July 30, 2025 • 10 mins
In Philadelphia, barber Brennon Jones gave up a steady job to launch “Haircuts 4 Homeless,” offering free haircuts (and often food, toiletries, clothing) on a median at Broad and Walnut Streets. His act of service became so recognized that another barber donated a full shop for him to expand the mission. He now dedicates space and time specifically to serving homeless individuals, building dignity through a simple haircut and conversation.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It is the deal. You can show your twenty twenty five.
If you're going to be in Saint Louis. It's Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Join me at the City Winery in
Saint Louis to Friday two, Saturday, one Sunday. We asked
the question, you think he's a president Donald Trumps. I
will say this that he is harder on comedians than
he is on pedophiles. Yeah, he wants comedians to get fired.
(00:22):
You want Jeorbe May, Harve and will Be Goldberg. He
wants you know, Colbert's fire. He's mad at John j.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
You don't like jokes, so he's mad.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
He's more mad at people that tell jokes than the
people that have inappropriate relationship with kids.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
And when has that been the purview of any American president?
Speaker 1 (00:43):
And look at the result of the things. You know
that the bill that you drew up is going to
cause people to lose health care. They're going to as
a result of that, people will lose their lives as
a result of some of the custs that you made.
In terms of FAA, people have lost their lives in
terms of the cut she may in terms of FEMA,
people have lost and are losing their lives when you
(01:04):
may cuts to the environmental protections, people will die as
a result of that.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
That's just, that's just true.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
You know what do you think if in your wake
you've left all of this destruction, that that only adds
up to a monetary value for somebody else. But nothing
like when people were mad at Tesla, they were threaten
into jail's people that did more to Tesla. They'll protect
Tesla before they protect his own people. He rushed to
hurt California faster than he ran to help Texas neighborhood.
(01:34):
What about that whole thing feet that are quick to
run to?
Speaker 3 (01:37):
What is that thing? Mischief? Whatever it is?
Speaker 2 (01:39):
I don't ask him.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
He's the preacher, So I'm just I just I don't
think it's I don't think it's debatable.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
I don't think it's debatable.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
And I mean, obviously, the people who surround him and
you know, lift up his platform. I think they're able to.
I do too, They all except for my old friend.
Come on, now, your old friend got a little he
got a little trace of it.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
You know what he does if he looks up at something,
I'll say something like he was arguing on me, Well,
Nousian's ruined California. I said, man, California has had a
growth sport for the last five year. It's almost up
right now to his pre pandemic level. What about the economy.
The California economy is performing work better than the than
(02:19):
all but two of the world's of comedy. So the
argument that you're making is but he's the old guy
who only watches Fox News.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
But what did he say when you when you spit
those facts, when he looked and googled and then he said,
he said, oh, and he said it was responsible for
the growth?
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Is hb one visa that these people are getting intellectual
visas coming here? But I think that because he reads
media and listens to media that have a certain bent,
he's gonna hate New York in LA even though he's
from California, even though he would never leave.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
But we talk all the time. He has great liquor,
that's great style.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
No, But you know what I will say this, I
think it's commendable because I think you ought to not
all not crazy, not all crazy people who who have
a difference of opinion than you. But I think it's
a smart way to learn and to hopefully teach someone
else because they may not know.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
They may, as you say.
Speaker 4 (03:15):
Only listen to one particular news outlet of media outlet
and don't listen or not open to anything else.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
So if he is that kind of person where he's like,
you know.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
What, quintessential, he's the quintessential Trump's boy, older and biased,
I don't know, okay a little bit. So sometimes people
get really upset with the things I say, So we're
gonna let them vent with our segment called all the
F You Deal You, Lisa want you please welcome our
F You Deal hugely correspond that little NIEC James.
Speaker 5 (03:43):
Come, It's me Cy James Higley corresponding. Her first fee
comment is from Instagram. Quant sixty six says Dale, I
heard you prefer to Lena as telelounde. How can you
call yourself an advocate for justice in a quote and
use a stereotypical slur to describe a beautiful Hispanic woman?
(04:04):
How would you like it if a white person never
called you by your name but instead referred to you
as darky or hip hop or midnight or helo, credit
score or what's up? Sickle cell?
