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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 a…

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…

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…

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 he…

Bryan and Gina reconnect in the aftermath of Halloween evening to recap their different but also similar experiences with the holiday. Gina opens the show with a discussion of how holidays have evolved as people age and how Halloween is an entirely different experience as an adult. Bryan also weighs in with some great tips on little known L.A. Hall…

Bryan and Gina link up on Halloween morning to discuss their very different pre-halloween weekends. Bryan starts off with his action packed weekend including a school halloween fundraiser, pumpkin patch visit yielding a new pet and a questionably tasteful costume. Gina then takes over as she describes a much more subdued weekend culminating in a wi…

Bryan and Gina welcome back to the show returning guest and acclaimed film director Darren Bousman from the 'Saw' franchise of movies. In honor of the 'spooky season' Darren gives his thoughts on various haunted houses and experiences around L.A., weighs in on Universal Studios' Halloween Horror Nights and gives a little behind the scenes info on c…

Gina and Bryan are back recounting their late October weekends which saw Gina heading out to the valley to find some pre-halloween haunts with friends that led into a sleepover for Kidboy. Bryan meanwhile opted for a more indoor weekend experience as he spent over six hours in various cinemas over the weekend seeing two very different films. To wat…

With Taylor Swift and Beyoncé dominating at the box office, we thought today would be a good time to discuss something Los Angeles gets a lot of: concerts. Bryan and Gina discuss their favorite venues and best memories of their combined 40 years of consuming live music at venues all across Los Angeles. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAM…

Bryan and Gina return to hear about Bryan's weekend experience attending the Ian's Friends Foundation charity gala that we highlighted in our September episode with guests Sydney and Joey Meller. After telling us all about his wonderful experience he hands the baton to Gina who details an intended low key weekend that turned out to be anything but.…

Bryan and Gina join fellow Los Angeles Magazine collaborator Adrianna Costa to the Podcast to hear about the videos she's working on. Adrianna tells them all about her new series 'L.A. Stories' that recently launched on the Los Angeles Magazine YouTube channel and even gives them a sample of a few of the stories she's recently covered. To watch thi…

Bryan and Gina connect with heavy hearts as they discuss their shared sadness and frustration at events going on elsewhere in the world. In an attempt to cheer things up Bryan recounts seeing a good friend ply his trade for the first time after many years of friendship. Gina also jumps in with a story about connecting two strangers who became fast …

After an episode away Gina triumphantly returns to rejoin Bryan and she comes with tales of her travels. Gina recounts her trip home to visit Kansas and the experience of seeing it through her husband's eyes on his first visit. She talks about her multiple rounds of Q, dinner with old friends and surprising a new friend she made on Instagram and th…

While Gina returns from traveling Bryan Bishop takes the helm today as he welcomes in his good friend and collaborator Anderson Cowan to the show. After an extensive trip down Los Angeles radio memory lane they pivot to discuss Anderson's work in the world of film and documentaries and highlight his current passion project trying to shine a light o…

Bryan and Gina are back and this episode they welcome Hollywood makeup artist and Gina's close personal friend Sarah Graalman. Their compelling conversation cover's Sarah's journey in the entertainment business spanning dozens of big film and television projects and along the way Bryan learns that there is a makeup union in Hollywood as well. To wa…

Bryan and Gina connect to recap their weekends which saw Gina hitting up an L.A. classic for some wholesome mini golf fun with the family while Bryan discovered a hidden gem in Playa Vista to host his daughter's birthday party. Gina also highlights a trip to Universal Studios featuring a lights on haunted house walkthrough and Bryan explains how ea…

Bryan and Gina welcome in husband and wife Sydney and Joey Meller who are the west coast chairs of 'Ian's Friends Foundation' focused on research and eradication of pediatric brain tumors. After sharing the story of how they became involved with IFF, they pivot to discussing their upcoming event in West Hollywood 'Wish for Tomorrow' being held Octo…

Bryan and Gina catch up after their respective weekends with Bryan opening with a recounting of his birthday weekend flush with a friends and family BBQ and a trip to a new hot L.A. restaurant. Gina then takes over and shares with Bryan all the movies she watched over the weekend with a short break for an 'influencer's salon' on Saturday evening fe…

Bryan and Gina link up for their Saturday episode featuring not one, but two awesome guests. First up they welcome in writer and K-Pop expert Tamar Herman to discuss her recent LA magazine article on L.A.'s recent KCON convention and what all it entails. They then welcome in recurring guest Michele McPhee to discuss her recent work covering the tri…

