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This week, Streets of Rage 4 is out & Sam finished the Final Fantasy VII Remake!! We lovingly gush about both games. The Last of Us Part II & Ghost of Tsushima got brand new release dates & we'll be getting our first look at games for the Xbox Series X on May 7! The June Nintendo Direct is reportedly cancelled & Greg is sad. Very sad. WWE is getting a fun, arcade-style game in place of the traditional 2k21. Greg shares his thoughts on Chris Hemsworth's new film, Extraction, & why Sam will love it. AMC (and even Regal) are saying they will no longer show Universal Studios' films due to their urge to release their movies in theaters & on-demand simultaneously in the future. We also review new records by Dance Gavin Dance & the Used! Help our friend Inked_J3di_ out, who lost his home in a fire: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ygevj-fire-relief-fund?utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet Follow him on IG: https://www.instagram.com/inked_j3di_/ Check

We are joined on this very special bonus episode by Pat Williams, singer & guitarist of the Richmond, VA outfit House & Home. We talk about the band's debut LP, Find Sense. Feel Love. Make Light. available now on Open Your Ears Records! We learned about how the band came together & signed with Open Your Ears, along with the DIY journey that was their first record, the Full Grown EP. Pat shares some hilarious behind the scenes stories from their music video shoots & time in the recording studio. With the current state of the world making a supporting tour impossible, Pat gives us insight on the band's strategy around hyping up the new record. Please support this band; they are amazing. We didn't let Pat get away without putting him through the Rapid Fire segment, where we talk about Nintendo, mint chocolate chip ice cream, riding mechanical bulls & art school. Listen to House & Home on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ihCoOZsBMPl5KuKLgK9T7 Support House & Home on BandCamp

This week, let there be carnage! Or at least the folks at Sony thought that would be a good name for the Venom sequel. We give impressions of Uncut Gems & Better Call Saul season five (both with heavy spoilers) while listing our top three favorite characters from Better Call Saul. Streets of Rage 4 finally got a release date & Nintendo added huge free updates to Super Mario Maker 2 & Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Disney+ is developing a new female-led Star Wars series & the Mandalorian season three is reportedly already in pre-production even though it has not been officially renewed beyond season two yet. We also list the top 20 selling games of March 2020 & Sam gives another exciting CGC Spotlight. VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings

This week, Sam gives his in-depth impressions of the first five chapters of the Final Fantasy VII Remake. It is completely free of spoilers. Greg does the same for Parasite, the winner of 2019's Best Picture at the Oscars. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge is out now & we have the consensus from reviewers. A Justice League Dark series has been greenlit for HBO Max from Bad Robot & the Mandalorian is getting a documentary series on Disney+. WWE released 20+ members from their roster; was this the right move for the wrestling giant? Sam gives his CGC Spotlight & new music dropped from Dance Gavin Dance, Angels & Airwaves, House & Home, the Used & the Front Bottoms! VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: J

We're joined by Austin Reece of Reece's Rare Comics to talk about... well, everything. Not only do we chat a bunch about the business, but comic speculation & even Austin's favorite comic books. Outside of comics, we talk stand-up comedy, skateboarding, music, travelling to comic book conventions around the country, sports & even collecting Nintendo games! Austin also shed light into how many hours he's put into Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Of course, we also run Austin through our rapid fire segment & his answers did not disappoint! Check out Reece's Rare Comics' website below to finish your collection today! Reece's Rare Comics website - www.ReeceComics.com  Follow Reece's Rare Comics on IG - https://www.instagram.com/reecesrarecomics/ VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Faceb

This week, Greg & Sam list the best remakes in movies & gaming while reacting to Google giving Stadia away for free! The majority of the gaming section is spent talking about the PS5 controller, the DualSense. The features, look & feel are discussed at length. Marvel made huge shifts in the release dates of the first set of phase four films; the MCU will go over a year without releasing a movie for the first time since its inception. Sam shares his impressions of the season two premiere of Harley Quinn on DC Universe & whether Steve Carell's new Netflix comedy will work. Greg reviews WWE's WrestleMania 36 & we breakdown the reveal of the LEGO Super Mario set. VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW

This week, Mario is getting an awesome 35th birthday gift; reportedly, Super Mario 64, Sunshine, Galaxy, 3D World & maybe even more from his back catalog will be getting shiny new remasters on the Nintendo Switch with the possibility of a new Paper Mario game! The Last of Us Part II has been delayed indefinitely & SGDQ has moved to August. SXSW is getting help from Amazon after being cancelled due to the current pandemic. Greg gives spoiler-free impressions of Ozark season three & Castlevania has been renewed for season four by Netflix. HBO will be giving away over 500 hours of content for free & we finally know when the last five episodes of Rick & Morty season four will debut. Our friends in Punchline & Sergio Anello dropped new music & Sam has a web-slinging CGC Spotlight comic this week. VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Ins

