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Bryan Wilson
Jay and Bryan Wilson keep in touch with a weekly phone call and post it as a podcast. How bad could it be?
Your favorite podcast is back with all things music and Taki flavors. Additionally some time is spent talking about what Jay and Bryan have been up to throughout June and July, including the current state of both of the brothers' hair.
We start this episode as we start all episodes - with a review of the Spotify top 50. This led us in to a deep discussion of Eminem's career, but we eventually move on to more important topics like Jay's diet in Mexico, microplastics, and a radical plan to eliminate them.
In this one, Bryan headed north to the UP and Jay headed south to Mexico, all the while doing their best to stay in touch with "the young folk" and avoid being assaulted by bugs.
Bryan and Jay are BACK with a completely full and comprehensive recap of what they've been up to since their last episode with no digressions, tangents, or unrelated discussions of any sort.
This week, Bryan gives his honest opinion on the new "Wonka" movie, Jay describes life during snowmageddon, and Bryan gives an update on the healing process after getting his chest tube removed.
This week, Jay talks about how he uses up his pants and his first big boy trip to urgent care, and Bryan shares the gory details of his surprise surgery.
This week, Jay and Bryan finish clearing the WW inbox, then Jay tells of a phenomenal Christmas gift that he gave on accident, and Bryan talks about how he accidentally went a whole month without exercising.
This week, Bryan and Jay dive into the Weekly Wilson inbox to revisit some of the most hotly debated topics that the listeners just can't get enough of.
This week Bryan talks about his odd Florida experiences while visiting Universal Orlando, and Jay talks a lot about greek yogurt, e-books, and tofu.
Bryan talks about his first sauna experience and the menagerie of shots he took throughout thanksgiving, and Jay talks about an "altercation" he got in at work.
Whilst unwinding from their new podcast, Novels & Nonsense (you should check it out) Jay lauds the new developments in Siri, recounts his experience swing dancing, and boasts about his new ability to muscle up. Meanwhile, Bryan explains how he earned the title of toilet king, informs Jay of the new Panacea chef, and pontificates on Domino's pizza tracker technology.
Jay and Bryan discuss some of their favorite words and also go on a few tangents including daylight savings time and spoiled milk.
Jay and Bryan just finished their first steps into the Cosmere by reading The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson, and they were just so excited that they had to let out their energy the best way they know how: by creating a bracket to determine the coolest moment from the book.
Jay talks about more progress he's made with settling into Ann Arbor and his new apartment.
Bryan's heart health saga continues as he undergoes the first surgery of his life to get a loop recorder installed in his chest.
Bryan returns to the podcast to discuss the Wilson family reunion, Jay's many life updates, and some bad news for Sydney.
Have you ever met someone and wondered, "Who would name their child that?". Well in Marissa's line of work, she encounters this so often that she has lists of completely hypothetical ;) baby names that can easily be turned into fun games and more importantly...exceptional podcast episodes!
"Jay, why was this episode uploaded at 2am?"
To that I say, "Leave me alone, I'm not the one who usually uploads these."
About 2 weeks ago one of my top 6 cousins on my Mom's side and I recorded this GEM about our relationship through the years on what was until recently the very cool new iPhone that in my personal opinion doesn't even need rare earth metals to be a perfectly cool and futuristic phone...MY PHONE IS STILL COOL SHUTUP
Bryan and Sydney have been beeboppin in their van for an entire Summer now, and they're here to discuss the good, the bad, the hot, and the poopy.
Jay and Bryan talk about how to best steal Jeff Bezos's massive fortune, the slimy water in Champaign Illinois, and how smart phones have effected the nuclear industry.
What are podcasts really for other than two white guys talking about cancel culture? Listen in as Bryan and Jay try not to make fools of themselves as they discuss internet morality and some interesting stats from Bryan's heart monitor.
Bryan talks about his internal debate over whether or not to listen to an audiobook, and Jay recounts his trip to the Cincinnati career fair and his encounters with raw emotion on the pickleball court
Jay and Bryan talk gym farts and football, then Bryan takes his best shot at guessing the name of the new flavor of Takis.
