Bryan and Gina reunite remotely this time to discuss the time that's passed since their recent on location episode including their respective Fourth of July festivities. Later they welcome in Fig8th's Director of Lifestyle Brian Summers to discuss his multifaceted role curating community and more for tenants of the luxury high rise at which he works. As the show wraps up, Brian helps the hosts make a craft cocktail of his own design as they enjoy a drink to wrap up the episode.
Jul 13, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Bryan and Gina record LIVE from the Beverly Hills headquarters of LA Golf as they're joined by the founder of 'LA Golf' Reed Dickens. They dive deep into Reed's fascinating past from a small town Louisiana upbringing to how he found his way to the White House as a key aide to President George W. Bush and beyond. They also touch on his time working in the baseball equipment industry before finally founding LA Golf and how his equipment is helping to revolutionize the game as he efforts to disrupt...
Jun 29, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Gina and Bryan open the show recapping Gina's recent trip to a show favorite desert getaway at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort. They then welcome in Garagiste Wine Festival co-founder Stewart McClennan and Sommelier Melanie Webber to learn more about their upcoming Los Angeles festival on June 22nd at the Glendale Civic Auditorium. Stewart and Melanie then walk Bryan and Gina through some of the wines that will be present at the festival as they do their first ever podcast wine tasting....
Jun 15, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Bryan and Gina open the show discussing their respective holiday weekend activities which saw Gina laying very low while Bryan traveled out to the desert with family for a weekend of relaxation and friendly disagreements. They then mutually discuss their experiences seeing the latest summer movie tentpole 'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga' before Bryan highlights a new restaurant that he lauds as a welcome addition to a part of town lacking in good dining options.
Jun 01, 2024•56 min
Bryan opens the show asking Gina about her recent trip to the 'Happiest Place on Earth' as she joined radio royalty on a guided trip to Disneyland including a visit to the little known private restaurant inside New Orleans Square, Club 33. They then welcome on the king of NSNG living Vinnie Tortorich to discuss his upcoming fourth documentary examining the "Keto" food industry on the heels of his previous offerings Fat, Fat 2 and Beyond Impossible. They also discuss the unfortunate return of Vin...
May 18, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Bryan and Gina reconnect to discuss their weekends bouncing around Los Angeles which saw Bryan visiting the local cineplex and Gina getting her first traffic ticket in quite some time. Bryan also reviews the new Ryan Gosling summer movie 'The Fall Guy' that had a disappointing opening based on box office numbers but which he is optimistic will end up being successful based on word of mouth as people see it and recommend it to friends.
May 11, 2024•45 min
Bryan and Gina reconnect and open the show reminiscing about their respective weekends with Bryan celebrating a momentous milestone and Gina heading to the desert for a birthday celebration. They then welcome in their guest Angel Carter Conrad to discuss her work with the newly launched Kids Mental Health Foundation as well as new previously unreleased music from her late twin brother Aaron Carter.
May 04, 2024•49 min
Bryan and Gina reconnect after their respective weekends to discuss their Los Angeles experiences including Bryan's return to the glorious splendor of In-N-Out after an extended hiatus and Gina returning to the LA airwaves. After Gina shares some of her time on Good Day LA+, they turn to questions from you, the listeners and cover questions on movies, their relationships with Adam Carolla, travel tips and much more.
Apr 27, 2024•1 hr
Bryan and Gina reconnect to discuss their respective weekends including Gina's mind numbing statistics homework and Bryan's proud father moment attending his daughter Tessa's first baseball game. They also discuss some of the entertainment they've been consuming recently with Gina's household diving heavily into old episodes of 'The Twilight Zone' while Bryan hit the theaters for the new much discussed Alex Garland offering 'Civil War'.
Apr 20, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Bryan and Gina link up to discuss their weeks which saw Bryan off to a sporting goods store for some unique purchases and Gina off to the Inland Empire for some quasi-extreme sporting fun. Later they welcome in their guest this week, someone who is very near and dear to Gina, her plastic surgeon Dr. Elise Min. They discuss Dr. Min's methodology of how a surgery comes about from a patient's initial meeting with her patient care coordinator all the way to their post operative follow up with Dr. Mi...
