Let's Weekend

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Diane Keaton's passing, the newest cause of autism, and how the defamation lawsuit that Drake filed against his label and Kendrick Lamar. Intro What Are We Up To? C: Ghostbusters, Halloweentown, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor, Hades II B: Far Cry 6, Yooka-Replaylee, books, Homestuck Brandon’s Random Factoid Assholes of the Week: The DOJ has indicted NY AG Letitia James in a mortgage fraud case Former Republican election official has purchased Dominion Voting The $20 billion bailout of Argentina’s government is confirmed A man has been charged with starting the Palisades Fire Heroes of the Week: Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize RIP Diane Keaton Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire plan SCOTUS’ upcoming term features many cases on the executive powers The Social Security Admin has been named the new CEO of the IRS Trump threatens new 100% tariff on Chinese exports on November 1 James Comey plead not guilty in his case from the DOJ RFK Jr. cited early circumcisions as another potential cause of autism France’s prime minister has resigned after less than a month in office Judge has tossed out Drake’s defamation lawsuit against his label over Kendrick Lamar’s song Turning Point USA is planning their own “All American Halftime Show” during the Super Bowl Zelda Williams perfectly summed up AI in response to people sending videos of her dad to her Minecraft 2 is in the works for a July 2027 release WB Animation is working on Batman: Knightfall animated films Netflix has greenlit a Clue competition series We got an official trailer for Mercy We got an official trailer for The Witcher Season 4 We got an official trailer for Wonder Man We got a teaser trailer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the government shutdown, YouTube capitulating to Trump, and Bad Bunny taking over the Super Bowl halftime show this season. Intro What Are We Up To? C: Peacemaker S2, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, CloverPit B: Far Cry 6, Intelligence Qube, secret game, books, Autumn Weather Brandon’s Random Factoid Assholes of the Week: Sean Combs was sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison under the Mann Act Apple and Google blocked apps that warn people of ICE sightings Former Marine drove his truck into a Mormon church before shooting, kill 4 people and wounding 8 others Heroes of the Week: The FDA approved a generic abortion pill that is causing conservative outrage RIP Jane Goodall The US Government has been shut downand things didn’t improve much with more Senate votes Trump’s been opening bragging about Project 2025 during the shutdown Federal appeals court ruled that the Trump admin can’t end birthright citizenship Trump announced a prescription drug website with Pfizer called TrumpRx YouTube agreed to pay Trump $24 million to settle lawsuit over his account being suspended The Eaton Fire was caused by transmission lines and distribution lines Researchers have been able to use human skill cells to create fertilizable eggs with issues SAG-AFTRA condemns AI actress Tilly Norwood that is getting interest from agencies Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl halftime show Elon Musk is waging war on Netflix over its ‘woke bias’ Kpop Demon Hunters has broken another Netflix record with 15 weeks in its Top 10 The Naked Gun is on Paramount+ now Jurassic World Rebirth will be coming to Peacock on October 30 Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair will hit theaters December 5 There’s going to be a second Simpsons movie in 2027 Season 2 of Hazbin Hotel premiering October 29th on Prime. We got an official trailer for Frankenstein Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the ridiculous Tylenol announcement from the Trump admin, James Comey's indictment, and what's going on with Uranus. Intro What Are We Up To? C: Alien Earth, Spider-Man 2.1, Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter, Rocket League B: Battlefield 1, IQ Intelligence Qube, books, Autumn Weather imminent. Brandon’s Random Factoid Assholes of the Week: Trump and RFK Jr made the announcement tying autism to Tylenol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy that is made up, Trump then made a weird statement on the hepatitis B vaccine that kids get while they’re young Trumped canceled a meeting with the Democrats on a deal to prevent a government shutdown, he’s threatening layoffs if the government is shut down Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on criminal charges from his 2020 testimony Trump signed an EO designating Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization Trump is sending troops to Portland, authorizing full force if necessary due to his stupid claims that it’s a war ravaged city The ICC announced crimes against humanity charges against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Heroes of the Week: Scientists found a new tiny moon around Uranus Trump wants to send billions to help bail out Argentina’s economy Trump signed an EO supporting new TikTok deal with American investors buying the app