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The opposite side of the Day 0 Update coin, Let's Weekend! is an informal hangout for various SmashPad staff, typically recorded on Friday night and posted Saturday. In contrast to SmashPad's flagship podcast, topics on Let's Weekend! include but are by no means limited to gaming, allowing the hosts to discuss their other major interests from literature to sports, from superheroes to music, and all points in between. Just remember, sobriety is optional.

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The opposite side of the Day 0 Update coin, Let's Weekend! is an informal hangout for various SmashPad staff, typically recorded on Friday night and posted Saturday. In contrast to SmashPad's flagship podcast, topics on Let's Weekend! include but are by no means limited to gaming, allowing the hosts to discuss their other major interests from literature to sports, from superheroes to music, and all points in between. Just remember, sobriety is optional.

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Let’s Weekend #488 – The East Wing

10/24/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the demolition of the East Wing of the White House, the story of a 1,900 year old Roman tablet, and what happened at the Louvre. The East Wing of the White House has been demolished during the lockdown as construction begins on Trump’s ballroom whose updated cost has gone up 50%Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng ZhaoDOJ is preparing to send election monitors to California and New Jersey ahead of their state electionsThe Pentagon is accepting a $130 million donation from an anonymous donor to help pay the military during the shutdown1,900 year old Roman tablet that had been missing for decades was found in the backyard of a New Orleans homeThe Senate had a failed vote for bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdownMaine Senate candidate is under fire after a Nazi tattoo on his chest was discoveredTrump says he’s ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads opposing US tariffsThe FBI unsealed two indictments involving over 30 people in a takedown of gambling operationsThieves stole 88 million euros worth of crown jewels from the Louvre and are still at largeDC has been sued for detaining a man that followed National Guard playing The Imperial MarchWarner Bros Discovery is taking acquisition offers from multiple partiesHBO Max has raised prices for all plansand are finally allowing customers to rate shows & moviesThe Fantastic Four: First Steps will be on Disney+ November 5Materialists will be on HBO Max November 7Eddington will be on HBO Max November 14Hulu’s ordered the Prison Break reboot to seriesNetflix has ordered a series adaptation for graphic novel “Black Hole”We got an official trailer for Crime 101We got an official trailer for Pluribusletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:08:45

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Let’s Weekend #487 – The Young Republicans

10/17/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the loss of Ace Frehley, leaked group chats for Young Republican groups, and Trump's latest commuted sentence. Politico released a report about Young Republican groups around the country with text chats full of slurs, rape talk, and talk of loving Hitler and the NazisTrump has commuted the sentence of former US Rep. George SantosDOJ charged John Bolton for mishandling government secrets and he’s plead not guiltyTrump’s holding a fancy dinner at the White House for his rich donors while the government is shut downTrump confirmed that the CIA is conducting covert operations inside VenezuelaTrump’s working on doubling the bailout of Argentina’s economy to $40 billionDozens of reporters turned in their access badges and exited the Pentagon rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their workRIP Ace FrehleyTrump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Charlie KirkHouse Speaker Mike Johnson continues to keep the House out of sessionMaine’s Democrat governor is running for Susan Collins’ US Senate seatGeorgia’s Vernon Jones exits Gov race to run for House Rep seat to get Trump’s endorsementTrump wants to leave his mark with an Arc de Triomphe-style arch near the Lincoln MemorialMany airports are refusing to play Kristi Noem’s video blaming Democrats for the shutdownSCOTUS rejected Alex Jones’ appeal of his $1.4 billion defamation judgmentTiVo has stopped selling their DVRs as they exit the hardware business after 26 yearsWB Discovery rejected an offer by Paramount Skydance of “around $20 per share”Bugonia is having an early screening for bald people or those willing to get their head shavedWeapons will appear on HBO Max October 24KPop Demon Hunters is returning to theaters for Halloween weekendThe KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack went platinumNetflix renewed Splinter Cell: Deathwatch for a second seasonApple TV+ has rebranded to Apple TVWe got an official trailer for Death by Lightningletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:13:39

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Let’s Weekend #486 – Diss Track Journalism

