Let's Weekend

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend: Gun control proposals have gun-toting crazies up in arms. A Tennessee school district thinks Harry Potter novels are real spellbooks. Chris Jericho has his AEW title stolen. And a sports writer pays $55,000 for a beer. This and more, next!

9/6/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up ToF: Oathbringer, PC Building Sim.P: Work, Netflix, Music.B: Astral Chain, Ikaruga, books, asshole summerBrandon’s Random Factoid.Asshole of the Week: Seven dead in drive-by shooting between Midland and Odessa, TXHero of the Week: The victim of rapist Brock Turner reveals her name, face, and voice30 are dead after Hurricane Dorian devastated the BahamasTrump altered a NOAA map of potential Dorian path to include AlabamaAfter Texas shooting a bunch of Republicans threatened violence if there’s gun controlMegan McCain makes it about herself “I’m not living without guns”Rep. Crenshaw wants to loan guns to friends that can’t pass background checksTexas State Rep calls for more prayer, no gun controlWalmart will stop selling some ammo, requests no open carry in storesKroger joins them in banning open carry in storesWalgreens joins the groupNorth Carolina court rules that their state legislative maps are unconstitutionalHouse Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner is not running for re-election in 2020Howard Schultz ends 2020 presidential campaignBernie Sanders introduces BEZOS ActTrump admin raids military construction project funds for the wallThe FBI is tracking border protest groups as extremist organizationsJacob Wohl has been charged with a felony in California with arrest warrantSteve King visited border facility and drank from water fountain for some reasonThe Brexit debacle in the UK keeps going on after Boris’ first defeats in parliamentMichigan’s the first state to ban flavored e-cigarettesGunmen tried to rob Popeye’s to get their new chicken sandwich, but were thwartedTennessee catholic school removes Harry Potter books because they’re spellbooksP: Let’s really scare some motherfuckers: Fetus Yeetus.There was a Straight Pride Parade in Boston and it was as dumb as you expectedDA’s request to drop charges against protestors ignored by judgeCricket writer in the UK somehow got sold the most expensive beer in history at hotelThe first AEW Champion Chris Jericho had his belt stolen while at Longhorn SteakhouseThere’s a trailer for biopic movie Just MercyThere’s a trailer for Netflix’s Between Two Ferns movieContact us at [email protected] Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend: GOP resignations, retirements, and rudeness. Space Crime. Plus, Nuking hurricanes is a dumb idea. That and more, next.

8/30/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up ToF: Stormlight 3, GOG Galaxy, PC Building SimP: KakeguruiB: Astral Chain, books, anime.T: Series of Unfortunate Events, Aggretsuko, podcasts, Kingdom 2 CrownsC: The Good Place, The Dark Crystal, Streaming (Driveclub, Catherine)Brandon’s Random Factoid.Asshole of the Week: Alabama Republicans passed resolution calling for Ilhan Omar to be expelled from CongressHero of the Week: Oklahoma judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 millions in opioid lawsuitDNC votes against holding a single-issue climate change debate for 2020 candidatesJoe Walsh confirms challenge of Trump for 2020Kirsten Gillibrand ends her 2020 presidential raceTrump wants the wall built by Election Day & will pardon anyone for crimes committedDeutsche Bank has tax returns on unnamed TrumpsGOP House Rep Sean Duffy resigns to help take care of familyGOP House Rep John Shimkus will not seek reelectionGOP Sen Johnny Isakson is retiring at the end of the year due to health issuesBoris Johnson got the Queen to suspend parliament weeks before Brexit deadlineNYT columnist is called a bedbug by GW prof, tries to complain to his provostNASA’s investigating their first allegation of a crime committed in spaceTSA bans Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge thermal detonator Coke bottles on flights Report claims Trump suggested National Sec folks should explore nuking hurricanesHasbro purchased Death Row RecordsWe got a new trailer for JokerWe got a trailer for Netflix’s Steven Soderbergh movie The LaundromatWe got a trailer confirming the Breaking Bad movie is coming to Netflix on October 11D23 Roundup:There’s a new Lizzie McGuire show featuring Hillary DuffMuppets Now seriesObi-Wan Kenobi series featuring Ewan McGregorShe-Hulk, Moon Knight, and Ms. Marvel series coming to Disney+Black Panther II gets May 6, 2022 dateDisney revealed Raya and the Last Dragon Lady and the Tramp trailerThe Mandalorian trailerA new  teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerContact us at [email protected] 

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On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend: The crazy continues. The Amazon rainforest is on fire. A heart-warming story in the wake of the El Paso shooting. Plus, we’re somehow getting another Matrix movie. This and more, next.

