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  • Let’s Weekend #476 – Judge Nosferatu

    In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's corrupt new federal judge, what Trump wants to spend $200 million on in the White House, and the earthquake that was felt around the Pacific Ocean.

    • Intro
    • What Are We Up To?
      • C: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Hard Boiled, Soulstone Survivors
      • B: BG3, Social Democracy An Alternate History, Void Stranger, Uketsu, fucking Health Insurance bullshit.
      • Brandon’s Random Factoid
      • Assholes of the Week: The landlord that killed a Palestinian American boy and wounded his mother and was sentenced to decades in prison has died already
        • The Senate confirmed corrupt Trump lawyer Emil Bove for 3rd circuit appeals court
        • Tariffs are returning once again on August 7 for countries that haven’t made deals with the Trump admin, Mexico gets a 90 day extension of their previous deal
        • Texas Republicans release their redistricting plan that could add 5 more seats to GOP side
        • Many people and kids in Gaza are deal with a “worst-case” famine scenario across the Gaza Strip as Israel continues to block food from reaching trapped civilians
        • There was a shooting at the NFL offices in Manhattan with 4 people dead by a man that believed he was suffering from CTE and wanted his brain studied after he shot himself
        • Heroes of the Week: Scientists in South Africa are fighting poachers by injecting their horns with a radioactive isotope
        • Trump wants to build a $200 million ballroom in a huge makeover of the White House
        • The Senate confirmed the first CDC director in 70 years without a medical degree
        • Kamala Harris bows out of running for California governor in 2026
        • MTG won’t run in Georgia governor’s race for 2026
        • An 8.8-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia sent tsunami waves across the Pacific Ocean
        • The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it’s shutting down due to Trump’s defunding
        • Happy Gilmore 2 was the biggest Netflix US film opening ever
        • We got an official trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash
        • We got an official trailer for Eyes of Wakanda
        • We got an official trailer for Fixed
        • We got an official trailer for Peacemaker Season 2
        • We got an official trailer for Twinless
        • We got an official trailer for Zootopia 2
        • We got a teaser trailer for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
        • Contact us at [email protected]
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        • 1 hr 11 min
        • Let’s Weekend #475 – Feels So Bad

          In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump’s continued battle against the Epstein Files, how South Park is annoying Trump, and a number of notable celebrity deaths from this past week.

          • Intro
          • What Are We Up To?
            • C: Fantastic Four, Happy Gilmore 2, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Harvey Birdman, DK Bananza
            • B: Banishers Ghosts of New Eden, ZeroRanger, books, Hellaverse stuff.
            • Brandon’s Random Factoid
            • Assholes of the Week: DNI Tulsi Gabbard released a new report denying that Russia interfered in the 2016 election that prompted Trump to want Obama, Hilary Clinton, & others investigated
              • Columbia agreed to pay over $220 million in a deal with Trump to restore their federal funding
              • The House of Representatives is ending their session early for a month to avoid a vote on the Epstein Files
              • Judge has denied the release of Epstein grand jury transcripts in Florida, DOJ met with Ghislaine Maxwell over potential information she has to offer that could get her a pardon by Trump, AG Pam Bondi told Trump that his name was in the Epstein Files
              • The White House wants state GOPs to gerrymander more of their states to ensure they don’t lose the House in 2026, starting with Texas
              • Trump’s EPA is trying to reverse their 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger people that is the core of their climate change regulations
              • Hero of the Week: The Macrons are suing Candace Owens over defamation over claiming Brigitte is a man
              • Good Riddance to Hulk Hogan
              • RIP Chuck Mangione
              • RIP Ozzy Osbourne
              • RIP Malcolm-Jamal Warner
              • The Trump admin released a ton of files on the MLK Jr assassination
              • Arizona woman was sentenced to 8 years in prison as part of a North Korean IT worker scheme
              • Federal regulators are approving Paramount’s $8 billion deal with Skydance
              • The White House is feuding with South Park after they featured him as Satan’s lover
              • Amazon’s working on a Wolfenstein series with the Fallout producer
              • Netflix renewed Wednesday for Season 3
              • Coyote vs Acme will debut in theaters on August 28, 2026
              • There’s a new Rick and Morty spinoff coming called President Curtis
              • We got an official trailer for Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
              • We got an official trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
              • We got an official trailer for Tron: Ares
              • We got a teaser trailer for Hoppers
              • Contact us at [email protected]
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              • 1 hr 44 min
              • Let’s Weekend #474 – The Coldplay Kiss Cam

                In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's battle against the Epstein Files, Coldplay revealing a big tech scandal, and what's going on with Lilo & Stitch.