10/10/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Diane Keaton's passing, the newest cause of autism, and how the defamation lawsuit that Drake filed against his label and Kendrick Lamar. The DOJ has indicted NY AG Letitia James in a mortgage fraud caseFormer Republican election official has purchased Dominion VotingThe $20 billion bailout of Argentina’s government is confirmedA man has been charged with starting the Palisades FireVenezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace PrizeRIP Diane KeatonIsrael and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire planSCOTUS’ upcoming term features many cases on the executive powersThe Social Security Admin has been named the new CEO of the IRSTrump threatens new 100% tariff on Chinese exports on November 1James Comey plead not guilty in his case from the DOJRFK Jr. cited early circumcisions as another potential cause of autismFrance’s prime minister has resigned after less than a month in officeJudge has tossed out Drake’s defamation lawsuit against his label over Kendrick Lamar’s songTurning Point USA is planning their own “All American Halftime Show” during the Super BowlZelda Williams perfectly summed up AI in response to people sending videos of her dad to herMinecraft 2 is in the works for a July 2027 releaseWB Animation is working on Batman: Knightfall animated filmsNetflix has greenlit a Clue competition seriesWe got an official trailer for MercyWe got an official trailer for The Witcher Season 4We got an official trailer for Wonder ManWe got a teaser trailer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdomsletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:05:06

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Let’s Weekend #485 – The Big Bad Bunny

10/3/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the government shutdown, YouTube capitulating to Trump, and Bad Bunny taking over the Super Bowl halftime show this season. Sean Combs was sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison under the Mann ActApple and Google blocked apps that warn people of ICE sightingsFormer Marine drove his truck into a Mormon church before shooting, kill 4 people and wounding 8 othersThe FDA approved a generic abortion pill that is causing conservative outrageRIP Jane GoodallThe US Government has been shut downand things didn’t improve much with more Senate votesTrump’s been opening bragging about Project 2025 during the shutdownFederal appeals court ruled that the Trump admin can’t end birthright citizenshipTrump announced a prescription drug website with Pfizer called TrumpRxYouTube agreed to pay Trump $24 million to settle lawsuit over his account being suspendedThe Eaton Fire was caused by transmission lines and distribution linesResearchers have been able to use human skill cells to create fertilizable eggs with issuesSAG-AFTRA condemns AI actress Tilly Norwood that is getting interest from agenciesBad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime showElon Musk is waging war on Netflix over its ‘woke biasKpop Demon Hunters has broken another Netflix record with 15 weeks in its Top 10The Naked Gun is on Paramount+ nowJurassic World Rebirth will be coming to Peacock on October 30Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair will hit theaters December 5There’s going to be a second Simpsons movie in 2027Season 2 of Hazbin Hotel premiering October 29th on Prime.We got an official trailer for Frankensteinletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:14:32

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Let’s Weekend #484 – There’s A Moon Around Uranus

9/26/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the ridiculous Tylenol announcement from the Trump admin, James Comey's indictment, and what's going on with Uranus. Trump and RFK Jr made the announcement tying autism to Tylenol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy that is made upTrump then made a weird statement on the hepatitis B vaccine that kids get while they’re youngTrumped canceled a meeting with the Democrats on a deal to prevent a government shutdownhe’s threatening layoffs if the government is shut downFormer FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on criminal charges from his 2020 testimonyTrump signed an EO designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organizationTrump is sending troops to Portland, authorizing full force if necessary due to his stupid claims that it’s a war ravaged cityThe ICC announced crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo DuterteScientists found a new tiny moon around UranusTrump wants to send billions to help bail out Argentina’s economyTrump signed an EO supporting new TikTok deal with American investors buying the appJury convicted Ryan Routh on all charges in his attempted assassination of TrumpThere was a shooting at an ICE detention facility in Dallas that killed a detainee & injured 2 othersMotives for the shooter are hard to labelA man did a drive-by shooting into an ABC affiliate TV station in SacramentoJimmy Kimmel has fully returned to airwaves after Nexstar and Sinclair stopped blacking him outIt coincided with the announcement that Disney’s raising prices on Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+Apple TV+ drama The Savant was postponed due to Charlie Kirk’s assassinationThe cast for Spaceballs 2 was announced with Rick Moranis coming out of retirementFox is rebooting Baywatch for 2026We got an official trailer for The Mandalorian and GroguWe got a teaser trailer for The Brideletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:19:10

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Let’s Weekend #483 – ABC’s Betrayal

