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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 #411 – Cops Gone Wild

4/30/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the oversized response to protests around the country, the good news out of the FTC and FCC, and another reason to avoid raw milk. 11 fake electors and seven others have been indicted in Arizona over their fake elector schemeCops have gone wild in arresting many college students as pro-Palestine protests expand across many colleges across the countryNetanyahu got involved to call them antisemiticKristi Noem wrote in her memoir about how she killed a 14 month old hunting dog named Cricket because it was “untrainable”The FTC has voted to ban noncompete clause agreementsThe FCC has voted to restore net neutralityThe Senate overwhelmingly passed aid for Ukraine, Israel, and TaiwanBiden signed the TikTok ban law that was a part of the aid packageNY Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for Harvey Weinstein after overturned 2020 convictionArizona’s House of Reps voted to repeal the 1864 abortion banTraces of the current bird flu affecting cows has been found in commercially available milkVoyager 1 finally started sending coherent messages again after issues popped up last NovemberG/O Media has sold The Onion to an independent group of rich guysSesame Street writers get new contracts to avoid strikeStudio Ponoc anime film The Imaginary will debut on Netflix July 5We got an official trailer for Deadpool & WolverineWe got an official trailer for The Glassworkerletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:15:57

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Let’s Weekend #410 – Keanu the Hedgehog

4/19/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about Keanu Reeves' role in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, the wild stuff going on at Columbia University, and the great union news out of Tennessee. Iran fired a bunch of drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for their attack on Iran’s consulate in SyriaIsrael launched missile strikes into Iran in retaliation of those attacksColumbia University sends the NYPD to arrest pro-Palestinian protestors for criminal trespassing at the behest of its PresidentGoogle laid off several employees that protested its Project Nimbus cloud initiative with IsraelThe US Justice Department agreed to pay $100 million to about 100 of Larry Nassar’s sexual assault victims in a big settlementVolkswagen workers in Chattanooga, TN voted to unionize with the UAW to be their first union in the SouthTrump’s hush money trial will start on Monday with opening statements after the jury’s been seatedHouse Dems helped the House Speaker get aid bills for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan passedSenate Dems kill the articles of impeachment that House GOP passed against HS Sec MayorkasSmartmatic settled its defamation lawsuit against OAN over its conspiracies after the 2020 electionThe Kennedys have endorsed Biden, not RFK JrThe Rust movie’s armorer has been sentenced to 18 months in prisonThe NBA has banned Toronto Raptors player Johntay Porter for life over gambling violationsParamount Global is potentially in talks to be acquired by Skydance or Sony PicturesKeanu Reeves is voicing Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3Amazon Prime Video renewed Fallout for a second seasonNetflix’s The Witcher has been renewed for a final, fifth seasonWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s A Man in FullWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s Hit ManWe got a teaser trailer for Netflix’s One Hundred Years of SolitudeWe got an official trailer for Transformers OneWe got an official trailer for Trapletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:21:33

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Let’s Weekend #409 – The Juice is Loose in Hell

4/16/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the death of OJ, the wild Supreme Court ruling in Arizona, and the total solar eclipse. Arizona’s Supreme Court allows an 1864 abortion law from before it became a state to be enforced that is a near total banThe parents of the Oxford High School shooter were sentenced to 10-15 years in prisonRogue health insurance brokers are making unauthorized policy switches for ACA policyholdersA Southwest Boeing plane flying to Houston lost its engine cover and returned to Denver, which means there’s another FAA investigationWhistleblower alleged that Boeing routinely ignored complaints about issues in the manufacturing process3 men were stranded on a Pacific island for nearly a week before being rescued after their HELP sign on the shore was spottedThe EPA has put limits on PFAS in drinking waterGood Riddance OJ SimpsonThe solar eclipse was the biggest event of the weekTrump & Mike Johnson’s big election plan is to stop noncitizens from voting, which is already illegalNorfolk Southern has settled a $600 million lawsuit from residents of East Palestine, OHThe Women’s NCAA basketball championship game beat the Men’s game in the ratingsNASA has been asked to create a time zone for the MoonThere’s going to be a live-action film adaptation of the TMNT story The Last RoninParamount’s rebooting the Scary Movie franchiseHeroes is also getting a reboot with its original creator at the helmNetflix has a six-episode comedy series from John Mulaney debuting May 3Max’s second season of Velma debuts April 25Apple renews Monarch: Legacy of Monsters for a Season 2 along with plans for spinoff seriesWe got a teaser trailer for Joker: Folie à DeuxWe got an official trailer for Fly Me To The Moonletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:27:47

