The Update with Brandon Julien

A Mexican social media influencer died from complications after liposuction surgery at an unauthorized clinic, according to a report. Denisse Reyes, 27, had the common cosmetic procedure performed at San Pablo Medical Clinic in the southern state of Chiapas, according to the Daily Mail. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, with just weeks to go until New York City’s mayoral primary, one o...

Experts say this end-of-day exhaustion is a specific kind of tiredness tied to the mental and emotional strain of work – not necessarily the tasks themselves, but the constant switching between demands, decisions and yes, meetings that could have been emails. According to Principle Psychologist and clinic owner at Enriching Lives Psychology, Carly Dober, this feeling is something called “cognitive...

Over a year after a 15-foot great white shark was found dead with mysterious bite wounds and stripped of its internal organs, DNA analysis uncovered its killers. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, a New York man was convicted of fatally stabbing a longtime emergency services officer in a 2022 unprovoked attack that took place steps away from her station in Queens. The Mexican navy tall s...

A man says his side hustle of cleaning graves has enabled him to buy his first home. Shaun Tookey, 31, has cleaned more than 300 graves since he began his side business in May 2023. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, a mid-level appeals court in New York has upheld a law that shifts many local elections to even-numbered years — a policy meant to align county and town elections with statew...

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 wor...

An Australian surfer is fortunate to be alive after a run-in with a shark — but his surfboard wasn’t so lucky. Dale Kittow was surfing at Cheynes Beach in Western Australia when a shark rushed towards him, leaving the quick-thinking dad to use his board to fend off the predator. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, Federal officials released images of a doomed New York City sightseeing he...

These days, occasional porn consumption is considered by many to be a common part of a “healthy” sex life in relationships. But new data have revealed many Aussies consider it “cheating.” in the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, the NYPD are investigating whether the department violated policy by sharing a report with federal immigration authorities that included internal records of a Palest...

This date ended on a sour note. A single woman was on a third date with a man when two strangers walked up and handed her a note reading: “Just no! You can do better.” In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, A business attire-clad Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted he was feeling anxious as his sex-trafficking trial kicked off in Manhattan federal court. The Newark Liberty International Airport mess...

Try this saucy little number on for size. Bet you thought McDonald’s chicken nuggets couldn’t be improved upon — they’re fun to eat, high in protein, still (relatively) affordable and readily available. What more could a fast food fan want? Aim higher, say the food experts at Tasting Table, who report that TikTokkers have been lighting up the controversial social media site with a bizarre-sounding...

It’s a design choice worth pondering. A Tennessee restaurant’s very unique koi pond installation went viral on X — and it’s drawing comparisons to other remarkable animal habitats at eateries around the US. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, A Bronx man was arrested in the stabbing death of another man on a New York City subway train following a dispute over getting one of their shoes s...

This is a warning for all avid gym-goers. Fitness enthusiast Hillary Nguyen recently shared a video on TikTok describing the health crisis she dealt with after interacting with dirty gym equipment. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with cri...

Convincing kids to eat their greens may take a little magic. Behavioral experts have discovered an ingenious new parenting strategy that encourages children to eat fruits and vegetables — even more effectively than promises of dessert or threats of punishment. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the H...

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 wor...

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 wor...

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 wor...

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 wor...

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 awa...

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 wor...

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 wor...

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 wor...

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 wor...

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.

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 wor...

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 wor...

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 wor...