Let's Weekend

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about Kellogg's search for scabs, the new union at Starbucks, and how many other jerks there are from this past week.

IntroWhat Are We Up To?C: Hawkeye, Home Alone, Mickey’s Christmas Carol, Duck the Halls, Cruis’n Blast, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fortnite, Halo InfiniteB: Borderlands 2, Frostpunk, Arcane, Holiday Hijinks.Brandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: Former hedge fund manager turns over $70 million in stolen antiques to avoid trialKellogg workers reject new deal, so the company is hiring scabs to permanent replace them, people on Reddit flooded their hiring portal with fake applications to take it downJussie Smollett found guilty of lying to authorities over staging a fake hate crimeSupreme Court allows challenge of Texas’ abortion law to continue, but declined again to do anything else about itGeorgia GOP overhauls Spalding County BOE to remove all black Democrat members and replace them with white GOP membersHeroes of the Week: Charlottesville’s Robert E. Lee statue will soon be melted down into public artStarbucks workers in Buffalo, NY voted to unionize with their first US unionCOVID Dump TruckCanadian biotech firm is getting positive results from their plant-based vaccineS. African & German studies on vaccine effectiveness against Omicron are outMark Meadows is suing the January 6 committee to block subpoena enforcementBiden admin announced that they’re staging a diplomatic boycott of Beijing OlympicsPresidential Commission on the Supreme Court put out their reportThe Justice Department is suing Texas over its new redistricting plansRep. Devin Nunes is resigning from Congress to be CEO of Trump’s media companyTrump’s new media company merger is being investigated by the SEC and FIRANetflix won’t be renewing Cowboy Bebop for a second seasonParamount+ launched linear channels for its serviceWe got a first look trailer for Halo The Series for Paramount+We got a trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 at The Game Awards:Contact us at [email protected] via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the many terrible things that happened this week, the latest on the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and what Nic Cage will be up to soon.

IntroWhat Are We Up To?C: Hawkeye, Get Back, Rocket League, Golf Club WastelandB: Dishonored 2, Final Fantasy IX, Arcane, Mickey has returned...Brandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: Rep. Lauren Boebert made jokes about Rep. Ilhan Omar being a terrorist, Boebert called Omar to apologize and it went poorlyHigh school student went on shooting spree at school, killing four students, injuring seven others in Michigan, His parents are charged with involuntary manslaughter after being caught running away CNN fired Chris Cuomo after it was revealed that he aided his brother during his sexual harassment scandalMLB team owners vote to lockout players 26 years after their last lockoutHeroes of the Week: Man exonerated of rape of author Alice Sebold, whose publisher will stop distributing her 1999 memoir about it. She’s also apologized.COVID Dump TruckNew research suggests Omicron variant spreads twice as fast as DeltaOmicron was in Europe a week before South Africa reported on itNigeria sample collected in October was its first case of OmicronFive US states have already reported cases of Omicron, 24 countriesFDA panel voted in favor of recommending approval of Merck’s pillMerriam-Webster’s 2021 word of the year is “vaccine”SCOTUS is considering Mississippi abortion case that could reverse Roe v. WadeDr. Oz is entering race for Pennsylvania Senate seat on GOP sideJack Dorsey steps down as Twitter CEO to become a cryptobroAmazon warehouse workers in Alabama get a redo for their union voteKellogg’s workers reach tentative deal to end two month strikeAncient footprints attributed to bears were found to actually be made by early humansScientists find a exoplanet that is mostly made of ironThe FTC is suing to block Nvidia merger with ArmNic Cage will star as Dracula in Universal monster movie RenfieldWe got a trailer for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Part OneContact us at [email protected] via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the outcome of the Ahmaud Arbery trial, the new COVID variant, and the dumb thing that Dave Chappelle did.

IntroWhat Are We Up To?C: Hawkeye, Jojo Rabbit, some older holiday movies, Balan Wonderworld, Halo Infinite, Rocket LeagueB: Dishonored, Amalur, Arcane, Food Coma AftermathBrandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: Driver in Waukesha, WI killed six people and injured dozens more by driving into a crowd at Christmas paradeThree of the biggest pharmacy chains in the US have been found liable for helping to fuel the US opioid epidemicHeroes of the Week: The three men involved in killing Ahmaud Arbery found guilty of murder along with many other chargesThe Groveland Four exonerated after being wrongly accused of raping a white women 70 years agoA man wrongfully convicted for three murders in 1979 is now free after a judge’s rulingSouth African scientists detect a new COVID-19 variantSouth Dakota’s Supreme Court nullifies voter-passed amendment legalizing marijuanaDollar Tree is raising its prices to $1.25NASA launched its DART mission to use a spacecraft to ram into near-Earth asteroidDave Chappelle showed up at his old high school acting like a babyHBO Max claims they added the TV-14 version of Birds of Prey by accidentContact us at [email protected] via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk the many terrible people that made the news this week, the Australian man that right clicked all of the NFTs, and what plague hit Egypt this past week.