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Let’s Weekend #408 – Breaching The South

4/9/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the surprisingly failure of the No Labels party, the UAW trying to get union support in the South, and the amazing $30 million heist on Easter in LA. Israel attacked a World Central Kitchen convoy bringing food to Palestiniansclaiming it was a mistake and fired officials responsible for the attackIsrael also attacked the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing two of its generals and several othersThe Iowa/UConn game between Caitlyn Clark and Paige Bueckers set a record for the most watched women’s college basketball game everCalifornia’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers has startedFlorida voters get an abortion amendment on the ballot for this fallShocking no one, No Labels will have no third-party presidential candidate this yearThe UAW is hoping to breach the South with two plants that have upcoming union electionsTheives got away with $30 million in cash during an Easter heist on an LA storage facility’s safeAmazon’s removing their Just Walk Out technology from its Amazon Fresh storesSmart grocery carts might be their next plan for its grocery storesAs a result, they’re laying off hundreds of people from their AWSAmazon Prime Video extends WNBA exclusive streaming pact for two more yearsDenis Villeneuve and Legendary make deal to work on Dune 3 and Nuclear War: A Scenario filmsMatrix 5 is in the works as WB ignores the last movie’s pointWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s Dead Boy DetectivesWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s Bodkinletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:17:40

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Let’s Weekend #407 – $300k for Nothing

4/4/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the awful bridge collapse in Baltimore, how the former RNC chair got paid to do nothing, and the new grift from Trump. improve as a video editorThe Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a giant container ship crashed into itclearing the channel of debris will take weeksSam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud chargesNBC hired former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, then said she wouldn’t be on air after employees complained, and then dropped her entirely after outcry succeedsTrump is selling $60 “God Bless The USA” BiblesThe next US Census will have new race/ethnicity options for MENA and Hispanic/LatinoGood riddance to Senator Joe LiebermanRIP Louis Gossett JrRFK Jr’s VP pick is Nicole ShanahanBoeing’s CEO Dave Calhoun has stepped downElon Musk’s lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate has been dismissedTwo of Sean Combs’ homes were raided by the FedsHulu on Disney+ is now officially availableWe got an official trailer for Hulu’s Under the BridgeWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s UnfrostedWe got an official trailer for Bad Boys: Ride or DieWe got a teaser trailer for Kinds of Kindnessletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:22:21

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Let’s Weekend #406 – Another Neverending Story

3/27/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about what's really going on with Kate Middleton, Trump's loan troubles, and how we were messed up by The Neverending Story movies. Trump’s lawyers have said that Trump cannot get a loan to cover the $450 million bond needed to appeal his New York Fraud caseSix Mississippi deputies were sentenced to prison for torturing two black menThe first human transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney has been successfully performedThe so-called “Ghost Army” from World War II has been given their first public recognition with Congressional Gold MedalsCongress and Biden passed a $1.2 trillion funding package to last until September 30Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that bans state funding of DEI programsThe Princess of Wales has announced that she has cancer and is undergoing treatmentThe US has finally banned the most common form of asbestos133 people were killed in a massive terrorist attack on a Russian concert venue by ISISJoann Fabrics has filed for bankruptcyThe US DOJ has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple over its monopoly with the iPhoneThe Neverending Story is being adapted for new moviesWish will debut on Disney+ April 3Dead Boy Detectives is debuting on Netflix April 25We got an official trailer for Disney+’s The AcolyteWe got an official trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaWe got a teaser trailer for Alien: RomulusWe got a teaser trailer for Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceWe got a teaser trailer for Max’s The Penguinletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:12:04