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Fuck qdo Hughly.
Speaker 5 (04:17):
Our next fudo comment comes from Instagram. The lane twenty
two says deo, I not to said you always wear
a two tight extra medium shirt. Do you think wearing
a two small shirt makes you look buff? While those
tiny skin tied shirts may show off your arms, we
also expose your middies.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
But ktah.
Speaker 5 (04:35):
Today's last fuda huglely comment is on Facebook. We all a'table,
says Dal. There are times it really seems who are
down with the people, but there are other times when
you sound like an elitist and are very condescending.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
You talk about flag first class when most of us
our feelings lost to be able to describe.
Speaker 5 (04:53):
You enough money for a dis kind of coach ticket
so we don't have to drive ten hours. Then you
are bragging about your new luxury truck getting delivered to
your house and complaining because something wasn't perfect. Well, excuse me,
you don't know most of us struggle to buy a
used car just so we don't have to take the bus.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
So pardon me.
Speaker 5 (05:12):
If I don't express my sympathy because your new luxury
truck mistakenly came with mink hormats. When you specifically told
them you wanted chinchilla. Fuck, But Nancy, for this week,
this has been easy, James, You're at you corresponded, and
until next week.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
But this is now time for the human big of
the weak. Jazzm and stands to somebody's human.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
Can you prove it again? Ryan Jones.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
Brendan Jones has something he started called Haircuts for the Homeless, and.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
It was because he actually saw he was He was
in New York.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
I think and saw a guy who in Philly.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Oh, I thought it was a South Jersey.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
South Jersey's Philly Jersey, New York and there's that. Who
knew we did?
Speaker 2 (05:56):
I didn't just New York and New Jersey. I know
Philly is in.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
The middle of anyway, Cherry.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Oh, No, I knew that, But I'm still Jersey is
Jersey by itself anyway. The point is this guy was
taking a lunch break and saw this guy.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
I guess he needed some help, and he basically gave
him a haircut.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
And he's like, you know, I've been wanting a haircut
for a long time, you know, and he gave him
one for free.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
Careful that started.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
You ain't homeless, I'm not enhancements.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Stop playing that telling myself, I'm very guilty.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
Lie.
Speaker 4 (06:26):
If I see you and you're paying handle when you
got your little sign, the first thing I.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Do is to get your shoes.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
You better let your hair grow, baby.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Check out your nails. When's the last time.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
You let his hair grow? You're telling you take off that.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Your eyes is too clean. I'm like anyway, Brendan Jones,
he's there, human being.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
They featured him on on Saturday morning. Some globetrot has
got some show about and they went out and they
saw him doing in the community.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
They had this Nike program they're giving home to people
Nike and being.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
But like, I'm not gonna give you no money. You
got air, George, If you're on the.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Side of the street on your phone with some new
Air Jordans on the sugn I'm right look at y'all.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
No, don't say y'all.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
You would do it too, Skip.
Speaker 6 (07:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (07:13):
There's a guy right y'all, men outside of our studio
that stands right.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
There, right down in the corner. Yeah yeah, and he's
he's always sharp. He recognized me at the corner. Now, hey, Skips,
I gotta get you know what you said?
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Then we used to be in New York and that uh,
that homeless dude. With that, I become out of the restaurant,
our barnies and stuffing.
Speaker 7 (07:31):
Amen, he'd be so heavy city see him everywhere pocket
remember that. Later we would see him every How do
you get my schedule?
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Hard to get my scheduled? The same places all the time.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
All right, Brendan, your your human being. On the weekend
we gave the class there it is right there now
the time for what you need to do with the
one on only Sybil Wilkes.
Speaker 6 (07:55):
It's Sybil Wilkes with what we need to know. Football
legend Dion Sanders said he was die knose with bladder
cancer earlier this year. University of Colorado coach made the
announcement Monday alongside his doctor. Sanders had his bladder removed,
and his doctor said he is now cured from the cancer,
adding he knew the surgery was upcoming during the NFL
(08:15):
draft when his sun dealt with the uncertainty of where
he would be drafted. Sanders says he wants to be
an example for others who are going through similar cancer diagnoses.
