The Bryan and Gina Show - LAMag

Bryan and Gina catch up on their respective weekends including a somber experience for Bryan traveling up north to reconvene with family and Gina out and about around Los Angeles hitting famous old haunts and finding great spots for holiday photo ops. They then welcome in storied Los Angeles actress and decades long acting coach Gloria Gifford to discuss her experience both as a performer in show...

Bryan and Gina reunite in the week following their respective Thanksgiving celebrations as Bryan paints a picture of Norman Rockwellesque beachside experience while Gina hits the road out of town. Gina also goes on to share the over the top experience she had at a resort near and dear to both hosts as she describes her wonderful time at Christmas at The Princess. To watch this episode on YouTube g...

Bryan and Gina reunite for a holiday themed episode as they open the show discussing Gina's tradition of week ahead Friendsgiving freeing her up to vacation on Thanksgiving. Gina also lets us in on a very wholesome twist to her Friendsgiving as it fell on National Adoption Day which was very special for one attendee in particular. They then turn to listener questions as they explore how Angele...

Bryan Bishop and Gina Grad connect to talk about their respective Los Angeles weekends including Bryan's trip south for a Disneyland excursion with his family. They then welcome back to the show entertainment journalist and commentator Matt Belloni of Puck News. Matt helps them zoom out and take a look at what the Hollywood strikes accomplished and what may be to come as a result. To watch thi...

Bryan and Gina link reconnect to discuss their respective weeks which saw Gina attending a parent teacher conference and helping produce a newscast for her son Kidboy. Bryan meanwhile hosted his annual 'Pumpkin Dinner' for a group of his friends, complete with a hyper realistic pumpkin cake. Later they welcome in guest Meredith Sloane to discuss her work as an energy healer in Los Angeles...

Bryan and Gina reconnect in the aftermath of Halloween evening to recap their different but also similar experiences with the holiday. Gina opens the show with a discussion of how holidays have evolved as people age and how Halloween is an entirely different experience as an adult. Bryan also weighs in with some great tips on little known L.A. Halloween experiences and a controversial take on Corn...

Bryan and Gina link up on Halloween morning to discuss their very different pre-halloween weekends. Bryan starts off with his action packed weekend including a school halloween fundraiser, pumpkin patch visit yielding a new pet and a questionably tasteful costume. Gina then takes over as she describes a much more subdued weekend culminating in a winter onesie. To watch this episode on YouTube go t...

Bryan and Gina welcome back to the show returning guest and acclaimed film director Darren Bousman from the 'Saw' franchise of movies. In honor of the 'spooky season' Darren gives his thoughts on various haunted houses and experiences around L.A., weighs in on Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights and gives a little behind the scenes info on custom tailored experiences tha...

Gina and Bryan are back recounting their late October weekends which saw Gina heading out to the valley to find some pre-halloween haunts with friends that led into a sleepover for Kidboy. Bryan meanwhile opted for a more indoor weekend experience as he spent over six hours in various cinemas over the weekend seeing two very different films. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube...

With Taylor Swift and Beyoncé dominating at the box office, we thought today would be a good time to discuss something Los Angeles gets a lot of: concerts. Bryan and Gina discuss their favorite venues and best memories of their combined 40 years of consuming live music at venues all across Los Angeles. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at  ⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/losangelesma...

Bryan and Gina return to hear about Bryan's weekend experience attending the Ian's Friends Foundation charity gala that we highlighted in our September episode with guests Sydney and Joey Meller. After telling us all about his wonderful experience he hands the baton to Gina who details an intended low key weekend that turned out to be anything but. To watch this episode on YouTube go to th...

Bryan and Gina join fellow Los Angeles Magazine collaborator Adrianna Costa to the Podcast to hear about the videos she's working on. Adrianna tells them all about her new series 'L.A. Stories' that recently launched on the Los Angeles Magazine YouTube channel and even gives them a sample of a few of the stories she's recently covered. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAM...

Bryan and Gina connect with heavy hearts as they discuss their shared sadness and frustration at events going on elsewhere in the world. In an attempt to cheer things up Bryan recounts seeing a good friend ply his trade for the first time after many years of friendship. Gina also jumps in with a story about connecting two strangers who became fast friends as they shared how the unwittingly impacte...