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Let’s Weekend #405 – Sting vs The Crow

3/19/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the dumb plan for Congress to ban Tiktok, the GOP's nominee for governor of North Carolina, and the new remake of The Crow and the original's effect on wrestling. The House of Reps voted on a bipartisan bill to require ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban on all US devicesFather of the Oxford High School shooter found guilty of involuntary manslaughterAfter his Romanian trial is over, Andrew Tate will be extradited to the UK to face charges of sexual aggression in another caseFlint, Michigan is giving every new mother $7,500 in cash aid over a yearChuck Schumer calls on Israel to hold new elections to replace Netanyahu to achieve peaceTrump’s New York trial is delayed until mid-AprilTrump and Biden have clinched their party’s presidential nominations for 2024North Carolina’s GOP nominee for governor has said a lot of awful thingsThe Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was found dead in his truckAn older Boeing plane landed in Oregon with a missing panelAmerica’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open off the coast of Long IslandPornhub has turned off access in Texas after its new age verification law goes into effectThe Boy and the Heron will be streaming on Max as WB Discovery renews Studio Ghibli dealPatty Jenkins is working on Rogue Squadron movie again after Wonder Woman 3 falls throughWe got an official trailer for The Crowletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:04:16

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Let’s Weekend #404 – It’s Over 9000!

3/12/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the life and influence of Akira Toriyama, the dumb reason a retired Air Force employee was indicted, and George Santos' dumb plan to get back in Congress. Retired Air Force employee has been idicted for disclosing classified info about the Russia/Ukraine war on a dating siteGeorge Santos says he will run again for a House Rep seat, but for the seat of the Rep that lead the effort to get him expelledThe first over-the-counter birth control pill is heading to stores later this monthDartmouth’s men’s basketball team is the first college sports team to unionize in the USRIP Akira ToriyamaNikki Haley has suspended her presidential campaignThe Supreme Court unanimously restored Trump to the Colorado primary ballotSenator Kyrsten Sinema will not seek reelectionAdam Schiff and Steve Garvey advance to the general election for California’s Senate seatColin Allred won the Dem primary to face Ted Cruz in Texas’ Senate electionAlabama’s governor signed IVF bill to give patients and providers immunityJetBlue and Spirit Airlines abandon plans to merge after it was blocked by a judgeApple was fined 1.8 billion Euros for hindering music streaming competition on iOS devicesWarner Bros. Discovery is shutting down Rooster Teeth after 21 yearsNetflix renews Avatar: The Last Airbender for two more seasonsBaywatch is being rebooted on FoxWe got an official trailer for Prime Video’s The Idea of YouWe get an official trailer for Prime Video’s FalloutWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s RipleyWe got a teaser trailer for Netflix’s Parasyte: The Greyletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:33:41

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Let’s Weekend #403 – Surging Syphilis

3/5/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about deflections of ExxonMobil, the awful actions of the IDF, and the effects of a surge in syphilis cases. ExxonMobil is blaming consumers for global warming and not their decades long campaign to keep their research hidden from the publicThey’re also suing investors who want them to be more green and slash climate pollutionOver 100 Palestinians have died after Israelis opened fire on the crowd trying to get food from aid trucksGeorgia’s working on a bill to force all school and public libraries to cut ties with the American Library AssociationAaron Bushnell set himself on fire in protest of the government continued aid of IsraelMichigan Dem primary voters made their protest votes for UncommittedRIP Richard LewisRNC’s Chair Ronna McDaniel is stepping down March 8Mitch McConnell is stepping down as Senate minority leader in NovemberSCOTUS is hearing arguments on Trump’s presidential immunity case in AprilCongress passed a short-term spending bill to prevent a partial govt shutdownTwo men have been found guilty of killing Run DMC DJ Jam Master JayFTC and 9 states are suing to block the Kroger/Albertsons mergerPenicillin is being rationed in some areas because of a surge in syphilis casesThe original Road House writer is suing Amazon over blocking his ability to reclaim its rightsPoor Things will be available on Hulu starting March 7Anatomy of a Fall will be available on Hulu starting March 22We got an official trailer for Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Sagaletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:09:16

