Great Night #256: Illegal Coolant

From Great Night Video Feed by Brian Brushwood & Justin Robert Young

May 31, 2026

About this episode

The episode discusses Brian's air conditioning issues and the exploration of illegal refrigerants, alongside various tech and cultural topics.

Brian’s studio is cool again, possibly through maritime crime. After getting pitched a $35,000 AC replacement, he consults ChatGPT, invokes his coolant rights, and discovers the wonderful world of “illegal” refrigerant. Also: aerial floods, Comcast surrendering to piracy, a possible Great Night landline hotline, Tom Merritt’s BTS business trip, asshole blackjack theology, video iPods, Zunes, the first iPhone, vibe-coded websites, and an AI treadmill coach that is trying to murder Justin. Get an extra episode every week only at https://www.patreon.com/greatnight!

People in this episode

Hosts: Brian Brushwood, Justin Robert Young

Topics covered

air conditioning
refrigerant
technology
piracy
blackjack
AI
podcasting

Keywords

coolant
illegal refrigerant
AC replacement
aerial floods
piracy
blackjack theology
AI treadmill coach

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ChatGPT, Comcast

Products: iPod, Zune, iPhone