After an episode away Gina triumphantly returns to rejoin Bryan and she comes with tales of her travels. Gina recounts her trip home to visit Kansas and the experience of seeing it through her husband's eyes on his first visit. She talks about her multiple rounds of Q, dinner with old friends and surprising a new friend she made on Instagram and then met in person. To watch this episode on You...

While Gina returns from traveling Bryan Bishop takes the helm today as he welcomes in his good friend and collaborator Anderson Cowan to the show. After an extensive trip down Los Angeles radio memory lane they pivot to discuss Anderson's work in the world of film and documentaries and highlight his current passion project trying to shine a light on a community that often goes overlooked. To w...

Bryan and Gina are back and this episode they welcome Hollywood makeup artist and Gina's close personal friend Sarah Graalman. Their compelling conversation cover's Sarah's journey in the entertainment business spanning dozens of big film and television projects and along the way Bryan learns that there is a makeup union in Hollywood as well. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the...

Bryan and Gina connect to recap their weekends which saw Gina hitting up an L.A. classic for some wholesome mini golf fun with the family while Bryan discovered a hidden gem in Playa Vista to host his daughter's birthday party. Gina also highlights a trip to Universal Studios featuring a lights on haunted house walkthrough and Bryan explains how easy his daughter made procuring her birthday ca...

Bryan and Gina welcome in husband and wife Sydney and Joey Meller who are the west coast chairs of 'Ian's Friends Foundation' focused on research and eradication of pediatric brain tumors. After sharing the story of how they became involved with IFF, they pivot to discussing their upcoming event in West Hollywood 'Wish for Tomorrow' being held October 14th at the 1 Hotel. After...

Bryan and Gina catch up after their respective weekends with Bryan opening with a recounting of his birthday weekend flush with a friends and family BBQ and a trip to a new hot L.A. restaurant. Gina then takes over and shares with Bryan all the movies she watched over the weekend with a short break for an 'influencer's salon' on Saturday evening featuring a live music performance and m...

Bryan and Gina link up for their Saturday episode featuring not one, but two awesome guests. First up they welcome in writer and K-Pop expert Tamar Herman to discuss her recent LA magazine article on L.A.'s recent KCON convention and what all it entails. They then welcome in recurring guest Michele McPhee to discuss her recent work covering the trial, conviction and sentencing of disgraced act...

Bryan and Gina link up to discuss their respective weekends including Gina's first experience with a chopped cheese sandwich and Bryan's keynote speech at the American Brain Tumor Association's annual conference. After Bryan's recounting of his wonderful weekend at the conference and enjoying Chicago as well Gina comes in with some hot tips for Angelenos as the temperatures continu...

Bryan and Gina recap their Labor Day Weekends after welcoming screenwriter Richard Wenk to the show earlier in the week. They discuss Bryan's family traveling south to Orange County's Balboa Island and Gina's rare trip over the hill from the valley into Hollywood to take in a play at Los Angeles' famed Pantages Theatre. As the show wraps up Gina and Bryan discuss and review the rec...

Bryan and Gina welcome in Hollywood screenwriter Richard Wenk to discuss his storied career working in Hollywood starting as an assistant to the director of 'Annie' all the way up to his decade long collaboration with Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua on the 'Equalizer' trilogy. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at  ⁠⁠youtube.com/losangelesmagazinev...

Bryan and Gina welcome acclaimed filmmaker and Gina's good personal friend Darren Bousman to the show today. They discuss Darren's unconventional path into Hollywood and why he would never recommend anyone emulate it, especially in the age of the internet. They also explore Darren's love of unconventional art and how he's turned conversation starting pieces around his home into a s...

Gina and Bryan reconnect to discuss their respective weeks with Gina sitting to interview for Bryan's upcoming young cancer documentary while Bryan was busy working on the various outstanding tasks for that project. They also recount a Grad family staycation that saw she and her husband and son holing up at a local hotel and enjoying some of their favorite Los Angeles pastimes. To watch this e...