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Let’s Weekend #402 – Thanks, Alabama

2/27/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the seismic decision by Alabama's Supreme Court, Trump's stupid and expensive sneakers, and the awful news about a nonbinary teen's death in Oklahoma. Alabama’s Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state lawRepublican State Senators are working on a bill to protect IVF treatmentNonbinary teen Nex Benedict died the day after being badly beaten by bullies in the bathroom in Owasso High School in OklahomaTennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs law that allows people to refuse to “solemnize” marriage licensesFDA has approved a drug to treat severe food allergies, including milk, eggs, and nutsThe GOP’s FBI informant that had dirt on the Bidens passed along Russian intelligence infoGuinness World Records has posthumously stripped Bobi of his “oldest dog ever” titleTrump’s selling $400 gaudy sneakersScientists discovered the fastest-growing black hole ever recordedScientists unveil a 240 million year old dragon fossil that’s been found completeWendy Williams has been diagnosed with Aphasia and DementiaWe got an official trailer for BorderlandsWe got a new official trailer for Civil WarWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s ShirleyWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s Irish Wishletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:06:22

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Let’s Weekend #401 – Tuscon Teacher

2/20/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the awful things that happened during and after the Super Bowl, Trump's latest loss in the courts, and the amazing story of a Tuscon teacher. Israel demanded Palestinians go to Rafah on Sunday, where they were bombed during the Super BowlTrump said he would allow Russia to attack NATO allies if they were delinquent on paymentsThe GOP’s FBI informant about Joe & Hunter BIden’s ties to Ukraine has been charged with making false statementsTwo teenagers were arrested for a dispute that turned into a shooting that killed one person and injuring 22 others at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl paradeGeorge Santos’ House Rep seat flipped to Democrat Tom Suozzi in special electionPutin opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died in prisonTrump ordered to pay over $355 million for fraudulent business practices in New YorkThe NY Trump trial will be starting March 25The Senate passed aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, but the House plans to not vote on itThe House finally impeached Homeland Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas by a slim marginTuscon teacher loses job over OnlyFans accountDisneyland cast members are looking to unionizeAmazon users filed a class action lawsuit over their price increase of Prime VideoParamount has laid off about 800 people to cut costsWe got a teaser trailer for Deadpool & WolverineWe got an official trailer for The Fall GuyWe got an official trailer for Twisters We got a teaser trailer for WickedWe got an official trailer for X-Men ‘97letsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:10:51

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Let’s Weekend #400 – Don’t Stop Us Now

2/12/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about Tracy Chapman seeing more success for her great songs in the past, WB Discovery's sabotage of our chance to see Coyote vs Acme, and how Nikki Haley lost a primary to a "None of the Above" option. Wall Street Journal op-ed called Dearborn, Michigan “America’s jihad capital,” so the Mayor had to increase police presence as a resultMother of the Oxford High School shooter was convicted of involuntary manslaughterTucker Carlson interviewed Putin for his Twitter/X interview show and got used to spread Russian propagandaFederal appeals court has ruled that Trump doesn’t have broad immunity from prosecution with the federal case against himAfter Tracy Chapman’s performance of “Fast Car” with Luke Combs on the Grammys, the original song, the music video, and the album it’s on hit #1 on iTunesKing Charles has cancerHouse GOP was embarrassed by their impeachment of the HS Sec Mayorkas failing by two votesSenate GOP blocked the Dems’ Border/Israel/Ukraine bill“None of these candidates” won the Nevada Republican primary over Nikki HaleyTrump won the Nevada caucusClimate change has scientists considering the need for a “Category 6” designation for hurricanesGina Carano’s suing Disney over her firing, which is funded by Elon MuskHasbro’s laying off 1100 peopleWB Discovery did the bare minimum to try to sell Coyote vs Acme, but refused all offersDisney+ gets the Taylor Swift Eras Tour Concert Film rights for March 15Percy Jackson and the Olympians was renewed for Season 2 at Disney+Warner Bros Discovery, Fox, and Disney are partnering to launch a sports joint ventureWe got an official trailer for Paramount+’s Knuckles seriesWe got an official trailer for A Quiet Place: Day Oneletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:19:51

