This week The Sweats shake things up with a "catch up" episode where they go around and discuss what is happening in their incredibly exciting lives. Chris starts things off by inviting the guys aboard the nostalgia train and recounting his experience playing the old Call of Duty games on their restored servers. He also expresses his hesitation of replaying certain games due to his fear of them not being as good as he remembers. Chris also details a rare night out at the theater to see Insidious: The Red Door with the wife. Ryan takes over and details a not-so-rare night out at the theater to see Barbenheimer, where he witnessed people of all ages wearing pink dresses, shirts, hats and heels for Barbie, and men wearing full suits for Oppenheimer (No, Ryan did not sport his finest pink dress for the occasion). Ryan also reveals his “dehydration” technique which allowed him to view both movies back to back without having to use the bathroom (don’t try this at home, kids). Ryan also talks about how much he’s enjoying the Viking anime Vinland Saga and how much he’s looking forward to season 2. Derick and Ryan tell Chris about a newly announced anime called Lazarus that could very well end up being Chris’ first anime since the director of the John Wick movies is designing the action sequences. Speaking of anime, Derick discusses his goal of watching all of the Studio Ghibli movies and the emotional roller coaster each movie has taken him on this far. Shout out To My Neighbor Totoro for being Derick’s favorite to this point. Puss in Boots 2: The Last Wish comes up again, much to Chris’ displeasure, since Ryan finally forced Derick to watch it. Derick also gets into a new show he recently finished called Love Village, which is a Japanese reality dating show that features a Backstreet Boys-themed soundtrack. The Sweats end the episode with their new segment called “Off the Clock” where the guys briefly discuss what they’re looking forward to doing after work this week. Derick says he’s excited to watch his favorite F1 track in action, Ryan provides an update on his pickleball league and Chris talks about gearing up for Fantasy Football.

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