8/23/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up To?F: Stormlight 2, Wreckfest.P: Too busy to be up to anything.B: Fire Emblem, Speaker For the Dead, anime, it’s hooooooot.T: working, Series of Unfortunate Events season 2, Kingdom 2 Crowns, Bloons TD 6C: She-Ra, Impossible Whopper, Streaming (Cat Quest, Erica, Transistor)Brandon’s Random Factoid.Asshole of the Week: The Amazon rainforest fires are on the verge of being game over for climate changeHero of the Week: Husband of El Paso shooting victim invited the public to her funeral and hundreds showed upDavid Koch is deadB: Cue the crab rave.Alt-right leader admits after Portland rally that they want to fight, waste tax moneyMarch for Our Lives unveils their ambitious gun control planTrump wants to buy Greenland, calls himself “King of Israel” and “The Chosen One”Also “orders” US companies to stop doing business with ChinaJay Inslee ends his presidential bid, will run for a third term as Washington GovernorFormer Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is running for the Senate to oppose GOP SenJoe Walsh wants to run against Trump in GOP Presidential Primary Sarah Huckabee Sanders joins Fox News as a contributor People are not happy that Sean Spicer’s on Dancing With The Stars this season RBG appears to have beaten pancreatic cancer Iceland held a funeral for its first glacier lost to climate changeNYPD chief finally fired Daniel Pantaleo five years after killing Eric GarnerThe Justice Department sent immigration judges a white nationalist blog postChicago mugger got punched repeatedly in the junkThere’s a Chinese propaganda rap song about Hong Kong that samples Trump linesNew Zealand has a creepy face hand statue atop Wellington’s City Gallery‘Water’ in Northland woman’s ear turns out to be brown recluse spiderDisney and Sony Pictures are having a spat over their deal for Spider-ManDisney confirms more shows/movies for Disney+ launchThere’s going to be a fourth Matrix movie with Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne MossKevin Smith is working on a He-Man series for NetflixWe got a teaser for Bombshell, the movie about the Fox News harassment scandalWe got a teaser trailer for Amazon Prime’s The ReportWe got a trailer for Netflix’s The PoliticianWe got a teaser trailer for Netflix’s Marriage StoryContact us at [email protected] 

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On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend: Unsavory people doing unsavory things. Scientists find plastic in Arctic snow, and space dust in the Antarctic. Plus, someone thought a Hot Dog flavored icecream sandwich was a good idea. That and more, up next.

8/16/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up To?F: Stormlight 2, web crap.P: Site things.B: Fire Emblem, Sound Horizon, animeC: Rocko’s Modern Life, Glow S3, Frankenstein, Streaming (NMS, PC Building Sim)Brandon’s Random Factoid.Asshole of the Week: US House Rep Steve King openly pondered whether there’d be any population left if not for rape and incestHeroes of the Week: It looks like we’ve got two drugs that could cure EbolaJeffrey Epstein committed suicide in his jail cell last weekendNewark, NJ has a lead crisis going on with its waterGOP Senator Martha McSally drafts bill making domestic terrorism a federal crimeTrump admin announced new rules to further restrict legal immigrationActing director of USCIS puts his own spin on the Statue of Liberty poemTrump admin also weakening application of Endangered Species ActThe inverted yield curve suggests a recession is on the wayJohn Hickenlooper ends 2020 Presidential Race bidHuman dumpster Curt Schilling is considering a run for Congress in AZOscar Mayer has a new Hot Dog-flavored ice cream sandwich that is a real thing nowStudy in the Arctic finds plastic particles that fell from the sky in snowStudy in Antarctica finds that there’s dust from a supernova in the snowTool debuts on digital media, landing their entire discography on Billboard top 20Verizon sold Tumblr to WordPress owner Automattic for much less than they paid for itThe Wheel of Time Main Cast announcedJ.D. Salinger’s books are going digital for the first timeCBS & Viacom are merging back together againUniversal movie “The Hunt” cancelled after El Paso/Dayton shootingsWe got a trailer for Netflix’s Dolemite Is My NameContact us at [email protected] 

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On this episode of Let’s Weekend: It’s been a really crappy week. Two mass shootings and a moron in Missouri. Scientists bake some epic sourdough. Plus, Netflix spends the big money for Game of Thrones’ writers.