This week, Greg gives full, spoiler-free reviews of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch & Twin Breaker: a Sacred Symbols Adventure on PS4 & Vita. On top of that, Nintendo decided to shadow drop a mini Direct! We break down the entire 25 minute presentation. The Mandalorian made some huge castings for season two & we give our impressions of Tom Segura's new stand up special, Ball Hog. Greg reviews an upcoming album from House & Home called Find Sense. Feel Love. Make Light. out April 17. Jake Fine released another new single "Without Your Love" & you should go listen to it now! Sam's CGC Spotlight this week is definitely a grail book for him to own & get to talk about; you won't want to miss this one! VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcast

This week, we list the top 3 gaming franchises we've never played, but want to start. We, coincidentally, also have a nice discussion around Animal Crossing & Greg's hesitance to dive into New Horizons. The Resident Evil 3 demo dropped & Sam bought a new game while finishing another...he's slowly becoming a gamer. We break down the top 20 best selling games of February & previously version exclusive Pokemon are now available for everyone in Sword & Shield! Movie theaters are closed; what are publishers doing to cope with that? We give our review of a new stand up special on Netflix. Matt Hardy made his AEW debut & WrestleMania is changing in a huge way next month! Right before Sam's CGC Spotlight, we debut a new segment that will be a recurring part of the show for the foreseeable future. VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/

We're joined by Matt Carlson, guitarist & lead singer from the Connecticut quartet A Will Away, for a very special interview. We talk about the band's evolution from Sunday is My Weekend to AWA, Kickstarting a record & writing an EP in just three weeks! The band's latest EP, Soup, is available now & we talk about that record's specific song structure being "not-your-typical-pop-punk" in nature. We even uncover what "TOIFMG" stands for! From stripped down acoustic to live on stage, Matt talks about making intricate changes to songs that have a lasting effect on the way they are performed & even selling a van to our boys in Con Etiquette. We also put Matt through our rapid fire segment where he tells us his favorite Chinese food menu item, memories of the Boston & New York music scene & even a small discussion around Better Call Saul & the Nintendo Switch! Go spin Soup (& all of A Will Away's stuff) now & support those guys. We love them. Listen to A Will Away: https://awill

This week, E3 2020 has been cancelled; this will be the first year without an E3 since 1996. Will the gaming showcase survive this cancellation & continue past this year? Xbox, Nintendo & Ubisoft have confirmed alternative plans for their showcases. NFL & 2K games have reached an agreement bring back the 2k football series, but not as a traditional football sim. Reggie joins Gamestop (?!?!) & Xbox Series X may be fully revealed next week. We list our top 3 least favorite Mortal Kombat characters & Christian Bale officially joins the MCU. Beauty & the Beast is getting a prequel series on Disney+, Lego is teaming up with Nintendo & Dance Gavin Dance is getting a graphic novel. All of this & so much more! VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAnd

We are joined by Doug Cousins & Ryan Culligan of the amazing band, Bearings, live at the Foundry in Philadelphia, PA. Bearings is on tour supporting Sleep On It & we had a chance to catch up with them about life on the road. We talk about the tour so far, being a band from Canada trying to make it in the States, other awesome Canadian acts & even some fun facts about Ottawa, where the guys hail from. They go deep into the difference between releasing an EP (Nothing Here Is Permanent) & an LP (Blue In the Dark) all while peppering in some great hockey talk. We play a game where Doug & Ryan take a Maple Leafs' player & associate him with a pop punk band. Of course, we put them through our rapid fire segment & have a great time, as always! Check Bearings out on social media & listen to their tunes (links below)... you won't regret it! They even let us know they just finished recording a new album! BEARINGS ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0qpDBxRgLp6g0k2esJlUDn FOLLOW

This week, Greg & Sam start a new round of trivia; first to 11, win by two. The series is tied 2-2; who can jump out to the early lead? We get our first look at Matt Reeves' version of the Batmobile, the Uncharted movie casts Antonio Banderas & No Time To Die has been delayed seven months! The Last Of Us is getting a tv adaptation on HBO & Greg gives his impressions of Dispatches From Elsewhere on AMC. Sam played the entire Final Fantasy 7 Remake demo; he gives his impressions. Matt Hardy is coming to AEW & Stone Cold is returning to Monday Night Raw. All this & so much more! VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LI

