.And 23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its co-founder and CEO has resigned as the struggling genetic testing company continues its push to cut costs.

    The Update- March 24th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 71:02


    If grocery shopping is an area of stress for you, you might want to go the Euro route. The European shopping method has been making waves on TikTok and is pretty much the opposite of how Americans shop.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, an Orthodox Jewish passenger says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom while he was experiencing constipation, exposing his genitalia to other flyers during a flight from Tulum, Mexico, to Houston.In Queens, Forest Hills Stadium was told there would be no music this summer as negotiations with neighbors fed up with concert noise hit a brick wall.And out in the American West, a 20-year-old man and three teens have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with Friday night's shooting at a park in Las Cruces, New Mexico, that left three people dead and 15 others hurt, authorities said Sunday.

    The Update- March 21st

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 69:30


    NYC hotel rooms won't be quite so small anymore. As of Jan. 1, Albany has banned single-use plastic bottles for soaps, shampoos and other toiletry products that are under 12 ounces — in an attempt to decrease plastic waste.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, New York state's top court put an end to New York City's effort to empower noncitizens to vote in municipal elections.The Trump administration has pushed back a Friday deadline for New York to end its new $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering Manhattan.And the Maryland Transportation Authority failed to complete a recommended vulnerability assessment that would have shown the Francis Scott Key Bridge was at significant risk of collapse from a ship strike long before its demise last year, according to federal investigators.

    The Update (Spring Break & Year 4 Archives)- April 16th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 29:00


    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 (Spring Break & Year 4 Archives)- April 15th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 29:03


    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 (Spring Break & Year 4 Archives)- April 14th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 35:27


    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)- April 13th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2025 33:07


    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)- April 6th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2025 32:41


    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 (Year 4 Archives)- April 5th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 34:05


    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- March 19th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 77:24


    Travelers are going to have to plan ahead in 2025 as national parks across the country are now requiring reservations. Timed visits are being implemented more as popular destinations are experiencing overcrowding amid “selfie-tourism.”In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, a lawsuit against New York alleging sexual abuse decades ago was tossed out by the state's top court because it lacked specific information, drawing criticism from advocates concerned about setting unrealistically high standards for survivors to recall traumatic events.Get on board with subway safety or hop off the gravy train. President Trump's transportation chief demanded the MTA fork over data on plants to tackle subway crime and safety — or else risk losing federal funding, a letter obtained shows.And stuck in space no more, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth, hitching a different ride home to close out a saga that began with a bungled test flight more than nine months ago.

    The Update- March 18th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 91:08


    They're meant to cleanse hands and face, but first-class slobs are using them to scrub their foul and funky places. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, was marked by parades throughout the United States yesterday, from a procession through Manhattan to a rolling spectacle through Savannah's historic streets.An 18-year-old student was stabbed in the back near his Manhattan high school during dismissal, police and sources say.And in Washington, a federal judge questioned whether the Trump administration ignored his orders to turn around planes carrying deportees to El Salvador, a possible violation of the decision he'd issued minutes before.

    The Update (St. Patrick's Day 2025)- March 17th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 80:17


    If your New Year's resolution was to travel more, don't just double-check your passport expiration. Your ID may be rendered useless when flying due to new travel restrictions that will be enacted in 2025.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, St. Patrick's Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, is being marked in cities across the country with boisterous parades and celebrations.According to a new poll, nearly 90% of New York City voters support expanding involuntary commitment and care of mentally ill residents roaming the streets or the subway.And a dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses.

    The Update- March 14th

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 77:03


    Good looks run in their blood. A youth chaser has revealed that she will be receiving a blood transfusion from her son to stave off aging.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at Columbia University.Some of the anti-Israel protesters who besieged a Columbia University academic building last spring have been tossed or suspended — while some who have since graduated lost their diplomas temporarily, officials say.And in Washington, President Trump is set to visit the Justice Department to rally support for his administration's tough-on-crime agenda, an appearance expected to double as a victory lap after he emerged legally and politically unscathed from two federal prosecutions that were dismissed after his election win last fall.

