The Update with Brandon Julien

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 ov...

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 Palestinia...

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 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...

“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 dow...

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...

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...

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 pleadi...

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 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...

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 politi...

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...

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...

A young Aussie is going viral for the age-old question that most women have asked themselves in their working lives: “Is this too short for work?” In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, more than a dozen people were hospitalized after smoke filled an Upper Manhattan subway station during the afternoon commute, officials said. A simmering feud between Gov. Kathy Hochul and her handpicked li...

They’re in the monnaie. Local officials in an “unremarkable” small town in France were shocked to discover that a wealthy Parisian had left them a fortune — completely without warning. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, the US Coast Guard was still searching the waters off Breezy Point for the sixth victim of a boating accident that killed three people and put two others in the hospital...

Health nuts just wanna have fun — once in awhile. News that an irate client fired her personal trainer after spotting the fitness fanatic eating a McDonald’s burger may have those who push good habits for a living looking over their shoulder when indulging. However, according to nutrition experts, there’s nothing wrong with enjoying a favorite treat every once in awhile — it’s all about moderation...

Sometimes, the “value menu” is anything but. Anyone who’s walked in hoping for a sub-$10 check knows the drill — half the time, you’re walking out having spent nearly $20, if not more. All your fault? Yes and no, according to the combo meal connoisseurs at The Takeout, who say it’s something called “charm pricing” that’s often to blame. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, Manhattan’s top f...

This isn’t so sweet. Sorbet sold at chain grocers like Target and Wegmans has been recalled due to an undeclared allergen present in the dessert. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, she’s the Big Apple’s youngest straphanger! Good Samaritans helped a 25-year-old expectant mom deliver a baby girl on board a southbound W train in Manhattan, according to officials and social media videos. P...

This isn’t your typical TikTok haul. As the wildfires in Los Angeles continue to rage, evacuees are taking to social media to share their “evacuation hauls,” showing viewers what they did before leaving their houses. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Mayor Adams declared that he is “no longer facing legal questions” after the Justice Department moved to shield him from the bribery cha...

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're doing something that's a little bit different. In 2021, I had been the host of the show for four years, and my wife Tommie had been a producer on the show for two of those years. She had to do a podcast with me for some time, so we dec...

You talking to me? A new study has found New York is the least friendly state in the nation. The World Population Review’s Friendliest States of 2024 Study weighed over 2.5 million tourists’ personal travel experiences, each state’s average tipping rate, and the results of an Instagram poll to rank levels of niceness across the nation. At the same time, The Big Apple was voted the second-best city...

Guests snowed in together for five days at Britain’s highest pub have swapped phone numbers and vowed to keep in touch. Freddie Swift, 39, was traveling with his partner, boss and friends when he became stuck at the Tan Hill Inn located in North Yorkshire, which is 1,732 ft above sea level. They were part of a group of 23 guests and six staff members who were stuck at the pub for five days. In the...