This week on HWP, Sean Patrick and Kellie are still riding the Comic Con high and gearing up for their 2-year anniversary! They break down wild SDCC announcements, roast some overhyped tourist traps, and weigh in on the scams millennials keep falling for. Also in the mix: a Pink Panther reboot with Eddie Murphy, South Park’s uncancellable chaos, and Elvis Presley’s first-ever live performance.

And of course—it's not an HWP without some ✨heated✨ unpopular opinions. Tex-Mex vs. Mexican food? Multiple careers? Massages aren’t relaxing? LET’S GO.

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This week on Hardly Working, Kellie and SP recap some big (and bizarre) highlights from the week:
🎬 SP DJ’ed the World Premiere of Fantastic Four: First Steps and got to intro the cast and filmmakers on stage!
💪 Kellie started personal training (someone’s getting jacked).
🍽️ And we celebrated our friend Scott’s birthday at The Local Peasant. Fancy AND fun.

Then it's time to play:
🔥 What’s the actual superpower you wish you had—no boring answers allowed
🎥 What movie is so good, you’ll rewatch it every single time
💡 What life advice did you ignore for years, only to realize it was pure genius?
🫠 And of course: signs a couple isn’t going to last vs. signs they’re in it for the long haul.

🗓️ That Happened Today?! – July 23

🚗 1903 – Ford sold its first car: the Model A, for $850
☄️ 1995 – Comet Hale-Bopp was discovered
⚾ 1962 – Jackie Robinson became the first Black inductee in the National Baseball Hall of Fame
🎤 2010 – One Direction was formed on The X Factor auditions

📰 Stories

– CBS CANCELS The Late Show with Stephen Colbert amid Paramount’s merger drama
– Emma Watson banned from driving after speeding violations (she says it’s fine—she’ll ride Draco’s broom)
– New Harry Potter set photos show Nick Frost as Hagrid—fans are divided
– Ted Lasso Season 4: Some major cast shake-ups (goodbye, Jamie Tartt 😢)
– USA Today crowns Del Taco the #1 fast food chain in America 🥇
– Hollywood Auction chaos:
• Indiana Jones’ whip → $525K
• Citizen Kane’s sled “Rosebud” → $14.75 million
– The most cursed vintage food combos: Tuna Jell-O Pie, Ham & Banana Hollandaise, and Hot Dr. Pepper with Lemon
– But America still ships: PB&J, Chicken & Waffles, Chips & Salsa, and Mac & Cheese ❤️

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This week on Hardly Working, SP and Kellie recap the wildest bits from last week—including the Zombies 4 premiere, SP’s mom’s birthday (!!), and the dino-sized debut of Jurassic World Rebirth. 🧟‍♀️🦖

Game time kicks off with juicy questions like:
🎬 What movie is so good you’ll rewatch it every time it’s on?
💡 What life tip did you ignore for years… until it changed everything?
🐶 And couples—what’s the dead giveaway that they aren’t gonna last? Or that they’re actually built to go the distance?

PLUS:
– 🚀 Apollo 11 launched today in 1969!
– 🎲 Las Vegas now has a real casino UNO game
– 🧙 First look at HBO’s new Harry Potter series
– 🦫 Bear-sized giant beavers once roamed North America—and Minnesota just made them their official state fossil

Also… Will Ferrell turns 69 (nice), Hocus Pocus premiered today in ‘93, and someone on Reddit is mad about gift-giving holidays. Same, honestly.

And don’t forget the Unpopular Opinions this week:

1. “Work clothes are a scam.”
2. “Movies shouldn’t be longer than 3 hours.”
3. “It’s fine to dislike food you’ve never tasted.”
4. “Gift-giving holidays are all stress and no fun.”

It’s a cozy, chaotic, highly quotable week—so jump in!

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Kellie and SP are bringing the heat this week—literally and figuratively—with spicy fast food news, fiery unpopular opinions, and a full breakdown of relationships that scream “this won’t last.”

