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Episode 98: The One About Trump's Tie Length

Presidential debates, hair grooming, bachelor weekends, career earnings, chipmunks, and a woman living in a sign
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Cold Open Question of the Week: Do cyber schools celebrate graduations in person or online?

All About the Hair: Brian gets a professional haircut and Gary faces a shaving dilemma over an ‘80s themed costume party.


Presidential Debates: President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump have agreed to two debates, on June 27th and September 10th. Brian asks about the timing of the debates, while Gary vents about the length of Trump’s ties.

Magnificent Bastard - ask the mb donald trumps tie length
TOO LONG: Gary gets upset at the length of Trump’s ties (left) and feels it should be closer to what is depicted on the right. / Source: Magnificent Bastard

Trump in Court: Have you been paying any attention to the Trump court case going on in NY the last few weeks? Vivek Ramaswamy had some words for the media today. Trump then read his comments to reporters to get around the gag-order.

Bachelor Gary’s Mother’s Day Weekend: What did Gary do while the Mrs. was away on a cruise?

Melinda Gates Resigns: Bill’s wife stepped down from her position with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation this week? Do you think something might be coming out about Bill? As part of the deal, she also got $12.5 billion.


NFL Schedule Announcement: Chiefs-Ravens and 49ers-Jets highlight week one kickoffs.

Falcons' Kirk Cousins - Beef over Michael Penix Jr. not helpful - ESPN
WELL PAID: Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins, with a 1-4 career record in the playoffs, has earned more in his career than Tom Brady. / Source: ESPN

Career Earnings: Thanks to a $50 million signing bonus that he'll be getting from the Falcons in guaranteed money, quarterback Kirk Cousins is now set to pass Tom Brady on the NFL's list for highest career earnings! Since his rookie year in 2012, Cousins has raked in a total of $281.5 million in contract money.


New Grads: Brian’s son, Joseph, is graduating from King’s College on Friday. The guys discuss the latest career trends for new graduates.


Grill Marks: Brian put a new grill together, with some help from his son. Plans are to debut the new grill this week for graduation festivities on the patio.

Gary’s News of the Weird: Stolen antique weather vain; Michigan woman lives nearly a year inside a store sign.

Tickets to See Hootie: Brian splurged and picked up 4 tickets to go see Hootie and The Blowfish at Bethel Woods next month. Gary’s Uncle Joe is a big Hootie fan!

Chipmunk - Wikipedia
ALVIN!: Brian wants a pet chipmunk, while Gary compares them to Bigfoot sightings.

Why Haven’t Chipmunks been Domesticated?: Brian wonders openly about the feasability of making Alvin, Simon and Theodore regular domestic animals?


Ted and Rick’s Excellent Adventure: Brian’s two favorite “Internet” people, Ted Gioia and Rick Beato shared a conversation about AI, Micro v. Macro, Movies, etc.


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Brian Lennon and co-host Gary McDaniel discuss a range of current topics and catch-up with friends.