Cold Open Question of the Week: If you could be either the Democratic nominee for President, Vice President, or director of the Secret Service, which job would you choose and why?
Possibly the best hour of your entire week!
How Do You Know Him?: Brian is frequently asked how he knows Gary. They explain to new listeners how they know each other exactly.
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More Appliance Problems: The Lennon’s new Whirlpool dryer, less than a month old, shorted. Try getting that fixed between The Home Depot and Whirlpool. The “technician” is scheduled to come out on Tuesday, July 30th!
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Biden Drops Out: The president took to Twitter/X on Sunday afternoon to reveal he would “stand down” for the party and the country, after weeks of daily harassment from “party elites”, including former President Obama, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, current Speaker of the House, Hakeem Jeffries, and Hollywood actor/producer George Clooney. The president is expected to address the nation on Wednesday.
Kamala: The current vice president seems to have gathered enough delegates to avoid any serious contention at next month’s convention. Should Democrats be worried she never earned one vote in a primary? I get a sense of Impostor-syndrome every time I watch her speak!
Not-So-Secret: Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle resigns a day after a horrible showing in front of congressional committee, and more than a week after an assassination attempt on former President, Donald Trump.
So What on Substack: Brian has been really enjoying fellow Substacker Chris Cillizza, who writes
. A journalist and former CNN commentator, his daily non-partisan coverage of the presidential campaign is welcome relief from the FOX, MSNBC and CNN of it all.Florida Moves On: The state surpasses 23 million residents. We ask Gary what he’s noticed as a resident of the state for the last 20 years. According to ABC News: Almost 10% of Florida's residents are age 75 and older, second only to Puerto Rico among U.S. states and the territory. And does he now consider himself a Floridian?
Life Time Inc.: “Athletic country club” newly opened in Tampa, Fla. with a wait list of more than 10K!
Cyber Shutdown: This week saw a massive tech shutdown due to a bug in a Microsoft update. CrowdStrike, a cyber security company, and it’s update is the cause for the widespread issues that forced hundred of flights to be cancelled on Friday.
Viewer Mail and Cold Open Questions: Have a question you’d like to ask the guys? Send us an email or leave a comment and we’ll include it in upcoming episodes.
Gary’s News of the Weird: An orange crush; weiner mobile flips.
Portland Frank: The Northeast Pennsylvania-based band, whose two members, Chad Wescott and Marty Monahan were featured on Episode 59 of TheBrianLennonShow, just released its first music video. You can check it out here:
Be sure to also check out the band on Spotify!
Juan Cruz: Brian’s wife’s cousin’s husband (let me know if you’ve figured that one out) who is originally from Argentina, has released his latest song on Spotify.
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