                • Intro
                • What Are We Up To?
                  • C: Conan Must Go S2, Home Movies, King of the Hill, Spilled
                  • T: Late Night talk shows, DB Super, Rick & Morty, There Is No Place for Us Brian Goldstone, game I’m reviewing
                  • B: System Shock 2 Remaster, Neofeud, books, trash day.
                  • Brandon’s Random Factoid
                  • Assholes of the Week: Trump tried to tell his base to move on from the Epstein Files and they’re not happy with him, He whined on Truth Social that it’s a hoax, Trump filed a defamation suit over Wall Street Journal story on his ties to Epstein, He is seeking the release of Epstein grand jury records
                    • The Trump admin is withholding $140 million budgeted for public health departments to combat fentanyl overdoses, the White House’s plan is to give out the money in increments instead of a single annual payment
                    • The Trump admin announced a prisoner swap deal between the US, Venezuela, and El Salvador
                    • Congress has passed their 1st major crypto legislation for the US and they’ve passed Trump’s bill to rescind $9 billion in funds that includes $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
                    • CBS cancelled Late Show with Stephen Colbert over a “financial decision” and definitely not because of his criticism of Paramount’s settlement with Trump
                    • Hero of the Week: The new head of USPS says he’s not interested in privatizing them
                    • Trump’s threatening Russia with heavy tariffs and giving weapons to Ukraine if the war doesn’t end
                    • SCOTUS rule to allow the Trump admin to keep dismantling the Dept. of Education
                    • Trump’s been floating that he may fire the Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell
                    • Trump has chronic venous insufficiency
                    • The CEO and CPO of tech company Astronomer were caught cheating at a Coldplay concert
                    • Peacock’s raising rates starting on July 23
                    • James Gunn revealed on his social media that Supergirl is getting a movie next year
                    • Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse had its 2027 release date delayed by 3 weeks
                    • Taika Waititi is directing a new Judge Dredd movie
                    • Netflix is working on a live-action Captain Planet and the Planeteers series
                    • Netflix is working on a live-action Assassin’s Creed series
                    • Amazon MGM is working on a live-action My Little Pony movie
                    • Nintendo announced who will play Link and Zelda in their live-action movie
                    • Lilo & Stitch is the first Hollywood movie to hit $1 billion this year
                    • We got a teaser trailer for Stranger Things 5
                    • We got an official trailer for Mortal Kombat II
                    • Contact us at [email protected]
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                    • 1 hr 25 min
                    • Let’s Weekend #473 – Project Measles 2025

                      In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the awful floods in Texas, the return of Measles as a threat to kids, and the DOJ news about Jeffrey Epstein's client list.

                      • Intro
                      • What Are We Up To?
                        • C: Superman, Conan O’Brien Must Go, Civil War, Home Movies, American Truck Simulator, Squeakross
                        • B: Deux Ex, System Shock 2 Remaster, books, Goddamn rain
                        • Brandon’s Random Factoid
                        • Assholes of the Week: Flooding in Texas killed over 100 people with more than 160 people missing, funding issues prevented local siren warning systems from being approved, FEMA’s call centers has tons of firings and expired contracts as people were calling them for assistance, Ted Cruz was on vacation in Greece during the floods
                          • Trump’s restarting tariffs with 30% for EU and Mexico on August 1
                          • Twitter’s Grok AI went full Nazi before they deleted its worst responses
                          • Measles cases in the US has hit its highest level in 33 years
                          • SEC is suing a prominent Georgia Republican over a Ponzi scheme he ran that defrauded 300 investors of at least $140 million
                          • Hero of the Week: Coast Guard rescue swimmer saved more than 165 people during the Texas floods
                          • El Salvador’s government acknowledged that the US is still in control of migrants sent to CECOT
                          • DOJ claims that there’s no evidence that Jeffrey Epstein had a client list or blackmailed associates
                          • The State department is warning diplomats that somebody’s using AI to impersonate Marco Rubio
                          • Nigeria’s government says it will refuse any deportees the Trump admin sends to its country
                          • The IRS says churches can now endorse political candidates
                          • The TSA has ended the rule requiring you to remove your shoes at US airport security checkpoints
                          • Italian candy giant Ferrero is looking to buy Kellogg for $3.1 billion
                          • Legendary Entertainment is looking to acquire Lionsgate Studios after it separated from Starz
                          • A24 is bringing Ne Zha 2 to theaters in the US August 22
                          • The Paper will debut on Peacock September 4
                          • Alice in Borderland Season 3 will debut on Netflix September 25
                          • Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2 debuts November 4 and was renewed for Season 3
                          • Jon M. Chu is directing a Hot Wheels live-action movie
                          • Netflix is working on a live-action Solo Leveling series
                          • Larry David’s working on a new HBO show about American history
                          • HBO Max cancelled Duster
                          • We got a teaser trailer for Long Story Short
                          • We got an official trailer for King of the Hill Season 14
                          • We got an official trailer for Twisted Metal Season 2
                          • We got an official trailer for Wednesday Season 2
                          • Contact us at [email protected]
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                          • 1 hr 26 min
                          • Let’s Weekend #472 – The New Troll 2

