Brian Jay Jones
@brianjayjones.com
NYT bestselling biographer and big mouth, now coming to you from the wilds of New Mexico. Come for the Muppets, Star Wars, and Dr. Seuss; stay because I make a mean cocktail. Up next: the U.S. Capitol. He/him. Go Lobos 🐺
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Brian Jay Jones
@brianjayjones.com
· Nov 1
The Capitol by Brian Jay Jones: 9780593185001 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An in-depth exploration of the design and construction of the US Capitol building, from New York Times bestselling author of Jim Henson and Becoming Dr. Seuss The Capitol is a unique biography of a p...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
Ready to read the untold stories of the politicking and backstabbing that went into the design and construction of the Capitol? Wanna hear more about the bombings, gas explosions, fistfights, gunfights, and botched assassinations that occurred within its walls?
It's coming your way June 2, 2026.
It's coming your way June 2, 2026.
We weren’t quite sure what to make of the last episode of The Jim Henson Hour!
Next time on the podcast, we'll be joined by @brianjayjones.com as we watch the very last episode of The Jim Henson Hour!
We'll discuss the episode and the summer of 1989, when The Muppets were almost sold to Disney.
Watch what we watch here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
We'll discuss the episode and the summer of 1989, when The Muppets were almost sold to Disney.
Watch what we watch here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
We weren’t quite sure what to make of the last episode of The Jim Henson Hour!
Reposted by Brian Jay Jones
Next time on the podcast, we'll be joined by @brianjayjones.com as we watch the very last episode of The Jim Henson Hour!
We'll discuss the episode and the summer of 1989, when The Muppets were almost sold to Disney.
Watch what we watch here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
We'll discuss the episode and the summer of 1989, when The Muppets were almost sold to Disney.
Watch what we watch here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Next time on the podcast, we'll be joined by @brianjayjones.com as we watch the very last episode of The Jim Henson Hour!
We'll discuss the episode and the summer of 1989, when The Muppets were almost sold to Disney.
Watch what we watch here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
We'll discuss the episode and the summer of 1989, when The Muppets were almost sold to Disney.
Watch what we watch here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Post a banger that isn't in English.
February 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English.
Saw the Neil Diamond musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE tonight. It was . . . okay.
February 9, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Saw the Neil Diamond musical A BEAUTIFUL NOISE tonight. It was . . . okay.
Lobos tied it with a Jake Hall 3 with 1:49 left and it’s loud AF in here.
February 8, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Lobos tied it with a Jake Hall 3 with 1:49 left and it’s loud AF in here.
Man, Mountain West officials are the worst.
February 8, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Man, Mountain West officials are the worst.
Just got another one of those scam e-mails, offering to get my book boosted visibility on Goodreads Listopia and blah blah blah. He opened his pitch by telling me how much he loved THE CAPITOL, a book that won't be published for another four months. Really good work there, my dude.
February 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Just got another one of those scam e-mails, offering to get my book boosted visibility on Goodreads Listopia and blah blah blah. He opened his pitch by telling me how much he loved THE CAPITOL, a book that won't be published for another four months. Really good work there, my dude.
As always, I'll be working a polling location and I say BRING IT ON YOU FUCKING THUGS. I'll be more than happy to have a conversation with them.
Breaking:
The White House press secretary just said she "can't guarantee" that ICE won't be around polling locations in November.
The White House press secretary just said she "can't guarantee" that ICE won't be around polling locations in November.
February 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
As always, I'll be working a polling location and I say BRING IT ON YOU FUCKING THUGS. I'll be more than happy to have a conversation with them.
Jesus Christ, Globe magazine, none of this is "new details," you absolute trash rag.
Muppets Creator Jim Henson Was ‘Not Usually’ Faithful to Wife Jane Before 1986 Separation, Biographer Claims
New details are emerging about the colorful lives of The Muppets creator Jim Henson and his wife, Jane Henson. Biographer Brian Jay Jones, who is the author of Jim Henson: The Biography, revealed that...
globemagazine.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Jesus Christ, Globe magazine, none of this is "new details," you absolute trash rag.
I was today years old when I learned that Kate Hudson's dad is one of the Hudson Brothers.
the hudson brothers razzle dazzle show-intro
YouTube video by muttley16
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February 5, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I was today years old when I learned that Kate Hudson's dad is one of the Hudson Brothers.
