Now We're Thinking

The boyz are joined today with a fellow friend, Elijah Duran. The boyz got set loose for a wild and fun night gambling at Wendover, Nevada. We discussed how much we were up and who lost the house. We share the highlights of that night of gambling as we hit the casino’s bar, tables (roulette, poker, and blackjack), and slots. We discuss how we feel about gambling as well as the games we dislike and like. We breakdown our the game plan we had going into that night and the search for the Rich Little Piggies. Towards the end of the gambling night two guys were left standing and leading the charge, Elijah and Alonso share the end of that night’s story as they finish off by playing roulette. Elijah tells his story of how he met each one of us and how our friendship shaped him and taught him things that made him part of who he is now. He shares his core memories with each one of us he’s had as well as explaining the surgery he had on his knee while playing rugby. Elijah enlightens us with the fun and unforgettable adventures he’s been on with the love of his life. Alonso wonders if hanging out with an older crowd of friends ( Oscar and Justen) shaped and helped Elijah become and find who he is today. And In News This Week, marijuana overtakes drinking in the United States for the first time. In Marvel News, Elijah tells us information about the upcoming movie Venom 3 and what to expect as well as discussing the rumors of what the plot for Venom 3 could look like and what we would love to see! Oscar wants to know if Elijah has played the Spider-Man 2 insomniac game as well as getting his thoughts and input on the Drake vs Kendrick Lamar rap beef. Who’s your favorite Spider-Man? Elijah describes and shares his tattoos as well as explains the meaning behind each one of them. We love to see Elijah happy as he talks about the love of his life as well as telling us the best stories he's had with her and many more to come. We wrap up with having a deep conversation about life, the hardships we each deal with, and how being friends with one another helped us grow as men. We should be more open to discussing the personal things we go through with our close friends and family in this journey we call life.

This episode is one of our wildest ones yet. We start it off by congratulating our good friend Brandon Hernandez on soon-to-be father to a baby boy and his upcoming baby shower. Justen brings up a trip idea to Lake Powell as Oscar wonders where’s that at. Do sharks swim up streams to lakes? Are all rivers and lakes connected to the ocean? Oscar ponders. When having kids would you like to have a baby boy or a baby girl first? As we discuss what we’ll want and why. How tall is the tallest man? We switch over to the world of Video Games as we talk about the upcoming GTA 6 Video game releasing Fall of 2025 and take a gander at the past of our favorite video games we played growing up and the first consoles we had in our childhood. As well as the new Assassin's Creed video game, we take a trip back in time to share our favorite ones. Switching through entertainment we talk movies as Madam Web is on Netflix (11% rotten tomatoes) if you want to watch it and see why it got the rating it did, feel free to watch it or not it’s up to you. Spider-Man Noir is in development at Sony, Nicolas Cage has been casted for the role of Noir in the live-action movie. Oscar explains the origins of Spider-Man Miles Morales and how he came to be. As well as a Deadpool and Wolverine Update, the run time is officially 2 hours and 7 minutes. Should movies be longer? We discuss our thoughts about the movie’s run times as well as letting you know tickets will be releasing soon. A Movie spoiler-free review, Oscar reviews, and explains the new movie Kingdom of the Planet of The Apes, we share our favorite planet of the apes movie. Alonso pitches the idea, is it a good thing for Marvel to make 9 solo-focused hero movies like the Planet of the Apes is planning on doing with its franchise but with Marvel focused on one character like Spider-Man, Iron Man, or Deadpool? The boyz plan their trip to Wendover. Fun fact, Justen has never gambled in a casino and this will be his first time. We transition into the thinking part of the episode by wondering If you could talk to any animal what animal would you talk to? Three wolves vs the three of us, who would survive? If an animal can describe us what animal would we be? We come up and decide what animal best fits us. And to wrap up this episode we go to Ask A Thinker; Y'all get stranded on an island, who dies first? Lastly, If a mom gave birth to a child overseas on a plane what nationality would the child be?

In this episode, the whole gang is here including our good friend Alex. To start this episode off we would like to give thanks to Kendrick Lamar and Drake for removing copyrights to their diss songs, now we can listen and react to them with you guys live on this week’s episode. Now it’s time to think, Is this Rap War finally over? We put a bow to this week’s rap news by seeing maybe the end of Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s Rap Beef as well as getting Alonso’s input on their previous diss tracks they released last week. We listen and break down Meet The Grahams, They Not Like Us, and The Heart Part 6. We try to break it down and bring up the rumors that surround this entire rap war as well as getting into a heavy discussion about all that has unfolded. Collectively we decided that Kung Fu Kenny won by obliterating this man Drizzy and winning the rap beef as well. Of course, we had to rank all of Kendrick's and Drake’s diss tracks from Best to Worst. While the beef was being served there was also a roast that happened this week, The Roast of Tom Brady as we look at the highlights that came from that night. In sports news, Oscar shares his story about his intense basketball game that took place last week it came down to double overtime but wasn't able to come out on top, but this time it’s a different story as he and the Dream Team team bounced back this week to win a very close game. In other news, Justen brings up the video of Arnold Schwarzenegger getting drop-kicked while making a Snapchat video. We stay on course with sports news to talk about the Canelo vs. Munguia fight, who did you have winning that fight? As well as diving into Canelo’s precious fights and seeing him go toe to toe with TRIPLE G. We wrap the episode up with a new segment on the podcast called “Ask A Thinker.” Q: Who are your guy’s idols? And what are your biggest motivations in life?