                            In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's dumb funding bill, the new comet visiting our solar system, and the fun time that Dr. Phil is having these days.

                            • Intro
                            • What Are We Up To?
                              • C: Sinners, Get Out, Squeakross, Death Stranding 2
                              • B: Deus Ex, Shotgun King, Babylon 5, July 4th stuff.
                              • Brandon’s Random Factoid
                              • Assholes of the Week: Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill was passed by the Senate and House, so it’s just awaiting Trump to sign it, ICE will be supercharged with more funding than any other police or military force in the US government, Trump celebrated by using an antisemitic term about bankers that he claimed he didn’t know was antisemitic
                                • Armed man in Idaho created a fire to lure firefighters to a location that he fired upon and killed two of them and injured another before he was found dead later that night
                                • Paramount settled with Trump for $16 million
                                • NYT used some dubiously-sourced information from a Columbia hack that originated from a race science Nazi on Twitter
                                • Penn announced a deal with the DoE to settle case over transgender athletes like swimmer Lia Thomas to erase records and post apologies
                                • The DOJ plans to prioritize denaturalization cases to strip Americans of their citizenship
                                • Hero of the Week: The Dalai Lama announced that he will reincarnate and have a successor that will be found by his office after his death in spite of what China would like to happen
                                • RIP Michael Madsen
                                • Good Riddance to Jimmy Swaggart
                                • Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s lawyers filed a new doc in his case about the abuse he endured at CECOT
                                • SCOTUS will take on a case about whether states can ban transgender girls in sports next term
                                • WIsconsin’s Supreme Court ruled that it’s 1849 law does not ban abortion
                                • The killer of 4 Idaho students back in 2022 has plead guilty in plea deal with life sentence
                                • Trump wants to host UFC matches on the White House lawn for America’s 250th birthday
                                • Judge okays sale of 23andMe and its trove of DNA data to a nonprofit led by its founder
                                • NASA spotted a new comet flying through our solar system from a distant star system
                                • The WNBA is expanding to Cleveland, Detroit, and Philadelphia from 2028 to 2030
                                • Dr. Phil’s cable TV network files for bankruptcy and is suing its former partner TBN
                                • Neil Druckmann & Halley Gross are stepping back from The Last of Us show to go to Naughty Dog
                                • Sinners producers says their costumes were purchased from Mavel’s Blade reboot that stalled
                                • There’s going to be a standalone second season of Cyberpunk Edgerunners
                                • We got a teaser trailer for Troll 2
                                • We got an official trailer for Project Hail Mary
                                • We got an official trailer for Sentimental Value
                                • We got an official trailer for The Cat in the Hat
                                • We got an official trailer for The Running Man
                                • Contact us at [email protected]
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                                • 1 hr 36 min
                                • Let’s Weekend #471 – Avoid Alligator Alcatraz

                                  In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the incredible primary win of Zohran Mamdani, Ron DeSantis' dumb new concentration camp, and the many bad things SCOTUS did.