9/19/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about ABC shutting down Jimmy Kimmel's show, a new vaccine for Koala chlamydia, and how LA Comic-Con will do a gross thing with Stan Lee and AI. ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live indefinitely after he commented on Charlie KirkABC affiliate Sinclair Broadcast Group is behind the push to have his show pulled and wants him to apologize and donate to Charlie’s familyTrump backs FCC head Brendan Carr & warns broadcasters could lose licenses if they’re meanTyler Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder and other charges for shooting Charlie KirkCharlie Kirk’s widow will be taking over Turning Point USA as its new CEO to continue the griftAustralia approves a vaccine to help protect koalas from chlamydia’s worst effectsRIP Robert RedfordSenate voted to confirm Trump’s economic advisor Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve BoardFederal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point for the year’s first dropThe DOE is partnering with over 40 conservative groups to create 250th Anniversary programmingThe ACIP panel voted to remove the recommendation for the MMRV vaccineThey also voted to change how COVID vaccines can be accessedFederal judge tossed Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against the New York TimesThe Trump admin is looking to destroy a bunch of birth control meant for USAID to distributeJerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s resigned over a dispute with their own Unilever silencing themLA Comic Con is going to have an AI-powered hologram of Stan Lee at its show to talk to fansDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle set a record for biggest anime film openingAEW pay-per-views will be available to purchase on HBO Max starting with today’s All Out 2025Superman is now available to stream on HBO MaxDaredevil: Born Again has been renewed for a third seasonDisney greenlit a Muppet Show special for Disney+ in 2026 for the show’s 50th AnniversaryWe got an official trailer for AnacondaWe got an official trailer for The Chair CompanyWe got an official trailer for Splinter Cell: DeathwatchWe got a teaser trailer for The Witcher Season 4letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:19:23

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Let’s Weekend #482 – The Gen Z Revolution

9/12/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the Charlie Kirk shooting, what happened in Nepal, and the birthday card that made the news this week. Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at his event at Utah Valley University while answering a question about mass shootings by a shooter about 200 yards awaythe shooter turned himself in after confessing to his dadMSNBC contributor Matthew Dowd was fired after tame comments about Charlie Kirk after he was killed as the most prominent example of overzealous blowback on commentsand others are losing their jobs over social media posts due to GOP snitchesDemocrats made public the birthday card that Trump denied sending to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthdayFormer Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of attempting a coup to stay in office after losing an election in 2022There was a Colorado high school shooting where a student shot two of his peers before shooting himself to be the only deathProtestors in Nepal got their corrupt prime minister to resign with violent protests against a ban on social media platforms and government corruptionIran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement to pave the way for resuming cooperation on inspecting their nuclear facilitiesSenate Republicans are using the nuclear option to confirm Trump nominees in batchesBLS revises annual hiring numbers up to March 2025 to be 911k jobs lower than previous estimateJapan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is resigningMacron appointed his defense minister as the new prime ministerSouth Korea reached a deal with the US to bring the detained workers home via charter planePoland shot down several Russian drones that violated its airspaceIsrael attacked Hamas leadership in QatarRupert Murdoch reached a deal with his kids to let Lachlan run Fox Corp. while the others are paidParamount condemns Israeli film boycott after 3900 industry names signed the pledgeParamount Skydance owner David Ellison wants to buy Warner Bros. DiscoverySesame Street will be putting hundreds of classic episodes and more content on YouTubeElio will appear on Disney+ September 17The live-action How to Train Your Dragon will be on Peacock October 10Tim Robinson’s new series The Chair Company will debut on HBO and HBO Max October 12We got an official trailer for ChristyWe got an official trailer for Song Sung BlueWe got a teaser trailer for Last Samurai StandingWe got a teaser trailer for The RipWe got a teaser trailer for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mysteryletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:22:52

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Let’s Weekend #481 – Goodbye A23a

9/5/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Florida potentially ditching vaccine mandates, what happened to Rudy Giuliani, and the plight of the world's largest and oldest iceberg. Trump confirmed that the US struck a Venezuelan ship that was allegedly Tren de Aragua transporting drugs to the US with no evidenceFlorida’s working on ending the vaccine mandate for children to get before entering schoolHundreds of South Koreans were detained in ICE raid on Georgia Hyundai EV factoryDOJ has been considering a gun ban for transgender people that got LGBTQ+ groups and the NRA allied for this one issueScientists tapped fresh water under the ocean as a potential source for water in the futureRIP Graham GreeneTrump moved Space Command from Colorado to Alabama, citing their mail-in ballot supportThe House has a bipartisan bill banning trading stocks, though it’ll likely fail in the SenateNew 250th Anniversary exhibit from the White House and PragerU uses limited history and AIKraft Heinz is splitting up after a decade of being merged togetherRudy Giuliani was badly hurt in car accident after helping a woman in a domestic violence incidentFederal judge is forcing Google to share data with rivals, but not forcing them to sell ChromeFederal jury ordered Google to pay $475 million for improperly snooping on phonesAnthropic will pay authors $1.5 billion in settlement over pirated booked for their AI modelCholera is making a comeback, especially in AfricaThe oldest and largest iceberg in the world will not last for much longerNewsmax sued Fox News over antitrust issues, but the judge shot it down quicklyAmazon’s working on a Life is Strange seriesParamount’s working on a Call of Duty movie after deal with ActivisionWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will be in theaters for two weeks starting November 26Netflix’s 2nd season of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft will debut December 11The Paper was renewed for Season 2 at Peacock just before its debutA date has already been set for Superman’s sequel for 2027We got an official trailer for Helluva Boss on Amazon Prime.We got an official trailer for Marvel ZombiesWe got a teaser trailer for Die My LoveWe got a teaser trailer for New Years RevWe got a teaser trailer for Wuthering Heightsletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:18:44

