2025.02.19: Where We Dropping

Burnie and Ashley discuss population decline projections, the slow motion Thanos snap, Trump’s IVF order, dog buggies, getting old, Burnie’s apology to the audience, Japanese Kit Kats, new animation box office champ, Last of Us 3, the lost battle royale mode, and Nikki on Nikki multiplayer action.
  
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Crazy Flavors

• Japanese Kit Kat Flavors: The Complete List – Japan Candy Store
• Matcha Powder – Benefits, Uses & More | Holland & Barrett

Population Map

• Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised | Migration | The Guardian
• Projected population change via The Guardian : r/MapPorn

Trump’s IVF Order

• What to know about IFV after Trump’s executive order | AP News
• IVF – NHS

New Highest Grossing Animated Film

• Chinese film Nezha 2 becomes highest-grossing animated film globally | Reuters
• List of highest-grossing animated films – Wikipedia
• Ne Zha 2 – Wikipedia
• China’s luxury market loses shine as Bain study shows spending decline | South China Morning Post
• Five reasons why China’s economy is in trouble – BBC News
• The most well-known recession indicator stopped flashing red, but now another one is going off | CNN Business

Paradise

• Paradise (TV Series 2025– ) – IMDb
• Paradise (2025 TV series) – Wikipedia
• Paradise | First Official Trailer | Hulu – YouTube
• Silo — Official Trailer | Apple TV+
• Severance — Official Trailer | Apple TV+

The Last of Us

• The Last Of Us Part 3 May Have Gotten Its Best (& Worst) News In Years
• The Last of Us director Neil Druckmann doesn’t have the “confidence” to plan for sequels: “I’m not saving some idea for the future”
• The Last of Us Part 2 Includes Scrapped Multiplayer Files, Possible Battle Royale Reference – IGN