Today’s episode is a little different as we follow the total takeover of music by seeing the Rap Beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar unfold. To start this episode off, Rap just took over this week with Kendrick Lamar releasing “Euphoria” and Drake releasing “Family Matters” as both diss songs are aimed at each other. Alonso is out this week due to an illness but our good friend and reoccurring guest to the pod, Alex will be subbing in for our furry friend to join us in this week’s thinking process. We listen and dive deep into Kendrick’s diss song “Euphoria” by breaking it down for y’all. We dive deeper into this Rap Beef by giving Kendrick’s recently released diss track “6:16 In LA” a quick listen as well as also sharing our thoughts about it. We transition next into Drake’s song “Family Matters” as we connect and compare this piece of music to Kendrick’s “Euphoria.” We give our thoughts, opinions, and knowledge of what we’ve learned up until this point of what’s going on and inform you guys about what’s true and what’s rumors. As well as going back and seeing this Rap Beef’s history of what has happened since it started. Talking about history and information, In total Drake has dissed 9 people so far from just his 2 songs “Push Ups” and “Family Matters” alone, and just if you didn’t know who he dissed here’s the list: Kendrick Lamar, J Cole, Future, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross, ASAP Rocky, The Weeknd, Kanye West, and Ja Morant! We try to get to the bottom of this by thinking and theorizing about, why is Drake getting attacked verbally by all these rappers? As well as wondering what did Drake to deserve all this and why they turned against him all of a sudden? Justen wonders, if J Cole keeps getting dissed and they start jabbing at his family, will that be enough to bring him back into this rap beef? And if that’s so, whose side will he join? KDOT or DRIZZY?

First and foremost from the whole Now We’re Thinking Family, thank you for 250+ downloads. To start the episode the boys are back and continuing the rap beef between Drake, J Cole, and Kendrick Lamar. Why did J Cole apologize? We give our opinions and react to the apology. Is Kendrick Lamar releasing a rumored new album “Ain’t Deleting Nothing Later?” Cinema Con had exclusive early footage of Deadpool & Wolverine and Oscar breakdowns what was shown there. Future and Metro Boomin released 2nd album “WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU,” we break down what has happened in this short period from the 1st album release to the 2nd. Oscar plays Fortnite x Avatar The Last Air Bender and gives his review and opinion about it. Justen finally converted Alonso into playing Rocket League. Oscar relives trauma and tells his experience about going against smurf accounts. Justen gives the boys tips and tricks when facing smurfs. Why do my eyes hurt? The eclipse came and went but the pain in my eyes is still there. We talked about this year’s eclipse and the previous one that happened in 2017. We blast to the past and relive our senior year of high school as we figure out what has changed/different in our lives now. Oscar wonders why Alonso didn’t graduate and if we have any regrets in our lives. Is first-generation guilt real? We talk and discuss how it can be different for generations of immigrants to feel the pressure of going to college. Would you rather go to college after high school or live a little before deciding what to pursue in life? Continue with Caution, Utah is expected to have a 6.0 magnitude earthquake or greater within the next 50 years. Spanish can be hard to learn but trying to learn English and Spanish can make it a little difficult, we share our input on learning Spanish and improving it in the environment we work in. First-generation kids of immigrant parents put pressure on their kids in many ways, especially in school, we talk and discuss the differences between the pressure of the first child and the last and how it has changed throughout the years.

The boys are back this week to discuss breaking news. The Baltimore Bridge is a bridge no more, on the 26th of March around 1:30 am the bridge collapsed. As we try to put the pieces together we put ourselves in the scenario to see if we can survive the bridge collapse someway or somehow. We discuss the recent reports and allegations of P Diddy and his mansion getting raided, is The Diddler the biggest menace in the rap game? Justen treats himself with an unnecessary anime purchase. Neuralink, is it working? People are testing out Neurolink and can do tasks successfully like playing games online with just the power of their minds. Will you be getting Neurolink and if so when? Oscar enlightens us with the job interview he went to. Justen talks about being a people person and shares the experience he’s had in work environments being a people person. Do you ever feel pressure in a work environment? We share experiences of being at work and feeling the pressure around you. Kevin Costner is opening up a film studio in St. George Utah, we see and discuss what the future of Hollywood holds and how it is evolving. Auditions will be opening soon so see us try out for new movies to come. Utah is being overpopulated by people leaving the big cities so we ask ourselves where we would move to? We look for new places to live In The United States and Internationally. We look and take a gander to see places we would love to live in, from the cities in Japan to the countryside of Sweden we try to find a new place to call home.

In this episode, the boys are back to bring you tragic news about a mass shooting that took place in Russia. We discuss and theorize on how this could have happened and why. In local news, a fatal wrong-way head-on collision involving a pickup truck and a military bus caused one death and all lanes going southbound on I-15 to be closed. Oscar gives his input of not knowing seatbelts on buses existed. In more sad news, Paleta Payaso and many other Mexican treats are being discontinued. Saudi Arabia making a Dragon Ball theme park, is it too early or it’s about time?! Question, if a deaf person never heard a single word in their life what language would they think in? Alonso doesn’t believe Anne Frank wrote a book as a deaf and blind person while hiding in the Attic. Justen explains who Hellen Keller is. A new diss track dropped on track “Like This” by Future and Metro Boomin, Who’s side are you on? And stay there while we try and get to the bottom of this rap beef. A new documentary about Nickelodeon exposes the sad trauma famous young actors went through on set and the things that took place behind the scenes of famous TV shows like Drake and Josh, iCarly, and much more. Arianna Grande divorces her husband and coughs up $1.25 million for a settlement to now ex-husband Dalton Gomez. Is Arianna looking for someone like Mac? We discuss why we think Mac and Arianna were a great couple and how drugs and addiction can affect someone. We look into Pete Davidson’s dating history and why we haven’t seen him and Jenna Ortega in the same room. To wrap it up we wonder if we could change the smell of our farts, what would that smell be? Justen follows up with, if we could wish for anything for ourselves and everyone else also gets it, what would it be?