8/9/2019 Show Notes

IntroAssholes of the Week: The El Paso shooter, The Dayton shooterOhio state rep. blames mass shootings on everything, and we mean everything, but gunsTrump brought parents back to hospital for photo op despite them not wanting toTucker Carlson claims white supremacy is a hoax perpetrated by rich peopleNeil deGrasse Tyson decided to “Well, actually..” the shootings’ number of deadICE raids in Mississippi arrested hundreds of people, leaving many kids w/o parentsHeroes of the Week: Parents died in El Paso shooting shielding their baby from gunfireMan near Walmart in El Paso shooting grabbed as many kids as possible to get them to safetyOff-duty firefighter stopped body armor/rifle-clad man outside Walmart in MissouriDanny Trejo and bystander saved child from overturned car in LAAfter initially defending 8chan hosting, CloudFlare pulls support after El Paso shootingAsked about Trump’s involvement in the shooting, Beto got realNearly 700 men are suing the Boy Scouts of America over childhood sexual abuseWhat Are We Up To?F: The Way of Kings, MWC, trying not to melt.B: Fire Emblem, light novels, animeC: RvB, Fallout 4, Streaming (Sniper Elite 4, Cook, Serve, Delicious 2, DuckTales Remastered)Democrat mail bomber gets sentenced to 20 years in prisonGateHouse and Gannett newspaper companies merging to form largest chain in USPerson goes to slave plantation, gets triggered about tour guide discussing slavery.Pizza Hut’s closing about 500 dine-in locationsSubway’s introducing a Beyond Meatball Marinara sub with plant-based protein meatballNCAA institutes new agent rules to keep the NBA’s biggest agent from undergradsScientists baked sourdough bread with yeast retrieved from 4,500 years agoScientists brewed a vodka from crops in Chernobyl’s abandoned zone to sell for charityAlaskan man finds message in a bottle from Soviet-era ship from 1969Andy Serkis will direct Venom 2Disney will be offering Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ bundle for $12.99Disney’s rebooting Home Alone, Night at the Museum, & Wimpy Kids for Disney+Netflix signed exclusive TV show/movie deal with David Benioff and DB WeissNetflix making Eurovision movie feat. Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, & Pierce BrosnanContact us at [email protected] 

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On this episode of Let’s Weekend: Brandon sings. What? You really need another reason to listen?

8/2/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up To?F: Stormlight Archive, Bloodstained, something.P: World Warriors site restructure, Evo 2019, X-Men rebootB: Fire Emblem, books, anime.T: Yarn Crawl, rewatching My Name is Earl, still Bobiverse, Kingdom 2 Crowns, Bloons TD 6C: The Lion King, Streaming (Doom, Days Gone, Chasm, Solo: Islands of the Heart)Brandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: Capital One got hacked big time, accused hacker threatened to shoot up California social media companyHero of the Week: Baltimore Sun’s scathing editorial on Trump’s attacks on BaltimoreRIP Russi Taylor, voice of Minnie Mouse, various Simpsons charactersKamala Harris’ student loan forgiveness program is not goodNew California law requires tax returns from those on the primary ballot in 2020Epstein hoped to impregnate many women to develop a super-race of humansTrump signed 9/11 first responders funding bill while claiming he was at Ground ZeroB: Spoiler Alert, he was in Trump Tower during 9/11.Trump promised to cure cancer and aids, yelled about windmills at Cincy rallyTrumper got out of truck to punch 61 year old protester, arrestedMoscow Mitch responds to criticism by accusing media of modern-day McCarthyism Farmers in California are converting farmland to solar farms as water supplies dry upHeat wave hits Greenland and their ice sheet lost 11 billion tons of ice in a dayIndian kid had 526 teeth extracted from his mouthBurger King’s Impossible Whopper goes nationwide next weekFan threw a ball 96 mph at a Colorado Rockies game, Oakland signed him to contractAn asteroid the size of the Empire State Building will pass by us next weekRammstein members kissed onstage in Moscow to protest Russia’s anti-gay laws“Old Town Road” breaks Billboard’s record for most weeks at No.1 We got our first look at Netflix’s The IrishmanWe got a trailer for Queen & SlimContact us at [email protected] 

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On this episode of Let’s Weekend: The UK has a new PM. That Mueller hearing happened. Netflix cancels some shows and buys others. Oh, and we were almost hit by a giant asteroid. That and more, next!