Jay and Bryan take a whole episode to go through and email that avid listener Matt sent in, revisiting a handful of their recent episodes including topics like happiness, dish soap, super powers, and self driving cars.
Bryan discusses some new technological developments he's encountered recently, then provides an update on all the new things he's learned about his heart condition and how he feels about them.
Jay and Kelly have gone to every wedding this side of the Mississippi and now they feel they have the authority to tell you what the best part of a wedding is! Strap in for another edition of the bracket boys (and gals).
After a few minutes of obligatory egg talk, Jay and Bryan go through a bracket of 32 superpowers to determine which one would be the best to have in every day life.
Jay and Bryan go through their email inbox, then discuss their frustration with peoples' approaches to adopting new technology, centered around the idea of self driving cars...and then eventually self driving cows.
After Jay finishes filling Bryan in on some Lord of the Rings fun facts, Bryan shares the new ideas he's developed recently regarding happiness and how to be better at being happy.
Jay and Bryan run through the events at the Track and Field World Championships this year and discuss the fun athletes and story lines for each event in a desperate attempt to get the general public interested in their favorite sport.
Jay discusses the development of his relationship with playing and watching sports over the last few years. After displaying his extreme prowess in egg peeling of course.
Bryan tells Jay all about his and Sydney's new worst day of van life so far, and how it lead them to rethink how they approach their life in the van moving forward.
Jay recounts his latest journey from Michigan to Ohio and back - that's right, he did it again. This time he had to overcome the extreme uselessness of his phone in the process.
Jay and Bryan revisit a handful of past episodes via Taylor's emails that she wrote in last week as she binged to catch back up on her favorite podcast.
Jay and Bryan, finally recording together again, do their best to catch up on what Bryan's been up to, but not surprisingly go off on countless tangents including Ed Sheeran's branding deal with Heinz, Pokemon's latest and greatest app, and cold plunges.
Jay interviews Erin on her first 8 months living in Paris.
(Sorry for the late upload! Something went wrong on our end. This episode is 15min longer than normal so I feel like its fine)
I'm not sure what Jay's been up to in Paris, but I'm sure I will be after I listen to this episode!
Be careful, you might actually learn something useful this week. We had Ryan on again to discuss one of his biggest passions: photography. We cover everything from the technical details of taking a good picture to Ryan's philosophy behind photography.
Bryan recounts his experience taking care of his nephew for a few days while his new niece was off being born!
Listen to Grant make his Weekly Wilson debut as him and Bryan discuss their thoughts on Fall Out Boy's newest album - So Much for Stardust
Jay recaps yet another summer trip to the Michigan lake house ranch cottage cabin, then discusses his thoughts on reading with Bryan, who has some hot takes.
Jay updates us on his travels, reflects on the year of soft cheeses, and gives a half way report on the year of handsome.
Jay and Bryan reflect on their time at their aunt's lake house and the activities they've enjoyed while being there.
After Jay and Bryan take three attempts to get their stupid new intro right, Bryan recaps everything he's been up to in the van for the past 6 weeks or so, culminating in his first ever best man speech experience.
The Wilson Bros are back! We're trying out some new things with the podcast so get hyped for more of your favorite Wilson content!
In this episode, Jay recaps the highlights of his last 6 weeks including graduating, many trips to and from Michigan, and even saving a life or two.
Bryan and Jay discuss their departure from the running community, Bryan's new commitment to flossing, and how it's been for Bryan adjusting to van life.
Jay monopolizes the entire podcast to catch Bryan up on everything going on in his life. Maybe Bryan will get some time next week...
This week, Bryan welcomes Ryan back to the podcast for a life update that turns into an extensive meandering deep and philosophical conversation, so really just another average call with a Hillyer.
Bryan talks about the Boyrooster he met this week in Davenport, Iowa, and Jay shares the big development regarding his quest to go to graduate school
After catching up from the week, Jay and Bryan talk about times where they know their gut feeling doesn't support logic, but they stick with it anyway.
Just another week of Jay and Bryan squeezing in a podcast to talk about all their woes. This is getting pretty old...
