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TheBrianLennonShow

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

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Episode 86: The One About Guns and Casinos

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2024/02/22

Cold Open Question of the Week: Sportico this week announced that the Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable franchise in the world, at $9.2 billion (+20% in 1 year). What franchise would you choose to own? New Paid Subscriber!: Shout-out to Bernadette (aka Gail). TBLS podcast also came up during “date night” in Walmart with my wife.Run Clubs are the New Dating App: After growing frustration with dating apps, Gen Z-ers are now meeting potential lovers and partners…IN PERSON! Tinder and Bumble (dating

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86:57

Episode 85: The One About Halftime Shows with Chuck...

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2024/02/16

Cold Open Question of the Week: Would you rather be the fan of a team that’s never reached the Super Bowl, or a team that’s lost the last three Super Bowls they’ve played in?Just a reminder to SUBSCRIBE on Substack and follow us on FACEBOOK and INSTAGRAM.Tonight’s guest is a sports writer for the Los Angeles Times, podcaster and host of HOW Charts Retro Countdown, a deep into his own personal list of each week’s Top 20 songs from 1982 to 1991, and my former colleague at the Fauquier Times-Democrat

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59:05

Episode 84: The One About Jay Z's Problem

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2024/02/07

Cold Open Question of the Week: Would you rather win a Grammy or an OSCAR?Jay Z’s got 100 problems: Jay Z’s Grammy Awards stage rant about Beyonce never winning Album of the Year, despite having won the most Grammy’s all time, led to a rant by Mrs. Lennon, and Brian completely agrees with her!Super Bowl Week: Brian and Gary discuss what’s going on in Vegas this week:* T-Swift: The Kelce-Swift romance takes over Vegas.* Patrick Mahomes Sr.: Earns his third DUI this past week. Will it be a

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84:24

Episode 83: The One About The Doppler Effect with...

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2024/02/04

Cold Open Question of the Week: What’s the farthest you’ve gone on your bicycle?Tonight, we welcome Chris von Ahnen, the new Executive Director of The Deutsch Institute, which has been serving the Northeast Region of Pennsylvania since 1979 and is dedicated to developing and expanding resources and opportunities in order to improve health and well being for persons with special needs. In addition to being an adjunct economics instructor at Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pa., Chris’ past work

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77:55

Episode 82: The One About The Royal Rumble

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2024/01/25

Cold Open Question of the Week: If you had to hang out in a celebrity’s suite at one of this week’s NFL conference championship games, who would it be and why?Shout out to our listeners: Surpassed 3,000 downloads of our podcast this week! Over 200 views each day on Sunday and Monday.Watch TheBrianLennonShow on Substack:NFL Conspiracy Theory: Does the Super Bowl logo, with purple and red, foretell the match-up for this year’s game in Las Vegas, as Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers

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Episode 81: The One About Scrumdiddly with Mary Tranguch

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2024/01/18

Cold Open Question of the Week: Gary, you grew up here in Northeast Pennsylvania. Do you have a favorite memory of a birthday party? Chuck E. Cheese? Top Dog?Tonight we talk with educator and entrepreneur, Mary Tranguch, owner of Scrumdiddly Kitchen. With a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, January 24th, Mary introduces Northeast Pennsylvania to what can best be described as a ‘culinary entertainment experience.’Watch TheBrianLennonShow on Substack:Why Scrumdiddly?: Mary explains her inspiration

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60:51

Episode 80: The One about Moonshine & Tennessee

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2024/01/05

Cold Open Question of the Week: What’s a lyric or saying that you misunderstood?No Shave ‘24: Gary and his buddies, Paul and John, will not be shaving for the rest of 2024.Townsend, Tennessee: How was Gary’s trip up north to ol’ Rocky Top? He was unresponsive via text most of the weekend? Gary stopped at a Buc-ees. A trip to Duke’s.“Hit This Man!”: Brian’s son, Joseph, learned what the Rock actually says when he says, “If you smell…”No More President Gay: Harvard president Claudine Gay resigned on

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69:14

Podcast: Episode 79 - The One About New Years...

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/12/27

We’re very glad you’re here! And—this is a listener-supported production. If you appreciate our work, please consider becoming a paying subscriber and, if you’re a writer yourself, I’d love it if you would recommend my Substack to your readers.Cold Open Question of the Week: If I told you, you could re-live any year of your life, what year would it be?Thank you to another paid Subscriber(!): My sister, Lorraine, who also contributed her Christmas Album.Brian Subscribed to Sarah Fay: Became a paying

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Podcast: Episode 78 - The One About Mary from...

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/12/20

Cold Open Question of the Week: Have you ever re-gifted a present?Thank you to everyone whose been reading and listening to TheBrianLennonShow in December!Brian is overwhelmed and humbled by the numbers of visitors to the Substack page. He started with five readers. Now, three years later, nearly 1,800 page views in just the last 30 days. More than 1,700 downloads of our podcast in the last 18 months. Thank you!My Christmas Album: Be sure to check out the My Christmas Album series. This week we

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64:42

Podcast: Episode 77 - The One About Junk Drawers

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/12/14

Cold Open Question of the Week: What’s the strangest thing I’d find in your junk drawer? End of the Year: What are you thinking about/reflecting on? Any goals for 2024? Anything you’re proud of accomplishing in 2023? Gary’s My Christmas Album: We discuss Gary’s favorite holiday songs.BREAKING NEWS: Gary has only read one of Brian’s pieces on Substack, and it was the one about Gary’s Christmas album.The Waffle Shoppe: The building we used to hang out was recently razed. I wrote about my experiences

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44:35

Podcast: Episode 76 - The One About the Hernia

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/12/07

Cold Open Question of the Week: What do you think is one of the best Christmas gifts out there? Brian’s perfect Christmas gift is the CarCan!Gary’s Illness: Gary was under the weather this past weekend. Was it COVID? Allergies? Is he still a non-smoker?Update on My Christmas Album: Chuck Schilken, Izzy Miller, Jason Matuszewski have all shared their Christmas albums. Steve DeLaney’s is coming up on Friday, and Gary’s on deck for next week.I AM: Individiual Abilities in Motion Brian discusses a local

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Podcast: Episode 75 - The One About Some Things with...