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Let’s Weekend #480 – The Cracker Barrel Culture War

8/29/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the shooting in Minnesota, ChatGPT's complicity in a kid's suicide, and what's been going on with Cracker Barrel. Shooter killed two kids and injured 17 other kids and adults at a Catholic school church as they fired blindly through a stained-glass windowMissouri’s the next state looking to redraw their maps to give Trump and the GOP an advantageWhistleblower says a former DOGE official copied the Social Security numbers, names, and birthdays of over 300 million Americans to a private part of the Agency’s cloud serverFederal appeals court finds that Trump’s tariffs are illegal, but is leaving them in place for now so the Trump admin can appeal to the SCOTUSTrump ended the “de minimus” rule that allowed international shipments under $800 to be duty-free that will cause lots of businesses to stop shipping internationallyICE detained Kilmar Abrego Garcia during his Baltimore check-inTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagementFederal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has filed suit against the Trump admin for illegally firing herThe new CDC director was fired less than a month into the jobIowa GOP Senator Joni Ernst is expected to announce that she won’t run for reelection in 2026Kid’s family is suing OpenAI after their son committed suicide with the help of ChatGPTCracker Barrel's reverting to its old logo after a failed rebrand while they figure out what’s nextSpirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy for the 2nd time in the last yearKPop Demon Hunters lead the box office last weekend with singalong showingsKPop Demon Hunters is the most-watched Netflix movie with 236 million viewsSony and Netflix are working on a deal to make a sequelMortal Kombat 2 was delayed to May 15, 2026We got an official trailer for Alice in Borderland Season 3We got a teaser trailer for Father Mother Sister BrotherWe got a teaser trailer for Return to Silent HillWe got a teaser trailer for Splinter Cell: Deathwatchletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:21:55

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Let’s Weekend #479 – Adult Permission Slips

8/22/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's threats to invade Chicago, Eric Adams' latest controversy involving a bag of chips, and how Texas has brought back permission slips. The FBI searched the home of former Trump adviser John BoltonThe US Government has bought a 10% stake in IntelThe Trump Admin wants Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign over allegations of false statements on mortgage applicationsNY appeals court threw out Trump’s massive financial penalty that a state judge imposed on him for his fraud trialTrump’s threatening to invade Chicago to make it “safer”Texas House Rep. Nicole Collier refused to sign a weird permission slip the Texas GOP required for her to go home under police escort, so she stayed in the House chamberKilmar Abrego Garcia was finally freed from jail in Tennessee so he could rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trialthe Trump admin wants to deport him to Uganda after refusing a plea dealGood riddance to James DobsonTrump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machinesDHS is threatening to withhold election security funding for states that don’t complyTrump wants all 55 million foreigners with US visas reviewed for any violationsNewsmax is paying $67 million to settle their defamation case from Dominion Voting SystemsEric Adams adviser was caught trying to hand a chip bag with money in it to a journalistAfrican Union is campaigning to get the Mercator map to be swapped with the Equal Earth mapTBN’s countersuing Dr. Phil with accusations of years-long fraudulent schemeWalmart will be raising prices on many of its items due to tariffsWalmart recalled frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contaminationDisney looks to be trying to acquire MLB.TV and a large chunk of MLB games in a new MLB dealDuffer Brothers deal with Paramount is officialApple TV+ is hiking their price by $3 per monthThe Paper will be switching to binge model to release all 10 episodes at launchWB delayed The Cat in the Hat to November 6, 2026A Man on the Inside Season 2 will debut at Netflix on November 20We got an official trailer for AnemoneWe got a teaser trailer for ArcoWe got a teaser trailer for Fallout Season 2letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:12:34

