James A. Brown

The James Brown Commentary

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The Daily Note is a daily commentary podcast that finds deeper meaning in everyday moments. Host James A. Brown explores how our world really works through thoughtful observation and authentic storytelling. Each short-form episode starts with something specific James noticed while walking downtown, a conversation overheard in a coffee shop, or a small detail that revealed something larger about modern life. These aren't political hot takes or partisan commentary. The Daily Note offers genuine reflection and systems thinking for busy professionals. This daily podcast serves listeners who want i...

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James A. Brown

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$6 Hash Browns 12.02.2024 2:13

Fast Food isn't cheap anymore. Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv Twitter: https://twitte...

Reruns 09.02.2024 2:01

In which James discusses why everyone is watching so much old tv Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/ja...

Family Business 07.02.2024 2:31

Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv Twitter: https://twitter.com/jamesbrowntv

Broke 05.02.2024 2:47

In which James gives advice to a fellow millennial in dire financial trouble. Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://fa...

The power of We is stronger than the power of Me 31.01.2024 1:56

Where does the stuff we return end up? 29.01.2024 2:02

Another one for the need for more file Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv Twitter: https:...

What does space smell like? 26.01.2024 1:56

In which James describes what space smells like Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv Twitte...

Thank you Charles Osgood 24.01.2024 3:49

In which James, honors the late great Charles Osgood. Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv...

Seeing Race 22.01.2024 2:13

At the introductory press conference for New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, he told the truth. Since he's the team's first black head coach, he was asked about race and said: I do think of it because I believe if you don't see color, you can't see racism and whatever, whatever happens, black, white, disabled person, I've all or even someone with disabilities, I always, you know, for the m...

Just say no to Uber style pricing at restaurants 19.01.2024 2:12

In which, James takes on the uber-fication of dining out Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrown...

Awareness is everything 17.01.2024 1:38

How young is too young for tackle football? 16.01.2024 1:59

As California considers banning tackle football for kids under 12, James weighs the issue. Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Faceboo...

How many episodes a week should I make? 15.01.2024 1:54

Vote in my poll at Jamesbrowntv.substack.com Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv Twitter:...

Don't let anger or large rocks thrown from overpasses cloud the mind 10.01.2024 1:47

A lesson from Phil Jackson's Sacred Hoops Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv Twitter: htt...

Blowing up the cop show model 08.01.2024 7:41

An ode to Andre Braugher and Homicide: Life on the Streets “You go when you're supposed to go and everything else is homicide.” Those are the first words you hear before the theme of one of my favorite TV dramas plays: Homicide: Life on the Streets plays. Its lead, Andre Braugher, died a few weeks ago after a brief illness. He won a Best Actor Emmy for his portrayal of Detective Frank Pembleton. “...

What's your fantasy? 04.01.2024 2:18

In which James discusses how deep America's lottery obsession goes. Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com...

Minecraft and other movies from Toyland 04.01.2024 2:19

In which, James expresses his loathing of a potential minecraft movie Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.c...

Above the Ruckus 03.01.2024 2:10

The RZA on finding your true self Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Facebook: https://facebook.com/jamesbrowntv Twitter: https://twi...

Is working from home morally wrong? 02.01.2024 3:05

Rebel Rebel 29.12.2023 2:14

Ending the year with David Bowie and one of my favorite hometown tales. In August, former president Donald Trump and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani joined a long list of people immortalized in mugshots. And they were glorious. The expressions were fascinating and reminded me of one of my favorite mugshots: David Bowie's. Bowie's arrest happened in my hometown of Rochester, New York. On a...

Opposites don't actually attract 28.12.2023 2:00

It seems like every day I hear or see or read something that contradicts some long-held belief banged in my head by society. The latest one is that opposites attract. Apparently, most straight ones don't. A study in the journal Nature looked at the results of nearly 200 studies on heterosexual relationships. This mega meta-analysis featured a sample of around 8 million people from around the world...

Creativity comes from limits 27.12.2023 1:46

It's Wednesday and it's time for some wit and wisdom. This week's wise words come from Jon Stewart; the comedian best known for his work on The Daily Show. Stewart and I don't have much in common, but we do share one belief on where good content comes from. jon stewart During a 2010 interview with Fresh Air with Terry Gross, he said: You'd be incredibly surprised at how regimented our day is and j...

How to save on groceries 26.12.2023 1:49

Google searches on cheaper food and knockoffs soared in 2023 On this Tuesday, I'm reminded of something I've thought of a lot over the last few years. No matter what politicians tell us about inflation, we know the truth. We can see it everywhere. On the ground, in our grocery stores, in the malls, everything continues to feel so expensive and uncomfortably so. There's no greater reservoir of this...

Bring back intermissions 25.12.2023 2:12

In which James asks for theaters to do something old and novel: bring back mid movie breaks. Let me know what you think in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com Email: jamesbrowntv@gmail.com Leave me a voicemail or text: 585-484-0339 Follow me on social media: YouTube Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCixNKcH6SP5OCLHMdQ_gVTw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamesbrowntv/ Faceb...

Rudolph 22.12.2023 1:55

A flashback to a wonderful moment of spontaneity from DMX Tell me in the comments at jamesbrowntv.substack.com   or email me at Jamesbrowntv@gmail.com You can also leave me a message at 585-484-0339. From my home to yours, I hope you have a holly jolly Christmas. On that note, I’m James Brown and as always be well