7/26/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up To?F: Outland, Bloodstained.P: Shadowbringers, House of X, NHL 20 Beta.B: Fire Emblem, The Witness, books, yard work and bird cages.C: The Silence, Streaming (KSP, Darkest Dungeon, Baba Is You)Brandon’s Random FactoidAsshole of the Week: Boris Johnson is the new UK Prime MinisterHero of the Week: Fed Judge blocks Trump admin’s new asylum restrictionsSenate finally voted to make 9/11 victim fund permanent with 97-2 voteThat Mueller hearing in Congress sure happenedSenate’s report on Russian hacking showed they went after every state in 2016Sen Wyden believes Trump admin would abuse encryption backdoorsEquifax’s settlement from their data breach in 2017 is $700 million, taking claims nowFacebook received a $5 billion settlement over their privacy bullshitSen. Elizabeth Warren introduced her student loan debt cancelling bill this weekPuerto Rico Gov Ricardo Rossello resigns after days of protests over obscene textsTwo officers in Gretna, LA fired after Facebook post saying AOC should be shotTrump appeared in front of altered Presidential Seal with “45 is a puppet” on itAustralian drug runner crashes van full of meth into parked police carSpaceX’s Dragon capsule is taking some Nickelodeon green slime to the ISSA city-killer asteroid just missed hitting the Earth this weekNetflix’s Tuca & Bertie cancelled after one seasonNetflix’s Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus movie is out August 16SDCC: X-Men comics reboot setHouse of X / Powers of X miniseries preceding full-line relaunchX-Men, New Mutants, Fallen Angels, Marauders, X-Force, eXcaliburTrailerpaloozaA Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodHarriet Tubman biopicZombieland: Double TapTaika Waititi’s satirical Hitler movie Jojo RabbitStar Trek: Picard at SDCCWatchmen at SDCCMarvel revealed their Phase 4 projects at SDCCBlack Widow – May 1, 2020The Falcon and Winter Soldier – Fall 2020 – Disney+Eternals – Nov. 6, 2020Shang-Chi: The Legend of the 10 Rings – Feb. 12, 2021WandaVision – Spring 2021 – Disney+Loki – Spring 2021 – Disney+Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness – May 7, 2021What If…? – Summer 2021 – Disney+Hawkeye – Fall 2021 – Disney+Thor: Love & Thunder – Nov. 5, 2021Also teased: Blade, Fantastic Four, Black Panther 2, Capt. Marvel 2, GOTG3, X-MenContact us at [email protected] 

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On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend: 50 years ago, humanity went to the moon. People still think it was a hoax. Trump is getting more erratic as time goes on. Elon Musk announces his new venture. Plus, the Cats movie trailer.

7/19/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up To?F: Age of Legend, Bloodstained.P: Laying the groundwork for a DIY project I’ve had in mind for awhile…B: The Witness, anticipating FE, books, keeping coolT: Same as last week – Stardew Valley, FFXIV, Good Omens, BobiverseC: The heat death of the Earth, streaming (Detroit, A Robot Named Fight), PokemonsBrandon’s Random FactoidAssholes of the Week: Trump attacks The Squad on Twitter, tells them to go back to their countries (three of them born in America)Denied his racist tweets were racistGOP defended Trump’s racist tweetsHouse voted on measure to condemn racist tweets with only 4 GOP votesIncites NC Rally crowd to chant “Send Her Back” when talking about OmarHero of the Week: Jon Stewart tears into Rand Paul for blocking 9/11 Fund Bill Man set fire to Kyoto Animation studio, killing 33 people The Robert Mueller hearing has been pushed back to July 24 The cop that murdered Eric Garner will not be charged for his death by DOJHouston councilwoman Amanda Edwards joins Dem race for Sen Cornyn’s seatAn ex-Marine, current Kentucky farmer Mike Broihier is running for Sen Mitch’s seatThe face of the UK’s 50 pound note is Alan TuringSeattle NHL franchise hires former Carolina GM Ron Francis to be its GMAdidas’ new marketing campaign begins with singer Grimes sharing her fitness routine Director of Iowa DHS forced to resign one day after sharing email mentioning 2pacIndia’s launch of their Chanrayaan-2 moon lander delayed to July 22Elon Musk unveiled his next project, which is Neuralink’s brain-computer interfaceApple wants to compete with Spotify, others by funding Apple-exclusive podcastsToys R Us is returning later this year with new concept stores in Texas and NJAlan Moore announced retirement after last issue of The League of Extraordinary GentlemenTaika Waititi will direct the next Thor movie, pushes back Akira movieThe new Rocko’s Modern Life movie gets a teaser, Netflix date for August 9We got our first look at Netflix’s The Witcher seriesWe got a trailer for Jay and Silent Bob RebootWe got a trailer for the long-awaited Top Gun: MaverickWe got a trailer for the Cats movieContact us at [email protected] 

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On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend: The US National Women’s Soccer Team brings home the cup. Mississippi picks on plant-based meat substitutes. HBO Max, Warner’s new Streaming Service will be your place for Friends. Plus, much more!