Who would have ever thought we'd make it this far! Hear about Jay's street spaghetti and getting porch pirated, then listen to Jay and Bryan discuss what they think about different 'hundreds of things'
Jay and Bryan invite Jay's long time friend Eli on to the podcast to talk about his military career since graduating high school.
Jay and Bryan discuss why they both barely have time to record a podcast and why it is important to have a little silence in your life every once and a while.
Jay shares his most recent head injury, Bryan updates us on his work and his developing love affair with disc golf, then the brothers dive in to the good the bad and the weird in regards to their relationship with food.
Yes I know it's almost February, but we really had to let 2022 soak in before we recapped it. On to 2023!
Jay and Bryan are BACK IN THE SADDLE! Bryan had some catching up to do on what he's been up to the past couple months, and Jay's fashion sense earned him some attention in a bar. Other than that, buckle up for some more consistent Weekly Wilsoning now that both brothers are back in a more stable routine! For now at least...
If you're interested in the music Carmen was emailing in about, check out the playlist we made!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2RBfAeM7Cwj95SkLs2zXAt?si=7d5ebac47d134032
Gonna be honest, I don't know what this episode is about because I haven't listened to it yet. I'm sure Jay and Kelly had some interesting things to say though.
The algorithm may reject this episode since it's been so long since we uploaded, but hopefully you loyal Willys are still out there thirsting for more Weekly Wilson!
This week Jay and Bryan vent about how they both have too much going on, then spend half an hour discussing the pros and cons of different types of salt. Also they discuss some new music, Jay's changing relationship with eggs, and the fact that Jay almost got hit by a car.
After Bryan recounts his travels home, Jay and Bryan set out to discuss different types of intelligence and how they size up in each of them, but then they get pretty hung up on emotional intelligence and end up talking about that the whole time. Oh well. Maybe we'll get to the other ones next week!
We've been doing this for two years already? How are we not better at this yet?
This week Bryan talks about how many compliments he got today and Jay dusts his speakers, then they finally head back to the subject zone to reminisce on two years of podcasting and what they've taken away from it.
This episode's topics include but are not limited to: Jay considering grad school and his athletic pursuits that might accompany it, Pickleball, boiled peanuts, and of course, eggs.
Jay and Bryan finally forced their busy schedules to line up to squeeze out a good ole' podcast. No topic this time because there was just a lot to catch up on!
This week Sydney sneaks on the podcast again for an update with everything going on in her and Bryan's lives, along with a discussion to determine the best method of recording one's life.
Bryan gets his time to shine early in this episode bringing up various extremely important topics before the subject zone, then Jay and Bryan discuss some aspects of weddings, including who to invite and what is important to the actual execution of the wedding.
This week Jay overshadows Bryan's recap of his second Hood to Coast experience by talking about various frivolous things, then the brothers discuss their experience with road trips throughout their lives, and how to make sure you have a positive experience when YOU go on a road trip.
Jay and Bryan have been quite busy! But you should know by now that they wouldn't leave you hanging without good reason. Tune in to hear about all the things they've been up to the past few weeks including a corporate track meet, cross country road trip, Bryan's bachelor party, and Jay starting up classes again.
Continuing the conversation from last week, Jay, Bryan, and Sydney discuss their thoughts on the plot and characters from one of their favorite shows, Attack on Titan, and also pontificate on how it might end.
This week, Jay shares his experience being a VIP at one of the most prestigious air shows in the country, then Bryan and Sydney share some details on their van conversion so far.
This week we answer the question: how many things can Jay and Bryan lose in a span of 4 days? Tune in this week to hear 45 minutes of Jay and Bryan talking about how much travelling to and from the Track and Field World Championships sucked, followed by half as much discussion about how cool they were!
Well folks, we had another one of those golden weeks where Jay and Bryan were too tired to consciously control the tangents they went on and the result was one of their best or worst podcast episodes depending on your sense of humor. But once they finished watching clips of chitty chitty bang bang mid recording session, they discussed how, why, when, and if being in a relationship makes life easier or harder.
Bryan finally admits it. He's starting to care more about what other people think of him and he doesn't like it.