IntroWhat Are We Up To?T: Kingdom Two Crowns: Norseland expansion, PSO2: NGS, The Expanse, back to Dragonball Z, got my booster!C: Cowboy Bebop, GTA III, Rocket LeagueB: Prey 2017, Dishonored, Arcane, It’s COLD!Brandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: Kyle Rittenhouse is acquitted of all charges in the trial over killing two people at a protestThe QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley was sentenced to 41 months in prison over involvement in January 6 insurrectionAlex Jones lost his Sandy Hook defamation lawsuit by default and will be fully liable for all damagesSteve Bannon turned himself in for his indictment for Contempt of CongressHouse votes to censure Rep. Paul Gosar over his anime video about killing AOCHeroes of the Week: Julius Jones’ execution was halted via Oklahoma Gov’s Commuting of his death sentence, but he’ll still serve a life sentenceAn Australian man has pirated all NFTs hosted on Ethereum and Solana crypto networksCOVID-19 Dump TruckCDC Panel approves Pfizer/Moderna booster shots for all adults in the USPfizer agrees to license generic versions of its COVID-19 pill for some countriesBiden signed the Infrastructure Bill with a bipartisan crowdThe Build Back Better bill passed the HouseBiden nominated a new chair for Postal Service Board of GovernorsDeere & Co. workers approve of latest contract offer to end their strikeIOC releases new framework on transgender policy for international federationsBiden says US is considering a diplomatic boycott of 2022 Beijing Winter OlympicsCrypto.com bought the naming rights for the Staples Center in LA in $700 million dealStorms and flooding in southern Egypt caused scorpions to swarm into peoples’ homesLeVar Burton will be hosting a Trivial Pursuit game showWe got a teaser trailer for Pam & Tommy movie that’s coming to HuluWe got a new trailer for Spider-Man: No Way HomeContact us at [email protected] via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the good parts of the Infrastructure bill, how mad the GOP is at Big Bird, and the many, many announcements for Disney Plus Day.

IntroWhat Are We Up To?C: Red Notice, Shang-Chi, Home Sweet Home Alone, SMTV, GTA San Andreas TDE, Forza Horizon 5B: Fallout 4, Celeste, non-horror Stephen King books, I’m fucking FREEZING!Brandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: AZ House Rep. Paul Gosar released anime video of him killing AOCCapitol rioter that hit a police officer gets 41 months in prisonDOJ charges Steve Bannon with criminal contempt of CongressHeroes of the Week: 105 countries, including Brazil, agree to pledge to reverse deforestation as part of agreement signed at COP26There’s another deal on getting rid of coal that has some disappointing languageCOVID Dump TruckCDC approves the Pfizer shot for kids aged 5-11The GOP is mad at Big Bird for getting vaccinatedSingapore is requiring those “unvaccinated by choice” to pay their own billsBiden’s $1 trillion Infrastructure Bill has been passed by the House to head to his deskThe reconciliation bill vote has been delayedChile’s President was impeached in response to Pandora Papers revelationsFacebook says it will shut down its face recognition system and delete face dataSame for ad targeting of “sensitive” topics like race, religion, politics, etcTexas Gov demands state association of school boards remove obscene library booksNASA’s Juno mission is observing the nature and size of Jupiter’s Great Red SpotThe One Piece live-action series on Netflix got its main cast announcedWe got a trailer for Sony’s Morbius movieDisney Plus DayX-Men ‘97 animated seriesAgatha: House of Harkness seriesSpider-Man: Freshman Year animated seriesEcho seriesMarvel Zombies animated seriesIronheart seriesSecret Invasion seriesI Am Groot shortsWhat If? Season 2The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday SpecialContact us at [email protected] via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about sexual assault lawsuit rocking the NHL, the dumb things Dave Chappelle is saying, and how spam calls have ruined a potential rescue situation.