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Let’s Weekend #399 – Elmo’s Trauma Dump Adventure

2/6/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the passing of Carl Weathers, the potential discovery of Amelia Earhart's plane, and the weird experience Elmo's Twitter account had when asking everybody how they were doing. Former CIA engineer was sentenced to 40 years in prison for giving secrets to WikiLeaksSenate GOP abandons their plan for an Israel/Ukraine/border bill thanks to Trump’s meddlingJudge rules that Elon’s $55 billion pay package be rescinded after shareholder’s lawsuitOregon’s Supreme Court ruled that the 10 GOP state senators that staged walkouts cannot run for reelectionRIP Carl WeathersThe EPA is proposing that forever chemicals be considered hazardous materialsEx-IRS worker sentenced to 5 years in prison over leaking Trump’s tax returnsTrump’s March 4 trial in DC was postponed by a federal judge while an appeal is being heardThe House passed a bipartisan bill to get child tax credits going againThe UPS is cutting 12k jobs months after union dealOcean exploration company claims to have found evidence of Amelia Earhart’s planeElmo’s Twitter account asked how everybody was doing and got lots of trauma dumpingTaylor Swift and the NFL are part of a vast right wing conspiracy to alter the 2024 electionHulu joins Disney+ with a new ban on password sharingWe got an official trailer for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly WarfareWe got an official trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empireletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:14:26

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Let’s Weekend #398 – The Good Avatar

1/30/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about Vince McMahon's latest awful sex abuse scandal, Trump's latest loss of money to E. Jean Carroll, and John Stewart's return to The Daily Show. The Palestinian death toll in the Israeli bombing of Gaza has surpassed 25,000Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro was sentenced to 4 months in prison for Contempt of CongressVince McMahon has resigned from TKO after the new sex abuse suitTrump was ordered to pay $83 million by the jury in the new E. Jean Carroll civil suitTexas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to defy Supreme Court ruling that he needs to allow the Border Patrol to take down barbed wire at the borderThe FTC bars Intuit, makers of TurboTax, from advertising any free products and services unless they’re free for allAn Ohio pastor filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Bryan over being charged for housing homeless peopleTrump won the GOP New Hampshire primaryBiden won the Dem primary as a write-inRon DeSantis dropped out of the GOP presidential race just before the NH primaryNH AG’s office is investigating robocalls imitating Biden’s voice that told people not to voteeBay laid off 1k jobsTikTok laid off about 60 employeesJapan shut down its SLIM moon lander to save battery in the hopes it’ll be able to restart laterOppenheimer leads all films in Oscar nominationsJohn Stewart is returning to The Daily Show as a guest host on MondaysGeorge Carlin’s estate filed lawsuit against the group behind the AI-generated specialNetflix has scrapped the release of The Mothership after post-production delaysNetflix signed a huge deal with the WWE get live episodes of Monday Night RawWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s Avatar: The Last AirbenderWe got an official trailer for Prime Video’s Road HouseWe got an official trailer for Monkey Manletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:17:05

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Let’s Weekend #397 – Death in Iowa

1/19/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about talk about the big freeze we all experienced this past week, how Trump's victory in Iowa cemented what we knew would happen, and who is behind the big failure of a major regional sports network. Israel PM Netanyahu says he will not allow a two state solution in the wake of his war on PalestineThe Justice Department released a scathing report on the cascading failures of the Uvalde police department during the school shootingThe staff of Sports Illustrated was laid off after their publisher missed a publishing rights paymentChristina Applegate got a standing ovation at the Emmy’s when presenting an award after revealing her MS diagnosis in 2021Congress finally passed a new stopgap spending bill to push the deadline to MarchTrump won the Iowa GOP Caucuses as expectedVivek Ramaswamy dropped outSame for Asa HutchinsonGuinness is investigating whether Bobi was actually the oldest dog everThe James Webb Telescope detected the earliest known black hole that’s bigger than expectedAlec Baldwin has been indicted again for involuntary manslaughter in the Rust shootingAmazon will acquire a stake in Diamond Sports with their bankruptcy reorganizationThere will be a film adaptation of Until DawnWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s SpacemanWe got a teaser trailer for Netflix’s The Gentlemenletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:15:41