Things to look for in this steamy episode of the Weekly Wilson:
- Jay recounts his experience hosting all the new interns at his house.
- We discuss whether Bryan is an idiot or a genius in his dealings with his van door.
- The brothers share their thoughts on the supreme court ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade.
- Bryan runs down the highlights of his first ever bachelor party experience.
Since our dad loves being in the spotlight as the center of attention, we decided to honor him this Father's Day by subjecting him to an interview that we could broadcast to the masses. Here's to you Bryan Prime!
Jay and Bryan discuss whether they think it's better to be a Jack of All Trades or a Master of One.
Please excuse our absence, Jay and I were busy LIVING. If you want more details than that, you'll have to listen to this episode.
Without Jay around to tell Bryan what to talk about, Bryan decided to spend the whole episode this week talking about the book he's been reading.
Bryan recaps his exciting week of acquiring his and Sydney's new van, running at Penn Relays, and his visit to the Wax Castle, then he and Jay discuss various ways they spend varying amounts of down time.
Jay and Bryan talk for way too long about chairs, Jay recounts his impromptu half marathon and the fires he put out afterward, and then the brothers discuss how control over your life contributes to your happiness.
Bryan continues further down the road of become a full time thief, Jay lauds the UC running club for all they've accomplished over the past few years, and the brothers relish the influx of listener engagement they experienced this week by discussing a handful of the listeners' pet peeves that they've shared.
Bryan tells of his intense parking lot races this past week and Jay recounts his escapades frantically searching for a woman, then the brothers eventually get around to discussing some of the biggest mistakes they've made in their lives and how they felt about them.
With Jay and Bryan both recently getting brief visits in with their SOs, we've taken this opportunity to discuss some of the aspects of long distance relationships!
If you find yourself in a long distance relationship and feeling bad for yourself because of it, check out the new 'Sad Like Jay' Spotify playlist!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31Q9d9XAwDK0OUF0gYMeLx?si=ebf9e71781e6450a
Jay Wilson, coming at you from The Sac!!! Jay travelled all the way across the country so that we could have Kelly make her very first appearance on the show to discuss how we all make decisions, both big and small.
Jay and Bryan catch up from the past few busy weeks, then reminisce on their various fashion (or lack of fashion) choices throughout life and discuss what they try to achieve with what they wear now.
After about a year of going all in on Van Life, Bryan and Jay interviewed the lovely Erin Wilson to find out what van life is really like.
Bryan talks about how the first week of his outage has been going and gives Jay some advice on his current work from home situation, then the brothers discuss the different ways they've viewed and interacted with social media throughout their lives.
Bryan recounts his Van Life trial run with Sydney and talks about how excited he is to transition in to van life, then Jay and Bryan look back at some of the major life transitions they've encountered so far in their lives and discuss how they went.
Apparently people get sick of hearing Bryan talk about being frugal and saving money all the time, so we invited a guest on to hear him talk about all the ways his shift to living a more frugal lifestyle has affected his life.
After discussing all the things Bryan 'acquired' this week, and possibly the worst executed dryer installation ever, Jay and Bryan air their grievances about many of the things that really peeve them off.
Sorry for all the scary talk last week folks. This week we'll balance it out with some discussions about the things that make us happiest! Also hear about Bryan's first time really having fun in an arcade, and Jay's debut in the competitive beach volleyball scene.
Jay and Bryan discuss things that scare them, and also things that they feel like they should be afraid of but aren't
Gain some insight on what Bryan and Jay think while they're listening to music as they finally discuss their favorite and least favorite things about An Evening with Silk Sonic.
Jay and Bryan discuss how hard they beefed it on their resolutions for 2021 and what they hope to accomplish in 2022.
Jay and Bryan catch up on some Christmas happenings before calling it quits due to their crappy internet and audio setup.
Jay and Bryan recount their week with the whole Wilson fam in Florida, and their harrowing travels home.
For once, Jay beefed it instead of Bryan. Please excuse Jay's garbage audio while Jay and Bryan discuss the outcome of the highly anticipated Wilson vs. Wilson Classic and take an opportunity to interview Ryan about a couple aspects of his life.
