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2026 MIDTERMS: TEXAS FLIPPED + CHUCK SCHUMER'S GOTTA GO The 2026 midterm elections delivered a historic Democratic victory, flipping control of Congress and turning traditional Republican strongholds into unexpected battlegrounds. Texas elected James Talarico to the U.S. Senate and Gina Hinojosa as its first Latina governor. Republicans are pointing fingers, Donald Trump is looking for somebody to...

Patrick Stewart is gone, Netflix just laid off 1,000 people, and Amazon Prime Video is streaming AI-generated television. Happy Halloween, everybody. This week on The Brush Up, Dunbar pays an emotional tribute to Patrick Stewart, Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and the lasting legacy of Star Trek: The Next Generation, while Mike questions whether Data should have rights in the first place. Then we get in...

A shocking Lindsey Graham documentary, Republicans going nuclear ahead of the 2026 midterms, and people willingly handing their bank passwords to AI. What could possibly go wrong? This week on The Brush Up , Mike Wilson and Dunbar Dicks dive into the political circus, Silicon Valley's increasingly terrifying ambitions, and the stories making us wonder if everybody has completely lost their minds....

Kelly Clarkson’s $15,000 mechanical bird controversy, Elon Musk’s documentary backlash, and Russian propaganda bots allegedly disappearing after Ukrainian drone strikes. It’s another perfectly normal week. This week on The Brush Up, Mike Wilson and Dunbar Dicks unpack the Kelly Clarkson controversy involving Art of Play, a Brooklyn magic shop that found itself at the center of a viral celebrity fe...

Trump's new AI chatbot is fact-checking him, the Cornell Seven case is sparking national outrage, and a Tennessee woman survived her own execution. Apparently, reality has completely lost the plot. This week on The Brush Up , Mike Wilson and Dunbar Dicks tackle Trump's America.gov AI chatbot, the staggering valuations of companies like Anthropic, and whether Silicon Valley is building the future o...

AI is stealing comedians' jokes, the Epstein files are raising more questions, and scientists are trying to reverse human aging. Just another perfectly normal week. This week on The Brush Up , Mike Wilson and Dunbar Dicks dig into AI-generated influencers ripping off stand-up comedians, fake accounts flooding social media, and whether the Dead Internet Theory is becoming reality. Then it's the dis...

New York City reaches a $131.5 million settlement with DoorDash over late and missing pay for more than 260,000 delivery workers. Meanwhile, ProPublica reports that the FBI examined Susan Collins’ ties to defense contractor Navatek after its former CEO, Martin Kao, funneled $150,000 to a pro-Collins super PAC through a shell company. Kao claimed the money would help secure Navy funding; Collins de...

The FBI is explaining bestiality to Congress, an AI actress is doing press interviews, police are allegedly abusing license-plate cameras to track people, and somehow this isn’t even all of the weird stuff we have to Brush Up on this week. We kick things off with a trip to the movies and Coyote vs. Acme — the movie Warner Bros. tried to bury that finally escaped into theaters. Then we check in on...

AI IS TRYING TO KILL US + STAR TREK TURNS 60 + IS YOUR TV SPYING ON YOU? You bought the TV. So why does LG say it owns the glass? This week on The Brush Up, Mike and Dunbar dig into the Gamers Nexus investigation into LG smart TVs, allegations of household surveillance, and LG’s denial. What does your television collect, who profits from it, and why does watching something on your couch suddenly r...

OPTIMUS PRIME IS DEAD + FOR REAL THIS TIME + THE SHIRT THAT HIDES YOU FROM AI Fantasy football is back, the robots are getting weird, and somehow your T-shirt might be the only thing standing between you and total surveillance. This week on The Brush Up: Peter Cullen and Optimus Prime, the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie , Amazon and Walmart “price maxing,” Sony’s fight over whethe...

This week get "Brushed Up" on -A farewell to Dolly -NFL Players going back to College Football -49ers owner busted trying to cop a 140$ hooker in a trailer park -Trumps got Beef with the Beef Farmers -Canada Trade deal up in smoke for good probably -Florida lady gets a crazy license plate...and loves it!