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Let’s Weekend #396 – Loose Door Plugs

1/16/2024
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about why we missed a week, the awful actions of a jail in Mississippi, and the most chaotic flight of 2024 so far. A jail in Jackson, Mississippi has buried 215 people in a field near the jail since 2016 without notifying their familiesTrump’s companies accepted more than $7.8 million in payments from at least 20 foreign governmentsDem. Don Scott is the first black speaker in the history of Virginia’s legislature2023 was the hottest year on record and it wasn’t closeCongressional leaders agreed to funding dealA bunch of House GOP people torpedoed another bill in protest of the agreementThere was a wild Alaska Airlines flight last Friday where the door plug fell off mid flightAlaska Airlines & United Airlines found loose parts on 737 Max 9s since grounding themThe FAA is tightening oversight of Boeing and will audit the production of the 737 Max 9Private companies’ plan to send the remains of people to the Moon is protest by the Navajo NationFor more than a decade, ESPN secured Emmys for on-air talent by using fake namesSteamboat Willie is in the public domain nowSomebody created a new George Carlin comedy special via AI that his daughter condemnsOppenheimer will stream on Peacock February 16Disney confirmed that there will be an Ahsoka Season 2Disney announced The Mandalorian & Grogu movieWhat We Do in the Shadows will end with Season 6Max canceled Our Flag Means Death after two seasonsWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s 3 Body ProblemWe got an official trailer for Paramount+’s Halo Season 2We got an official trailer for Mickey’s Mouse Trapletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:26:03

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Let’s Weekend #395 – The Space Tomato Conspiracy

12/19/2023
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about Rudy's big financial punishment, the great stuff going on with Twitter, and the big ISS conspiracy you may have missed. Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay $148 million to the two Georgia election officials that he defamedNo charges have been filed after police shot an 11 year old that called them for helpSCOTUS will hear a case on the abortion pill mifepristoneand the special counsel is asking them to hear a dispute about whether Trump has broad immunity from their criminal chargesAlex Jones is back on Twitter as Elon held a poll on whether to bring him backKate Cox, who sued Texas to be allowed to get an abortion, has left the state to get it doneRIP Andre BraugherThe Air National Guard is disciplining 15 members in wake of the Discord intel leakThe ISS controversy of the missing tomato has ended after it was foundTesla has recalled over 2 million vehicles to fix its defective Autopilot monitoring systemScientists have found the mostly intact skull of a giant deadly sea reptileHere are the films selected for the 2023 National Film RegistryA24 announced that they’re working on a Death Stranding movie with Hideo KojimaWB Discovery announced a deal to put a bunch of their DC movies and shows on TubiDisney announced the series that would be coming to Netflix in 2024Netflix has renewed Blue Eye Samurai for Season 2We got a teaser trailer for Netflix’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel FWe got a teaser trailer for Netflix’s DamselWe got a teaser trailer for IfWe got an official trailer for Prime’s Hazbin HotelWe got an official trailer for Civil WarWe got an official trailer for OriginWe got an official trailer for The American Society of Magical Negroesletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:08:51

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Let’s Weekend #394 – Hey, Bobby!