IntroWhat Are We Up To?T: PSO2:NGS, WarioWare, It Takes Two, fooling with 8bitdo controllers, Squid Games, The Expanse, finished Only Murders in the Buildingbnl,C: The Simpsons, Rocket League, Nuclear Blaze, Fallout 3, Collection of Saga FFL, Moonglow BayB: Fallout New Vegas, Alan Wake Remastered, House of Leaves, Chilly WeatherBrandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: Judge in Kyle Rittenhouse trial tells DAs that they can’t refer to the people he shot as “victims,” but can call them “arsonists” or “looters”Heroes of the Week: Former NHL player is suing the Blackhawks over botched sexual assault allegations, His former coach resigned as current Florida Panthers coachStacy Abrams’ PAC is donating $1.34 million to a nonprofit organization to wipe out medical debt for 108k people in the USCOVID Dump TruckFDA approves lower dose Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shots for kids ages 5-11Merck will license drugmakers worldwide to produce its treatment pillThe Reconciliation Bill is still shrinking and is currently at $1.75 trillionBrazil’s Senate committee recommended indictments for Bolsonaro for COVID responseDave Chappelle has suspect response to the Netflix special commentaryFacebook is rebranding as MetaAmazon warehouse workers in New York file for a union voteLost hiker in Colorado ignored calls from rescuers because he thought they were spamPETA suggests Baseball should replace the term “bullpen” with “arm barn”We got an official trailer for The Wheel of Time series for Amazon PrimeWe got an official trailer for Netflix’s Cowboy BebopWe got a trailer for The Witcher Season 2We got a trailer for Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 2We got a trailer for LightyearContact us at [email protected] via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the some good COVID-19 vaccine news, the awful death of a Hollywood cinematographer, and how the upcoming John Wick spin-off show has been ruined.

IntroWhat Are We Up To?C: Dune, Squid Game, Sealab 2021, Metroid Dread, Horizon Chase Turbo, No Man’s SkyB: Alan Wake Remastered, Fallout New Vegas, Hellraiser, Halloween shenanigans.Brandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: Parkland school shooter pleads guilty to murdering 17 peopleJohnson & Johnson are using a controversial bankruptcy maneuver to create a spin off company for all of its baby powder lawsuits to focus onHero of the Week: Dr. Rachel Levine became the first transgender four-star officer in US historyFormer Bush SOS Colin Powell diedCOVID Dump TruckCDC endorsed booster shots for Moderna & J&J along with mix-and-matchingPfizer vaccine for kids 5 to 11 appears to be more than 90% effectiveWashington State University fired head football coach for refusing to get vaccineThe $3.5 Trillion reconciliation bill looks to be shrinking as Manchin continues defianceManchin threatens to change parties to independent if Dems want him toHouse panel on January 6 insurrection votes to hold Steve Bannon in contemptFormer Giuliani associate Lev Parnas has been convicted of campaign finance crimesTrump Organization faces a new criminal inquiry over NY golf clubTrump announced his new “Truth Social” social media platformThey’ve already violated open-source software licensing agreementsSinclair Broadcast Group has suffered from a ransomware attack and had data stolenResearchers pinpoint the Vikings arriving in Canada exactly 1,000 years agoThe Netflix walkout went on as scheduled as Netflix recognized PR mistakes they madeHollywood reached a tentative deal with IATSE just before strike deadlineCinematographer was killed by prop gun Alec Baldwin used during filming of Rust movieAMC Theaters are adding open captioning to certain showings at 240 of its locationsMel Gibson will star in the John Wick prequel series at StarzDisney delayed a bunch of its upcoming sequelsWe got a trailer for the Uncharted movieWe got a “Lost Session” teaser for Cowboy BebopContact us at [email protected] via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the huge Jon Gruden story, how Missouri's dumb governor doesn't understand how web browsers work, and how Texas keeps enacting even dumber laws.