Jury convicted Ryan Routh on all charges in his attempted assassination of Trump There was a shooting at an ICE detention facility in Dallas that killed a detainee & injured 2 others Motives for the shooter are hard to label A man did a drive-by shooting into an ABC affiliate TV station in Sacramento Jimmy Kimmel has fully returned to airwaves after Nexstar and Sinclair stopped blacking him out It coincided with the announcement that Disney’s raising prices on Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ Apple TV+ drama The Savant was postponed due to Charlie Kirk’s assassination The cast for Spaceballs 2 was announced with Rick Moranis coming out of retirement Fox is rebooting Baywatch for 2026 We got an official trailer for The Mandalorian and Grogu We got a teaser trailer for The Bride Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about ABC shutting down Jimmy Kimmel's show, a new vaccine for Koala chlamydia, and how LA Comic-Con will do a gross thing with Stan Lee and AI. Intro What Are We Up To? C: Wednesday S2, Howl’s Moving Castle, Silksong B: Towa, Crow Country, books, Knights of Guinevere (it’s really awesome) Brandon’s Random Factoid Assholes of the Week: ABC pulls Jimmy Kimmel Live indefinitely after he commented on Charlie Kirk, ABC affiliate Sinclair Broadcast Group is behind the push to have his show pulled and wants him to apologize and donate to Charlie’s family, Trump backs FCC head Brendan Carr & warns broadcasters could lose licenses if they’re mean Tyler Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder and other charges for shooting Charlie Kirk Charlie Kirk’s widow will be taking over Turning Point USA as its new CEO to continue the grift Heroes of the Week: Australia approves a vaccine to help protect koalas from chlamydia’s worst effects RIP Robert Redford Senate voted to confirm Trump’s economic advisor Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point for the year’s first drop The DOE is partnering with over 40 conservative groups to create 250th Anniversary programming The ACIP panel voted to remove the recommendation for the MMRV vaccine They also voted to change how COVID vaccines can be accessed Federal judge tossed Trump’s $15 billion lawsuit against the New York Times The Trump admin is looking to destroy a bunch of birth control meant for USAID to distribute Jerry Greenfield of Ben & Jerry’s resigned over a dispute with their own Unilever silencing them LA Comic Con is going to have an AI-powered hologram of Stan Lee at its show to talk to fans Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle set a record for biggest anime film opening AEW pay-per-views will be available to purchase on HBO Max starting with today’s All Out 2025 Superman is now available to stream on HBO Max Daredevil: Born Again has been renewed for a third season Disney greenlit a Muppet Show special for Disney+ in 2026 for the show’s 50th Anniversary We got an official trailer for Anaconda We got an official trailer for The Chair Company We got an official trailer for Splinter Cell: Deathwatch We got a teaser trailer for The Witcher Season 4 Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the Charlie Kirk shooting, what happened in Nepal, and the birthday card that made the news this week. Intro What Are We Up To? C: The Paper, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots B: Psychonauts 2, secret game, Helluva Boss, books, feeling my age. Brandon’s Random Factoid Assholes of the Week: Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at his event at Utah Valley University while answering a question about mass shootings by a shooter about 200 yards away, the shooter turned himself in after confessing to his dad MSNBC contributor Matthew Dowd was fired after tame comments about Charlie Kirk after he was killed as the most prominent example of overzealous blowback on comments, and others are losing their jobs over social media posts due to GOP snitches Democrats made public the birthday card that Trump denied sending to Jeffrey Epstein on his 50th birthday Former Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro has been convicted of attempting a coup to stay in office after losing an election in 2022 There was a Colorado high school shooting where a student shot two of his peers before shooting himself to be the only death Heroes of the Week: Protestors in Nepal got their corrupt prime minister to resign with violent protests against a ban on social media platforms and government corruption Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement to pave the way for resuming cooperation on inspecting their nuclear facilities Senate Republicans are using the nuclear option to confirm Trump nominees in batches BLS revises annual hiring numbers up to March 2025 to be 911k jobs lower than previous estimate Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is resigning Macron appointed his defense minister as the new prime minister South Korea reached a deal with the US to bring the detained workers home via charter plane Poland shot down several Russian drones that violated its airspace Israel attacked Hamas leadership in Qatar Rupert Murdoch reached a deal