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Let’s Weekend #478 – Golden

8/15/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the DC takeover by Trump, the next chance for Infowars to be sold off, and how well a song from Kpop Demon Hunters is doing on the charts. Trump replaced the BLS chief with a conservative economist from the Heritage FoundationTrump’s summit with Putin in Alaska yielded no ceasefire to end Ukraine warbut the Trump admin left behind government papers with details on meetings at the hotelFormer New Mexico Republican candidate has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for his drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakersCalifornia Dems unveiled their new congressional map to counter Texas GOP’s redistricting mapTrump deployed National Guard soldiers to the streets of DCCrime has been down sharply over the past two yearsThey’re doing a lot of sweeps through homeless encampmentsDC’s AG has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the White House’s bid for full controlHe’s threatened to take over Chicago, LA, Baltimore, and OaklandTrump admin is taking 15% of sales of Nvidia’s H20 microchips to ChinaTexas judge has ordered Infowars’ assets to be turned over to a newly-appointed state receiverSCOTUS is allowing Mississippi’s social media law to go into effectThe wife of South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon has been arrested over corruption allegationsFord is retooling its factory in Kentucky to produce a cheaper EV truckHurricane Erin explodes in strenth to become a Category 5 hurricane in the AtlanticNew poll suggests only 54% of Americans are drinking alcohol, the lowest in nearly 70 yearsGolden by HUNTR/X is the first Kpop song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100Park Chan-wook has been expelled from the WGA over supposedly writing during the WGA StrikeThe Duffer Brothers are leaving Netflix for a huge deal with ParamountThunderbolts will be available on Disney+ on August 27The Running Man will be releasing a week later on November 14King of the Hill Season 14 hit 4.4 million views in one weekHBO Max is continuing their partnership with GKIDS to add 20 more movies to their serviceWe got an official trailer for SwipedWe got a teaser trailer for Marty SupremeWe got a teaser trailer for One Piece Season 2letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:38:52

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Let’s Weekend #477 – Big Balls Beatdown

8/8/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the Texas Democrats getting out of the state to keep redistricting from happening, MAGA Disney's formation, and the news of Big Balls getting beat up in Disney that's causing the Trump admin to crackdown on DC. RFK Jr pulled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine contractsA sergeant at Fort Stewart in Georgia shot five coworkers at the base without killing any of themIsrael approved a plan to take over Gaza City as their war continuesThe US Air Force will deny early retirement benefits to all transgender service members that have served between 15 to 18 years the option to retire earlyTrump wants the 2030 census to exclude anybody living in the country without legal statusTexas Democrats left the state to break quorum to keep the Texas House from being able to pass its new redistricting map that would give the GOP more seats in the House of RepresentativesIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker has helped keep them safeAbbott wants the state Supreme Court to remove them from officeTrump wants the FBI to help Texas get them backMany of them have gone to California to meet with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Nancy PelosiRIP Apollo 13 astronaut James LovellThe Senate confirmed Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor for DCTrump’s NPS will restore and reinstall a statue of Albert Pike in DCThe State Department wants to require some visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000Big Balls got beat up in DC and Trump’s mad about itJury has ordered Tesla to pay over $240 million in damages for Autopilot crashThere might be a planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri A that’s featured in the Avatar moviesESPN signed a big deal to get WWE’s live PPV events in the US for 2026ESPN is acquiring NFL Network and NFL RedZone while the NFL gets 10% stake of ESPNDisney and Gina Carano have settled their legal disputeDisney’s phasing out the Hulu app to put all of its content on Disney+Disney canceled Goosebumps series for Disney+ after two seasonsNetflix’s Fubar is canceled after two seasonsNetflix is working on a T.J. Hooker reboot filmSony’s working on a Spider-Punk animated movieNeon acquired rights to make an Exit 8 movieHamilton’s coming to theaters on September 5We got an official trailer for The PaperWe got an official trailer for Rental FamilyWe got a teaser trailer for Cold StorageWe got a teaser trailer for Jay Kellyletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:23:54

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Let’s Weekend #476 – Judge Nosferatu

7/31/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's corrupt new federal judge, what Trump wants to spend $200 million on in the White House, and the earthquake that was felt around the Pacific Ocean. The landlord that killed a Palestinian American boy and wounded his mother and was sentenced to decades in prison has died alreadyThe Senate confirmed corrupt Trump lawyer Emil Bove for 3rd circuit appeals courtTariffs are returning once again on August 7 for countries that haven’t made deals with the Trump adminMexico gets a 90 day extension of their previous dealTexas Republicans release their redistricting plan that could add 5 more seats to GOP sideMany people and kids in Gaza are deal with a “worst-case” famine scenario across the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block food from reaching trapped civiliansThere was a shooting at the NFL offices in Manhattan with 4 people dead by a man that believed he was suffering from CTE and wanted his brain studied after he shot himselfScientists in South Africa are fighting poachers by injecting their horns with a radioactive isotopeTrump wants to build a $200 million ballroom in a huge makeover of the White HouseThe Senate confirmed the first CDC director in 70 years without a medical degreeKamala Harris bows out of running for California governor in 2026MTG won’t run in Georgia governor’s race for 2026An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia sent tsunami waves across the Pacific OceanThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it’s shutting down due to Trump’s defundingHappy Gilmore 2 was the biggest Netflix US film opening everWe got an official trailer for Avatar: Fire and AshWe got an official trailer for Eyes of WakandaWe got an official trailer for FixedWe got an official trailer for Peacemaker Season 2We got an official trailer for TwinlessWe got an official trailer for Zootopia 2We got a teaser trailer for Star Trek: Starfleet Academyletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:10:16

