Let's Weekend

On this episode of Let’s Weekend: Alabama court delivers a very questionable manslaughter verdict. The 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riot. NRA TV stops its live programming. A Final Fantasy XIV TV series is in the works. That and a whole lot more, next.

6/28/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up To?F: Pern, Bloodstained.P: Bloodstained, Shadowbringers (right now!), Samurai ShodownB: Bloodstained, netflix, Primus and Spock’s Beard, the world is lava!C: NGE, Rocket League, Streaming (Muse Dash, Hitman 2, CTR)Brandon’s Random Factoid (Stonewall edition)Asshole of the Week: Alabama Woman whose unborn baby was killed in 2018 shooting indicted for manslaughter, shooter’s charges were dismissedHero of the Week: Jimmy Carter considers Trump an illegitimate PresidentNY Magazine columnist alleged that Trump sexually assaulted her in the late 90sTrump admin argued that soap/toothbrushes/blankets not required for immigrant kidsSCOTUS rules that political gerrymandering is not the domain of federal courtsThe Supreme Court is cool with vulgar trademarks like FUCTBernie Sanders unveiled his College For All plan to cancel all student loan debt in USPelosi reverses course to pass Senate’s Wall-funding billRobert Mueller will testify before the House on July 17 with some conditionsMelania Trump’s communication director, Stephanie Grisham, is the new WH Press SecMaine’s State House speaker Sara Gideon is running against Susan Collins in 2020DOJ Prosecutors revealed that Rep. Duncan Hunter used campaign funds for 5 affairsNRA TV will stop broadcasting live programming, Dana Loesch is goneChicago restaurant employee spat on Eric TrumpCalifornia’s proposed law giving college students rights to their likeness scares NCAABreakdancing provisionally approved for 2024 Summer Olympics in ParisSony announces Final Fantasy XIV live-action TV seriesRyan Murphy’s Netflix adaptation of The Prom musical has a great castOne Day at a Time returns via Pop TV for Season FourPaul Rudd joins the cast of the new Ghostbusters movieWe have a trailer for the new Charlie’s Angels movieContact us at [email protected] 

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On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend: The GOP doesn’t understand what concentration camps are. Bill Cosby tweets from prison. Elon throws a fit. Plus, Neon Genesis Evangellion is now on Netflix! That and much more, coming up.

6/21/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up To?F: Mostly The Expanse, my ISP is kinda awesome.P: Xbox 360 stuff, preparing a lot of videos, NHL draft tonightB: Ace Attorney trilogy, The Wandering Earth, bird stuff.T: FFXIV, Kingdom Two CrownsC: Rain, The Flash S5, Streaming, Rocket League, BorderlandsBrandon’s Random FactoidAsshole of the Week: The GOP tries to “Well, actually” the concentration camps ICE is running at the border as AOC and others call them what they really are Hero of the Week: Jon Stewart makes plea to empty committee over 9/11 fundRoy Moore wants to run for Senate in 2020, despite GOP not wanting himHarvard rescinded admission to Parkland survivor Kyle Kashuv over racist messagesDuring Sandy Hook trial, Alex Jones turned over emails that included child porn OJ Simpson joins Twitter, says he’s got a little gettin’ even to doSends DM to fake account with knife emojiBill Cosby tweeted from prison on Father’s Day calling himself America’s Dad Elon Musk threw an internet tantrum after refusing to credit Nier Automata fan artistCracker Barrel blocks anti-gay Tennessee pastor from holding an event in its storeYoutuber buys town in Michigan and renames it Gay Hell to protest Trumpa admin Nowegian island that has long periods of no sun sets wants to go time-freeBoaty McBoatface sub makes big climate change discovery on maiden voyageThe Himalayan glaciers have been melting twice as fast since 2000New bush tomato species that changes genders named by scientistsWoman earns PhD to become Dr. Marijuana Pepsi VandyckThere’s a weird mass on the far side of the MoonFacebook announced Libra cryptocurrency as latest plan to take over the worldHacker tries to ransom Radiohead archive, Radiohead does the most Radiohead thing possible.Disney will re-release Avengers Endgame with new footage to beat Avatar’s record Pixar announced Soul movie from Up/Inside Out director for June 19, 2020 releaseJanet Mock is the first trans woman to make a deal with major studio, NetflixNeon Genesis Evangelion is now on Netflix. B: Prepare your brains.Contact us at [email protected]

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On this episode of Let’s Weekend: Trump goes to the UK. Nutella supply may be dwindling. Apple unveils their new Mac Pro. Plus, Brad Pitt goes to space. This and much more, next!

6/7/2019 Show Notes

IntroWhat Are We Up To?F: The Expanse.P: Preparing for E3.B: DQ XI, Ace Attorney, books, a PARADE of bullshit.C: Always Be My Maybe, Tuca & Bertie, When They See Us, Streaming, E3 Stream PrepBrandon’s Random FactoidAsshole of the Week: Virginia Beach shooter killed 12 people at his former workplaceHero of the Week: Trudeau pledges $1.4b yearly aid for women/girls’ health worldwideTrump was in the UK this week and Brits protested a lotA woman popped the Trump Baby balloon and was arrested for carrying a knifeHouse passes $19.1 billion disaster relief bill that also helps PR despite GOP blocksHouse passes bill to protect Dreamers and offer a path to citizenshipNC Gov blocks GOP abortion bill, House failed to get votes for vetoA massive cruise ship crashed into a wharf in Venice after mechanical trouble, injuring 4Caster Semenya can keep running after winning interim ruling in Swiss supreme court A strike in France at world’s biggest Nutella factory will impact supplyObamas sign deal with Spotify to produce a series of podcastsRobert Downey Jr announced he wants to be Tony Stark with Footprint CoalitionNASA’s opening up the ISS to private astronauts with first missions as early as 2020Cuphead is coming to Teslas soon for some reasonYouTube had a hell of a week to start Pride MonthVox writer Carlos Maza was repeatedly harassed by Steven Crowder in many videos with homophobic slurs, t-shirts, and moreYouTube finally reviewed his case and determined they had no issues with it, despite parts of their TOS against harassmentThen they claimed they reversed that with a revised policy outlawing monetization of extremist contentTed Cruz supports Steven CrowderApple WWDC sure was a rich man’s conference$6k Mac Pro that looks like a cheese grater$5k Pro Display XDR with 6k 32” LCD with a $1k stand or $200 mountSign-in button that generates a fake email to forward to your real emailPS4/XB1 BT controller support for iPhone/iPad/Apple TVNetflix is working on a Magic: The Gathering series with the Russo Brothers as EPsWe got a trailer for Ad AstraContact us at [email protected]

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On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend: The abortion bill disease is spreading. A weatherman in Ohio loses it when people complain. Dual-screen laptops. Plus, trailers for Rambo and The Dark Crystal. This and more, next. NB: Brandon’s Skype deteriorated during the show. I chose to release the show anyway. (more…)

On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend: The US may be going to war, again. We may be going back to the moon in 2024. Someone tried to drop-kick Arnold Schwarzenegger. Plus New Coke is coming back, and we’re okay with it. That and more, next. (more…)

On this LP edition of Let’s Weekend: Alabama. The Space Force has a supporter in Sen. Ted Cruz. The Moon is shrinking. A folding laptop from Lenovo. Plus, a trailer for HBO’s His Dark Materials series. That and much more, next. (more…)

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.

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.