Mike Wilson and Dunbar Dicks open with NFL preseason chaos — the Cleveland Browns' Deshaun Watson quarterback battle, Aaron Donald's rumored return for the Los Angeles Rams, and the Detroit Lions sitting at #3 in early power rankings — before landing on a 1,300-year-old Viking-era sword a first grader dug up on a school farm trip in Norway. From there it's a Pennsylvania cocaine ring busted across...

Florida Behavior + AI Is Kills the Internet + MTV Turns 45 | The Brush Up Ep. 13 We break down why AI is killing the internet as we know it — Google pulling its Google Earth AI feature after a researcher dropped a nuclear reactor that doesn't exist into satellite imagery, and the $2.4 million Macmillan deal for Jerry Falade's debut novel Call Me, I'll Hide the Body that collapsed when his own agen...

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How Internet "Clipping" Fakes Viral Trends + Trump's $14.7M Green Pool | The Brush Up We break down the science behind Donald Trump's $14.7 million polyurea pool disaster — including why contractor John J. Cafaro's work wouldn't adhere to granite — plus World Cup 2026 tourists losing their minds over Waffle House, Texas Roadhouse, and ranch dressing. Then we expose the marketplace agencies like Sp...

This week we're Brushing You Up on -How you own Space X and dont even know it -Trumps physical -AI super star Elias Thorne -UFC 250 -Eric Trump wants to see a guy about a horse -Knicks win it for New York City -Ticket prices through the roof... and your paying for it from the couch and more! #TheBrushUp #BrushMeUp #UFC #whitehouse #Spacex #NBA #NewYork #Trump #EricTrump #Knicks #Ticketscalpers

This week get "Brushed Up on" -Gen z vs. Gen X at the Box Office -Knock it off Robots ...continues -Tech bros sworn into army as top brass? -NBA Jam Arcade Secrets you pr0bably never knew! -Religion and HR team up to take down AI -Scorsese is on the AI train? -Hegseth and Call of Duty -the death of 60 minutes in a wildfire all hands #Army #Hegseth #AI #Genz #Genx #robots #pope #Scorsese #nbajam #b...

this week we'll "Brush You Up" on -Summer Movies -Mando and Grogu -More He-Man movie info -Gamer Gate -A.I. Robots suck at work so far -They suck at dancing too -Slinky World Records?? -Trumpy-Dumpy slush fund ...and so much more thats happening in the #BiffTimeLine #mandolorian #Heman #MOTU #Rabbithole #gamerGate #RockyIV #robots #Slinky #guinessrecords #Trump #Slushfund

It's information for conversation As Comedian Mikey Wilson and TV Producer Dunbar Dicks run down the algorithm and brush you up of whats going on, giving old school takes on new school drama. Its "The Brush Up" presented to you by DWMOD on this weeks epiosde -Nintendo Secretes you didnt know -Litter & Birds -is Gambling gonna take down sports? -what is Devil Wears Prada 2? -Kimmel getting fire...

Its information for your weekend conversations...from a couple of old-heads running down the algorithm. This week the fellas are Brushing you up on -James Dolan's crazy surveillance state in MSG -A.I. in hollywood crossing the line -Cochella fact checks -Octopus Aliens and plenty of other things "pop"-ing up. #Knicks #NBA #MSG #JamesDolan #scraping #surveillance #AI #Hollywood #valkilmer #Cochella...

this week we'll "Brush You Up" on -Mortal Kombat Movie -He-Man ambiguous movie toys -Hacky sack come back? -Batman vs. Mcdonalds -NBA star gets conned into marriage...almost -Trump phone ...and so much more thats happening in the #BiffTimeLine #mortalKombat #4DX #Batman #Mcdonalds #NBA #Dirk #conartist #Trumpphone #Playboy #Spiderman

This week we're Brushing you up on -Star wars Mando/Grogu -He-Man anxiety -Pope vs. A.I. -I'm ready for the Robots -Proof that Hollywood is finally ready to bet on the movie theatre experience again ...and more!

It's the Brush up and the fellas are here to give you "information for conversation" to take into the weekend with you! this week Mikey and Dunbar are Talking about Tattoos, Outer Space is cool again, Patriots are always cheating, Pope V. Trump, Penguins, and what the hell is "Look Maxing" ?? #Tattoos #outerspace #Patriots #cheating #Pope #Trump #Penguins #LookMaxing #Mude #Clavicular #BrushMeUp #...