Multiple sources are identifying a gunman who fired shots inside
a midtown Manhattan skyscraper office building as a twenty seven
year old man from Las Vegas. Multiple sources report Shane
(08:36):
Tomura allegedly opened fire inside three forty five Park Avenue around.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Six thirty pm Monday.
Speaker 6 (08:43):
News reports indicate four civilians and an off duty officer
were killed in the shooting. The NYPD said the shooter
has been neutralized, but several sources say he killed himself.
Photos emerged showing the suspect carrying a high powered rifle.
The building on Park Avenue is home to several tenants,
including the National Football League. A fifth person is accusing
(09:04):
singer Smokey Robinson of sexual battery. TMZ reports a woman
formally filed a report with the La County Sheriff's Department
and investigation was launched in May when four women came
forward accusing the eighty five year old Motown artists.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
Of sexual assault.
Speaker 6 (09:20):
The women filed a fifty million dollars civil lawsuit against
mister Robinson, and his attorney told TMZ it's not surprising
someone else would emerge with allegation, suggesting it's all a
part of being a celebrity. Fantastic four First Steps is
the weekend's big winner at the box office, The Latest
for Marvel Studios earned one hundred and eighteen million dollars
(09:44):
at the domestic box office in its debut. It raked
in another one hundred million dollars overseas to bring its
global launch total to two hundred and eighteen million dollars.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
I'm Sybil Wilkes, be informed, b mpowered.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Thank you so very much, Sybil, with that mo up
the deal you can show, assuming she's uh paid the
freak all right, so all right more the deal you
can show's coming up.
Speaker 3 (10:06):
It's the deal you can show.
It is the deal. You can show your twenty twenty five.
If you're going to be in Saint Louis. It's Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Join me at the City Winery in
Saint Louis to Friday two, Saturday, one Sunday. We asked
the question, you think he's a president Donald Trumps. I
will say this that he is harder on comedians than
he is on pedophiles. Yeah, he wants comedians to get fired.
(00:22):
You want Jeorbe May, Harve and will Be Goldberg. He
wants you know, Colbert's fire. He's mad at John j.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
You don't like jokes, so he's mad.
Speaker 1 (00:33):
He's more mad at people that tell jokes than the
people that have inappropriate relationship with kids.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
And when has that been the purview of any American president?
Speaker 1 (00:43):
And look at the result of the things. You know
that the bill that you drew up is going to
cause people to lose health care. They're going to as
a result of that, people will lose their lives as
a result of some of the custs that you made.
In terms of FAA, people have lost their lives in
terms of the cut she may in terms of FEMA,
people have lost and are losing their lives when you
(01:04):
may cuts to the environmental protections, people will die as
a result of that.
Speaker 3 (01:09):
That's just, that's just true.
Speaker 1 (01:11):
You know what do you think if in your wake
you've left all of this destruction, that that only adds
up to a monetary value for somebody else. But nothing
like when people were mad at Tesla, they were threaten
into jail's people that did more to Tesla. They'll protect
Tesla before they protect his own people. He rushed to
hurt California faster than he ran to help Texas neighborhood.
(01:34):
What about that whole thing feet that are quick to
run to?
Speaker 3 (01:37):
What is that thing? Mischief? Whatever it is?
Speaker 2 (01:39):
I don't ask him.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
He's the preacher, So I'm just I just I don't
think it's I don't think it's debatable.
Speaker 2 (01:44):
I don't think it's debatable.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
And I mean, obviously, the people who surround him and
you know, lift up his platform. I think they're able to.
I do too, They all except for my old friend.
Come on, now, your old friend got a little he
got a little trace of it.
Speaker 1 (01:59):
You know what he does if he looks up at something,
I'll say something like he was arguing on me, Well,
Nousian's ruined California. I said, man, California has had a
growth sport for the last five year. It's almost up
right now to his pre pandemic level. What about the economy.
The California economy is performing work better than the than
(02:19):
all but two of the world's of comedy. So the
argument that you're making is but he's the old guy
who only watches Fox News.
Speaker 4 (02:28):
But what did he say when you when you spit
those facts, when he looked and googled and then he said,
he said, oh, and he said it was responsible for
the growth?