When travel plans go wrong (as they oft do in Bryan's life) at least you sometimes meet someone with a cool hat along the way. Also, Erin got your favorite hosts a special gift!
Jay and Bryan catch up on the week they missed by recapping Halloween, running club nationals, and a Red River Gorge trip.
Much like Bryan learned there is such a thing as too much blanket with his king sized blanket, there also is such a thing as too much tarp.
We took your regular weekly episode and soaked it in a juicy concoction of time and forgetfulness that we hope will add a bold new flavor. Basically we're telling two weeks of stories instead of just one, so buckle up.
Another pretty standard week for your favorite Wilson brothers. No real headliners, but a solid slew of stories similar to what you're used to by now.
- 0:00 - Bryan lost his rain jacket
- 7:00 - Jay found his hats
- 16:10 - Jay becomes the star student
- 24:45 - Jay runs a 5k
- 37:30 - Jay's lab report
- 43:45 - Emails
This week, Bryan and Jay ponder the idea of what they would want to know if they could see the future, and what might be better left as a surprise.
- 1:25 - Bryan's Work Update
- 4:45 - Jay's weekly update
- 20:15 - Bryan's new dishwashing technique
- 26:20 - Knowledge is Power vs. Ignorance is Bliss
Not gonna lie, Jay and Bryan had a rough one this week, but they're still at it, delivering the hot steamy content you deserve. Bryan had a difficult time at the Apple n' Pork festival and Jay sought refuge in the plains of southeast Ohio.
This past week, Bryan faced many moral quandaries while Jay experienced an amazing feat of human ability.
- 1:30 - Cincy Oktoberfest
- 9:30 - Bryan's moral quandary in Aldi
- 18:00 - Bryan gets a dog
- 31:40 - Jay's harrowing school week
- 42:10 - The art of cooking
- 51:40 - UC Run Club
- 1:02:35 - Castlevania
- 1:06:40 - Running Club Party
- 1:11:00 - Emails
Big news people, Jay went on a DATE last week. Ewwwww. Tune in to hear all about it, among other things of course.
- 19:00 - Jay hits his head on a street sign
- 23:45 - Pokemon GO
- 31:30 - Farmer's Market/Aldi strategies
- 42:00 - Humming Birds, the silent assassins
- 48:15 - Jay's Date
- 53:45 - Jay gets oat milk
- 57:15 - How to afford your dream wedding
- 1:03:00 - Traffic Lights
- 1:06:30 - Clown at work
Did Bryan permanently damage his plantar facia by running Hood to Coast on an injured foot? Tune in to find out!
- 1:00 - Jay's poopy run
- 12:00 - Liquid Nyquil
- 15:30 - Jay starts school
- 25:00 - Hood to Coast
- 58:40 - Bryan's Mole
- 1:06:00 - Emails
Jay and Bryan discuss their thoughts on if there is intelligent life beyond Earth, and what humans will have to do to survive as a species in the distant future. Topic inspired by https://youtu.be/sNhhvQGsMEc
Jay and Bryan finally find the time to catch up on all the fun they've been having over the past month or so.
- Breakfast Talk - 4:00
- The Hella Mega Tour - 9:30
- Jay's Mennonite Roommate - 39:30
- The Solar Salesman - 46:40
- Cincinnati Welcome Weekend - 59:10
- Drinking "Too Much" - 1:15:20
- Emails - 1:32:50
Jay and Bryan finally snag a little bit of time to catch up on the past three weeks.
1:30 - Bryan's travel back from Colorado
12:00 - Jays current living conditions
15:30 - Bryan's bad smoothie
21:15 - Building the internet
26:20 - Jay's travels home
35:00 - Jay's tank top
37:40 - Mongo mosquitos
41:30 - Bryan's current theory on self motivation
Eventually, Jay and Bryan get around to talking about how they've been consuming content lately and how they feel about it.
- 9:30 - Jay's newest bike problems
- 16:30 - Jay makes gumbo
- 26:30 - Bryan relies on Sydney's cooking too much
- 31:30 - Jay had a good run
- 36:30 - The hunt for a bread knife continues
- 43:15 - We uncover the truth about Aldi
- 49:30 - How we consume content
Jay and Bryan talk about how annoying it is living above rambunctious mole people...among other things.
