Episode 86: The One About Guns and Casinos

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 apps) seem to be part of the past.Epcot?: Gary shares the details of his trip to Disney’s Epcot this past Presidential weekend.Bad Bets: From ABC News: America's commercial casinos won $66.5 billion from gamblers in 2023, the industry's best year ever, according to figures released by its national trade association Tuesday.Every ad on television and radio/streaming is for casinos and betting.Headline from ESPN: Sports betting industry posts record $11B in 2023 revenue. Here’s a link to the story with the amounts wagered and won year-over-year.Watch TheBrianLennonShow on Substack:Gun Control: Ideas for curbing gun violence? Insurance, license, etc. Stringent laws, etc. We’ve done this with drunk driving, smoking, teenage sex, binge drinking among college students, etc.Decision ‘24: On ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley and Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro were featured in interviews. Why is this not the election we are discussing?The President’s New Shoes: Did you see Trump huckstering his new gold sneakers? New fragrance?Gary’s News of the Weird: Buried alive; and the claw. Flag Football: My 8-year-old is signed up to play this spring. I am volunteering to coach. I don’t want him to be on the Eagles, and he doesn’t want to be on the Chiefs. Ideally, we’re on the Giants. The draft is this Saturday evening!Beatles Movies: Sam Mendes will be directing four movies, each told from the perspective of the Beatles. Paul, Ringo and the families have approved it, and will feature music from the Beatles.It’s been a tough few weeks: RIP Nick Pokoluk: Our classmate from the Bishop O’Hara class of ‘94 died suddenly this week. RIP Sonny Crotti: The son of Joe Crotti, Bishop O’Hara class of ‘97, passed away this week from brain cancer. My son, Bernard, had attended a football camp at Riverfront last month that was a fundraiser for the 16-year-old’s family.RIP Jeff Buck: I wrote about the passing of my co-worker this past week. Jeff was about to turn 24 when he died. Get full access to TheBrianLennonShow at thebrianlennonshow.substack.com/subscribe