Apr 13, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Bryan and Gina reunite to catch up after their respective vacations where Bryan's family headed to Scottsdale, AZ and Gina and her husband headed back Kansas City to visit Gina's mom and hometown friends. After recapping their trips Bryan treats us to a special review of a star-studded Documentary film he recently watched exploring the life and career of Los Angeles radio legend Phil Hendrie.
Apr 06, 2024•1 hr 4 min
With Bryan away on location Gina Grad rolls solo to start off this week's episode reminiscing about her weekend and specifically the adventures of KidBoy and Lady. Gina then welcomes in our amazing guest and CEO of the XPRIZE Foundation Anousheh Ansari to discuss her extensive work though XPRIZE and their mission is to bring about radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity through incentivized competition. They also discuss Anousheh's groundbreaking eleven days in space working on the Int...
Mar 30, 2024•56 min
Bryan and Gina link up to recount their weekends that were meant to be spent together but were called off at the last minute thanks to an L.A. staple, traffic. They discuss what they each did instead and highlight how they'll be making their make up plans in the near future. They then welcome on Elementary School Counselor Jamie Weddle for a wide ranging discussion about his role mentoring and helping kids aged T-K to 5th grade and what he's learned along the way.
Mar 23, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Bryan and Gina reconnect to discuss their respective weekends including Bryan's attentive watching of and thoughts on The Oscars and Gina's third (or fourth) visit to Good Day L.A. with a curveball thrown in for good measure. Gina also describes her experience at a magical hotel and water park that had her howling at the moon and counting herself as a member of the Wolf Pack. Later they welcome in award show gifting guru Lash Fary to get the low down on Oscar gift bags and the in's and out's of ...
Mar 16, 2024•56 min
Bryan and Gina catch up on their week's including Bryan's daughter's third experience at Little Kitchen Academy Los Angeles with a surprising menu item at Gina's wild trip to Orange County to celebrate a friend's birthday. They then welcome in entertainment insider and friend of the show Matt Belloni to get a behind the scenes look at this weekend's Oscars ceremony. They discuss the likely winners, the logistics of actually going to the show in person and a fun game that Matt had to play in his ...
Mar 09, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Gina and Bryan connect to update each other on their respective weekend escapades including an unusual large item pickup find as well as a trip to see the famed Harlem Globetrotters. Later they welcome in professional matchmaker Claire Wexler to learn about the business of matchmaking, how Claire met her husband in an unexpected way and best practices for enticing potential mates in the digital age. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at youtube....
Mar 02, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Bryan and Gina reunite to discuss their wet Los Angeles weekends which saw Bryan staying in and discovering a new favorite for pizza delivery while Gina and her husband dined out at one of L.A.'s oldest and most famous Italian haunts, Musso & Frank. They then welcome in FOX 11's resident meteorologist Jonathan Novack to get a sense of what's been causing the extremely wet conditions in Southern California lately and if they're likely to persist. Jonathan helps us understand everything from a...
Feb 24, 2024•52 min
Bryan and Gina reconnect on the heels of a very close and emotionally charged Super Bowl with Bryan dejected and Gina looking forward to collecting on the dinner bet she won. After a quick recap of their weekends which included attending Los Angeles Magazine's Best New Restaurants of 2024 event they welcome in Los Angeles Magazine Deputy Editor Jasmin Rosemberg to continue the discussion and hear about Jasmin's instrumental role in helping craft the event. To watch this episode on YouTube go to ...
Feb 17, 2024•1 hr 7 min
Bryan and Gina reconnect to talk about their respective weeks which saw Bryan traveling to the valley to be a good Godparent and Gina giving a demonstration on podcasting to her stepson's class. Gina also discusses her recent appearance on Fox's Good Day L.A. where she both shouted out this show and got to do her fantastic 'Minnesota Mom' impression. Later they welcome in Nicole Prause, a neuroscientist researching human sexual behavior, addiction, and the physiology of sexual response, or as Gi...
Feb 10, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Bryan and Gina link up to recount their respective weeks which included Bryan attending LA Magazine's Giada De Laurentiispop-up dinner and Gina traveling to Las Vegas to celebrate a friend's birthday. They then welcome in technology reporter Rich DeMuro for a report on his recent experience attending the Consumer Electronics Show, also known as C.E.S.. Finally they welcome AnnaSofia Dickens to discuss her burgeoning career as a singer songwriter and her upcoming participation in the NFL Pro Bowl...