with his kids to let Lachlan run Fox Corp. while the others are paid Paramount condemns Israeli film boycott after 3900 industry names signed the pledge Paramount Skydance owner David Ellison wants to buy Warner Bros. Discovery Sesame Street will be putting hundreds of classic episodes and more content on YouTube Elio will appear on Disney+ September 17 The live-action How to Train Your Dragon will be on Peacock October 10 Tim Robinson’s new series The Chair Company will debut on HBO and HBO Max October 12 We got an official trailer for Christy We got an official trailer for Song Sung Blue We got a teaser trailer for Last Samurai Standing We got a teaser trailer for The Rip We got a teaser trailer for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Florida potentially ditching vaccine mandates, what happened to Rudy Giuliani, and the plight of the world's largest and oldest iceberg. Intro What Are We Up To? C: Friendship, The Paper, Madden NFL 26 B: Viewfinder, Sly 4, books, Autumn gaming anticipation Brandon’s Random Factoid Assholes of the Week: Trump confirmed that the US struck a Venezuelan ship that was allegedly Tren de Aragua transporting drugs to the US with no evidence Florida’s working on ending the vaccine mandate for children to get before entering school Hundreds of South Koreans were detained in ICE raid on Georgia Hyundai EV factory DOJ has been considering a gun ban for transgender people that got LGBTQ+ groups and the NRA allied for this one issue Heroes of the Week: Scientists tapped fresh water under the ocean as a potential source for water in the future RIP Graham Greene Trump moved Space Command from Colorado to Alabama, citing their mail-in ballot support The House has a bipartisan bill banning trading stocks, though it’ll likely fail in the Senate New 250th Anniversary exhibit from the White House and PragerU uses limited history and AI Kraft Heinz is splitting up after a decade of being merged together Rudy Giuliani was badly hurt in car accident after helping a woman in a domestic violence incident Federal judge is forcing Google to share data with rivals, but not forcing them to sell Chrome Federal jury ordered Google to pay $475 million for improperly snooping on phones Anthropic will pay authors $1.5 billion in settlement over pirated booked for their AI model Cholera is making a comeback, especially in Africa The oldest and largest iceberg in the world will not last for much longer Newsmax sued Fox News over antitrust issues, but the judge shot it down quickly Amazon’s working on a Life is Strange series Paramount’s working on a Call of Duty movie after deal with Activision Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will be in theaters for two weeks starting November 26 Netflix’s 2nd season of Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft will debut December 11 The Paper was renewed for Season 2 at Peacock just before its debut A date has already been set for Superman’s sequel for 2027 We got an official trailer for Helluva Boss on Amazon Prime. We got an official trailer for Marvel Zombies We got a teaser trailer for Die My Love We got a teaser trailer for New Years Rev We got a teaser trailer for Wuthering Heights Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the shooting in Minnesota, ChatGPT's complicity in a kid's suicide, and what's been going on with Cracker Barrel. Intro What Are We Up To? C: Twisted Metal S2, PWS, Hollow Knight, Madden 26 B: Trails demo, Sly 3, OFF, books, Knights of Guinevere. Brandon’s Random Factoid Assholes of the Week: Shooter killed two kids and injured 17 other kids and adults at a Catholic school church as they fired blindly through a stained-glass window Missouri’s the next state looking to redraw their maps to give Trump and the GOP an advantage Whistleblower says a former DOGE official copied the Social Security numbers, names, and birthdays of over 300 million Americans to a private part of the Agency’s cloud server Federal appeals court finds that Trump’s tariffs are illegal, but is leaving them in place for now so the Trump admin can appeal to the SCOTUS Trump ended the “de minimus” rule that allowed international shipments under $800 to be duty-free that will cause lots of businesses to stop shipping internationally ICE detained Kilmar Abrego Garcia during his Baltimore check-in Heroes of the Week: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook has filed suit against the Trump admin for illegally firing her The new CDC director was fired less than a month into the job Iowa GOP Senator Joni Ernst is expected to announce that she won’t run for reelection in 2026 Kid’s family is suing OpenAI after their son committed suicide with the help of ChatGPT Cracker Barrel's reverting to its old logo after a failed rebrand while they figure out what’s next Spirit Airlines has filed for bankruptcy for the 2nd time in the last year KPop Demon Hunters lead the box office last weekend with singalong showings KPop Demon Hunters is the most-watched Netflix movie with 236 million views Sony and Netflix are working on a deal to make a sequel Mortal Kombat 2 was delayed to May 15, 2026 We got an official trailer for Alice in