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.
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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 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.
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
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Let's Weekend
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.
