Episode 203: The One About Cabbage & Columbia House

Cold-Open Question of the Week: What’s the most magical thing you’ve ever experienced?Cabbage Patch Kid: Brian might as well be on the infamous cabbage soup diet with how many piggies he’s eaten in the last week. When will the repercussions happen?Columbia Calls It Quits: The mail-order record store is closing shop on September 15th. We’ll ask Gary how much he owes Columbia House.Black-and-White Childhood: Brian philosophizes about how his kids think about his childhood, compared to how he thought about his own parents’ childhood. Gary makes an argument that technology is the new color picture. Wiffle Ball League: Kim Kardashian is producing a new reality-based TV series, “Team Moms: Baseball” which will premier soon on Paramount+. We discuss travel ball kids’ names.For a refreshing look at kids and sports, check out:Watch TheBrianLennonShow on Substack:Gary’s News of the Weird:Sponsored by Rapp Brewing CompanyTonight: Nero’s Bridge emerges from Tiber River. Squid-pocalypse.This Week’s Food Truck Schedule:* Friday, August 21: WTF Pizza 5-8 p.m.* Saturday, August 22: 313 Tacos & Tamales 4-8 p.m.RIP:Tommy John: The famed long-time pitcher, whose career was extended through a surgery that now bears his name, died this week. Tommy John surgery has now become an almost right-of-passage for major league pitchers.Hayden Penettiere: The actress who starred in "Heroes" and "Nashville," died in South Carolina this week. She was 36 years old. She had one daughter, Kaya Klitschko, with heavyweight champion boxer Wladimir Klitschko.Bill Rasmussen: The founder and genius behind ESPN and “SportsCenter” died at 93. Rasmussen’s idea of a 24-hour sports network was laughed at before becoming the Worldwide Leader in Sports.Frank Beard: The drummer from ZZ Top, died at 77. Beard was once described as an “enigma at the heart of ZZ Top.”Before We Go: White Out: A multi-state cocaine drug trafficking ring at Penn State has resulted in 14 arrests, including 13 former or current Penn State students. The drug ring was centered at two off-campus fraternities.TheBrianLennonShow Podcast is a listener-supported production. To receive each new episode and support our work, consider becoming a FREE or paid subscriber. Get full access to TheBrianLennonShow at thebrianlennonshow.substack.com/subscribe