Now that Jay has finally shut up, Bryan gets a chance to recount his whole trip out west, along with everything leading up to his engagement!
When Jay and Bryan don't have contact for 10 days, we end up with an entire episode of Jay telling mostly inconsequential stories. But that's what this podcast is all about, right?
Buckle up for the first ever IN PERSON 4 PERSON episode of whatever this show is now that there are an equal number of people from another family on it. Also, we talk with Sydney and Taylor about birthdays.
Despite difficult circumstances, Sydney, Jay, and Bryan do their best to recap the week. It doesn't go well.
Bryan brings up a handful of highlights from his week and the brothers discuss what defines a hobby and what the purpose of hobbies is.
Jay and Erin team up on poor ole' Bryan to tell him why their time at Grandmapalooza was better than his birthday weekend. Then the siblings dive in to how they interact with their sub-conscious. Ya know, light stuff.
Jay and Bryan didn't just miss last week because they're lazy, they were busy having a great time at Musci-Wilson Atlantaganza 2021! Come on over and gather around the ole' podcast machine to hear them talk all about it.
Introducing the Mysterio Vape Dome. If you though Jay and Bryan were long winded before, this week they step in to the shoes of grandpa Jay and grandpa Bryan, and discuss what they'll tell their grand kids about life back in the glory days.
We got too many reviews that our overwhelming positive energy was burning out the audience, so this week Jay and Bryan dive in to what makes them upset and how they deal with it.
Jay recalls the ups and downs of his week of homework and climbing, and Bryan shares the turbulent end to his time in Oswego.
Jay and Bryan discuss some of their habits and routines and how they've formed and broken them over the years.
Jay and Bryan talk about how different friendships they've had throughout life have grown and changed, and what it is that determines how a friendship evolves.
Jay and Bryan share their vast knowledge and life experience by discussing the advice they would give to someone who is trying to make career decisions.
You'd never guess it by the title, but we actually talked about something important to us this week. Nerds. Who are they? What do they do? Are they bad?
No topic this week folks, just good ole' Jay and Bryan going on and on about nothing significant and maybe getting a little too slap happy in the process.
Jay and Bryan discuss the pros and cons of running as a primary form of exercise and how their lives have been shaped by running.
Jay and Bryan get in the Valentine's Day spirit by discussing some of their thoughts on love and relationships.
Jay and Bryan discuss how their music tastes have evolved over the years, and the different methods they use to find new music.
Jay and Bryan invite guest Ryan Hillyer to discuss the question: Do we have a social obligation to correct other peoples' bad behavior?
Jay and Bryan invite Bronson on the show to talk about his weekend visiting Jay in Cincinnati.
Jay and Bryan discuss the proper way to use a knife and recap Jay's case of Shrodinger's Covid and Bryan's surprise work travel.
Jay and Bryan host guest star Sydney Stripling to discuss their New Years celebrations, the way they interact with board games, and their goals and aspirations for 2020
Jay shares the results of his Beer mile and the brothers discuss what their 2020 will be remembered as
Jay and Bryan discuss their recent family trip to Florida and why it was different than years past.
Jay and Bryan talk about many insignificant things that happened to them over the past week.
Jay and Bryan recap their Thanksgiving weekend then discus how their relationship as brothers has evolved over the years.
Jay and Bryan discuss their family decision to cancel Thanksgiving and their dubious approach to jokes.
Bryan recaps the Halloween party that Sydney and he hosted and Jay goes over the many smaller happenings of his week.
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Jay recaps spending time at home with Erin who is back from a long stint of van life, while Bryan explains why he is STILL not back in Wilmington where he should be.
Bryan talks about his good week that took a sharp turn at the very end, and Jay debriefs Bryan on his climbing trip where he learned to climb multi-pitch.
Jay and Bryan talk about the reasons Jay is happy to be back in Ohio and Bryan's recent bout of strep throat.
Jay and Bryan talk about Jay's experience living with Sydney and her cat, Bryan's name getting slandered at work, and grasshoppers.