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Let’s Weekend #475 – Feels So Bad

7/25/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump’s continued battle against the Epstein Files, how South Park is annoying Trump, and a number of notable celebrity deaths from this past week. DNI Tulsi Gabbard released a new report denying that Russia interfered in the 2016 election that prompted Trump to want Obama, Hilary Clinton, & others investigatedColumbia agreed to pay over $220 million in a deal with Trump to restore their federal fundingThe House of Representatives is ending their session early for a month to avoid a vote on the Epstein FilesJudge has denied the release of Epstein grand jury transcripts in FloridaDOJ met with Ghislaine Maxwell over potential information she has to offer that could get her a pardon by TrumpAG Pam Bondi told Trump that his name was in the Epstein FilesThe White House wants state GOPs to gerrymander more of their states to ensure they don’t lose the House in 2026, starting with TexasTrump’s EPA is trying to reverse their 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger people that is the core of their climate change regulationsThe Macrons are suing Candace Owens over defamation over claiming Brigitte is a manGood Riddance to Hulk HoganRIP Chuck MangioneRIP Ozzy OsbourneRIP Malcolm-Jamal WarnerThe Trump admin released a ton of files on the MLK Jr assassinationArizona woman was sentenced to 8 years in prison as part of a North Korean IT worker schemeFederal regulators are approving Paramount’s $8 billion deal with SkydanceThe White House is feuding with South Park after they featured him as Satan’s loverAmazon’s working on a Wolfenstein series with the Fallout producerNetflix renewed Wednesday for Season 3Coyote vs Acme will debut in theaters on August 28, 2026There’s a new Rick and Morty spinoff coming called President CurtisWe got an official trailer for Five Nights at Freddy’s 2We got an official trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End ContinuesWe got an official trailer for Tron: AresWe got a teaser trailer for Hoppersletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:43:14

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Let’s Weekend #474 – The Coldplay Kiss Cam

7/18/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's battle against the Epstein Files, Coldplay revealing a big tech scandal, and what's going on with Lilo & Stitch. There Is No Place for UsTrump tried to tell his base to move on from the Epstein Files and they’re not happy with himHe whined on Truth Social that it’s a hoaxTrump filed a defamation suit over Wall Street Journal story on his ties to EpsteinHe is seeking the release of Epstein grand jury recordsThe Trump admin is withholding $140 million budgeted for public health departments to combat fentanyl overdosesthe White House’s plan is to give out the money in increments instead of a single annual paymentThe Trump admin announced a prisoner swap deal between the US, Venezuela, and El SalvadorCongress has passed their 1st major crypto legislation for the USand they’ve passed Trump’s bill to rescind $9 billion in funds that includes $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public BroadcastingCBS cancelled Late Show with Stephen Colbert over a “financial decision” and definitely not because of his criticism of Paramount’s settlement with TrumpThe new head of USPS says he’s not interested in privatizing themTrump’s threatening Russia with heavy tariffs and giving weapons to Ukraine if the war doesn’t endSCOTUS rule to allow the Trump admin to keep dismantling the Dept. of EducationTrump’s been floating that he may fire the Federal Reserve chair Jerome PowellTrump has chronic venous insufficiencyThe CEO and CPO of tech company Astronomer were caught cheating at a Coldplay concertPeacock’s raising rates starting on July 23James Gunn revealed on his social media that Supergirl is getting a movie next yearSpider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse had its 2027 release date delayed by 3 weeksTaika Waititi is directing a new Judge Dredd movieNetflix is working on a live-action Captain Planet and the Planeteers seriesNetflix is working on a live-action Assassin’s Creed seriesAmazon MGM is working on a live-action My Little Pony movieNintendo announced who will play Link and Zelda in their live-action movieLilo & Stitch is the first Hollywood movie to hit $1 billion this yearWe got a teaser trailer for Stranger Things 5We got an official trailer for Mortal Kombat IIletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:24:10

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Let’s Weekend #473 – Project Measles 2025