Bryan and Gina link up to discuss their respective weekends including Gina's first experience with a chopped cheese sandwich and Bryan's keynote speech at the American Brain Tumor Association's annual conference. After Bryan's recounting of his wonderful weekend at the conference and enjoying Chicago as well Gina comes in with some hot tips for Ang…

Bryan and Gina recap their Labor Day Weekends after welcoming screenwriter Richard Wenk to the show earlier in the week. They discuss Bryan's family traveling south to Orange County's Balboa Island and Gina's rare trip over the hill from the valley into Hollywood to take in a play at Los Angeles' famed Pantages Theatre. As the show wraps up Gina an…

Bryan and Gina welcome in Hollywood screenwriter Richard Wenk to discuss his storied career working in Hollywood starting as an assistant to the director of 'Annie' all the way up to his decade long collaboration with Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua on the 'Equalizer' trilogy. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at …

Bryan and Gina welcome acclaimed filmmaker and Gina's good personal friend Darren Bousman to the show today. They discuss Darren's unconventional path into Hollywood and why he would never recommend anyone emulate it, especially in the age of the internet. They also explore Darren's love of unconventional art and how he's turned conversation starti…

Gina and Bryan reconnect to discuss their respective weeks with Gina sitting to interview for Bryan's upcoming young cancer documentary while Bryan was busy working on the various outstanding tasks for that project. They also recount a Grad family staycation that saw she and her husband and son holing up at a local hotel and enjoying some of their …

Bryan and Gina reconnect to catch up on their weeks as Bryan recovers from a plumbing disaster. He then moves on to much happier news as he gives an update on his medical condition and the bright future ahead. Later, they discuss movie prosthetics in the wake of controversy stirred up surrounding Bradley Cooper's use of a a prosthetic in the upcomi…

Gina and Bryan welcome actor, director and TV host Dan Cortese to the show to talk about Dan's storied career in Hollywood and surviving the infamous Hurriquake that recently rocked Los Angeles. Dan barely scratches the surface of his showbiz stories including how he came up the concept for MTV Sports only to be laughed out of the room before event…

With Bryan away dealing with some family business Gina taps the show's producer Gary Smith to join her for a recap of her big week including an out of town visitor and her son's birthday. After briefly discussing Bryan's big news and delivery method they quickly move on to Gina's return visit to Downtown Los Angeles as a result of a past episode of…

Bryan and Gina reconnect after their respective weekends and start with some somber news from Bryan's life. Gina then takes over and details her weekend playing and exploring Downtown Los Angeles. From her son playing basketball at Crypto.com Arena to a visit of The Last Bookstore and a stop at Grand Central Market, Gina explains how she made the v…

Bryan and Gina open the show by welcoming a special guest to the show to discuss the tragic fires impacting the island of Maui. Later the same guest gives a first hand account of the Taylor Swift Eras Tour that recently visited SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. After their guest departs Gina recounts her recent midwest vacation to celebrate a friend's n…

Bryan and Gina are back and with Bryan still recovering Gina takes over the start of the episode to recount a very fun birthday weekend that she arranged for her husband Andy with assists from his son along the way. They then turn to the audience and answer a variety of questions from listeners including how visible the Hollywood strikes are to ave…

Bryan is back! A mere eight days after his brain biopsy at Cedar Sinai hospital in Los Angeles Bryan returns to the podcast to share the story of the surgery. Bryan goes through the entire procedure from intake to recovery and even has a celebrity sighting, as told to him later by his wife, while being wheeled to the operating room. To watch this e…

With Bryan still out recovering from his successful medical procedure, Gina welcomes in longtime friend and co-worker Teresa Strasser to discuss all the things she loves and misses from her time in the City of Angels. They discuss all the things Teresa misses since her move to Arizona and her newest book about baseball and family 'Making It Home: L…

With Bryan out recovering (get well soon!) Gina welcomes back friend of the show Michele McPhee to discuss some of her recent stories. They first dive into the news surrounding a Nevada home that was searched in connection with Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder and why the ATF is likely hard a work. Later they pivot to the so-called 'Percocet Princess' wh…

Bryan and Gina are back just before Bryan's biopsy on his brain tumor as they discuss the MRI he went through to prepare for the procedure and Gina's experience dog sitting for a 'velcro dog'. Gina then gives Bryan the floor for back to back reviews of the internet phenomenon 'Barbenheimer'. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube …

Bryan and Gina are coming in hot and the show starts with a health update from our very own Bryan Bishop. Gina then takes over and reveals her recent Los Angeles vacation causing her to completely change her views on the so-called 'Staycation'. Before we wrap Bryan takes over with another exciting announcement about an event he's been asked to spea…

Gina and Bryan invite former computer scientist turned entertainment/technology attorney and Hollywood insider Jonathan Handel for a deep dive on the current strikes occurring in Hollywood. Jonathan helps explain how we got here, what the sticking points are from both points of view, and why he's worried that this could very well stretch beyond 202…

Bryan Bishop and Gina Grad reunite this week and welcome on special guest and Disney travel expert David Dollar. David is a Disney aficionado who has spent a lifetime as a Disney lover and over a decade as a Disney partnered travel agent who gives Bryan and Gina the scoop on everything from Disneyland to Disney World, Disney Cruises and beyond! To …

Bryan finally knocks a famous L.A. experience off the bucket list this week as he gets the VIP Cinespia treatment seeing 'Fight Club' at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. After celebrating Bryan's reluctant experience at a place near and dear to her heart, Gina regales us with stories of her full day of influencer activities capped off by unexpected …

Bryan and Gina connect after the long Fourth of July weekend to recap their respective experiences with things like arcade trips and selling sea shells by the sea shore. Bryan also reveals an iconic dessert that he and his family ventured out to try leading to an unexpected tie in with our friends at Orange Coast Magazine. To watch this episode on …

Bryan Bishop and Gina Grad are back and they're talking movies. While also touching on specific films, they are more broadly discussing the different film experiences available to Angelenos from rooftops to lakes and much more. Bryan also reveals that he'll be knocking one of the most popular L.A. movie experiences off his list in the coming days. …

Bryan and Gina welcome back their first returning guest from all the way back on episode one as Michele McPhee returns to the show. Michele gives them an update on the 'Slot Whisperer' case that they talked about previously and she breaks down two other stories that she's covering including new developments in the Menendez Brothers' case and rampan…

Bryan and Gina catch up on their weekend activities with Bryan sending his daughter off to camp for the first time, working on the documentary he's been producing for several years and more. Gina meanwhile got out of the house and located her new favorite Los Angeles hiking spot that she deems a great place to take out of town guests and discovered…

Bryan and Gina open the show by reading a review that was sent to Gina by one of their awesome listeners as Bryan encourages the audience to keep sending them in...to Gina. They then welcome their guest, the wonderful newly minted editor-in-chief of Los Angeles Magazine Shirley Halperin. The three discuss how Shirley is settling in to her very new …

Bryan and Gina link up after an action packed Father's Day weekend to discuss all they did including a night out for Gina that went way past her bedtime and Bryan's first trip to a Los Angeles institution and much more. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at ⁠⁠youtube.com/losangelesmagazinevideos⁠⁠ and subscribe while y…

Gina and Bryan are back with a recap of their respective past weekends including Gina's trip to Universal Studios with a surprise for her son and an extensive review of Bryan's turn traveling to the Fairmont Princess in Scottsdale Arizona featuring his most embarrassing fan interaction ever. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube …

Bryan and Gina are back with some welcome news about Malibu beaches that have been ordered to have access restored to the public to the dismay of the rich homeowners nearby. They then welcome in the 'Queen of Electro' and co-moderator for this week's Los Angeles Magazine Pride Cocktail Brunch Luciana to discuss her long career in Hollywood, Drag an…

Bryan and Gina welcome longtime friend of Bryan and self described restaurant critic Katherine Spiers to discuss her work reporting on the Los Angeles food scene over the years. They discuss Katherine's previous work for established media outlets like KCET and LA Weekly and how it led her to forge her own path leading to her current work on her blo…

Bryan and Gina are back with discussion of their recent adventures around Los Angeles including Bryan's "international" experience and Gina's hosting a sleepover for her son and a friend. Gina also shares a possibly controversial take on fast food burgers and details her traumatic trip to the movies that came with some experiences that no one was p…

Bryan and Gina welcome longtime Los Angeles Magazine contributor Chris Nichols to discuss his recent article about the passing of Magic Castle steward and co-founder Milt Larsen. They also discuss Chris' long running series 'Ask Chris' as we unearth a question Bryan asked and had published in the series over a decade earlier, and more! To watch thi…

Bryan and Gina recap their respective Memorial Day weekends including a family desert getaway for Bryan and a carnivorous date for Gina and her husband. Bryan also gives a movie review of the new live action remake of 'The Little Mermaid' staring Halle Bailey in the titular role and Gina explains a social media trend over the weekend asking people …