                                  • Intro
                                  • What Are We Up To?
                                    • C: Squid Game S3, Pokemon Violet
                                    • B: We Love Katamari Reroll, Shotgun King, Blue Prince, Babylon 5, the world is lava.
                                    • Brandon’s Random Factoid
                                    • Assholes of the Week: Trump admin bombed three of Iran’s nuclear sites late Saturday nightand it doesn’t seem like they obliterated it as Trump claimed. Trump claimed there was a ceasefire, but Israel kept attacking Iran right after that announcement
                                      • Ron DeSantis announced his new immigrant detention facility he’s calling Alligator Alcatraz
                                      • Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill’s Medicaid changes don’t meet the Senate’s parliamentarian rules as they struggle to find a solution for their differences with the House before the government defaults
                                      • Heroes of the Week: Zohran Mamdani has won the Democratic nomination for NYC mayor over Andrew Cuomo, Trump had a meltdown over it
                                      • SCOTUS End of the Term Dumpster
                                        • They’re allowing states to prevent Medicaid funds from going to Planned Parenthood
                                        • They’re limiting nationwide injunctions over Trump’s birthright executive order
                                        • They’re upholding a key measure in Obamacare on preventive care
                                        • They’re allowing parents the right to keep their kids out of classes w/objectionable material
                                        • They’re upholding the Texas law requiring age verification for porn sites
                                        • They’re upholding a federal program providing subsidized rural internet/phone services
                                        • They’re blocking a lower court order requiring time for those being deported to contest it
                                        • They postponed a Louisiana redistricting case to the next term
                                        • Judge approves Anthropic’s fair use of paid books for its model, but wants a trial for pirated books
                                        • FX is working on a pilot for Very Young Frankenstein with the What We Do in the Shadows crew
                                        • Johnny Knoxville will host Fox’s Fear Factor reboot
                                        • Amazon hired Denis Villeneuve to direct their first James Bond film
                                        • Aaron Sorkin’s directing a sequel to The Social Network
                                        • Matt Reeves has finished his work on the script for The Batman’s sequel
                                        • Disney’s working on a Lilo & Stitch 2 live-action sequel
                                        • Stephen King’s The Stand is being adapted into a film with Doug Liman as director
                                        • Park Chan-wook’s next film “No Other Choice” picked up by Neon
                                        • We got a teaser trailer for Bugonia
                                        • We got an official trailer for Roofman
                                        • We got an official trailer for Splitsville
                                        • We got an official trailer for Washington Black
                                        • Contact us at [email protected]
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                                        • 1 hr 30 min
                                        • Let’s Weekend #470 – Under The Heat Dome

                                          In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's dumb military parade, the heat dome that's making our upcoming week miserable, and SpaceX's new explosion.

                                          • Intro
                                          • What Are We Up To?
                                            • C: FUBAR S2, See No Evil Hear No Evil, Jaws, Rocket League, Squeakross
                                            • B: Blue Prince, We Love Katamari Reroll, books, I’m melting! (again!)
                                            • Brandon’s Random Factoid
                                            • Assholes of the Week: Vance Boelter shot two Minnesota state reps and their spouses, killing one couple, and was captured after two days on the run, Utah Senator Mike Lee joked about the shootings on his Twitter account
                                              • Trump’s military parade was a boring, pathetic show
                                              • SCOTUS upholds Tennessee’s ban on transgender care for minors
                                              • Trump admin’s SAMHSA is ending the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline’s live counselors for high risk groups like LGBTQ+ youth and veterans that need to talk to somebody
                                              • Trump’s calling for a special prosecutor to investigate the 2020 election
                                              • Heroes of the Week: FDA approves HIV drug that requires only two injections per year versus the current daily pill option
                                                • Mahmoud Khalil has been released from ICE detention on bail
                                                • Much of the eastern half of the US will be trapped in a heat dome over the next week
                                                • Trump Dump Truck
                                                  • Trump will decide on whether the US joins in on Israel’s attacks on Iran “within two weeks”
                                                  • Appeals court sides with Trump on federalizing California’s National Guard troops
                                                  • Trump signed another EO to delay the sale date for TikTok for another 90 days
                                                  • Trump announced Trump Mobile phone that’s supposedly US made
                                                  • Karen Read has been acquitted of her boyfriend’s murder
                                                  • The new $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and all 50 states has been approved
                                                  • SpaceX’s latest rocket test immediately exploded on the launchpad
                                                  • Kraft Heinz will remove artificial dyes from all of its products like Jell-O and Kool-Aid
                                                  • Streaming viewership surpassed cable and broadcast combined for Nielsen for the 1st time in May
                                                  • Blumhouse acquired the rights to make future Saw films, shows, and other content
                                                  • Jon Bernthal’s Punisher will be in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
                                                  • Netflix is working on a series reboot of Land of the Lost
                                                  • Sinners will be available to stream on HBO Max July 4
                                                  • Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite will be on Netflix October 24 and theaters before that
                                                  • We got an official trailer for The Naked Gun
                                                  • We got an official trailer for The Sandman Season 2
                                                  • We got a teaser trailer for Untamed
                                                  • Contact us at [email protected]
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                                                  • 1 hr 23 min
                                                  • Let’s Weekend #469 – The LA Situation