This week, Sam & Greg celebrate Pokemon day in the best way... by talking about Pokemon! We list our top 3 least favorite Pokemon, give impressions of Pokemon: Mewtwo Strikes Back - Evolution, break down the list of Pokemon of the Year for 2020 & the newest Mythical, Zarude. Outside of Pocket Monsters, we got our first look at Matt Reeves' Bat Suit & Batcycle, Harley Quinn got renewed for a second season on DC Universe & will have some new cast members join the show. Friends is getting an HBO Max reunion special & Sam is hyped. Dance Gavin Dance & Beta Camp dropped new singles. Project Luminous was unveiled & we... disagree on it. Things get heated. Sam goes behind the scenes for his CGC Spotlight. VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowTh

In this very special bonus episode, we interview the man who sang the original Pokémon anime theme song; he wants to be the very best, like no one ever was. The incredibly talented Jason Paige joins us! Not only is Jason the voice behind the theme song, but he sang another classic from the Pokémon anime, Viridian City! Jason tells us the story of how he was cast as the voice to millions of childhoods, when he realized Pokémon would be a smash hit & what it's like to take that song on the road in front of live audiences, among other things. Outside of Pokémon, Jason is the voice of dozens of recognizable jingles for Mountain Dew, Bounty, Subway & a ton more. He's performed in theatre, on television, in films & even on a video game. One of his biggest claims to fame was rapping with Michael Jackson live on stage for the King of Pop's 30th anniversary tour. He goes deep into all of these stories & so much more! We even has a long discussion about Rent, a production Jason has also been a part of.

This week, Sam & Greg try to figure out how Harrison Ford is going to film a new Indiana Jones movie... in 2020! Sonic the Hedgehog continues to exceed all expectations at the box office while Birds of Prey commercially underwhelms. We break down the latest teaser trailer for Netflix's smash hit Stranger Things 4, but does it take away from the end of season three? In gaming, January's NPD has been released & an old classic finds it's way back into the top five. We also got an Animal Crossing: New Horizons Direct! All of that plus our top three favorite fast food fries, new music from Local Nomad & You, Me & Everyone We Know & plenty more... enjoy! VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE &

This week, we got our first look at Robert Pattinson as the caped crusader & the detail in the Batman suit is next level! We're joined by musician & friend Jake Fine (also from Origami Crane) to discuss his new single "Come Find Me" & the debut of our new outro music, which Jake so kindly put together for us! We give our impressions of 1917 & Birds of Prey. The Mighty Ducks are getting rebooted into a tv series on Disney+ & Sex Education has been renewed for season three! New Found Glory is releasing a 10th studio album & we rank our top three favorite dinosaurs! rawrrrr. VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JakeFineMusic/

This week, with Sam away, Greg is joined by a good friend, Jim Neugebauer, to talk all things Pokemon! That's right, we're doing something different this week! We do a mini-Pokemon Trivia challenge, top 5 Pokemon games, Top 10 overall Pokemon & our best childhood memories of the brand. We cover the movies & the TCG as well! Jim even gives his TCG Spotlight of the week. VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad Visit the new & improved We Podcast & We Know Things website!!: www.wepodcastandweknowthings.com FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings Outro music credit: Expedition by Declan DP https://soundcloud.com/declandp /Licensing Agreement: http://declandp.info/music-licensing /Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/expedition-declan-dp /Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/VLu3blq6_QM

This week, we have a few special announcements regarding our Patreon page & outro music that we know you'll enjoy! Matt Reeves' the Batman has begun shooting, which is something we weren't sure would ever happen at one point. Birds of Prey is getting positive early reactions & the Uncharted film has been delayed. Arrow's series finale has come & gone; Sam has his impressions. A Marvel show on Disney+ has been moved up to fill the 2020 release schedule. Greg gives his early impressions of Temtem, the latest Pokemon clone that is gaining massive popularity. The Nintendo Switch has passed 52 million units sold & Pokemon Sword/Shield has moved 16 million+ copies! We also have some news about I Can Make a Mess, Heavy Things, My Chemical Romance & Mae in the music section. Finally, a CGC Spotlight from Sam that you seriously can't miss. What an awesome book to own! VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON

This week, Sam is on fire! Not only did National Treasure 3 finally get announced, but Bad Robot may be delving into Justice League Dark tv & films, which he has wanted since our podcast began! On top of that, we talk about Taika Waititi potentially making a Star Wars film, Captain Marvel 2's announcement & the best selling games of the last decade! All this & more. So much more. Enjoy! VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad Visit the new & improved We Podcast & We Know Things website!!: www.wepodcastandweknowthings.com FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings Outro music credit: Expedition by Declan DP https://soundcloud.com/declandp /Licensing Agreement: http://declandp.info/music-licensing /Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/expedition-declan-dp /Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/VLu3blq6_QM