    The Update (Eid-Al-Fitr & Year 4 Archives)- March 31st

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 37:58


    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)- March 30th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 32:42


    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- March 13th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2025 108:26


    A man puts his success down to astrology and manifesting — which he says has won him everything from his soulmate and dream job…to the best parking spaces.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, a Long Island baby tested positive for measles as health officials issued an ominous warning that at least 12 more people may have been exposed to the virus.The decomposed bodies of a 6-year-old boy and his mother were found on a bed inside a Brooklyn apartment, according to cops and law enforcement sources.And Mahmoud Khalil will remain detained in Louisiana until at least next week following an initial court hearing in New York over the Trump administration's plans to deport the Columbia University graduate student for his role in campus protests against Israel.

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- March 29th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 31:47


    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- March 12th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 73:10


    Some folks may be green with envy. Coca-Cola has brought back the Lime Coke flavor, which hasn't been on store shelves for 18 years.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, the judge weighing the Justice Department's request to dismiss corruption charges against Mayor Adams has canceled a hearing scheduled for Friday, indicating a ruling could be imminent.A school bus carrying 31 people overturned on the Garden State Parkway in New Jersey, sending more than a dozen people to hospitals, officials said.And in Washington, the Education Department plans to lay off more than 1,300 of its employees as part of an effort to halve the organization's staff -- a prelude to President Trump's plan to dismantle the agency.

    The Update- March 11th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 83:10


    It's no secret that Aussie slang is a mystery to anyone outside of the country — and even to many who live there. But, one American TikTok creator has kickstarted a debate around one particular slang term, and revealed that maybe we're not even sure what we're talking about.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, President Trump warned that the arrest and possible deportation of a Palestinian activist who helped lead protests at Columbia University will be the first “of many to come” as his administration cracks down on campus demonstrations against Israel and the war in Gaza.The couple suspected of leaving a 3-year-old boy to die at a Brooklyn hospital were still nowhere to be found, as sources revealed the boy was the subject of a custody battle when he was about a year old. And on Wall Street, The U.S. stock market's sell-off cut deeper as they questioned how much pain President Trump will let the economy endure through tariffs and other policies in order to get what he wants.

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- March 23rd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2025 31:11


    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)- March 22nd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2025 35:27


    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 (Tommie's Birthday

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 65:51


    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 Year 5 of The Update. When we first started this then-show at WKRB in 2017, the first year had a lot of things going on. Donald Trump's first year in office, mass shootings worldwide, and the Great American Solar Eclipse to name just a few. In Year 5, it was more of the same. There was the Russian war in Ukraine, more mass shootings in America, and the overturning of Roe V. Wade to name just a few that we'll mention. But also, after more than two years out on the road, we made our way to a new studio at UD Team in the summer of 2022. Oh, and one last thing- be on the lookout for some WKRB highlights as we looked back on five years of memories.

    The Update- March 10th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 79:21


    “I do's” sold separately? Customarily, newlyweds are often gifted monogrammed “his” and “hers” hand towels in celebration of their holy matrimony. But luxe linens are apparently the last thing on one uncompromising couple's list, as the fussy fiancées are giving themselves separate “his” and “hers” wedding ceremonies.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, firefighters in New York knocked down a dwindling brush fire in a wooded stretch of Long Island as officials warned that high wind gusts could leave the region vulnerable to additional blazes.In New Jersey, the father of murdered Newark police detective Joseph Azcona called the violent death of his hero son “a pain that is indescribable” as he was nearly too choked up for words.And in Pennsylvania, a single-engine airplane carrying five people crashed and burst into flames in the parking lot of a retirement community near a small airport in the suburbs, and everyone on board survived, officials and witnesses said.

    The Update- March 7th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 73:24


    Partners who do this should be left in the past. Los Angeles-based psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula made a YouTube video with a dire warning about “future-faking,” a common manipulation tactic used by narcissists in romantic relationships.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, New York corrections officials implored striking prison guards to take a last-chance deal to return to work without repercussions, over the objections of their union leaders.Mayor Adams on Monday launched a new joint “community coalition” with the NYPD to battle rampant drug use and vagrancy at troubled Washington Square Park and Greenwich Village.And in Washington, President Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department. Eliminating the department altogether would be a cumbersome task, which likely would require an act of Congress.

