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Update on our week:

On the pop culture side, Noel dives deep into Dexter: Original Sins—does the prequel live up to the original series? He also checks out 28 Years Later, the long-awaited sequel that might not pack the same punch as the original classic.

And Daniel? He’s in full prep mode. With football season around the corner, he tests out a trusty (and money-saving) home antenna. How does the install go, listen for his review.  But not everything goes as planned—his newly purchased battery bank gets recalled. Hear how his replacement process really went. Plus, he’s eyeing a risky DIY project: replacing an Apple Watch battery himself.

From ballparks to horror flicks to tech experiments, this week’s episode covers it all—with plenty of laughs and real-life adventures along the way.

Article for the week:

https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/food-feud-woman-blew-up-boyfriend-over-his-reaction-her-home-cooked-meals

Warning: May have Strong Language and Content.

🌱 Garden Goals: Daniel’s harvest is in — and he’s very happy with the yield.

🍔 Burger Masterclass: The secrets to grilling monster pub burgers without burning the outside or undercooking the inside.

🎬 Until Dawn: Daniel watched it… now he’s fixing it. His take on how to make the horror flick way better.

Noel:

👀 When Evil Lurks Review: Noel says it’s a must-watch — and he’s got the reasons to prove it.

🥋 Cobra Kai Finale: The dojo closes its doors, and Noel dives into the Karate Kid legacy.

Andy:

💪 Hulk Hogan Tribute: Andy on the icon’s passing, his influence on pop culture, and the personal mark he left behind.

📰 Article of the Week: One more conversation starter you won’t want to miss.

Update of the Week:

Andy talks about The Coldplay Concert incident bringing an affair to light from a CEO of a major corporation

Andy discusses Goldberg’s retirement match on Saturday Night Main Event and how it didn't quite live up to expectations and was not the best way to go out, considering his fairly long career in the sport.

Daniel talks about watching Superman at the theatres and enjoying it. It had the classic James Gunn feel and felt similar to Guardians of the Galaxy.

Daniel provides his review of the documentary Poop Cruise, about the Carnival Cruise issues from years ago where passengers were stranded for an extended period of time without power, little food, and massive sewage issues.

Noel gives his take on Diablo 4 and about how it ended up being a disappointment with its gameplay and lack of replayability in comparison to Diablo 2. The only saving grace is the progression of the story within the Diablo Universe.

Noel speaks about beating and thoroughly enjoying Resident Evil 4, to which Daniel agrees. They go into detail on the various positive qualities of the game including graphics, updated gameplay, and tweaks to the story.

Article of the Week:

AMC Theaters Will Run EVEN MORE Commercials Before Its Movies Starting TODAY

https://nerdist.com/article/amc-theaters-will-run-even-more-commercials-ads-before-its-movies/

Beginner jiu-jitsu student awarded $56M after black-belt instructor paralyzed him from the neck down

🎮 Noel played the newly released Onimusha 2 Remaster—hear his take on how the classic holds up with modern upgrades. We also talk gaming hardware—what's worth your cash and what to skip. Plus, Noel gives his review of the Reacher TV series and explains why he rewatched Friday the 13th (hint: the calendar made him do it).

🚨 Meanwhile, Daniel had to call 911—find out what happened in his neighborhood. His wife is back on the Chipotle train, which sparked a hilarious debate on the restaurants we avoid with our partners. This spirals into an epic takedown of Subway—you don’t want to miss it.

🤖 Andy shares how he's been using AI tools to level up his online searches and writing game. It's geeky, it's practical, and it might just change the way you surf the web.

📰 And of course, we wrap things up with our Article of the Week—don’t miss this one.

Australian woman on trial for mushroom murder of in-laws says she was trying to fix a ‘bland’ lunch

Daniel talks about the Floor TV Game Show on Fox/Hulu

Daniel gives his review on the TV series Madmen after having finished the show. Andy also gives his thoughts on the show and its critically acclaimed success

Andy informs us about the ICE raids and the protests that have followed causing great civil unrest

Noel talks about watching Andor, Rogue One, and Star Wars, all in 4k and in chronological order. He talks about the franchise and how it took a nose dive with the most recent trilogy which he opted out of watching

Noel gives an update on his newest 4k physical media purchase, Kickboxer with JCVD. The guys discuss the movie and its place in 80s action film history.

Article of the week:

2 men were found dead from exposure after looking for Sasquatch

https://www.npr.org/2024/12/29/nx-s1-5242491/portland-men-dead-sasquatch-bigfoot

'Picky eater' with food allergies is told she's 'childish' and 'needs to get over this'

Update on the Week:

Andy brings up AI Safety Concerns and how a conference recently took place with multiple people raising their concerns about the possible negative consequences to having AI rapidly without safeguards in place.

What are your thoughts about AI? Let us know your thoughts at [email protected]

Daniel talks about setting up his garden now that spring is upon us. He was able to take advantage of a compost program offered by his Village.

Daniel talks about watching the Robocop remake movie and he unfortunately did not enjoy it very much

Noel watched Until Dawn and gives his review of the movie which was unfortunately underwhelming

Daniel was looking forward to viewing it until he heard the review as he played the original PlayStation game back on the PS4.

Noel also gives a raving review of Sinners, the Michael B. Jordan film that involves the prohibition era, the blues renaissance, and best of all vampires. He highly recommends people support and view that movie in theatres while they can.

Article of the week:

Bags of cash fell from a Brinks truck in Suburban Chicago.  Crowds of people stole $300k

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/bags-of-cash-fell-from-a-brinks-truck-in-chicago-crowds-of-people-stole-300k-police-said/3730971/

NASA just changed the odds of asteroid YR4 hitting Earth in 2032 yet again