Borderland Season 3 We got a teaser trailer for Father Mother Sister Brother We got a teaser trailer for Return to Silent Hill We got a teaser trailer for Splinter Cell: Deathwatch Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about Trump's threats to invade Chicago, Eric Adams' latest controversy involving a bag of chips, and how Texas has brought back permission slips. Intro What Are We Up To? C: Phineas & Ferb, Alien Earth, Madden 26 B: Sly 2, Indika, Sword of the Sea, books, Pendog Creative Library. Brandon’s Random Factoid Assholes of the Week: The FBI searched the home of former Trump adviser John Bolton The US Government has bought a 10% stake in Intel The Trump Admin wants Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign over allegations of false statements on mortgage applications NY appeals court threw out Trump’s massive financial penalty that a state judge imposed on him for his fraud trial Trump’s threatening to invade Chicago to make it “safer” Heroes of the Week: Texas House Rep. Nicole Collier refused to sign a weird permission slip the Texas GOP required for her to go home under police escort, so she stayed in the House chamber Kilmar Abrego Garcia was finally freed from jail in Tennessee so he could rejoin his family in Maryland while awaiting trial, the Trump admin wants to deport him to Uganda after refusing a plea deal Good riddance to James Dobson Trump Dump Truck Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines DHS is threatening to withhold election security funding for states that don’t comply Trump wants all 55 million foreigners with US visas reviewed for any violations Newsmax is paying $67 million to settle their defamation case from Dominion Voting Systems Eric Adams adviser was caught trying to hand a chip bag with money in it to a journalist African Union is campaigning to get the Mercator map to be swapped with the Equal Earth map TBN’s countersuing Dr. Phil with accusations of years-long fraudulent scheme Walmart will be raising prices on many of its items due to tariffs Walmart recalled frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contamination Disney looks to be trying to acquire MLB.TV and a large chunk of MLB games in a new MLB deal Duffer Brothers deal with Paramount is official Apple TV+ is hiking their price by $3 per month The Paper will be switching to binge model to release all 10 episodes at launch WB delayed The Cat in the Hat to November 6, 2026 A Man on the Inside Season 2 will debut at Netflix on November 20 We got an official trailer for Anemone We got a teaser trailer for Arco We got a teaser trailer for Fallout Season 2 Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the DC takeover by Trump, the next chance for Infowars to be sold off, and how well a song from Kpop Demon Hunters is doing on the charts. Intro What Are We Up To? C: TMNT, Alien Earth, PowerWash Simulator B: Sly 2, Hell Is Us demo, books, Shiny Happy People S2. Brandon’s Random Factoid Assholes of the Week: Trump replaced the BLS chief with a conservative economist from the Heritage Foundation Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska yielded no ceasefire to end Ukraine war, but the Trump admin left behind government papers with details on meetings at the hotel Former New Mexico Republican candidate has been sentenced to 80 years in prison for his drive-by shootings at the homes of state and local lawmakers Heroes of the Week: California Dems unveiled their new congressional map to counter Texas GOP’s redistricting map Trump’s DC Takeover Trump deployed National Guard soldiers to the streets of DC Crime has been down sharply over the past two years They’re doing a lot of sweeps through homeless encampments DC’s AG has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the White House’s bid for full control He’s threatened to take over Chicago, LA, Baltimore, and Oakland Trump admin is taking 15% of sales of Nvidia’s H20 microchips to China Texas judge has ordered Infowars’ assets to be turned over to a newly-appointed state receiver SCOTUS is allowing Mississippi’s social media law to go into effect The wife of South Korea’s jailed ex-President Yoon has been arrested over corruption allegations Ford is retooling its factory in Kentucky to produce a cheaper EV truck Hurricane Erin explodes in strenth to become a Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic New poll suggests only 54% of Americans are drinking alcohol, the lowest in nearly 70 years Golden by HUNTR/X is the first Kpop song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Park Chan-wook has been expelled from the WGA over supposedly writing during the WGA Strike The Duffer Brothers are leaving Netflix for a huge deal with Paramount Thunderbolts will be available on Disney+ on August 27 The Running Man will be releasing a week later on November 14 King of the Hill Season 14 hit 4.4 million views in one week HBO Max is continuing their partnership with GKIDS to add 20 more movies to their service We got an official trailer for Swiped We got a teaser trailer for Marty Supreme We got a teaser trailer for One Piece Season 2 Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

