The Update with Brandon Julien

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...

This is four-play you don’t want to engage in. A California sex therapist has shared the four things she would never do with her partner in the bedroom — and her amorous advice has resurfaced as people pledge to make 2025 their hottest year yet. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, Mayor Adams planned to meet with Donald Trump in Florida today, another friendly overture to the president-ele...

As singles continue to complain about the dating scene, they’re checking out of theirs and searching for love anywhere they can — whether it be reading parties or even abroad. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, mediators announced, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fight...

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...

A mother has issued a warning to other parents after her son came home from daycare with a common illness that left her with a glass stent in her eye. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul pitched voters on a series of populist economic policies — floating proposals to hand out free money, slash taxes and fight hedge funds — in a speech aimed at cleaning up the kitchen t...

He has yet to come up triple hearts in life. Hitting the jackpot would seemingly raise one’s value on the romantic marketplace. However, a Colorado gambling influencer who won a million dollars playing the Las Vegas slots claims that’s not the case — because most of his female prospects just want a “sugar daddy.” In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, the new toll on drivers entering the cor...

A mom refuses to leave a penny of her kids’ inheritance — instead using her “hard-earned” cash to further her own career and buy clothes to perform in. Janey Kirk, 60, says her children, Carla, 30, and Adam, 26, are “in the same mind frame” and stand by her controversial choices — wanting their mom to enjoy herself. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, a 32-year-old man was shot and wounded...

These days, retirement could come early. A growing cohort of young employees in the workforce are taking a “microretirement” — also referred to as an “adult gap year” — for months or even years at a time to fight corporate burnout. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, a sharply divided Supreme Court rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s final bid to put his New York hush-money case on hol...

A bride and groom’s wedding dress code request has divided social media with some even saying it would make them not attend the festivities. A social media user took to X to reveal he’d gotten a wedding invitation that asked guests not to wear Apple Watches. The request sparked a lot of discussion over X and Reddit, with one calling it “overboard”. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, Pre...

That’s how the cookie crumbles! Kicking off the 2025 Girl Scout cookie season, the brand announced this would be the last year customers can indulge in two flavors that taste like the perfect campfire. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Federal prosecutors said they have uncovered “additional criminal conduct” by Eric Adams and his associates in their historic bribery and corruption ca...

A woman named Alex claims she was booted off a Southwest Airlines flight to Los Angeles after her kitten pooped in its carrier, forcing her to spend the day in a random city. An X post detailing the scat-astrophe currently boasts over 20 million views at the time of writing. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, the man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City sub...

The British Onlyfans model who had sex with 101 men in a single day faces a potential ban from Airbnb after she used a rental for the sexual stunt without informing the homeowner. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, New York’s new toll for drivers entering the center of Manhattan debuted Sunday, meaning many people will pay $9 to access the busiest part of the Big Apple during peak hours....

Happy eww year! New Year’s Eve is one of the booziest holidays — it’s common to usher in a hangover along with the new year. You’ll typically feel the worst of it — the headaches, muscle aches, nausea and anxiety — the morning after heavy drinking when your blood alcohol concentration is near zero. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, a postal worker was stabbed to death in a fight with a w...

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...

It was a sex crack-er-down. People are shocked to discover the sex-fueled history of graham crackers as the salacious backstory resurfaces online. Sharing a simple summary of the story, another added: “Just discovered Graham Crackers were invented by a Presbyterian minister to cure licentiousness. A lot of y’all need to start eating Graham Crackers.” In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, t...

The forecast for Dry January is looking very wet. The trend among the sober-curious in the Big Apple has seemingly dried up — with New Yorkers calling the once-hip phenomenon “stupid.” In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, the suspect who drove a vehicle at high speed into a crowd of revelers in New Orleans on New Year’s Day was killed after a firefight with police, law enforcement offici...

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...

There are plenty of secrets and hacks when it comes to air travel, but one that’s lesser known is aircraft trading cards. While some travel enthusiasts have been collecting them for years, others are just now finding out about trading cards from social media posts that have gone viral. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, The crystal-covered ball that descends down a pole in Times Square t...

Being a pilot has its perks — but it might cost you. Beards are barred on most major airlines, meaning pilots may have to abandon their signature scruffy look when reporting to the cockpit. While it isn’t an official policy enforced by the Federal Aviation Administration, a spokesperson told Thrillist that the facial hair may impact safety. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Jimmy Carter,...

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...

Size does matter. That’s at least when it comes to flying, where every inch between your seat and the seat in front of you counts for a lot. The pros at UpgradedPoints.com crunched the numbers, looking for the average amount of stretch-out space on the 10 busiest domestic flight routes. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, a taxi driver whose car hit six pedestrians when he jumped a curb in...

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...