Let's Weekend Unknown
-
- Leisure
-
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.
-
Let’s Weekend #409 – The Juice is Loose in Hell
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the death of OJ, the wild Supreme Court ruling in Arizona, and the total solar eclipse.
Intro
What Are We Up To?
C: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, Resistance Retribution, Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
B: Dragon’s Dogma 2, Ion Fury, Fallout tv, A-pollen-ocallypse 3: the Reckoning.
Brandon’s Random Factoid (OJ Edition)
Assholes of the Week: Arizona’s Supreme Court allows an 1864 abortion law from before it became a state to be enforced that is a near total ban
The parents of the Oxford High School shooter were sentenced to 10-15 years in prison
Rogue health insurance brokers are making unauthorized policy switches for ACA policyholders
A Southwest Boeing plane flying to Houston lost its engine cover and returned to Denver, which means there’s another FAA investigation, Whistleblower alleged that Boeing routinely ignored complaints about issues in the manufacturing process
Heroes of the Week: 3 men were stranded on a Pacific island for nearly a week before being rescued after their HELP sign on the shore was spotted
The EPA has put limits on PFAS in drinking water
Good Riddance OJ Simpson
The solar eclipse was the biggest event of the week
Trump & Mike Johnson’s big election plan is to stop noncitizens from voting, which is already illegal
Norfolk Southern has settled a $600 million lawsuit from residents of East Palestine, OH
The Women’s NCAA basketball championship game beat the Men’s game in the ratings
NASA has been asked to create a time zone for the Moon
There’s going to be a live-action film adaptation of the TMNT story The Last Ronin
Paramount’s rebooting the Scary Movie franchise
Heroes is also getting a reboot with its original creator at the helm
Netflix has a six-episode comedy series from John Mulaney debuting May 3
Max’s second season of Velma debuts April 25
Apple renews Monarch: Legacy of Monsters for a Season 2 along with plans for spinoff series
We got a teaser trailer for Joker: Folie à Deux
We got an official trailer for Fly Me To The Moon
Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com
Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS -
Let’s Weekend #408 – Breaching The South
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the surprisingly failure of the No Labels party, the UAW trying to get union support in the South, and the amazing $30 million heist on Easter in LA.
Intro
What Are We Up To?
C: Physical 100 S2, MLB The Show 24, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, Balatro
B: Freedom Planet II, Dragon’s Dogma 2, anticipating Fallout on Prime.
Brandon’s Random Factoid
Assholes of the Week: Israel attacked a World Central Kitchen convoy bringing food to Palestinians, claiming it was a mistake and fired officials responsible for the attack
Israel also attacked the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus, killing two of its generals and several others
Heroes of the Week: The Iowa/UConn game between Caitlyn Clark and Paige Bueckers set a record for the most watched women’s college basketball game ever
California’s $20 minimum wage for fast food workers has started
Florida voters get an abortion amendment on the ballot for this fall
Shocking no one, No Labels will have no third-party presidential candidate this year
The UAW is hoping to breach the South with two plants that have upcoming union elections
Theives got away with $30 million in cash during an Easter heist on an LA storage facility’s safe
Amazon’s removing their Just Walk Out technology from its Amazon Fresh stores
Smart grocery carts might be their next plan for its grocery stores
As a result, they’re laying off hundreds of people from their AWS
Amazon Prime Video extends WNBA exclusive streaming pact for two more years
Denis Villeneuve and Legendary make deal to work on Dune 3 and Nuclear War: A Scenario films
Matrix 5 is in the works as WB ignores the last movie’s point
We got an official trailer for Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives
We got an official trailer for Netflix’s Bodkin
Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com
Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS -
Let’s Weekend #407 – $300k for Nothing
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the awful bridge collapse in Baltimore, how the former RNC chair got paid to do nothing, and the new grift from Trump.
Intro
What Are We Up To?
C: Poor Things, Balatro, MLB The Show 24
P: Achieved Master rank on SF6 and taking the opportunity to improve as a video editor, treading lightly with Little Akiba Games as a new gaming culture war flares up, Smashpad’s relaxation of review formats may bring me back to writing those.
B: Dragon’s Dogma II, Stellar Blade Demo, books, Easter stuff
Brandon’s Random Factoid
Assholes of the Week: The Francis Scott Key bridge in Baltimore has collapsed after a giant container ship crashed into it, clearing the channel of debris will take weeks
Sam Bankman-Fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud charges
NBC hired former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, then said she wouldn’t be on air after employees complained, and then dropped her entirely after outcry succeeds
Trump is selling $60 “God Bless The USA” Bibles
Heroes of the Week: The next US Census will have new race/ethnicity options for MENA and Hispanic/Latino
Cheeseburger Doritos are back!
Good riddance to Senator Joe Lieberman
RIP Louis Gossett Jr
RFK Jr’s VP pick is Nicole Shanahan
Boeing’s CEO Dave Calhoun has stepped down
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate has been dismissed
Two of Sean Combs’ homes were raided by the Feds
Hulu on Disney+ is now officially available
We got an official trailer for Hulu’s Under the Bridge
We got an official trailer for Netflix’s Unfrosted
We got an official trailer for Bad Boys: Ride or Die
We got a teaser trailer for Kinds of Kindness
Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com
Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS -
Let’s Weekend #406 – Another Neverending Story
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about what's really going on with Kate Middleton, Trump's loan troubles, and how we were messed up by The Neverending Story movies.
