EPISODE · Jun 21, 2026 · 1H 35M
The Update- June 16th
from The Update with Brandon Julien · host Brandon Julien
In today’s edition of The Update Journal, we begin with a betrayal on wheels: being trapped on a packed M10 bus, shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers, backpacks, tote bags, and someone’s speakerphone conversation, while another M10 — practically empty and living in luxury — rolls right past like it has diplomatic immunity. That’s not public transportation. That’s emotional damage with a route number.Then, AccuWeather said the severe thunderstorm was coming, the sky started changing colors like it was buffering evil, and suddenly a simple errand turned into a citywide survival challenge. One minute, you’re trying to look for Pride Month supplies at Michaels. The next, you’re speed-walking like the opening scene of a disaster movie, checking the radar every twelve seconds, and realizing your umbrella would be more useful as a surrender flag.And today’s Honorable Mention goes to the $2 bill, which has officially hit production zero — possibly because collectors keep hoarding them like rare trading cards with Founding Fathers on them. The $2 bill didn’t disappear. It got mysterious, dramatic, and way too confident for something most cashiers still look at like you printed it during lunch.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, they’re testing Knicks fans’ patience. Thousands of Big Apple teens will miss out on the Knicks historic ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes — because they’ll be stuck in class taking Regents exams.New York and New Jersey are barreling toward more travel chaos for today’s World Cup game at MetLife Stadium as up to 30,000 train tickets remain unsold — but Mayor Mamdani is brushing off the looming disaster.And out in the American West, a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said.
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In today’s edition of The Update Journal, we begin with a betrayal on wheels: being trapped on a packed M10 bus, shoulder-to-shoulder with strangers, backpacks, tote bags, and someone’s speakerphone conversation, while another M10 — practically empty and living in luxury — rolls right past like it has diplomatic immunity. That’s not public transportation. That’s emotional damage with a route number.Then, AccuWeather said the severe thunderstorm was coming, the sky started changing colors like it was buffering evil, and suddenly a simple errand turned into a citywide survival challenge. One minute, you’re trying to look for Pride Month supplies at Michaels. The next, you’re speed-walking like the opening scene of a disaster movie, checking the radar every twelve seconds, and realizing your umbrella would be more useful as a surrender flag.And today’s Honorable Mention goes to the $2 bill, which has officially hit production zero — possibly because collectors keep hoarding them like rare trading cards with Founding Fathers on them. The $2 bill didn’t disappear. It got mysterious, dramatic, and way too confident for something most cashiers still look at like you printed it during lunch.In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, they’re testing Knicks fans’ patience. Thousands of Big Apple teens will miss out on the Knicks historic ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes — because they’ll be stuck in class taking Regents exams.New York and New Jersey are barreling toward more travel chaos for today’s World Cup game at MetLife Stadium as up to 30,000 train tickets remain unsold — but Mayor Mamdani is brushing off the looming disaster.And out in the American West, a B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said.
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