Speaker 1 (02:37):
Is hb one visa that these people are getting intellectual
visas coming here? But I think that because he reads
media and listens to media that have a certain bent,
he's gonna hate New York in LA even though he's
from California, even though he would never leave.
Speaker 3 (02:52):
But we talk all the time. He has great liquor,
that's great style.
Speaker 4 (02:59):
No, But you know what I will say this, I
think it's commendable because I think you ought to not
all not crazy, not all crazy people who who have
a difference of opinion than you. But I think it's
a smart way to learn and to hopefully teach someone
else because they may not know.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
They may, as you say.
Speaker 4 (03:15):
Only listen to one particular news outlet of media outlet
and don't listen or not open to anything else.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
So if he is that kind of person where he's like,
you know.
Speaker 1 (03:23):
What, quintessential, he's the quintessential Trump's boy, older and biased,
I don't know, okay a little bit. So sometimes people
get really upset with the things I say, So we're
gonna let them vent with our segment called all the
F You Deal You, Lisa want you please welcome our
F You Deal hugely correspond that little NIEC James.
Speaker 5 (03:43):
Come, It's me Cy James Higley corresponding. Her first fee
comment is from Instagram. Quant sixty six says Dale, I
heard you prefer to Lena as telelounde. How can you
call yourself an advocate for justice in a quote and
use a stereotypical slur to describe a beautiful Hispanic woman?
(04:04):
How would you like it if a white person never
called you by your name but instead referred to you
as darky or hip hop or midnight or helo, credit
score or what's up? Sickle cell?
Speaker 3 (04:15):
Fuck qdo Hughly.
Speaker 5 (04:17):
Our next fudo comment comes from Instagram. The lane twenty
two says deo, I not to said you always wear
a two tight extra medium shirt. Do you think wearing
a two small shirt makes you look buff? While those
tiny skin tied shirts may show off your arms, we
also expose your middies.
Speaker 3 (04:33):
But ktah.
Speaker 5 (04:35):
Today's last fuda huglely comment is on Facebook. We all a'table,
says Dal. There are times it really seems who are
down with the people, but there are other times when
you sound like an elitist and are very condescending.
Speaker 3 (04:49):
You talk about flag first class when most of us
our feelings lost to be able to describe.
Speaker 5 (04:53):
You enough money for a dis kind of coach ticket
so we don't have to drive ten hours. Then you
are bragging about your new luxury truck getting delivered to
your house and complaining because something wasn't perfect. Well, excuse me,
you don't know most of us struggle to buy a
used car just so we don't have to take the bus.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
So pardon me.
Speaker 5 (05:12):
If I don't express my sympathy because your new luxury
truck mistakenly came with mink hormats. When you specifically told
them you wanted chinchilla. Fuck, But Nancy, for this week,
this has been easy, James, You're at you corresponded, and
until next week.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
But this is now time for the human big of
the weak. Jazzm and stands to somebody's human.
Speaker 3 (05:32):
Can you prove it again? Ryan Jones.
Speaker 4 (05:35):
Brendan Jones has something he started called Haircuts for the Homeless, and.
Speaker 2 (05:43):
It was because he actually saw he was He was
in New York.
Speaker 4 (05:46):
I think and saw a guy who in Philly.
Speaker 2 (05:49):
Oh, I thought it was a South Jersey.
Speaker 3 (05:51):
South Jersey's Philly Jersey, New York and there's that. Who
knew we did?
Speaker 2 (05:56):
I didn't just New York and New Jersey. I know
Philly is in.
Speaker 3 (05:59):
The middle of anyway, Cherry.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
Oh, No, I knew that, But I'm still Jersey is
Jersey by itself anyway. The point is this guy was
taking a lunch break and saw this guy.
Speaker 2 (06:08):
I guess he needed some help, and he basically gave
him a haircut.
Speaker 4 (06:12):
And he's like, you know, I've been wanting a haircut
for a long time, you know, and he gave him
one for free.
Speaker 2 (06:16):
Careful that started.
Speaker 3 (06:18):
You ain't homeless, I'm not enhancements.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
Stop playing that telling myself, I'm very guilty.