Feb 03, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Bryan and Gina reunite as they start off the show discussing the recent Oscar nominations and they view a video that Bryan made for the Los Angeles Magazine YouTube channel highlighting wear to stream the best picture nominees. They then welcome in their guest Jennifer Lahmers who is a veteran of New York's 'Good Day Wake Up' as well as 'Extra' and is currently co-host of 'Good Day L.A.' on Los Angeles' Fox 11. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at y...
Jan 27, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Gina and Bryan are back to recap their weekends including a trip for Bryan and his family to the famed Los Angeles Farmer's Market and a celebrity sighting for Gina at a youth sporting event of all places. They also welcome in a special guest, producer of Bryan's other podcast 'The Film Vault' and comedian Avery McKinney. Avery tells us about his unique monthly comedy show 'Comedy Confessional' that he runs out of a small room in Santa Monica and gives us some insight on what to expect if you wa...
Jan 20, 2024•1 hr 9 min
Bryan and Gina return for their first show of 2024 and they open the year optimistic for great things to come from the show in the new year. Gina starts by recounting her Christmas weekend experiences before recounting her after Christmas trip to Minnesota with the family. They are then joined by special guest Elex Michaelson to discuss this week's L.A. District Attorney's debate hosted by Elex and Los Angeles Magazine writer Jon Regardie and sponsored by Los Angeles Magazine. Bryan then takes o...
Jan 13, 2024•1 hr 50 min
Bryan and Gina are back to recap the week that was and discuss what's ahead in the waning days of 2023. Gina highlights her recent trip to L.A. favorite Grand Central Market ahead of a musical theatre performance and Bryan shares the details of a shocking trip booked late in the game to take his family abroad. They also preview their New Years Resolutions that they plan to dive further into in the first show of 2024. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at ...
Dec 23, 2023•57 min
Bryan and Gina reunite deep into the holiday season with Gina attending yet another influencers salon and Bryan traveling to enjoy the Holiday cheer. Bryan also explains a rather scary discovery made in his backyard and Gina delights in testing Bryan's skills at deciphering 'Ditloids' puzzles. Bryan also recaps his holiday trip to show favorite 'The Scottsdale Fairmont Princess' to enjoy their world renowned 'Christmas at the Princess' holiday celebration. To watch this episode on YouTube go to ...
Dec 16, 2023•58 min
Bryan and Gina catch up on their respective weekends including a somber experience for Bryan traveling up north to reconvene with family and Gina out and about around Los Angeles hitting famous old haunts and finding great spots for holiday photo ops. They then welcome in storied Los Angeles actress and decades long acting coach Gloria Gifford to discuss her experience both as a performer in show business as well as helping guide her students through the business. To watch this episode on YouTub...
Dec 09, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Bryan and Gina reunite in the week following their respective Thanksgiving celebrations as Bryan paints a picture of Norman Rockwellesque beachside experience while Gina hits the road out of town. Gina also goes on to share the over the top experience she had at a resort near and dear to both hosts as she describes her wonderful time at Christmas at The Princess. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at youtube.com/losangelesmagazinevideos and subsc...
Dec 02, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Bryan and Gina reunite for a holiday themed episode as they open the show discussing Gina's tradition of week ahead Friendsgiving freeing her up to vacation on Thanksgiving. Gina also lets us in on a very wholesome twist to her Friendsgiving as it fell on National Adoption Day which was very special for one attendee in particular. They then turn to listener questions as they explore how Angelenos know it's the holiday season without weather, where to see holiday decorations in L.A. and much more...
Nov 25, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Bryan Bishop and Gina Grad connect to talk about their respective Los Angeles weekends including Bryan's trip south for a Disneyland excursion with his family. They then welcome back to the show entertainment journalist and commentator Matt Belloni of Puck News. Matt helps them zoom out and take a look at what the Hollywood strikes accomplished and what may be to come as a result. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at youtube.com/losangelesmagazinevideos...
Nov 18, 2023•1 hr 19 min
Bryan and Gina link reconnect to discuss their respective weeks which saw Gina attending a parent teacher conference and helping produce a newscast for her son Kidboy. Bryan meanwhile hosted his annual 'Pumpkin Dinner' for a group of his friends, complete with a hyper realistic pumpkin cake. Later they welcome in guest Meredith Sloane to discuss her work as an energy healer in Los Angeles and around the world. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at youtube.com...
Nov 11, 2023•59 min