                                                    In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the wild stuff going on in Los Angeles, the awful stuff going on between Israel and Iran, and the deaths of two of music's brightest geniuses.

                                                    • Intro
                                                    • What Are We Up To?
                                                      • C: Captain America: Brave New World, King of the Hill, Mario Kart World, Wind Waker
                                                      • B: Mina the Hollower demo, Arcade Paradise, books, the air is choking me.
                                                      • Brandon’s Random Factoid
                                                      • Assholes of the Week: Israel attacked Iran and its nuclear and military sites in Tehran
                                                        • Protesters faced off against the LAPD and ICE. The Trump admin got angry and sent the CA National Guard to help them. Then the Trump admin brought in some Marines. Federal judge temporarily rules against Trump’s use of National Guard in LA, which is on hold until a hearing can be held on Tuesday
                                                        • Sen. Alex Padilla tried to attend DHS press conference in LA to ask questions, but was detained and removed by security
                                                        • Israel seized a boat with Greta Thunberg and others hoping to bring aid to Gaza and have detained the crew
                                                        • RFK Jr. has booted all members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee after promising not to do so during his hearing and replaced them with vaccine skeptics
                                                        • Rep. McIver has been indicted on federal charges related to that tussle at the NJ ICE facility
                                                        • Heroes of the Week: SCOTUS unanimously approved family being able to sue federal cops over a wrong house raid
                                                        • RIP Brian Wilson
                                                        • RIP Sly Stone
                                                        • RIP Harris Yulin
                                                        • Trump Dump Truck
                                                          • The NPS is required to post signs inviting feedback about misrepresented negative history
                                                          • Trump’s EPA plans to repeal all climate pollution limits on fossil fuel power plants
                                                          • Elon Musk said some of his posts “went too far” in criticizing Trump
                                                          • Dozens of states are suing to stop the sale of 23andMe’s personal genetic data
                                                          • Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two companies
                                                          • Disney closed their Hulu deal with Comcast for less than NBC Universal wanted
                                                          • Disney and Universal filed suit against Midjourney over copyright infringement
                                                          • The next adult animation DC Studios show is Mister Miracle
                                                          • Pixar announced a new film called Gatto
                                                          • Pixar has Elemental’s director on Incredibles 3
                                                          • A Minecraft Movie will be available to stream on HBO Max June 20
                                                          • Spaceballs 2 is officially happening with Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis returning
                                                          • We got an official trailer for Eddington
                                                          • Contact us at [email protected]
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                                                          • 1 hr 28 min
                                                          • Let’s Weekend #468 – The Bickering Best Friends

                                                            In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Elon and Donald's feud, the good news out of South Korea, and the heroic sacrifice of voice actor Jonathan Joss.