    The Update- March 5th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 75:54


    Here's a juicy sex tip. Men who regularly drink grape juice could significantly lower their odds of erectile dysfunction — especially older fellas, a new study published in the Aging Male has revealed.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, two cases of measles have been confirmed in New York City as of the end of February, according to the New York City Health Department.A prisoner just arrested for gun possession bolted from an Upper Manhattan medical center wearing a hospital gown – the city's second escaped prisoner in as many weeks, cops say. And in Washington, President Trump vowed to keep up his campaign of “swift and unrelenting action” in reorienting the nation's economy, immigration and foreign policy in an unyielding address to Congress and the nation that left Democratic legislators to register their dissent with stone faces, placards calling out “lies,” and one legislator's ejection.

    The Update- March 4th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 64:02


    A woman has told how she has natural P-cup breasts which won't stop growing due to a rare condition. Paige Amelia, 29, suffers from gigantomastia – a rare condition which causes rapid breast tissue growth.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, a woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges.The head of the FBI's New York field office, who was reported to have resisted Justice Department efforts to scrutinize agents who participated in politically sensitive investigations, has told coworkers that he has retired from the bureau after being directed to do so.And in Washington, President Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress tonight to give an accounting of his turbulent first weeks in office as a divided nation struggles to keep pace, with some Americans fearing for the country's future while others are cheering him on.

    The Update (Year 4 Archives)- March 16th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 31:05


    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 (Brandon's Favorite Episodes)- March 15th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2025 64:17


    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 5 Archives)- March 14th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 51:46


    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 Year 5 of The Update. When we first started this then-show at WKRB in 2017, the first year had a lot of things going on. Donald Trump's first year in office, mass shootings worldwide, and the Great American Solar Eclipse to name just a few. In Year 5, it was more of the same. There was the Russian war in Ukraine, more mass shootings in America, and the overturning of Roe V. Wade to name just a few that we'll mention. But also, after more than two years out on the road, we made our way to a new studio at UD Team in the summer of 2022. Oh, and one last thing- be on the lookout for some WKRB highlights as we looked back on five years of memories.

    The Update- March 3rd

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 74:44


    A male stripper has revealed that working in the industry has taught him that women are just as likely to cheat as men. Nath Wyld has witnessed Aussie cheating culture up-close and personal from working numerous bachelorette parties.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that he is running for mayor of New York City, relaunching his political career following a yearslong exile over a barrage of sexual harassment accusations.An LGBTQ group marched for the first time under its own banner at Staten Island's St. Patrick's Day Parade in what organizers called a “huge day for the queer community.”And out in the American west in Los Angeles, “Anora,” a strip club Cinderella story without the fairy tale ending, was crowned best picture at the 97th Academy Awards, handing Sean Baker's gritty, Brooklyn-set screwball farce Hollywood's top prize.

    The Update (8 Year Anniversary)- February 28th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 68:00


    A Pennsylvania-based CEO recreated a scene from “The Wedding Singer” and proposed to his girlfriend on a flight. Sam Riber, 34, and his fiancé, Lissy Alden, 37, were traveling to Mexico on Lissy's birthday when Sam surprised her with a performance that ended with him down on one knee.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, Gene Hackman, the prolific Oscar-winning actor whose studied portraits ranged from reluctant heroes to conniving villains and made him one of the industry's most respected and honored performers, has been found dead along with his wife at their home. He was 95. An off-duty FDNY firefighter apparently blew through a red light and barreled into an unsuspecting motorist in a deadly DWI crash in Queens, according to cops and video of the collision.And a grassroots organization is encouraging U.S. residents not to spend any money as an act of “economic resistance” to protest what the group's founder sees as the malign influence of billionaires, big corporations and both major political parties on the lives of working Americans.

    The Update (Year 7 Finale)- February 27th

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 74:21


    An Aussie private investigator has shared the details of one of her “wildest” cases involving a cheating husband. In a TikTok video, Cass explained, “My client, the wife, wanted to find out how her husband was cheating. We were pretty sure he was up to something.”In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams pulled out of a candidates forum that featured many of his opponents in the Democratic primary, saying his lawyer had advised him to stay away from such events until a judge decides whether to dismiss his public corruption case.Michelle Trachtenberg, a former child star who appeared in the 1996 “Harriet the Spy” hit movie and went on to co-star in two buzzy millennial-era TV shows — “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gossip Girl” — has died. She was 39.And in Texas, a child who wasn't vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in rural West Texas, state officials said, the first U.S. death from the highly contagious — but preventable — respiratory disease since 2015.

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