Speaker 3 (06:25):
Lie.
Speaker 4 (06:26):
If I see you and you're paying handle when you
got your little sign, the first thing I.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Do is to get your shoes.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
You better let your hair grow, baby.
Speaker 2 (06:32):
Check out your nails. When's the last time.
Speaker 3 (06:34):
You let his hair grow? You're telling you take off that.
Speaker 2 (06:38):
Your eyes is too clean. I'm like anyway, Brendan Jones,
he's there, human being.
Speaker 3 (06:44):
They featured him on on Saturday morning. Some globetrot has
got some show about and they went out and they
saw him doing in the community.
Speaker 1 (06:53):
They had this Nike program they're giving home to people
Nike and being.
Speaker 3 (06:57):
But like, I'm not gonna give you no money. You
got air, George, If you're on the.
Speaker 2 (07:02):
Side of the street on your phone with some new
Air Jordans on the sugn I'm right look at y'all.
Speaker 3 (07:09):
No, don't say y'all.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
You would do it too, Skip.
Speaker 6 (07:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (07:13):
Yeah.
Speaker 7 (07:13):
There's a guy right y'all, men outside of our studio
that stands right.
Speaker 3 (07:17):
There, right down in the corner. Yeah yeah, and he's
he's always sharp. He recognized me at the corner. Now, hey, Skips,
I gotta get you know what you said?
Speaker 1 (07:27):
Then we used to be in New York and that uh,
that homeless dude. With that, I become out of the restaurant,
our barnies and stuffing.
Speaker 7 (07:31):
Amen, he'd be so heavy city see him everywhere pocket
remember that. Later we would see him every How do
you get my schedule?
Speaker 3 (07:43):
Hard to get my scheduled? The same places all the time.
Speaker 1 (07:46):
All right, Brendan, your your human being. On the weekend
we gave the class there it is right there now
the time for what you need to do with the
one on only Sybil Wilkes.
Speaker 6 (07:55):
It's Sybil Wilkes with what we need to know. Football
legend Dion Sanders said he was die knose with bladder
cancer earlier this year. University of Colorado coach made the
announcement Monday alongside his doctor. Sanders had his bladder removed,
and his doctor said he is now cured from the cancer,
adding he knew the surgery was upcoming during the NFL
(08:15):
draft when his sun dealt with the uncertainty of where
he would be drafted. Sanders says he wants to be
an example for others who are going through similar cancer diagnoses.
Multiple sources are identifying a gunman who fired shots inside
a midtown Manhattan skyscraper office building as a twenty seven
year old man from Las Vegas. Multiple sources report Shane
(08:36):
Tomura allegedly opened fire inside three forty five Park Avenue around.
Speaker 2 (08:41):
Six thirty pm Monday.
Speaker 6 (08:43):
News reports indicate four civilians and an off duty officer
were killed in the shooting. The NYPD said the shooter
has been neutralized, but several sources say he killed himself.
Photos emerged showing the suspect carrying a high powered rifle.
The building on Park Avenue is home to several tenants,
including the National Football League. A fifth person is accusing
(09:04):
singer Smokey Robinson of sexual battery. TMZ reports a woman
formally filed a report with the La County Sheriff's Department
and investigation was launched in May when four women came
forward accusing the eighty five year old Motown artists.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
Of sexual assault.
Speaker 6 (09:20):
The women filed a fifty million dollars civil lawsuit against
mister Robinson, and his attorney told TMZ it's not surprising
someone else would emerge with allegation, suggesting it's all a
part of being a celebrity. Fantastic four First Steps is
the weekend's big winner at the box office, The Latest
for Marvel Studios earned one hundred and eighteen million dollars
(09:44):
at the domestic box office in its debut. It raked
in another one hundred million dollars overseas to bring its
global launch total to two hundred and eighteen million dollars.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
I'm Sybil Wilkes, be informed, b mpowered.
Speaker 1 (09:57):
Thank you so very much, Sybil, with that mo up
the deal you can show, assuming she's uh paid the
freak all right, so all right more the deal you
can show's coming up.
Speaker 3 (10:06):
It's the deal you can show.
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