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The Bryan and Gina Show - LAMag

The Bryan and Gina Show - LAMag

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Bryan Bishop and Gina Grad built up a devoted following as the co-stars of Adam Carolla’s popular podcast. This week, they’re debuting a brand new show about life in Los Angeles
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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.
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 an industry that he feels has been stagnant for decades.
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.
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.
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 Vinnie's cancer and why he's optimistic about fighting it.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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. Min, and more.
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.
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 International Space Station as first self-funded woman to visit space and the first Iranian ever to visit space.
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.
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 delivering the beautiful gifts to the beautiful people each awards season. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/losangelesmagazinevideos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and subscribe while you’re there!
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 former job when trying to report on executives attending the show. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/losangelesmagazinevideos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and subscribe while you’re there!
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.com/losangelesmagazinevideos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and subscribe while you’re there!
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 an atmospheric river to a Pineapple Express and much more. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/losangelesmagazinevideos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and subscribe while you’re there!
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 the LAMag YouTube channel at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/losangelesmagazinevideos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and subscribe while you’re there!
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 Gina puts it, an orgasm expert. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/losangelesmagazinevideos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and subscribe while you’re there!
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 Nationals flag football championship as part of NFL Pro Bowl Weekend. To watch this episode on YouTube go to the LAMag YouTube channel at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/losangelesmagazinevideos⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and subscribe while you’re there!
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