7/11/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the awful floods in Texas, the return of Measles as a threat to kids, and the DOJ news about Jeffrey Epstein's client list. Flooding in Texas killed over 100 people with more than 160 people missingfunding issues prevented local siren warning systems from being approvedFEMA’s call centers has tons of firings and expired contracts as people were calling them for assistanceTed Cruz was on vacation in Greece during the floodsTrump’s restarting tariffs with 30% for EU and Mexico on August 1Twitter’s Grok AI went full Nazi before they deleted its worst responsesMeasles cases in the US has hit its highest level in 33 yearsSEC is suing a prominent Georgia Republican over a Ponzi scheme he ran that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140 millionCoast Guard rescue swimmer saved more than 165 people during the Texas floodsEl Salvador’s government acknowledged that the US is still in control of migrants sent to CECOTDOJ claims that there’s no evidence that Jeffrey Epstein had a client list or blackmailed associatesThe State department is warning diplomats that somebody’s using AI to impersonate Marco RubioNigeria’s government says it will refuse any deportees the Trump admin sends to its countryThe IRS says churches can now endorse political candidatesThe TSA has ended the rule requiring you to remove your shoes at US airport security checkpointsItalian candy giant Ferrero is looking to buy Kellogg for $3.1 billionLegendary Entertainment is looking to acquire Lionsgate Studios after it separated from StarzA24 is bringing Ne Zha 2 to theaters in the US August 22The Paper will debut on Peacock September 4Alice in Borderland Season 3 will debut on Netflix September 25Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2 debuts November 4 and was renewed for Season 3Jon M. Chu is directing a Hot Wheels live-action movieNetflix is working on a live-action Solo Leveling seriesLarry David’s working on a new HBO show about American historyHBO Max cancelled DusterWe got a teaser trailer for Long Story ShortWe got an official trailer for King of the Hill Season 14We got an official trailer for Twisted Metal Season 2We got an official trailer for Wednesday Season 2letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:25:37

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Let’s Weekend #472 – The New Troll 2

7/4/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's dumb funding bill, the new comet visiting our solar system, and the fun time that Dr. Phil is having these days. Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill was passed by the Senate and House, so it’s just awaiting Trump to sign itICE will be supercharged with more funding than any other police or military force in the US governmentTrump celebrated by using an antisemitic term about bankers that he claimed he didn’t know was antisemiticArmed man in Idaho created a fire to lure firefighters to a location that he fired upon and killed two of them and injured another before he was found dead later that nightParamount settled with Trump for $16 millionNYT used some dubiously-sourced information from a Columbia hack that originated from a race science Nazi on TwitterPenn announced a deal with the DoE to settle case over transgender athletes like swimmer Lia Thomas to erase records and post apologiesThe DOJ plans to prioritize denaturalization cases to strip Americans of their citizenshipThe Dalai Lama announced that he will reincarnate and have a successor that will be found by his office after his death in spite of what China would like to happenRIP Michael MadsenGood Riddance to Jimmy SwaggartKilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers filed a new doc in his case about the abuse he endured at CECOTSCOTUS will take on a case about whether states can ban transgender girls in sports next termWIsconsin’s Supreme Court ruled that it’s 1849 law does not ban abortionThe killer of 4 Idaho students back in 2022 has plead guilty in plea deal with life sentenceTrump wants to host UFC matches on the White House lawn for America’s 250th birthdayJudge okays sale of 23andMe and its trove of DNA data to a nonprofit led by its founderNASA spotted a new comet flying through our solar system from a distant star systemThe WNBA is expanding to Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia from 2028 to 2030Dr. Phil’s cable TV network files for bankruptcy and is suing its former partner TBNNeil Druckmann & Halley Gross are stepping back from The Last of Us show to go to Naughty DogSinners producers says their costumes were purchased from Mavel’s Blade reboot that stalledThere’s going to be a standalone second season of Cyberpunk EdgerunnersWe got a teaser trailer for Troll 2We got an official trailer for Project Hail MaryWe got an official trailer for Sentimental ValueWe got an official trailer for The Cat in the HatWe got an official trailer for The Running Manletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:35:12

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Let’s Weekend #471 – Avoid Alligator Alcatraz

