Brad comes back to the basement for Riter Radio, Episode 266, immediately greeted by chaos: a weird on-screen glitch, jumbled framing, and the familiar “this is what happens when I leave everything in my hands” energy. After a two-week stretch of doing 10 fill-in shows on WGR (plus Brain Vault, plus life), he explains why the daily grind temporarily nuked the home show schedule—and laughs about feeling like he was “cheating” on his usual crew (Scott Wilson and Bob) while teaming up with Tim Graham and Owen Parker. He also gets real about the difference between “talking” at home and “yelling” in a studio, admits his voice got a little cooked from the full sprint, and even stops to troubleshoot audio live while the chat (lovingly) calls him out.

From there, the show swings hard into the return of hockey in Buffalo—Brad admits he’s back in on the Sabres because they’re finally worth watching again, and he frames it as permission for fans to reclaim their time when the product stinks. He raves about the post-break surge (including that statement win against Tampa), talks about the “event” vibe around upcoming home games and Olympic gold medal storylines, and sprinkles in classic Brad detours: hating self-checkout, a Target ankle-brace run mid-game, and the ever-present fear of sounding like a fraud while preparing to be the PA announcer for the MAC Wrestling Championships at UB (no show Friday). He also flags no Brain Vault this week because it lands opposite a can’t-miss Sabres night—then tees up getting it back next week. Note: the second hour of this episode was lost to history, so this recap reflects what survived from Hour 1.