Intro
What Are We Up To?
C: Dune: Part Two, Sand Land, Dragon Ball, MLB The Show 24, Balatro
B: The Ascent, The Invincible, books, A-pollen-ocalypse II: Nasty Booger-loo
Brandon’s Random Factoid
Assholes of the Week: Trump’s lawyers have said that Trump cannot get a loan to cover the $450 million bond needed to appeal his New York Fraud case
Six Mississippi deputies were sentenced to prison for torturing two black men
Heroes of the Week: The first human transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney has been successfully performed
The so-called “Ghost Army” from World War II has been given their first public recognition with Congressional Gold Medals
Congress and Biden passed a $1.2 trillion funding package to last until September 30
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that bans state funding of DEI programs
The Princess of Wales has announced that she has cancer and is undergoing treatment
The US has finally banned the most common form of asbestos
133 people were killed in a massive terrorist attack on a Russian concert venue by ISIS
Joann Fabrics has filed for bankruptcy
The US DOJ has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple over its monopoly with the iPhone
The Neverending Story is being adapted for new movies
Wish will debut on Disney+ April 3
Dead Boy Detectives is debuting on Netflix April 25
We got an official trailer for Disney+’s The Acolyte
We got an official trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
We got a teaser trailer for Alien: Romulus
We got a teaser trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
We got a teaser trailer for Max’s The Penguin
Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com
Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS -
Let’s Weekend #405 – Sting vs The Crow
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the dumb plan for Congress to ban Tiktok, the GOP's nominee for governor of North Carolina, and the new remake of The Crow and the original's effect on wrestling.
Intro
What Are We Up To?
C: Damsel, Dragon Ball, Balatro
B: Unicorn Overlord, The Sparrow, music, the A-pollen-ocalypse.
Brandon’s Random Factoid
Assholes of the Week: The House of Reps voted on a bipartisan bill to require ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban on all US devices
Father of the Oxford High School shooter found guilty of involuntary manslaughter
After his Romanian trial is over, Andrew Tate will be extradited to the UK to face charges of sexual aggression in another case
Heroes of the Week: Flint, Michigan is giving every new mother $7,500 in cash aid over a year
Chuck Schumer calls on Israel to hold new elections to replace Netanyahu to achieve peace
Trump’s New York trial is delayed until mid-April
Trump and Biden have clinched their party’s presidential nominations for 2024
North Carolina’s GOP nominee for governor has said a lot of awful things
The Boeing whistleblower John Barnett was found dead in his truck
An older Boeing plane landed in Oregon with a missing panel
America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open off the coast of Long Island
Pornhub has turned off access in Texas after its new age verification law goes into effect
The Boy and the Heron will be streaming on Max as WB Discovery renews Studio Ghibli deal
Patty Jenkins is working on Rogue Squadron movie again after Wonder Woman 3 falls through
We got an official trailer for The Crow
Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com
Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS -
Let’s Weekend #404 – It’s Over 9000!
On this week’s episode of Let’s Weekend, we talk about the life and influence of Akira Toriyama, the dumb reason a retired Air Force employee was indicted, and George Santos' dumb plan to get back in Congress.
Intro
What Are We Up To?
C: Spaceman, FFVII Rebirth, Fortnite
B: Unicorn Overlord, Pacific Drive, Rebuild of Evangelion, still job hunting.
Brandon’s Random Factoid
Assholes of the Week: Retired Air Force employee has been idicted for disclosing classified info about the Russia/Ukraine war on a dating site
George Santos says he will run again for a House Rep seat, but for the seat of the Rep that lead the effort to get him expelled
Heroes of the Week: The first over-the-counter birth control pill is heading to stores later this month
Dartmouth’s men’s basketball team is the first college sports team to unionize in the US
RIP Akira Toriyama
Nikki Haley has suspended her presidential campaign
The Supreme Court unanimously restored Trump to the Colorado primary ballot
Senator Kyrsten Sinema will not seek reelection
Adam Schiff and Steve Garvey advance to the general election for California’s Senate seat
Colin Allred won the Dem primary to face Ted Cruz in Texas’ Senate election
Alabama’s governor signed IVF bill to give patients and providers immunity
JetBlue and Spirit Airlines abandon plans to merge after it was blocked by a judge
Apple was fined 1.8 billion Euros for hindering music streaming competition on iOS devices
Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down Rooster Teeth after 21 years
Netflix renews Avatar: The Last Airbender for two more seasons
Baywatch is being rebooted on Fox
We got an official trailer for Prime Video’s The Idea of You
We get an official trailer for Prime Video’s Fallout
We got an official trailer for Netflix’s Ripley
We got a teaser trailer for Netflix’s Parasyte: The Grey
Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com
Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, Google Play, or RSS