6/27/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the incredible primary win of Zohran Mamdani, Ron DeSantis' dumb new concentration camp, and the many bad things SCOTUS did. Trump admin bombed three of Iran’s nuclear sites late Saturday nightand it doesn’t seem like they obliterated it as Trump claimedTrump claimed there was a ceasefirebut Israel kept attacking Iran right after that announcementRon DeSantis announced his new immigrant detention facility he’s calling Alligator AlcatrazTrump’s Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid changes don’t meet the Senate’s parliamentarian rules as they struggle to find a solution for their differences with the House before the government defaultsZohran Mamdani has won the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor over Andrew CuomoTrump had a meltdown over itThey’re allowing states to prevent Medicaid funds from going to Planned ParenthoodThey’re limiting nationwide injunctions over Trump’s birthright executive orderThey’re upholding a key measure in Obamacare on preventive careThey’re allowing parents the right to keep their kids out of classes w/objectionable materialThey’re upholding the Texas law requiring age verification for porn sitesThey’re upholding a federal program providing subsidized rural internet/phone servicesThey’re blocking a lower court order requiring time for those being deported to contest itThey postponed a Louisiana redistricting case to the next termJudge approves Anthropic’s fair use of paid books for its model, but wants a trial for pirated booksFX is working on a pilot for Very Young Frankenstein with the What We Do in the Shadows crewJohnny Knoxville will host Fox’s Fear Factor rebootAmazon hired Denis Villeneuve to direct their first James Bond filmAaron Sorkin’s directing a sequel to The Social NetworkMatt Reeves has finished his work on the script for The Batman’s sequelDisney’s working on a Lilo & Stitch 2 live-action sequelStephen King’s The Stand is being adapted into a film with Doug Liman as directorPark Chan-wook’s next film “No Other Choice” picked up by NeonWe got a teaser trailer for BugoniaWe got an official trailer for RoofmanWe got an official trailer for SplitsvilleWe got an official trailer for Washington Blackletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:29:18

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Let’s Weekend #470 – Under The Heat Dome

6/20/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's dumb military parade, the heat dome that's making our upcoming week miserable, and SpaceX's new explosion. Vance Boelter shot two Minnesota state reps and their spouses, killing one couple, and was captured after two days on the runUtah Senator Mike Lee joked about the shootings on his Twitter accountTrump’s military parade was a boring, pathetic showSCOTUS upholds Tennessee’s ban on transgender care for minorsTrump admin’s SAMHSA is ending the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s live counselors for high risk groups like LGBTQ+ youth and veterans that need to talk to somebodyTrump’s calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 electionFDA approves HIV drug that requires only two injections per year versus the current daily pill optionMahmoud Khalil has been released from ICE detention on bailMuch of the eastern half of the US will be trapped in a heat dome over the next weekTrump will decide on whether the US joins in on Israel’s attacks on Iran “within two weeks”Appeals court sides with Trump on federalizing California’s National Guard troopsTrump signed another EO to delay the sale date for TikTok for another 90 daysTrump announced Trump Mobile phone that’s supposedly US madeKaren Read has been acquitted of her boyfriend’s murderThe new $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and all 50 states has been approvedSpaceX’s latest rocket test immediately exploded on the launchpadKraft Heinz will remove artificial dyes from all of its products like Jell-O and Kool-AidStreaming viewership surpassed cable and broadcast combined for Nielsen for the 1st time in MayBlumhouse acquired the rights to make future Saw films, shows, and other contentJon Bernthal’s Punisher will be in Spider-Man: Brand New DayNetflix is working on a series reboot of Land of the LostSinners will be available to stream on HBO Max July 4Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite will be on Netflix October 24 and theaters before thatWe got an official trailer for The Naked GunWe got an official trailer for The Sandman Season 2We got a teaser trailer for Untamedletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:22:27

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Let’s Weekend #469 – The LA Situation

6/13/2025
In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the wild stuff going on in Los Angeles, the awful stuff going on between Israel and Iran, and the deaths of two of music's brightest geniuses. Israel attacked Iran and its nuclear and military sites in TehranProtesters faced off against the LAPD and ICEThe Trump admin got angry and sent the CA National Guard to help themThen the Trump admin brought in some MarinesFederal judge temporarily rules against Trump’s use of National Guard in LAwhich is on hold until a hearing can be held on TuesdaySen. Alex Padilla tried to attend DHS press conference in LA to ask questions, but was detained and removed by securityIsrael seized a boat with Greta Thunberg and others hoping to bring aid to Gaza and have detained the crewRFK Jr. has booted all members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee after promising not to do so during his hearingand replaced them with vaccine skepticsRep. McIver has been indicted on federal charges related to that tussle at the NJ ICE facilitySCOTUS unanimously approved family being able to sue federal cops over a wrong house raidRIP Brian WilsonRIP Sly StoneRIP Harris YulinThe NPS is required to post signs inviting feedback about misrepresented negative historyTrump’s EPA plans to repeal all climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plantsElon Musk said some of his posts “went too far” in criticizing TrumpDozens of states are suing to stop the sale of 23andMe’s personal genetic dataWarner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companiesDisney closed their Hulu deal with Comcast for less than NBC Universal wantedDisney and Universal filed suit against Midjourney over copyright infringementThe next adult animation DC Studios show is Mister MiraclePixar announced a new film called GattoPixar has Elemental’s director on Incredibles 3A Minecraft Movie will be available to stream on HBO Max June 20Spaceballs 2 is officially happening with Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis returningWe got an official trailer for Eddingtonletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInRSS

Duration:01:28:00