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 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...

Somehow, in the span of one episode, we’ll manage to cover a man who didn’t leave but also apparently doesn’t exist anymore, a breakfast item that now requires a warning label, and a “vacation” that starts on April Fool’s Day… which feels less like a break and more like a setup. First, PIX11 would like you to believe nothing has changed with Mr. G—just don’t ask questions, don’t look too closely,...

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...

In today's edition of The Update Journal, we explore three very different ways things fall apart… and somehow all of them feel extremely avoidable. First, Calypso drops drink mixes that feel less like a product and more like a “this probably shouldn’t be allowed” experiment. It’s a cheat code for your taste buds—and possibly a self-destruct button for their entire business model. Because nothi...

In today’s Update Journal, we start with a deal so good it has to come with fine print—because apparently you can get your house cleaned for $19 with Homeaglow… and your bank account cleaned out shortly after. Then, Dunkin’ enters the chat with powdered drink mixes that feel less like a product and more like a life hack they weren’t supposed to release to the public. (Somewhere, a Dunkin’ executiv...

In this edition of The Update Journal, we begin with a mystery that’s somehow more unsettling than your train going express without warning: where exactly did Mr. G go? Because one minute he’s giving you the five-day forecast, and the next… he’s been replaced like a midseason lineup change nobody asked for. And the explanation? Oh, I don’t like it. Not one bit. This feels less like a weather updat...

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 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...

In today’s Update Journal, we begin with the MTA proudly unveiling a “better” app experience—by removing the one feature that made it worth opening in the first place. Because nothing says progress like taking away convenience and replacing it with three extra taps and a mild identity crisis. Then, Big Tech finally gets called into the principal’s office, as the whole “scroll, tap, repeat until yo...

In today’s Update Journal, we go through the full emotional spectrum—starting with heartbreak, detouring through reality TV chaos, and ending with baseball pretending everything is totally fine. First, NCIS celebrates 500 episodes the only way network television knows how: by absolutely wrecking us emotionally. One minute you’re reminiscing, the next minute you’re yelling at your TV like it person...

In today’s edition of The Update Journal, Jeff Probst is entering what feels like his 400th season hosting Survivor, at this point less of a TV personality and more of a permanent island fixture—like the torches, the sand, and contestants making terrible decisions. Meanwhile, over in Queens, the Mets are heading into 2026 with a bold new strategy: “Just get in, and we’ll figure it out later,” whic...

In today’s Update Journal, we begin with a heartfelt tribute to the one and only Howie Rose—the man who didn’t just call Mets games, but emotionally prepared us for disappointment like it was a public service. Seriously, his voice is basically the official soundtrack of summer… and mild suffering. Then… we pivot. Hard. Because while we’re already emotional, let’s talk about the slow, painful, “who...

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 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 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...

In today’s edition of The Update Journal, After what can only be described as the Blizzard Cinematic Universe: Extended Director’s Cut—featuring snow, more snow, surprise snow, and a Valentine’s Day subplot nobody asked for—we have officially returned to a regularly scheduled program. Yes, we’re caught up. Yes, it only took recording episodes like we were cramming for finals. And yes, I’m still em...

In today’s Update Journal, Remember when movies used to respect your bladder and give you a nice, classy intermission to stretch, grab popcorn, and question your life choices at the concession stand? Yeah… those days are long gone—unlike certain umpires who clearly think every pitch is a strike if you squint hard enough and believe in chaos. Because nothing says “global sporting event” quite like...

In today’s edition of The Update Journal, some people say love is patient. Love is kind. Love will also apparently have you riding the entire length of Manhattan just to transfer to a bus that feels like it’s headed to another time zone—because nothing says romance like a full Bx12 Select Bus Service commitment to Bay Plaza. And just when you think the journey is the most chaotic part of your day,...

On today’s Update Journal, we revisit my first contact with Buffalo Wild Wings, where the Garlic Parmesan wings were delicious, the Honey BBQ was respectable, and the Blazin’ wings nearly required a call to the fire department. Let’s just say one brave soul tried exactly one wing… finished their entire drink… and then stared into the distance like they had just made a terrible life decision. Meanw...

In this edition of The Update Journal, we pause for a moment to remember a true New York broadcasting legend, Ernie Anastos—a man whose voice, presence, and professionalism helped define what it meant to be a trusted anchor in this city. Around here, we like to think of him as the gold standard… and frankly, the type of broadcaster many of us—including yours truly—aspire to become someday. Then we...

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...

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.

Today in The Update Journal, we begin with a historic moment in culinary exploration: my first ever trip inside Buffalo Wild Wings. That’s right. After years of walking past those glowing televisions and the smell of fried ambition in the air, I will finally step through the doors like a rookie entering the big leagues. I’m told there are roughly 47 sauces, half of which are designed to test your...

In this edition of The Update Journal, I try to solve a mystery even Scooby-Doo might struggle with: what exactly was The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, and why does it feel like a fever dream from 1985? Then the tone shifts—just a little—as we look back six years to the day the world basically pressed the pause button, when sports stopped, travel bans began, and suddenly everyone became an amateur epid...

In today’s Update Journal, we revisit the cinematic nightmare that united an entire generation: the THX sound. Not the movie. Not the trailers. Just the sound. That deep, metallic “BWAAAAAAAAAA” that shook theater walls, rattled your bones, and made every kid in the audience think the speakers were about to explode. For many of us, it was our first experience with surround sound… and mild emotiona...