In this episode of Let’s Weekend: We talk about the Texas Democrats getting out of the state to keep redistricting from happening, MAGA Disney's formation, and the news of Big Balls getting beat up in Disney that's causing the Trump admin to crackdown on DC. Intro What Are We Up To? C: The Naked Gun, King of the Hill, Wednesday, Octopath Traveler B: Astro Bot, Void Stranger, Strange Houses by Uketsu, momentary respite. Brandon’s Random Factoid Assholes of the Week: RFK Jr pulled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine contracts A sergeant at Fort Stewart in Georgia shot five coworkers at the base without killing any of them Israel approved a plan to take over Gaza City as their war continues The US Air Force will deny early retirement benefits to all transgender service members that have served between 15 to 18 years the option to retire early Trump wants the 2030 census to exclude anybody living in the country without legal status Heroes of the Week: Texas Democrats left the state to break quorum to keep the Texas House from being able to pass its new redistricting map that would give the GOP more seats in the House of Representatives, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has helped keep them safe, Abbott wants the state Supreme Court to remove them from office, Trump wants the FBI to help Texas get them back, Many of them have gone to California to meet with Gov. Gavin Newsom and Nancy Pelosi RIP Apollo 13 astronaut James Lovell The Senate confirmed Jeanine Pirro as top federal prosecutor for DC Trump’s NPS will restore and reinstall a statue of Albert Pike in DC The State Department wants to require some visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 Big Balls got beat up in DC and Trump’s mad about it Jury has ordered Tesla to pay over $240 million in damages for Autopilot crash There might be a planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri A that’s featured in the Avatar movies ESPN signed a big deal to get WWE’s live PPV events in the US for 2026 ESPN is acquiring NFL Network and NFL RedZone while the NFL gets 10% stake of ESPN Disney and Gina Carano have settled their legal dispute Disney’s phasing out the Hulu app to put all of its content on Disney+ Disney canceled Goosebumps series for Disney+ after two seasons Netflix’s Fubar is canceled after two seasons Netflix is working on a T.J. Hooker reboot film Sony’s working on a Spider-Punk animated movie Neon acquired rights to make an Exit 8 movie Hamilton’s coming to theaters on September 5 We got an official trailer for The Paper We got an official trailer for Rental Family We got a teaser trailer for Cold Storage We got a teaser trailer for Jay Kelly Contact us at letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

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 letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

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 letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

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 letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

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 letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

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 letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

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 letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

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 letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

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 letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

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 letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS

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 letsweekenders@gmail.com Subscribe via: Apple Podcasts, TuneIn, or RSS