12/13/2023
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the evil Texas gov't trying to stop a woman from getting a life-saving abortion, the excellent trolling by John Fetterman, and the latest Hunter Biden indictment. Trump’s allies are going all out with plans to expand Trump’s dictatorship dreams if he wins the 2024 electionTexas AG Ken Paxton is demanding the Texas SC to stop a woman from getting a life-saving abortion after a district judge issued a temp restraining order so she could get itUpdate: They paused that rulingRetired cop was sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in the January 6 insurrectionSen. John Fetterman hired George Santos on Cameo to film a video to troll Sen. Bob MenendezTime magazine named Taylor Swift as its Person of the YearKevin McCarthy is retiring at the end of the yearHunter Biden has been indicted on nine counts related to federal tax offensesHouse of Reps voted to censure Rep. Jamaal Bowman for pulling the fire alarm a few months agoNevada grand jury indicted six individuals in Trump fake elector schemeSpotify is laying off 17% of staff in the latest of tech layoffsDisney+ has added Hulu content in a beta test for those with Hulu and Disney+Hideo Kojima’s documentary will be streaming on Disney+Max signs exclusive deal with A24 to bring their movies exclusive to HBO and MaxBarbie will debut on Max December 15Twisted Metal was renewed for Season 2 at PeacockWe got an official trailer for Prime Video’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith Season 1We got an official trailer for Godzilla x Kong: The New EmpireWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s Yu Yu Hakusholetsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:16:22

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Let’s Weekend #393 – Smell You Later, George

12/5/2023
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the evil Henry Kissinger kicking the bucket, George Santos being expeled from Congress, and Elon Musk's latest attempt to ruin Twitter. more respect for Japanese-SubculturesThe Israel/Hamas truce for exchanging hostages and prisoners ended on Friday as Israel resumed attacksTwo Arizona GOP county officials are facing charges for delaying certification of the 2022 midterm electionsSenator Tommy Tuberville has signaled that he’s backing down from his blockade of military nominations and will only block the woke nomineesThe House of Representatives has voted to expel George SantosHenry Kissinger is finally dead, but never faced any consequences for his crimesRIP Sandra Day O’ConnorRIP Marty KrofftTed Cruz introduced a bill limiting enforcement of pronouns and chosen names despite his nameThe weird Newsom/DeSantis debate featured Ron getting embarrassed a bunch and a poop mapElon Musk told advertisers to “Go fuck yourself” over not wanting to advertise on TwitterFederal judge has blocked Montana’s TikTok ban before it could take effectSports Illustrated has admitted to using AI to generate articles, but blames them on a third partyMerriam-Webster’s 2023 Word of the Year is AuthenticThe largest iceberg in the world has moved into open oceanWB Discovery “mistakenly” put the Looney Tunes shorts on list of shows, movies leaving Max soonFX’s Shogun will premiere its first two episodes on February 27Rob Reiner’s filming a sequel to “This is Spinal Tap” early next yearWe got an official trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaWe got a teaser trailer for Prime Video’s Falloutletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:16:09

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Let’s Weekend #392 – The Thanksgiving Hangover

11/28/2023
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the dire climate news, Elon Musk's latest dumb move on Twitter, and what's going on with OpenAI. full-form game-hunting videoCZ, founder of crypto giant Binance, pleads guilty to money laundering violationsAbout 150 countries met to negotiate a global plastics treaty that ended with little progress as oil and gas producing countries blocked everybody elseThe UN Environmental Programme reported that we’re on a devastating course of warming as the world has fallen behind on its promisesDerek Chauvin got stabbed in prison in the least surprising news of the weekIsrael and Hamas agreed to a temporary ceasefire that started on Friday to exchange hostagesbut there’s scuttlebutt about people breaking the ceasefireRIP Rosalyn CarterFederal appeals court has struck down a key part of the VRANorth Korea claims to have put a spy satellite into orbit in its 3rd attemptElon Musk’s X is suing Media Matters over report on ads next to anti-semitic postsOpenAI ousted their CEO Sam Altman on Fridaywho immediately joined MicrosoftThen OpenAI brought Altman back after hundreds of employees threatened to quitSpyglass fired Scream series actor Melissa Barrera over Pro-Palestine commentsDisney has canceled Muppets Mayhem after one seasonDave Filoni has been promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Lucasfilm to plan Star Wars’ futureNetflix has renewed Black Mirror for a Season 7There will be a new Karate Kid movie with Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chanletsweekenders@gmail.comApple PodcastsTuneInGoogle PlayRSS

Duration:01:15:58