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...

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.

This summer’s “It” meal might just be the new “girl dinner.” Comprised of chic cult classics — a Caesar salad, order of french fries and dirty martini — the holy trinity of summer noshing has taken the internet, and local eateries, by storm. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Security firm CEO Robert Tucker will be named the next commissioner of the FDNY today, according to sources. Autho...

Break me off a piece of that KitKat bar … covered with ketchup? The latest disturbing food trend gracing people’s For You pages on TikTok is the popular chocolate candy slathered with the tomato-based condiment. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, a repeat offender on probation allegedly punched an NYPD officer so hard she fell to the ground before other cops pounced on the violent suspect...

Researchers might have finally scratched below the surface of this medical mystery. Itchiness is a common symptom of various skin conditions, but why that is has long been unclear — until now. A new study out of Harvard Medical School may offer some answers — and relief — for patients with eczema, an inflammatory skin condition affecting over 31 million Americans. In the headlines on #TheUpdate th...

When it comes to sex, everyone has an expectation about how it should go and what it should be like. Now, a report from men’s health service Pilot reveals exactly how these ideas — which typically stem from pornography — can impact sexual performance and mental health. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, Violent storms ripped through the Big Apple and dumped as much as four inches of ra...

First, Gen Z came for our skinny jeans. Now they’re here for our leggings, too? Gen Z style gurus have once again ganged up on the rest of the world, decreeing those roll-on thigh-huggers just one more “cheugy” (or, outdated) thing from the Victoria’s Secret sale at the mall, waiting to be turfed from your closet. Fortunately, aging fashionistas, our benevolent dictators have something new, all pi...

The “everything shower” has gone down the drain — it’s all about the “nothing shower.” While the everything shower is specific to each washer and can change every time, the point of an everything shower is to indulge in taking the time to clean and care for every inch of your body based on your own preferences. But sometimes, you just don’t have the time or energy to spend hours soaking in the tub...

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...

She’s leaving audiences split. Most high school seniors look forward to tossing their caps and turning their tassels at graduation. But one nimble New Jersey student turned heads instead — hitting a saucy headstand and split combination in celebration of receiving her diploma. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, Two New York City police sergeants were shot as they struggled with a man susp...

Want to shop for groceries at Costco? Turns out, you don’t actually need a membership. An avid discount warehouse shopper created a value-sized stir on social media explaining how she snapped up some favorite items at the store without paying the $60 annual membership — and apparently, it’s as easy as tapping a few buttons on an app. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, the alleged master...

Which side are you on? When Jessica dropped her young daughter, Victoria, off at her sister’s house for the afternoon, she was expecting everything to go well. But when she picked her up from her sister’s house, she didn’t expect to receive a whopping invoice for everything her daughter did and touched over the weekend. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Wednesday, New York City Comptroller Brad...

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...

Think before you drink. The FDA has recalled 28 beverages so far in 2024, The Daily Mail reported. All but four of the drinks were recalled because they had drugs, bacteria or harmful chemicals in them that the company didn’t disclose. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, a Venezuelan migrant was shot dead and two others wounded in a drive-by shooting near a Randall’s Island shelter — appa...

Nothing is safe, folks, not even toothpaste. A recent study suggests that a low-calorie sweetener found in hundreds of popular snacks, toothpaste and gum may raise the risk of a stroke or heart attack. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, Mayor Adams issued an emergency order Saturday suspending parts of a new law intended to ban solitary confinement in local jails a day before it was to ta...

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 specific things you put into a hotel safe upon arrival, such as passports, wallets, jewelry and other valuables. But there’s one thing that everyone should store there that wouldn’t naturally cross your mind: a shoe. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, he’s movin’ out. As Billy Joel prepares to end his legendary, decade-long, 104 show, 1.9 million ticket-selling residency at Madi...

The top 30 simple things that make us smile include a kind gesture from a stranger, waking up on a sunny morning – and seeing an elderly couple holding hands. A study of 2,000 adults found seeing a loved one get good news, receiving a surprise gift and getting a hug also feature on the list. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Thursday, powerful congestion pricing supporters plan to sue Gov. Kathy...

Women would rather accept the “singles tax” than couple up. The “singles tax” — the higher costs that singles pay financially supporting themselves — recently rose to over $7,000, according to Zillow, but women would still rather be on their own. In the headlines on #Theupdate this Wednesday, convicted felon and New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will resign from the Senate on Aug. 20 — a date that will...

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...

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 work. Oh, a...

Don’t sleep on these TikTok tips. As younger generations increasingly use social media for health information, a new study from Auburn University finds that most sleep hacks shared on TikTok are supported by scientific evidence. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, shocking videos show a truck erupting into a towering inferno in New Jersey after a traffic accident that killed the driver, c...

Swice up your life. “Swicy” — a mashup of sweet and spicy — is this summer’s blazing new food trend, with brands scrambling to make their way into the movement, perhaps a surprising one for hot-weather days. In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Monday, there's only one big story to talk about. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for ree...