                                                            • Intro
                                                            • What Are We Up To?
                                                              • C: PowerWash Simulator, Fortnite
                                                              • B: Deltarune, Blue Prince, chess, fucking summer.
                                                              • Brandon’s Random Factoid
                                                              • Assholes of the Week: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been brought back to the US, but to face smuggling charges
                                                                • Trump’s bringing back his travel ban for another go around with some exceptions
                                                                • Trump pardoned a Virginia sheriff that sold badges to businessmen for campaign contributions
                                                                • Hegseth orders the Navy to remove gay rights leader Harvey Milk’s name from a ship
                                                                • New Zealand’s Parliament suspended 3 lawmakers that performed the Maori haka in protest of a terrible bill
                                                                • Man attacked Pro-Israel marchers with molotov cocktails, Trump admin moved to immediately remove his family from the country before a federal judge blocked them
                                                                • Heroes of the Week: Jonathan Joss, voice of John Redcorn on King of the Hill, was killed in a homophobic shooting pushing his husband out of harm’s way
                                                                • Trump Dump Truck
                                                                  • Billion-dollar battery plant halted construction amid the market chaos going on right now
                                                                  • Trump’s reconciliation bill is working its way through the Senate, but will probably change
                                                                  • Trump and Elon are fighting after Elon criticized Trump’s big beautiful bill
                                                                  • SCOTUS ruled on three notable cases this week
                                                                  • South Korea elected liberal Lee Jae-myung after the last president was removed from office
                                                                  • Over 20k people had to be evacuated in Cologne, Germany due to 3 WW2 bombs being found
                                                                  • Private lunar lander from Japan crashed into the moon as a mission failure
                                                                  • Disney laid off hundreds of people across multiple teams
                                                                  • Snow White will debut on Disney+ June 11
                                                                  • Netflix is splitting the final season of Stranger Things into three parts out this holiday season
                                                                  • Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will be out December 12
                                                                  • We got a look at Tony Tony Chopper in Netflix’s One Piece series with it getting a 2026 release
                                                                  • We got a trailer for Alien: Earth
                                                                  • We got an official trailer for Happy Gilmore 2
                                                                  • We got an official trailer for Squid Game: Season 3
                                                                  • We got an official trailer for Wicked: For Good
                                                                  • We got a teaser trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein
                                                                  • Contact us at [email protected]
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                                                                  • 1 hr 18 min
                                                                  • Let’s Weekend #467 – Shook It Off

                                                                    In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Joni Ernst's awful actions, that wild glacier collapse, and Taylor Swift finally owning all of her own music.

                                                                    • Intro
                                                                    • What Are We Up To?
                                                                      • C: Friendship, Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney, Fortnite, MLB The Show 25
                                                                      • B: Clair Obscur Expedition 33, Arcade Paradise, Babylon 5, Cousin got robbed
                                                                      • Brandon’s Random Factoid
                                                                      • Assholes of the Week: The Tate brothers are facing rape and trafficking charges in the UK
                                                                        • The Trump admin canceled a $766 million contract with Moderna to develop an mRNA vaccine for flu strains with pandemic potential like the bird flu
                                                                        • Trump reversed Biden’s block of US/Nippon Steel deal to approve it, so he now wants to double tariffs on foreign steel to 50%
                                                                        • The FBI is reexamining Dobbs opinion leak, the undetonated pipe bombs found on January 5, 2021, and that weird White House cocaine bag case
                                                                        • Camilla, Georgia mayor and two former election officials have been jailed for trying to halt a local election last November
                                                                        • Iowa GOP Senator Joni Ernst tells townhall constituents that “We are all going to die” in defense of Trump’s Medicaid cuts, then doubled down with sarcastic apology the next day
                                                                        • Heroes of the Week: Louisiana celebrated the return and burial of the remains of 19 African American people whose skulls were sent to Germany for racist research practices in the 19th century
                                                                        • RIP Alf Clausen
                                                                        • Trump Dump Truck
                                                                          • The State Dept has halted scheduling of visa interviews for foreign students
                                                                          • Rubio also wants to aggressively revoke vias for many Chinese students
                                                                          • Trump pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley, reality show couple convicted of fraud
                                                                          • RFK Jr’s MAHA report had many AI-generated sources cited
                                                                          • Kristi Noem claimed an immigrant threatened Trump’s life and it seems like he was framed
                                                                          • PBS sued the Trump White House and NPR did the same 
                                                                          • Swiss glacier collapsed and buried 90% of an Alpine village
                                                                          • Taylor Swift bought the rights to the recordings of her first six albums so she owns all of her music
                                                                          • Lilo & Stitch broke the Memorial Day box office record with a $183 million weekend
                                                                          • King of the Hill revival debuts on August 4 on Hulu
                                                                          • Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will be out on Netflix December 12
                                                                          • We got a teaser trailer for The Thursday Murder Club
                                                                          • Contact us at [email protected]
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                                                                          • 1 hr 24 min

                                                                          About Let's Weekend

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                                                                          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…