Just got my tickets for @actualbenfolds.bsky.social when he's in Santa Fe in May. SO excited for this one.
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Just got my tickets for @actualbenfolds.bsky.social when he's in Santa Fe in May. SO excited for this one.
Sounds like they stuck the landing with new Muppet Show. Glad to hear it—hoping to get to it this weekend!
February 5, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Sounds like they stuck the landing with new Muppet Show. Glad to hear it—hoping to get to it this weekend!
Well. That was miserable. Losing in The Pit BY TWENTY. Ugh.
Spectacular defense by USU. And as much as it pains me to say it, we just got flat out-hustled.
*sigh*
Spectacular defense by USU. And as much as it pains me to say it, we just got flat out-hustled.
*sigh*
February 5, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Well. That was miserable. Losing in The Pit BY TWENTY. Ugh.
Spectacular defense by USU. And as much as it pains me to say it, we just got flat out-hustled.
*sigh*
Spectacular defense by USU. And as much as it pains me to say it, we just got flat out-hustled.
*sigh*
You’re starting to bum me out, Lobos.
February 5, 2026 at 5:32 AM
You’re starting to bum me out, Lobos.
On the same day Jeff Bezos announces he's laying off 1/3 of the staff at @washingtonpost.com, he has the fucking audacity to notify me they're raising prices for Amazon Music. Eat an enormous salty and smoldering bag of excrement, Bezos.
February 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
On the same day Jeff Bezos announces he's laying off 1/3 of the staff at @washingtonpost.com, he has the fucking audacity to notify me they're raising prices for Amazon Music. Eat an enormous salty and smoldering bag of excrement, Bezos.
The statue of Columbus that was placed outside the U.S. Capitol in 1844 was such a flagrantly offensive embodiment of Manifest Destiny that it was removed in 1958 and carted off to storage at the Smithsonian. I'm certain things will go just as well for this Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight.
February 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
The statue of Columbus that was placed outside the U.S. Capitol in 1844 was such a flagrantly offensive embodiment of Manifest Destiny that it was removed in 1958 and carted off to storage at the Smithsonian. I'm certain things will go just as well for this Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight.
I don't love the headline, and this won't be news to anyone who's read the bio . . . but People picked up on a conversation I had on New York radio last week, where I was asked about Jim and Jane Henson's relationship (as well as Dr. Seuss's relationship with his wife, Helen.)
Jim Henson Biographer Says Muppets Creator Cheated on Wife Jane and Had a 'Handshake of a Separation' After Strained Marriage
Jim Henson first met wife Jane as students at the University of Maryland in the 1950s. The following decade saw the couple marry and welcome five children, though as Muppets fame increased, the two gr...
people.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I don't love the headline, and this won't be news to anyone who's read the bio . . . but People picked up on a conversation I had on New York radio last week, where I was asked about Jim and Jane Henson's relationship (as well as Dr. Seuss's relationship with his wife, Helen.)
I wish I could laugh at this, because Alexandra is a great writer . . . but I just can’t. None of this seems too outlandish for the Buffoon in Chief.
What DC Landmarks Will Trump Destroy Next?
Oh, Look, Some More Renovation Projects for Donald Trump!
Is any building safe?
www.theatlantic.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I wish I could laugh at this, because Alexandra is a great writer . . . but I just can’t. None of this seems too outlandish for the Buffoon in Chief.
I'm sure everyone is eagerly awaiting the MAGA Barbarella halftime show.
February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I'm sure everyone is eagerly awaiting the MAGA Barbarella halftime show.
I'm sure Nick was REALLY pleased with that "like" he stuck in there, thinking he was really capturing believable dialogue. But the "Slay queen!" is the icing on the cake. These guys are the biggest dorks.
Of all the things in the history of the world that definitely did not happen - this is the pinnacle.
February 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I'm sure Nick was REALLY pleased with that "like" he stuck in there, thinking he was really capturing believable dialogue. But the "Slay queen!" is the icing on the cake. These guys are the biggest dorks.
When due process becomes "inconvenient."
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 4:36 PM
When due process becomes "inconvenient."
After a week of cold temps, it's 61 degrees here in Albuquerque this afternoon. Off to get the car washed.
February 1, 2026 at 9:08 PM
After a week of cold temps, it's 61 degrees here in Albuquerque this afternoon. Off to get the car washed.