In this jam-packed episode, they cover:
🍗 Raising Cane’s dethroning KFC to become the #3 chicken chain
🌶️ McDonald’s launching spicy McMuffins for its 50th anniversary
🐔 Chick-Fil-A quietly testing two new sandwiches (and yes, SP has opinions)
🎮 Chuck E. Cheese’s bizarre new venture: adults-only arcades
🎥 AMC now warns about 30 minutes of trailers before movies (seriously?)
🦕 Jurassic World Rebirth and Scarlett Johansson becoming the highest-grossing actor of all time
👑 Anne Hathaway’s double comeback in The Princess Diaries 3 and Devil Wears Prada 2
🐶 The real downside of having a dog—no fluff spared
🧠 Bare minimum skills everyone should have
❤️ What couples therapists say actually makes a relationship work

PLUS:

• What Netflix show surprised you the most
• SP’s take on Buc-ee’s (spoiler: it’s not positive)
• Why banana bread should never be chocolatey
• What screams “this couple isn’t gonna make it”
• And a birthday shoutout to the one and only Tom Hanks (age 69 🎉)

🧩 Game/Questions This Week:

• What’s a “bare minimum” skill everyone should have—but surprisingly don’t?
• Be honest… what’s the real downside of having a dog?
• What Netflix show did you start with zero expectations but ended up loving?
• What screams "this couple isn’t going to last long"?
• Couple therapists: What’s a sure sign a relationship is going to work?

🎬 That Happened Today?! — July 9

• 🏛️ 1850: U.S. President Zachary Taylor died just five days into office
• 🎵 1955: Bill Haley’s Rock Around the Clock hit #1, launching rock & roll
• 🎶 1965: Sonny & Cher’s I Got You Babe released
• 🍿 Movie anniversaries: Despicable Me, Black Widow, Anchorman, Pirates of the Caribbean
• 🎂 Celebrity Birthday: Tom Hanks turns 69

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This week, we’ve officially hit the halfway point of 2025 — and Kellie and SP are here to help you re-center, reset, and maybe even rage a little. From practical mid-year goals (start therapy, drink more water than iced coffee ONCE) to totally unserious side quests (invent your own fake holiday?), this episode delivers both wisdom and chaos in equal measure.

They also dive into:

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom’s official breakup (and Orlando being spotted in Venice with Sydney Sweeney 👀)

James Bond casting rumors

Their takes on viral unpopular opinions (Are Oreos overrated? Is sleeping in jeans fine??)

What tourist spots actually deserve the hype

Millennial superpowers that Gen Z will never understand

The real adult problems no one warned you about

Plus: Celebrity birthdays (Happy 35th, Margot Robbie!), sad celeb deaths (RIP Ernest Hemingway), and mid-year encouragement to finally launch that thing you’ve been putting off. This episode has heart, heat, and at least one rant about wings.

🔥 Highlights from That Happened Today?! — July 2

🧠 Midpoint of the year — Six months down, six to go

🥹 Real Grown-Up Goals — Start therapy, pay off a credit card, launch the dang podcast

🎭 Pop Culture — ‘The Notebook,’ ‘Blade Runner,’ and ‘The Thing’ all released on this day

🎂 Birthdays — Ashley Tisdale, Lindsay Lohan, Margot Robbie

🕯️ Celebrity Deaths — Ernest Hemingway & U.S. President James Garfield (shot on this day)

💔 Breakup News — Katy Perry & Orlando Bloom are officially done

🎮 VR Crossover — Xbox-branded Meta Quest 3S leaks (with Game Pass!)

💬 Unpopular Opinions — Shower towels don’t need washing often, wings are overrated, and Oreo needs to chill

🏖️ Side Quests — Eat at the weird fast food joint, learn a TikTok dance from 2022, and quit a new hobby just for fun

🧩 Game/Questions This Week:

What tourist destination actually isn't overrated?

What pre-2000 skill do you still have that no one uses anymore?

What’s an adult problem no one warned you about?

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This week, Kellie and SP recap a whirlwind of life updates—from the Women’s Hospitality Collective with Grace, to a moving MPTF event with Derek and Hayley, and a beautiful rehearsal dinner event. Shoutout to Leslie for reminding us how much laughter matters—and Elena’s husband, who’s now in couples therapy because of this podcast. Sorry and... you’re welcome?
What’s the American version of “breaking spaghetti in front of Italians”?
What’s the most ridiculous thing a man refused to do because it was “too feminine”?
What’s something completely legal that screams: “You’re a terrible human being”?
📅 That Happened Today?! — June 25
🎬 Pop Culture & Movie Premieres:

The Notebook (2004) turns 20 💔
Grown Ups (2010), Blade Runner (1982), The Thing (1982), F9 (2021)
📺 TV Moments:

The Bear Season 4 premieres 🐻
Countdown drama series launches
NBA Draft goes live 🏀
🎵 Billboard Hot 100 #1 on June 25:

As It Was – Harry Styles (2022, 15 weeks at #1)
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar (2025, 14 weeks so far)
🎂 Celebrity Birthdays:

June Lockhart (100), Carly Simon (80), Sonia Sotomayor (71), Ricky Gervais (64), Linda Cardellini (50), Busy Philipps (46)
🕯️ Celebrity Deaths:

Michael Jackson & Farrah Fawcett (both died June 25, 2009)
Bill Cobbs (1934–2024), Jacques Cousteau, Fred Trump, and more
🏆 World Records:

Largest Kilt Run (2016, Canada)
349 standing backflips in an hour (Zac Partridge, 2022)
Soda can knockdown with squirt gun (David Rush, 2024)
🍔 Fast Food/Quirky Events:

National Catfish Day 🐟
Global Beatles Day 🎸
Strawberry Parfait Day 🍓
English Wine Week 🍷
📰 News & Culture Stories

Jeff Bezos’ Venice wedding sparks protest, wealth backlash, and a $1M donation
Meta x Xbox VR headset leaks ahead of launch—first branded Xbox VR
Unpopular Opinions hot takes:
Coffee-first people are insufferable ☕
Pirates of the Caribbean is as good as Lord of the Rings 🏴‍☠️
Sauces should be sipped, not poured 🥄
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This week on Hardly Working, SP is back from DJ’ing at an event in Colorado, and he and Kellie dive into everything from snake invasions to doll bans and why the Jonas Brothers are suddenly struggling to sell tickets.

In That Happened Today?! for June 18:

• 1812: The War of 1812 officially begins 🇺🇸
• 1983: Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space 🚀
• 2023: The Titan submersible tragically implodes near the Titanic 💔
• Movie Premieres: Toy Story 3 (2010), Luca (2021), and DodgeBall (2004) all released on this date 🎬
• Music Moments: Drake’s “One Dance” and “Nice for What” topped charts on this day 🎵
• Birthdays: Paul McCartney turns 83 🎂 and Blake Shelton turns 49 🎸
• Weird Holidays: It’s both International Panic Day and Splurge Day 🤯💸

📈 Trending Stories:
– The Jonas Brothers cancel stadium tour dates due to low ticket sales 😬
– EA cancels the Black Panther video game 🕹️
– Florida’s python invasion leads to 20 tons of snakes being removed 🐍
– China bans Labubu dolls from bank promotions after viral craze
– PG-rated movies like How to Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch, and Minecraft dominate the box office
– Controversy deepens as DC Talk/Newsboys frontman admits to decades of drug abuse and sexual misconduct
– Tesla’s robotaxi service is targeting a June 12 launch in Austin 🤖

💬 Reddit Game/Questions:
– What quote stuck with you forever?
– What actually helped you beat depression?
– What job is totally overrated and actually sucks?

💭 Unpopular Opinions:
– Tomatoes ruin sandwiches 🍅
– Open floor plans are overrated 🏠
– Humans weren’t meant to care about this many people 🌍
– Wind chimes are rude in apartments 🔔
– “Head size” might matter more than you think 🧠

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This week on Hardly Working, SP is back from DJing—literally on top of a pyramid in Cancun—while he and Kellie also recap the joy of attending their friends’ lesbian wedding (yes, the dance floor was amazing). They also break down the biggest headlines, wildest stories, and unpopular opinions of the week, including...

🧠 Game Segment – Unpopular Opinions

Nobody wants your fancy “house-made ketchup.”
Washing jeans monthly is perfectly fine (maybe).
$80 video games? Still a steal.
Dating ≠ Relationship.
Prime Rib is an overhyped hunk of meat.
Weddings are a nightmare to attend.
Stop drowning good food in sauces and dips.
📜 That Happened Today?! – June 11 Highlights

1776: Continental Congress formed the “Committee of Five” to draft the Declaration of Independence.
1938: Johnny Vander Meer threw back-to-back no-hitters, a record that still stands.
🎬 Movie Anniversaries:
E.T. (1982)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Karate Kid (1984)
🎭 Potter-verse Updates!

New casting news for the HBO Harry Potter series, including the Dursleys, Draco Malfoy, and Lucius.
Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) returns—this time on Broadway—as the first film cast member to join The Cursed Child.
19-week run starts Nov 11, 2025 at the Lyric Theatre in NYC.
Draco’s platinum wig? Yep. Still iconic.
🎮 Tech & Entertainment News

Microsoft & ASUS reveal their handheld gaming duo:
ROG Xbox Ally & Ally X with full Xbox integration and Game Pass access.
Holiday 2025 release.
YouTube Premium Lite subscribers are furious as new ads hit Shorts, music, and search starting June 30.
Wicked: For Good (Part 2) promises darker storytelling, new songs, and Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo leveling up in Oz. Drops Nov 21, 2025.
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