7/12/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up To?F: Age of Legend, Bloodstained, watching Tech outlets fall over themselves.P: YouTube stuff, didn’t get to go to BR on Wed (made up for it all week)B: Bloodstained, Evangelion, books, summer is HOT.T: Bobiverse, Good Omens, Strawberry Panic, Shadowbringers, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Stardew ValleyC: Spider-Man FFH, Stranger Things S3, Streaming (My Time at Portia, Stardew Valley, Rocket League, The Messenger)Brandon’s Random FactoidAsshole of the Week: Jeffrey Epstein arrested, charged with sex trafficking minors from 2002-05Labor Sec Alex Acosta resigned over criticism of 2008 plea dealHeroes of the Week: Fox News did a broadcast at French bar after USWNT’s victory w/“Fuck Trump” cheersRIP Rip TornHeads up: ICE will be doing raids in 10 cities starting on SundayR. Kelly arrested on Federal sex crime chargesEric Swalwell drops from Dem Presidential raceBillionaire Tom Steyer joins Dem Presidential raceMarine vet Amy McGrath is running for Mitch McConnell’s seat in the SenateTenn. Gov continues Nathan Bedford Forrest Day in honor of Confederate/KKK leaderTrump drops quest to add a citizenship question to 2020 Census Sen introduces bill to halt fed funding for 2026 World Cup until USWNT gets equal payA new Mississippi law prevents plant-based meat providers from calling them burgersNew study finds that humans might have been in Europe way earlier than we thoughtBranson’s Virgin Galactic will be the first space-tourism company to go publicMicrosoft released a Windows 1.11 app to coincide with Stranger Things 3’s releaseWarnerMedia announced their HBO Max streaming service with Friends as exclusiveNetflix is working on a Cuphead animated comedy seriesDavid Fincher’s directing a biopic of Citizen Kane co-writer for NetflixZack Snyder’s working on a Norse Mythology Anime series for NetflixWe got a teaser trailer for Disney’s live-action Mulan movieContact us at [email protected] 

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On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend: The Trump parade didn’t go off without a hitch. More progress in North Korea. Cockroaches will soon be invincible. Plus, people are upset at the new Little Mermaid movie. That and more, next.

7/5/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up To?F: Pern, Bloodstained.P: Shadowbringers (finished MSQ, I have thoughts, waiting for the right time)B: Bloodstained, books, netflixC: Spider-Man: Far From Home, DB Super, Stranger Things, StreamingBrandon’s Random FactoidAsshole of the Week: People from Congress visit CBP concentration camps, find overcrowding/abuseDespite taking their phones, Joaquin Castro managed to take photos/videosThere’s a secret CBP Facebook group where they post a lot of awful shitShocker: CBP knew about FB group for years despite claims they didn’t knowHero of the Week: House Dems sue for Trump’s Tax ReturnsUpdate: Alabama Prosecutors dismiss manslaughter charge on woman over fetus’ deathTrump is the first US President to step into North KoreaTrump’s 4th of July military event was a nightmareThere was a Proud Boys rally in Portland that got a right-wing writer hurt in fightB: It’s a bit more complicated and that…and Andy Ngo is NOT a victim.DOJ confirms the Trump admin will not put a citizenship question in 2020 CensusTrump wants to sneak it back in via executive order or other legal optionNike pulls Betsy Ross sneakers after feedback from Colin KaepernickJudge is under fire after giving leniency to boy that raped girl because of good familyJustin Amash is leaving the GOP, going IndependentNASA’s planning Dragonfly mission to send lander to Saturn’s moon Titan in 2026Cockroaches are getting closer to invincibilityMad Magazine is shutting down after 67 yearsDisney picks Halle Bailey to play Ariel in upcoming Little Mermaid remakeNeil Gaiman announced a Sandman series is coming to NetflixWe got a trailer for Rian Johnson’s new movie “Knives Out”Contact us at [email protected] 

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