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/11/29

Black Friday Special Offer: 20% off annual subscriptions to TBLS. It’s now less than a dollar a week for the podcast and one written piece.This week’s guest: Steve DeLaneyTheBrianLennonShow’s residential spiritual guide, Steve DeLaney, who writes some things (somedelaney.substack.com) joins us to discuss the season of Advent, which begins this Sunday, December 21. His first Advent themed post, an introduction to the series titled, Visitations, will be published this Friday.Typewriters: I’ve been

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78:05

Podcast: Episode 74 - The One About Christmas Songs...

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/11/24

Apologies for this one being later than usual, but the Thanksgiving holiday caught up with me and my schedule this week.Thank you to all of you who listen each and every week, and please remember to subscribe. You can also press those ‘hearts’ at the end of the posts. I know hearts look like you ‘love’ something, but on Substack a ‘heart’ is a ‘like.’Since things are running late, I’m letting Zoom give the summary of the show, which makes the podcast sound as funny and interesting as I think it is,

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Podcast: Episode 73 - The One About Programming with...

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/11/15

Cold Open Question of the Week: When I mention the name, Dan Faltyn, what’s the first thing that comes to mind?Our evening began in Dan Faltyn’s comfortable study in his Raleigh, N.C. apartment, where the candlelight was just right, the hi-fi was in the background, and the Havana Club rum (from Cuba) and Pepsi were delicious.Dan is a Northeast Pennsylvania native, having graduated from Bishop O’Hara High School in Dunmore before moving onto the University of Scranton, where he earned a Bachelor of

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Podcast: Episode 72 - The One about Apt. 107 with...

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/11/08

Cold Open Question of the Week: What’s your favorite memory of my old apartment, Apt. 107, at Penn State?Everybody, it seems, loves a reunion. Even the Beatles recently “reunited,” releasing their last song ever, “Now and Then”, this past Friday.This week, I had the opportunity to “reunite” with my three former college roommates from my time at Penn State’s Main Campus.In August of 1997, I moved into University Commons in University Park, Pennsylvania. Just like on MTV’s The Real World, I moved into

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Podcast: Episode 71 - The One about 'Friends' with Holly

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/11/01

Cold Open Question of the Week: If Santa gave your wife a $50 gift card to spend on you, what would you want her to buy you?RIP Matthew Perry: The Friends star, who was found dead in a hot tub this weekend, portrayed Chandler Bing in the NBC hit sitcom during the 1990s. Brian and Gary reminisce about “Friends,” and Matthew Perry.Here’s one of the best tributes I’ve read about Matthew Perry’s death and the important role Friends played in the role of Gen-Xers, written by fellow Substacker Helen

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104:05

Podcast: Episode 70 - The One About Leveling Up with...

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/10/25

Cold Open Question of the Week: Who is one of your all-time favorite co-workers, and why?Ladies & Gentlemen, this is a very special episode of TheBrianLennonShow. As you know, we are occasionally lucky enough to have a guest join us, and most of those times I have a pretty good sense where the direction of the conversation will go and the topics we will discuss.This week, I had the chance to catch up and speak to my old friend and former co-worker, Ray Davis.I met Ray in August of 1998 when I

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Episode 69 - The One About Anniversaries and Autumn...

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/10/18

Cold Open Question of the Week: What advice would you give to someone getting married this weekend?Epcot Around the World Recap: Gary visited Epcot for a weekendOktoberfest Recap: Brian hosted Oktoberfest with friends on Saturday. His Autumn Cape Codder was a hit!* 1 cup of Vodka* 1 cup of Sour Apple Liqueur* 1 cup of Apple Cider* 1 1/2 cup of Cranberry Juice* Pour ingredients in a pitcher, stir, and serve over ice in a rocks glass. (4 servings)Now You Can Watch TheBrianLennonShow on Substack:Sorry

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59:32

Podcast: Episode 68 - The One About Changing Your Mind

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/10/11

Cold Open Question of the Week: What’s the last thing you changed your mind about?Now You Can Watch on Substack:You no longer have to visit YouTube to view TheBrianLennonShow podcast. Just click below and enjoy!Reading and Homework and Spelling Tests: Brian received a Remind (it’s an app) message from Bernie’s teacher that she’s prohibited from sending home the words for that week’s spelling test. It is against school policy! What-the-what?!Gary shares his own experience with assigning homework as a

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Podcast: Episode 67 - The One About Gary's Vape

TheBrianLennonShow ·

2023/10/04

Cold Open Question of the Week: When was the last time you had to parallel park? Follow up: Have you taught Colin how to parallel park yet? Watch TheBrianLennonShow on Substack:America: This week, Brian wrote about America seemingly coming to its damn senses.Gary Stops Smoking: Brian noticed something was going on with Gary during last night’s Tailgators podcast. Gary gives us the 4-1-1 on his efforts to stop smoking.The Swiftie Conspiracy: What is going on with the NFL and Taylor

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