10/16/2021 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up To?C: Black Widow, LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales, Squid Game, The Good Life, Metroid Dread, Rocket LeagueB: Fallout New Vegas, Elmore Leonard, Gemini Home Entertainment, Fall WeatherBrandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns after emails he sent while at ESPN contained racist, homophobic, and misogynistic remarksMissouri Gov Mike Parson vows to prosecute staff of St. Louis paper over discovering vulnerabilities in state agency websiteRobert Durst sentenced to life in prison for killing his best friendNew Texas law on books for school suggests teachers need to provide books with opposing views to the HolocaustHeroes of the Week: Mary McLeod Bethune will be the first Black person to have a state-commissioned statue in US Capitol’s Statuary HallCOVID Dump TruckMerck is seeking EUA for its pill that treats mild-to-moderate patientsFDA votes to recommend a booster dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccineUS will donate more than 17 million doses of J&J vaccine to the African UnionTexas Gov. Greg Abbott bans mandates in all Texas businessesThe House of Reps passed a short-term increase in the federal debt ceilingSocial Security payments in 2022 will rise by largest percentage in 40 yearsNASA launched an asteroid hunter spacecraft named LucyKorean-influenced words dominate the new additions to the Oxford English DictionaryThe Worker Revolution (Beta Edition)10k John Deere workers go on strikeApple fires #AppleToo leader during investigation of leaked internal docsNetflix fired employee leading internal walkout over Chappelle specialWe got a trailer for The BatmanWe got a teaser trailer for The FlashWe got a teaser trailer for PeacemakerContact us at [email protected] via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the wild Facebook downtime, labor strikes affect certain companies and industries, and what popular 90s show is getting a follow up from Netflix.

IntroWhat Are We Up To?C: What If?, Muppets Haunted Mansion, Squid Games, Metroid Dread, Rocket LeagueB: Fallout New Vegas, Mass Effect LE, Halloween ‘78, outside is nice (finally).Brandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: The huge trove of leaked financial documents called the Pandora Papers exposed offshore dealings of hundreds of the world’s global eliteFrance’s Catholic Church abused about 333k children according to a new reportHeroes of the Week: Bubba Wallace is only the second black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series raceAustralia returns four national parks and other lands to Indigenous AustraliansThe New York Public Library is eliminating all late fees, effective immediatelyPharmacy chains are up next in major opioid crisis trialFederal judge has temporarily blocked Texas’ new abortion lawAnd now it’s back in effect after a higher court struck down that rulingFacebook and its various services suffered a global outage on MondayThey revealed what happened to cause the issuesKellogg’s US cereal plant workers went on strike over lost benefits and other threatsTrailblazing women in US history will be featured on quarters for the next four yearsWilliam Shatner is actually going to space next week on Jeff Bezos’ Blue OriginA Russian actor is on the ISS now to film portions of a film up thereIATSE vote to authorize a strike if the studios don’t make a good offerWandaVision spinoff starring Kathryn Hahn is in the works for Disney PlusNetflix orders “That 90s Show” spinoff of “That 70s Show”Star Trek: Discovery Season 4 begins November 18We got a trailer for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon CityWe got a trailer for Blade Runner: Black LotusWe got a trailer for Shenmue the AnimationContact us at [email protected] via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the awful people that finally got their comeuppance, some good news for reparations, and the good news about Mark Hoppus.

IntroWhat Are We Up To?C: Simpsons, Rocket League, Away, Gas Station SimulatorB: Tales of Arise, finished Deltarune, Horror season, Victory in the Mouse Wars.Brandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: R. Kelly found guilty on all counts in sex trafficking trialCapital Gazette shooter sentenced to multiple life prison terms, plus 345 yearsLondon police officer gets a life sentence for killing Sarah EverardAlex Jones is fully liable for all damages that the jury for his Sandy Hook trials determines he should pay to his victims96 year old secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp caught after trying to skip her Nazi trialHeroes of the Week: Canada celebrated their first-ever National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in light of government’s indian residential schoolsBruce’s Beach in Manhattan Beach, CA will be returned to descendants of black couple the land was stolen from in 1924Congress CavalcadeSenate GOP blocks government funding bill over the debt ceilingTreasury Sec. says Fed Gov could run out of cash by October 18House passes bill to avoid debt default, but likely won’t go farCongress passed a new short-term funding bill before Thursday night deadlineNancy Pelosi delays vote on Infrastructure billUSPS will be slowing down services and increasing prices for the holidaysIceland almost had a female-majority parliament, but a recount confirms it’s just shortYouTube is banning all vaccine misinformation contentA Danish museum paid an artist $84k to create art, got back two blank canvasesUS gov’t declares 23 species of birds, fish, and other species extinctWild birds will be protected by the gov’t enforcing rules again after Trump stopped itThe Vinland map of the New World officially confirmed to be fakeA megacomet will be heading towards our solar system within the next 10 yearsBlink-182’s Mark Hoppus is now cancer freeThe Black Widow pay lawsuit has been settled between Scarlett Johansson and DisneyBook of Boba Fett will be debuting December 29 on Disney PlusContact us at [email protected] via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS